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48
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8123
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5976
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283

Roland Mergl 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 Mergl sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 174 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Roland Mergl 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 Mergl sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Roland Mergl is affiliated with Bundeswehr University Munich in Germany. Their research spans multiple fields including Medicine, Psychology, and Neuroscience, with a particular focus on Clinical Psychology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Behavioral Neuroscience, and Obstetrics and Gynecology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • PLoS ONE
  • European Journal of Psychotraumatology
  • Journal of Psychiatric Research
  • Nutrients

Several recent papers highlight the scope of their work. In 2022, "Grief in women with previous miscarriage or stillbirth: a systematic review of cross-sectional and longitudinal prospective studies" was published in the European Journal of Psychotraumatology. Other notable papers by collaborators and coauthors include a 2021 study on inflammation and vitamin D association with depressive symptoms in Nutrients, as well as research into unemployment and sleep habits published in the Journal of Sleep Research the same year, demonstrating an interdisciplinary approach.

Collaborators frequently working with Roland Mergl include Antje-Kathrin Allgaier, Ulrich Hegerl, Christian Sander, Dirk Alexander Wittekind, and A. Veronica Witte, with coauthoring counts ranging from five to ten joint publications.

The scientist's research integrates clinical and biochemical perspectives, exploring psychological conditions such as grief, depression, and anxiety as well as physiological correlates like hormonal and inflammatory markers. Their work contributes to understanding complex interactions between mental health and biological processes, particularly in populations affected by pregnancy loss and mood disorders.

Best Publications

  • Inflammatory cytokines in general and central obesity and modulating effects of physical activity.

    Frank M. Schmidt;Julia Weschenfelder;Christian Sander;Juliane Minkwitz

  • Identifying depression in primary care: a comparison of different methods in a prospective cohort study

    Verena Henkel;Roland Mergl;Ralf Kohnen;Wolfgang Maier

  • A cross-national study on gender differences in suicide intent

    Aislinné Freeman;Roland Mergl;Elisabeth Kohls;András Székely

  • What are reasons for the large gender differences in the lethality of suicidal acts? An epidemiological analysis in four European countries

    Roland Mergl;Nicole Koburger;Katherina Heinrichs;András Székely

  • Depressive, anxiety, and somatoform disorders in primary care: prevalence and recognition

    Roland Mergl;Isabel Seidscheck;Antje-Kathrin Allgaier;Hans-Jürgen Möller

  • Baseline Depression Severity as Moderator of Depression Outcomes Between Cognitive Behavioral Therapy vs Pharmacotherapy: An Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis.

    Erica S. Weitz;Steven D. Hollon;Jos Twisk;Annemieke van Straten

  • Kinematic analysis of handwriting movements in patients with Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, depression and healthy subjects

    A. Schroter;R. Mergl;K. Burger;H. Hampel

  • Use of brief depression screening tools in primary care: consideration of heterogeneity in performance in different patient groups

    Verena Henkel;Roland Mergl;Ralf Kohnen;Antje-Kathrin Allgaier

  • Treatment of depression with atypical features: a meta-analytic approach.

    Verena Henkel;Roland Mergl;Antje-Kathrin Allgaier;Ralph Kohnen

  • Cytokine levels in depressed and non-depressed subjects, and masking effects of obesity.

    Frank M. Schmidt;Nicole Lichtblau;Juliane Minkwitz;Tobias Chittka

  • Prevalence of minor depression in elderly persons with and without mild cognitive impairment: A systematic review

    Maryna Polyakova;Maryna Polyakova;N. Sonnabend;C. Sander;R. Mergl

  • Prediction of treatment response in major depression: integration of concepts.

    Christoph Mulert;Georg Juckel;Michael Brunnmeier;Susanne Karch

  • Digitized analysis of handwriting and drawing movements in healthy subjects: methods, results and perspectives

    Roland Mergl;Peter Tigges;Andreas Schröter;Hans-Jürgen Möller

  • Are treatment preferences relevant in response to serotonergic antidepressants and cognitive-behavioral therapy in depressed primary care patients? Results from a randomized controlled trial including a patients' choice arm

    Roland Mergl;Verena Henkel;Antje-Kathrin Allgaier;Dietmar Kramer

  • Early improvement is a predictor of treatment outcome in patients with mild major, minor or subsyndromal depression.

    André Tadić;Isabella Helmreich;Roland Mergl;Martin Hautzinger

  • Gender as predictor and moderator of outcome in cognitive behavior therapy and pharmacotherapy for adult depression: an "individual patient data" meta-analysis.

    Pim Cuijpers;Erica Weitz;Jos Twisk;Christine Kuehner

  • Preference of lethal methods is not the only cause for higher suicide rates in males

    Anna Cibis;Roland Mergl;Anke Bramesfeld;David Althaus

  • Effects of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy in depressed primary-care patients: a randomized, controlled trial including a patients' choice arm

    Ulrich Hegerl;Martin Hautzinger;Roland Mergl;Ralf Kohnen

  • Influence of age and movement complexity on kinematic hand movement parameters in childhood and adolescence.

    Stefan Mark Rueckriegel;Friederike Blankenburg;Roland Burghardt;Stefan Ehrlich

  • Impact of mood stabilizers and antiepileptic drugs on cytokine production in-vitro.

    Hubertus Himmerich;Stefanie Bartsch;Hajo Hamer;Roland Mergl

  • What are reasons for the large gender differences in the lethality of suicidal acts

    Roland Mergl;Nicole Koburger;Katharina Heinrichs;András Székely

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulrich Hegerl
Ulrich Hegerl Stiftung Deutsche Depressionshilfe
Georg Juckel
Georg Juckel Ruhr University Bochum
Peter Schönknecht
Peter Schönknecht Leipzig University
Hans-Jürgen Möller
Hans-Jürgen Möller Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Oliver Pogarell
Oliver Pogarell Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
James C. Coyne
James C. Coyne University of Groningen
Martin Hautzinger
Martin Hautzinger University of Tübingen
Benedikt L. Amann
Benedikt L. Amann Pompeu Fabra University
Armin Schmidtke
Armin Schmidtke University of Würzburg
Heinz Grunze
Heinz Grunze Paracelsus Medical University

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