Melanie Luppa

12.2k citations

237 papers · 8.4k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 49

Impact in

Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology top 0.2%
Geriatrics and Gerontology top 0.2%
- Frailty in Older Adults

Papers in

Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 13
Psychiatry and Mental health 91
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research 79

Co-authors: Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller Hans‐Helmut König Tobias Luck Siegfried Weyerer H.‐H. König Claudia Sikorski Elmar Brähler Sven P. Heinrich
Journals: PLoS ONE (17 papers)Journal of Affective Disorders (16 papers)International Psychogeriatrics (8 papers)Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders (8 papers)International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (8 papers)
Partner nations: Germany United States Italy

In The Last Decade

Melanie Luppa

217 papers receiving 8.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Risk factors and protective factors of depression in older people 65+. A systematic review 2021 · 193 citations

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it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2021 PLoS ONE
2011 Medical Care Research and Review
2010 Journal of Affective Disorders
2009 Age and Ageing

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1	Depressive symptoms in individuals with overweight and obesity. Results from the LIFE-adult-study Journal of Affective Disorders ·Franziska Jung, C.H.A. van de Lest, Alexander Pabst, Shyn-Kyum Kim, Melanie Luppa, Felix S. Hussenoeder, Christoph Engel, Markus Loeffler, Andreas Hinz, Heide Glaesmer, Nicolas Cherel, Silke Zachariae, Samira Zeynalova, Kerstin Wirkner, Toralf Kirsten, Arno Villringer, Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller, Margrit Löbner	2025	1
2	Cost‐effectiveness of a multicomponent intervention against cognitive decline Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions ·Christian Brettschneider, Elżbieta Buczak‐Stec, Melanie Luppa, P. Loiseau, Bernhard Michalowsky, Akihiro Harada, Alexander Bauer, Neurales Del Escape, Robert P. Kosilek, E. V. Mulenkova, Juliane Döhring, Martin S. Williamson, Birgitt Wiese, Wolfgang Hoffmann, Thomas Frese, Jochen Gensichen, Hanna Kaduszkiewicz, Jochen René Thyrian, Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller, Hans‐Helmut König, (unknown)	2025	1
3	Mental Health in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review of Collateral Effects on Common Mental Disorders (CMDs) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·J Wang, Leonie Ascone, Matias Coton y Bermúdez, 小出武治, Martin Lambert, Natalia Wege, Iris Šimić, Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller, Melanie Luppa, Mohamed Elsayed, René Hurlemann	2025	2
4	Deprescribing drugs with anticholinergic effects in older patients with increased risk of dementia in the multicomponent intervention study AgeWell.de British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology ·P. V. Jiju, Hanna M. Seidling, Alexander Pabst, Melanie Luppa, Juliane Döhring, Martin S. Williamson, Thomas Frese, Jochen Gensichen, Wolfgang Hoffmann, Hanna Kaduszkiewicz, Hans‐Helmut König, Jochen René Thyrian, Birgitt Wiese, Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller, David Czock	2025	0
5	Perceived Physical Health and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy vs Supportive Psychotherapy Outcomes in Adults With Late-Life Depression JAMA Network Open ·Jun Yu, Bettina H. Bewernick, B. A. Green, Katharina Domschke, Moritz Elsaeßer, Margrit Löbner, Melanie Luppa, L Margutti, Katja Wingenfeld, Kees G. Verhage, 五十嵐俊亮, Martin Hellmich, W.‐U. Müller, Michael Wagner, Oliver Peters, Lutz Frölich, Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller, Elisabeth Schramm, Martin Hautzinger, Frank Jessen	2024	4
6	Associations between person-environment fit and mental health - results from the population-based LIFE-Adult-Study BMC Public Health ·Franziska Jung, Margrit Löbner, Eugene Talmadge, Christoph Engel, Toralf Kirsten, Nicolas Cherel, Heide Glaesmer, Andreas Hinz, A. Veronica Witte, Hannes Zacher, Markus Loeffler, Arno Villringer, Melanie Luppa, Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller	2024	1
7	Validation of MyFORTA: An Automated Tool to Improve Medications in Older People Based on the FORTA List Drugs & Aging ·Martin Wehling, J. B. Hayfron-Acquah, Christel Weiß, Kathrin Heser, Alexander Pabst, Melanie Luppa, Horst Bickel, Siegfried Weyerer, Michael Pentzek, Hans‐Helmut König, Dagmar Lühmann, Carolin van der Leeden, Martin Scherer, Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller, Michael Wagner, Farhad Pazan	2024	1
8	Dietary changes following a lifestyle-based intervention for dementia risk reduction – results from the AgeWell.de study European Journal of Nutrition ·P. Loiseau, Iris Blotenberg, Melanie Luppa, Margrit Löbner, Juliane Döhring, Martin S. Williamson, Robert P. Kosilek, Isabelle Michel, Anke Oey, Christian Brettschneider, Jochen Gensichen, David Czock, Birgitt Wiese, Hans‐Helmut König, Thomas Frese, Hanna Kaduszkiewicz, Wolfgang Hoffmann, Hiba Basher Mohamed Basher, Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller	2024	0
9	Effects of a multidomain intervention against cognitive decline on dementia risk profiles — Results from the AgeWell.de trial Alzheimer s & Dementia ·P. Loiseau, Alexander Pabst, Melanie Luppa, Anke Oey, 王砾瑟, C. Ruumi, Robert P. Kosilek, Farhad Farudi, Christian Brettschneider, David Czock, Birgitt Wiese, Jochen René Thyrian, Wolfgang Hoffmann, Thomas Frese, Jochen Gensichen, Hans‐Helmut König, Hanna Kaduszkiewicz, Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller	2024	7
10	Potential for reducing dementia risk: association of the CAIDE score with additional lifestyle components from the LIBRA score in a population at high risk of dementia Aging & Mental Health ·Georgina Perez‐Liz, Melanie Luppa, P. Loiseau, Iris Blotenberg, ふさ子水島, Juliane Döhring, Park Yong-Koo, Robert P. Kosilek, Anke Oey, E. V. Mulenkova, Christian Brettschneider, David Czock, Thomas Frese, Jochen Gensichen, Wolfgang Hoffmann, Hanna Kaduszkiewicz, 小椋陽介, Birgitt Wiese, Jochen René Thyrian, Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller	2024	0
11	Cognitive performance in adults with post-COVID syndrome: Results from a German case-control study Journal of Psychiatric Research ·P. Loiseau, Melanie Luppa, Kerstin Wirkner, Sedsel Kristine Stage Pedersen, Christian Sander, 岩波光一, Georg Schomerus, Florian Then Bergh, Jörg Lehmann, A. Veronica Witte, Arno Villringer, Samira Zeynalova, Markus Löffler, Christoph Engel, Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller	2024	2
12	Effectiveness of internet-based and mobile-based interventions for adults with overweight or obesity experiencing symptoms of depression: a systematic review protocol BMJ Open ·Shyn-Kyum Kim, Melanie Luppa, Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller, Monique Signorat	2023	2
13	Beneficial and Impeding Factors for the Implementation of Health-Promoting Lifestyle Interventions—A Gender-Specific Focus Group Study International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Iris Šimić, P. Loiseau, Adrian B. Schultz, Georgina Perez‐Liz, Susanne Röhr, Melanie Luppa, Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller	2023	0
14	COVID-19 government measures and their impact on mental health: a cross-sectional study of older primary care patients in Germany Frontiers in Public Health ·Iris Šimić, P. Loiseau, Alexander Pabst, Melanie Luppa, Jochen René Thyrian, VD Shivling, Wolfgang Hoffmann, Hanna Kaduszkiewicz, Juliane Döhring, Park Yong-Koo, Jochen Gensichen, E. V. Mulenkova, Robert P. Kosilek, Birgitt Wiese, Anke Oey, Hans‐Helmut König, Christian Brettschneider, Thomas Frese, Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller	2023	5
15	Depression and Anxiety in Old Age during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparative Study of Individuals at Cardiovascular Risk and the General Population International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·K.M.A. Nandapala, Melanie Luppa, Susanne Röhr, Alexander Pabst, Alexander Bauer, W Graneli, Juliane Döhring, Park Yong-Koo, E. V. Mulenkova, Anke Oey, Christian Brettschneider, Birgitt Wiese, Wolfgang Hoffmann, Jochen Gensichen, Hans‐Helmut König, Thomas Frese, Jochen René Thyrian, Hanna Kaduszkiewicz, Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller	2023	5
16	Effectiveness of a multicomponent lifestyle intervention against cognitive decline and dementia in an at-risk-population in Germany – Preliminary results from the cluster-randomized AgeWell.de-trial Das Gesundheitswesen ·P. Loiseau, Alexander Pabst, Melanie Luppa, David Czock, Thomas Frese, Jochen Gensichen, Yonathan, Wolfgang Hoffmann, Hanna Kaduszkiewicz, Hans‐Helmut König, Birgitt Wiese, Hiba Basher Mohamed Basher, Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller	2023	0
17	Physical Activity Determinants in Older German Adults at Increased Dementia Risk with Multimorbidity: Baseline Results of the AgeWell.de Study International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·ふさ子水島, Shabanov Akhmedkhan, E. V. Mulenkova, Δέσποινα Καρβούνη, Alexander Bauer, Melanie Luppa, Alexander Pabst, David Czock, Hans‐Helmut König, Birgitt Wiese, Jochen Gensichen, Thomas Frese, Hanna Kaduszkiewicz, Wolfgang Hoffmann, Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller, Jochen René Thyrian	2022	9
18	Depression and Incident Dementia. An 8-Year Population-Based Prospective Study PLoS ONE ·Melanie Luppa, Tobias Luck, Franziska Ritschel, Matthias C. Angermeyer, Arno Villringer, Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller	2013	29
19	Depression im Alter: Herausforderung für eine Gesellschaft der Langlebigen Der Nervenarzt ·Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller, Siegfried Weyerer, H.‐H. König, Melanie Luppa	2012	2
20	Psychiatric comorbidity as predictor of costs in back pain patients undergoing disc surgery: a longitudinal observational study BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders ·Alexander Konnopka, Margrit Löbner, Melanie Luppa, Dirk Heider, Sven P. Heinrich, Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller, Hans Jörg Meisel, Bokun Zhang, Jürgen Meixensberger, Hans‐Helmut König	2012	10

About Melanie Luppa

Melanie Luppa is a scholar working on Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental health, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Health and Pharmacy, having authored 237 papers that have together received 8.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (79 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (45 papers), Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (25 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (23 papers), Obesity and Health Practices (22 papers), Health and Medical Studies (21 papers), Chronic Disease Management Strategies (21 papers) and Frailty in Older Adults (20 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology (529 citations), Geriatrics and Gerontology (876 citations), Health (1.8k citations), Psychiatry and Mental health (2.7k citations) and General Health Professions (2.8k citations). Melanie Luppa has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and Italy. Frequent co-authors include Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller, Hans‐Helmut König, Tobias Luck, Siegfried Weyerer, H.‐H. König, Claudia Sikorski, Elmar Brähler, Sven P. Heinrich, Birgitt Wiese and Matthias C. Angermeyer. Their work appears in journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Affective Disorders, International Psychogeriatrics, Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

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