Nils Kappelmann

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
22 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Nils Kappelmann is a scholar working on Biological Psychiatry, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Nils Kappelmann has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Biological Psychiatry, 11 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 10 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Nils Kappelmann's work include Tryptophan and brain disorders (12 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (10 papers) and Mental Health Research Topics (7 papers). Nils Kappelmann is often cited by papers focused on Tryptophan and brain disorders (12 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (10 papers) and Mental Health Research Topics (7 papers). Nils Kappelmann collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and Netherlands. Nils Kappelmann's co-authors include Golam M. Khandaker, Peter B. Jones, Robert Dantzer, Glyn Lewis, Stephen Burgess, Sylvain Moser, Brenda W.J.H. Penninx, Elisabeth B. Binder, Janine Arloth and Darina Czamara and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Psychological Medicine and Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Nils Kappelmann

22 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Antidepressant activity of anti-cytokine treatment: a sys... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2021 100 200 300 400
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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. Antidepressant activity of anti-cytokine treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials of chronic inflammatory conditions
    2016 481 citations Nils Kappelmann, Glyn Lewis et al. Molecular Psychiatry profile →
  2. Association of inflammation with depression and anxiety: evidence for symptom-specificity and potential causality from UK Biobank and NESDA cohorts
    2021 205 citations Yuri Milaneschi, Nils Kappelmann et al. Molecular Psychiatry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nils Kappelmann United Kingdom 15 796 536 202 197 175 22 1.4k
Thiago Holanda Freitas Brazil 6 1.1k 1.3× 736 1.4× 267 1.3× 138 0.7× 189 1.1× 10 1.6k
Emanuele F. Osimo United Kingdom 16 1.1k 1.4× 620 1.2× 435 2.2× 177 0.9× 252 1.4× 25 1.9k
Carolina David Wiener Brazil 23 455 0.6× 344 0.6× 221 1.1× 88 0.4× 187 1.1× 46 1.2k
Nayanna Quezado de Andrade Brazil 5 1.1k 1.3× 736 1.4× 204 1.0× 129 0.7× 133 0.8× 8 1.5k
Heber Odebrecht Vargas Brazil 20 732 0.9× 353 0.7× 403 2.0× 72 0.4× 165 0.9× 43 1.4k
Rupa Iyengar United States 8 615 0.8× 441 0.8× 346 1.7× 66 0.3× 146 0.8× 17 1.2k
Nilay Hepgul United Kingdom 22 1.0k 1.3× 904 1.7× 612 3.0× 136 0.7× 413 2.4× 41 2.5k
Thomas Pollmächer Germany 12 640 0.8× 576 1.1× 212 1.0× 321 1.6× 87 0.5× 13 1.8k
Frank Lotrich United States 5 522 0.7× 386 0.7× 163 0.8× 81 0.4× 97 0.6× 7 1.1k
Suzanne Penna United States 11 618 0.8× 463 0.9× 334 1.7× 224 1.1× 336 1.9× 24 1.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nils Kappelmann

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kappelmann, Nils, et al.. (2022). Evaluating the role of maladaptive personality traits in schema therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy for depression. Psychological Medicine. 53(10). 4405–4414. 8 indexed citations
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Kopf‐Beck, Johannes, et al.. (2021). Separating EEG correlates of stress: Cognitive effort, time pressure, and social‐evaluative threat. European Journal of Neuroscience. 55(9-10). 2464–2473. 30 indexed citations
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Milaneschi, Yuri, Nils Kappelmann, Zheng Ye, et al.. (2021). Association of inflammation with depression and anxiety: evidence for symptom-specificity and potential causality from UK Biobank and NESDA cohorts. Molecular Psychiatry. 26(12). 7393–7402. 205 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cullen, Clare, Nils Kappelmann, Muhammad Omair Husain, et al.. (2021). Efficacy and acceptability of pharmacotherapy for comorbid anxiety symptoms in bipolar disorder: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Bipolar Disorders. 23(8). 754–766. 10 indexed citations
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Ye, Zheng, Nils Kappelmann, Sylvain Moser, et al.. (2021). Role of inflammation in depression and anxiety: Tests for disorder specificity, linearity and potential causality of association in the UK Biobank. EClinicalMedicine. 38. 100992–100992. 50 indexed citations
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Foley, Éimear M., et al.. (2021). Clinical phenotypes of depressed patients with evidence of inflammation and somatic symptoms. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8. 100079–100079. 23 indexed citations
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Kappelmann, Nils, Darina Czamara, Nicolas Rost, et al.. (2021). Polygenic risk for immuno-metabolic markers and specific depressive symptoms: A multi-sample network analysis study. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 95. 256–268. 32 indexed citations
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Perry, Benjamin I., Rachel Upthegrove, Nils Kappelmann, et al.. (2021). Associations of immunological proteins/traits with schizophrenia, major depression and bipolar disorder: A bi-directional two-sample mendelian randomization study. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 97. 176–185. 112 indexed citations
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Kappelmann, Nils, Robert Dantzer, & Golam M. Khandaker. (2021). Interleukin-6 as potential mediator of long-term neuropsychiatric symptoms of COVID-19. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 131. 105295–105295. 81 indexed citations
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Mané-Damas, Marina, Nils Kappelmann, Peter Molenaar, et al.. (2020). Novel neuronal surface autoantibodies in plasma of patients with depression and anxiety. Translational Psychiatry. 10(1). 404–404. 10 indexed citations
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Kopf‐Beck, Johannes, Petra Zimmermann, Martin Rein, et al.. (2020). Schema therapy versus cognitive behavioral therapy versus individual supportive therapy for depression in an inpatient and day clinic setting: study protocol of the OPTIMA-RCT. BMC Psychiatry. 20(1). 506–506. 18 indexed citations
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Kappelmann, Nils, Susann Steudte‐Schmiedgen, Reinoud Kaldewaij, et al.. (2019). D-cycloserine as adjunct to brief computerised CBT for spider fear: Effects on fear, behaviour, and cognitive biases. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. 68. 101546–101546. 3 indexed citations
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Capitão, Liliana, et al.. (2019). Prebiotic supplementation does not affect reading and cognitive performance in children: A randomised placebo-controlled study. Journal of Psychopharmacology. 34(1). 148–152. 7 indexed citations
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Reinecke, Andrea, Michael Browning, Nils Kappelmann, et al.. (2018). Angiotensin Regulation of Amygdala Response to Threat in High-Trait-Anxiety Individuals. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. 3(10). 826–835. 28 indexed citations
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Kappelmann, Nils, Golam M. Khandaker, Henrik Dal, et al.. (2018). Systemic inflammation and intelligence in early adulthood and subsequent risk of schizophrenia and other non-affective psychoses: a longitudinal cohort and co-relative study. Psychological Medicine. 49(2). 295–302. 23 indexed citations
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Kappelmann, Nils, Tilmann von Soest, Verena Hinze, et al.. (2018). Thought–Action Fusion in Individuals with a History of Recurrent Depression and Suicidal Depression: Findings from a Community Sample. Cognitive Therapy and Research. 42(6). 782–793. 4 indexed citations
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Khandaker, Golam M., Christina Dalman, Nils Kappelmann, et al.. (2018). Association of Childhood Infection With IQ and Adult Nonaffective Psychosis in Swedish Men. JAMA Psychiatry. 75(4). 356–356. 33 indexed citations
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Kappelmann, Nils, Glyn Lewis, Robert Dantzer, Peter B. Jones, & Golam M. Khandaker. (2017). Antidepressant activity of anti-cytokine treatment: A systematic review and meta- analysis of clinical trials of chronic inflammatory conditions. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 66. e2–e2. 32 indexed citations
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Akyürek, Elkan G., et al.. (2017). What You See Is What You Remember: Visual Chunking by Temporal Integration Enhances Working Memory. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 29(12). 2025–2036. 16 indexed citations
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Kappelmann, Nils, Glyn Lewis, Robert Dantzer, Peter B. Jones, & Golam M. Khandaker. (2016). Antidepressant activity of anti-cytokine treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials of chronic inflammatory conditions. Molecular Psychiatry. 23(2). 335–343. 481 indexed citations breakdown →

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