Thomas Pollmächer

10.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
181 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Thomas Pollmächer is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Pollmächer has authored 181 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 58 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 38 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Thomas Pollmächer's work include Sleep and Wakefulness Research (68 papers), Sleep and related disorders (55 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (26 papers). Thomas Pollmächer is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and Wakefulness Research (68 papers), Sleep and related disorders (55 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (26 papers). Thomas Pollmächer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and France. Thomas Pollmächer's co-authors include Andreas Schuld, Dunja Hinze‐Selch, Janet Mullington, Thomas Kraus, Hubertus Himmerich, Monika Haack, Thomas C. Wetter, Christian Kaufmann, Dorothee P. Auer and Renate Wehrle and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Blood and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Pollmächer

174 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

Narcolepsy — clinical spe... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300
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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. Narcolepsy — clinical spectrum, aetiopathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment
    2019 387 citations Claudio L. Bassetti, Ulf Kallweit et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Thomas Pollmächer 2.5k 2.1k 1.6k 1.3k 1.1k 181 6.8k
Monika Haack 1.6k 0.6× 2.6k 1.2× 1.5k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 69 6.6k
J. Christian Gillin 4.5k 1.8× 4.2k 2.0× 2.5k 1.6× 724 0.6× 843 0.8× 164 9.6k
Alexander Yassouridis 1.4k 0.6× 818 0.4× 1.2k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 2.2k 2.0× 170 8.8k
Axel Steiger 4.4k 1.8× 3.7k 1.7× 3.3k 2.1× 634 0.5× 1.6k 1.4× 259 9.2k
Cristina Colombo 2.5k 1.0× 2.4k 1.1× 2.0k 1.3× 1.6k 1.2× 722 0.7× 245 8.8k
Andrew Winokur 1.0k 0.4× 1.1k 0.5× 874 0.6× 1.3k 1.0× 1.3k 1.2× 135 7.1k
Heon‐Jeong Lee 975 0.4× 1.3k 0.6× 838 0.5× 745 0.6× 502 0.5× 259 5.6k
Andreas Schuld 617 0.2× 665 0.3× 888 0.6× 1.5k 1.1× 1.2k 1.1× 68 4.1k
Marcus Ising 1.3k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 898 0.6× 3.0k 2.3× 4.4k 4.0× 185 10.3k
Thomas W. Uhde 2.2k 0.9× 2.8k 1.3× 576 0.4× 557 0.4× 1.1k 1.0× 179 8.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Pollmächer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Pollmächer

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All Works

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Zilles‐Wegner, David, Jakov Gather, Alkomiet Hasan, et al.. (2025). Zugang zur Elektrokonvulsionstherapie bei Menschen mit fehlender Einwilligungsfähigkeit und als Behandlung gegen den natürlichen Willen. Der Nervenarzt. 96(7). 662–668. 1 indexed citations
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Pollmächer, Thomas, et al.. (2024). Ethische Fallbesprechungen vor Zwangsmedikation in der Psychiatrie. Der Nervenarzt. 95(11). 1043–1048. 2 indexed citations
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Pollmächer, Thomas. (2024). Krankenhauspsychiatrie in der Krise – ist konsequente Ambulantisierung die Lösung? – Kontra. Psychiatrische Praxis. 51(6). 298–299.
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Pollmächer, Thomas. (2023). The Past and Future of Psychiatric Sleep Research. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(4). 37–37. 4 indexed citations
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Pollmächer, Thomas. (2023). Der assistierte Suizid aus psychiatrischer Sicht. Der Nervenarzt. 94(7). 625–630.
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Bassetti, Claudio L., Ulf Kallweit, Luca Vignatelli, et al.. (2021). European guideline and expert statements on the management of narcolepsy in adults and children. European Journal of Neurology. 28(9). 2815–2830. 106 indexed citations
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Bassetti, Claudio L., Ulf Kallweit, Luca Vignatelli, et al.. (2021). European guideline and expert statements on the management of narcolepsy in adults and children. Journal of Sleep Research. 30(6). e13387–e13387. 63 indexed citations
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Müller, Jürgen, et al.. (2021). Neuregelung des § 64 StGB aus psychiatrischer Sicht – Positionspapier einer Task-Force der DGPPN. Der Nervenarzt. 92(11). 1155–1162. 13 indexed citations
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Gerlinger, Gabriel, Arno Deister, Andreas Heinz, et al.. (2019). Nach der Reform ist vor der Reform: Ergebnisse der Novellierungsprozesse der Psychisch-Kranken-Hilfe-Gesetze der Bundesländer. Der Nervenarzt. 90(1). 45–57. 2 indexed citations
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Gerlinger, Gabriel, Arno Deister, Andreas Heinz, et al.. (2018). Nach der Reform ist vor der Reform. Der Nervenarzt. 90(1). 45–57. 12 indexed citations
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Steinert, Tilman, Erich Flammer, Arno Deister, et al.. (2017). Zwangsmaßnahmen in deutschen Kliniken für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie. Eine Pilotstudie der DGPPN zur Erprobung eines einheitlichen Erfassungsinstrumentes. Der Nervenarzt. 11 indexed citations
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Pollmächer, Thomas. (2015). Moral oder Doppelmoral?. Der Nervenarzt. 86(9). 1148–1156. 12 indexed citations
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Beitinger, P., et al.. (2010). Impaired Glucose Tolerance in Sleep Disorders. PLoS ONE. 5(3). e9444–e9444. 54 indexed citations
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Dzaja, Andrea, et al.. (2009). Elevated Estradiol Plasma Levels in Women with Restless Legs during Pregnancy. SLEEP. 4 indexed citations
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Someren, Eus J.W. Van, Thomas Pollmächer, Damien Léger, et al.. (2009). The European Insomnia Network. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 3(3). 4 indexed citations
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Lauer, Christoph, et al.. (2008). Objective and subjective parameters of depression, sleepiness and sleep quality, in different sleep disorders. Journal of Sleep Research. 17. 178–178. 2 indexed citations
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Vedder, Helmut, Wolfgang Schreiber, Andreas Schuld, et al.. (2006). Immune–endocrine host response to endotoxin in major depression. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 41(3-4). 280–289. 21 indexed citations
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Haack, Monika, Dunja Hinze‐Selch, Thomas Kraus, et al.. (1999). Plasma levels of cytokines and soluble cytokine receptors in psychiatric patients upon hospital admission: effects of confounding factors and diagnosis. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 33(5). 407–418. 278 indexed citations
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Trachsel, L., et al.. (1994). Endotoxin Enhances EEG Alpha and Beta Power in Human Sleep. SLEEP. 17(2). 132–139. 42 indexed citations

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