| The ‘Trier Social Stress Test’–a tool for investigating psychobiological stress responses in a laboratory setting C Kirschbaum, KM Pirke, DH Hellhammer Neuropsychobiology 28 (1-2), 76-81, 1993 | 7762 | 1993 |
| Two formulas for computation of the area under the curve represent measures of total hormone concentration versus time-dependent change JC Pruessner, C Kirschbaum, G Meinlschmid, DH Hellhammer Psychoneuroendocrinology 28 (7), 916-931, 2003 | 4213 | 2003 |
| Social support and oxytocin interact to suppress cortisol and subjective responses to psychosocial stress M Heinrichs, T Baumgartner, C Kirschbaum, U Ehlert Biological psychiatry 54 (12), 1389-1398, 2003 | 2967 | 2003 |
| Salivary cortisol in psychoneuroendocrine research: recent developments and applications C Kirschbaum, DH Hellhammer Psychoneuroendocrinology 19 (4), 313-333, 1994 | 2870 | 1994 |
| Impact of gender, menstrual cycle phase, and oral contraceptives on the activity of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis C Kirschbaum, BM Kudielka, J Gaab, NC Schommer, DH Hellhammer Psychosomatic medicine 61 (2), 154-162, 1999 | 2396 | 1999 |
| Salivary cortisol in psychobiological research: an overview C Kirschbaum, DH Hellhammer Neuropsychobiology 22 (3), 150-169, 1989 | 2154 | 1989 |
| Sex differences in HPA axis responses to stress: a review BM Kudielka, C Kirschbaum Biological psychology 69 (1), 113-132, 2005 | 2120 | 2005 |
| Free cortisol levels after awakening: a reliable biological marker for the assessment of adrenocortical activity JC Pruessner, OT Wolf, DH Hellhammer, A Buske-Kirschbaum, ... Life sciences 61 (26), 2539-2549, 1997 | 1845 | 1997 |
| The cortisol awakening response (CAR): facts and future directions E Fries, L Dettenborn, C Kirschbaum International journal of Psychophysiology 72 (1), 67-73, 2009 | 1531 | 2009 |
| Burnout, perceived stress, and cortisol responses to awakening JC Pruessner, DH Hellhammer, C Kirschbaum Psychosomatic medicine 61 (2), 197-204, 1999 | 1244 | 1999 |
| Stress-and treatment-induced elevations of cortisol levels associated with impaired declarative memory in healthy adults C Kirschbaum, OT Wolf, M May, W Wippich, DH Hellhammer Life sciences 58 (17), 1475-1483, 1996 | 1217 | 1996 |
| A mechanism converting psychosocial stress into mononuclear cell activation A Bierhaus, J Wolf, M Andrassy, N Rohleder, PM Humpert, D Petrov, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 100 (4), 1920-1925, 2003 | 1175 | 2003 |
| HPA axis responses to laboratory psychosocial stress in healthy elderly adults, younger adults, and children: impact of age and gender BM Kudielka, A Buske-Kirschbaum, DH Hellhammer, C Kirschbaum Psychoneuroendocrinology 29 (1), 83-98, 2004 | 1080 | 2004 |
| Assessment of the cortisol awakening response: Expert consensus guidelines T Stalder, C Kirschbaum, BM Kudielka, EK Adam, JC Pruessner, S Wüst, ... Psychoneuroendocrinology 63, 414-432, 2016 | 1070 | 2016 |
| Consistent sex differences in cortisol responses to psychological stress. C Kirschbaum, S Wüst, D Hellhammer Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine 54 (6), 648-657, 1992 | 1053 | 1992 |
| Synthesis of a cortisol-biotin conjugate and evaluation as a tracer in an immunoassay for salivary cortisol measurement RA Dressendörfer, C Kirschbaum, W Rohde, F Stahl, CJ Strasburger The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology 43 (7), 683-692, 1992 | 1025 | 1992 |
| The cortisol awakening response-normal values and confounds S Wust, J Wolf, DH Hellhammer, I Federenko, N Schommer, ... Noise and health 2 (7), 79-88, 2000 | 1000 | 2000 |
| Analysis of cortisol in hair–state of the art and future directions T Stalder, C Kirschbaum Brain, behavior, and immunity 26 (7), 1019-1029, 2012 | 943 | 2012 |
| Persistent high cortisol responses to repeated psychological stress in a subpopulation of healthy men C Kirschbaum, JC Prussner, AA Stone, I Federenko, J Gaab, D Lintz, ... Psychosomatic medicine 57 (5), 468-474, 1995 | 930 | 1995 |
| Sex-specific effects of social support on cortisol and subjective responses to acute psychological stress C Kirschbaum, T Klauer, SH Filipp, DH Hellhammer Psychosomatic medicine 57 (1), 23-31, 1995 | 897 | 1995 |
