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Ben Maassen 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 Ben Maassen sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 186 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ben Maassen 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 Ben Maassen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ben Maassen is affiliated with the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Psychology, with a strong emphasis on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and related subfields including Physiology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Statistics and Probability.

The scientist's work covers a broad spectrum of topics within language and cognitive development. Key areas of research include Language Development and Disorders, Reading and Literacy Development, Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism, Voice and Speech Disorders, Phonetics and Phonology Research, Educational and Psychological Assessments, and the Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills.

Ben Maassen has published multiple papers in various scientific journals. Recent publications include:

  • "Clinical Reasoning for Speech Sound Disorders: Diagnosis and Intervention in Speech-Language Pathologists' Daily Practice," 2020, American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
  • "Speech sound development in typically developing 2-7-year-old Dutch-speaking children: A normative cross-sectional study," 2020, International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders
  • "Process-Oriented Profiling of Speech Sound Disorders," 2022, Children
  • "Whole-genome sequencing identifies functional noncoding variation in SEMA3C that cosegregates with dyslexia in a multigenerational family," 2021, Human Genetics
  • "Maximum repetition rate in a large cross-sectional sample of typically developing Dutch-speaking children," 2021, International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

The publication venues where Ben Maassen frequently publishes include:

  • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research
  • Stem- Spraak- en Taalpathologie
  • International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
  • Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics
  • American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Collaborations in research are evident through frequent coauthors, including:

  • Hayo Terband (8 joint publications)
  • Sanne Diepeveen (4 joint publications)
  • Leenke van Haaften (4 joint publications)
  • Bert de Swart (4 joint publications)
  • Elisabeth Borleffs (3 joint publications)

The scope of Ben Maassen's research activities highlights an integration of psychological principles with speech and language pathology, developmental psychology, and cognitive neuroscience methodologies. Their work addresses both clinical and educational dimensions of speech sound disorders and literacy development, exploring underlying biological, cognitive, and developmental mechanisms.

Best Publications

  • Speech motor control in normal and disordered speech

    Ben Maassen;Ray D. Kent;Herman F.M. Peters;Pascal H.H.M. van Lieshout

  • Child and Parental Literacy Levels within Families with a History of Dyslexia.

    Elsje Van Bergen;Peter F. De Jong;Anna Plakas;Ben A M Maassen

  • Lexical search and order of mention in sentence production

    Willem J. M. Levelt;Ben Maassen

  • Improvement of voicing in patients with Parkinson’s disease by speech therapy

    Bert J.M. de Swart;S. C. Willemse;B.A.M. Maassen;M. W.I.M. Horstink

  • Computational Neural Modeling of Speech Motor Control in Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS)

    Hayo Terband;Ben Maassen;Frank H. Guenther;Jonathan Brumberg

  • Precursors of developmental dyslexia: an overview of the longitudinal Dutch Dyslexia Programme study

    Aryan van der Leij;Elsje Van Bergen;Elsje Van Bergen;Titia L. Van Zuijen;Peter De Jong

  • Validity of maximum performance tasks to diagnose motor speech disorders in children

    G.H.J. Thoonen;B.A.M. Maassen;F.J.M. Gabreëls;R. Schreuder

  • Issues contrasting adult acquired versus developmental apraxia of speech.

    Ben Maassen

  • The integrated use of maximum performance tasks in differential diagnostic evaluations among children with motor speech disorders

    G. Thoonen;B. Maassen;J. Wit;F. Gabreëls

  • Infant ERPs separate children at risk of dyslexia who become good readers from those who become poor readers

    Titia L. van Zuijen;Anna Plakas;Ben A. M. Maassen;Natasha M. Maurits

  • Coarticulation patterns in children with developmental apraxia of speech.

    Lian Nijland;Ben Maassen;Sjoeke Van der Meulen;Fons Gabreels

  • Stability and composition of functional synergies for speech movements in children with developmental speech disorders

    H.R. Terband;B.A.M. Maassen;P. van Lieshout;L. Nijland

  • Evidence of motor programming deficits in children diagnosed with DAS.

    Lian Nijland;Ben Maassen;Sjoeke van der Meulen

  • Treatment intensity and childhood apraxia of speech

    Aravind K. Namasivayam;Margit Pukonen;Debra Goshulak;Jennifer Hard

  • Planning of syllables in children with developmental apraxia of speech

    Lian Nijland;Ben Maassen;Sjoeke Van Der Meulen;Fons Gabreëls

  • The specific relation between perception and production errors for place of articulation in developmental apraxia of speech.

    P.A.P. Groenen;B.A.M. Maassen;T.H.A.M. Crul;G.H.J. Thoonen

  • Identification and discrimination of voicing and place-of-articulation in developmental dyslexia

    Ben Maassen;Paul Groenen;Thom Crul;Claire Assman-Hulsmans

  • Towards a standardised assessment procedure for developmental apraxia of speech

    G.H.J. Thoonen;B.A.M. Maassen;F.J.M. Gabreëls;R. Schreuder

  • The effect of segmental and suprasegmental corrections on the intelligibility of deaf speech.

    Ben Maassen;Dirk‐Jan Povel

  • The effect of parents' literacy skills and children's preliteracy skills on the risk of dyslexia

    Elsje Van Bergen;Elsje Van Bergen;Peter F. De Jong;Ben A M Maassen;Aryan van der Leij

  • Word deafness and auditory cortical function. A case history and hypothesis.

    Peter Praamstra;Peter Hagoort;Ben Maassen;Thom Crul

  • Speech Motor Control: New developments in basic and applied research

    Ben Maassen;P. van Lieshout

  • Proceedings of the 10th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association (Interspeech 2009)

    H. Terband;F. Van Brenk;P.H.H.M. Van Lieshout;L. Nijland

Frequent Co-Authors

Natasha M. Maurits
Natasha M. Maurits University of Groningen
Robert Schreuder
Robert Schreuder Radboud University
Peter F. de Jong
Peter F. de Jong University of Amsterdam
Wouter Hulstijn
Wouter Hulstijn University of Antwerp
Floris W. Kraaimaat
Floris W. Kraaimaat Radboud University
Barbara Franke
Barbara Franke Radboud University
Frank H. Guenther
Frank H. Guenther Boston University
Simon E. Fisher
Simon E. Fisher Max Planck Society
Clyde Francks
Clyde Francks Max Planck Society
Han G. Brunner
Han G. Brunner Radboud University

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