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Alexander Yassouridis

Alexander Yassouridis

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Neuroscience

D-Index
69
Citations
15310
World Ranking
2659
National Ranking
233

Alexander Yassouridis publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexander Yassouridis sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 231 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Alexander Yassouridis D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexander Yassouridis sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alexander Yassouridis is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, Psychology, and Neuroscience, with a focus on several specialized subfields including Rheumatology, Surgery, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Urology, and Clinical Psychology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to pelvic floor disorders treatments, anorectal disease treatments and outcomes, urinary bladder and prostate research, as well as stress responses and cortisol. Additional areas of focus include sleep and related disorders, sleep and wakefulness research, and psychological topics such as anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, and cognitive processes.

Recent published papers by Alexander Yassouridis include the following:

  • The impact of sacrospinous ligament fixation on pre-existing nocturia and co-existing pelvic floor dysfunction symptoms, 2020, International Urogynecology Journal
  • A low cost artisan tension-free tape technique cures pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence - proof of concept, 2020, Editor-in-Chief s Voice List of Authors is an Important Element in a Scientific Publication
  • Symptoms of voiding dysfunction and other coexisting pelvic floor dysfunctions: the impact of transvaginal, mesh-augmented sacrospinous ligament fixation, 2021, International Urogynecology Journal
  • Non-Hunner's Interstitial Cystitis Is Different from Hunner's Interstitial Cystitis and May Be Curable by Uterosacral Ligament Repair, 2022, Urologia Internationalis
  • The impact of transvaginal, mesh-augmented level one apical repair on anorectal dysfunction due to pelvic organ prolapse, 2022, International Urogynecology Journal

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Alexander Yassouridis include Bernhard Liedl, M. Himmler, Magdalena Witczak, Michael Kellner, and Klaus Wiedemann.

A number of recent research papers have been published in venues such as the International Urogynecology Journal, Editor-in-Chief s Voice List of Authors is an Important Element in a Scientific Publication, Urologia Internationalis, Journal of Clinical Gynecology and Obstetrics, and Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry.

Best Publications

  • The endogenous cannabinoid system affects energy balance via central orexigenic drive and peripheral lipogenesis

    Daniela Cota;Giovanni Marsicano;Matthias Tschöp;Yvonne Grübler

  • The combined dexamethasone/CRH test: A refined laboratory test for psychiatric disorders

    Isabella Heuser;Alexander Yassouridis;Florian Holsboer

  • Analgesic Effect of Intraarticular Morphine After Arthroscopic Knee Surgery

    C. Stein;K. Comisel;E. Haimerl;A. Yassouridis

  • Clinical characteristics and frequency of the hereditary restless legs syndrome in a population of 300 patients.

    Juliane Winkelmann;Thomas C. Wetter;Victor Collado-Seidel;Thomas Gasser

  • Sleep and periodic leg movement patterns in drug-free patients with Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy.

    Thomas C. Wetter;Victor Collado-Seidel;Thomas Pollmächer;Alexander Yassouridis

  • Local Analgesic Effect of Endogenous Opioid Peptides

    C. Stein;A. H. S. Hassan;K. Lehrberger;J. Giefing

  • Multiple sclerosis: comparison of copolymer-1- reactive T cell lines from treated and untreated subjects reveals cytokine shift from T helper 1 to T helper 2 cells.

    Oliver Neuhaus;Cinthia Farina;Alexander Yassouridis;Heinz Wiendl

  • Prediction of medium-term outcome by cortisol response to the combined dexamethasone-CRH test in patients with remitted depression.

    Astrid W. Zobel;Alexander Yassouridis;Ralf-Michael Frieboes;Florian Holsboer

  • Pituitary-adrenal-system regulation and psychopathology during amitriptyline treatment in elderly depressed patients and normal comparison subjects.

    I. J. E. Heuser;U. Schweiger;U. Gotthardt;J. Schmider

  • Neither major depression nor glucocorticoid treatment affects the cellular integrity of the human hippocampus

    Marianne B. Müller;Paul J. Lucassen;Paul J. Lucassen;Alexander Yassouridis;Witte J. G. Hoogendijk

  • Penetration of Amitriptyline, but Not of Fluoxetine, into Brain is Enhanced in Mice with Blood-Brain Barrier Deficiency Due to Mdr1a P-Glycoprotein Gene Disruption

    Manfred Uhr;Thomas Steckler;Alexander Yassouridis;Florian Holsboer

  • Corticosteroid receptor function is decreased in depressed patients.

    Sieglinde Modell;Alexander Yassouridis;Johannes Huber;Florian Holsboer

  • Antinociceptive effects of mu- and kappa-agonists in inflammation are enhanced by a peripheral opioid receptor-specific mechanism.

    Christoph Stein;M.J. Millan;M.J. Millan;A. Yassouridis;A. Yassouridis;A. Herz;A. Herz

  • No tolerance to peripheral morphine analgesia in presence of opioid expression in inflamed synovia.

    C Stein;M Pflüger;A Yassouridis;J Hoelzl

  • Heritability of Sleep Electroencephalogram

    Urte Ambrosius;Sonja Lietzenmaier;Renate Wehrle;Adam Wichniak

  • Clinical and neurobiological effects of tianeptine and paroxetine in major depression.

    Thomas Nickel;Annette Sonntag;Julia Schill;Astrid W. Zobel

  • Metyrapone as Additive Treatment in Major Depression: A Double-blind and Placebo-Controlled Trial

    Holger Jahn;Mildred Schick;Falk Kiefer;Michael Kellner

  • Ghrelin Suppresses Secretion of Luteinizing Hormone in Humans

    Michael Kluge;Petra Schüssler;Manfred Uhr;Alexander Yassouridis

  • Intraarticular morphine versus dexamethasone in chronic arthritis

    Andreas Stein;Alexander Yassouridis;Christopher Szopko;Klaus Helmke

  • Are Obese Adolescents and Young Adults at Higher Risk for Mental Disorders? A Community Survey

    Christina M. Lamertz;Corinna Jacobi;Alexander Yassouridis;Klaus Arnold

  • GABAA Receptor-Modulating Neuroactive Steroid Composition in Patients With Panic Disorder Before and During Paroxetine Treatment

    Andreas Ströhle;Elena Romeo;Flavia di Michele;Augusto Pasini

Frequent Co-Authors

Axel Steiger
Axel Steiger Max Planck Society
Manfred Uhr
Manfred Uhr Max Planck Society
Florian Holsboer
Florian Holsboer Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry
Martin Dresler
Martin Dresler Radboud University
Christian Otte
Christian Otte Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Christoph Stein
Christoph Stein Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Marcus Ising
Marcus Ising Max Planck Society
Dorothee P. Auer
Dorothee P. Auer University of Nottingham
Andreas Ströhle
Andreas Ströhle Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Claudia Trenkwalder
Claudia Trenkwalder University of Göttingen

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