Judith Schmitz

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Judith Schmitz is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Judith Schmitz has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 12 papers in Genetics and 10 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Judith Schmitz's work include Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience (26 papers), Dermatoglyphics and Human Traits (7 papers) and Child and Animal Learning Development (5 papers). Judith Schmitz is often cited by papers focused on Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience (26 papers), Dermatoglyphics and Human Traits (7 papers) and Child and Animal Learning Development (5 papers). Judith Schmitz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Greece. Judith Schmitz's co-authors include Sebastian Ocklenburg, Wolfram Hörz, Onur Güntürkün, John Svaren, Μαριέττα Παπαδάτου-Παστού, Silvia Paracchini, Marcus R. Munafò, Maryanne Martin, Julian Packheiser and Gregg R. Murray and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, The EMBO Journal and Journal of Molecular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Judith Schmitz

43 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Human handedness: A meta-analysis. 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 50 100 150 200 250
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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. Human handedness: A meta-analysis.
    2020 276 citations Μαριέττα Παπαδάτου-Παστού, Judith Schmitz et al. Psychological Bulletin profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Judith Schmitz Germany 20 727 523 224 178 170 44 1.5k
Debra L. Mills United States 30 1.4k 1.9× 562 1.1× 388 1.7× 150 0.8× 321 1.9× 54 3.6k
Silvia Paracchini United Kingdom 28 1.0k 1.4× 813 1.6× 1.6k 7.1× 129 0.7× 109 0.6× 63 3.1k
Antonio Benítez‐Burraco Spain 20 366 0.5× 248 0.5× 288 1.3× 153 0.9× 182 1.1× 136 1.3k
Qi Zhu United States 18 727 1.0× 572 1.1× 47 0.2× 98 0.6× 188 1.1× 43 1.6k
Tomoyo Morita Japan 20 846 1.2× 185 0.4× 131 0.6× 253 1.4× 165 1.0× 54 1.4k
Thomas Fernandez United States 22 913 1.3× 272 0.5× 320 1.4× 61 0.3× 61 0.4× 55 1.9k
Zona Lai United States 13 833 1.1× 445 0.9× 468 2.1× 78 0.4× 49 0.3× 16 2.4k
Ingo Kennerknecht Germany 23 712 1.0× 393 0.8× 550 2.5× 48 0.3× 262 1.5× 66 1.5k
Jeremy M. Silverman United States 22 1.1k 1.5× 739 1.4× 1.3k 5.6× 55 0.3× 47 0.3× 27 2.2k
Charles Legg United Kingdom 20 675 0.9× 252 0.5× 33 0.1× 293 1.6× 134 0.8× 44 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Judith Schmitz

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Judith Schmitz

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All Works

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Wang, Carol A., et al.. (2024). A GWAS for grip strength in cohorts of children—Advantages of analysing young participants for this trait. Genes Brain & Behavior. 23(5). e70003–e70003. 1 indexed citations
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Packheiser, Julian, et al.. (2023). Elevated levels of mixed-hand preference in dyslexia: Meta-analyses of 68 studies. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 154. 105420–105420. 7 indexed citations
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Schmitz, Judith, et al.. (2022). Handedness in twins: meta-analyses. BMC Psychology. 10(1). 11–11. 8 indexed citations
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Packheiser, Julian, Judith Schmitz, Gesa Berretz, et al.. (2021). Handedness and depression: A meta-analysis across 87 studies. Journal of Affective Disorders. 294. 200–209. 27 indexed citations
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Παπαδάτου-Παστού, Μαριέττα, Judith Schmitz, Maryanne Martin, et al.. (2020). Human handedness: A meta-analysis.. Psychological Bulletin. 146(6). 481–524. 276 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mundorf, Annakarina, Judith Schmitz, Christoph Fraenz, et al.. (2020). MORC1 methylation and BDI are associated with microstructural features of the hippocampus and medial prefrontal cortex. Journal of Affective Disorders. 282. 91–97. 15 indexed citations
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Schmitz, Judith, Μαριέττα Παπαδάτου-Παστού, & Julian Packheiser. (2020). Meta-analysis on handedness and depression. OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints). 1 indexed citations
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Packheiser, Julian, et al.. (2020). Using Mobile EEG to Investigate Alpha and Beta Asymmetries During Hand and Foot Use. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 14. 109–109. 24 indexed citations
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Packheiser, Julian, Judith Schmitz, Gesa Berretz, et al.. (2020). Four meta-analyses across 164 studies on atypical footedness prevalence and its relation to handedness. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 14501–14501. 39 indexed citations
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Schmitz, Judith, Onur Güntürkün, & Sebastian Ocklenburg. (2019). Building an Asymmetrical Brain: The Molecular Perspective. Frontiers in Psychology. 10. 982–982. 20 indexed citations
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Schmitz, Judith, Robert Kumsta, Dirk Moser, Onur Güntürkün, & Sebastian Ocklenburg. (2019). DNA methylation of dopamine-related gene promoters is associated with line bisection deviation in healthy adults. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 5902–5902. 6 indexed citations
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Friedrich, Patrick, Judith Schmitz, Caroline Schlüter, et al.. (2018). Fundamental or forgotten? Is Pierre Paul Broca still relevant in modern neuroscience?. Laterality Asymmetries of Body Brain and Cognition. 24(2). 125–138. 9 indexed citations
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Ocklenburg, Sebastian, Julian Packheiser, Judith Schmitz, et al.. (2018). Hugs and kisses – The role of motor preferences and emotional lateralization for hemispheric asymmetries in human social touch. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 95. 353–360. 39 indexed citations
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Ocklenburg, Sebastian, et al.. (2017). Effects of Emotional Valence on Hemispheric Asymmetries in Response Inhibition. Symmetry. 9(8). 145–145. 8 indexed citations
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Schmitz, Judith & Gregg R. Murray. (2017). Perceptions of political leaders. Politics and the Life Sciences. 36(2). 60–79. 2 indexed citations
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Schmitz, Judith, Gerlinde A. S. Metz, Onur Güntürkün, & Sebastian Ocklenburg. (2017). Beyond the genome—Towards an epigenetic understanding of handedness ontogenesis. Progress in Neurobiology. 159. 69–89. 69 indexed citations
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Ahlbrecht, Katrin, Judith Schmitz, Ulrike Seay, et al.. (2008). Spatiotemporal Expression of flk-1 in Pulmonary Epithelial Cells during Lung Development. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 39(2). 163–170. 12 indexed citations
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Velasco, Riccardo, Christian Korfhage, Eckhard Tacke, et al.. (2002). Expression of the glossy2 gene of maize during plant development. Maydica. 47(2). 71–81. 7 indexed citations
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Schmitz, Judith, et al.. (1993). Structural and Functional Requirements for the Chromatin Transition at the PHO5 Promoter in Saccharomyces cerevisiae upon PHO5 Activation. Journal of Molecular Biology. 231(3). 658–667. 95 indexed citations

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