Matthias Höfer

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Matthias Höfer is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Literature and Literary Theory and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthias Höfer has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 14 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 11 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Matthias Höfer's work include Media Influence and Health (14 papers), Aging and Gerontology Research (8 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (6 papers). Matthias Höfer is often cited by papers focused on Media Influence and Health (14 papers), Aging and Gerontology Research (8 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (6 papers). Matthias Höfer collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United States. Matthias Höfer's co-authors include Werner Wirth, Holger Schramm, Alexander Seifert, Mathias Allemand, Eszter Hargittai, Jörg Rössel, Lindsay Hahn, Allison Eden, Tilo Hartmann and Ron Tamborini and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Computers in Human Behavior and Optics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Matthias Höfer

52 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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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.

Beyond Pleasure: Exploring the Eudaimonic Entertainment Experience

2012 193 citations Werner Wirth, Matthias Höfer et al. Human Communication Research profile →

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Jih‐Hsuan Tammy Lin Taiwan

Sabrina C. Eimler Germany

Paul Skalski United States

Jan‐Philipp Stein Germany

Zaheer Hussain United Kingdom

Matthias R. Hastall Germany

Ebru Kılıç Çakmak Türkiye

Wai Yen Tang Germany

Jaime Banks United States

David Weibel Switzerland

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matthias Höfer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Matthias Höfer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Matthias Höfer 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 Matthias Höfer. Matthias Höfer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Höfer, Matthias, Fatima El Moussawi, Andy Cassez, et al.. (2025). A two-photon lensless endoscope with a double-clad tapered multi-core fiber. Optics Letters. 50(8). 2626–2626.

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Tamborini, Ron, et al.. (2024). Toward Defining Prosocial and Antisocial Media Content in Terms of Intuitive Motivations. Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications. 36(4). 256–270.

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Bonifati, Angela, Stefania Dumbrava, George Fletcher, et al.. (2023). Threshold Queries. ACM SIGMOD Record. 52(1). 64–73. 1 indexed citations

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Hartmann, Tilo & Matthias Höfer. (2022). I Know It Is Not Real (And That Matters) Media Awareness vs. Presence in a Parallel Processing Account of the VR Experience. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 12 indexed citations

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Höfer, Matthias & Eszter Hargittai. (2021). Online social engagement, depression, and anxiety among older adults. New Media & Society. 26(1). 113–130. 38 indexed citations

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Höfer, Matthias. (2020). The Role of Moral Intuitions and Social Distance in Determining Moral Judgments of an Agent in a Moral Dilemma. OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints).

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Schulz, Eric, et al.. (2019). Exploring the space of human exploration using Entropy Mastermind. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 2762–2768.

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Seifert, Alexander, Matthias Höfer, & Mathias Allemand. (2018). Mobile Data Collection: Smart, but Not (Yet) Smart Enough. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 12. 971–971. 14 indexed citations

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Seifert, Alexander, Matthias Höfer, & Jörg Rössel. (2018). Older adults’ perceived sense of social exclusion from the digital world. Educational Gerontology. 44(12). 775–785. 69 indexed citations

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Hahn, Lindsay, et al.. (2018). The Representation of Altruistic and Egoistic Motivations in Popular Music over 60 Years. Communication Studies. 70(1). 59–78. 14 indexed citations

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Höfer, Matthias & Roger Lévy. (2017). Modeling Sources of Uncertainty in Spoken Word Learning.. Cognitive Science. 2 indexed citations

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Höfer, Matthias, et al.. (2015). Age Differences in Emotion Regulation During a Distressing Film Scene. Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications. 27(2). 47–52. 12 indexed citations

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Höfer, Matthias, et al.. (2013). Perceived bridging and bonding social capital on Twitter: Differentiating between followers and followees. Computers in Human Behavior. 29(6). 2134–2142. 132 indexed citations

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Höfer, Matthias & Werner Wirth. (2012). It’s Right to Be Sad. Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications. 24(2). 43–54. 15 indexed citations

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Wirth, Werner, Matthias Höfer, & Holger Schramm. (2012). The Role of Emotional Involvement and Trait Absorption in the Formation of Spatial Presence. Media Psychology. 15(1). 19–43. 33 indexed citations

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Wirth, Werner, Matthias Höfer, & Holger Schramm. (2012). Beyond Pleasure: Exploring the Eudaimonic Entertainment Experience. Human Communication Research. 38(4). 406–428. 193 indexed citations breakdown →

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Höfer, Matthias, et al.. (2006). Verbesserungspotenzial des Medizinstudiums aus retrospektiver Sicht von Facharztprüflingen. DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift. 131(8). 373–378. 24 indexed citations

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Lammerding–Köppel, Maria, Götz Fabry, Matthias Höfer, Falk Ochsendorf, & Christian Schirlo. (2006). Hochschuldidaktische Qualifzierung in der Medizin : II. Anforderungsprofil der Qualifizierungsangebote ; ein Positionspapier des GMA-Ausschusses "Personal- und Organisationsentwicklung für die medizinische Lehre" der Gesellschaft für Medizinische Ausbildung sowie des Kompetenzzentrums für Hochschuldidaktik in Medizin Baden-Württemberg. Publication Server of Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (Goethe University Frankfurt). 1 indexed citations

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Höfer, Matthias, et al.. (2005). Effektive Didaktiktrainings für Dozenten von CME-Fortbildungen (Continuing Medical Education). RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren. 177(9). 1290–1296. 5 indexed citations

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Höfer, Matthias. (2001). Storage units produce $1 million in savings.. PubMed. 26(4). 2, 10–1. 1 indexed citations

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