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David Gijbels 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 David Gijbels sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 200 publications — 64th percentile

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

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

David Gijbels 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 David Gijbels sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 36 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David Gijbels is affiliated with the University of Antwerp in Belgium. Their research spans multiple domains within the social sciences and psychology, focusing primarily on education and cognitive processes.

The main fields of study for David Gijbels include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Psychology

The subfields in which they have contributed are:

  • Education
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology

David Gijbels's work covers a range of topics, including:

  • Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
  • Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences
  • Online and Blended Learning
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
  • Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
  • Psychological and Educational Research Studies

The list of recent papers authored or co-authored by David Gijbels includes:

  • "Reconstructing the Pupils Attitude Towards Technology-survey," 2023, Liverpool John Moores University
  • "Explaining self-efficacy development in an authentic higher education learning context of role-play simulations," 2020, Studies In Educational Evaluation
  • "The Contribution of Learning and Mental Health Variables in First-Year Students' Profiles," 2021, Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Engineering students' learning during internships: Exploring the explanatory power of the job demands-control-support model," 2020, Journal of Engineering Education
  • "It is all in the surv-eye: can eye tracking data shed light on the internal consistency in self-report questionnaires on cognitive processing strategies?" 2020, Frontline Learning Research

Frequent collaborators in David Gijbels's research include:

  • Vincent Donche
  • Leen Catrysse
  • Sven De Mæyer
  • Margot Chauliac
  • Dorothy Duchatelet

The main venues where David Gijbels publishes research are:

  • Studies In Educational Evaluation
  • Frontline Learning Research
  • Vocations and Learning
  • Frontiers in Education
  • Liverpool John Moores University

In addition to journal articles, David Gijbels has contributed to academic books. One notable publication is:

  • Research Approaches on Workplace Learning, published by Springer Nature (Netherlands) in 2022

Best Publications

  • Effects of problem-based learning: a meta- analysis

    Filip Dochy;Filip Dochy;Mien Segers;Piet Van den Bossche;David Gijbels

  • Effects of Problem-Based Learning: A Meta-Analysis From the Angle of Assessment:

    David Gijbels;Filip Dochy;Piet Van den Bossche;Mien Segers

  • Teachers’ Everyday Professional Development Mapping Informal Learning Activities, Antecedents, and Learning Outcomes

    Eva Kyndt;David Gijbels;Ilke Grosemans;Vincent Donche

  • Deep and surface learning in problem-based learning: a review of the literature

    Diana H. J. M. Dolmans;Sofie M. M. Loyens;Sofie M. M. Loyens;Hélène Marcq;David Gijbels

  • The impact of instructional development in higher education: the state-of-the-art of the research

    Ann Stes;Mariska Min-Leliveld;David Gijbels;Peter Van Petegem

  • Understanding the effects of constructivist learning environments: introducing a multi-directional approach

    Sofie M. M. Loyens;David Gijbels

  • Students' assessment preferences and approaches to learning: can formative assessment make a difference?

    David Gijbels;Filip Dochy

  • The relationship between students' approaches to learning and the assessment of learning outcomes

    David Gijbels;Gerard Van de Watering;Filip Dochy;Filip Dochy;Piet Van den Bossche

  • Students’ assessment preferences, perceptions of assessment and their relationships to study results

    Gerard van de Watering;David Gijbels;Filip Dochy;Janine van der Rijt

  • Constructivist learning environments and the (im)possibility to change students’ perceptions of assessment demands and approaches to learning

    David Gijbels;Mien Segers;Mien Segers;Elke Struyf

  • Do Students Develop Towards More Deep Approaches to Learning During Studies? A Systematic Review on the Development of Students’ Deep and Surface Approaches to Learning in Higher Education

    Henna Reeta Pauliina Asikainen;David Gijbels

  • Students attitudes towards technology

    Jan Ardies;Sven De Maeyer;David Gijbels;Hanno van Keulen

  • New learning environments and constructivism: The students' perspective

    David Gijbels;Gerard van de Watering;Filip Dochy;Filip Dochy;Piet van den Bossche

  • NEW ASSESSMENT MODES WITHIN PROJECT-BASED EDUCATION - THE STAKEHOLDERS

    Veerle Van den Bergh;Dimitri Mortelmans;Pieter Spooren;Peter Van Petegem

  • The Relationship between Students' Perceptions of Portfolio Assessment Practice and Their Approaches to Learning.

    Mien Segers;David Gijbels;Marieke Thurlings

  • Student-focused approaches to teaching in relation to context and teacher characteristics

    Ann Stes;David Gijbels;Peter Van Petegem

  • Peer-group mentoring as a tool for teacher development

    Kendra Geeraerts;Päivi Tynjälä;Hannu L.T. Heikkinen;Ilona Markkanen

  • Students' Persistence and Academic Success in a First-Year Professional Bachelor Program: The Influence of Students' Learning Strategies and Academic Motivation

    Gert Vanthournout;David Gijbels;Liesje Coertjens;Vincent Donche

  • Changing World: Changing Pedagogy

    Päivi Tynjälä;David Gijbels

  • Integrating assessment tasks in a problem‐based learning environment

    David Gijbels;G Van de Watering;Filip Dochy

Frequent Co-Authors

Filip Dochy
Filip Dochy KU Leuven
Piet Van den Bossche
Piet Van den Bossche University of Antwerp
Mien Segers
Mien Segers Maastricht University
Peter Van Petegem
Peter Van Petegem University of Antwerp
Katrien Struyven
Katrien Struyven Hasselt University
John T. E. Richardson
John T. E. Richardson The Open University
Jan D. Vermunt
Jan D. Vermunt Eindhoven University of Technology
Harm Tillema
Harm Tillema Leiden University
Diana H. J. M. Dolmans
Diana H. J. M. Dolmans Maastricht University
Päivi Tynjälä
Päivi Tynjälä University of Jyväskylä

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