2026 Manfred Spitzer: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	68	2748	2513	240	225	359	17146

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Overview

Manfred Spitzer is affiliated with the University of Ulm in Germany. Their research primarily spans the social sciences, with particular involvement in sociology and political science, clinical psychology, education, infectious diseases, and archeology.

The scientist has contributed to several research topics, including:

COVID-19 and Mental Health
Child Development and Digital Technology
Infection Control and Ventilation
Impact of Technology on Adolescents
Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
Mental Health and Psychiatry
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Manfred Spitzer has authored numerous papers, with a focus on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on education and mental health. Notable recent publications include:

Masked education? The benefits and burdens of wearing face masks in schools during the current Corona pandemic (2020), published in Trends in Neuroscience and Education
Open schools! Weighing the effects of viruses and lockdowns on children (2021), published in Trends in Neuroscience and Education
Mediennutzung in Zeiten von Corona (2020), published in Nervenheilkunde

Frequent collaborators in Manfred Spitzer's research include Lisa Ackerley, Stephanie Cooper, Carolyn Buckley, John Picton, and Lucas Gent.

The scientist's work has appeared predominantly in the journal Nervenheilkunde, along with contributions to Trends in Neuroscience and Education and Middle East Current Psychiatry. Among the publication venues they have contributed to are:

Nervenheilkunde
Trends in Neuroscience and Education
Middle East Current Psychiatry
European Journal of Public Health
PLoS ONE

Manfred Spitzer's research portfolio reflects a multidisciplinary approach, combining elements of social sciences, psychology, and infectious diseases. Their work often addresses the intersection of public health measures, educational settings, and mental health consequences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Best Publications

Lernen : Gehirnforschung und die Schule des Lenbens

Manfred Spitzer

1515
Citations
Brain activation during human navigation: gender-different neural networks as substrate of performance

Georg Grön;Arthur P. Wunderlich;Manfred Spitzer;Reinhard Tomczak

938
Citations
The neural signature of social norm compliance.

Manfred Spitzer;Urs Fischbacher;Bärbel Herrnberger;Georg Grön

740
Citations
Cultural objects modulate reward circuitry

Susanne Erk;Manfred Spitzer;Arthur P. Wunderlich;Lars Galley

542
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Prediction error as a linear function of reward probability is coded in human nucleus accumbens.

Birgit Abler;Henrik Walter;Susanne Erk;Hannes Kammerer

487
Citations
A Cognitive Neuroscience View of Schizophrenic Thought Disorder

Manfred Spitzer

467
Citations
Transcranial magnetic stimulation in therapy studies : Examination of the reliability of standard coil positioning by neuronavigation

Uwe Herwig;Frank Padberg;Jürgen Unger;Manfred Spitzer

456
Citations
Musik im Kopf: Hören, Musizieren, Verstehen und Erleben im neuronalen Netzwerk

Manfred Spitzer

436
Citations
Associative Semantic Network Dysfunction in Thought-Disordered Schizophrenic Patients: Direct Evidence from Indirect Semantic Priming

Manfred Spitzer;Ursula Braun;Leo Hermle;Sabine Maier

416
Citations
Emotional context modulates subsequent memory effect

Susanne Erk;Markus Kiefer;J.o Grothe;Arthur P Wunderlich

408
Citations
The time course of brain activations during response inhibition: evidence from event-related potentials in a go/no go task.

Markus Kiefer;Frank Marzinzik;Matthias Weisbrod;Michael Scherg

391
Citations
Aerobic endurance exercise benefits memory and affect in young adults

Sanna Stroth;Katrin Hille;Manfred Spitzer;Ralf Reinhardt

324
Citations
On defining delusions.

Manfred Spitzer

314
Citations
Time course of conscious and unconscious semantic brain activation.

Markus Kiefer;Manfred Spitzer

279
Citations
Semantic and phonological priming in schizophrenia

Manfred Spitzer;Ingo Weisker;Magdalena Winter;Sabine Maier

267
Citations
Functional principal component analysis of fMRI data

Roberto Viviani;Georg Grön;Manfred Spitzer

265
Citations
Antidepressant effects of augmentative transcranial magnetic stimulation: randomised multicentre trial.

Uwe Herwig;Andreas J. Fallgatter;Jacqueline Höppner;Gerhard W. Eschweiler

258
Citations
A 30-Minute Physical Education Program Improves Students' Executive Attention

Sabine Kubesch;Laura Walk;Manfred Spitzer;Thomas Kammer

254
Citations
The navigation of transcranial magnetic stimulation

Uwe Herwig;Carlos Schönfeldt-Lecuona;Arthur P. Wunderlich;Cyrill von Tiesenhausen

249
Citations
Neural correlates of attachment trauma in borderline personality disorder: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study.

Anna Buchheim;Susanne Erk;Carol George;Horst Kächele

228
Citations
Executive control is disturbed in schizophrenia: evidence from event-related potentials in a Go/NoGo task.

Matthias Weisbrod;Markus Kiefer;Frank Marzinzik;Manfred Spitzer

219
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