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Sebastian Walther

Sebastian Walther

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
52
Citations
7990
World Ranking
5064
National Ranking
52

Sebastian Walther publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

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

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 297 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Sebastian Walther D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Sebastian Walther is affiliated with the University of Bern in Switzerland and specializes in research within the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience. Their scholarly work primarily addresses areas related to Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Neurology, and Clinical Psychology.

The scientist's research topics encompass a range of subjects, including:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Schizophrenia Research and Treatment
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Neurological Disorders and Treatments
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies

Among the recent publications attributed to Sebastian Walther are:

  • Movement disorder and sensorimotor abnormalities in schizophrenia and other psychoses - European consensus on assessment and perspectives, 2020, European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Limbic links to paranoia: increased resting-state functional connectivity between amygdala, hippocampus and orbitofrontal cortex in schizophrenia patients with paranoia, 2021, European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Katharina Stegmayer
  • Vijay A. Mittal
  • Andrea Federspiel
  • Florian Wüthrich
  • Roland Wiest

Sebastian Walther's works have been regularly published in journals and venues such as:

  • Schizophrenia Bulletin
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern)
  • European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • Motor Symptoms and Schizophrenia

    Sebastian Walther;Werner Strik

  • Structure and neural mechanisms of catatonia

    Sebastian Walther;Katharina Deborah Lena Stegmayer;Jo Ellen Wilson;Stephan Heckers

  • Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol for nighttime agitation in severe dementia

    Sebastian Walther;Richard Mahlberg;Uta Eichmann;Dieter Kunz

  • White matter abnormalities across the lifespan of schizophrenia: a harmonized multi-site diffusion MRI study

    Suheyla Cetin-Karayumak;Maria A Di Biase;Natalia Chunga;Natalia Chunga;Benjamin Reid

  • Actigraphy in agitated patients with dementia. Monitoring treatment outcomes.

    R Mahlberg;S Walther

  • Aberrant Hyperconnectivity in the Motor System at Rest Is Linked to Motor Abnormalities in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders.

    Sebastian Walther;Katharina Stegmayer;Andrea Federspiel;Stephan Bohlhalter

  • The clinical and prognostic value of motor abnormalities in psychosis, and the importance of instrumental assessment.

    Peter N. van Harten;Sebastian Walther;Jerillyn S. Kent;Scott R. Sponheim

  • Nonverbal Social Communication and Gesture Control in Schizophrenia

    Sebastian Walther;Katharina Stegmayer;Jeanne Sulzbacher;Tim Vanbellingen

  • Resting state cerebral blood flow and objective motor activity reveal basal ganglia dysfunction in schizophrenia

    Sebastian Walther;Andrea Federspiel;Helge Horn;Nadja Razavi

  • Resting-State Hyperperfusion of the Supplementary Motor Area in Catatonia.

    Sebastian Walther;Lea Schäppi;Andrea Federspiel;Stephan Bohlhalter

  • Pineal calcification in Alzheimer's disease: an in vivo study using computed tomography.

    Richard Mahlberg;Sebastian Walther;Peter Kalus;Georg Bohner

  • Alterations of white matter integrity related to motor activity in schizophrenia.

    Sebastian Walther;Andrea Federspiel;Helge Horn;Nadja Razavi

  • Psychomotor symptoms of schizophrenia map on the cerebral motor circuit

    Sebastian Walther

  • Frontal white matter integrity is related to psychomotor retardation in major depression.

    Sebastian Walther;Simone Hügli;Oliver Höfle;Andrea Federspiel

  • Static and Dynamic Characteristics of Cerebral Blood Flow During the Resting State in Schizophrenia

    Jochen Kindler;Kay Jann;Philipp Homan;Martinus Hauf

  • Motor System Pathology in Psychosis

    Sebastian Walther;Vijay Anand Mittal

  • White matter microstructure alterations of the medial forebrain bundle in melancholic depression

    Tobias Bracht;Helge Joachim Horn;Werner Strik;Andrea Federspiel

  • Cortico-cortical white matter motor pathway microstructure is related to psychomotor retardation in major depressive disorder.

    Tobias Bracht;Andrea Federspiel;Susanne Schnell;Helge Horn

  • Impaired pantomime in schizophrenia: association with frontal lobe function.

    Sebastian Walther;Tim Vanbellingen;René Müri;Werner Strik

  • Randomized, controlled crossover trial of dronabinol, 2.5 mg, for agitation in 2 patients with dementia

    Sebastian Walther;Brigitte Schüpbach;Erich Seifritz;Philipp Homan

  • Objectively measured motor activity in schizophrenia challenges the validity of expert ratings

    Sebastian Walther;Philipp Koschorke;Helge Horn;Werner Strik

Frequent Co-Authors

Werner Strik
Werner Strik University of Bern
Andrea Federspiel
Andrea Federspiel University of Bern
Stephan Bohlhalter
Stephan Bohlhalter University of Bern
Thomas Dierks
Thomas Dierks University of Bern
René M. Müri
René M. Müri University of Bern
Vijay A. Mittal
Vijay A. Mittal Northwestern University
Marek Kubicki
Marek Kubicki Brigham and Women's Hospital
Thomas J. J. Müller
Thomas J. J. Müller Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Miranka Wirth
Miranka Wirth German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Yogesh Rathi
Yogesh Rathi Brigham and Women's Hospital

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