Markus Wirtz

7.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
178 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Markus Wirtz is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Markus Wirtz has authored 178 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in General Health Professions, 26 papers in Clinical Psychology and 24 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Markus Wirtz's work include Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (27 papers), Health and Medical Studies (25 papers) and Medical Practices and Rehabilitation (18 papers). Markus Wirtz is often cited by papers focused on Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (27 papers), Health and Medical Studies (25 papers) and Medical Practices and Rehabilitation (18 papers). Markus Wirtz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Markus Wirtz's co-authors include Melanie Neumann, Diethard Tauschel, Friedrich Edelhäuser, Christian Scheffer, Holger Pfaff, Christiane Woopen, Martin R. Fischer, Aviad Haramati, Roland Vauth and Patrick W. Corrigan and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Markus Wirtz

162 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

Empathy Decline and Its Reasons: A Systematic Review of S... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 250 500 750 1000
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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. Empathy Decline and Its Reasons: A Systematic Review of Studies With Medical Students and Residents
    2011 1.1k citations Melanie Neumann, Friedrich Edelhäuser 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
Markus Wirtz Germany 34 2.2k 1.8k 1.5k 911 729 178 5.3k
Sandra van Dulmen Netherlands 52 4.6k 2.2× 1.9k 1.0× 1.9k 1.3× 752 0.8× 668 0.9× 363 9.3k
Hilary Bekker United Kingdom 36 2.4k 1.1× 556 0.3× 1.8k 1.2× 901 1.0× 673 0.9× 130 6.9k
Cleveland G. Shields United States 38 2.2k 1.0× 824 0.5× 1.0k 0.7× 796 0.9× 723 1.0× 149 5.3k
Ellen M.A. Smets Netherlands 50 3.9k 1.8× 1.3k 0.7× 2.2k 1.5× 505 0.6× 508 0.7× 276 8.4k
Donald M. Hilty United States 41 2.1k 1.0× 740 0.4× 3.0k 2.0× 1.3k 1.4× 735 1.0× 165 5.7k
Rita Charon United States 33 2.1k 1.0× 3.5k 1.9× 2.3k 1.5× 694 0.8× 525 0.7× 110 6.2k
John P. Allegrante United States 50 2.5k 1.2× 547 0.3× 1.3k 0.9× 1.3k 1.4× 605 0.8× 205 8.4k
Corrine I. Voils United States 43 1.9k 0.9× 521 0.3× 1.4k 0.9× 928 1.0× 917 1.3× 227 7.2k
Michael A. Diefenbach United States 39 1.6k 0.7× 721 0.4× 1.2k 0.8× 606 0.7× 543 0.7× 167 6.9k
Julia C.M. van Weert Netherlands 38 3.0k 1.4× 709 0.4× 963 0.7× 332 0.4× 271 0.4× 155 5.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Markus Wirtz

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Fields of papers citing papers by Markus Wirtz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Markus Wirtz

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All Works

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Wirtz, Markus, et al.. (2026). Structural Validation of Conspiracy Beliefs Toward Newly Developed COVID-19 Vaccines. Diagnostica. 72(1). 16–28.
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Lindenberg, Katajun, Kay Uwe Petersen, Klaus Wölfling, et al.. (2025). Guideline on Early Interventions for Internet Use Disorders. SUCHT - Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Praxis / Journal of Addiction Research and Practice. 71(2). 123–129.
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Kaman, Anne, Janine Devine, Markus Wirtz, et al.. (2024). Trajectories of mental health in children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from the longitudinal COPSY study. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health. 18(1). 89–89. 5 indexed citations
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Wirtz, Markus, et al.. (2024). (115) SEXUAL SELF-ESTEEM IN TWO SAMPLES OF ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT CANCER SURVIVORS: A QUALITATIVE INVESTIGATION. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 21(Supplement_5).
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Wirtz, Markus, et al.. (2013). Development of short form questionnaires for the assessment of work capacity in cardiovascular rehabilitation patients. International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health. 26(5). 742–50. 3 indexed citations
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Twork, Sabine, et al.. (2010). Disability status and quality of life in multiple sclerosis: non-linearity of the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS). Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 8(1). 55–55. 44 indexed citations
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Neumann, Melanie, Jozien M. Bensing, Markus Wirtz, et al.. (2010). The impact of financial incentives on physician empathy: A study from the perspective of patients with private and statutory health insurance. Patient Education and Counseling. 84(2). 208–216. 29 indexed citations
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Jung, Julia, Anika Nitzsche, Melanie Neumann, et al.. (2010). The Worksite Health Promotion Capacity Instrument (WHPCI): development, validation and approaches for determining companies' levels of health promotion capacity. BMC Public Health. 10(1). 550–550. 19 indexed citations
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Wirtz, Markus, et al.. (2009). Religion und Philosophie im Widerstreit. 62(1).
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Neumann, Melanie, Maren Galushko, Ute Karbach, et al.. (2009). Barriers to using psycho-oncology services: a qualitative research into the perspectives of users, their relatives, non-users, physicians, and nurses. Supportive Care in Cancer. 18(9). 1147–1156. 39 indexed citations
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Forkmann, Thomas, Maren Boecker, Christine Norra, et al.. (2009). Development of an item bank for the assessment of depression in persons with mental illnesses and physical diseases using Rasch analysis.. Rehabilitation Psychology. 54(2). 186–197. 55 indexed citations
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Mercer, Stewart W, Melanie Neumann, Markus Wirtz, Bridie Fitzpatrick, & Gabriele Vojt. (2008). General practitioner empathy, patient enablement, and patient-reported outcomes in primary care in an area of high socio-economic deprivation in Scotland—A pilot prospective study using structural equation modeling. Patient Education and Counseling. 73(2). 240–245. 138 indexed citations
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Wirtz, Markus, et al.. (2007). Analyse der Beurteilerübereinstimmung für kategoriale Daten mittels Cohens Kappa und alternativer Maße. Die Rehabilitation. 46(6). 370–377. 32 indexed citations
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Morfeld, Matthias & Markus Wirtz. (2006). Methodische Ansätze in der Versorgungsforschung: Das Beispiel Evaluation der Disease-Management-Programme. Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz. 49(2). 120–129. 1 indexed citations
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Wirtz, Markus, et al.. (2004). Diagnose mathematischen Vorwissens im Vorschulalter und Vorhersage von Rechenleistungen und Rechenschwierigkeiten in der Grundschule. Psychologie in Erziehung und Unterricht. 236–245. 15 indexed citations
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Wirtz, Markus & Franz Caspar. (2002). Beurteilerübereinstimmung und Beurteilerreliabilität. FreiDok plus (Universitätsbibliothek Freiburg). 129 indexed citations
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Wirtz, Markus, et al.. (2002). Prediction of dangerousness in mentally disordered offenders in Germany. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry. 25(1). 51–66. 5 indexed citations

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