Merlin Monzel

556 total citations
30 papers, 262 citations indexed

About

Merlin Monzel is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Merlin Monzel has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 262 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 8 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 3 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Merlin Monzel's work include Face Recognition and Perception (13 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (6 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (6 papers). Merlin Monzel is often cited by papers focused on Face Recognition and Perception (13 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (6 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (6 papers). Merlin Monzel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Macao. Merlin Monzel's co-authors include Martin Reuter, Martin Reuter, Julia Simner, Pitshaporn Leelaarporn, Teresa Lutz, Johannes Schultz, Carla Dance, Elena Azañón, Sascha Brunheim and Cornelia McCormick and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Trends in Cognitive Sciences and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Merlin Monzel

25 papers receiving 261 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Merlin Monzel Germany 10 186 79 54 22 16 30 262
Katrin Herrmann United States 4 387 2.1× 105 1.3× 52 1.0× 7 0.3× 16 1.0× 6 457
Mads Hansen Denmark 7 263 1.4× 54 0.7× 66 1.2× 20 0.9× 18 1.1× 9 311
Claudio Lavín Chile 6 185 1.0× 54 0.7× 45 0.8× 18 0.8× 40 2.5× 11 265
Meytal Wilf Israel 11 241 1.3× 28 0.4× 47 0.9× 13 0.6× 13 0.8× 18 292
Mareike Bacha‐Trams Germany 6 266 1.4× 39 0.5× 56 1.0× 19 0.9× 27 1.7× 8 315
Giuseppe Castegnetti United Kingdom 10 232 1.2× 100 1.3× 37 0.7× 5 0.2× 11 0.7× 11 316
Máté Gyurkovics United Kingdom 9 258 1.4× 58 0.7× 20 0.4× 22 1.0× 32 2.0× 21 321
José L. Pardo‐Vázquez Spain 11 181 1.0× 25 0.3× 49 0.9× 22 1.0× 12 0.8× 23 284
Alan S. R. Fermin Japan 9 149 0.8× 55 0.7× 44 0.8× 13 0.6× 38 2.4× 12 232
Pierre Petitet United Kingdom 9 161 0.9× 44 0.6× 15 0.3× 7 0.3× 40 2.5× 15 229

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Fields of papers citing papers by Merlin Monzel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Merlin Monzel

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

All Works

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Happé, Francesca, et al.. (2026). Rendering aphantasia into the social realm. Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 30(2). 95–96.
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Monzel, Merlin, et al.. (2025). Beyond words: Examining the role of mental imagery for the Stroop effect by contrasting aphantasics and controls. Cognition. 259. 106120–106120. 2 indexed citations
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Monzel, Merlin, Yoko Nagai, & Juha Silvanto. (2025). The role of subjective interoception in autobiographical deficits in aphantasia. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 43007–43007.
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Monzel, Merlin, et al.. (2025). Why indecisive trials matter: Improving the binocular rivalry imagery priming score for the assessment of aphantasia. Behavior Research Methods. 57(9). 248–248. 1 indexed citations
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Monzel, Merlin, et al.. (2024). Affective processing in aphantasia and potential overlaps with alexithymia: Mental imagery facilitates the recognition of emotions in oneself and others. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11. 100106–100106. 8 indexed citations
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Monzel, Merlin, Pitshaporn Leelaarporn, Teresa Lutz, et al.. (2024). Hippocampal-occipital connectivity reflects autobiographical memory deficits in aphantasia. eLife. 13. 2 indexed citations
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Monzel, Merlin, et al.. (2024). Aphantasia and involuntary imagery. Consciousness and Cognition. 120. 103679–103679. 20 indexed citations
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Monzel, Merlin, Pitshaporn Leelaarporn, Teresa Lutz, et al.. (2024). Hippocampal-occipital connectivity reflects autobiographical memory deficits in aphantasia. eLife. 13. 16 indexed citations
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Zeman, Adam, et al.. (2024). Definition: Aphantasia. Cortex. 182. 212–213. 5 indexed citations
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Plieger, Thomas, et al.. (2024). Neuronal activation patterns during self-referential pain imagination. PubMed. 16. 100158–100158. 1 indexed citations
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Monzel, Merlin, Carla Dance, Elena Azañón, & Julia Simner. (2023). Aphantasia within the framework of neurodivergence: Some preliminary data and the curse of the confidence gap. Consciousness and Cognition. 115. 103567–103567. 11 indexed citations
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Monzel, Merlin, et al.. (2023). Measuring imagery strength in schizophrenia: no evidence of enhanced mental imagery priming. Brain and Behavior. 13(9). e3146–e3146. 9 indexed citations
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Monzel, Merlin, et al.. (2023). The role of dopamine in visual imagery—An experimental pharmacological study. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 102(1). e25262–e25262. 3 indexed citations
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Monzel, Merlin, et al.. (2023). Are catechol-O-methyltransferase gene polymorphisms genetic markers for pain sensitivity after all? – A review and meta-analysis. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 148. 105112–105112. 18 indexed citations
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Monzel, Merlin, et al.. (2021). Imagine, and you will find – Lack of attentional guidance through visual imagery in aphantasics. Attention Perception & Psychophysics. 83(6). 2486–2497. 37 indexed citations

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