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Derek de Beurs 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 Derek de Beurs sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 107 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Derek de Beurs 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 Derek de Beurs sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Derek de Beurs is a researcher affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, primarily working within the field of Psychology. Their research spans multiple subfields including Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Epidemiology. Their work focuses on areas related to mental health, particularly suicide and self-harm studies.

The main topics covered by Derek de Beurs include:

  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Health Disparities and Outcomes
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research

The researcher has contributed to several recent publications, which include:

  • "Suicide ideation as a symptom of adolescent depression. a network analysis" (2020), published in Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "Safety planning-type interventions for suicide prevention: meta-analysis" (2021), published in The British Journal of Psychiatry
  • "A network perspective on suicidal behavior: Understanding suicidality as a complex system" (2021), published in Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
  • "Predicting future suicidal behaviour in young adults, with different machine learning techniques: A population-based longitudinal study" (2020), published in Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "Entrapment and suicide risk: The development of the 4-item Entrapment Scale Short-Form (E-SF)" (2020), published in Psychiatry Research

Derek de Beurs frequently publishes in specific academic venues. The most common publication venues are:

  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
  • Psychiatry Research
  • Internet Interventions
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry

Coauthorship is a notable aspect of Derek de Beurs's work, with repeated collaborations involving several researchers. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Rory C. O'Connor
  • Chani Nuij
  • Renske Gilissen
  • Remco F. P. de Winter
  • Heleen Riper

Best Publications

  • Maximizing the Impact of e-Therapy and Serious Gaming: Time for a Paradigm Shift

    Theresa M. Fleming;Derek de Beurs;Yasser Khazaal;Andrea Gaggioli

  • Suicide ideation as a symptom of adolescent depression. a network analysis.

    Mandy W.M. Gijzen;Mandy W.M. Gijzen;Sanne P.A. Rasing;Daan H.M. Creemers;Filip Smit;Filip Smit

  • Combining pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy or monotherapy for major depression? A meta-analysis on the long-term effects.

    E. Karyotaki;Y. Smit;K. Holdt Henningsen;M.J.H. Huibers

  • Safety planning-type interventions for suicide prevention: meta-analysis

    Chani Nuij;Wouter van Ballegooijen;Derek de Beurs;Dilfa Juniar

  • The effects of psychotherapy for adult depression on suicidality and hopelessness: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Pim Cuijpers;Pim Cuijpers;Derek P. de Beurs;Derek P. de Beurs;Bregje A. J. van Spijker;Bregje A. J. van Spijker;Bregje A. J. van Spijker;Matthias Berking

  • Exploring the psychology of suicidal ideation: A theory driven network analysis.

    D. De Beurs;E.I. Fried;K. Wetherall;S. Cleare

  • Natural environments and suicide mortality in the Netherlands: a cross-sectional, ecological study.

    Marco Helbich;Derek de Beurs;Mei Po Kwan;Mei Po Kwan;Rory C. O'Connor

  • The effect of an e-learning supported Train-the Trainer programme on implementation of suicide guidelines in mental health care

    Derek P. de Beurs;Marieke H. de Groot;Jos de Keijser;Jan Mokkenstorm

  • A network perspective on suicidal behavior: Understanding suicidality as a complex system.

    Derek De Beurs;Derek De Beurs;Claudi Bockting;Ad Kerkhof;Floortje Scheepers

  • Active Involvement of End Users When Developing Web-Based Mental Health Interventions.

    Derek de Beurs;Inge Renske van Bruinessen;Janneke Noordman;Roland D. Friele

  • Effects of explicit and implicit perseverative cognition on cardiac recovery after cognitive stress.

    Bart Verkuil;Jos F. Brosschot;Derek P. de Beurs;Julian F. Thayer

  • Toward an Objective Assessment of Implementation Processes for Innovations in Health Care: Psychometric Evaluation of the Normalization Measure Development (NoMAD) Questionnaire Among Mental Health Care Professionals

    Christiaan Vis;Jeroen Ruwaard;Tracy Finch;Timothy Rapley

  • Network Analysis: A Novel Approach to Understand Suicidal Behaviour

    Derek de Beurs

  • Applying computer adaptive testing to optimize online assessment of suicidal behavior: a simulation study.

    Derek Paul De Beurs;Anton Lm de Vries;Marieke H de Groot;Jos de Keijser

  • The Role of Mobile Phone Technology in Understanding and Preventing Suicidal Behavior

    Derek de Beurs;Olivia Kirtley;Ad Kerkhof;Gwendolyn Portzky

  • Predicting future suicidal behaviour in young adults, with different machine learning techniques: A population-based longitudinal study.

    Kasper van Mens;Cwm de Schepper;Ben Wijnen;Saskia J Koldijk

  • Longitudinal measurement invariance of the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation

    Derek P. de Beurs;Marjolein Fokkema;Marieke H. de Groot;Jos de Keijser

  • Modelling suicide ideation from beep to beep: Application of network analysis to ecological momentary assessment data.

    Dajana Rath;Derek de Beurs;Nina Hallensleben;Lena Spangenberg

  • Entrapment and suicide risk: The development of the 4-item Entrapment Scale Short-Form (E-SF).

    Derek De Beurs;Seonaid Cleare;Karen Wetherall;Sarah Eschle-Byrne

  • Smartphone-based safety planning and self-monitoring for suicidal patients: Rationale and study protocol of the CASPAR (Continuous Assessment for Suicide Prevention And Research) study

    Chani Nuij;Wouter van Ballegooijen;Jeroen Ruwaard;Derek de Beurs

  • THE LONG-TERM EFFICACY OF ACUTE-PHASE PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR DEPRESSION: A META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED TRIALS.

    Eirini Karyotaki;Yolba Smit;Derek P. de Beurs;Kirsten Holdt Henningsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Ad J. F. M. Kerkhof
Ad J. F. M. Kerkhof Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Rory C. O'Connor
Rory C. O'Connor University of Glasgow
Heleen Riper
Heleen Riper Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Pim Cuijpers
Pim Cuijpers Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Aartjan T.F. Beekman
Aartjan T.F. Beekman Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Mei-Po Kwan
Mei-Po Kwan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Eirini Karyotaki
Eirini Karyotaki Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Annet Kleiboer
Annet Kleiboer Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Marco Helbich
Marco Helbich Utrecht University
Eamonn Ferguson
Eamonn Ferguson University of Nottingham

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