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Cees P. M. van der Vleuten

Cees P. M. van der Vleuten

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Social Sciences and Humanities
Netherlands
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 119 27 22 2 1 621 48969

Cees P. M. van der Vleuten publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Cees P. M. van der Vleuten between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Cees P. M. van der Vleuten published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 17 papers a year. Output peaked at 57 publications in 2013. 11 of the 663 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 57. Peak 57 publications in 2013. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 23 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 24 publications 2010: 26 publications 2011: 33 publications 2012: 46 publications 2013: 57 publications 2014: 42 publications 2015: 38 publications 2016: 28 publications 2017: 41 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 26 publications 2020: 27 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 3 publications
1987 2025

663 publications in total across all disciplines

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Cees P. M. van der Vleuten: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 0
1989 2
1990 2
1991 3
1992 1
1993 2
1994 3
1995 4
1996 4
1997 4
1998 8
1999 8
2000 10
2001 15
2002 14
2003 15
2004 16
2005 11
2006 23
2007 18
2008 16
2009 24
2010 26
2011 33
2012 46
2013 57
2014 42
2015 38
2016 28
2017 41
2018 25
2019 26
2020 27
2021 20
2022 23
2023 16
2024 8
2025 3
Total 663
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Cees P. M. van der Vleuten 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 Cees P. M. van der Vleuten sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 570+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 621 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100 621
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Cees P. M. van der Vleuten 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 Cees P. M. van der Vleuten sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 100+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 119 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97 119
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Cees P. M. van der Vleuten is affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily encompasses the fields of Medicine and Social Sciences, with significant contributions to Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Education, Family Practice, General Health Professions, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The scientist's work focuses on several main topics, including:

  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
  • Student Assessment and Feedback
  • Radiology practices and education
  • Reflective Practices in Education
  • Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
  • Medical Education and Admissions

Recent publications by Cees P. M. van der Vleuten include:

  • COSMIN Risk of Bias tool to assess the quality of studies on reliability or measurement error of outcome measurement instruments: a Delphi study, 2020, BMC Medical Research Methodology
  • A scoping review on the notions of Assessment as Learning (AaL), Assessment for Learning (AfL), and Assessment of Learning (AoL), 2021, Studies In Educational Evaluation
  • A history of assessment in medical education, 2020, Advances in Health Sciences Education
  • Where the rubber meets the road - An integrative review of programmatic assessment in health care professions education, 2020, Perspectives on Medical Education
  • Ottawa 2020 consensus statement for programmatic assessment - 1. Agreement on the principles, 2021, Medical Teacher

Frequent co-authors working with them include:

  • Sylvia Heeneman
  • Harold G. J. Bok
  • Angelique Timmerman
  • Lonneke H. Schellekens
  • Tamara van Schilt-Mol

The following venues have published multiple works by this scientist:

  • BMC Medical Education (11 publications)
  • Medical Teacher (8 publications)
  • Academic Medicine (7 publications)
  • Perspectives on Medical Education (5 publications)
  • Research Square (Research Square) (5 publications)

Cees P. M. van der Vleuten has authored a book titled Understanding Assessment in Medical Education through Quality Assurance published by James Cook University in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Problem-based learning: future challenges for educational practice and research.

    Diana H. J. M. Dolmans;Willem D. E. Grave;Ineke H. A. P. Wolfhagen;Cees P. M. Van Der Vleuten

  • Assessing professional competence: from methods to programmes

    Cees P M van der Vleuten

  • Assessment of clinical competence

    Val Wass;Cees Van der Vleuten;John Shatzer;Roger Jones

  • Development of an instrument for measuring different types of cognitive load

    Jimmie Leppink;Fred Paas;Fred Paas;Cees P. M. Van der Vleuten;Tamara Van Gog

  • Programmatic assessment: From assessment of learning to assessment for learning

    Cees P. M. Van Der Vleuten

  • The development and validation of a framework for teaching competencies in higher education

    Dineke E.H. Tigelaar;Diana H.J.M. Dolmans;Ineke H.A.P. Wolfhagen;Cees P.M. van der Vleuten

  • Effects of pairs of problems and examples on task performance and different types of cognitive load

    Jimmie Leppink;Fred Paas;Fred Paas;Tamara van Gog;Cees P.M. van der Vleuten

  • The Script Concordance test: a tool to assess the reflective clinician.

    Charlin B;Roy L;Brailovsky C;Goulet F

  • Evaluating assessment quality in competence-based education: A qualitative comparison of two frameworks

    Liesbeth K.J. Baartman;Liesbeth K.J. Baartman;Theo J. Bastiaens;Theo J. Bastiaens;Paul A. Kirschner;Paul A. Kirschner;Cees P.M. van der Vleuten

  • Portfolios in medical education: why do they meet with mixed success? A systematic review.

    Erik Driessen;Jan Van Tartwijk;Cees Van Der Vleuten;Val Wass

  • Different written assessment methods: what can be said about their strengths and weaknesses?

    Cees P M van der Vleuten

  • General competencies of problem-based learning (PBL) and non-PBL graduates.

    Katinka J A H Prince;Patrick W L J van Eijs;Henny P A Boshuizen;Cees P M van der Vleuten

  • Seven principles of effective case design for a problem-based curriculum

    Diana H.J.M. Dolmans;Hetty Snellen-Balendong;Cees P.M. van der Vleuten

  • Trends in research on the tutor in problem-based learning: conclusions and implications for educational practice and research.

    Diana H.J.M. Dolmans;Wim H. Gijselaers;Jos H.C. Moust;Willem S. de Grave

  • Students' opinions about their preparation for clinical practice

    Katinka J A H Prince;Henny P A Boshuizen;Cees P M van der Vleuten;Albert J J A Scherpbier

  • The processes and dimensions of informed self-assessment: a conceptual model.

    Joan Sargeant;Heather Armson;Ben Chesluk;Timothy Dornan

  • How residents learn: qualitative evidence for the pivotal role of clinical activities

    P W Teunissen;F Scheele;A J J A Scherpbier;C P M van der Vleuten

  • Conditions for successful reflective use of portfolios in undergraduate medical education.

    Erik W Driessen;Jan van Tartwijk;Karlijn Overeem;Jan D Vermunt

  • Reflection: a link between receiving and using assessment feedback

    Joan M. Sargeant;Karen V. Mann;Cees P. van der Vleuten;Job F. Metsemakers

  • Programmatic assessment of competency-based workplace learning: when theory meets practice

    Harold G. J. Bok;Pim W. Teunissen;Pim W. Teunissen;Robert P. Favier;Nancy J. Rietbroek

  • International handbook of research in medical education

    Geoff R. Norman;Cees P. M. van der Vleuten;David I. Newble;Diana H. J. M. Dolmans

Frequent Co-Authors

Albert J. J. A. Scherpbier
Albert J. J. A. Scherpbier Maastricht University
Arno M. M. Muijtjens
Arno M. M. Muijtjens Maastricht University
Diana H. J. M. Dolmans
Diana H. J. M. Dolmans Maastricht University
Lambert Schuwirth
Lambert Schuwirth Flinders University
Pim W. Teunissen
Pim W. Teunissen Maastricht University
Steven J. Durning
Steven J. Durning Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Erik W. Driessen
Erik W. Driessen Maastricht University
Anthony R. Artino
Anthony R. Artino George Washington University
Eric S. Holmboe
Eric S. Holmboe California University of Pennsylvania
Jan-Joost Rethans
Jan-Joost Rethans Maastricht University

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