Sigrid Breit

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 907 citations indexed

About

Sigrid Breit is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sigrid Breit has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 907 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 6 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 6 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Sigrid Breit's work include Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (8 papers), Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (6 papers) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (3 papers). Sigrid Breit is often cited by papers focused on Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (8 papers), Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (6 papers) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (3 papers). Sigrid Breit collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Italy. Sigrid Breit's co-authors include Gregor Hasler, Gerhard Rogler, Aleksandra Kupferberg, Sebastian Walther, Tobias Bracht, Andrea Federspiel, Niklaus Denier, Roland Wiest, Alexandra P. Lam and Helge Müller and has published in prestigious journals such as NeuroImage, Journal of Affective Disorders and Psychoneuroendocrinology.

In The Last Decade

Sigrid Breit

17 papers receiving 876 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Vagus Nerve as Modulator of the Brain–Gut Axis in Psychiatric and Inflammatory Disorders

2018 753 citations Sigrid Breit, Aleksandra Kupferberg et al. Frontiers in Psychiatry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sigrid Breit Switzerland	7	323	206	203	194	147	18	907
Mirjam Bloemendaal Netherlands	16	216 0.7×	109 0.5×	219 1.1×	117 0.6×	342 2.3×	29	876
Teresa Femenía Spain	16	368 1.1×	432 2.1×	319 1.6×	140 0.7×	107 0.7×	28	1.3k
Annamaria Painold Austria	17	382 1.2×	223 1.1×	242 1.2×	43 0.2×	113 0.8×	39	950
Jungyoon Kim South Korea	17	224 0.7×	107 0.5×	188 0.9×	85 0.4×	212 1.4×	44	887
Jan‐Sebastian Grigoleit Germany	16	126 0.4×	432 2.1×	208 1.0×	190 1.0×	122 0.8×	20	1.0k
Anastasiya Slyepchenko Canada	12	326 1.0×	291 1.4×	247 1.2×	61 0.3×	60 0.4×	17	864
Stephen J. Kentish Australia	18	382 1.2×	278 1.3×	460 2.3×	122 0.6×	64 0.4×	35	1.2k
Jessica E. Beilharz Australia	12	191 0.6×	118 0.6×	402 2.0×	79 0.4×	72 0.5×	15	1.0k
Carolina Gubert Australia	24	540 1.7×	510 2.5×	362 1.8×	136 0.7×	76 0.5×	51	1.5k
Kelly Buchanan United States	7	303 0.9×	102 0.5×	230 1.1×	88 0.5×	75 0.5×	12	854

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18 of 18 papers shown

Breit, Sigrid, Niklaus Denier, Sebastian Walther, et al.. (2025). The neurobiology of motivational anhedonia in patients with depression. Brain Imaging and Behavior. 19(3). 690–701.

Breit, Sigrid & Daniela Hubl. (2025). The effect of GLP-1RAs on mental health and psychotropics-induced metabolic disorders: A systematic review. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 176. 107415–107415. 4 indexed citations

Bracht, Tobias, Sigrid Breit, Andrea Federspiel, et al.. (2024). Alterations of perfusion and functional connectivity of the cingulate motor area are associated with psychomotor retardation in major depressive disorder. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. 275(4). 1131–1139. 1 indexed citations

Denier, Niklaus, Matthias Grieder, Kay Jann, et al.. (2024). Analyzing fractal dimension in electroconvulsive therapy: Unraveling complexity in structural and functional neuroimaging. NeuroImage. 297. 120671–120671. 1 indexed citations

Denier, Niklaus, Sigrid Breit, Leila M. Soravia, et al.. (2024). Low sleep quality in major depressive disorder is associated with thinning and decreased functional connectivity of the insular cortex. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports. 16. 100744–100744. 3 indexed citations

Breit, Sigrid, Elena Mazza, Sara Poletti, & Francesco Benedetti. (2023). White matter integrity and pro-inflammatory cytokines as predictors of antidepressant response in MDD. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 159. 22–32. 17 indexed citations

Bracht, Tobias, et al.. (2023). The Effect of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Specific Catatonia Symptoms and Predictors of Late Response. Pharmacopsychiatry. 57(1). 13–20. 2 indexed citations

Denier, Niklaus, Sebastian Walther, Sigrid Breit, et al.. (2023). Electroconvulsive therapy induces remodeling of hippocampal co-activation with the default mode network in patients with depression. NeuroImage Clinical. 38. 103404–103404. 8 indexed citations

Bracht, Tobias, Sebastian Walther, Sigrid Breit, et al.. (2023). Distinct and shared patterns of brain plasticity during electroconvulsive therapy and treatment as usual in depression: an observational multimodal MRI-study. Translational Psychiatry. 13(1). 6–6. 13 indexed citations

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Vai, Benedetta, Federico Calesella, Paola Di Fiore, et al.. (2023). Reduced corticolimbic habituation to negative stimuli characterizes bipolar depressed suicide attempters. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging. 331. 111627–111627. 3 indexed citations

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Bracht, Tobias, Niklaus Denier, Sebastian Walther, et al.. (2022). Hippocampal volume and parahippocampal cingulum alterations are associated with avoidant attachment in patients with depression. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports. 10. 100435–100435. 6 indexed citations

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Bracht, Tobias, Sebastian Walther, Sigrid Breit, et al.. (2022). Link between structural connectivity of the medial forebrain bundle, functional connectivity of the ventral tegmental area, and anhedonia in unipolar depression. NeuroImage Clinical. 34. 102961–102961. 28 indexed citations

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Denier, Niklaus, Sebastian Walther, Sigrid Breit, et al.. (2022). Associations between anterior cingulate thickness, cingulum bundle microstructure, melancholia and depression severity in unipolar depression. Journal of Affective Disorders. 301. 437–444. 26 indexed citations

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Michel, Konrad, et al.. (2021). Psychopharmacological treatment is not associated with reduced suicide ideation and reattempts in an observational follow-up study of suicide attempters. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 140. 180–186. 5 indexed citations

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Breit, Sigrid, Aleksandra Kupferberg, Gerhard Rogler, & Gregor Hasler. (2018). Vagus Nerve as Modulator of the Brain–Gut Axis in Psychiatric and Inflammatory Disorders. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 9. 44–44. 753 indexed citations breakdown →

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Philipsen, Alexandra, Alexandra P. Lam, Sigrid Breit, et al.. (2016). Early maladaptive schemas in adult patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders. 9(2). 101–111. 33 indexed citations

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Breit, Sigrid, et al.. (2016). Posterior fossa syndrome with a large inflammatory ponto-mesencephalic lesion. Brain and Cognition. 111. 107–111. 3 indexed citations

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Breit, Sigrid & Gregor Hasler. (2015). Chancen und Kontroversen von Depotantipsychotika in der Behandlung von Patienten mit Schizophrenie. Der Nervenarzt. 87(7). 719–723. 1 indexed citations

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