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Markus Gerber is an expert in Psychiatry at University of Basel (Switzerland). Markus Gerber has authored 421 publications, the most recent in 2026, and is an investigator in 9 clinical trials, 1 of them ongoing. SLR score: 1,336 (community average: 125). How the SLR is computed.

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Markus Gerber University of Basel Switzerland
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Psychiatry

Subspecialties: Psychology - Sports Medicine - Public Health

Full career – Last 3 years

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Publications and Clinical Studies

Publications – Clinical Studies

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Short Biography

I am professor and leader of the Psychosocial Health and Physical Activity (PsyHPA) research group at the Department of Sport, Exercise and Health (DSBG), a research department within the Medical Faculty of the University of Basel. I hold an MSc in Sport Science and a PhD in Health Psychology. I worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the School of Human Movement Studies at the University of Queensland and the Institute of Stress Medicine at the University of Gothenburg. My research aims to shed light on factors that influence our mental health. I am particularly interested in whether physical activity can be used to foster resilience against stress and as a therapy to treat stress-related disorders, with a special focus on depression. I also explore biopsychosocial determinants involved in the regulation of healthy behaviors and develop/evaluate personally tailored physical activity coaching programs to facilitate long-term behavior change.


Organizations

Career arc: 2007 - 2026
Source: PubMed

University of Basel

Publications Synthesis

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Number : 421

Citations

Citations: 13 157 1st author: 87 Last author: 93 Unique author: 6

Main journals

Front Psychiatry 15
Int J Environ Res Public Health 15
Psychol Sport Exerc 13
Current Issues in Sport Science (CISS) 12
Ment Health Phys Act 12

Best Journals

Physiol Rev 1

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Latest Publications

5 most recent indexed articles

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Title Journal Year Citations
Accelerometer-derived movement phenotypes and adolescent mental health in pediatric obesity: A causal machine-learning study.
PMID 42376369 — exercise, pediatric obesity, phenotype, machine learning, adolescent, obesity, therapeutics, learning, overweight, movement, mental health, child		Int J Clin Health Psychol20261
Comparative dynamics of Japanese encephalitis virus adaptation in porcine macrophages and insect cells.
PMID 42365317 — cells, encephalitis, japanese, encephalitis viruses, macrophages, phenotype, encephalitis virus, japanese, haplotypes, work, viruses, encephalitis		Virol J20260
Why Do Humans Exercise? A Neuro-Evolutionary Framework for Discretionary Physical Effort.
PMID 42357958 — exercise, absenteeism, biological evolution, reward, physical exertion		Evol Anthropol20263
Effect of School-Based Physical Activity and Multi Micronutrient Supplementation on Micronutrient Concentrations Among Tanzanian Schoolchildren: Secondary Outcomes from the KaziAfya Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.
PMID 42356367 — exercise, research design, vitamins, multiple chronic conditions, schools, biomarkers, food, micronutrients, child		Nutrients20260
Household socioeconomic status, dietary diversity, and risk of stunting among South African primary school children.
PMID 42178596 — food insecurity, schools, food, growth disorders, child, preventive health services		J Health Popul Nutr20260

Clinical Studies 9

Sources: ClinicalTrials, EU CTIS

Synthesis

Principal Investigator: 1

By phase:

N/A 9

By status:

Completed 6
Unknown 2
Not yet recruiting 1

By type:

Interventional 9

By Monocentric/Multicentric:

monocentric 5
multicentric2to4 4
multicentric5to9 0
multicentricup10 0

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Ongoing Clinical Trials

Ongoing trial started since 2021, where this expert is an investigator

Source: ClinicalTrials

Study Phase Status Start
Promoting Sleep and Physical Activity Among Adolescent Psychiatric Patients
NCT06407258 — exercise, hygiene, sleep hygiene, life style, sleep, mental disorders, phototherapy, adolescent, arousal, therapeutics, counseling, education, sleep initiation and maintenance disorders, cognitive behavioral therapy		N/ANot yet recruiting2024

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