Author

Nicolas B Merl

Observed names: Merl, Nicolas B., Merl, Nicolas Brooklyn, Nicolas B. Merl, Nicolas Brooklyn Merl, Nicolas Merl

Institutions: German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg University, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg University

Observed institutions: Marquette University, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg University, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg University

ORCID: 0009-0001-1747-868X

Observed ORCID: 0009-0001-1747-868X

OpenAlex ID: A5120413786

Generative AI in social media health communication: systematic review and meta-analysis of user engagement with implications for cancer prevention

2025 · Nicolas B. Merl, Franziska Schramm, et al. · European Journal of Cancer · 15

Pulling Sites in Trichotillomania: Exploring Differences in Characteristics, Phenomenology, and Contextual Variables

2023 · Kathryn E. Barber, Leila K. Capel, et al. · Cognitive Therapy and Research · 9

Large language models improve physician accuracy but lead to false reliance

2026 · Chanda, Tirtha, Wies, Christoph, et al. · arXiv (Cornell University) · 1

Generative AI for scalable school-based cancer prevention: The Heidelberg Prevention Minute

2026 · Nicolas B. Merl, Jana T. Winterstein, et al. · European Journal of Cancer · 1

Generative AI avatar videos for tobacco prevention on social media: a randomized controlled trial

2026 · Nicolas B. Merl, Christoph Wies, et al. · medRxiv · 1

The Smokerface poster campaign for adolescent smoking prevention in schools: A cluster-randomized controlled trial

2026 · Christoph Wies, Julia Messner, et al. · European Journal of Cancer · 1

The Impact of Tic Suppression on Speaking Ability

2025 · Nicolas B. Merl, Kathryn E. Barber, et al. · Education and Treatment of Children · 1

AI-generated smoking prevention videos on Instagram achieve greater reach when short-term consequences are addressed

2026 · Nicolas B. Merl, Jana T. Winterstein, et al. · European Journal of Cancer

Short-Term vs. Long-Term Health Risk Framing in Social Media: Engagement Effects of AI-Generated Influencers in Smoking Prevention Content

2026 · Merl, Nicolas Brooklyn · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Short-Term vs. Long-Term Health Risk Framing in Social Media: Engagement Effects of AI-Generated Influencers in Smoking Prevention Content

2026 · Nicolas Brooklyn Merl

Generative AI avatar videos in social media for tobacco prevention: A randomized controlled trial

2026 · Merl, Nicolas Brooklyn

Works count: 11

Citation count: 29

H-index: 2

I10-index: 1