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Christian Jacob 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 Christian Jacob sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 162 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christian Jacob 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 Christian Jacob sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Christian Jacob is affiliated with the University of Würzburg in Germany and has a substantial research portfolio primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work extensively covers several subfields including Epidemiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Oncology, and General Health Professions.

The main topics addressed in Christian Jacob's research include Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Cervical Cancer and HPV Research, Metabolism and Genetic Disorders, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Diet and Metabolism Studies, Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, and Genital Health and Disease.

Christian Jacob has contributed to multiple publications, with several notable recent papers: "Shared genetic background between children and adults with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder" (2020) published in Neuropsychopharmacology; "Application study of the EQ-5D-5L in oncology: linking self-reported quality of life of patients with advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer to clinical data from a German tumor registry" (2020) appearing in Health Economics Review; "Health status and comorbidities of adult patients with phenylketonuria (PKU) in France with a focus on early-diagnosed patients - A nationwide study of health insurance claims data" (2023) in Molecular Genetics and Metabolism; "Safety Profile of Methylphenidate Under Long-Term Treatment in Adult ADHD Patients - Results of the COMPAS Study" (2020) in Pharmacopsychiatry; and "Burden of HPV related anogenital diseases in young women in Germany - an analysis of German statutory health insurance claims data from 2012 to 2017" (2020) published in BMC Infectious Diseases.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Christian Jacob include:

  • Kim Maren Schneider
  • Wolfgang Greiner
  • Miriam Reuschenbach
  • Regine Wölle
  • Monika Hampl

The most common venues for their publications are:

  • Value in Health
  • Vaccine
  • Journal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research
  • Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
  • Journal of Medical Economics

Best Publications

  • Molecular genetics of adult ADHD: converging evidence from genome-wide association and extended pedigree linkage studies

    Klaus-Peter Lesch;Nina Timmesfeld;Tobias J. Renner;Rebecca Halperin

  • Nature and nurture predispose to violent behavior: serotonergic genes and adverse childhood environment.

    Andreas Reif;Michael Rösler;Christine M Freitag;Marc Schneider

  • Alterations in expression of glutamatergic transporters and receptors in sporadic Alzheimer's disease.

    C.P. Jacob;E. Koutsilieri;J. Bartl;E. Neuen-Jacob

  • Neural hyporesponsiveness and hyperresponsiveness during immediate and delayed reward processing in adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

    Michael M. Plichta;Nenad Vasic;Robert Christian Wolf;Klaus-Peter Lesch

  • A common variant of the latrophilin 3 gene, LPHN3, confers susceptibility to ADHD and predicts effectiveness of stimulant medication

    Arcos-Burgos M;Jain M;Acosta Mt;Shively S

  • Co-morbidity of adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder with focus on personality traits and related disorders in a tertiary referral center

    Christian P. Jacob;Jasmin Romanos;Astrid Dempfle;Monika Heine

  • A neuronal nitric oxide synthase (NOS-I) haplotype associated with schizophrenia modifies prefrontal cortex function

    Reif A;Herterich S;Strobel A;Ehlis Ac

  • Structured group psychotherapy in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: results of an open multicentre study.

    Alexandra Philipsen;Harald Richter;Julia Peters;Barbara Alm

  • Reduced lateral prefrontal activation in adult patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) during a working memory task: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) study.

    Ann-Christine Ehlis;Christina G. Bähne;Christian P. Jacob;Martin J. Herrmann

  • Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Linkage Scans of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

    Kaixin Zhou;Astrid Dempfle;Mauricio Arcos-Burgos;Mauricio Arcos-Burgos;Steven C. Bakker

  • Tryptophan hydroxylase-2 gene variation influences personality traits and disorders related to emotional dysregulation.

    Lise Gutknecht;Christian Jacob;Alexander Strobel;Claudia Kriegebaum

  • Multicenter analysis of the SLC6A3/DAT1 VNTR haplotype in persistent ADHD suggests differential involvement of the gene in childhood and persistent ADHD.

    Barbara Franke;Alejandro Arias Vasquez;Stefan Johansson;Stefan Johansson;Martine Hoogman

  • Regional Brain Activation Changes and Abnormal Functional Connectivity of the Ventrolateral Prefrontal Cortex During Working Memory Processing in Adults With Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder

    Robert C. Wolf;Michael M. Plichta;Fabio Sambataro;Andreas J. Fallgatter

  • Neuropeptide S receptor gene -- converging evidence for a role in panic disorder.

    Katharina Domschke;Andreas Reif;Heike Weber;Jan Richter

  • TMEM132D, a new candidate for anxiety phenotypes: evidence from human and mouse studies.

    A. Erhardt;L. Czibere;D. Roeske;S. Lucae

  • Association of the functional V158M catechol- O -methyl-transferase polymorphism with panic disorder in women

    Katharina Domschke;Christine M. Freitag;Gregor Kuhlenbäumer;Anja Schirmacher

  • Increased EEG power density in alpha and theta bands in adult ADHD patients

    S. Koehler;P. Lauer;T. Schreppel;C. Jacob

  • Influence of Functional Variant of Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase on Impulsive Behaviors in Humans

    Andreas Reif;Christian P. Jacob;Dan Rujescu;Sabine Herterich

  • Effects of Group Psychotherapy, Individual Counseling, Methylphenidate, and Placebo in the Treatment of Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Alexandra Philipsen;Alexandra Philipsen;Thomas Jans;Erika Graf;Swantje Matthies

  • Genome-wide copy number variation analysis in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: association with neuropeptide Y gene dosage in an extended pedigree

    K.-P. Lesch;S. Selch;T. J. Renner;C. Jacob

  • Meta-analysis of brain-derived neurotrophic factor p.Val66Met in adult ADHD in four European populations†‡

    C. Sanchez-Mora;M. Ribases;J. A. Ramos-Quiroga;M. Casas

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Reif
Andreas Reif Goethe University Frankfurt
Klaus-Peter Lesch
Klaus-Peter Lesch University of Würzburg
Andreas J. Fallgatter
Andreas J. Fallgatter University of Tübingen
Alexandra Philipsen
Alexandra Philipsen University Hospital Bonn
Marcel Romanos
Marcel Romanos University of Würzburg
Jürgen Deckert
Jürgen Deckert University of Würzburg
Ann-Christine Ehlis
Ann-Christine Ehlis University of Tübingen
Susanne Walitza
Susanne Walitza University of Zurich
Christine M. Freitag
Christine M. Freitag Goethe University Frankfurt
Jan Haavik
Jan Haavik University of Bergen

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