Torsten Klengel

11.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
62 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Torsten Klengel is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Behavioral Neuroscience and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Torsten Klengel has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience and 16 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Torsten Klengel's work include Stress Responses and Cortisol (18 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (18 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (15 papers). Torsten Klengel is often cited by papers focused on Stress Responses and Cortisol (18 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (18 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (15 papers). Torsten Klengel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Torsten Klengel's co-authors include Elisabeth B. Binder, Kerry J. Ressler, Divya Mehta, Monika Rex‐Haffner, Kristina B. Mercer, Bekh Bradley, Elisabeth B. Binder, Andreas Menke, Alicia K. Smith and Karen N. Conneely and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Torsten Klengel

58 papers receiving 5.6k 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.

Allele-specific FKBP5 DNA demethylation mediates gene–childhood trauma interactions

2012 999 citations Torsten Klengel, Divya Mehta et al. profile →
Holocaust Exposure Induced Intergenerational Effects on FKBP5 Methylation

2015 446 citations Nikolaos P. Daskalakis, Torsten Klengel et al. Biological Psychiatry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Torsten Klengel United States	31	2.3k	1.4k	1.3k	1.1k	652	62	5.7k
Marco P. Boks Netherlands	49	2.1k 0.9×	856 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	913 0.8×	828 1.3×	204	8.4k
Benoît Labonté Canada	30	2.1k 0.9×	1.6k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	1.2k 1.9×	53	6.0k
Divya Mehta Australia	26	1.6k 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	958 0.7×	802 0.7×	550 0.8×	72	4.5k
Monica Uddin United States	43	1.6k 0.7×	865 0.6×	1.6k 1.2×	706 0.6×	497 0.8×	124	5.5k
Aya Sasaki Japan	22	1.6k 0.7×	934 0.7×	948 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	371 0.6×	70	4.6k
Alicia K. Smith United States	50	2.9k 1.3×	1.5k 1.1×	2.1k 1.6×	2.0k 1.8×	626 1.0×	224	8.3k
Stephan Claes Belgium	42	1.9k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	1.6k 1.2×	458 0.4×	1.2k 1.9×	196	7.2k
Christiaan H. Vinkers Netherlands	41	959 0.4×	1.5k 1.1×	2.0k 1.6×	718 0.6×	891 1.4×	182	7.1k
Karen N. Conneely United States	40	3.5k 1.5×	577 0.4×	908 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	276 0.4×	116	6.6k
Theo Rein Germany	42	2.8k 1.2×	1.9k 1.3×	729 0.6×	587 0.5×	1.0k 1.6×	122	6.7k

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Ohashi, Kyoko, Michelle Bosquet Enlow, Jennifer E. Khoury, et al.. (2025). Sensitive periods for the link between childhood maltreatment and brain aging during adulthood. Neurobiology of Stress. 39. 100771–100771.

Lardenoije, Roy, Elyse L. Morin, Brittany Howell, et al.. (2025). A Cross-Generational Methylomic Signature of Infant Maltreatment in Newborn Rhesus Macaques. Biological Psychiatry. 98(10). 767–778. 2 indexed citations

Holsen, Laura M., et al.. (2024). Divergent transcriptomic profiles in depressed individuals with hyper- and hypophagia implicating inflammatory status. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 179. 209–219. 1 indexed citations

Khoury, Jennifer E., Banu Ahtam, Yangming Ou, et al.. (2023). Linking maternal disrupted interaction and infant limbic volumes: The role of infant cortisol output. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 158. 106379–106379. 6 indexed citations

Vogelgsang, Jonathan, Dan Shu, Derek H. Oakley, et al.. (2023). Dimensional clinical phenotyping using post‐mortem brain donor medical records: post‐mortem RDoC profiling is associated with Alzheimer's disease neuropathology. Alzheimer s & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring. 15(3). e12464–e12464. 2 indexed citations

Hartmann, Jakob, Thomas Bajaj, Chris Chatzinakos, et al.. (2021). Mineralocorticoid receptors dampen glucocorticoid receptor sensitivity to stress via regulation of FKBP5. Cell Reports. 35(9). 109185–109185. 66 indexed citations

Pantazopoulos, Harry, Pavel Katsel, Vahram Haroutunian, et al.. (2020). Molecular signature of extracellular matrix pathology in schizophrenia. European Journal of Neuroscience. 53(12). 3960–3987. 47 indexed citations

Provençal, Nadine, Janine Arloth, Annamaria Cattaneo, et al.. (2019). Glucocorticoid exposure during hippocampal neurogenesis primes future stress response by inducing changes in DNA methylation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(38). 23280–23285. 135 indexed citations

Wingo, Aliza P., Lynn M. Almli, Jennifer S. Stevens, et al.. (2015). DICER1 and microRNA regulation in post-traumatic stress disorder with comorbid depression. Nature Communications. 6(1). 10106–10106. 68 indexed citations

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Hennings, Johannes M., Manfred Uhr, Torsten Klengel, et al.. (2015). RNA expression profiling in depressed patients suggests retinoid-related orphan receptor alpha as a biomarker for antidepressant response. Translational Psychiatry. 5(3). e538–e538. 31 indexed citations

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Mehta, Divya, Torsten Klengel, Karen N. Conneely, et al.. (2013). Childhood maltreatment is associated with distinct genomic and epigenetic profiles in posttraumatic stress disorder. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(20). 8302–8307. 365 indexed citations

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Menke, Andreas, Torsten Klengel, Tanja Brückl, et al.. (2013). Genetic variation in FKBP5 associated with the extent of stress hormone dysregulation in major depression. Genes Brain & Behavior. 12(3). 289–296. 122 indexed citations

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Klengel, Torsten & Elisabeth B. Binder. (2013). Gene—Environment Interactions in Major Depressive Disorder. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 58(2). 76–83. 89 indexed citations

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Sun, Yan V., Alicia K. Smith, Karen N. Conneely, et al.. (2013). Epigenomic association analysis identifies smoking-related DNA methylation sites in African Americans. Human Genetics. 132(9). 1027–1037. 113 indexed citations

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Norrholm, Seth D., Tanja Jovanović, Alicia K. Smith, et al.. (2013). Differential Genetic and Epigenetic Regulation of catechol-O-methyltransferase is Associated with Impaired Fear Inhibition in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 7. 30–30. 88 indexed citations

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Menke, Andreas, Torsten Klengel, & Elisabeth B. Binder. (2012). Epigenetics, Depression and Antidepressant Treatment. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 18(36). 5879–5889. 54 indexed citations

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Menke, Andreas, Janine Arloth, Benno Pütz, et al.. (2012). Dexamethasone Stimulated Gene Expression in Peripheral Blood is a Sensitive Marker for Glucocorticoid Receptor Resistance in Depressed Patients. Neuropsychopharmacology. 37(6). 1455–1464. 130 indexed citations

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Klengel, Torsten, Angela Heck, Hildegard Pfister, et al.. (2011). Somatization in major depression - clinical features and genetic associations. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 124(4). 317–328. 23 indexed citations

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Menke, Andreas, Katharina Domschke, Darina Czamara, et al.. (2011). Genome-Wide Association Study of Antidepressant Treatment-Emergent Suicidal Ideation. Neuropsychopharmacology. 37(3). 797–807. 51 indexed citations

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Klengel, Torsten, Weijun Liang, Klaus Schröppel, et al.. (2005). Fungal Adenylyl Cyclase Integrates CO2 Sensing with cAMP Signaling and Virulence. Current Biology. 15(22). 2021–2026. 333 indexed citations

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