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Alain Van Hiel

Alain Van Hiel

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 64 3018 2777 39 36 187 12924

Alain Van Hiel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alain Van Hiel between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alain Van Hiel published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 7.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2013. 24 of the 236 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2013. 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 6 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 14 publications
1996 2025

236 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alain Van Hiel: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 2
1997 2
1998 3
1999 1
2000 1
2001 1
2002 6
2003 4
2004 3
2005 4
2006 12
2007 8
2008 9
2009 9
2010 4
2011 18
2012 10
2013 20
2014 11
2015 11
2016 4
2017 9
2018 6
2019 8
2020 15
2021 13
2022 12
2023 6
2024 10
2025 14
Total 236
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Alain Van Hiel publications per year - data summary

  • Alain Van Hiel, a Psychology scholar from Ghent University, has 236 publications recorded across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1996 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2013, with 20 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1999, 2000 and 2001, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 7.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.9 per year counting only the 30 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 55 publications, 23% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1996-2005: 27 publications (2.7 per year); 2006-2015: 112 publications (11.2 per year); 2016-2025: 97 publications (9.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Alain Van Hiel publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alain Van Hiel sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 181–190 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 187 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397 187
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Alain Van Hiel publication distribution in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 69 ranges running from 31–40 to 705+ publications.
  • Alain Van Hiel, a Psychology scholar from Ghent University, records 187 publications - the 65th percentile of the discipline.
  • 65% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Alain Van Hiel, and about 35% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 151–160 publications range, and Alain Van Hiel ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 101–110 publications, holding 736 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 72% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 705 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Alain Van Hiel D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alain Van Hiel sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 64–65 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290 64
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Alain Van Hiel D-index placement in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 30–31 to 144+ D-Index.
  • Alain Van Hiel, a Psychology scholar from Ghent University, records 64 D-Index - the 75th percentile of the discipline.
  • 75% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Alain Van Hiel, and about 25% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 48–49 D-Index range, and Alain Van Hiel ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32–33 D-Index, holding 702 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 58–59 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Alain Van Hiel is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has made contributions primarily within the social sciences and psychology disciplines. Their body of work spans 70 publications in social sciences, with 51 focusing on psychology.

Their research encompasses several subfields, including sociology and political science, social psychology, cognitive neuroscience, clinical psychology, and safety research.

Key topics addressed in their work include social and intergroup psychology, cultural differences and values, the psychology of moral and emotional judgment, ethics in business and education, racial and ethnic identity research, death anxiety and social exclusion, and experimental behavioral economics studies.

Among their recent publications are:

  • Human-machine collaboration in managerial decision making (2021), published in Computers in Human Behavior
  • Country-level correlates of the Dark Triad traits in 49 countries (2020), published in Journal of Personality
  • Structure of Dark Triad Dirty Dozen Across Eight World Regions (2020), published in Assessment
  • Subjective status and perceived legitimacy across countries (2020), published in European Journal of Social Psychology
  • Procedural fairness enacted by societal actors increases social trust and social acceptance among ethnic minority members through the promotion of sense of societal belonging (2020), published in Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Van Hiel frequently collaborates with a core group of coauthors, including Kim Dierckx, Barbara Valcke, Tessa Haesevoets, Arne Roets, and David De Cremer.

Their work is often published in venues such as Frontiers in Psychology, European Journal of Social Psychology, Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, PsycTESTS Dataset, and Journal of Personality.

Best Publications

  • Item selection and validation of a brief, 15-item version of the need for closure scale

    Arne Roets;Alain Van Hiel

  • The impact of need for closure on conservative beliefs and racism: differential mediation by authoritarian submission and authoritarian dominance

    Alain van Hiel;Mario Pandelaere;Bart Duriez

  • The march of modern fascism. A comparison of social dominance orientation and authoritarianism

    Bart Duriez;Alain Van Hiel

  • Authoritarianism and Social Dominance in Western and Eastern Europe: The Importance of the Sociopolitical Context and of Political Interest and Involvement

    Bart Duriez;Alain Van Hiel;Malgorzata Kossowska

  • Separating Ability From Need: Clarifying the Dimensional Structure of the Need for Closure Scale

    Arne Roets;Alain Van Hiel

  • The relationship between need for closure and conservative beliefs in western and eastern Europe.

    Malgorzata Kossowska;Alain Van Hiel

  • We must not be enemies: Interracial contact and the reduction of prejudice among authoritarians

    Kristof Dhont;Alain Van Hiel

  • Explaining Conservative Beliefs and Political Preferences: A Comparison of Social Dominance Orientation and Authoritarianism

    Alain Van Hiel;Ivan Mervielde

  • The Relationship Between Social-Cultural Attitudes and Behavioral Measures of Cognitive Style: A Meta-Analytic Integration of Studies

    Alain Van Hiel;Emma Onraet;Sarah De Pauw

  • Age differences in conservatism: evidence on the mediating effects of personality and cognitive style.

    Ilse Cornelis;Alain Van Hiel;Arne Roets;Malgorzata Kossowska

  • Openness to experience and boundaries in the mind: relationships with cultural and economic conservative beliefs.

    Alain Van Hiel;Ivan Mervielde

  • Allport’s Prejudiced Personality Today Need for Closure as the Motivated Cognitive Basis of Prejudice

    Arne Roets;Alain Van Hiel

  • Authoritarianism and Social Dominance Orientation: Relationships With Various Forms of Racism

    Alain Van Hiel;Ivan Mervielde

  • The relationship between Openness to Experience and political ideology

    Alain van Hiel;Malgorzata Kossowska;Ivan Mervielde

  • The Presence of Left-Wing Authoritarianism in Western Europe and Its Relationship with Conservative Ideology

    Alain Van Hiel;Bart Duriez;Malgorzata Kossowska

  • Human-machine collaboration in managerial decision making

    Tessa Haesevoets;David De Cremer;Kim Dierckx;Alain Van Hiel

  • The intervening role of social worldviews in the relationship between the five‐factor model of personality and social attitudes

    A. Van Hiel;I. Cornelis;A. Roets

  • Direct contact and authoritarianism as moderators between extended contact and reduced prejudice Lower threat and greater trust as mediators

    Kristof Dhont;Alain Van Hiel

  • The Association of Cognitive Ability with Right-wing Ideological Attitudes and Prejudice: A Meta-analytic Review

    Emma Onraet;Alain Van Hiel;Kristof Dhont;Gordon Hodson

  • The hierarchical structure and construct validity of the PID-5 trait measure in adolescence

    Barbara De Clercq;Filip De Fruyt;Marleen De Bolle;Alain Van Hiel

  • The influence of mothers’ and fathers’ parenting stress and depressive symptoms on own and partner’s parent–child communication

    Koen Ponnet;Edwin Wouters;Dimitri Mortelmans;Inge Pasteels

Frequent Co-Authors

Arne Roets
Arne Roets Ghent University
Kristof Dhont
Kristof Dhont University of Kent
David De Cremer
David De Cremer National University of Singapore
Ivan Mervielde
Ivan Mervielde Ghent University
Filip De Fruyt
Filip De Fruyt Ghent University
Barbara De Clercq
Barbara De Clercq Ghent University
Kees van den Bos
Kees van den Bos Utrecht University
Bart Duriez
Bart Duriez KU Leuven
Jan Cieciuch
Jan Cieciuch VIZJA University
Valdiney Veloso Gouveia
Valdiney Veloso Gouveia Federal University of Paraíba

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