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Peter Zwanzger 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 Peter Zwanzger sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 277 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter Zwanzger 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 Peter Zwanzger sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 78th percentile

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

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

Overview

Peter Zwanzger is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of psychology and neuroscience. Their research spans several subfields, including clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, psychiatry and mental health, cognitive neuroscience, and neurology.

Zwanzger's work focuses on topics such as anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, and cognitive processes. Further areas of research include transcranial magnetic stimulation studies, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, mental health treatment and access, mental health research topics, functional brain connectivity studies, and psychosomatic disorders and their treatments.

Their recent publications illustrate an emphasis on mental health disorders and treatment approaches. Notable papers include:

  • "Transcranial direct current stimulation as an additional treatment to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in adults with major depressive disorder in Germany (DepressionDC): a triple-blind, randomised, sham-controlled, multicentre trial" (2023), published in The Lancet
  • "Serotonin Transporter Gene Promoter Hypomethylation as a Predictor of Antidepressant Treatment Response in Major Depression: A Replication Study" (2020), published in The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
  • "Extending the vulnerability-stress model of mental disorders: three-dimensional NPSR1 × environment × coping interaction study in anxiety" (2020), published in The British Journal of Psychiatry
  • "The definition of treatment resistance in anxiety disorders: a Delphi method-based consensus guideline" (2024), published in World Psychiatry
  • "Volume of subcortical brain regions in social anxiety disorder: mega-analytic results from 37 samples in the ENIGMA-Anxiety Working Group" (2023), published in Molecular Psychiatry

Zwanzger frequently publishes in venues such as Der Nervenarzt, The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Psychological Medicine, and Brain Stimulation.

Collaborative efforts have been a significant part of Zwanzger's work, with frequent co-authors including Katharina Domschke, Miriam A. Schiele, Paul Pauli, Andreas Reif, and Udo Dannlowski. These collaborations indicate ongoing engagement in multi-disciplinary research environments focused on mental health and neuroscience.

Best Publications

  • Limbic Scars: Long-Term Consequences of Childhood Maltreatment Revealed by Functional and Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Udo Dannlowski;Anja Stuhrmann;Victoria Beutelmann;Peter Zwanzger

  • SNP and haplotype analysis of a novel tryptophan hydroxylase isoform (TPH2) gene provide evidence for association with major depression

    Zill P;Baghai Tc;Zwanzger P;Schüle C

  • Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in pharmacotherapy-refractory major depression: comparative study of fast, slow and sham rTMS

    Frank Padberg;Peter Zwanzger;Heike Thoma;Norbert Kathmann

  • Biological markers for anxiety disorders, OCD and PTSD: A consensus statement. Part II: Neurochemistry, neurophysiology and neurocognition

    Borwin Bandelow;David Baldwin;Marianna Abelli;Blanca Bolea-Alamanac

  • Evidence for an association between a G-protein beta3-gene variant with depression and response to antidepressant treatment.

    Peter Zill;Thomas C. Baghai;Peter Zwanzger;Cornelius Schüle

  • Psychological Treatment for Panic Disorder With Agoraphobia: A Randomized Controlled Trial to Examine the Role of Therapist-Guided Exposure In Situ in CBT

    Andrew T. Gloster;Hans-Ulrich Wittchen;Franziska Einsle;Thomas Lang

  • Serotonin-2A-receptor and -transporter polymorphisms: Lack of association in patients with major depression

    C. Minov;T.C. Baghai;C. Schüle;P. Zwanzger

  • Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in Major Depression: Relation between Efficacy and Stimulation Intensity

    Frank Padberg;Peter Zwanzger;Martin E Keck;Norbert Kathmann

  • Prediction of Individual Response to Electroconvulsive Therapy via Machine Learning on Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data

    Ronny Redlich;Nils Opel;Dominik Grotegerd;Katharina Dohm

  • Hippocampal atrophy in major depression: a function of childhood maltreatment rather than diagnosis?

    Nils Opel;Ronny Redlich;Peter Zwanzger;Dominik Grotegerd

  • Serotonin transporter gene hypomethylation predicts impaired antidepressant treatment response.

    Katharina Domschke;Nicola Tidow;Kathrin Schwarte;Juergen Deckert

  • Plasma concentrations of neuroactive steroids before and after repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in major depression.

    Frank Padberg;Flavia di Michele;Peter Zwanzger;Elena Romeo

  • Reduced hippocampal volumes associated with the long variant of the serotonin transporter polymorphism in major depression.

    Thomas Frodl;Eva M. Meisenzahl;Peter Zill;Thomas Baghai

  • Oxytocin Receptor Gene Methylation: Converging Multilevel Evidence for a Role in Social Anxiety

    Christiane Ziegler;Udo Dannlowski;David Bräuer;Stephan Stevens

  • Striatal dopamine release after prefrontal repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in major depression: preliminary results of a dynamic [123I] IBZM SPECT study.

    Oliver Pogarell;Walter Koch;Gabriele Pöpperl;Klaus Tatsch

  • Polymorphisms in the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene are associated with unipolar depression, ACE activity and hypercortisolism.

    T. C. Baghai;E. B. Binder;C. Schule;D. Salyakina

  • Substance P serum levels are increased in major depression: preliminary results.

    Brigitta Bondy;Thomas C Baghai;Christo Minov;Cornelius Schüle

  • Virtual reality exposure in anxiety disorders: Impact on psychophysiological reactivity

    Julia Diemer;Andreas Mühlberger;Paul Pauli;Peter Zwanzger

  • Emotion Regulation and Trait Anxiety Are Predicted by the Microstructure of Fibers between Amygdala and Prefrontal Cortex

    Annuschka Salima Eden;Jan Schreiber;Alfred Anwander;Katharina Keuper

  • Identification of a Naturally Occurring Polymorphism in the Promoter Region of the Norepinephrine Transporter and Analysis in Major Depression

    Peter Zill;Rolf Engel;Thomas C Baghai;Georg Juckel

  • Vigabatrin decreases cholecystokinin-tetrapeptide (CCK-4) induced panic in healthy volunteers.

    Peter Zwanzger;Thomas C Baghai;Cornelius Schuele;Andreas Ströhle

Frequent Co-Authors

Katharina Domschke
Katharina Domschke University of Freiburg
Rainer Rupprecht
Rainer Rupprecht University of Regensburg
Volker Arolt
Volker Arolt University of Münster
Frank Padberg
Frank Padberg Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Andreas Reif
Andreas Reif Goethe University Frankfurt
Jürgen Deckert
Jürgen Deckert University of Würzburg
Paul Pauli
Paul Pauli University of Würzburg
Hans-Jürgen Möller
Hans-Jürgen Möller Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Udo Dannlowski
Udo Dannlowski University of Münster
Harald Kugel
Harald Kugel University of Münster

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