2026 Marc O. Ernst: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	45	6527	6074	308	303	308	18001
Neuroscience	46	6563	6035	552	522	326	18533

Marc O. Ernst 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 Marc O. Ernst sits on this spectrum.

31 publications 705+

This scientist: 308 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marc O. Ernst 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 Marc O. Ernst sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Marc O. Ernst is affiliated with the University of Ulm in Germany and focuses primarily on Neuroscience with an emphasis on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Sensory Systems. Their research additionally spans Social Psychology and Human-Computer Interaction.

The scientist's research topics include:

Visual perception and processing mechanisms
Multisensory perception and integration
Tactile and Sensory Interactions
Motor Control and Adaptation
Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
Neural dynamics and brain function
Color perception and design

Recent publications by Marc O. Ernst demonstrate a range of focus within experimental psychology and sensory integration. Selected papers include:

"Advances in Experimental Psychology", 2021, published in Open Psychology
"Multisensory correlation computations in the human brain identified by a time-resolved encoding model", 2022, published in Nature Communications
"Adapting visualizations and interfaces to the user", 2022, published in it - Information Technology
"Development of multisensory integration following prolonged early-onset visual deprivation", 2021, published in Current Biology
"Survey on Haptic Feedback through Sensory Illusions in Interactive Systems", 2024, published in ACM Computing Surveys

Marc O. Ernst has collaborated multiple times with several co-authors, including:

Irene Senna
Timo Oess
Heiko Neumann
Cesare Parise
Priscilla Balestrucci

The scientist's frequent publication venues cover a variety of platforms related to life sciences, cognitive studies, and information technology. These include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
Journal of Vision
eLife
it - Information Technology

Marc O. Ernst's body of work manifests an interdisciplinary approach across neuroscience and psychological sciences related to sensory perception and cognitive processes. Their collaborations, publication venues, and research topics highlight a comprehensive engagement within these scientific domains.

Best Publications

Humans integrate visual and haptic information in a statistically optimal fashion.

Marc O. Ernst;Marc O. Ernst;Martin S. Banks

5712
Citations
Merging the senses into a robust percept

Marc O. Ernst;Heinrich H. Bülthoff

2287
Citations
Combining Sensory Information: Mandatory Fusion Within, but Not Between, Senses

J. M. Hillis;M. O. Ernst;M. S. Banks;M. S. Landy

613
Citations
Experience can change the 'light-from-above' prior.

Wendy J Adams;Erich W Graf;Marc O Ernst

531
Citations
The Rubber Hand Illusion: feeling of ownership and proprioceptive drift do not go hand in hand.

Marieke Rohde;Massimiliano Di Luca;Marc O. Ernst

528
Citations
Learning to integrate arbitrary signals from vision and touch.

Marc O. Ernst

406
Citations
The statistical determinants of adaptation rate in human reaching.

Johannes Burge;Marc O. Ernst;Martin S. Banks

406
Citations
Focus cues affect perceived depth.

Simon J. Watt;Kurt Akeley;Marc O. Ernst;Martin S. Banks

379
Citations
Touch can change visual slant perception

Marc O. Ernst;Martin S. Banks;Heinrich H. Bülthoff

342
Citations
Optimal integration of shape information from vision and touch

Hannah B. Helbig;Marc O. Ernst

334
Citations
Viewpoint Dependence in Visual and Haptic Object Recognition

Fiona N. Newell;Marc O. Ernst;Bosco S. Tjan;Heinrich H. Bülthoff

328
Citations
A Bayesian view on multimodal cue integration

Marc O. Ernst

304
Citations
Hand synergies: Integration of robotics and neuroscience for understanding the control of biological and artificial hands

Marco Santello;Matteo Bianchi;Marco Gabiccini;Emiliano Ricciardi

294
Citations
Natural auditory scene statistics shapes human spatial hearing

Cesare V. Parise;Katharina Knorre;Marc O. Ernst

284
Citations
Walking Straight into Circles

Jan L. Souman;Ilja Frissen;Ilja Frissen;Manish N. Sreenivasa;Manish N. Sreenivasa;Marc O. Ernst

284
Citations
The combination of vision and touch depends on spatial proximity

Sergei Gepshtein;Johannes Burge;Marc O. Ernst;Martin S. Banks

263
Citations
When Correlation Implies Causation in Multisensory Integration

Cesare V. Parise;Cesare V. Parise;Cesare V. Parise;Charles Spence;Marc O. Ernst;Marc O. Ernst

244
Citations
Vision and touch are automatically integrated for the perception of sequences of events.

Jean-Pierre Bresciani;Franziska Dammeier;Marc O. Ernst

224
Citations
Feeling what you hear: auditory signals can modulate tactile tap perception.

Jean-Pierre Bresciani;Marc O. Ernst;Knut Drewing;Guillaume Bouyer

216
Citations
Haptic Communications

E. Steinbach;S. Hirche;M. Ernst;F. Brandi

211
Citations
Recalibration of multisensory simultaneity: Cross-modal transfer coincides with a change in perceptual latency

Massimiliano Di Luca;Tonja-Katrin Machulla;Marc O. Ernst

190
Citations
Perceived visual speed while walking: Adding to subtraction

J. L. Souman;I. Frissen;Marc O. Ernst

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Heinrich H. Bülthoff Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics

Heiko Neumann University of Ulm

Antonio Bicchi Italian Institute of Technology

Martin Buss Technical University of Munich

Fiona N. Newell Trinity College Dublin

Vincent Hayward Sorbonne University

Emiliano Ricciardi IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca

Felix A. Wichmann University of Tübingen

Charles Spence University of Oxford

Pietro Pietrini IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca

External Links

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