Alexander Witzki

15.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 11.2k citations indexed

About

Alexander Witzki is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Physiology and Occupational Therapy. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Witzki has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 11.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Social Psychology, 6 papers in Physiology and 5 papers in Occupational Therapy. Recurrent topics in Alexander Witzki's work include Physical Activity and Health (5 papers), Occupational Health and Performance (5 papers) and Sports Performance and Training (4 papers). Alexander Witzki is often cited by papers focused on Physical Activity and Health (5 papers), Occupational Health and Performance (5 papers) and Sports Performance and Training (4 papers). Alexander Witzki collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Norway. Alexander Witzki's co-authors include Akira Miyake, Naomi P. Friedman, Tor D. Wager, Amy Howerter, Gerhard Blickle, Paula B. Schneider, Dieter Leyk, Alexander Sievert, Tassilo Momm and Thomas Rüther and has published in prestigious journals such as Cognitive Psychology, Journal of Vocational Behavior and The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Witzki

19 papers receiving 10.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The Unity and Diversity of Executive Functions and Their Contributions to Complex “Frontal Lobe” Tasks: A Latent Variable Analysis

2000 10.8k citations Akira Miyake, Naomi P. Friedman et al. Cognitive Psychology profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexander Witzki Germany	10	5.4k	3.5k	3.2k	2.5k	2.0k	21	11.2k
Amy Howerter United States	10	5.4k 1.0×	3.4k 1.0×	3.1k 1.0×	2.5k 1.0×	2.0k 1.0×	25	11.0k
Bruce D. McCandliss United States	46	9.1k 1.7×	3.2k 0.9×	4.8k 1.5×	1.7k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	90	14.5k
Maurits W. van der Molen Netherlands	53	6.5k 1.2×	2.3k 0.7×	2.2k 0.7×	1.9k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	170	9.8k
Silvia A. Bunge United States	50	7.7k 1.4×	3.0k 0.9×	2.0k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	110	11.2k
Torkel Klingberg Sweden	47	8.0k 1.5×	4.6k 1.3×	3.4k 1.1×	2.8k 1.1×	880 0.4×	108	14.1k
Alfredo Ardila United States	54	5.3k 1.0×	1.7k 0.5×	3.1k 1.0×	2.8k 1.1×	894 0.4×	286	9.9k
Susanne M. Jaeggi United States	42	4.3k 0.8×	4.6k 1.3×	1.8k 0.6×	1.0k 0.4×	937 0.5×	129	8.8k
Herbert Roeyers Belgium	61	6.7k 1.2×	1.1k 0.3×	3.5k 1.1×	4.7k 1.9×	3.5k 1.7×	280	11.7k
David Z. Hambrick United States	45	4.2k 0.8×	3.7k 1.1×	2.7k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	830 0.4×	116	9.3k
Marie T. Banich United States	67	11.7k 2.1×	4.8k 1.4×	1.5k 0.5×	2.3k 0.9×	2.8k 1.4×	227	17.7k

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Witzki, Alexander, et al.. (2021). Generic military simulation of a complex workplace. A new tool for applied research in military settings. Military Psychology. 36(1). 114–124. 2 indexed citations

Rohde, Ulrich, et al.. (2019). Index Finger Muscle Fatigue and Pistol Firing Failure. Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. 61(7). 1066–1076. 5 indexed citations

Witzki, Alexander, et al.. (2017). Strength Training for Women as a Vehicle for Health Promotion at Work. Deutsches Ärzteblatt international. 114(26). 439–446. 7 indexed citations

Sievert, Alexander, et al.. (2017). Reliability and Validity of Low Temporal Resolution Eye Tracking Systems in Cognitive Performance Tasks. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 10(1). 40–51. 4 indexed citations

Witzki, Alexander, et al.. (2017). Achievement motivation in basic military task performance. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 20. S52–S52.

Leyk, Dieter, et al.. (2017). Training and motives of 50–65 year old male sport newcomers: Results of a nationwide survey of endurance runners. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 20. S33–S33. 2 indexed citations

Leyk, Dieter, et al.. (2017). Physical fitness of German Soldiers 2010–2015. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 20. S11–S11. 1 indexed citations

Rohde, Ulrich, Alexander Sievert, Thomas Rüther, Alexander Witzki, & Dieter Leyk. (2015). Concept for a Predeployment Assessment of Basic Military Fitness in the German Armed Forces. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 29(Supplement 11). S211–S215. 8 indexed citations

Leyk, Dieter, et al.. (2015). Even One Is Too Much. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 29(Supplement 11). S199–S203. 6 indexed citations

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Leyk, Dieter, et al.. (2014). Results of a Workplace Health Campaign – What Can Be Achieved?. Deutsches Ärzteblatt international. 111(18). 320–7. 17 indexed citations

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Leyk, Dieter, Thomas Rüther, Alexander Witzki, et al.. (2012). Physical Fitness, Weight, Smoking, and Exercise Patterns in Young Adults. Deutsches Ärzteblatt international. 109(44). 737–45. 21 indexed citations

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Leyk, Dieter, Alexander Witzki, Alexander Sievert, et al.. (2012). Importance of Sports During Youth and Exercise Barriers in 20- to 29-Year-Old Male Nonathletes Differently Motivated for Regular Physical Activities. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 26(Supplement 2). S15–S22. 6 indexed citations

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Blickle, Gerhard, Tassilo Momm, Yongmei Liu, Alexander Witzki, & Ricarda Steinmayr. (2011). Construct Validation of the Test of Emotional Intelligence (TEMINT). European Journal of Psychological Assessment. 27(4). 282–289. 19 indexed citations

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Schneider, Paula B., Alexander Witzki, & Gerhard Blickle. (2011). Erfassung von Mentoring-Unterstützung. Zeitschrift für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie A&O. 55(4). 197–209. 1 indexed citations

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Blickle, Gerhard, Jochen Kramer, Paula B. Schneider, et al.. (2011). Role of Political Skill in Job Performance Prediction Beyond General Mental Ability and Personality in Cross-Sectional and Predictive Studies1. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 41(2). 488–514. 73 indexed citations

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Leyk, Dieter, Thomas Rüther, Max Wunderlich, et al.. (2010). Physical Performance in Middle Age and Old Age. Deutsches Ärzteblatt international. 107(46). 809–16. 46 indexed citations

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Blickle, Gerhard & Alexander Witzki. (2008). New psychological contracts in the world of work: economic citizens or victims of the market?. Society and Business Review. 3(2). 149–161. 14 indexed citations

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Blickle, Gerhard, Alexander Witzki, & Paula B. Schneider. (2008). Self-initiated mentoring and career success: A predictive field study. Journal of Vocational Behavior. 74(1). 94–101. 47 indexed citations

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Miyake, Akira, et al.. (2001). Field dependence–independence from a working memory perspective: A dual-task investigation of the Hidden Figures Test. Memory. 9(4-6). 445–457. 75 indexed citations

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Miyake, Akira, et al.. (2000). The Unity and Diversity of Executive Functions and Their Contributions to Complex “Frontal Lobe” Tasks: A Latent Variable Analysis. Cognitive Psychology. 41(1). 49–100. 10786 indexed citations breakdown →

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