Beate Ditzen

9.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
197 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Beate Ditzen is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Beate Ditzen has authored 197 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Social Psychology, 73 papers in Clinical Psychology and 54 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Beate Ditzen's work include Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (54 papers), Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (38 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (29 papers). Beate Ditzen is often cited by papers focused on Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (54 papers), Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (38 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (29 papers). Beate Ditzen collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Beate Ditzen's co-authors include Markus Heinrichs, Ulrike Ehlert, Guy Bodenmann, Urs M. Nater, Marcel Schaer, Barbara Gabriel, Giuseppe Pagnoni, Patrick D. Hackett, James K. Rilling and Corina Aguilar‐Raab and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and NeuroImage.

In The Last Decade

Beate Ditzen

179 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Intranasal Oxytocin Increases Positive Communication and Reduces Cortisol Levels During Couple Conflict

2008 566 citations Beate Ditzen, Guy Bodenmann et al. profile →
How to study the menstrual cycle: Practical tools and recommendations

2020 199 citations Katja M. Schmalenberger, Jordan Barone et al. Psychoneuroendocrinology profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Beate Ditzen	3.1k	1.8k	1.7k	859	752	197	5.8k
Pilyoung Kim	1.4k 0.4×	2.3k 1.3×	601 0.4×	1.1k 1.2×	617 0.8×	80	4.8k
Karen Grewen	1.9k 0.6×	865 0.5×	800 0.5×	872 1.0×	406 0.5×	85	4.2k
Mona El‐Sheikh	2.3k 0.7×	4.4k 2.5×	3.4k 2.0×	974 1.1×	1.0k 1.4×	192	8.5k
Linda J. Luecken	1.3k 0.4×	3.1k 1.7×	1.0k 0.6×	1.0k 1.2×	856 1.1×	125	6.3k
Lane Strathearn	1.9k 0.6×	2.8k 1.6×	607 0.4×	1.1k 1.2×	195 0.3×	88	5.3k
Louis A. Schmidt	1.9k 0.6×	3.6k 2.0×	2.4k 1.4×	739 0.9×	865 1.2×	355	9.2k
Kathryn Lemery‐Chalfant	1.1k 0.4×	3.0k 1.7×	1.1k 0.6×	582 0.7×	258 0.3×	140	4.5k
Linda C. Mayes	2.6k 0.8×	1.8k 1.0×	631 0.4×	823 1.0×	124 0.2×	197	9.7k
Jonathan Rottenberg	1.8k 0.6×	4.0k 2.2×	4.4k 2.6×	257 0.3×	626 0.8×	104	8.2k
Elizabeth J. Susman	2.1k 0.7×	4.2k 2.3×	1.5k 0.9×	2.3k 2.7×	2.6k 3.4×	157	9.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Beate Ditzen

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Hernández, Cristóbal, Monika Eckstein, Guy Bodenmann, et al.. (2025). Intranasal Oxytocin and Physical Intimacy for Dermatological Wound Healing and Neuroendocrine Stress. JAMA Psychiatry. 83(2). 118–118.

Gronewold, Nadine, Mechthild Hartmann, Uta Merle, et al.. (2024). Outpatient group therapy for post-COVID patients - a naturalistic feasibility study of a face-to-face and online group concept. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 15. 1500210–1500210.

Schmalenberger, Katja M., Tory A. Eisenlohr‐Moul, Marc N. Jarczok, et al.. (2024). Associations of luteal phase changes in vagally mediated heart rate variability with premenstrual emotional changes. BMC Women s Health. 24(1). 448–448. 3 indexed citations

Wekenborg, Magdalena, et al.. (2024). Differences in Physicians’ Ratings of Work Stressors and Resources Associated With Digital Transformation: Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 26. e49581–e49581. 2 indexed citations

Schick, Maren, et al.. (2024). Predictors of partnership and sexual satisfaction and dyadic effects in couples affected by endometriosis and infertility. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 310(5). 2647–2655. 2 indexed citations

Eckstein, Monika, et al.. (2023). Neural responses to instructed positive couple interaction: an fMRI study on compliment sharing. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. 18(1). 3 indexed citations

Eckstein, Monika, Dirk Scheele, Corina Aguilar‐Raab, et al.. (2023). Stress during the COVID-19 Pandemic Moderates Pain Perception and Momentary Oxytocin Levels. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(6). 2333–2333. 2 indexed citations

Frenkel, Marie Ottilie, et al.. (2023). Psychosoziale Belastung und psychosoziale Unterstützung für Fachkräfte im Gesundheitswesen während der COVID-19-Pandemie. PubMed Central. 68(2). 96–105. 1 indexed citations

Schmalenberger, Katja M., Tory A. Eisenlohr‐Moul, & Beate Ditzen. (2023). Menstrual cycle, heart rate variability (HRV), and mood: Is cyclicity of HRV associated with cyclicity of mood symptoms?. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 153. 106244–106244. 1 indexed citations

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Hernández, Cristóbal, Monika Eckstein, Guy Bodenmann, et al.. (2023). Application of intranasal oxytocin and affectionate touch reduce subsequent cortisol concentrations in romantic couples: Results from an ecological momentary assessment study. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 153. 106217–106217. 3 indexed citations

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Aguilar‐Raab, Corina, Marco Warth, Markus Moessner, et al.. (2023). A compassion-based treatment for couples with the female partner suffering from current depressive disorder: A randomized-controlled trial. Journal of Affective Disorders. 342. 127–138. 4 indexed citations

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Talia, Alessandro, et al.. (2022). The Epistemic Trust Assessment—An experimental measure of epistemic trust.. Psychoanalytic Psychology. 39(1). 50–58. 13 indexed citations

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Schick, Maren, et al.. (2022). ‘A sorrow shared …’: a qualitative content analysis of what couples with recurrent miscarriages expect from one another and their families and friends. Human Reproduction Open. 2022(3). hoac032–hoac032. 2 indexed citations

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Jarczok, Marc N., et al.. (2022). A new way to measure partner burden in depression: Construction, validation, and sensitivity to change of the partner burden in depression questionnaire. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. 48(4). 1111–1127. 1 indexed citations

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Ditzen, Beate, et al.. (2021). A Walk-In Clinic for Newly Arrived Mentally Burdened Refugees: The Patient Perspective. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(5). 2275–2275. 10 indexed citations

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Schmalenberger, Katja M., Tory A. Eisenlohr‐Moul, Marc N. Jarczok, et al.. (2020). Menstrual Cycle Changes in Vagally-Mediated Heart Rate Variability Are Associated with Progesterone: Evidence from Two Within-Person Studies. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 9(3). 617–617. 37 indexed citations

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Jarczok, Marc N., et al.. (2020). Study protocol of the MUSED study: A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the psychobiological effects of group music therapy in women with depression. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy. 30(2). 131–156. 7 indexed citations

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Zafar, Ali, Anja Sander, Joshua Weidlich, et al.. (2019). Are we preparing future doctors to deal with emotionally challenging situations? Analysis of a medical curriculum. Patient Education and Counseling. 102(7). 1304–1312. 9 indexed citations

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Schmalenberger, Katja M., et al.. (2019). A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Within-Person Changes in Cardiac Vagal Activity across the Menstrual Cycle: Implications for Female Health and Future Studies. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 8(11). 1946–1946. 66 indexed citations

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Jarczok, Marc N., Corina Aguilar‐Raab, Julian Koenig, et al.. (2018). The Heart´s rhythm ‘n’ blues: Sex differences in circadian variation patterns of vagal activity vary by depressive symptoms in predominantly healthy employees. Chronobiology International. 35(7). 896–909. 30 indexed citations

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