Michael E. Benros

16.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
181 papers, 9.7k citations indexed

About

Michael E. Benros is a scholar working on Biological Psychiatry, Psychiatry and Mental health and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael E. Benros has authored 181 papers receiving a total of 9.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Biological Psychiatry, 56 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 50 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Michael E. Benros's work include Tryptophan and brain disorders (64 papers), Schizophrenia research and treatment (28 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (25 papers). Michael E. Benros is often cited by papers focused on Tryptophan and brain disorders (64 papers), Schizophrenia research and treatment (28 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (25 papers). Michael E. Benros collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and United Kingdom. Michael E. Benros's co-authors include Nina Vindegaard Sørensen, Merete Nordentoft, Preben Bo Mortensen, Ole Köhler‐Forsberg, Jesper Krogh, Ole Mors, William W. Eaton, Philip Nielsen, Carsten Hjorthøj and Michael E. Farkouh and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Michael E. Benros

172 papers receiving 9.5k citations

Hit Papers

COVID-19 pandemic and mental health consequ... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2020 2014 2019 2022 2021 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. COVID-19 pandemic and mental health consequences: Systematic review of the current evidence
    2020 2.2k citations Michael E. Benros et al. Brain Behavior and Immunity profile →
  2. Effect of Anti-inflammatory Treatment on Depression, Depressive Symptoms, and Adverse Effects
    2014 687 citations Ole Köhler‐Forsberg, Michael E. Benros et al. profile →
  3. Efficacy of anti‐inflammatory treatment on major depressive disorder or depressive symptoms: meta‐analysis of clinical trials
    2019 303 citations Ole Köhler‐Forsberg, Carsten Hjorthøj et al. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica profile →
  4. How COVID-19 shaped mental health: from infection to pandemic effects
    2022 217 citations Michael E. Benros et al. profile →
  5. Mental disorders and risk of COVID-19-related mortality, hospitalisation, and intensive care unit admission: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2021 200 citations Michael E. Benros et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael E. Benros Denmark 42 3.3k 3.2k 1.9k 1.5k 1.5k 181 9.7k
Erik J. Giltay Netherlands 67 3.7k 1.1× 1.3k 0.4× 2.2k 1.1× 1.5k 1.0× 703 0.5× 385 16.8k
Xiangyang Zhang China 49 1.7k 0.5× 1.9k 0.6× 2.3k 1.2× 1.2k 0.8× 445 0.3× 432 8.6k
Gianluca Serafini Italy 69 5.7k 1.7× 1.5k 0.5× 3.8k 2.0× 775 0.5× 666 0.5× 342 12.6k
Jae‐Min Kim South Korea 46 2.0k 0.6× 1.1k 0.3× 1.8k 0.9× 650 0.4× 527 0.4× 446 9.0k
Ole Mors Denmark 61 3.7k 1.1× 3.1k 1.0× 5.0k 2.6× 1.7k 1.1× 311 0.2× 410 16.4k
Jonathan Cavanagh United Kingdom 42 2.0k 0.6× 1.4k 0.5× 2.3k 1.2× 994 0.6× 270 0.2× 129 7.4k
G.K. Balasubramani United States 41 1.4k 0.4× 1.7k 0.5× 1.9k 1.0× 809 0.5× 389 0.3× 143 8.8k
C. Neill Epperson United States 61 3.1k 1.0× 1.3k 0.4× 1.5k 0.8× 2.3k 1.5× 228 0.2× 182 13.8k
Ya‐Mei Bai Taiwan 47 1.9k 0.6× 1.3k 0.4× 3.1k 1.6× 468 0.3× 527 0.4× 324 8.2k
Peter Nordström Sweden 59 1.9k 0.6× 743 0.2× 1.7k 0.9× 520 0.3× 693 0.5× 274 10.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Othman, Marwan, Morten Hylander Møller, Kirsten Møller, et al.. (2025). Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to Assess Covert Volitional Brain Activity in Intensive Care. Neurocritical Care. 44(1). 124–135. 1 indexed citations
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Ravn, Kirstine, Jonas Meisner, Michael E. Benros, et al.. (2025). Tracing the evolutionary history of the CCR5delta32 deletion via ancient and modern genomes. Cell. 188(14). 3679–3695.e16.
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Schirmer, Henrik, James M. Roe, Øystein Sørensen, et al.. (2025). Longitudinal and concurrent C-reactive protein and diet associations with cognitive function in the population-based Tromsø study. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 104(2). 403–413. 1 indexed citations
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Sengeløv, Henrik, et al.. (2024). Associations Between Mental Disorders in Donors and Matched Recipients of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplants: A Population-Based Cohort Study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(6). 100389–100389.
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Christensen, Rune Haubo Bojesen, et al.. (2024). Immune Cell Alterations in Psychotic Disorders: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Biological Psychiatry. 96(5). 331–341. 11 indexed citations
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Borbye‐Lorenzen, Nis, Filip Ottosson, Ron Nudel, et al.. (2024). High level of immunoglobulin G targeting mycoplasma or cytomegalovirus in the newborn increases risk of ADHD. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 123. 99–107. 2 indexed citations
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Jørgensen, Torben, Thomas Meinertz Dantoft, Marie Weinreich Petersen, et al.. (2024). Is reduced heart rate variability associated with functional somatic disorders? A cross-sectional population-based study; DanFunD. BMJ Open. 14(2). e073909–e073909. 3 indexed citations
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Christensen, Rune Haubo Bojesen, et al.. (2023). Long-term neurological outcome after COVID-19 using all SARS-CoV-2 test results and hospitalisations in Denmark with 22-month follow-up. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4235–4235. 11 indexed citations
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Pan, Mengyu, James M. Roe, Ron Nudel, et al.. (2023). Circulating S100B levels at birth and risk of six major neuropsychiatric or neurological disorders: a two-sample Mendelian Randomization Study. Translational Psychiatry. 13(1). 174–174. 4 indexed citations
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Erlangsen, Annette, Ping Qin, Trine Madsen, et al.. (2023). Association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and self-harm: Danish nationwide register-based cohort study. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 222(4). 167–174. 3 indexed citations
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Nudel, Ron, David M. Hougaard, Thomas Werge, & Michael E. Benros. (2023). Genetic and epidemiological analyses of infection load and its relationship with psychiatric disorders. Epidemiology and Infection. 151. e93–e93. 2 indexed citations
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Nudel, Ron, Wesley K. Thompson, Anders D. Børglum, et al.. (2022). Maternal pregnancy-related infections and autism spectrum disorder—the genetic perspective. Translational Psychiatry. 12(1). 334–334. 16 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Sandra Feodor, Thomas Munk Laursen, Merete Osler, et al.. (2022). Adverse SARS-CoV-2-associated outcomes among people experiencing social marginalisation and psychiatric vulnerability: A population-based cohort study among 4,4 million people. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 20. 100421–100421. 14 indexed citations
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Christensen, Rune Haubo Bojesen, Sonja Orlovska‐Waast, Merete Nordentoft, et al.. (2021). Vagotomy and the risk of mental disorders: A nationwide population‐based study. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 145(1). 67–78. 5 indexed citations
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Christensen, Rune Haubo Bojesen, et al.. (2021). Psychiatric Admissions, Referrals, and Suicidal Behavior Before and During the COVID‐19 Pandemic in Denmark: A Time‐Trend Study. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 144(6). 553–562. 46 indexed citations
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Benros, Michael E., et al.. (2020). Blood-brain barrier pathology in patients with severe mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis of biomarkers in case-control studies. Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health. 6. 100102–100102. 42 indexed citations
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Wang, Yunpeng, Ron Nudel, Michael E. Benros, et al.. (2020). Genome-wide association study identifies 16 genomic regions associated with circulating cytokines at birth. PLoS Genetics. 16(11). e1009163–e1009163. 8 indexed citations
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Nudel, Ron, Vivek Appadurai, Andrew J. Schork, et al.. (2020). A large population-based investigation into the genetics of susceptibility to gastrointestinal infections and the link between gastrointestinal infections and mental illness. Human Genetics. 139(5). 593–604. 11 indexed citations
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Nudel, Ron, Yunpeng Wang, Vivek Appadurai, et al.. (2019). A large-scale genomic investigation of susceptibility to infection and its association with mental disorders in the Danish population. Translational Psychiatry. 9(1). 283–283. 47 indexed citations
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Koyanagi, Ai, Ole Köhler‐Forsberg, Michael E. Benros, et al.. (2018). Mortality in unipolar depression preceding and following chronic somatic diseases. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 138(6). 500–508. 26 indexed citations

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