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Norbert Sachser 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 Norbert Sachser sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 179 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Norbert Sachser 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 Norbert Sachser 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

Norbert Sachser is affiliated with the University of Münster in Germany, where their research spans multiple fields related to animal behavior and welfare. Their scholarly output encompasses contributions to veterinary science, psychology, and neuroscience, with a particular focus on small animals, social psychology, and behavioral neuroscience.

Their work addresses main topics including animal behavior and welfare studies, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, stress responses and cortisol, animal behavior and reproduction, primate behavior and ecology, animal testing and alternatives, as well as meta-analysis and systematic reviews.

Recent publications by Norbert Sachser include:

  • "Improving reproducibility in animal research by splitting the study population into several 'mini-experiments'" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "Do multiple experimenters improve the reproducibility of animal studies?" (2022, PLoS Biology)
  • "Sensitive phases in the development of rodent social behavior" (2020, Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences)
  • "Once an optimist, always an optimist? Studying cognitive judgment bias in mice" (2022, Behavioral Ecology)
  • "The Effects of Different Feeding Routines on Welfare in Laboratory Mice" (2020, Frontiers in Veterinary Science)

Norbert Sachser has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Sylvia Kaiser, S. Helene Richter, Rupert Palme, Vanessa Tabea von Kortzfleisch, and Viktoria Siewert, reflecting active interdisciplinary and cooperative research engagements.

Their publications have appeared repeatedly in several scientific journals, reflecting specialization and domain expertise in particular outlets: Animal Behaviour, Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Hormones and Behavior, Scientific Reports, and PLoS Biology.

In addition to journal articles, Norbert Sachser has contributed to book publications, notably with Cambridge University Press, which includes the work titled Much Like Us (2022).

Best Publications

  • Effects of sex and time of day on metabolism and excretion of corticosterone in urine and feces of mice.

    Chadi Touma;Norbert Sachser;Erich Möstl;Rupert Palme

  • Baby Schema in Infant Faces Induces Cuteness Perception and Motivation for Caretaking in Adults

    Melanie L. Glocker;Daniel D. Langleben;Kosha Ruparel;James W. Loughead

  • Emergence of Individuality in Genetically Identical Mice

    Julia Freund;Andreas Markus Brandmaier;Lars Lewejohann;Imke Kirste

  • Social buffering of the stress response: diversity, mechanisms, and functions.

    Michael B. Hennessy;Sylvia Kaiser;Norbert Sachser

  • Analyzing corticosterone metabolites in fecal samples of mice: a noninvasive technique to monitor stress hormones

    Chadi Touma;Rupert Palme;Norbert Sachser

  • Baby schema modulates the brain reward system in nulliparous women

    Melanie L. Glocker;Daniel D. Langleben;Daniel D. Langleben;Kosha Ruparel;James W. Loughead

  • Social relationships and the management of stress

    Norbert Sachser;Matthias Dürschlag;Daniela Hirzel

  • Effects of different forms of environmental enrichment on behavioral, endocrinological, and immunological parameters in male mice.

    Vera Marashi;Angelika Barnekow;Edith Ossendorf;Norbert Sachser

  • The behavioral endocrinology of domestication: A comparison between the domestic guinea pig (Cavia aperea f. porcellus) and its wild ancestor, the cavy (Cavia aperea).

    Christine Künzl;Norbert Sachser

  • The effects of prenatal social stress on behaviour: mechanisms and function

    Sylvia Kaiser;Norbert Sachser

  • Behavioural profiles are shaped by social experience: when, how and why

    Norbert Sachser;Sylvia Kaiser;Michael B. Hennessy

  • Attachment and bonding: A new synthesis.

    C. Sue Carter;Lieselotte Ahnert;Klaus E. Grossmann;Sarah Blaffer Hrdy

  • Environmental enrichment enhances cellular plasticity in transgenic mice with Alzheimer-like pathology

    Arne Herring;Oliver Ambrée;Manuel Tomm;Henrik Habermann

  • Adaptive modulation of behavioural profiles by social stress during early phases of life and adolescence.

    Norbert Sachser;Michael B. Hennessy;Sylvia Kaiser

  • Role of a neuronal small non-messenger RNA: behavioural alterations in BC1 RNA-deleted mice

    L. Lewejohann;B.V. Skryabin;N. Sachser;C. Prehn

  • Environmental bias? Effects of housing conditions, laboratory environment and experimenter on behavioral tests.

    L. Lewejohann;C. Reinhard;A. Schrewe;J. Brandewiede

  • Is a wild mammal kept and reared in captivity still a wild animal

    Christine Künzl;Sylvia Kaiser;Edda Meier;Norbert Sachser

  • SOCIAL SYSTEM AND SPATIAL ORGANIZATION OF WILD GUINEA PIGS (CAVIA APEREA) IN A NATURAL POPULATION

    Matthias Asher;Elisabeth Spinelli de Oliveira;Norbert Sachser

  • Improving reproducibility in animal research by splitting the study population into several ‘mini-experiments’

    Vanessa Tabea von Kortzfleisch;Natasha A. Karp;Rupert Palme;Sylvia Kaiser

  • Effect of Population Heterogenization on the Reproducibility of Mouse Behavior: A Multi-Laboratory Study

    S. Helene Richter;S. Helene Richter;Joseph P. Garner;Benjamin Zipser;Lars Lewejohann

  • The Guinea Pig

    Sylvia Kaiser;Christine Krüger;Norbert Sachser

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus-Peter Lesch
Klaus-Peter Lesch University of Würzburg
Rupert Palme
Rupert Palme University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Michael B. Hennessy
Michael B. Hennessy Wright State University
Werner Paulus
Werner Paulus University of Münster
Angelika Schmitt
Angelika Schmitt University of Würzburg
Jörg T. Epplen
Jörg T. Epplen Ruhr University Bochum
Christa Hohoff
Christa Hohoff University of Münster
Antonio Krüger
Antonio Krüger German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence
Fritz Trillmich
Fritz Trillmich Bielefeld University
Ruben C. Gur
Ruben C. Gur University of Pennsylvania

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