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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 46 3659 3374 96 85 155 8207

Peter Herschbach publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter Herschbach between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter Herschbach published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 4.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2011. 1 of the 176 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2011. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 1 publication
1986 2025

176 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter Herschbach: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 0
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 1
1992 3
1993 0
1994 0
1995 3
1996 0
1997 1
1998 2
1999 3
2000 2
2001 2
2002 3
2003 11
2004 7
2005 3
2006 4
2007 5
2008 11
2009 5
2010 12
2011 15
2012 14
2013 5
2014 3
2015 9
2016 4
2017 11
2018 8
2019 8
2020 8
2021 5
2022 3
2023 2
2024 0
2025 1
Total 176
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Peter Herschbach publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Herschbach sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 154–163 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 155 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411 155
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Peter Herschbach D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Herschbach sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 46 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228 46
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Peter Herschbach is affiliated with the Technical University of Munich in Germany. Their research is primarily focused on the field of Medicine, with specific attention to Oncology, General Health Professions, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Surgery.

The main topics covered in their work include cancer survivorship and care, childhood cancer survivors' quality of life, patient-provider communication in healthcare, palliative care and end-of-life issues, family support in illness, BRCA gene mutations in cancer, and cancer genomics and diagnostics.

Peter Herschbach has coauthored with several frequent collaborators, including:

  • Theresia Pichler
  • Volker Heinemann
  • Ute Goerling
  • Andreas Dinkel
  • Amy Rohrmoser

Their research has been published in various venues with multiple publications in:

  • Forum
  • Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology
  • Surgical Infections
  • Klinische Pädiatrie
  • Supportive Care in Cancer

Recent papers authored by Peter Herschbach include:

  • Peri-Prosthetic Joint Infection of the Knee Causes High Levels of Psychosocial Distress: A Prospective Cohort Study, 2020, Surgical Infections
  • Information, communication, and cancer patients' trust in the physician: what challenges do we have to face in an era of precision cancer medicine?, 2020, Supportive Care in Cancer
  • Psychometric Properties of the Fear of Progression Questionnaire for Children (FoP-Q-SF/C), 2020, Klinische Pädiatrie
  • Quality of Life and Satisfaction in Transgender Men After Phalloplasty in a Retrospective Study, 2021, Annals of Plastic Surgery
  • Best Practice: psychoonkologisches Screening an Comprehensive Cancer Centers, 2021, Forum

Best Publications

  • Life satisfaction decreases during adolescence

    Lutz Goldbeck;Tim G. Schmitz;Tanja Besier;Peter Herschbach

  • Fear of cancer progression and cancer-related intrusive cognitions in breast cancer survivors.

    Anja Mehnert;Petra Berg;Gerhard Henrich;Peter Herschbach

  • Questions on Life Satisfaction (FLZM) - A Short Questionnaire for Assessing Subjective Quality of Life

    Gerhard Henrich;Peter Herschbach

  • [Fear of progression in breast cancer patients--validation of the short form of the Fear of Progression Questionnaire (FoP-Q-SF)].

    Anja Mehnert;Peter Herschbach;Petra Berg;Gerhard Henrich

  • Fear of progression in chronic diseases. Psychometric properties of the Fear of Progression Questionnaire

    Peter Herschbach;Petra Berg;Andrea Dankert;Gabriele Duran

  • Psychological problems of cancer patients: a cancer distress screening with a cancer-specific questionnaire

    P Herschbach;M Keller;L Knight;T Brandl

  • Gender and age differences in domain-specific life satisfaction and the impact of depressive and anxiety symptoms: a general population survey from Germany.

    Isolde Daig;Peter Herschbach;Anja Lehmann;Nina Knoll

  • Personality traits and psychosocial stress: quality of life over 2 years following breast cancer diagnosis and psychological impact factors.

    Kristin Härtl;Jutta Engel;Peter Herschbach;Hans Reinecker

  • Job stress and job satisfaction of physicians, radiographers, nurses and physicists working in radiotherapy: a multicenter analysis by the DEGRO Quality of Life Work Group.

    Susanne Sehlen;Dirk Vordermark;Christof Schäfer;Peter Herschbach

  • Group Psychotherapy of Dysfunctional Fear of Progression in Patients with Chronic Arthritis or Cancer

    Peter Herschbach;Petra Berg;Sabine Waadt;Gabriele Duran

  • Long-Term Improvement of Quality of Life During Growth Hormone (GH) Replacement Therapy in Adults with GH Deficiency, as Measured by Questions on Life Satisfaction-Hypopituitarism (QLS-H)

    Myriam Rosilio;Werner F. Blum;David J. Edwards;Elena P. Shavrikova

  • Evaluation of two group therapies to reduce fear of progression in cancer patients.

    Peter Herschbach;Katrin Book;Andreas Dinkel;Petra Berg

  • Cancer Distress Reduction with a Couple-Based Skills Training: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Nina Heinrichs;Tanja Zimmermann;Birgit Huber;Peter Herschbach

  • Psychological factors in functional gastrointestinal disorders: characteristics of the disorder or of the illness behavior?

    P Herschbach;G Henrich;M von Rad

  • Fear of progression.

    Peter Herschbach;Andreas Dinkel

  • Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction Following Male-to-Female Sex Reassignment Surgery.

    Nikolaos A. Papadopulos;Nikolaos A. Papadopulos;Jean-Daniel Lellé;Dmitry Zavlin;Peter Herschbach

  • Chemotherapy and Post-traumatic Stress in the Causation of Cognitive Dysfunction in Breast Cancer Patients.

    Kerstin Hermelink;Markus Bühner;Philipp Sckopke;Franziska Neufeld

  • Das „Zufriedenheitsparadox” in der Lebensqualitätsforschung - Wovon hängt unser Wohlbefinden ab? -

    Peter Herschbach

  • Elucidating Pretreatment Cognitive Impairment in Breast Cancer Patients: The Impact of Cancer-Related Post-Traumatic Stress

    Kerstin Hermelink;Varinka Voigt;Judith Kaste;Franziska Neufeld

  • Decreased quality of life in adult patients with growth hormone deficiency compared with general populations using the new, validated, self-weighted questionnaire, questions on life satisfaction hypopituitarism module.

    Werner F. Blum;Elena P. Shavrikova;David J. Edwards;Myriam Rosilio

  • Mobile Health in Oncology: A Patient Survey About App-Assisted Cancer Care.

    Kerstin Anne Kessel;Marco Me Vogel;Carmen Kessel;Henning Bier

Frequent Co-Authors

Nina Heinrichs
Nina Heinrichs Bielefeld University
Manfred Döpfner
Manfred Döpfner University of Cologne
Brunna Tuschen-Caffier
Brunna Tuschen-Caffier University of Freiburg
Tilo Biedermann
Tilo Biedermann Technical University of Munich
Christian Peschel
Christian Peschel Technical University of Munich
Nadia Harbeck
Nadia Harbeck Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Lutz Goldbeck
Lutz Goldbeck University of Ulm
Elmar Brähler
Elmar Brähler Leipzig University
Anja Mehnert
Anja Mehnert Leipzig University
Markus Bühner
Markus Bühner Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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