Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Academic career and education
2009 – 2013
PhD in Systemic Neurosciences
Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
2004 – 2009
Diploma in Sports Sciences, Major: Professional Sports
Faculty of Sports Sciences, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
Professional career
Since Apr 2020
Associate Professor (with tenure track)
Institute of Sports Science, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
- since Oct 2025 - Tenured position
- 2020 - 2025 - Tenure track position
2017 - 2020
Research Associate
Chair of Human Movement Science, Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Germany
2015 - 2017
Post-doctoral Researcher
Sensorimotor Neuroscience and Ageing Group, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Australia
2013 – 2015
Post-doctoral Researcher
Chair of Human Movement Science, Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Germany
2011 (2 months)
Visiting Scholar
College of Health and Human Development, Department of Kinesiology, Pennsylvania State University, State College, USA
2009 – 2013
Research Scholar
Research Training Group 1091 “Orientation and motion in space”, University Hospital Munich Großhadern, Germany
2007 - 2008 (5 months)
Visiting Scholar
Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA
Research interests
My research is grounded on the concept of embodiment and focuses on two different topics: motor decision making and joint action. In this context, I am especially interested in the influence of age-related changes in cognitive and motor functioning on movement coordination.
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AI-Powered Analysis of Eye Tracker Data in Basketball Game
Lozzi, D., Di Pompeo, I., Marcaccio, M., Alemanno, M., Krüger, M., Curcio, G. & Migliore, S., 5 Jun 2025, In: Sensors. 25, 11, 3572.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer review
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Aktive Mobilität in der Stadt: Kognitive und motorische Anforderungen besser verstehen
Krüger, M., 2025, In: Unimagazin. 03/04, 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Transfer
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Stellungnahme zum Umgang mit Forschungsdaten in der sportwissenschaftlichen Forschung
Krüger, M., Klemm, K., Niessner, C., Ahrens, B., Bös, K., Eberhardt, T., Eckardt, N., Englert, C., Fleps, M., Holzbach, T., Hovemann, G., Koopmann, T., Memmert, D., Schlenker, L., Wallrodt, S. & Zimmermann, H., 2025Research output: Exposition/Hearing › Exposition/hearing › Research
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The status quo of research data management in the German-speaking sports sciences—Results of an online pilot survey
Keller, K., Pleger, A., Niessner, C., Ueding, E. & Krüger, M., 17 Mar 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer review
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Attention allocation in complementary joint action: How joint goals affect spatial orienting
Schmitz, L., Wahn, B. & Krüger, M., Jul 2024, In: Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics. 86, 5, p. 1574-1593 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer review
Open Access
Projects
- 3 Finished
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Projekt Innovation Plus (2023/24); Nummer P049
Krüger, M. (Principal Investigator), Bätge Jahn, V. (Principal Investigator) & Günter, S. (Principal Investigator)
1 Jan 2023 → 31 Dec 2024
Project: Other
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Projekt Innovation Plus (2022/23); Nummer 090
Krüger, M. (Principal Investigator) & Bätge Jahn, V. (Principal Investigator)
1 Jan 2022 → 31 Dec 2023
Project: Other
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Moving forward: developing multi-method experimental approaches to investigate human locomotion in real life
Krüger, M. (Principal Investigator)
1 Apr 2021 → 31 Dec 2022
Project: Research
Datasets
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Research data management in the German-speaking Sports Sciences - Survey on the Status Quo
Klemm, K. (Creator), Pleger, A. (Creator), Niessner, C. (Creator), Ueding, E. (Creator) & Krüger, M. (Creator), Zenodo, 16 May 2024
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11204023, https://zenodo.org/records/11204023
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Influence of age and cognitive demand on motor decision making under uncertainty: a study on goal directed reaching movements
Krüger, M. (Creator), Puri, R. (Creator), Hinder, M. R. (Creator) & Summers, J. J. (Creator), Center for Open Science, 28 Sept 2023
DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/QSFG4, https://osf.io/qsfg4/
Dataset
Prizes
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2014 - 2019: Mitglied des Jungen ZiF, Zentrum für Interdisziplinäre Forschung, Universität Bielefeld
Krüger, M. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Election to learned society
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2016 - 2017: Stipendiatin der GSO Leadership Academy, German Scholars Organization e.V.
Krüger, M. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Competitive fellowship
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University of Sydney
Krüger, M. (Visiting researcher)
15 Jan 2025 → 14 Jul 2025Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research (Journal)
Keller, K. (Editor), Krüger, M. (Editor), Niessner, C. (Editor) & Englert, C. (Editor)
2025 → 2026Activity: Publication/conference peer review and editorial work › Editorial work