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Lothar Spillmann

Lothar Spillmann

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
32
Citations
4273
World Ranking
10921
National Ranking
530

Lothar Spillmann 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 Lothar Spillmann sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 132 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lothar Spillmann 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 Lothar Spillmann sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Lothar Spillmann is affiliated with the University of Freiburg in Germany and specializes in Neuroscience with a particular focus on Cognitive Neuroscience. Their research spans multiple subfields including Psychiatry and Mental Health, Clinical Psychology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research centers on several main topics, notably:

  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Hallucinations in medical conditions
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Retinal Development and Disorders

Lothar Spillmann has authored papers published in a variety of scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Vision
  • Gestalt Theory
  • Schizophrenia Bulletin
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience

Representative recent publications demonstrate the breadth of Spillmann's research:

  • "From Receptive to Perceptive Fields: Size-Dependent Asymmetries in Both Negative Afterimages and Subcortical On and Off Post-Stimulus Responses," 2021, Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Spatial and Temporal Abnormalities of Spontaneous Fixational Saccades and Their Correlates With Positive and Cognitive Symptoms in Schizophrenia," 2023, Schizophrenia Bulletin
  • "Gestalt neurons and emergent properties in visual perception: A novel concept for the transformation from local to global processing," 2023, Journal of Vision
  • "Watercolor spreading in Bridget Riley's and Piet Mondrian's op-art placed in the context of recent watercolor studies," 2024, Journal of Vision
  • "The Serpentine Illusion: A Visual Motion Illusion Induced by Phase-Shifted Line Gratings," 2020, Frontiers in Neuroscience

Collaborations have been an important component of Spillmann's research output. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Wei Wang
  • Ian Max Andolina
  • Xu Liu
  • Jijun Wang
  • Chia-huei Tseng

Best Publications

  • Visual Perception: The Neurophysiological Foundations

    Lothar Spillmann;John Simon Werner

  • Surface color from boundaries: a new 'watercolor' illusion

    Baingio Pinna;Gavin James Brelstaff;Lothar Spillmann

  • Neon Color Spreading: A Review:

    Paola Bressan;Ennio Mingolla;Lothar Spillmann;Takeo Watanabe

  • Perceptual filling-in from the edge of the blind spot.

    Lothar Spillmann;Tobias Otte;Kai Hamburger;Svein Magnussen

  • The Hermann Grid Illusion: A Tool for Studying Human Perceptive Field Organization

    Lothar Spillmann

  • Asymmetries in blue-yellow color perception and in the color of “the dress”

    Alissa D. Winkler;Lothar Spillmann;John S. Werner;Michael A. Webster

  • Phenomena of illusory form: can we bridge the gap between levels of explanation?

    Lothar Spillmann;Birgitta Dresp

  • Past trials influence perception of ambiguous motion quartets through pattern completion

    L. T. Maloney;M. F. Dal Martello;C. Sahm;L. Spillmann

  • Foveal perceptive fields in the human visual system measured with simultaneous contrast in grids and bars

    Lothar Spillmann;Lothar Spillmann

  • The watercolor effect: a new principle of grouping and figure-ground organization.

    Baingio Pinna;John S. Werner;Lothar Spillmann

  • Colored neon flanks and line gap enhancement

    C. Redies;C. Redies;L. Spillmann;K. Kunz

  • Beyond the classical receptive field: The effect of contextual stimuli.

    Lothar Spillmann;Lothar Spillmann;Birgitta Dresp-Langley;Chia huei Tseng

  • Phenomenology and neurophysiological correlations: two approaches to perception research.

    Lothar Spillmann

  • Flicker adaptation in the peripheral retina

    Stephan Schieting;Lothar Spillmann

  • Thatcher illusion: dependence on angle of rotation.

    Frank Stürzel;Lothar Spillmann

  • Brightness contrast in the Ehrenstein illusion.

    Lothar Spillmann;Kenneth Fuld;Henk J.M. Gerrits

  • Assimilation - Asymmetry between Brightness and Darkness

    Charles M.M. De Weert;Lothar Spillmann

  • Motion and shape in common fate

    William R Uttal;Lothar Spillmann;Frank Stürzel;Allison B Sekuler

  • GESTALT ISSUES IN MODERN NEUROSCIENCE

    Walter H. Ehrenstein;Lothar Spillmann;Viktor Sarris

  • Mechanisms of Surface Completion: Perceptual Filling-In of Texture

    Lothar Spillmann;Peter De Weerd

  • Texture fading correlates with stimulus salience.

    Frank Stürzel;Lothar Spillmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Laurence T. Maloney
Laurence T. Maloney New York University
Christoph Redies
Christoph Redies Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Stanley A. Klein
Stanley A. Klein University of California, Berkeley
Svein Magnussen
Svein Magnussen University of Oslo
Shinsuke Shimojo
Shinsuke Shimojo California Institute of Technology
Peter De Weerd
Peter De Weerd Maastricht University
Ken Nakayama
Ken Nakayama Harvard University
Allison B. Sekuler
Allison B. Sekuler McMaster University
Bruno G. Breitmeyer
Bruno G. Breitmeyer University of Houston
Patrick Cavanagh
Patrick Cavanagh York University

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