2026 Ale Smidts: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	41	4915	4555	200	188	130	10950

Overview

Ale Smidts is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands and is active in the field of neuroscience. Their research work spans multiple topics and subfields, with a primary focus on cognitive neuroscience.

Smidts has contributed to several areas of study, including:

Neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience
Safety Research
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Economics and Econometrics
Social Psychology

The main topics covered in Smidts' research involve:

Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Neural dynamics and brain function
Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
Behavioral Health and Interventions
EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces

Recent notable papers by Smidts include:

"Cognitive control increases honesty in cheaters but cheating in those who are honest", 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"The application of neuromarketing tools in communication research: A comprehensive review of trends", 2023, Psychology and Marketing
"Measuring Neural Arousal for Advertisements and Its Relationship With Advertising Success", 2020, Frontiers in Neuroscience
"Cognitive control and dishonesty", 2022, Trends in Cognitive Sciences
"Individual differences in (dis)honesty are represented in the brain's functional connectivity at rest", 2021, NeuroImage

Among frequent co-authors, Smidts most often collaborates with:

Maarten A.S. Boksem
Sebastian Speer
Hang-Yee Chan
Roeland C. Dietvorst
Christin Scholz

Common venues for Smidts' publications include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Frontiers in Neuroscience
NeuroImage
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Psychology and Marketing

Best Publications

The Impact of Employee Communication and Perceived External Prestige On Organizational Identification

Ale Smidts;Adriaan T.H. Pruyn;Cees B.M. van Riel

2354
Citations
Reinforcement learning signal predicts social conformity.

Vasily Klucharev;Vasily Klucharev;Kaisa Hytönen;Kaisa Hytönen;Mark Rijpkema;Ale Smidts

811
Citations
Do loyalty programs really enhance behavioral loyalty? An empirical analysis accounting for self-selecting members

Jorna Leenheer;Harald J. van Heerde;Tammo H. A. Bijmolt;Ale Smidts

683
Citations
Effects of waiting on the satisfaction with the service: Beyond objective time measures

Adriaan T.H. Pruyn;Ale Smidts

572
Citations
Improvisation in Action

Gerrit H. Van Bruggen;Ale Smidts;Berend Wierenga;Al Sweetser

526
Citations
Assessing the Construct Validity of Risk Attitude

Joost M.E. Pennings;Ale Smidts

421
Citations
Brain Responses to Movie Trailers Predict Individual Preferences for Movies and Their Population-Wide Commercial Success:

Maarten A.S. Boksem;Ale Smidts

401
Citations
Brain Mechanisms of Persuasion: How "Expert Power" Modulates Memory and Attitudes

Vasily Klucharev;Ale Smidts;Guillén Fernández

308
Citations
The Shape of Utility Functions and Organizational Behavior

Joost M. E. Pennings;Ale Smidts

276
Citations
The Herding Hormone Oxytocin Stimulates In-Group Conformity

Mirre Stallen;Mirre Stallen;Carsten K. W. De Dreu;Shaul Shalvi;Ale Smidts

233
Citations
Language Abstraction in Word of Mouth

Gaby A. C. Schellekens;Peeter W. J. Verlegh;Ale Smidts

219
Citations
Testosterone Inhibits Trust but Promotes Reciprocity

Maarten A. S. Boksem;Maarten A. S. Boksem;Pranjal H. Mehta;Pranjal H. Mehta;Pranjal H. Mehta;Bram Van den Bergh;Veerle van Son

215
Citations
Improving Decision Making by Means of a Marketing Decision Support System

Gerrit H. Van Bruggen;Ale Smidts;Berend Wierenga

215
Citations
Advancing consumer neuroscience

Ale Smidts;Ming Hsu;Alan G. Sanfey;Maarten A. S. Boksem

214
Citations
Decision neuroscience and consumer decision making

Carolyn Yoon;Richard Gonzalez;Antoine Bechara;Gregory S. Berns

203
Citations
Organizing warehouse management

N. Faber;M.B.M. de Koster;A. Smidts

195
Citations
Downregulation of the posterior medial frontal cortex prevents social conformity.

Vasily Klucharev;Moniek A. M. Munneke;Ale Smidts;Guillén Fernández

185
Citations
Cross-National Logo Evaluation Analysis: An Individual-Level Approach

Ralf van der Lans;Joseph A. Cote;Catherine A. Cole;Siew Meng Leong

184
Citations
The relationship between risk attitude and strength of preference: a test of intrinsic risk attitude

Ale Smidts

180
Citations
THE IMPACT OF EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATION AND PERCEIVED EXTERNAL PRESTIGE ON ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTIFICATION

Ale Smidts;H. Pruyn

135
Citations
Emotional Responses to Movie-Trailers Predict Individual Preferences For Movies and Their Population-Wide Commercial Success

Maarten Boksem;Hang-Yee Chan;Vincent Schoots;Alan Sanfey

2
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Maarten A. S. Boksem Erasmus University Rotterdam

Alan G. Sanfey Radboud University

Daniël H. J. Wigboldus Radboud University

Guillén Fernández Radboud University

Joost M.E. Pennings Maastricht University

Scott A. Huettel Duke University

Laurette Dubé McGill University

Antoine Bechara University of Southern California

Alain Dagher Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital

Pranjal H. Mehta University College London

External Links

Personal website of Ale Smidts

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