Thomas Rusterholz

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Thomas Rusterholz is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Rusterholz has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 13 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 8 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Thomas Rusterholz's work include Sleep and Wakefulness Research (20 papers), EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (12 papers) and Sleep and related disorders (12 papers). Thomas Rusterholz is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and Wakefulness Research (20 papers), EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (12 papers) and Sleep and related disorders (12 papers). Thomas Rusterholz collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. Thomas Rusterholz's co-authors include Peter Achermann, Andrew W. McHill, Evan D. Chinoy, Kenneth P. Wright, Leila Tarokh, Roland Dürr, Monique K. LeBourgeois, Salomé Kurth, Antoine Adamantidis and Hans P. A. Van Dongen and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Communications and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Rusterholz

25 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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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.

Entrainment of the Human Circadian Clock to the Natural Light-Dark Cycle

2013 536 citations Kenneth P. Wright, Andrew W. McHill et al. Current Biology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Rusterholz Switzerland	17	615	588	569	179	127	26	1.2k
Konstantin V. Danilenko Russia	19	347 0.6×	849 1.4×	484 0.9×	281 1.6×	125 1.0×	65	1.2k
Eliza Van Reen United States	19	587 1.0×	723 1.2×	856 1.5×	161 0.9×	184 1.4×	32	1.4k
Edward J. Silva United States	9	764 1.2×	1.1k 1.9×	989 1.7×	349 1.9×	113 0.9×	9	1.7k
Helen R. Wright Australia	10	458 0.7×	544 0.9×	690 1.2×	141 0.8×	108 0.9×	16	1.1k
Mary L. Blood United States	9	500 0.8×	789 1.3×	580 1.0×	247 1.4×	41 0.3×	12	1.1k
Akiko Hida Japan	21	611 1.0×	937 1.6×	902 1.6×	370 2.1×	42 0.3×	44	1.7k
Melissa A. St. Hilaire United States	20	478 0.8×	996 1.7×	570 1.0×	271 1.5×	327 2.6×	51	1.4k
Brahim Selmaoui France	20	428 0.7×	558 0.9×	481 0.8×	334 1.9×	58 0.5×	62	1.5k
L. Stephen Miller United States	8	251 0.4×	772 1.3×	295 0.5×	250 1.4×	70 0.6×	9	984
Corrado Garbazza Switzerland	15	323 0.5×	539 0.9×	491 0.9×	144 0.8×	234 1.8×	28	1.2k

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Aellen, Florence M., Thomas Rusterholz, Andrea O. Rossetti, et al.. (2025). Temporal dynamics of neural synchrony and complexity of auditory EEG responses in post-hypoxic ischemic coma. Resuscitation. 208. 110531–110531. 1 indexed citations

Aellen, Florence M., Thomas Rusterholz, Tommaso Fellin, et al.. (2025). A role for the thalamus in danger evoked awakening during sleep. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7049–7049.

Rusterholz, Thomas, et al.. (2022). Coupling between the prelimbic cortex, nucleus reuniens, and hippocampus during NREM sleep remains stable under cognitive and homeostatic demands. European Journal of Neuroscience. 57(1). 106–128. 4 indexed citations

Steullet, Pascal, et al.. (2022). Alterations in TRN-anterodorsal thalamocortical circuits affect sleep architecture and homeostatic processes in oxidative stress vulnerable Gclm−/− mice. Molecular Psychiatry. 27(11). 4394–4406. 12 indexed citations

Rusterholz, Thomas, et al.. (2019). Dynamic REM Sleep Modulation by Ambient Temperature and the Critical Role of the Melanin-Concentrating Hormone System. Current Biology. 29(12). 1976–1987.e4. 39 indexed citations

Achermann, Peter, et al.. (2019). Oscillatory patterns in the electroencephalogram at sleep onset. SLEEP. 42(8). 9 indexed citations

Markovic, Andjela, Peter Achermann, Thomas Rusterholz, & Leila Tarokh. (2018). Heritability of Sleep EEG Topography in Adolescence: Results from a Longitudinal Twin Study. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 7334–7334. 27 indexed citations

Rusterholz, Thomas, et al.. (2018). Nature and Nurture: Brain Region-Specific Inheritance of Sleep Neurophysiology in Adolescence. Journal of Neuroscience. 38(43). 9275–9285. 29 indexed citations

Rusterholz, Thomas, Peter Achermann, Roland Dürr, Thomas Koenig, & Leila Tarokh. (2017). Global field synchronization in gamma range of the sleep EEG tracks sleep depth: Artifact introduced by a rectangular analysis window. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 284. 21–26. 3 indexed citations

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Olbrich, Eckehard, Thomas Rusterholz, Monique K. LeBourgeois, & Peter Achermann. (2017). Developmental Changes in Sleep Oscillations during Early Childhood. Neural Plasticity. 2017. 1–12. 18 indexed citations

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Herzig, David, Prisca Eser, Thomas Radtke, et al.. (2017). Relation of Heart Rate and its Variability during Sleep with Age, Physical Activity, and Body Composition in Young Children. Frontiers in Physiology. 8. 109–109. 27 indexed citations

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Borbély, Alexander A., Thomas Rusterholz, & Peter Achermann. (2017). Three decades of continuous wrist‐activity recording: analysis of sleep duration. Journal of Sleep Research. 26(2). 188–194. 10 indexed citations

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Achermann, Peter, Thomas Rusterholz, Roland Dürr, Thomas König, & Leila Tarokh. (2016). Global field synchronization reveals rapid eye movement sleep as most synchronized brain state in the human EEG. Royal Society Open Science. 3(10). 160201–160201. 22 indexed citations

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Kurth, Salomé, Lauren A. Pierpoint, Thomas Rusterholz, et al.. (2016). Development of nap neurophysiology: preliminary insights into sleep regulation in early childhood. Journal of Sleep Research. 25(6). 646–654. 28 indexed citations

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Rusterholz, Thomas, et al.. (2016). Sleep physiology in toddlers: Effects of missing a nap on subsequent night sleep. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 19–26. 15 indexed citations

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Wright, Kenneth P., et al.. (2013). Entrainment of the Human Circadian Clock to the Natural Light-Dark Cycle. Current Biology. 23(16). 1554–1558. 536 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rusterholz, Thomas & Peter Achermann. (2011). Topographical aspects in the dynamics of sleep homeostasis in young men: individual patterns. BMC Neuroscience. 12(1). 84–84. 25 indexed citations

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Schmid, Marc, Sarah Loughran, Sabine J. Regel, et al.. (2011). Sleep EEG alterations: effects of different pulse‐modulated radio frequency electromagnetic fields. Journal of Sleep Research. 21(1). 50–58. 83 indexed citations

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Rusterholz, Thomas, Roland Dürr, & Peter Achermann. (2010). Inter-individual Differences in the Dynamics of Sleep Homeostasis. SLEEP. 33(4). 491–498. 48 indexed citations

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Bodenmann, Sereina, et al.. (2009). The Functional Val158Met Polymorphism ofCOMTPredicts Interindividual Differences in Brain α Oscillations in Young Men. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(35). 10855–10862. 79 indexed citations

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