Katinka Schweizer

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 759 citations indexed

About

Katinka Schweizer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Social Psychology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Katinka Schweizer has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 759 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Social Psychology and 10 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Katinka Schweizer's work include Sexual Differentiation and Disorders (29 papers), LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (11 papers) and Hormonal and reproductive studies (9 papers). Katinka Schweizer is often cited by papers focused on Sexual Differentiation and Disorders (29 papers), LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (11 papers) and Hormonal and reproductive studies (9 papers). Katinka Schweizer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Sweden and Austria. Katinka Schweizer's co-authors include Hertha Richter‐Appelt, Franziska Brünner, Verena Schönbucher, Pichit Buspavanich, Sebastian Trautmann, Mirjam M. Fischer, Birgit Köhler, Marta Berra, Martine Cools and Ralitsa Robeva and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Reviews Endocrinology, Journal of Counseling Psychology and Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica.

In The Last Decade

Katinka Schweizer

36 papers receiving 721 citations

Hit Papers

Mental health in people with minority sexual orientations... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 40 80 120
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.

  1. Mental health in people with minority sexual orientations: A meta‐analysis of population‐based studies
    2022 131 citations Katinka Schweizer 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
Katinka Schweizer Germany 12 519 331 204 185 177 45 759
Catherine L Minto United Kingdom 11 458 0.9× 126 0.4× 154 0.8× 214 1.2× 113 0.6× 17 911
Claudia Wiesemann Germany 13 307 0.6× 116 0.4× 103 0.5× 123 0.7× 109 0.6× 86 670
Courtney Finlayson United States 17 482 0.9× 649 2.0× 194 1.0× 157 0.8× 656 3.7× 56 1.2k
Martina Jürgensen Germany 12 402 0.8× 147 0.4× 157 0.8× 151 0.8× 79 0.4× 32 518
Jiska Ristori Italy 17 174 0.3× 654 2.0× 82 0.4× 33 0.2× 185 1.0× 41 924
Polly Carmichael United Kingdom 19 237 0.5× 794 2.4× 58 0.3× 67 0.4× 263 1.5× 35 1.1k
Verena Schönbucher Switzerland 13 186 0.4× 84 0.3× 43 0.2× 291 1.6× 53 0.3× 18 709
E. Fanni Italy 14 118 0.2× 358 1.1× 54 0.3× 44 0.2× 122 0.7× 18 711
Fleur Van de Peer Belgium 6 105 0.2× 571 1.7× 36 0.2× 42 0.2× 283 1.6× 7 774
David Dedecker Belgium 6 105 0.2× 571 1.7× 36 0.2× 42 0.2× 283 1.6× 7 774

Countries citing papers authored by Katinka Schweizer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Katinka Schweizer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Katinka Schweizer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Katinka Schweizer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Katinka Schweizer based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Katinka Schweizer. Katinka Schweizer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schweizer, Katinka, et al.. (2025). Eine explorative Studie über das Erleben von Schuld- und Schamgefühlen bei jungen Sexualstraftäter*innen aus der links-autonomen Szene. PPmP - Psychotherapie · Psychosomatik · Medizinische Psychologie. 76(1). 10–18.
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Lotzin, Annett, et al.. (2025). Sex Work Stigma and Psychological Distress—A Mixed-Methods Analysis of an International Sample of Sex Workers. Sexuality Research and Social Policy. 23(1). 182–190.
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Reininger, Klaus Michael, Ş. Akpinar, & Katinka Schweizer. (2025). The significance of taking a spiritual history: A randomized controlled study in a sample of German psychotherapists. Spiritual Care. 14(1). 27–33.
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Schweizer, Katinka, et al.. (2022). Opportunities and challenges with the German act for the protection of children with variations of sex development. International Journal of Impotence Research. 35(1). 38–45. 8 indexed citations
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Briken, Peer, et al.. (2021). Psychosocial care and support in the field of intersex/diverse sex development (dsd): counselling experiences, localisation and needed improvements. International Journal of Impotence Research. 33(2). 228–242. 15 indexed citations
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Briken, Peer, et al.. (2020). Dealing With Uncertainty and Lack of Knowledge in Diverse Sex Development: Controversies on Early Surgery and Questions of Consent. Sexual Medicine. 8(3). 472–489. 11 indexed citations
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Schweizer, Katinka, et al.. (2020). Psychosocial approaches and discursive gaps in intersex healthcare: findings from an Israeli–German action research study. Culture Health & Sexuality. 23(4). 441–456. 8 indexed citations
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Flück, Christa E., Anna Nordenström, S Faisal Ahmed, et al.. (2019). Standardised data collection for clinical follow-up and assessment of outcomes in differences of sex development (DSD): recommendations from the COST action DSDnet. European Journal of Endocrinology. 181(5). 545–564. 17 indexed citations
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Schweizer, Katinka. (2018). Identitäten zwischen Entität und Erfahrungsraum: Intersex und das dritte Geschlecht. 17(1). 45–57. 1 indexed citations
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Cools, Martine, Anna Nordenström, Ralitsa Robeva, et al.. (2018). Caring for individuals with a difference of sex development (DSD): a Consensus Statement. Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 14(7). 415–429. 212 indexed citations
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Schweizer, Katinka. (2018). Zur Bedeutung intergeschlechtlicher Identitäten und Vorbilder. 26(3). 264–287. 1 indexed citations
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Krege, S., Annette Richter-Unruh, Birgit Köhler, et al.. (2018). Variations of sex development: The first German interdisciplinary consensus paper. Journal of Pediatric Urology. 15(2). 114–123. 24 indexed citations
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Schweizer, Katinka, et al.. (2016). Coping With Diverse Sex Development: Treatment Experiences and Psychosocial Support During Childhood and Adolescence and Adult Well-Being. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 42(5). jsw058–jsw058. 54 indexed citations
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Schönbucher, Verena, et al.. (2014). Heterosexuelle Normalität oder sexuelle Lebensqualität? Behandlungsziele im Wandel. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 37(135). 75–86.
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Schweizer, Katinka & Franziska Brünner. (2013). Sexuelle Orientierungen. Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz. 56(2). 231–239. 7 indexed citations
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Schweizer, Katinka. (2012). Körperliche Geschlechtsentwicklung und zwischengeschlechtliche Formenvielfalt. 2 indexed citations
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Schönbucher, Verena, Katinka Schweizer, & Hertha Richter‐Appelt. (2010). Sexual Quality of Life of Individuals With Disorders of Sex Development and a 46,XY Karyotype: A Review of International Research. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy. 36(3). 193–215. 44 indexed citations
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Schweizer, Katinka, et al.. (2007). Geschlechtsidentität und psychische Belastungen von erwachsenen Personen mit Intersexualität. Zeitschrift für Sexualforschung. 20(2). 129–144. 6 indexed citations
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Weber, W. & Katinka Schweizer. (1982). Spttod nach konnataler Toxoplasmose@@@Death after connatal toxoplasmosis. 89(1). 1 indexed citations
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Weber, Wolfgang & Katinka Schweizer. (1982). Sp�ttod nach konnataler Toxoplasmose. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 89(1). 65–74. 1 indexed citations

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