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Markus Heinrichs

Markus Heinrichs

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
79
Citations
38696
World Ranking
1478
National Ranking
60

Markus Heinrichs 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 Markus Heinrichs sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 235 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Markus Heinrichs 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 Markus Heinrichs sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Markus Heinrichs is affiliated with the University of Freiburg in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and neuroscience, with a particular focus on cognitive neuroscience, experimental and cognitive psychology, social psychology, clinical psychology, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist's main research topics include neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, cognitive processes, functional brain connectivity studies, evolutionary psychology and human behavior, mental health research topics, neural and behavioral psychology studies, and attachment and relationship dynamics.

Heinrichs has authored publications in multiple peer-reviewed journals and scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Scientific Data
  • Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • Journal of Psychiatric Research
  • Translational Psychiatry

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Markus Heinrichs include:

  • A global database of Holocene paleotemperature records, 2020, Scientific Data
  • Resting-state neuroimaging in social anxiety disorder: a systematic review, 2021, Molecular Psychiatry
  • EEG-Meta-Microstates: Towards a More Objective Use of Resting-State EEG Microstate Findings Across Studies, 2023, Brain Topography
  • Publisher Correction: A global database of Holocene paleotemperature records, 2020, Scientific Data
  • Oxytocin in response to MDMA provocation test in patients with arginine vasopressin deficiency (central diabetes insipidus): a single-centre, case-control study with nested, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial, 2023, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Heinrichs include:

  • Bastian Schiller
  • Gregor Domes
  • Ian R. Walker
  • Izelle Labuschagne
  • Tobias Kleinert

In addition to journal articles, Markus Heinrichs has contributed to book publications, including a work published by Hogrefe Verlag titled Ratgeber Stress und Stressbewältigung in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Oxytocin increases trust in humans

    Michael Kosfeld;Markus Heinrichs;Paul J. Zak;Urs Fischbacher

  • Social support and oxytocin interact to suppress cortisol and subjective responses to psychosocial stress

    Markus Heinrichs;Thomas Baumgartner;Clemens Kirschbaum;Clemens Kirschbaum;Ulrike Ehlert

  • Oxytocin and vasopressin in the human brain: social neuropeptides for translational medicine

    Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg;Gregor Domes;Peter Kirsch;Markus Heinrichs

  • Oxytocin improves "mind-reading" in humans.

    Gregor Domes;Markus Heinrichs;Andre Michel;Christoph Berger

  • Oxytocin Shapes the Neural Circuitry of Trust and Trust Adaptation in Humans

    Thomas Baumgartner;Markus Heinrichs;Aline Vonlanthen;Urs Fischbacher

  • Oxytocin Attenuates Amygdala Responses to Emotional Faces Regardless of Valence

    Gregor Domes;Markus Heinrichs;Jan Gläscher;Christian Büchel

  • Oxytocin, vasopressin, and human social behavior.

    Markus Heinrichs;Bernadette von Dawans;Gregor Domes

  • Intranasal Oxytocin Increases Positive Communication and Reduces Cortisol Levels During Couple Conflict

    Beate Ditzen;Beate Ditzen;Marcel Schaer;Barbara Gabriel;Guy Bodenmann

  • Psychoneuroendocrinological contributions to the etiology of depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and stress-related bodily disorders: the role of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis.

    Ulrike Ehlert;Jens Gaab;Markus Heinrichs

  • Effects of different kinds of couple interaction on cortisol and heart rate responses to stress in women

    Beate Ditzen;Inga D. Neumann;Guy Bodenmann;Bernadette von Dawans

  • Effects of intranasal oxytocin on emotional face processing in women.

    Gregor Domes;Gregor Domes;Alexander Lischke;Christoph Berger;Annette Grossmann

  • Prevalence of symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in German professional firefighters

    Dieter Wagner;Markus Heinrichs;Ulrike Ehlert

  • Neuropeptides and social behaviour: effects of oxytocin and vasopressin in humans

    Markus Heinrichs;Gregor Domes

  • Oxytocin attenuates amygdala reactivity to fear in generalized social anxiety disorder.

    Izelle Labuschagne;K Luan Phan;Amanda Wood;Mike Angstadt

  • Altering the course of schizophrenia: progress and perspectives

    Mark J. Millan;Annie Andrieux;George Bartzokis;Kristin Cadenhead

  • Prejudice and truth about the effect of testosterone on human bargaining behaviour.

    Christoph Eisenegger;Michael Naef;Michael Naef;R Snozzi;Markus Heinrichs

  • The Social Dimension of Stress Reactivity Acute Stress Increases Prosocial Behavior in Humans

    Bernadette von Dawans;Urs Fischbacher;Clemens Kirschbaum;Ernst Fehr

  • Oxytocin Makes a Face in Memory Familiar

    Ulrike Rimmele;Karin Hediger;Markus Heinrichs;Peter Klaver

  • Effects of suckling on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis responses to psychosocial stress in postpartum lactating women.

    Markus Heinrichs;Markus Heinrichs;Gunther Meinlschmidt;Inga D. Neumann;Sabine Wagner

  • Glucocorticoids reduce phobic fear in humans

    Leila M. Soravia;Markus Heinrichs;Amanda Aerni;Caroline Maroni

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregor Domes
Gregor Domes University of Trier
Ulrike Ehlert
Ulrike Ehlert University of Zurich
Guy Bodenmann
Guy Bodenmann University of Zurich
Sabine C. Herpertz
Sabine C. Herpertz Heidelberg University
Dominique J.-F. de Quervain
Dominique J.-F. de Quervain University of Basel
Robert Kumsta
Robert Kumsta Ruhr University Bochum
Ernst Fehr
Ernst Fehr University of Zurich
Dirk H. Hellhammer
Dirk H. Hellhammer University of Trier
Urs Fischbacher
Urs Fischbacher University of Konstanz

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