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Werner X. Schneider

Werner X. Schneider

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
38
Citations
7987
World Ranking
8767
National Ranking
411

Neuroscience

D-Index
38
Citations
8043
World Ranking
8470
National Ranking
720

Werner X. Schneider publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Werner X. Schneider sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 151 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Werner X. Schneider D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Werner X. Schneider sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Werner X. Schneider is affiliated with Bielefeld University in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of Neuroscience, with a particular focus on Cognitive Neuroscience. Their research covers a range of subfields including Neurology, Artificial Intelligence, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.

The main topics of Schneider's work encompass:

  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Cognitive Functions and Memory
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurological disorders and treatments

Their recent papers include:

  • "Differentiating Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Parkinson's Disease With Head-Mounted Displays," 2021, Frontiers in Neurology
  • "Working memory and active sampling of the environment: Medial temporal contributions," 2022, Handbook of clinical neurology
  • "Emphasizing speed or accuracy in an eye-tracking version of the Trail-Making-Test: Towards experimental diagnostics for decomposing executive functions," 2022, PLoS ONE
  • "Oculomotor capture by search-irrelevant features in visual working memory: on the crucial role of target-distractor similarity," 2020, Attention Perception & Psychophysics
  • "Action Selection and Execution in Everyday Activities: A Cognitive Robotics and Situation Model Perspective," 2021, Topics in Cognitive Science

Frequent collaborative work includes partnerships with the following co-authors:

  • Christian H. Poth
  • Josefine Albert
  • Rebecca M. Foerster
  • Dirk Kerzel
  • Stefan Pollmann

Schneider's research has been published in venues such as:

  • iScience
  • Journal of Vision
  • Handbook of clinical neurology
  • Frontiers in Neurology
  • PLoS ONE

Best Publications

  • Saccade target selection and object recognition: evidence for a common attentional mechanism.

    Heiner Deubel;Werner X. Schneider

  • Effect of Remote Distractors on Saccade Programming: Evidence for an Extended Fixation Zone

    Robin Walker;Heiner Deubel;Werner X. Schneider;John M. Findlay

  • Postsaccadic target blanking prevents saccadic suppression of image displacement.

    Heiner Deubel;Werner X. Schneider;Bruce Bridgeman

  • Selective Dorsal and Ventral Processing: Evidence for a Common Attentional Mechanism in Reaching and Perception

    Heiner Deubel;Werner X. Schneider;Ingo Paprotta

  • Immediate post-saccadic information mediates space constancy

    Heiner Deubel;Bruce Bridgeman;Werner X Schneider

  • VAM: A neuro-cognitive model for visual attention control of segmentation, object recognition, and space-based motor action

    Werner X. Schneider

  • Transsaccadic memory of position and form

    Heiner Deubel;Werner X. Schneider;Bruce Bridgeman

  • The influence of alertness on spatial and nonspatial components of visual attention.

    Ellen Matthias;Peter Bublak;Hermann J. Müller;Werner X. Schneider

  • Selective visual processing across competition episodes: a theory of task-driven visual attention and working memory

    Werner X. Schneider

  • Staged decline of visual processing capacity in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease

    Peter Bublak;Petra Redel;Christian Sorg;Alexander Kurz

  • The effect of fearful faces on the attentional blink is task dependent.

    Timo Stein;Jan Zwickel;Johanna Ritter;Maria Kitzmantel

  • Usability of a theory of visual attention (TVA) for parameter-based measurement of attention I: evidence from normal subjects.

    Kathrin Finke;Peter Bublak;Joseph Krummenacher;Søren Kyllingsbæk

  • Where to Look Next? Combining Static and Dynamic Proto-objects in a TVA-based Model of Visual Attention

    Marco Wischnewski;Anna Belardinelli;Werner X. Schneider;Jochen J. Steil

  • Visual-spatial working memory, attention, and scene representation: a neuro-cognitive theory.

    Werner X. Schneider

  • Predicting object features across saccades: evidence from object recognition and visual search.

    Arvid Herwig;Werner X. Schneider

  • Delayed saccades, but not delayed manual aiming movements, require visual attention shifts.

    Heiner Deubel;Werner X. Schneider

  • Visual attention and saccadic eye movements: Evidence for obligatory and selective spatial coupling

    Werner X. Schneider;Heiner Deubel

  • Attentional selection during preparation of prehension movements

    Andreas Schiegg;Heiner Deubel;Werner X. Schneider

  • Deficits of spatial and task-related attentional selection in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease

    P. Redel;P. Bublak;C. Sorg;A. Kurz

  • Automatic attraction of attention to former targets in visual displays of letters

    Søren Kyllingsbæk;Werner X. Schneider;Claus Bundesen

  • Parameter-based assessment of spatial and non-spatial attentional deficits in Huntington's disease

    Kathrin Finke;Peter Bublak;Matthias Dose;Hermann J. Müller

Frequent Co-Authors

Heiner Deubel
Heiner Deubel Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Kathrin Finke
Kathrin Finke Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Hermann J. Müller
Hermann J. Müller Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Mario Botsch
Mario Botsch TU Dortmund University
Bruce Bridgeman
Bruce Bridgeman University of California, Santa Cruz
Christian Sorg
Christian Sorg Technical University of Munich
Claus Bundesen
Claus Bundesen University of Copenhagen
Timo Stein
Timo Stein University of Amsterdam
Hans Förstl
Hans Förstl Technical University of Munich
Yves Rossetti
Yves Rossetti Lyon Neuroscience Research Center

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