Marcel Wilhelm

943 total citations · 2 hit papers
28 papers, 575 citations indexed

About

Marcel Wilhelm is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Marcel Wilhelm has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 575 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 8 papers in Clinical Psychology and 8 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Marcel Wilhelm's work include Pain Management and Placebo Effect (12 papers), Empathy and Medical Education (6 papers) and Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (4 papers). Marcel Wilhelm is often cited by papers focused on Pain Management and Placebo Effect (12 papers), Empathy and Medical Education (6 papers) and Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (4 papers). Marcel Wilhelm collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Marcel Wilhelm's co-authors include Winfried Rief, Frank Euteneuer, Stefan Salzmann, Bettina K. Doering, Sarah Ballou, Franklin G. Miller, John M. Kelley, Ted J. Kaptchuk, Alexander Winkler and Julia A. Glombiewski and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Psychological Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Marcel Wilhelm

25 papers receiving 563 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.

A meta-analysis of heart rate variability in major depression

2019 284 citations Marcel Wilhelm, Stefan Salzmann et al. Psychological Medicine profile →
Frequency of Adverse Events in the Placebo Arms of COVID-19 Vaccine Trials

2022 94 citations Marcel Wilhelm, Winfried Rief et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Marcel Wilhelm Germany	10	248	141	119	95	89	28	575
Daisy L. Whitehead United Kingdom	13	542 2.2×	57 0.4×	104 0.9×	80 0.8×	125 1.4×	13	976
Katie Becofsky United States	12	67 0.3×	62 0.4×	42 0.4×	92 1.0×	81 0.9×	21	622
Antony Fernandez United States	15	137 0.6×	92 0.7×	22 0.2×	156 1.6×	169 1.9×	24	679
Mandy X. Hu Netherlands	10	140 0.6×	25 0.2×	80 0.7×	43 0.5×	103 1.2×	18	449
Maheshkumar Kuppusamy India	16	197 0.8×	81 0.6×	41 0.3×	44 0.5×	320 3.6×	127	797
Imre Janszky Norway	9	211 0.9×	174 1.2×	304 2.6×	27 0.3×	30 0.3×	12	718
Zoë Jenkins Australia	14	67 0.3×	59 0.4×	98 0.8×	118 1.2×	453 5.1×	42	741
Sarah García United States	14	173 0.7×	95 0.7×	34 0.3×	94 1.0×	76 0.9×	31	613
Rachel Atchley United States	13	44 0.2×	215 1.5×	187 1.6×	87 0.9×	322 3.6×	17	638
Garrett I. Ash United States	17	266 1.1×	67 0.5×	148 1.2×	37 0.4×	112 1.3×	68	924

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marcel Wilhelm

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Rief, Winfried, Ulrike Bingel, Frank Euteneuer, et al.. (2025). Prior therapeutic experiences and treatment expectations are differentially associated with pain-related disability in individuals with chronic pain. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 14687–14687. 1 indexed citations

Voderholzer, Ulrich, et al.. (2024). Enduring effects of psychotherapy, antidepressants and their combination for depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 15. 1415905–1415905. 2 indexed citations

Rief, Winfried, Marcel Wilhelm, Gaby Bleichhardt, et al.. (2024). Competence-based trainings for psychological treatments – A transtheoretical perspective. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(Special Issue). e13277–e13277. 3 indexed citations

Wilhelm, Marcel, et al.. (2024). Hype or hope? High placebo response in major depression treatment with ketamine and esketamine: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 15. 1346697–1346697. 11 indexed citations

Wilhelm, Marcel, Christiane Hermann, Winfried Rief, et al.. (2024). Working with patients’ treatment expectations – what we can learn from homeopathy. Frontiers in Psychology. 15. 1398865–1398865. 7 indexed citations

Wilhelm, Marcel, et al.. (2024). Psychometric validation of the Vaccination Attitudes Examination (VAX) scale in German pre-pandemic and mid-pandemic samples. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 30543–30543.

Wilhelm, Marcel, Staci A. Fischer, Winfried Rief, Mirta Fiorio, & Diletta Barbiani. (2024). Generalization and enhancement of the effects of an active placebo nasal spray on sadness. Journal of Affective Disorders. 369. 568–575.

Glombiewski, Julia A., et al.. (2023). Psychological Factors Predict Higher Odds and Impairment of Post-COVID Symptoms: A Prospective Study. Psychosomatic Medicine. 85(6). 479–487. 16 indexed citations

Euteneuer, Frank, Stefan Salzmann, Marcel Wilhelm, et al.. (2023). Associations between indices of 24-hour heart rate variability and inflammation in individuals with major depressive disorder. International Journal of Psychophysiology. 188. 72–78. 5 indexed citations

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Bleichhardt, Gaby, et al.. (2023). Expectation focused and frequency enhanced cognitive behavioural therapy for patients with major depression (EFFECT): a study protocol of a randomised active-control trial. BMJ Open. 13(3). e065946–e065946. 1 indexed citations

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Wilhelm, Marcel, et al.. (2023). The role of the communicated treatment rationale on treatment outcome: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 24(1). 540–540. 1 indexed citations

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Wilhelm, Marcel, et al.. (2022). ACT in the workplace: A meta-analytic examination of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science. 26. 114–124. 9 indexed citations

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Rief, Winfried, et al.. (2022). Really just a little prick? A meta-analysis on adverse events in placebo control groups of seasonal influenza vaccination RCTs. Vaccine. 41(2). 294–303. 10 indexed citations

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Wilhelm, Marcel & Frank Euteneuer. (2021). Does Health Literacy Make a Difference? Comparing the Effect of Conventional Medicine Versus Homeopathic Prescribing on Treatment Credibility and Expectancy. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. 581255–581255. 3 indexed citations

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Wilhelm, Marcel, Winfried Rief, Anke Haberkamp, Pia von Blanckenburg, & Julia A. Glombiewski. (2020). Studium zur Psychotherapie-Approbation als Herausforderung und Chance: Praktische Hochschullehrkonzepte in der klinischen Psychologie und Psychotherapie. Verhaltenstherapie. 30(2). 117–127. 3 indexed citations

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Salzmann, Stefan, et al.. (2020). Psychological Preparation for Cardiac Surgery. Current Cardiology Reports. 22(12). 172–172. 35 indexed citations

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Wilhelm, Marcel, et al.. (2019). A meta-analysis of heart rate variability in major depression. Psychological Medicine. 49(12). 1948–1957. 284 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wilhelm, Marcel, Winfried Rief, & Bettina K. Doering. (2018). Decreasing the Burden of Side Effects Through Positive Message Framing: an Experimental Proof-of-Concept Study. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 25(4). 381–389. 30 indexed citations

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Wilhelm, Marcel, Winfried Rief, & Bettina K. Doering. (2017). It’s all a matter of necessity and concern: A structural equation model of adherence to antihypertensive medication. Patient Education and Counseling. 101(3). 497–503. 15 indexed citations

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Wilhelm, Marcel, Alexander Winkler, Winfried Rief, & Bettina K. Doering. (2016). Effect of placebo groups on blood pressure in hypertension: a meta-analysis of beta-blocker trials. Journal of the American Society of Hypertension. 10(12). 917–929. 26 indexed citations

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