Marlen Niederberger

2.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
40 papers, 920 citations indexed

About

Marlen Niederberger is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Marlen Niederberger has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 920 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 16 papers in General Health Professions and 3 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Marlen Niederberger's work include Delphi Technique in Research (18 papers), Health and Medical Studies (10 papers) and Sociology and Education Studies (5 papers). Marlen Niederberger is often cited by papers focused on Delphi Technique in Research (18 papers), Health and Medical Studies (10 papers) and Sociology and Education Studies (5 papers). Marlen Niederberger collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Canada and Switzerland. Marlen Niederberger's co-authors include Julia Spranger, Angelika Homberg, Marco Sonnberger, Stefan Köberich, Ortwin Renn, Sandra Wassermann, Ortwin Renn, Stefanie Deckert, Sven Schneider and Michael Ruddat and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Marlen Niederberger

33 papers receiving 880 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.

Delphi Technique in Health Sciences: A Map

2020 520 citations Marlen Niederberger, Julia Spranger Frontiers in Public Health profile →
Reporting guidelines for Delphi techniques in health sciences: A methodological review

2022 104 citations Julia Spranger, Angelika Homberg et al. Zeitschrift für Evidenz Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen profile →
How Delphi studies in the health sciences find consensus: a scoping review

2025 13 citations Julia Spranger, Marlen Niederberger Systematic Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Marlen Niederberger Germany	11	390	173	151	75	75	40	920
Julia Spranger Germany	5	291 0.7×	122 0.7×	117 0.8×	60 0.8×	58 0.8×	9	667
Nichole Harvey Australia	9	182 0.5×	196 1.1×	139 0.9×	50 0.7×	55 0.7×	21	753
Ralitsa Akins United States	7	341 0.9×	142 0.8×	145 1.0×	34 0.5×	69 0.9×	24	749
Michelle Pauley Murphy United States	3	325 0.8×	177 1.0×	183 1.2×	45 0.6×	126 1.7×	5	749
Emily Henderson United Kingdom	15	183 0.5×	158 0.9×	157 1.0×	54 0.7×	33 0.4×	42	832
Casper J. P. Zhang Hong Kong	21	223 0.6×	154 0.9×	272 1.8×	91 1.2×	115 1.5×	55	1.7k
Margot Lodge Australia	4	172 0.4×	189 1.1×	133 0.9×	84 1.1×	160 2.1×	8	881
Marine Loustau France	5	640 1.6×	279 1.6×	274 1.8×	83 1.1×	174 2.3×	7	1.4k
Lee‐Anne Ufholz Canada	8	265 0.7×	141 0.8×	177 1.2×	30 0.4×	27 0.4×	11	637
Abiodun Oluyomi United States	20	140 0.4×	179 1.0×	271 1.8×	59 0.8×	97 1.3×	73	1.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marlen Niederberger

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Spranger, Julia & Marlen Niederberger. (2025). How Delphi studies in the health sciences find consensus: a scoping review. Systematic Reviews. 14(1). 14–14. 13 indexed citations breakdown →

Niederberger, Marlen & Marco Sonnberger. (2025). The participation of lifeworld experts in Delphi processes: A reflection on method and practice. MethodsX. 14. 103274–103274. 2 indexed citations

Niederberger, Marlen, et al.. (2024). Resilienz und Krisenvorsorge eines Stadtteils: Ergebnisse einer Photovoice-Studie. Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung. 20(3). 443–462.

Carl, Johannes, Emiliano Mazzoli, Alexandre Mouton, et al.. (2024). Development of a Global Physical Literacy (GloPL) Action Framework: Study protocol for a consensus process. PLoS ONE. 19(8). e0307000–e0307000. 2 indexed citations

Schneider, Sven, et al.. (2023). How can outdoor sports protect themselves against climate change-related health risks? – A prevention model based on an expert Delphi study. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 27(1). 37–44. 10 indexed citations

Pieper, Dawid, Barbara Buchberger, Roland Brian Büchter, et al.. (2023). Was wird unter einer Public-Health-Intervention verstanden? Ergebnisse eines Delphi-Prozesses im deutschsprachigen Raum. Zeitschrift für Evidenz Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen. 182-183. 89–97.

Niederberger, Marlen & Angelika Homberg. (2023). Argument-based QUalitative Analysis strategy (AQUA) for analyzing free-text responses in health sciences Delphi studies. MethodsX. 10. 102156–102156. 8 indexed citations

Lüke, Carina, Christina Kauschke, Claudia Männel, et al.. (2023). Definition and terminology of developmental language disorders—Interdisciplinary consensus across German-speaking countries. PLoS ONE. 18(11). e0293736–e0293736. 7 indexed citations

Niederberger, Marlen & Ortwin Renn. (2023). Delphi Methods In The Social And Health Sciences. 11 indexed citations

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Niederberger, Marlen & Stefanie Deckert. (2022). Das Delphi-Verfahren: Methodik, Varianten und Anwendungsbeispiele. Zeitschrift für Evidenz Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen. 174. 11–19. 12 indexed citations

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Niederberger, Marlen, et al.. (2022). Auswirkungen der Corona-Unterstützungsmaßnahmen auf die subjektive Gesundheit und das Wohlbefinden der Beschäftigten in staatlichen Hochschulen aus Sicht von Expert*innen. Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung. 18(4). 523–534.

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Spranger, Julia, Angelika Homberg, Marco Sonnberger, & Marlen Niederberger. (2022). Reporting guidelines for Delphi techniques in health sciences: A methodological review. Zeitschrift für Evidenz Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen. 172. 1–11. 104 indexed citations breakdown →

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Niederberger, Marlen, et al.. (2021). Coming to consensus: the Delphi technique. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 20(7). 692–695. 76 indexed citations

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Spranger, Julia & Marlen Niederberger. (2021). Big Data in der Gesundheitsförderung und Prävention. Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung. 17(2). 156–162. 1 indexed citations

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Niederberger, Marlen & Julia Spranger. (2020). Delphi Technique in Health Sciences: A Map. Frontiers in Public Health. 8. 457–457. 520 indexed citations breakdown →

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Niederberger, Marlen, et al.. (2019). Die Zukunft des digitalen Betrieblichen Gesundheitsmanagements. Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung. 15(2). 151–158. 3 indexed citations

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Niederberger, Marlen. (2019). Gute gesunde Ganztagsschulen aus der Sicht von Schülervertretungen. Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung. 15(3). 263–268. 2 indexed citations

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Niederberger, Marlen, et al.. (2018). Mixed-Methods-Studien in den Gesundheitswissenschaften. Ein kritischer Überblick. Zeitschrift für Evidenz Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen. 133. 9–23. 12 indexed citations

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Niederberger, Marlen, et al.. (2018). Wissensarten und ihr politischer Gehalt bei Expert_inneninterviews in Internationalen Organisationen. Zeitschrift für Internationale Beziehungen. 25(1). 189–198. 2 indexed citations

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Niederberger, Marlen. (2004). Intensivmedizin: Aber bitte nicht zu viel Zucker!. Swiss Medical Forum ‒ Schweizerisches Medizin-Forum. 4(1). 1 indexed citations

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