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Mitja D. Back 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 Mitja D. Back sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 270 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mitja D. Back 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 Mitja D. Back sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mitja D. Back is affiliated with the University of Münster in Germany. The scientist's research primarily focuses on psychology, with a significant portion of their work dedicated to the study of personality traits and related psychological phenomena.

The main fields of study for Mitja D. Back include:

  • Psychology

Within psychology, the scientist explores notable subfields such as:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Social Psychology
  • Applied Psychology

The primary topics of research covered by Mitja D. Back are:

  • Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Emotional Intelligence and Performance

Mitja D. Back has contributed to numerous recent papers, including:

  • "Narcissism Today: What We Know and What We Need to Learn" (2021), published in Current Directions in Psychological Science
  • "Descriptive, Predictive and Explanatory Personality Research: Different Goals, Different Approaches, but a Shared Need to Move beyond the Big Few Traits" (2020), published in European Journal of Personality
  • "Neuroticism and emotional risk during the COVID-19 pandemic" (2020), published in Journal of Research in Personality
  • "The Role of Personality in COVID-19-Related Perceptions, Evaluations, and Behaviors: Findings Across Five Samples, Nine Traits, and 17 Criteria" (2021), published in Social Psychological and Personality Science
  • "Personality trait stability and change" (2021), published in Personality Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mitja D. Back include:

  • Katharina Geukes
  • Simon Mats Breil
  • Steffen Nestler
  • Michael P. Grosz
  • Bernd Schlipphak

The scientist regularly publishes in venues such as:

  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • European Journal of Personality
  • Personality Science
  • European Journal of Psychological Assessment

In addition to journal articles, Mitja D. Back has published books with Springer Nature, including "Von Verteidigern und Entdeckern" (2022).

Best Publications

  • Facebook Profiles Reflect Actual Personality, Not Self-Idealization

    Mitja D. Back;Juliane M. Stopfer;Simine Vazire;Sam Gaddis

  • Narcissistic admiration and rivalry: disentangling the bright and dark sides of narcissism.

    Mitja D. Back;Albrecht C. P. Küfner;Michael Dufner;Tanja M. Gerlach

  • Why are narcissists so charming at first sight? Decoding the narcissism-popularity link at zero acquaintance.

    Mitja D. Back;Stefan C. Schmukle;Boris Egloff

  • Predicting actual behavior from the explicit and implicit self-concept of personality.

    Mitja D. Back;Stefan C. Schmukle;Boris Egloff

  • Behavioral processes underlying the decline of narcissists’ popularity over time.

    Marius Leckelt;Albrecht C. P. Küfner;Steffen Nestler;Mitja D. Back

  • PERSOC : A unified framework for understanding the dynamic interplay of personality and social relationships

    Mitja D. Back;Anna Baumert;Jaap J. A. Denissen;Freda-Marie Hartung

  • Response Surface Analysis in Personality and Social Psychology: Checklist and Clarifications for the Case of Congruence Hypotheses:

    Sarah Humberg;Steffen Nestler;Mitja D. Back

  • The “Why” and “How” of Narcissism: A Process Model of Narcissistic Status Pursuit:

    Stathis Grapsas;Eddie Brummelman;Mitja D. Back;Jaap J. A. Denissen

  • From dating to mating and relating: Predictors of initial and long‐term outcomes of speed‐dating in a community sample

    Jens B. Asendorpf;Lars Penke;Mitja D. Back

  • Narcissism Today: What We Know and What We Need to Learn:

    Joshua D. Miller;Mitja D. Back;Donald R. Lynam;Aidan G. C. Wright

  • Puffed-up but shaky selves: State self-esteem level and variability in narcissists.

    Katharina Geukes;Steffen Nestler;Roos Hutteman;Michael Dufner

  • Social Value Orientation, Expectations, and Cooperation in Social Dilemmas: A Meta–Analysis:

    Jan Luca Pletzer;Jan Luca Pletzer;Daniel Balliet;Jeff Joireman;D. Michael Kuhlman

  • The policy relevance of personality traits

    Wiebke Bleidorn;Patrick L. Hill;Mitja D. Back;Jaap J. A. Denissen

  • Narcissism and romantic relationships: The differential impact of narcissistic admiration and rivalry.

    Stefanie N. Wurst;Tanja M. Gerlach;Michael Dufner;John F. Rauthmann

  • The Social Relations Model: How to Understand Dyadic Processes

    Mitja D. Back;David A. Kenny

  • Wherever I may roam: Processes of self-esteem development from adolescence to emerging adulthood in the context of international student exchange.

    Roos Hutteman;Steffen Nestler;Jenny Wagner;Boris Egloff

  • Neuroticism and Emotional Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

    Lara Kroencke;Katharina Geukes;Till Utesch;Niclas Kuper

  • A Closer Look at First Sight: Social Relations Lens Model Analysis of Personality and Interpersonal Attraction at Zero Acquaintance:

    Mitja D. Back;Stefan C. Schmukle;Boris Egloff

  • Interpersonal Dynamics in Personality and Personality Disorders

    Christopher J. Hopwood

  • How extraverted is [email protected]? Inferring personality from e-mail addresses

    Mitja D. Back;Stefan C. Schmukle;Boris Egloff

  • Trait personality and state variability: Predicting individual differences in within- and cross-context fluctuations in affect, self-evaluations, and behavior in everyday life

    Katharina Geukes;Steffen Nestler;Steffen Nestler;Roos Hutteman;Albrecht C.P. Küfner

  • Descriptive, Predictive and Explanatory Personality Research: Different Goals, Different Approaches, but a Shared Need to Move beyond the Big Few Traits:

    Rene Mottus;Rene Mottus;Dustin Wood;David Condon;Mitja D. Back

Frequent Co-Authors

Steffen Nestler
Steffen Nestler University of Münster
Boris Egloff
Boris Egloff Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Stefan C. Schmukle
Stefan C. Schmukle Leipzig University
Jaap J. A. Denissen
Jaap J. A. Denissen Utrecht University
Lars Penke
Lars Penke University of Göttingen
W. Keith Campbell
W. Keith Campbell University of Georgia
Simine Vazire
Simine Vazire University of Melbourne
Wiebke Bleidorn
Wiebke Bleidorn University of Zurich
Johannes Zimmermann
Johannes Zimmermann University of Kassel
Brent W. Roberts
Brent W. Roberts University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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