Thomas Schäfer

3.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
52 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Thomas Schäfer is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Music and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Schäfer has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 12 papers in Music and 11 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Schäfer's work include Neuroscience and Music Perception (17 papers), Diverse Music Education Insights (12 papers) and Music Therapy and Health (7 papers). Thomas Schäfer is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Music Perception (17 papers), Diverse Music Education Insights (12 papers) and Music Therapy and Health (7 papers). Thomas Schäfer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Thomas Schäfer's co-authors include Peter Sedlmeier, Marcus Schwarz, Matthias G. Arend, David Huron, Jörg Fachner, Harald Rau, Victor Candia, Thomas Elbert, Edward Taub and Eckart Altenmüller and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Personality and Individual Differences.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Schäfer

47 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

The Meaningfulness of Effect Sizes in Psycholo... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2019 2018 2013 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. The Meaningfulness of Effect Sizes in Psychological Research: Differences Between Sub-Disciplines and the Impact of Potential Biases
    2019 472 citations Thomas Schäfer et al. Frontiers in Psychology profile →
  2. Statistical power in two-level models: A tutorial based on Monte Carlo simulation.
    2018 389 citations Matthias G. Arend, Thomas Schäfer Psychological Methods profile →
  3. The psychological functions of music listening
    2013 353 citations Thomas Schäfer, Peter Sedlmeier et al. Frontiers in Psychology profile →

Peers

Thomas Schäfer
Marie Forgeard United States
Andrei C. Miu Romania
Jari Lipsanen Finland
Raymond MacDonald United Kingdom
Emily C. Nusbaum United States
Robert E Thayer United States
Sandrine Gil France
Alice Chirico Italy
Miguel A. Vadillo Spain
Joseph Glicksohn Israel
Marie Forgeard United States
Thomas Schäfer
Citations per year, relative to Thomas Schäfer Thomas Schäfer (= 1×) peers Marie Forgeard

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Schäfer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Schäfer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Schäfer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thomas Schäfer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thomas Schäfer 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 Thomas Schäfer. Thomas Schäfer 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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Lehmann, Robert, et al.. (2025). Lexical choices of sharers and non-sharers on child sexual abuse material forums. Figshare. 5(3). 100157–100157. 1 indexed citations
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Lehmann, Robert, et al.. (2024). Testing the Factor Structure and Construct Validity of the German Version of Gray et al.’s (2003) Sexual Fantasy Questionnaire. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 53(6). 2225–2236. 1 indexed citations
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Blokland, Arjan, et al.. (2024). Missing the mark? Identifying child sexual abuse material forum structure and key-players based on public replies and private messaging networks. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 11(1). 3 indexed citations
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Lehmann, Robert, Thomas Schäfer, Monika Fleischhauer, Alexander F. Schmidt, & Till Amelung. (2023). Physical and Psychological Child and Adult Sex Cues and Their Association with Sexual Age Preferences. The Journal of Sex Research. 62(2). 177–186. 1 indexed citations
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Wagner, Birgit, et al.. (2022). Efficacy of an online-group intervention after suicide bereavement: A randomized controlled trial. Internet Interventions. 28. 100542–100542. 11 indexed citations
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Schäfer, Thomas, et al.. (2022). The Effects of Dancing to Electronic Music and the Additional Intake of Psychoactive Drugs on the Experience of Trance. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 81(4). 127–137.
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Schäfer, Thomas, et al.. (2021). Depression Symptoms are Linked to Music Use. Music & Science. 4. 2 indexed citations
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Reppenhagen, Stephan, Konstantin Horas, Thomas Schäfer, et al.. (2021). Focal cartilage defects of the lateral compartment do influence the outcome after high tibial valgus osteotomy. SICOT-J. 7. 44–44. 3 indexed citations
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Arend, Matthias G. & Thomas Schäfer. (2018). Statistical power in two-level models: A tutorial based on Monte Carlo simulation.. Psychological Methods. 24(1). 1–19. 389 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schäfer, Thomas, et al.. (2014). How we remember the emotional intensity of past musical experiences. Frontiers in Psychology. 5. 911–911. 19 indexed citations
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Schäfer, Thomas, et al.. (2013). How music changes our lives: A qualitative study of the long-term effects of intense musical experiences. Psychology of Music. 42(4). 525–544. 34 indexed citations
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Schäfer, Thomas, et al.. (2013). Changes in the representation of space and time while listening to music. Frontiers in Psychology. 4. 508–508. 33 indexed citations
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Schäfer, Thomas, et al.. (2013). The psychological functions of music listening. Frontiers in Psychology. 4. 511–511. 353 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tipandjan, Arun, et al.. (2011). What Are the Important Decisions in the Lives of German and Indian University Students? The Structure of Real-Life Decision-Making Processes. Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science. 46(2). 205–234. 3 indexed citations
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Schäfer, Thomas, et al.. (2009). The role of domain and system knowledge on text comprehension and information search in hypermedia. Journal of educational multimedia and hypermedia. 18(2). 221–240. 5 indexed citations
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Glaeske, Gerd, Max Augustin, Bernd Brüggenjürgen, et al.. (2009). Epidemiologische Methoden für die Versorgungsforschung. Das Gesundheitswesen. 71(10). 685–693. 27 indexed citations
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Ulmer, W. T. & Thomas Schäfer. (2003). Die Lungenfunktion: State-of-the-Art und neue Ergebnisse. Pneumologie. 57(7). 400–401. 1 indexed citations

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