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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 54 4672 4326 213 210 189 8902
Neuroscience 55 4789 4405 399 376 193 9078

Thomas Straube publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thomas Straube between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thomas Straube published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 9.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2021. 27 of the 228 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2021. 2003: 5 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 3 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 33 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 20 publications
2003 2025

228 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thomas Straube: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 5
2004 3
2005 1
2006 3
2007 4
2008 7
2009 4
2010 5
2011 8
2012 3
2013 4
2014 9
2015 9
2016 13
2017 19
2018 10
2019 12
2020 14
2021 33
2022 16
2023 19
2024 7
2025 20
Total 228
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Thomas Straube 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 Thomas Straube sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 181–190 publications, is where this scientist sits. 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
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 189 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397 189
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Thomas Straube 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 Thomas Straube sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 54–55 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408 54
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Overview

Thomas Straube is affiliated with the University of Münster in Germany and has a substantial body of research in the fields of neuroscience and psychology. Their work primarily contributes to cognitive neuroscience and experimental and cognitive psychology, with additional involvement in radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, clinical psychology, and psychiatry and mental health.

The scientist's research topics show a strong focus on neural and behavioral psychology studies, neural dynamics and brain function, and face recognition and perception. Other key areas include anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, cognitive processes, functional brain connectivity studies, mental health research topics, and visual perception and processing mechanisms.

Among recent publications, Thomas Straube has co-authored notable papers such as:

  • "Cortical volume abnormalities in posttraumatic stress disorder: an ENIGMA-psychiatric genomics consortium PTSD workgroup mega-analysis" (2020), published in Molecular Psychiatry
  • "Effects of low-level visual information and perceptual load on P1 and N170 responses to emotional expressions" (2020), published in Cortex
  • "Differential Effects of Awareness and Task Relevance on Early and Late ERPs in a No-Report Visual Oddball Paradigm" (2020), published in the Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Attentional conditions differentially affect early, intermediate and late neural responses to fearful and neutral faces" (2020), published in Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
  • "Dissociating the Neural Correlates of Consciousness and Task Relevance in Face Perception Using Simultaneous EEG-fMRI" (2021), published in the Journal of Neuroscience

Thomas Straube collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including Maximilian Bruchmann, Sebastian Schindler, David Hofmann, Robert Moeck, and Insa Schloßmacher. These collaborations reflect a network of researchers contributing to related domains within neuroscience and psychology.

The scientist's work appears regularly in prominent venues, with the most frequent being bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Scientific Reports, NeuroImage, Psychophysiology, and Cortex. These journals and repositories highlight a consistent engagement with current trends and developments in neuroscience and allied disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy on brain activation in specific phobia.

    Thomas Straube;Madlen Glauer;Stefan Dilger;Hans-Joachim Mentzel

  • Waiting for spiders: brain activation during anticipatory anxiety in spider phobics.

    Thomas Straube;Hans-Joachim Mentzel;Wolfgang H.R. Miltner

  • Effect of task conditions on brain responses to threatening faces in social phobics: an event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging study.

    Thomas Straube;Iris-Tatjana Kolassa;Madlen Glauer;Hans-Joachim Mentzel

  • A Single-Trial Estimation of the Feedback-Related Negativity and Its Relation to BOLD Responses in a Time-Estimation Task

    Michael P. I. Becker;Alexander M. Nitsch;Wolfgang H. R. Miltner;Thomas Straube

  • Brain activation to phobia-related pictures in spider phobic humans: an event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging study

    Stefan Dilger;Thomas Straube;Hans-Joachim Mentzel;Clemens Fitzek

  • Neural Mechanisms of Automatic and Direct Processing of Phobogenic Stimuli in Specific Phobia

    Thomas Straube;Hans-Joachim Mentzel;Wolfgang H.R. Miltner

  • Common and distinct brain activation to threat and safety signals in social phobia.

    Thomas Straube;Hans-Joachim Mentzel;Wolfgang H.R. Miltner

  • Association between therapy outcome and right-hemispheric activation in chronic aphasia

    Maria Richter;Wolfgang H. R. Miltner;Thomas Straube

  • Requirement of β-adrenergic receptor activation and protein synthesis for LTP-reinforcement by novelty in rat dentate gyrus

    Thomas Straube;Volker Korz;Detlef Balschun;Julietta Uta Frey

  • Dynamic activation of the anterior cingulate cortex during anticipatory anxiety.

    Thomas Straube;Stephanie Schmidt;Thomas Weiss;Hans-Joachim Mentzel

  • Gender Differences for Specific Body Regions When Looking at Men and Women

    Johannes Hewig;Ralf H. Trippe;Holger Hecht;Thomas Straube

  • Bidirectional modulation of long-term potentiation by novelty-exploration in rat dentate gyrus

    Thomas Straube;Volker Korz;Julietta U. Frey

  • Attention to aversive emotion and specific activation of the right insula and right somatosensory cortex.

    Thomas Straube;Wolfgang H.R. Miltner

  • Do words hurt? Brain activation during the processing of pain-related words.

    Maria Richter;Judith Eck;Thomas Straube;Wolfgang H.R. Miltner

  • Sex differences in brain activation to anticipated and experienced pain in the medial prefrontal cortex.

    Thomas Straube;Stephanie Schmidt;Thomas Weiss;Hans-Joachim Mentzel

  • Modulation of the neural network involved in the processing of anger prosody: the role of task-relevance and social phobia.

    Susanne Quadflieg;Alexander Mohr;Hans Joachim Mentzel;Wolfgang H R Miltner

  • Brain activation during anticipatory anxiety in social anxiety disorder

    Stephanie Boehme;Viktoria Ritter;Susan Tefikow;Ulrich Stangier

  • Altered white matter microstructural organization in posttraumatic stress disorder across 3047 adults: results from the PGC-ENIGMA PTSD consortium

    Emily L Dennis;Seth G Disner;Seth G Disner;Negar Fani;Lauren E Salminen

  • Phasic and sustained brain responses in the amygdala and the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis during threat anticipation

    Martin J. Herrmann;Stephanie Boehme;Michael P.I. Becker;Sara V. Tupak

  • Neural correlates of self-focused attention in social anxiety

    Stephanie Boehme;Stephanie Boehme;Wolfgang H.R. Miltner;Thomas Straube

  • Vigilance for threat interacts with amygdala responses to subliminal threat cues in specific phobia.

    Judith Lipka;Wolfgang H.R. Miltner;Thomas Straube

  • Affective brain regions are activated during the processing of pain-related words in migraine patients

    Judith Eck;Maria Richter;Thomas Straube;Wolfgang H.R. Miltner

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfgang H. R. Miltner
Wolfgang H. R. Miltner Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Martin J. Herrmann
Martin J. Herrmann University of Würzburg
Nic J.A. van der Wee
Nic J.A. van der Wee Leiden University Medical Center
Thomas Weiss
Thomas Weiss Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Gina L. Forster
Gina L. Forster University of South Dakota
Dan J. Stein
Dan J. Stein University of Cape Town
Kerry J. Ressler
Kerry J. Ressler Harvard University
K. Luan Phan
K. Luan Phan The Ohio State University
Tanja Jovanovic
Tanja Jovanovic Wayne State University
Martha E. Shenton
Martha E. Shenton Harvard University

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