Simon Merz

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 872 citations indexed

About

Simon Merz is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Merz has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 872 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 15 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 10 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Simon Merz's work include Multisensory perception and integration (17 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (12 papers) and Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (9 papers). Simon Merz is often cited by papers focused on Multisensory perception and integration (17 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (12 papers) and Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (9 papers). Simon Merz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Simon Merz's co-authors include Bert De Smedt, Michael Schneider, Johannes Stricker, Christian Frings, Charles Spence, Joke Torbeyns, Koen Luwel, Lieven Verschaffel, Hauke S. Meyerhoff and Melanie Schnell and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Child Development and Journal of Neurophysiology.

In The Last Decade

Simon Merz

31 papers receiving 862 citations

Hit Papers

Associations of non‐symbolic and symbolic numerical magni... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Associations of non‐symbolic and symbolic numerical magnitude processing with mathematical competence: a meta‐analysis
    2016 490 citations Simon Merz et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simon Merz Germany 11 622 501 366 200 142 33 872
Ulf Träff Sweden 17 592 1.0× 427 0.9× 438 1.2× 233 1.2× 122 0.9× 36 811
Ineke Imbo Belgium 17 743 1.2× 366 0.7× 490 1.3× 316 1.6× 286 2.0× 25 968
Xiujie Yang China 17 293 0.5× 275 0.5× 296 0.8× 170 0.8× 51 0.4× 67 591
Helga Krinzinger Germany 14 491 0.8× 387 0.8× 308 0.8× 136 0.7× 262 1.8× 23 728
Kristin Krajewski Germany 12 729 1.2× 626 1.2× 631 1.7× 110 0.6× 118 0.8× 19 989
Marcie Penner‐Wilger Canada 11 870 1.4× 660 1.3× 622 1.7× 205 1.0× 104 0.7× 19 1.1k
Sarit Ashkenazi Israel 16 859 1.4× 453 0.9× 606 1.7× 383 1.9× 138 1.0× 47 1.0k
Xin Lin United States 11 507 0.8× 468 0.9× 353 1.0× 86 0.4× 277 2.0× 29 878
Congying Sun United States 6 338 0.5× 206 0.4× 333 0.9× 120 0.6× 167 1.2× 8 546
Swee Fong Ng Singapore 9 383 0.6× 420 0.8× 233 0.6× 89 0.4× 143 1.0× 24 625

Countries citing papers authored by Simon Merz

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Merz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Merz

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Friehs, Maximilian A., et al.. (2024). A touching advantage: cross-modal stop-signals improve reactive response inhibition. Experimental Brain Research. 242(3). 599–618. 5 indexed citations
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Merz, Simon, et al.. (2024). When the night is too short. Bedtime procrastination, self-compassion, and sleep in a daily diary study. Psychology and Health. 40(7). 1083–1101.
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Merz, Simon, Christian Frings, & Charles Spence. (2023). Motion perception in touch: resolving contradictory findings by varying probabilities of different trial types. Psychological Research. 88(1). 148–155. 2 indexed citations
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Merz, Simon, Charles Spence, & Christian Frings. (2023). Need for (expected) speed: Exploring the indirect influence of trial type consistency on representational momentum. Attention Perception & Psychophysics. 85(8). 2637–2654. 3 indexed citations
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Merz, Simon, et al.. (2023). "Can I please postpone my dentist appointment?" - Exploring a new area of procrastination. Current Psychology. 43(5). 4526–4535. 3 indexed citations
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Merz, Simon, et al.. (2022). The speed prior account: A new theory to explain multiple phenomena regarding dynamic information.. Journal of Experimental Psychology General. 151(10). 2418–2436. 9 indexed citations
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Friehs, Maximilian A., et al.. (2022). The influence of tDCS on perceived bouncing/streaming. Experimental Brain Research. 241(1). 59–66. 1 indexed citations
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Merz, Simon, Christian Frings, & Charles Spence. (2021). Tactile temporal offset cues reduce visual representational momentum. Attention Perception & Psychophysics. 83(5). 2113–2122. 1 indexed citations
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Merz, Simon, et al.. (2021). The level of representation of irrelevant stimuli—Distractor–response binding within and between the senses. Attention Perception & Psychophysics. 83(5). 2256–2266. 2 indexed citations
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Merz, Simon, Hauke S. Meyerhoff, Christian Frings, & Charles Spence. (2020). Representational momentum in vision and touch: Visual motion information biases tactile spatial localization. Attention Perception & Psychophysics. 82(5). 2618–2629. 10 indexed citations
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Merz, Simon, Christian Frings, & Charles Spence. (2020). When irrelevant information helps: Extending the Eriksen-flanker task into a multisensory world. Attention Perception & Psychophysics. 83(2). 776–789. 7 indexed citations
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Merz, Simon, et al.. (2019). Perception it is: Processing level in multisensory selection. Attention Perception & Psychophysics. 82(3). 1391–1406. 11 indexed citations
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Merz, Simon, Hauke S. Meyerhoff, Charles Spence, & Christian Frings. (2019). Implied tactile motion: Localizing dynamic stimulations on the skin. Attention Perception & Psychophysics. 81(3). 794–808. 10 indexed citations
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Merz, Simon, et al.. (2019). Multisensory distractor processing is modulated by spatial attention.. Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance. 45(10). 1375–1388. 14 indexed citations
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Merz, Simon, et al.. (2019). Interference of irrelevant information in multisensory selection depends on attentional set. Attention Perception & Psychophysics. 82(3). 1176–1195. 8 indexed citations
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Merz, Simon, et al.. (2018). Overt spatial attention modulates multisensory selection.. Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance. 45(2). 174–188. 16 indexed citations
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Frings, Christian, Simon Merz, & Bernhard Hommel. (2018). The impact of stimulus uncertainty on attentional control. Cognition. 183. 208–212. 16 indexed citations
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Meyerhoff, Hauke S., Simon Merz, & Christian Frings. (2018). Tactile stimulation disambiguates the perception of visual motion paths. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. 25(6). 2231–2237. 5 indexed citations
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Odashima, Hitoshi, Simon Merz, Katsunari Enomoto, Melanie Schnell, & Gerard Meijer. (2010). Microwave Lens for Polar Molecules. Physical Review Letters. 104(25). 253001–253001. 17 indexed citations

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