Peter Zimmermann

6.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
153 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Peter Zimmermann is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Zimmermann has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Clinical Psychology, 33 papers in Social Psychology and 21 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Peter Zimmermann's work include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (34 papers), Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (27 papers) and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (9 papers). Peter Zimmermann is often cited by papers focused on Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (34 papers), Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (27 papers) and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (9 papers). Peter Zimmermann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Finland. Peter Zimmermann's co-authors include Alexandra Iwanski, Richard R. Schmidt, Klaus E. Grossmann, Karin Grossmann, Heinz Kindler, Gottfried Spangler, Elisabeth Fremmer‐Bombik, Hermann Scheuerer‐Englisch, Fabienne Becker‐Stoll and Markus Maier and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Biochemical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Peter Zimmermann

137 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

Emotion regulation from early adolescence to emerging adulthood and middle adulthood

2014 601 citations Peter Zimmermann, Alexandra Iwanski profile →
The Uniqueness of the Child–Father Attachment Relationship: Fathers’ Sensitive and Challenging Play as a Pivotal Variable in a 16‐year Longitudinal Study

2002 578 citations Karin Grossmann, Klaus E. Grossmann et al. Social Development profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter Zimmermann Germany	31	1.9k	1.5k	731	511	484	153	4.2k
Glen R. Elliott United States	31	3.5k 1.8×	1.2k 0.8×	303 0.4×	86 0.2×	696 1.4×	57	7.9k
Judson A. Brewer United States	42	3.6k 1.9×	1.0k 0.7×	561 0.8×	72 0.1×	1.8k 3.7×	108	7.0k
James J. Lynch United States	34	916 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	510 0.7×	63 0.1×	386 0.8×	168	5.0k
James C. Overholser United States	51	3.5k 1.8×	1.6k 1.1×	1.6k 2.2×	46 0.1×	690 1.4×	239	9.5k
Herbert Barry United States	37	514 0.3×	893 0.6×	331 0.5×	64 0.1×	480 1.0×	170	4.7k
Andrew J. Lewis Australia	38	1.6k 0.8×	756 0.5×	104 0.1×	459 0.9×	237 0.5×	161	4.1k
Patricia Draper United States	20	1.0k 0.5×	1.4k 0.9×	84 0.1×	105 0.2×	2.2k 4.6×	42	4.5k
Bruce D. Perry United States	28	5.4k 2.8×	906 0.6×	229 0.3×	37 0.1×	272 0.6×	51	7.2k
J. Michael Bailey United States	58	3.2k 1.7×	3.7k 2.4×	1.2k 1.6×	71 0.1×	3.4k 7.0×	172	10.8k
Christine E. Ryan United States	39	1.8k 0.9×	850 0.6×	849 1.2×	40 0.1×	469 1.0×	106	4.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Peter Zimmermann

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Zimmermann

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Lobmaier, Silvia M., Nimrod Madrer, P. B. Greenberg, et al.. (2025). Maternal prenatal stress induces sex-dependent changes in tRNA fragment families and cholinergic pathways in newborns. Molecular Psychiatry. 30(9). 4307–4319.

Nußbeck, Fridtjof W., et al.. (2022). Dyadic coping trajectories across the transition to parenthood: Associations with child mental health problems.. Journal of Family Psychology. 37(3). 358–368. 4 indexed citations

Vierhaus, Marc, et al.. (2022). Effects of family risk on early attachment security: Gender-specific susceptibility and mediation by parenting behavior. SerWisS (University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover). 4(1). 20–40. 3 indexed citations

Vierhaus, Marc, et al.. (2022). Family risk and early attachment development: The differential role of parental sensitivity. Infant Mental Health Journal. 43(2). 340–356. 13 indexed citations

Zimmermann, Peter & Gottfried Spangler. (2022). Longitudinal Influences of DRD4 Polymorphism and Early Maternal Caregiving on Personality Development and Problem Behavior in Middle Childhood and Adolescence. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 16. 839340–839340. 2 indexed citations

Strahler, Jana, et al.. (2022). Psychological Correlates of Excessive Healthy and Orthorexic Eating: Emotion Regulation, Attachment, and Anxious-Depressive-Stress Symptomatology. Frontiers in Nutrition. 9. 817047–817047. 7 indexed citations

Eickhorst, Andreas, et al.. (2021). Fathers, mothers and family violence: Which risk factors contribute to the occurrence of child maltreatment and exposure to intimate partner violence in early childhood? Findings in a German longitudinal in-depth study. Child Abuse & Neglect. 123. 105373–105373. 7 indexed citations

Rosé, Carolyn Penstein & Peter Zimmermann. (2015). BELASTUNGEN VON ANGEHÖRIGEN IM KONTEXT PSYCHISCHER TRAUMATISIERUNGEN. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

Wesemann, Ulrich, et al.. (2015). Einsatzbedingte posttraumatische Belastungsstörung im sozialen Umfeld von SoldatInnen. Trauma und Gewalt. 9(3). 216–225. 3 indexed citations

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Zimmermann, Peter, et al.. (2011). Sexuelle Gewalt gegen Kinder in Familien - Ein Forschungsüberblick. 18(34). 119–142. 2 indexed citations

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Zimmermann, Peter, et al.. (2005). Geschichte des dokumentarischen Films in Deutschland. 11 indexed citations

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Grossmann, Karin, Klaus E. Grossmann, Elisabeth Fremmer‐Bombik, et al.. (2002). The Uniqueness of the Child–Father Attachment Relationship: Fathers’ Sensitive and Challenging Play as a Pivotal Variable in a 16‐year Longitudinal Study. Social Development. 11(3). 301–337. 578 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hilz, Max J., Peter Zimmermann, D. Claus, & B. Neundörfer. (1995). Thermal threshold determination in alcoholic polyneuropathy: an improvement of diagnosis. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 91(5). 389–393. 22 indexed citations

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Fimm, Bruno, et al.. (1994). Different Mechanisms Underly Shifting Set on External and Internal Cues in Parkinson′s Disease. Brain and Cognition. 25(2). 287–304. 28 indexed citations

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Zimmermann, Peter, et al.. (1993). Ultrasonography of the thyroid gland in pregnancies complicated by autoimmune thyroid disease. Journal of Clinical Ultrasound. 21(2). 109–113. 15 indexed citations

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Zimmermann, Peter. (1991). "Interkulturelle Germanistik" : Dialog der Kulturen auf Deutsch?. P. Lang eBooks. 5 indexed citations

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Karnath, Hans‐Otto, Claus‐W. Wallesch, & Peter Zimmermann. (1991). Mental planning and anticipatory processes with acute and chronic frontal lobe lesions: A comparison of maze performance in routine and non-routine situations. Neuropsychologia. 29(4). 271–290. 40 indexed citations

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Zimmermann, Peter, et al.. (1990). Bilderwelten Weltbilder : dokumentarfilm und fernsehen. 1 indexed citations

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Zimmermann, Peter. (1975). Der Bauernroman : Antifeudalismus, Konservativismus, Faschismus.

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Zimmermann, Peter. (1968). [The "b-cell"-complex in the central nervous system of Lumbricus terrestris L].. PubMed. 91(2). 283–99. 2 indexed citations

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