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Dirk Kerzel 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 Dirk Kerzel sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 213 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dirk Kerzel 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 Dirk Kerzel sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Dirk Kerzel is a researcher affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland, specializing primarily in the field of Neuroscience. Their body of work is focused on cognitive neuroscience with an emphasis on experimental and cognitive psychology. Kerzel's research also encompasses areas such as computer vision and pattern recognition, sensory systems, and general decision sciences.

Their scholarly output frequently addresses topics including neural and behavioral psychology studies, visual perception and processing mechanisms, multisensory perception and integration, neural dynamics and brain function, visual attention and saliency detection, olfactory and sensory function studies, and EEG and brain-computer interfaces.

Recent publications demonstrate an active engagement in these research areas. Notable papers include:

  • "The Distractor Positivity Component and the Inhibition of Distracting Stimuli" (2023) published in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
  • "Capture by Context Elements, Not Attentional Suppression of Distractors, Explains the PD with Small Search Displays" (2020) published in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
  • "Terms of debate: Consensus definitions to guide the scientific discourse on visual distraction" (2024) published in Attention Perception & Psychophysics
  • "Allocation of resources in working memory: Theoretical and empirical implications for visual search" (2021) published in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
  • "Visual selective attention and the control of tracking eye movements: a critical review" (2021) published in Journal of Neurophysiology

Kerzel's frequent coauthors include several notable researchers: Stanislas Huynh Cong, Martin Constant, Heinrich R. Liesefeld, Ananya Mandal, and Dominique Lamy.

Their work is recurrently published in established academic venues such as the Journal of Vision, Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance, Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, Attention Perception & Psychophysics, and Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. These journals represent a significant portion of their publication record, reflecting sustained contributions to cognitive and visual neuroscience fields.

Best Publications

  • Perceptual basis of bimanual coordination

    Franz Mechsner;Dirk Kerzel;Giinther Knoblich;Wolfgang Prinz

  • Eye movements and visible persistence explain the mislocalization of the final position of a moving target.

    Dirk Kerzel

  • Cognitive load in simultaneous interpreting: Model meets data

    Kilian G. Seeber;Dirk Kerzel

  • Attentional capture during visual search is attenuated by target predictability: evidence from the N2pc, Pd, and topographic segmentation

    Nicolas Burra;Dirk Kerzel

  • The role of perception in the mislocalization of the final position of a moving target.

    Dirk Kerzel;Jerome Scott Jordan;Jochen Müsseler

  • Amygdala Activation for Eye Contact Despite Complete Cortical Blindness

    Nicolas Burra;Alexis Hervais-Adelman;Dirk Kerzel;Marco Tamietto;Marco Tamietto

  • Comparing mislocalizations with moving stimuli: The Fröhlich effect, the flash-lag, and representational momentum

    Jochen Müsseler;Sonja Stork;Dirk Kerzel

  • Motor activation from visible speech: evidence from stimulus response compatibility.

    Dirk Kerzel;Harold Bekkering

  • Attention maintains mental extrapolation of target position: Irrelevant distractors eliminate forward displacement after implied motion

    Dirk Kerzel

  • Effects of contrast on smooth pursuit eye movements.

    Miriam Spering;Dirk Kerzel;Doris I. Braun;Michael J. Hawken

  • A Simon effect with stationary moving stimuli.

    Simone Bosbach;Wolfgang Prinz;Dirk Kerzel

  • Memory for the position of stationary objects: Disentangling foveal bias and memory averaging

    Dirk Kerzel

  • The distractor positivity (Pd) signals lowering of attentional priority: evidence from event-related potentials and individual differences.

    Nicolas Burra;Dirk Kerzel

  • Conflicts during response selection affect response programming: reactions toward the source of stimulation.

    Simona Buetti;Dirk Kerzel

  • Action planning affects spatial localization

    Jerome Scott Jordan;Sonja Stork;Lothar Knuf;Dirk Kerzel

  • Mental extrapolation of target position is strongest with weak motion signals and motor responses

    Dirk Kerzel

  • Temporal contrast sensitivity during smooth pursuit eye movements.

    Alexander C. Schütz;Elias Delipetkos;Doris I. Braun;Dirk Kerzel

  • A matter of design: No representational momentum without predictability

    Dirk Kerzel

  • Time course of the Simon effect in pointing movements for horizontal, vertical, and acoustic stimuli: evidence for a common mechanism.

    Simona Buetti;Dirk Kerzel

  • Active suppression of salient-but-irrelevant stimuli does not underlie resistance to visual interference

    Caroline Barras;Dirk Kerzel

  • Comment and Reply Why eye movements and perceptual factors have to be controlled in studies on “representational momentum”

    Dirk Kerzel

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl R. Gegenfurtner
Karl R. Gegenfurtner University of Giessen
Wolfgang Prinz
Wolfgang Prinz Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Alan J. Pegna
Alan J. Pegna University of Queensland
Ulrich Ansorge
Ulrich Ansorge University of Vienna
Marco Tamietto
Marco Tamietto University of Turin
Beatrice de Gelder
Beatrice de Gelder Maastricht University
Harold Bekkering
Harold Bekkering Radboud University
Bernhard Hommel
Bernhard Hommel Shandong Normal University
Jan Theeuwes
Jan Theeuwes Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Nathalie George
Nathalie George Université Paris Cité

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