Michael Koenigs

12.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
90 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

Michael Koenigs is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Koenigs has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 44 papers in Clinical Psychology and 18 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Michael Koenigs's work include Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (32 papers), Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (24 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (23 papers). Michael Koenigs is often cited by papers focused on Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (32 papers), Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (24 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (23 papers). Michael Koenigs collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. Michael Koenigs's co-authors include Jordan Grafman, Daniel Tranel, Aron K. Barbey, Jaryd Hiser, Joseph P. Newman, Julian C. Motzkin, Liane Young, Carissa L. Philippi, Kent A. Kiehl and Ralph Adolphs and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Neuroscience and Nature Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Michael Koenigs

89 papers receiving 8.0k 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.

Damage to the prefrontal cortex increases utilitarian moral judgements

2007 1.0k citations Michael Koenigs, Liane Young et al. Nature profile →
The functional neuroanatomy of depression: Distinct roles for ventromedial and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

2009 731 citations Michael Koenigs et al. profile →
Dorsolateral prefrontal contributions to human working memory

2012 659 citations Michael Koenigs et al. Cortex profile →
The Multifaceted Role of the Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex in Emotion, Decision Making, Social Cognition, and Psychopathology

2017 638 citations Jaryd Hiser, Michael Koenigs Biological Psychiatry profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The relationship between psychopathic traits and executive functioning among incarcerated men 2025 ·Frontiers in Psychiatry ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Bethany G. Edwards, Nathaniel E. Anderson, Carla L. Harenski, Michael Koenigs, Kent A. Kiehl	0
2	Human ventromedial prefrontal cortex lesions enhance the effect of expectations on pain perception 2023 ·Cortex ·Julian C. Motzkin, Jaryd Hiser, (unknown), Richard C. Wolf, Mustafa K. Başkaya, Michael Koenigs, Lauren Y. Atlas	3
3	Functional neural correlates of psychopathy: a meta-analysis of MRI data 2020 ·Translational Psychiatry ·(unknown), Michael Koenigs	44
4	Psychopathy is associated with fear-specific reductions in neural activity during affective perspective-taking 2020 ·NeuroImage ·(unknown), Monika Dargis, Brian W. Haas, Michael A. Brook, Jean Decety, Carla L. Harenski, Kent A. Kiehl, Michael Koenigs, David S. Kosson	17
5	Aberrant brain gray matter in murderers 2019 ·Brain Imaging and Behavior ·(unknown), Nathaniel E. Anderson, (unknown), Prashanth K. Nyalakanti, Keith A. Harenski, Carla L. Harenski, Michael Koenigs, Jean Decety, Kent A. Kiehl	19
6	The relationship between cavum septum pellucidum and psychopathic traits in a large forensic sample 2018 ·Neuropsychologia ·(unknown), Nathaniel E. Anderson, (unknown), (unknown), Michael Koenigs, Charles P. Pluto, Kent A. Kiehl	12
7	Psychopathic traits linked to alterations in neural activity during personality judgments of self and others 2018 ·NeuroImage Clinical ·(unknown), Carissa L. Philippi, Richard C. Wolf, Monika Dargis, Kent A. Kiehl, Michael Koenigs	13
8	Abnormal cortical gyrification in criminal psychopathy 2018 ·NeuroImage Clinical ·Tara A. Miskovich, Nathaniel E. Anderson, Carla L. Harenski, Keith A. Harenski, Arielle Baskin–Sommers, Christine L. Larson, Joseph P. Newman, Jessica L. Hanson, Daniel M. Stout, Michael Koenigs, Skyler G. Shollenbarger, Krista M. Lisdahl, Jean Decety, David S. Kosson, Kent A. Kiehl	11
9	The Multifaceted Role of the Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex in Emotion, Decision Making, Social Cognition, and Psychopathology breakdown → 2017 ·Biological Psychiatry ·Jaryd Hiser, Michael Koenigs	638
10	Two subtypes of psychopathic criminals differ in negative affect and history of childhood abuse. 2017 ·Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy ·Monika Dargis, Michael Koenigs	15
11	Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex Damage Is Associated with Decreased Ventral Striatum Volume and Response to Reward 2016 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Maia S. Pujara, Carissa L. Philippi, Julian C. Motzkin, Mustafa K. Başkaya, Michael Koenigs	65
12	Reversal Learning Deficits in Criminal Offenders: Effects of Psychopathy, Substance use, and Childhood Maltreatment History 2016 ·Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment ·Monika Dargis, Richard C. Wolf, Michael Koenigs	12
13	Abnormal fronto-limbic engagement in incarcerated stimulant users during moral processing 2016 ·Psychopharmacology ·Samantha J. Fede, Carla L. Harenski, Jana Schaich Borg, Walter Sinnott‐Armstrong, Vikram R. Rao, (unknown), Prashanth K. Nyalakanti, Michael Koenigs, Jean Decety, Vince D. Calhoun, Kent A. Kiehl	5
14	Altered Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Cortical Networks in Psychopathy 2015 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Carissa L. Philippi, Maia S. Pujara, Julian C. Motzkin, Joseph P. Newman, Kent A. Kiehl, Michael Koenigs	76
15	Clarifying the link between childhood abuse history and psychopathic traits in adult criminal offenders. 2015 ·Personality Disorders Theory Research and Treatment ·Monika Dargis, Joseph P. Newman, Michael Koenigs	56
16	Ventromedial prefrontal cortex mediates visual attention during facial emotion recognition 2014 ·Brain ·Richard C. Wolf, Carissa L. Philippi, Julian C. Motzkin, Mustafa K. Başkaya, Michael Koenigs	65
17	Functional anatomy of ventromedial prefrontal cortex: implications for mood and anxiety disorders 2011 ·Molecular Psychiatry ·(unknown), Michael Koenigs	260
18	Economic decision-making in psychopathy: A comparison with ventromedial prefrontal lesion patients 2010 ·Neuropsychologia ·Michael Koenigs, Michael Kruepke, Joseph P. Newman	131
19	Damage to the prefrontal cortex increases utilitarian moral judgements breakdown → 2007 ·Nature ·Michael Koenigs, Liane Young, Ralph Adolphs, Daniel Tranel, Fiery Cushman, Michael A. Hauser, António R. Damásio	1003
20	Investigating emotion in moral cognition: a review of evidence from functional neuroimaging and neuropsychology 2007 ·British Medical Bulletin ·Liane Young, Michael Koenigs	120

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