Michael Sommerauer

3.3k total citations
68 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Michael Sommerauer is a scholar working on Neurology, Epidemiology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Sommerauer has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Neurology, 18 papers in Epidemiology and 16 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Michael Sommerauer's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (39 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (24 papers) and Restless Legs Syndrome Research (13 papers). Michael Sommerauer is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (39 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (24 papers) and Restless Legs Syndrome Research (13 papers). Michael Sommerauer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and Denmark. Michael Sommerauer's co-authors include Karoline Knudsen, Per Borghammer, Adjmal Nahimi, Allan K. Hansen, Tatyana D. Fedorova, David J. Brooks, Marit Otto, Christian R. Baumann, Jacob Horsager and Philipp O. Valko and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, NeuroImage and Brain.

In The Last Decade

Michael Sommerauer

61 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Sommerauer Germany 23 1.1k 490 318 313 250 68 1.8k
Bert Bosche Germany 21 572 0.5× 343 0.7× 298 0.9× 149 0.5× 115 0.5× 38 1.3k
Maneesh C. Patel United Kingdom 16 674 0.6× 584 1.2× 125 0.4× 361 1.2× 89 0.4× 36 1.4k
O.J.M. Vogels Netherlands 23 652 0.6× 147 0.3× 504 1.6× 166 0.5× 504 2.0× 42 1.8k
Ban Mihara Japan 21 811 0.8× 255 0.5× 284 0.9× 83 0.3× 347 1.4× 91 1.6k
Katherine J. Schweitzer Germany 22 1.5k 1.4× 247 0.5× 559 1.8× 227 0.7× 313 1.3× 26 1.9k
Bi Zhao China 26 1.5k 1.4× 217 0.4× 442 1.4× 177 0.6× 274 1.1× 146 2.0k
Wei Song China 25 1.2k 1.1× 121 0.2× 388 1.2× 290 0.9× 279 1.1× 106 2.1k
Nobutaka Horie Japan 27 926 0.9× 471 1.0× 312 1.0× 70 0.2× 146 0.6× 200 2.5k
Riccardo Benti Italy 22 855 0.8× 128 0.3× 422 1.3× 133 0.4× 105 0.4× 53 1.3k
Laura Molina‐Porcel Spain 22 576 0.5× 341 0.7× 293 0.9× 82 0.3× 612 2.4× 59 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Sommerauer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Sommerauer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michael Sommerauer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michael Sommerauer based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Michael Sommerauer. Michael Sommerauer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Ophey, Anja, et al.. (2025). Being Prodromal: Current Criteria in the Context of Isolated REM Sleep Behavior Disorder. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. 12(6). 828–834.
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Ophey, Anja, Gereon R. Fink, Michael Sommerauer, et al.. (2025). Accelerometry-derived features of physical activity, sleep and circadian rhythm relate to non-motor symptoms in individuals with isolated REM sleep behavior disorder. Journal of Neurology. 272(3). 201–201. 1 indexed citations
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Schaeffer, Eva, Annette Rogge, Gereon R. Fink, et al.. (2025). The prodromal individuals’ perspective on active recruitment for early detection of α-synucleinopathies. npj Parkinson s Disease. 11(1). 121–121. 1 indexed citations
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Joza, Stephen, Amélie Pelletier, Jean‐François Gagnon, et al.. (2025). Validation of RBDtector : An Open‐Source Automated Software for Scoring REM Sleep Without Atonia. Journal of Sleep Research. 34(6). e70037–e70037. 1 indexed citations
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Seger, Aline, Hannah Jergas, Oliver Bannach, et al.. (2023). Patients with isolated REM-sleep behavior disorder have elevated levels of alpha-synuclein aggregates in stool. npj Parkinson s Disease. 9(1). 14–14. 25 indexed citations
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Seger, Aline, Anja Ophey, Christopher E. J. Doppler, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of a Structured Screening Assessment to Detect Isolated Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder. Movement Disorders. 38(6). 990–999. 15 indexed citations
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Ophey, Anja, Ezequiel Farrher, Aline Seger, et al.. (2023). Visuo‐spatial processing is linked to cortical glutamate dynamics in Parkinson's disease — a 7‐T functional magnetic resonance spectroscopy study. European Journal of Neurology. 30(7). 2106–2111.
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Kuzkina, Anastasia, Aline Seger, Michael T. Barbe, et al.. (2023). Dermal Real‐Time Quaking‐Induced Conversion Is a Sensitive Marker to Confirm Isolated Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder as an Early α‐Synucleinopathy. Movement Disorders. 38(6). 1077–1082. 26 indexed citations
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Fedorova, Tatyana D., Karoline Knudsen, Katrine B. Andersen, et al.. (2022). Imaging progressive peripheral and central dysfunction in isolated REM sleep behaviour disorder after 3 years of follow-up. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 101. 99–104. 13 indexed citations
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Cesari, Matteo, Christopher E. J. Doppler, Niels Okkels, et al.. (2022). RBDtector: an open-source software to detect REM sleep without atonia according to visual scoring criteria. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 20886–20886. 9 indexed citations
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Tuura, Ruth, Simon M. Ametamey, Valérie Treyer, et al.. (2018). Imaging glutamate redistribution after acute N-acetylcysteine administration: A simultaneous PET/MR study. NeuroImage. 184. 826–833. 14 indexed citations
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Knudsen, Karoline, Tatyana D. Fedorova, Allan K. Hansen, et al.. (2018). Objective intestinal function in patients with idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 58. 28–34. 20 indexed citations
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Nahimi, Adjmal, Michael Sommerauer, Karen Østergaard, et al.. (2017). Noradrenergic Deficits in Parkinson Disease Imaged with11C-MeNER. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 59(4). 659–664. 38 indexed citations
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Warnock, Geoffrey, Michael Sommerauer, Linjing Mu, et al.. (2017). A first-in-man PET study of [18F]PSS232, a fluorinated ABP688 derivative for imaging metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 45(6). 1041–1051. 16 indexed citations
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Sommerauer, Michael, Jan-Karl Burkhardt, Karl Frontzek, et al.. (2016). 68 Gallium-DOTATATE PET in meningioma: A reliable predictor of tumor growth rate?. Neuro-Oncology. 18(7). 1021–1027. 76 indexed citations
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Sommerauer, Michael, et al.. (2014). Revisiting the impact of REM sleep behavior disorder on motor progression in Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 20(4). 460–462. 22 indexed citations
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Valko, Philipp O., et al.. (2014). Observations on Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease. PLoS ONE. 9(6). e100828–e100828. 37 indexed citations
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Chatain, Nicolas, et al.. (2011). Dynamics and non-canonical aspects of JAK/STAT signalling. European Journal of Cell Biology. 91(6-7). 524–532. 81 indexed citations
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Sommerauer, Michael. (1977). [Absenteeism due to alcoholism in a federal installation].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 107(45). 1629–34. 1 indexed citations

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