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Michael M. Plichta

Michael M. Plichta

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 52 5051 4687 233 230 121 8654
Neuroscience 52 5373 4936 455 429 122 8679

Michael M. Plichta publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael M. Plichta between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael M. Plichta published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 6.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2009. 21 of the 149 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2009. 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 12 publications
2003 2025

149 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael M. Plichta: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 1
2004 0
2005 2
2006 7
2007 8
2008 9
2009 13
2010 5
2011 9
2012 5
2013 9
2014 13
2015 9
2016 4
2017 4
2018 6
2019 4
2020 3
2021 12
2022 3
2023 2
2024 9
2025 12
Total 149
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Michael M. Plichta publications per year - data summary

  • Michael M. Plichta, a Psychology scholar from Goethe University Frankfurt, has 149 publications recorded across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2003 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive years are 2009 and 2014, with 13 publications each.
  • The least productive year with any output is 2003, with 1 publication.
  • 1 of the 23 years in the span carries no publications at all (2004).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.8 per year counting only the 22 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 38 publications, 26% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2003-2010: 45 publications (5.6 per year); 2011-2018: 59 publications (7.4 per year); 2019-2025: 45 publications (6.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is broadly steady.

Michael M. Plichta 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 Michael M. Plichta 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, 121–130 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: 121 publications — 33rd percentile

33% 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
121–130 670 121
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
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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Michael M. Plichta publication distribution in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 69 ranges running from 31–40 to 705+ publications.
  • Michael M. Plichta, a Psychology scholar from Goethe University Frankfurt, records 121 publications - the 33rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 33% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Michael M. Plichta, and about 67% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 151–160 publications range, and Michael M. Plichta ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 101–110 publications, holding 736 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 72% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 705 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Michael M. Plichta 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 Michael M. Plichta 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, 52–53 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: 52 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 52
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
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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Michael M. Plichta D-index placement in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 30–31 to 144+ D-Index.
  • Michael M. Plichta, a Psychology scholar from Goethe University Frankfurt, records 52 D-Index - the 57th percentile of the discipline.
  • 57% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Michael M. Plichta, and about 43% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 48–49 D-Index range, and Michael M. Plichta ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32–33 D-Index, holding 702 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 58–59 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Michael M. Plichta is affiliated with Goethe University Frankfurt in Germany. Their research spans psychology, medicine, and neuroscience, with a focus on cognitive neuroscience, clinical psychology, and psychiatry and mental health. These fields represent the core areas in which they have published extensively.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
  • Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol

They have published in several academic venues, frequently contributing to:

  • Translational Psychiatry
  • European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience
  • American Psychologist
  • Acta Neuropsychiatrica

Some recent papers authored include:

  • Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on mental health in Germany: longitudinal observation of different mental health trajectories and protective factors, 2021, Translational Psychiatry
  • Differential impact of COVID-related lockdown on mental health in Germany, 2021, World Psychiatry
  • The Frequent Stressor and Mental Health Monitoring-Paradigm: A Proposal for the Operationalization and Measurement of Resilience and the Identification of Resilience Processes in Longitudinal Observational Studies, 2021, Frontiers in Psychology
  • Longitudinal determination of resilience in humans to identify mechanisms of resilience to modern-life stressors: the longitudinal resilience assessment (LORA) study, 2020, European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience
  • Transdiagnostic neuroimaging of reward system phenotypes in ADHD and comorbid disorders, 2021, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Their collaborations include frequent co-authors such as:

  • Andreas Reif (24 publications)
  • Kira F. Ahrens (18 publications)
  • Bianca Kollmann (18 publications)
  • Rebecca J. Neumann (17 publications)
  • Raffaël Kalisch (15 publications)

Michael M. Plichta's research integrates longitudinal observational studies and neuroimaging approaches to explore resilience mechanisms, mental health trajectories, and stress response. Their focus on mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic aligns with broader investigations into stress and resilience, as well as studies on chronic conditions such as fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.

Best Publications

  • Test–retest reliability of resting-state connectivity network characteristics using fMRI and graph theoretical measures

    Urs Braun;Michael M. Plichta;Christine Esslinger;Carina Sauer

  • Ventral–striatal responsiveness during reward anticipation in ADHD and its relation to trait impulsivity in the healthy population: A meta-analytic review of the fMRI literature

    Michael M. Plichta;Anouk Scheres

  • Event-related functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS): are the measurements reliable?

    Michael M. Plichta;Martin J. Herrmann;C. G. Baehne;Ann-Christine Ehlis

  • Neural hyporesponsiveness and hyperresponsiveness during immediate and delayed reward processing in adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

    Michael M. Plichta;Nenad Vasic;Robert Christian Wolf;Klaus-Peter Lesch

  • Test–retest reliability of evoked BOLD signals from a cognitive–emotive fMRI test battery

    Michael M. Plichta;Adam J. Schwarz;Oliver Grimm;Katrin Morgen

  • Model-based analysis of rapid event-related functional near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) data: A parametric validation study

    Michael M. Plichta;Sebastian Heinzel;Ann-Christine Ehlis;Paul Pauli

  • Test–retest reliability of fMRI-based graph theoretical properties during working memory, emotion processing, and resting state

    Hengyi Cao;Michael M. Plichta;Axel Schäfer;Leila Haddad

  • Functional near-infrared spectroscopy: a long-term reliable tool for measuring brain activity during verbal fluency.

    Martin Schecklmann;Ann-Christine Ehlis;Michael M. Plichta;Andreas J. Fallgatter

  • Regional Brain Activation Changes and Abnormal Functional Connectivity of the Ventrolateral Prefrontal Cortex During Working Memory Processing in Adults With Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder

    Robert C. Wolf;Michael M. Plichta;Fabio Sambataro;Andreas J. Fallgatter

  • Auditory cortex activation is modulated by emotion: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) study

    Michael M. Plichta;Antje B. M. Gerdes;Antje B. M. Gerdes;Georg W. Alpers;Georg W. Alpers;Wilma Harnisch

  • Cortical activation during two verbal fluency tasks in schizophrenic patients and healthy controls as assessed by multi-channel near-infrared spectroscopy

    Ann-Christine Ehlis;Martin J. Herrmann;Michael M. Plichta;Andreas J. Fallgatter

  • Impact of early life adversity on reward processing in young adults: EEG-fMRI results from a prospective study over 25 years.

    Regina Boecker;Nathalie E. Holz;Arlette F. Buchmann;Dorothea Blomeyer

  • Neural response to reward anticipation is modulated by Gray's impulsivity.

    Tim Hahn;Thomas Dresler;Ann-Christine Ehlis;Michael M. Plichta

  • Enhancement of activity of the primary visual cortex during processing of emotional stimuli as measured with event-related functional near-infrared spectroscopy and event-related potentials.

    Martin J. Herrmann;Theresa Huter;Michael M. Plichta;Ann-Christine Ehlis

  • Event-related functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) based on craniocerebral correlations: Reproducibility of activation?

    M.M. Plichta;M.J. Herrmann;C.G. Baehne;A.-C. Ehlis

  • Amygdala habituation: a reliable fMRI phenotype.

    Michael M. Plichta;Oliver Grimm;Katrin Morgen;Daniela Mier

  • Striatal response to reward anticipation: evidence for a systems-level intermediate phenotype for schizophrenia.

    Oliver Grimm;Andreas Heinz;Henrik Walter;Peter Kirsch

  • Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on mental health in Germany: longitudinal observation of different mental health trajectories and protective factors.

    K. F. Ahrens;R. J. Neumann;B. Kollmann;B. Kollmann;J. Brokelmann

  • Simultaneous EEG and fMRI reveals a causally connected subcortical-cortical network during reward anticipation

    Michael M Plichta;Isabella Wolf;Sarah Hohmann;Sarah Baumeister

  • Variability of (functional) hemodynamics as measured with simultaneous fNIRS and fMRI during intertemporal choice.

    Sebastian Heinzel;Florian B. Haeussinger;Tim Hahn;Ann-Christine Ehlis

  • Role of FKBP5 in emotion processing: results on amygdala activity, connectivity and volume

    Nathalie E Holz;Arlette F Buchmann;Regina Boecker;Dorothea Blomeyer

  • Optical topography during a Go-NoGo task assessed with multi-channel near-infrared spectroscopy.

    Martin J. Herrmann;Michael M. Plichta;Ann-Christine Ehlis;Andreas J. Fallgatter

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas J. Fallgatter
Andreas J. Fallgatter University of Tübingen
Ann-Christine Ehlis
Ann-Christine Ehlis University of Tübingen
Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg
Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg Heidelberg University
Martin Schecklmann
Martin Schecklmann University of Regensburg
Andreas Reif
Andreas Reif Goethe University Frankfurt
Manfred Laucht
Manfred Laucht Heidelberg University
Martin J. Herrmann
Martin J. Herrmann University of Würzburg
Daniel Brandeis
Daniel Brandeis University of Zurich
Thomas Dresler
Thomas Dresler University of Tübingen
Peter Kirsch
Peter Kirsch Heidelberg University

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