2026 Wolfgang Prinz: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	88	1183	1066	102	97	408	36601
Psychology	88	1021	895	37	35	473	36927

Research.com Recognitions

1995 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Wolfgang Prinz is affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Germany. Their primary research area is Computer Science, with significant contributions across several subfields including Information Systems, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Computer Networks and Communications.

The research topics covered by Wolfgang Prinz include:

Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
Augmented Reality Applications
Smart Grid Energy Management
Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
Visual Attention and Saliency Detection
FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance
User Authentication and Security Systems

Wolfgang Prinz has coauthored multiple publications with the following researchers:

Leif Oppermann
Md Sadek Ferdous
Florian Buchholz
Jens Ducrée
Martin Etzrodt

The scientist's recent papers encompass a range of topics and publication venues, including:

"There's more than one metaverse," 2022, i-com
"Unchaining Collective Intelligence for Science, Research, and Technology Development by Blockchain-Boosted Community Participation," 2021, Frontiers in Blockchain
"Leveraging self-sovereign identity & distributed ledger technology in renewable energy certificate ecosystems," 2023, Journal of Cleaner Production
"BCDM - A decision and operation model for blockchains," 2021, 2021 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ICBC)
"Das Kunstwerk im Zeitalter der technischen Reproduzierbarkeit - NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) in rechtlicher Hinsicht - Was Blockchain-Anwendungen für den digitalen Kunstmarkt bewirken können," 2021, Computer und Recht

Wolfgang Prinz frequently publishes in the following venues:

RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen)
i-com
Frontiers in Blockchain
Journal of Cleaner Production
2021 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ICBC)

Wolfgang Prinz has been recognized as a member of the Academia Europaea since 1995.

Best Publications

The Theory of Event Coding (TEC): a framework for perception and action planning.

Bernhard Hommel;Jochen Müsseler;Gisa Aschersleben;Wolfgang Prinz

4283
Citations
Codes and their vicissitudes

Bernhard Hommel;Jochen Müsseler;Gisa Aschersleben;Wolfgang Prinz

3003
Citations
Perception and Action Planning

Wolfgang Prinz

2651
Citations
Instructions for Motor Learning: Differential Effects of Internal Versus External Focus of Attention

Gabriele Wulf;Markus Höß;Wolfgang Prinz

1109
Citations
Directing attention to movement effects enhances learning: a review.

Gabriele Wulf;Wolfgang Prinz

1072
Citations
Compatibility between observed and executed finger movements: comparing symbolic, spatial, and imitative cues.

Marcel Brass;Harold Bekkering;Andreas Wohlschläger;Wolfgang Prinz

994
Citations
A Common Coding Approach to Perception and Action

Wolfgang Prinz

980
Citations
Representing others' actions: just like one's own?

Natalie Sebanz;Günther Knoblich;Wolfgang Prinz

974
Citations
Movement observation affects movement execution in a simple response task

Marcel Brass;Harold Bekkering;Wolfgang Prinz

941
Citations
Transformations in the Couplings Among Intellectual Abilities and Constituent Cognitive Processes Across the Life Span

Shu-Chen Li;Ulman Lindenberger;Bernhard Hommel;Gisa Aschersleben

859
Citations
Perceptual basis of bimanual coordination

Franz Mechsner;Dirk Kerzel;Giinther Knoblich;Wolfgang Prinz

847
Citations
The Imitative Mind: Development, Evolution and Brain Bases

Andrew N. Meltzoff;Wolfgang Prinz

668
Citations
Cognition and Motor Processes

W. Prinz;D. A. Allport;P. Bach-y-Rita;R. B. Freeman

596
Citations
Perceptual resonance: Action-induced modulation of perception

Simone Schütz-Bosbach;Wolfgang Prinz

552
Citations
Relationships between perception and action : current approaches

Odmar Neumann;Wolfgang Prinz

499
Citations
Synchronizing actions with events: The role of sensory information

Gisa Aschersleben;Wolfgang Prinz

434
Citations
Correspondence effects with manual gestures and postures: a study of imitation.

Birgit Stürmer;Gisa Aschersleben;Wolfgang Prinz

409
Citations
How two share a task: Corepresenting stimulus-response mappings

Natalie Sebanz;Günther Knoblich;Wolfgang Prinz

403
Citations
Why don't we perceive our brain states?

Wolfgang Prinz

346
Citations
Theoretical issues in stimulus-response compatibility

Bernhard Hommel;Wolfgang Prinz

326
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gisa Aschersleben Saarland University

Roman Liepelt University of Hagen

Bernhard Hommel Shandong Normal University

Günther Knoblich Central European University

Marcel Brass Ghent University

Simone Schütz-Bosbach Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Iring Koch RWTH Aachen University

Florian Waszak Université Paris Cité

Peter E. Keller University of Sydney

Natalie Sebanz Central European University

External Links

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