Thomas Metzinger

7.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
67 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Thomas Metzinger is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Metzinger has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 19 papers in Social Psychology and 12 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Metzinger's work include Embodied and Extended Cognition (14 papers), Action Observation and Synchronization (12 papers) and Mind wandering and attention (7 papers). Thomas Metzinger is often cited by papers focused on Embodied and Extended Cognition (14 papers), Action Observation and Synchronization (12 papers) and Mind wandering and attention (7 papers). Thomas Metzinger collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and Italy. Thomas Metzinger's co-authors include Olaf Blanke, Bigna Lenggenhager, Tej Tadi, Michael Madary, Vittorio Gallese, Jennifer Windt, Wanja Wiese, Alex Gamma, Marta Łukowska and Andrea Serino and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, PLoS ONE and Trends in Cognitive Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Metzinger

61 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Video Ergo Sum: Manipulating Bodily Self-Consciousness

2007 796 citations Thomas Metzinger, Olaf Blanke et al. profile →
Full-body illusions and minimal phenomenal selfhood

2008 689 citations Olaf Blanke, Thomas Metzinger Trends in Cognitive Sciences profile →

Peers

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Jakob Hohwy Australia

Corrado Sinigaglia Italy

Wolfgang Tschacher Switzerland

Leonhard Schilbach Germany

Michiel van Elk Netherlands

Cornelia Herbert Germany

Enrico Glerean Finland

Fabian Ramseyer Switzerland

Istvan Molnar-Szakacs United States

Giorgio Ganis United States

Jakob Hohwy Australia

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3.4k ×1.4

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992 ×0.6

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189 ×0.2

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705 ×0.9

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510 ×0.9

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Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Metzinger

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Metzinger

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Metzinger

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Metzinger, Thomas. (2025). The Elephant and the Blind: The Experience of Pure Consciousness—Philosophy, Science, and 500+ Experiential Reports. 77(1). 70–72. 2 indexed citations

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Metzinger, Thomas. (2024). The Elephant and the Blind. The MIT Press eBooks. 11 indexed citations

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Metzinger, Thomas. (2018). Why Is Mind-Wandering Interesting for Philosophers?. Oxford University Press eBooks. 16 indexed citations

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Brundage, Miles, et al.. (2018). ¿Debemos temer a la inteligencia artificial?: análisis en profundidad. Repositori UJI (Universitat Jaume I). 1 indexed citations

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Metzinger, Thomas. (2018). Why Is Virtual Reality Interesting for Philosophers?. Frontiers in Robotics and AI. 5. 101–101. 53 indexed citations

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Salomon, Roy, Jean‐Paul Noel, Marta Łukowska, et al.. (2017). Unconscious integration of multisensory bodily inputs in the peripersonal space shapes bodily self-consciousness. Cognition. 166. 174–183. 75 indexed citations

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Metzinger, Thomas. (2013). Grundkurs Philosophie des Geistes. 2 indexed citations

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Metzinger, Thomas. (2012). Zehn Jahre Neuroethik des pharmazeutischen kognitiven Enhancements – Aktuelle Probleme und Handlungsrichtlinien für die Praxis. Fortschritte der Neurologie · Psychiatrie. 80(1). 36–43. 4 indexed citations

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Metzinger, Thomas. (2010). The Self-Model Theory of Subjectivity: A Brief Summary with Examples. 4(14). 2 indexed citations

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Blanke, Olaf & Thomas Metzinger. (2008). Full-body illusions and minimal phenomenal selfhood. Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 13(1). 7–13. 689 indexed citations breakdown →

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Metzinger, Thomas. (2007). Empirical perspectives from the self-model theory of subjectivity: a brief summary with examples. Progress in brain research. 168. 215–278. 83 indexed citations

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Metzinger, Thomas. (2006). Reply to Zahavi: The Value of Historical Scholarship. 12. 3 indexed citations

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Metzinger, Thomas. (2006). Reply to Gallagher: Different conceptions of embodiment. PhilPapers (PhilPapers Foundation). 12. 12 indexed citations

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Metzinger, Thomas. (2005). Out-of-Body Experiences as the Origin of the Concept of a "Soul". PhilPapers (PhilPapers Foundation). 3(1). 44 indexed citations

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Metzinger, Thomas. (2005). Précis: Being No One. PhilPapers (PhilPapers Foundation). 11. 11 indexed citations

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Metzinger, Thomas. (2003). APPEARANCE IS NOT KNOWLEDGE: THE INCOHERENT STRAW MAN, CONTENT-CONTENT CONFUSIONS AND MINDLESS CONSCIOUS SUBJECTS. Journal of Consciousness Studies. 11(1). 3 indexed citations

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Metzinger, Thomas. (2000). Neural correlates of consciousness : empirical and conceptual questions. MIT Press eBooks. 167 indexed citations

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Metzinger, Thomas. (1997). The future of consciousness studies. Journal of Consciousness Studies. 4. 2 indexed citations

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Metzinger, Thomas. (1996). Bewußtsein : Beiträge aus der Gegenwartsphilosophie. F. Schöningh eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Metzinger, Thomas. (1993). Subjekt und Selbstmodell. 22 indexed citations

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