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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 71 2198 2002 88 85 437 15517

Falk Kiefer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Falk Kiefer between 1999 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Falk Kiefer published across 28 years, from 1999 to 2026, averaging 20.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 44 publications in 2021. 21 of the 572 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 44. Peak 44 publications in 2021. 1999: 2 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 33 publications 2010: 23 publications 2011: 33 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 31 publications 2014: 33 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 27 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 32 publications 2020: 28 publications 2021: 44 publications 2022: 44 publications 2023: 24 publications 2024: 28 publications 2025: 19 publications 2026: 2 publications
1999 2026

572 publications in total across all disciplines

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Falk Kiefer: publications per year, 1999 to 2026
Year Publications
1999 2
2000 4
2001 7
2002 8
2003 9
2004 11
2005 13
2006 11
2007 9
2008 18
2009 33
2010 23
2011 33
2012 17
2013 31
2014 33
2015 20
2016 25
2017 27
2018 17
2019 32
2020 28
2021 44
2022 44
2023 24
2024 28
2025 19
2026 2
Total 572
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Falk Kiefer 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 Falk Kiefer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 431–440 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 437 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41 437
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Falk Kiefer 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 Falk Kiefer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 70–71 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215 71
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Overview

Falk Kiefer is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany, where their research encompasses a wide array of topics related to medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Their work primarily focuses on clinical psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and epidemiology, with additional contributions to cellular and molecular neuroscience and general health professions.

The scientist has a publication record that spans various fields and addresses numerous topics connected to substance use, neurobehavioral mechanisms, and public health implications. Among the most frequent topics covered in their research are:

  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health

Kiefer's coauthorship network includes collaborations with researchers such as Patrick Bach, Sabine Vollstädt-Klein, Anne Koopmann, Sabine Hoffmann, and Bernd Lenz. These frequent collaborations have contributed to advancing research in addiction medicine and behavioral neuroscience.

Their research has been published extensively in specialized journals, including:

  • European Addiction Research
  • Suchttherapie
  • SUCHT - Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Praxis / Journal of Addiction Research and Practice
  • Addiction Biology
  • European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Falk Kiefer include:

  • Multivariate genome-wide association meta-analysis of over 1 million subjects identifies loci underlying multiple substance use disorders, 2023, Nature Mental Health
  • COVID-19 Lockdown Restrictions and Online Media Consumption in Germany, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Did the General Population in Germany Drink More Alcohol during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown?, 2020, Alcohol and Alcoholism
  • The Effects of the Lockdown during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Alcohol and Tobacco Consumption Behavior in Germany, 2021, European Addiction Research
  • A methodological checklist for fMRI drug cue reactivity studies: development and expert consensus, 2022, Nature Protocols

Kiefer has also contributed to book publications, including the chapter titled Komplexe posttraumatische Belastungsstörung published in 2021 under the publisher Referenz Psychische Störungen.

Best Publications

  • Transancestral GWAS of alcohol dependence reveals common genetic underpinnings with psychiatric disorders

    Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters;Renato Polimanti;Emma C. Johnson;Jeanette N. McClintick

  • A genome-wide association study confirms PNPLA3 and identifies TM6SF2 and MBOAT7 as risk loci for alcohol-related cirrhosis

    Stephan Buch;Felix Stickel;Eric Trépo;Michael Way

  • Comparing and Combining Naltrexone and Acamprosate in Relapse Prevention of Alcoholism: A Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled Study

    Falk Kiefer;Holger Jahn;Timo Tarnaske;Hauke Helwig

  • Genome-wide association study of alcohol dependence.

    Jens Treutlein;Sven Cichon;Monika Ridinger;Norbert Wodarz

  • Genetic variation in the PNPLA3 gene is associated with alcoholic liver injury in caucasians

    Felix Stickel;Stephan Buch;Katharina Lau;Henriette Meyer zu Schwabedissen

  • Suppression of the HPA axis stress-response: implications for relapse.

    Bryon Adinoff;Klaus Junghanns;Falk Kiefer;Falk Kiefer;Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin

  • Effects of cue-exposure treatment on neural cue reactivity in alcohol dependence: a randomized trial

    Sabine Vollstädt-Klein;Sabine Loeber;Martina Kirsch;Patrick Bach

  • Translational magnetic resonance spectroscopy reveals excessive central glutamate levels during alcohol withdrawal in humans and rats.

    Derik Hermann;Wolfgang Weber-Fahr;Alexander Sartorius;Mareen Hoerst

  • Drugs for relapse prevention of alcoholism: ten years of progress

    Rainer Spanagel;Falk Kiefer

  • Acamprosate: recent findings and future research directions.

    Karl Mann;Falk Kiefer;Rainer Spanagel;John Littleton

  • Metyrapone as Additive Treatment in Major Depression: A Double-blind and Placebo-Controlled Trial

    Holger Jahn;Mildred Schick;Falk Kiefer;Michael Kellner

  • Impairment of inhibitory control in response to food-associated cues and attentional bias of obese participants and normal-weight controls

    S Loeber;M Grosshans;O Korucuoglu;C Vollmert

  • Hunger modulates behavioral disinhibition and attention allocation to food-associated cues in normal-weight controls.

    Sabine Loeber;Martin Grosshans;Stephan Herpertz;Falk Kiefer

  • Genome-wide significant association between alcohol dependence and a variant in the ADH gene cluster.

    Josef Frank;Sven Cichon;Sven Cichon;Jens Treutlein;Monika Ridinger

  • Acamprosate Produces Its Anti-Relapse Effects Via Calcium

    Rainer Spanagel;Valentina Vengeliene;Bernd Jandeleit;Wolf-Nicolas Fischer

  • Impaired sleep quality and sleep duration in smokers-results from the German Multicenter Study on Nicotine Dependence

    Stefan Cohrs;Stefan Cohrs;Andrea Rodenbeck;Andrea Rodenbeck;Dieter Riemann;Bertram Szagun

  • Validating incentive salience with functional magnetic resonance imaging: association between mesolimbic cue reactivity and attentional bias in alcohol-dependent patients.

    Sabine Vollstädt-Klein;Sabine Loeber;Anne Richter;Martina Kirsch

  • COVID-19 Lockdown Restrictions and Online Media Consumption in Germany.

    Tagrid Lemenager;Miriam Neissner;Anne Koopmann;Iris Reinhard

  • Pregabalin abuse among opiate addicted patients.

    Martin Grosshans;Tagrid Lemenager;Christian Vollmert;Nina Kaemmerer

  • Pregabalin Abuse, Dependence, and Withdrawal: A Case Report

    Martin Grosshans;Jochen Mutschler;Derik Hermann;Oliver Klein

  • Leptin: a modulator of alcohol craving?

    Falk Kiefer;Holger Jahn;Marco Jaschinski;Rüdiger Holzbach

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl Mann
Karl Mann Heidelberg University
Sabine Vollstädt-Klein
Sabine Vollstädt-Klein Heidelberg University
Derik Hermann
Derik Hermann Heidelberg University
Rainer Spanagel
Rainer Spanagel Heidelberg University
Marcella Rietschel
Marcella Rietschel Heidelberg University
Josef Frank
Josef Frank Central Institute of Mental Health
Markus M. Nöthen
Markus M. Nöthen University Hospital Bonn
Stephanie H. Witt
Stephanie H. Witt Heidelberg University
Wolfgang H. Sommer
Wolfgang H. Sommer Heidelberg University
Georg Winterer
Georg Winterer Charité - University Medicine Berlin

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