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Wolff Schlotz

Wolff Schlotz

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 51 5217 242 109 10640

Wolff Schlotz publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wolff Schlotz between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wolff Schlotz published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 4.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2019. 1 of the 112 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2019. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 0 publications 2025: 1 publication
1999 2025

112 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wolff Schlotz: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 0
2001 0
2002 1
2003 2
2004 5
2005 4
2006 5
2007 7
2008 7
2009 4
2010 6
2011 7
2012 6
2013 4
2014 2
2015 3
2016 5
2017 10
2018 5
2019 11
2020 10
2021 3
2022 2
2023 1
2024 0
2025 1
Total 112
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Wolff Schlotz 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 Wolff Schlotz 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, 101–110 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: 109 publications — 26th percentile

26% 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
101–110 736 109
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
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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Wolff Schlotz 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 Wolff Schlotz 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, 50–51 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: 51 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% 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 51
52–53 390
54–55 408
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

Wolff Schlotz was affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and contributed extensively to the fields of psychology and neuroscience. Their research primarily focused on experimental and cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, behavioral neuroscience, clinical psychology, and social psychology.

The scientist's main research topics included stress responses and cortisol, aesthetic perception and analysis, mental health research topics, behavioral health and interventions, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, multisensory perception and integration, and flow experience in various fields.

Wolff Schlotz had several frequent coauthors who collaborated on multiple studies. These included Robert Kumsta, Winfried Menninghaus, Edmund Sonuga-Barke, Dennis Golm, and Michael Rutter.

Their work appeared in a variety of academic venues, with repeated publications in the following journals:

  • Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • Scientific Reports

Notable publications by Wolff Schlotz included:

  • "The Aesthetic Responsiveness Assessment (AReA): A screening tool to assess individual differences in responsiveness to art in English and German." (2020, Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts)
  • "Early childhood deprivation is associated with alterations in adult brain structure despite subsequent environmental enrichment" (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "Self-soothing touch and being hugged reduce cortisol responses to stress: A randomized controlled trial on stress, physical touch, and social identity" (2021, Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology)
  • "Why does early childhood deprivation increase the risk for depression and anxiety in adulthood? A developmental cascade model" (2020, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry)
  • "Psychological stress, cognitive decline and the development of dementia in amnestic mild cognitive impairment" (2020, Scientific Reports)

Best Publications

  • Determinants of the diurnal course of salivary alpha-amylase

    Urs M. Nater;Urs M. Nater;Nicholas Rohleder;Nicholas Rohleder;Wolff Schlotz;Ulrike Ehlert

  • Several daily measurements are necessary to reliably assess the cortisol rise after awakening: State- and trait components

    J. Hellhammer;E. Fries;O.W. Schweisthal;W. Schlotz

  • The past makes the present meaningful: nostalgia as an existential resource.

    Clay Routledge;Jamie Arndt;Tim Wildschut;Constantine Sedikides

  • Perceived work overload and chronic worrying predict weekend-weekday differences in the cortisol awakening response

    Wolff Schlotz;Juliane Hellhammer;Peter Schulz;Arthur A. Stone

  • Fetal origins of mental health: Evidence and mechanisms

    Wolff Schlotz;David I.W. Phillips

  • Child-to-adult neurodevelopmental and mental health trajectories after early life deprivation: the young adult follow-up of the longitudinal English and Romanian Adoptees study

    Edmund J. S. Sonuga-Barke;Edmund J. S. Sonuga-Barke;Mark Kennedy;Robert Kumsta;Nicky Knights

  • Trierer Inventar zur Erfassung von chronischem Streß (TICS): Skalenkonstruktion, teststatistische Überprüfung und Validierung der Skala Arbeitsüberlastung

    Peter Schulz;Wolff Schlotz

  • Covariance between psychological and endocrine responses to pharmacological challenge and psychosocial stress: a question of timing.

    Wolff Schlotz;Robert Kumsta;Irmgard Layes;Sonja Entringer

  • Transformational and transactional leadership and followers’ chronic stress

    Jens Rowold;Wolff Schlotz

  • Salivary cortisol in ambulatory assessment--some dos, some don'ts, and some open questions.

    Brigitte M. Kudielka;Andrea Gierens;Dirk H. Hellhammer;Stefan Wüst

  • Delay and reward choice in ADHD: an experimental test of the role of delay aversion.

    Rafaela Marco;Ana Miranda;Wolff Schlotz;Amanda Melia

  • The perceived stress reactivity scale: Measurement invariance, stability, and validity in three countries

    Wolff Schlotz;Ilona S. Yim;Peggy M. Zoccola;Lars J. Jansen

  • Intra-individual psychological and physiological responses to acute laboratory stressors of different intensity

    Nadine Skoluda;Jana Strahler;Wolff Schlotz;Larissa Niederberger

  • Trierer Inventar zum Chronischen Stress (TICS) [Trier Inventory for Chronic Stress (TICS)]

    Peter Schulz;Wolff Schlotz;Peter Becker

  • Deprivation-Specific Psychological Patterns: Effects of Institutional Deprivation

    M. Rutter;E. Sonuga-Barke;C. Beckett;J. Castle

  • Ambulatory psychoneuroendocrinology: Assessing salivary cortisol and other hormones in daily life

    Wolff Schlotz

  • Dissociative symptoms are positively related to stress in borderline personality disorder

    C. E. Stiglmayr;U. W. Ebner-Priemer;J. Bretz;R. Behm

  • Lower maternal folate status in early pregnancy is associated with childhood hyperactivity and peer problems in offspring.

    Wolff Schlotz;Alexander Jones;Alexander Jones;David I.W. Phillips;Catharine R. Gale

  • Birth weight is associated with salivary cortisol responses to psychosocial stress in adult life

    Stefan Wüst;Sonja Entringer;Ilona S. Federenko;Wolff Schlotz

  • Daily life stress and the cortisol awakening response: testing the anticipation hypothesis.

    Daniel J. Powell;Wolff Schlotz;Wolff Schlotz

  • Oily fish intake during pregnancy – association with lower hyperactivity but not with higher full‐scale IQ in offspring

    Catharine R. Gale;Sian M. Robinson;Keith M. Godfrey;Catherine M. Law

Frequent Co-Authors

Edmund J.S. Sonuga-Barke
Edmund J.S. Sonuga-Barke King's College London
Robert Kumsta
Robert Kumsta Ruhr University Bochum
Michael Rutter
Michael Rutter King's College London
Jana Kreppner
Jana Kreppner University of Southampton
Stefan Wüst
Stefan Wüst University of Regensburg
Hans-Christoph Steinhausen
Hans-Christoph Steinhausen University of Southern Denmark
Dirk H. Hellhammer
Dirk H. Hellhammer University of Trier
Barbara Maughan
Barbara Maughan King's College London
Ulrich W. Ebner-Priemer
Ulrich W. Ebner-Priemer Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Clive Holmes
Clive Holmes University of Southampton

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