Jens Gaab

11.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
154 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Jens Gaab is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Jens Gaab has authored 154 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Clinical Psychology, 42 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 42 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Jens Gaab's work include Pain Management and Placebo Effect (40 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (31 papers) and Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (22 papers). Jens Gaab is often cited by papers focused on Pain Management and Placebo Effect (40 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (31 papers) and Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (22 papers). Jens Gaab collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. Jens Gaab's co-authors include Clemens Kirschbaum, Dirk H. Hellhammer, Nicole C. Schommer, Ulrike Ehlert, Brigitte M. Kudielka, Nicolas Rohleder, Urs M. Nater, Markus Heinrichs, Joe Kossowsky and Cosima Locher and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Jens Gaab

145 papers receiving 7.2k citations

Hit Papers

Impact of Gender, Menstrual Cycle Phase, and Oral Contrac... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1999 2017 1995 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Impact of Gender, Menstrual Cycle Phase, and Oral Contraceptives on the Activity of the Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis
    1999 1.5k citations Jens Gaab et al. profile →
  2. Trust in the health care professional and health outcome: A meta-analysis
    2017 524 citations Jens Gaab, Christoph Werner et al. PLoS ONE profile →
  3. Persistent High Cortisol Responses to Repeated Psychological Stress in a Subpopulation of Healthy Men
    1995 511 citations Jens Gaab et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jens Gaab Switzerland 36 3.1k 1.8k 1.7k 1.2k 1.1k 154 7.4k
Wolff Schlotz Germany 42 2.3k 0.7× 1.9k 1.1× 1.4k 0.9× 772 0.6× 1.1k 1.0× 91 6.6k
Katja Wingenfeld Germany 41 1.7k 0.5× 3.3k 1.8× 1.2k 0.7× 1.4k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 219 7.5k
Urs M. Nater Germany 47 3.3k 1.1× 2.5k 1.4× 3.2k 1.9× 1.7k 1.4× 1.7k 1.6× 237 10.7k
Andrew Sherwood United States 56 1.8k 0.6× 2.6k 1.5× 1.4k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 2.2k 2.1× 218 14.0k
Christian Otte Germany 46 3.6k 1.2× 2.7k 1.5× 1.5k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 1.6k 1.5× 234 9.9k
Sally S. Dickerson United States 25 3.0k 1.0× 2.3k 1.3× 2.6k 1.6× 466 0.4× 1.9k 1.7× 37 7.4k
Mary C. Davis United States 47 1.2k 0.4× 2.4k 1.3× 1.5k 0.9× 1.5k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 146 7.3k
Stefan Wüst Germany 48 5.9k 1.9× 2.3k 1.3× 2.5k 1.5× 993 0.8× 1.9k 1.8× 99 11.7k
Robert‐Paul Juster Canada 38 1.7k 0.6× 1.6k 0.9× 1.5k 0.9× 527 0.4× 767 0.7× 149 6.4k
Anna L. Marsland United States 52 1.9k 0.6× 1.9k 1.0× 708 0.4× 747 0.6× 1.2k 1.1× 171 8.0k

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All Works

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Gaab, Jens, et al.. (2026). The first on the dark side of the moon: Revisiting the first nonblind placebo trial. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 204. 112565–112565.
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Shaw, David, et al.. (2025). A scoping review of ethical decisions and decision tools for experimental animal protocols. BMC Medical Ethics. 26(1). 160–160.
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Blease, Charlotte, Anna Kharko, Brian McMillan, et al.. (2025). General practitioners’ adoption of generative artificial intelligence in clinical practice in the UK: An updated online survey. Digital Health. 11. 610037999–610037999.
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Blease, Charlotte, Cosima Locher, Jens Gaab, Maria Hägglund, & Kenneth D. Mandl. (2024). Generative artificial intelligence in primary care: an online survey of UK general practitioners. BMJ Health & Care Informatics. 31(1). e101102–e101102. 56 indexed citations
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Bagge, Niels, et al.. (2023). Imaginary pills and open-label placebos can reduce test anxiety by means of placebo mechanisms. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 2624–2624. 12 indexed citations
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Gaab, Jens, et al.. (2023). The roles of expectation, comparator, administration route, and population in open-label placebo effects: a network meta-analysis. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 11827–11827. 19 indexed citations
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Gaab, Jens, et al.. (2023). Stigma management during reintegration of older incarcerated adults with mental health issues: A qualitative analysis. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry. 89. 101905–101905. 2 indexed citations
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Mouthon, Michaël, et al.. (2022). Experience with opioids does not modify the brain network involved in expectations of placebo analgesia. European Journal of Neuroscience. 55(7). 1840–1858. 2 indexed citations
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Gaab, Jens, et al.. (2022). Adjustment in third culture kids: A systematic review of literature. Frontiers in Psychology. 13. 939044–939044. 3 indexed citations
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Holtforth, Martin Grosse, et al.. (2021). Informed consent in psychotherapy: a survey on attitudes among psychotherapists in Switzerland. BMC Medical Ethics. 22(1). 150–150. 4 indexed citations
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Favaretto, Maddalena, Eva De Clercq, Jens Gaab, & Bernice S. Elger. (2020). First do no harm: An exploration of researchers’ ethics of conduct in Big Data behavioral studies. PLoS ONE. 15(11). e0241865–e0241865. 23 indexed citations
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Rief, Winfried & Jens Gaab. (2016). Die dunkle Seite der Intervention - was hat Placebo mit Psychotherapie zu tun?. Verhaltenstherapie. 26(1). 6–7. 1 indexed citations
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Gaab, Jens, Charlotte Blease, Cosima Locher, & Heike Gerger. (2015). Go open: A plea for transparency in psychotherapy.. Psychology of Consciousness Theory Research and Practice. 3(2). 175–198. 49 indexed citations
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Scherer, Sandra D., Corinne Urech, Irène Hösli, et al.. (2014). Internet-based stress management for women with preterm labour—a case-based experience report. Archives of Women s Mental Health. 17(6). 593–600. 10 indexed citations
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Fischer, Susanne, Jens Gaab, Ulrike Ehlert, & Urs M. Nater. (2012). Prevalence, Overlap, and Predictors of Functional Somatic Syndromes in a Student Sample. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 20(2). 184–193. 31 indexed citations
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Gaab, Jens & Ulrike Ehlert. (2005). Chronische Erschöpfung und chronisches Erschöpfungssyndrom. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 7 indexed citations

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