Michael Lifshitz

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Michael Lifshitz is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Lifshitz has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 17 papers in Clinical Psychology and 11 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Michael Lifshitz's work include Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (11 papers), Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions (10 papers) and Pain Management and Placebo Effect (8 papers). Michael Lifshitz is often cited by papers focused on Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (11 papers), Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions (10 papers) and Pain Management and Placebo Effect (8 papers). Michael Lifshitz collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Michael Lifshitz's co-authors include Amir Raz, Robert T. Thibault, Mathieu Landry, Melissa Ellamil, Matthew L. Dixon, Peter Sedlmeier, Kalina Christoff, Kieran C. R. Fox, James L. Floman and Manesh Girn and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and NeuroImage.

In The Last Decade

Michael Lifshitz

39 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Functional neuroanatomy of meditation: A review and meta-analysis of 78 functional neuroimaging investigations

2016 351 citations Manesh Girn, Michael Lifshitz et al. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Lifshitz Canada	16	908	549	315	290	280	40	1.5k
Andrew A. Nicholson Canada	21	639 0.7×	580 1.1×	359 1.1×	334 1.2×	165 0.6×	49	1.5k
Martin Ruchsow Germany	17	840 0.9×	477 0.9×	433 1.4×	315 1.1×	165 0.6×	25	1.4k
Matthew D. Sacchet United States	17	599 0.7×	566 1.0×	224 0.7×	129 0.4×	155 0.6×	39	1.1k
Shinpei Yoshimura Japan	20	717 0.8×	232 0.4×	506 1.6×	261 0.9×	244 0.9×	42	1.3k
Seth G. Disner United States	11	720 0.8×	394 0.7×	705 2.2×	229 0.8×	139 0.5×	24	1.6k
Melissa Ellamil Canada	8	1.3k 1.4×	818 1.5×	969 3.1×	256 0.9×	360 1.3×	10	2.1k
Vincent Paquette Canada	11	946 1.0×	434 0.8×	584 1.9×	309 1.1×	341 1.2×	12	1.6k
Raphaëlle Richieri France	25	497 0.5×	385 0.7×	172 0.5×	700 2.4×	177 0.6×	80	1.5k
Oren Contreras‐Rodríguez Spain	27	902 1.0×	827 1.5×	382 1.2×	421 1.5×	197 0.7×	58	2.1k
Malin Gingnell Sweden	24	576 0.6×	330 0.6×	510 1.6×	136 0.5×	525 1.9×	56	2.0k

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Moses, Lincoln E., et al.. (2025). A systematic review of hyperscanning in clinical encounters. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 176. 106248–106248. 1 indexed citations

Moses, Lincoln E., et al.. (2024). Interpersonal neural synchrony as a mechanism of therapeutic alliance? A systematic review of hyperscanning in clinical encounters. PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints). 1 indexed citations

Khoury, Bassam, Guillaume Dumas, Michael Lifshitz, et al.. (2023). Tri-process model of interpersonal mindfulness: theoretical framework and study protocol. Frontiers in Psychology. 14. 1130959–1130959. 4 indexed citations

Garel, Nicolas, Dasha A. Sandra, Elizaveta Solomonova, et al.. (2023). Imprinting: expanding the extra-pharmacological model of psychedelic drug action to incorporate delayed influences of sets and settings. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 17. 1200393–1200393. 5 indexed citations

Girn, Manesh, R. Nathan Spreng, Daniel S. Margulies, Michiel van Elk, & Michael Lifshitz. (2023). Trait absorption is not reliably associated with brain structure or resting-state functional connectivity. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(2). 100171–100171. 1 indexed citations

Gobbi, Gabriella, Antonio Inserra, Kyle T. Greenway, Michael Lifshitz, & Laurence J. Kirmayer. (2022). Psychedelic medicine at a crossroads: Advancing an integrative approach to research and practice. Transcultural Psychiatry. 59(5). 718–724. 5 indexed citations

Chakravarty, M. Mallar, Zindel V. Segal, Mark Speechley, et al.. (2022). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy vs. a health enhancement program for the treatment of late-life depression: Study protocol for a multi-site randomized controlled trial. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 14. 976636–976636. 1 indexed citations

Therriault, Joseph, Vasavan Nair, Pedro Rosa‐Neto, et al.. (2022). Kundalini Yoga Intervention Increases Hippocampal Volume in Older Adults. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 15(2). 158–162. 4 indexed citations

Olson, Jay A., Michael Lifshitz, Amir Raz, & Samuel P. L. Veissière. (2021). Super Placebos: A Feasibility Study Combining Contextual Factors to Promote Placebo Effects. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 12. 644825–644825. 12 indexed citations

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Olson, Jay A., et al.. (2020). Tripping on nothing: placebo psychedelics and contextual factors. Psychopharmacology. 237(5). 1371–1382. 86 indexed citations

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Lifshitz, Michael, Michiel van Elk, & T. M. Luhrmann. (2019). Absorption and spiritual experience: A review of evidence and potential mechanisms. Consciousness and Cognition. 73. 102760–102760. 86 indexed citations

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Lifshitz, Michael, et al.. (2017). On Suggestibility and Placebo: A Follow-Up Study. American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis. 59(4). 385–392. 4 indexed citations

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Landry, Mathieu, Michael Lifshitz, & Amir Raz. (2017). Brain correlates of hypnosis: A systematic review and meta-analytic exploration. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 81(Pt A). 75–98. 139 indexed citations

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Thibault, Robert T., Michael Lifshitz, Niels Birbaumer, & Amir Raz. (2015). Neurofeedback, Self-Regulation, and Brain Imaging: Clinical Science and Fad in the Service of Mental Disorders. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. 84(4). 193–207. 69 indexed citations

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Thibault, Robert T., Michael Lifshitz, & Amir Raz. (2015). Body position alters human resting-state: Insights from multi-postural magnetoencephalography. Brain Imaging and Behavior. 10(3). 772–780. 20 indexed citations

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Lifshitz, Michael, et al.. (2014). Suggestion overrides automatic audiovisual integration. Consciousness and Cognition. 24. 33–37. 15 indexed citations

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Lifshitz, Michael, et al.. (2014). Empirical neuroenchantment: from reading minds to thinking critically. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 8. 357–357. 50 indexed citations

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Thibault, Robert T., Michael Lifshitz, Jennifer M. Jones, & Amir Raz. (2014). Posture alters human resting-state. Cortex. 58. 199–205. 52 indexed citations

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Lifshitz, Michael, et al.. (2012). Using suggestion to modulate automatic processes: From Stroop to McGurk and beyond. Cortex. 49(2). 463–473. 58 indexed citations

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Lifshitz, Michael, et al.. (2012). Can expectation enhance response to suggestion? De-automatization illuminates a conundrum. Consciousness and Cognition. 21(2). 1001–1008. 17 indexed citations

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