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Dieter Vaitl 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 Dieter Vaitl sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 210 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dieter Vaitl 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 Dieter Vaitl sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Dieter Vaitl is a researcher affiliated with the University of Giessen in Germany. Their academic work focuses primarily on the field of psychology, with particular attention to social psychology and clinical psychology as subfields.

Their research encompasses several key topics, including paranormal experiences and beliefs as well as grief, bereavement, and mental health. These areas appear prominently in their scholarly activities and publications.

  • Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs
  • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health

Dieter Vaitl has collaborated frequently with several colleagues, reflecting a collaborative approach to research. Their known frequent coauthors include:

  • Stephanie Gripentrog-Schedel
  • Jens Kugele
  • Enno Edzard Popkes

Their work has been documented in at least two publications within the realm of psychology, although specific publication venues have not been detailed in the available data.

Best Publications

  • Investigation of mindfulness meditation practitioners with voxel-based morphometry

    Britta K. Hölzel;Ulrich Ott;Tim Gard;Hannes Hempel

  • Differential engagement of anterior cingulate and adjacent medial frontal cortex in adept meditators and non-meditators

    Britta K. Hölzel;Ulrich Ott;Hannes Hempel;Andrea Hackl

  • Psychobiology of altered states of Consciousness

    Dieter Vaitl;Niels Birbaumer;John Gruzelier;Graham A. Jamieson

  • Binge-eating disorder: reward sensitivity and brain activation to images of food.

    Anne Schienle;Axel Schäfer;Andrea Hermann;Dieter Vaitl

  • Fear and the startle reflex: Blink modulation and autonomic response patterns in animal and mutilation fearful subjects.

    Alfons O. Hamm;Bruce N. Cuthbert;Jutta Globisch;Dieter Vaitl

  • Affective learning: awareness and aversion.

    Alfons O. Hamm;Dieter Vaitl

  • Neural mechanisms of symptom improvements in generalized anxiety disorder following mindfulness training

    Britta K. Hölzel;Elizabeth A. Hoge;Douglas N. Greve;Tim Gard;Tim Gard

  • using music to induce emotions: Influences of musical preference and absorption

    Gunter Kreutz;Ulrich Ott;Daniel Teichmann;Patrick Osawa

  • Pain Attenuation through Mindfulness is Associated with Decreased Cognitive Control and Increased Sensory Processing in the Brain

    Tim Gard;Britta K. Hölzel;Britta K. Hölzel;Alexander T. Sack;Hannes Hempel

  • Psychobiology of altered states of consciousness.

    Dieter Vaitl;Niels Birbaumer;John Gruzelier;Graham A. Jamieson

  • The insula is not specifically involved in disgust processing: an fMRI study.

    A. Schienle;R. Stark;B. Walter;C. Blecker

  • Anticipation of reward in a nonaversive differential conditioning paradigm and the brain reward system: an event-related fMRI study.

    Peter Kirsch;Anne Schienle;Rudolf Stark;Gebhard Sammer

  • Evidence for a direct association between cortical atrophy and cognitive impairment in relapsing-remitting MS

    Katrin Morgen;Gebhard Sammer;Susan M. Courtney;Tobias Wolters

  • Relationship between regional hemodynamic activity and simultaneously recorded EEG-theta associated with mental arithmetic-induced workload.

    Gebhard Sammer;Carlo Blecker;Helge Gebhardt;Matthias Bischoff

  • Fear conditioning, meaning, and belongingness: a selective association analysis.

    Alfons O. Hamm;Dieter Vaitl;Peter J. Lang

  • Gender differences in the processing of disgust- and fear-inducing pictures: an fMRI study.

    Anne Schienle;Axel Schäfer;Rudolf Stark;Bertram Walter

  • Symptom provocation and reduction in patients suffering from spider phobia: an fMRI study on exposure therapy.

    Anne Schienle;Anne Schienle;Axel Schäfer;Andrea Hermann;Sonja Rohrmann

  • Influence of the stress hormone cortisol on fear conditioning in humans: Evidence for sex differences in the response of the prefrontal cortex

    Rudolf Stark;Oliver T. Wolf;Katharina Tabbert;Sabine Kagerer

  • Ein Fragebogen zur Erfassung der Ekelempfindlichkeit (FEE)

    Anne Schienle;Bertram Walter;Rudolf Stark;Dieter Vaitl

  • Neural responses of OCD patients towards disorder-relevant, generally disgust-inducing and fear-inducing pictures.

    Anne Schienle;Axel Schäfer;Rudolf Stark;Bertram Walter

Frequent Co-Authors

Rudolf Stark
Rudolf Stark University of Giessen
Anne Schienle
Anne Schienle University of Graz
Bertram Walter
Bertram Walter University of Giessen
Christian J. Merz
Christian J. Merz Ruhr University Bochum
Peter Kirsch
Peter Kirsch Heidelberg University
Tim Klucken
Tim Klucken University of Siegen
Alfons O. Hamm
Alfons O. Hamm University of Greifswald
Ottmar V. Lipp
Ottmar V. Lipp Curtin University
Oliver T. Wolf
Oliver T. Wolf Ruhr University Bochum
Franz Petermann
Franz Petermann University of Bremen

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