World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
40
Citations
9017
World Ranking
8124
National Ranking
380

Roland Imhoff 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 Roland Imhoff sits on this spectrum.

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 publications 705+

This scientist: 137 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Roland Imhoff 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 Roland Imhoff sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Roland Imhoff is affiliated with Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz in Germany. Their research spans several fields within social sciences and psychology, with a primary focus on social and political phenomena analyzed through empirical and experimental methods.

The main fields of study covered in their work include Social Sciences with 79 publications and Psychology with 60 publications. Within these, the prominent subfields are Sociology and Political Science (64 publications), Cognitive Neuroscience (34 publications), Social Psychology (25 publications), Clinical Psychology (18 publications), and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (9 publications).

Key research topics addressed in Imhoff's publications cover:

  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Media Influence and Health
  • Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics

Frequent collaborations include coauthors such as Aileen Oeberst, Marius Frenken, Pia Lamberty, Fiona Kazarovytska, and Yael Ecker. These partnerships reflect recurring contributors across multiple published works.

Imhoff has published extensively in several scholarly venues. Notable publication outlets with multiple contributions include:

  • Journal of Experimental Social Psychology (10 publications)
  • Social Psychological and Personality Science (6 publications)
  • European Journal of Social Psychology (5 publications)
  • Political Psychology (4 publications)
  • Archives of Sexual Behavior (4 publications)

Representative recent papers encompass a range of topics connected to conspiracy beliefs, political orientation, and cognitive psychology:

  • "A Bioweapon or a Hoax? The Link Between Distinct Conspiracy Beliefs About the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak and Pandemic Behavior", published in 2020 in Social Psychological and Personality Science
  • "Conspiracy mentality and political orientation across 26 countries", published in 2022 in Nature Human Behaviour
  • "Resolving the Puzzle of Conspiracy Worldview and Political Activism: Belief in Secret Plots Decreases Normative but Increases Nonnormative Political Engagement", published in 2020 in Social Psychological and Personality Science
  • "Tearing apart the "evil" twins: A general conspiracy mentality is not the same as specific conspiracy beliefs", published in 2022 in Current Opinion in Psychology

These publications indicate a strong focus on understanding conspiracy mentality and its social and political implications, particularly in the context of pandemic-related misinformation and behavioral responses. The body of work also covers broader themes in social psychological phenomena and political activism.

Best Publications

  • Measuring Individual Differences in Generic Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories Across Cultures: Conspiracy Mentality Questionnaire

    Martin Bruder;Peter Haffke;Nick Neave;Nina Nouripanah

  • Speaking (un-)truth to power : conspiracy mentality as a generalised political attitude

    Roland Imhoff;Martin Bruder

  • A Bioweapon or a Hoax? The Link Between Distinct Conspiracy Beliefs About the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak and Pandemic Behavior

    Roland Imhoff;Pia Lamberty

  • The ABC of stereotypes about groups: Agency/socioeconomic success, conservative–progressive beliefs, and communion.

    Alex Koch;Roland Imhoff;Ron Dotsch;Christian Unkelbach

  • The humanity of what we eat: Conceptions of human uniqueness among vegetarians and omnivores†

    Michal Bilewicz;Roland Imhoff;Marek Drogosz

  • How paranoid are conspiracy believers? Toward a more fine‐grained understanding of the connect and disconnect between paranoia and belief in conspiracy theories.

    Roland Imhoff;Pia Lamberty

  • Stigmatization of people with pedophilia: two comparative surveys.

    Sara Jahnke;Roland Imhoff;Juergen Hoyer

  • Too special to be duped: Need for uniqueness motivates conspiracy beliefs.

    Roland Imhoff;Pia Karoline Lamberty

  • Resolving the Puzzle of Conspiracy Worldview and Political Activism: Belief in Secret Plots Decreases Normative but Increases Nonnormative Political Engagement:

    Roland Imhoff;Lea Dieterle;Pia Lamberty

  • What Motivates Nonconformity? Uniqueness Seeking Blocks Majority Influence

    Roland Imhoff;Hans-Peter Erb

  • Exploring the Interplay of Trait Self-Control and Ego Depletion: Empirical Evidence for Ironic Effects

    Roland Imhoff;Alexander F. Schmidt;Friederike X. R. Gerstenberg

  • Differentiating Islamophobia: Introducing a New Scale to Measure Islamoprejudice and Secular Islam Critique

    Roland Imhoff;Julia Recker

  • A Multilab Replication of the Ego Depletion Effect.

    Junhua Dang;Paul Barker;Anna Baumert;Margriet Bentvelzen

  • Ongoing Victim Suffering Increases Prejudice: The Case of Secondary Anti-Semitism

    Roland Imhoff;Rainer Banse

  • Punitive Attitudes Against Pedophiles or Persons With Sexual Interest in Children: Does the Label Matter?

    Roland Imhoff

  • The Affect Misattribution Procedure: hot or not?

    Christophe Blaison;Roland Imhoff;Isabell Hühnel;Ursula Hess

  • Viewing time effects revisited: prolonged response latencies for sexually attractive targets under restricted task conditions.

    Roland Imhoff;Alexander F. Schmidt;Uta Nordsiek;Charlotte Luzar

  • Warmth and competence in your face! Visual encoding of stereotype content.

    Roland Imhoff;Jonas Woelki;Sebastian Hanke;Ron Dotsch

  • Collective regret versus collective guilt: Different emotional reactions to historical atrocities

    Roland Imhoff;Michał Bilewicz;Hans-Peter Erb

  • Using Power as a Negative Cue: How Conspiracy Mentality Affects Epistemic Trust in Sources of Historical Knowledge.

    Roland Imhoff;Pia Lamberty;Olivier Klein

Frequent Co-Authors

Rainer Banse
Rainer Banse University of Bonn
Manfred Schmitt
Manfred Schmitt University of Koblenz and Landau
Michał Bilewicz
Michał Bilewicz University of Warsaw
Joris Lammers
Joris Lammers University of Cologne
Helgi B. Schiöth
Helgi B. Schiöth Uppsala University
Christian Unkelbach
Christian Unkelbach University of Cologne
Gilad Hirschberger
Gilad Hirschberger Reichman University
Elliot T. Berkman
Elliot T. Berkman University of Oregon
Nick Neave
Nick Neave Northumbria University
Susan T. Fiske
Susan T. Fiske Princeton University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring related online degrees in psychology opens up diverse learning and career opportunities. Whether you’re considering undergraduate or graduate programs, students now prioritize both affordability and location when choosing their studies. For example, those looking for cost-effective options can consult the list of affordable psychology degrees in Vermont to find programs that fit their budget.

Location also influences popularity and networking opportunities. Aspiring psychologists in urban settings may want to review the popular psychology degrees in Charlotte and popular psychology degrees in Washington, D.C. to discover well-regarded institutions and established professional communities in those areas.

For students near Delaware, browsing the popular psychology degrees in Delaware can reveal key local programs and specializations. No matter where you study, online degrees make it easier to balance coursework and real-world experience. Graduates can pursue roles in counseling, research, education, and mental health services, making psychology a flexible pathway with strong future demand.

Best Scientists Citing Roland Imhoff

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles