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D-Index
41
Citations
10950
World Ranking
4914
National Ranking
200

Ale Smidts publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ale Smidts sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 130 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Ale Smidts D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ale Smidts sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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

  • Reinforcement learning signal predicts social conformity.

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

  • 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

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

    Adriaan T.H. Pruyn;Ale Smidts

  • Improvisation in Action

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

  • Assessing the Construct Validity of Risk Attitude

    Joost M.E. Pennings;Ale Smidts

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

    Maarten A.S. Boksem;Ale Smidts

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

    Vasily Klucharev;Ale Smidts;Guillén Fernández

  • The Shape of Utility Functions and Organizational Behavior

    Joost M. E. Pennings;Ale Smidts

  • The Herding Hormone Oxytocin Stimulates In-Group Conformity

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

  • Language Abstraction in Word of Mouth

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

  • 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

  • Improving Decision Making by Means of a Marketing Decision Support System

    Gerrit H. Van Bruggen;Ale Smidts;Berend Wierenga

  • Advancing consumer neuroscience

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

  • Decision neuroscience and consumer decision making

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

  • Organizing warehouse management

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

  • Downregulation of the posterior medial frontal cortex prevents social conformity.

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

  • Cross-National Logo Evaluation Analysis: An Individual-Level Approach

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

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

    Ale Smidts

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

    Ale Smidts;H. Pruyn

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Maarten A. S. Boksem
Maarten A. S. Boksem Erasmus University Rotterdam
Alan G. Sanfey
Alan G. Sanfey Radboud University
Daniël H. J. Wigboldus
Daniël H. J. Wigboldus Radboud University
Guillén Fernández
Guillén Fernández Radboud University
Joost M.E. Pennings
Joost M.E. Pennings Maastricht University
Berend Wierenga
Berend Wierenga Erasmus University Rotterdam
Scott A. Huettel
Scott A. Huettel Duke University
Laurette Dubé
Laurette Dubé McGill University
Antoine Bechara
Antoine Bechara University of Southern California
Paul Wouters
Paul Wouters Leiden University

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