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Siegfried Weyerer

Siegfried Weyerer

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
61
Citations
14670
World Ranking
3368
National Ranking
152

Siegfried Weyerer 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 Siegfried Weyerer sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 237 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Siegfried Weyerer 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 Siegfried Weyerer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Siegfried Weyerer is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and has an extensive research record primarily in the fields of Medicine and Social Sciences. Their work encompasses a wide range of topics related to health, aging, and cognitive disorders with a particular focus on the oldest-old population.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Aging and Gerontology Research
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Frailty in Older Adults

Weyerer's publications span several subfields, notably:

  • General Health Professions
  • Health
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
  • Physiology

They have contributed frequently to key journals such as:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Quality of Life Research
  • Gerontology
  • Aging & Mental Health
  • Das Gesundheitswesen

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Mild cognitive impairment and quality of life in the oldest old: a closer look," 2020, published in Quality of Life Research
  • "Changes in Social Network Size Are Associated With Cognitive Changes in the Oldest-Old," 2020, published in Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • "Prediction of dementia of Alzheimer type by different types of subjective cognitive decline," 2020, published in Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • "The Role of Social Isolation and the Development of Depression. A Comparison of the Widowed and Married Oldest Old in Germany," 2021, published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Social Support and Functional Decline in the Oldest Old," 2021, published in Gerontology

Frequent co-authors in Weyerer's body of work include:

  • Steffi G. Riedel-Heller
  • Martin Scherer
  • Birgitt Wiese
  • Michael Wagner
  • Michael Pentzek

Weyerer's research primarily addresses issues surrounding aging populations, with an emphasis on cognitive impairments such as dementia and Alzheimer's disease, as well as social factors influencing mental health and quality of life among the elderly. The combination of medical and social science perspectives is evident in the breadth of their publications and interdisciplinary collaborations.

Best Publications

  • Prediction of Institutionalization in the Elderly. A Systematic Review

    Melanie Luppa;Tobias Luck;Siegfried Weyerer;Hans-Helmut König

  • Age- and gender-specific prevalence of depression in latest-life – Systematic review and meta-analysis

    M. Luppa;C. Sikorski;T. Luck;L. Ehreke

  • Prediction of dementia by subjective memory impairment: effects of severity and temporal association with cognitive impairment.

    Frank Jessen;Birgitt Wiese;Cadja Bachmann;Sandra Eifflaender-Gorfer

  • AD dementia risk in late MCI, in early MCI, and in subjective memory impairment

    Frank Jessen;Frank Jessen;Steffen Wolfsgruber;Steffen Wolfsgruber;Birgitt Wiese;Horst Bickel

  • Prevalence and treatment of insomnia in general practice. A longitudinal study.

    F. Hohagen;K. Rink;C. Käppler;E. Schramm

  • The influence of age, gender and socio-economic status on multimorbidity patterns in primary care. first results from the multicare cohort study

    Ingmar Schäfer;Heike Hansen;Gerhard Schön;Susanne Höfels

  • Prevalence and treatment of insomnia in the community: results from the Upper Bavarian Field Study.

    Siegfried Weyerer;Horst Dilling

  • Risk of dementia in elderly patients with the use of proton pump inhibitors

    Britta Haenisch;Britta Haenisch;Britta Haenisch;Klaus von Holt;Birgitt Wiese;Jana Prokein

  • Self-rated health in multimorbid older general practice patients: a cross-sectional study in Germany.

    Anna Nützel;Anne Dahlhaus;Angela Fuchs;Jochen Gensichen

  • Prevalence and risk factors for depression in non-demented primary care attenders aged 75 years and older.

    Siegfried Weyerer;Sandra Eifflaender-Gorfer;Leonore Köhler;Frank Jessen

  • Mild cognitive impairment in general practice: age-specific prevalence and correlate results from the German study on ageing, cognition and dementia in primary care patients (AgeCoDe).

    Tobias Luck;Steffi G. Riedel-Heller;Hanna Kaduszkiewicz;Horst Bickel

  • Prevalence of insomnia in elderly general practice attenders and the current treatment modalities

    F. Hohagen;C. Käppler;E. Schramm;K. Rink

  • Longitudinal Predictors of Institutionalization in Old Age.

    André Hajek;Christian Brettschneider;Carolin Lange;Tina Posselt

  • Physical Exercise and Psychological Healtha

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  • Cognitive performance before and after the onset of subjective cognitive decline in old age

    Alexander Koppara;Michael Wagner;Michael Wagner;Carolin Lange;Annette Ernst

  • Physical Inactivity and Depression in the Community

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  • Prediction of Dementia in Primary Care Patients

    Frank Jessen;Frank Jessen;Birgitt Wiese;Horst Bickel;Sandra Eiffländer-Gorfer

  • Patterns of subjective memory impairment in the elderly: association with memory performance.

    Frank Jessen;Birgitt Wiese;Gabriela Cvetanovska;Angela Fuchs

  • Relative Impact of Multimorbid Chronic Conditions on Health-Related Quality of Life – Results from the MultiCare Cohort Study

    Christian Brettschneider;Hanna Leicht;Horst Bickel;Anne Dahlhaus

  • Impact of Depression on Health Care Utilization and Costs among Multimorbid Patients – Results from the MultiCare Cohort Study

    Jens-Oliver Bock;Melanie Luppa;Christian Brettschneider;Steffi Gerlinde Riedel-Heller

  • Net costs of dementia by disease stage

    H. Leicht;S. Heinrich;D. Heider;D. Heider;C. Bachmann

  • Current alcohol consumption and its relationship to incident dementia: results from a 3-year follow-up study among primary care attenders aged 75 years and older

    Siegfried Weyerer;Martina Schäufele;Birgitt Wiese;Wolfgang Maier

  • Risk factors for incident mild cognitive impairment--results from the German Study on Ageing, Cognition and Dementia in Primary Care Patients (AgeCoDe).

    T. Luck;S. G. Riedel‐Heller;M. Luppa;B. Wiese

Frequent Co-Authors

Steffi G. Riedel-Heller
Steffi G. Riedel-Heller Leipzig University
Wolfgang Maier
Wolfgang Maier University of Bonn
Hans-Helmut König
Hans-Helmut König Universität Hamburg
Birgitt Wiese
Birgitt Wiese Hannover Medical School
Michael Wagner
Michael Wagner TU Dresden
Frank Jessen
Frank Jessen University of Cologne
Melanie Luppa
Melanie Luppa Leipzig University
Tobias Luck
Tobias Luck Leipzig University
Wolfgang Maier
Wolfgang Maier Cardiff University
Matthias C. Angermeyer
Matthias C. Angermeyer Leipzig University

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