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Christine Esslinger

Christine Esslinger

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Neuroscience

D-Index
33
Citations
6643
World Ranking
9413
National Ranking
790

Christine Esslinger publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

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

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 49 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Christine Esslinger D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christine Esslinger is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany. Their academic profile is primarily characterized by affiliation data without specific details on research papers, co-authors, or frequent publication venues. This absence suggests either early career status or a focus on non-published or internal research activities within their institution.

There is no record of recent publications or widely recognized research outputs, and no explicit data on scientific fields or subfields actively pursued by Christine Esslinger are listed. Similarly, their scholarly collaborations remain unspecified, as do any specific topics or themes within their research interests.

The lack of documented book authorship and awards indicates that Christine Esslinger might currently be engaged in research or academic work that has not yet resulted in publicly available substantial outputs or formal recognition.

Best Publications

  • Oxytocin Modulates Neural Circuitry for Social Cognition and Fear in Humans

    Peter Kirsch;Christine Esslinger;Qiang Chen;Daniela Mier

  • Neural mechanisms of a genome-wide supported psychosis variant.

    Christine Esslinger;Henrik Walter;Peter Kirsch;Susanne Erk

  • Test–retest reliability of resting-state connectivity network characteristics using fMRI and graph theoretical measures

    Urs Braun;Michael M. Plichta;Christine Esslinger;Carina Sauer

  • Test–retest reliability of evoked BOLD signals from a cognitive–emotive fMRI test battery

    Michael M. Plichta;Adam J. Schwarz;Oliver Grimm;Katrin Morgen

  • Test–retest reliability of fMRI-based graph theoretical properties during working memory, emotion processing, and resting state

    Hengyi Cao;Michael M. Plichta;Axel Schäfer;Leila Haddad

  • Brain function in carriers of a genome-wide supported bipolar disorder variant.

    Susanne Erk;Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg;Knut Schnell;Carola Opitz von Boberfeld

  • Genome-wide association-, replication-, and neuroimaging study implicates HOMER1 in the etiology of major depression.

    Marcella Rietschel;Manuel Mattheisen;Josef Frank;Jens Treutlein

  • Effects of a genome-wide supported psychosis risk variant on neural activation during a theory-of-mind task

    H Walter;K Schnell;K Schnell;S Erk;S Erk;C Arnold

  • The involvement of emotion recognition in affective theory of mind

    Daniela Mier;Stefanie Lis;Kerstin Neuthe;Carina Sauer

  • Neuronal correlates of social cognition in borderline personality disorder

    Daniela Mier;Stefanie Lis;Christine Esslinger;Carina Sauer

  • Association between genetic variation in a region on chromosome 11 and schizophrenia in large samples from Europe

    M. Rietschel;M. Mattheisen;F. Degenhardt;R. S. Kahn

  • Amygdala habituation: a reliable fMRI phenotype.

    Michael M. Plichta;Oliver Grimm;Katrin Morgen;Daniela Mier

  • Cognitive state and connectivity effects of the genome-wide significant psychosis variant in ZNF804A.

    Christine Esslinger;Peter Kirsch;Leila Haddad;Daniela Mier

  • Antiserotonergic antipsychotics are associated with obsessive-compulsive symptoms in schizophrenia.

    F. Schirmbeck;C. Esslinger;F. Rausch;S. Englisch

  • Ventral striatal activation during attribution of stimulus saliency and reward anticipation is correlated in unmedicated first episode schizophrenia patients.

    Christine Esslinger;Susanne Englisch;Dragos Inta;Franziska Rausch

  • Stable Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia Patients With Comorbid Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms: A 12-Month Longitudinal Study

    Frederike Schirmbeck;Franziska Rausch;Susanne Englisch;Sarah Eifler

  • The CACNA1C risk variant for bipolar disorder influences limbic activity.

    M Wessa;J Linke;S H Witt;V Nieratschker

  • Application of High-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to the DLPFC Alters Human Prefrontal–Hippocampal Functional Interaction

    Edda Bilek;Axel Schäfer;Elisabeth Ochs;Christine Esslinger

  • Corticothalamic phase synchrony and cross-frequency coupling predict human memory formation

    Catherine M Sweeney-Reed;Tino Zaehle;Juergen Voges;Juergen Voges;Friedhelm C Schmitt

  • Clozapine-induced obsessive-compulsive syndromes improve in combination with aripiprazole.

    Susanne Englisch;Christine Esslinger;Dragos Inta;Andrea Weinbrenner

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Kirsch
Peter Kirsch Heidelberg University
Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg
Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg Heidelberg University
Daniela Mier
Daniela Mier University of Konstanz
Frederike Schirmbeck
Frederike Schirmbeck Central Institute of Mental Health
Henrik Walter
Henrik Walter Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Stefanie Lis
Stefanie Lis Heidelberg University
Susanne Erk
Susanne Erk Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Marcella Rietschel
Marcella Rietschel Heidelberg University
Sven Cichon
Sven Cichon University of Basel
Stephanie H. Witt
Stephanie H. Witt Heidelberg University

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