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Dirk Geeraerts

Dirk Geeraerts

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 52 2386 2171 24 24 402 16270

Dirk Geeraerts publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dirk Geeraerts between 1970 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dirk Geeraerts published across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, averaging 8 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2006. 5 of the 447 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2006. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 5 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 5 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 35 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 32 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 30 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 33 publications 2015: 32 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 5 publications
1970 2025

447 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dirk Geeraerts: publications per year, 1970 to 2025
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 2
1984 1
1985 2
1986 2
1987 1
1988 5
1989 1
1990 2
1991 0
1992 1
1993 5
1994 8
1995 4
1996 1
1997 3
1998 3
1999 7
2000 6
2001 12
2002 10
2003 14
2004 13
2005 9
2006 35
2007 13
2008 32
2009 19
2010 30
2011 19
2012 9
2013 18
2014 33
2015 32
2016 16
2017 14
2018 20
2019 17
2020 6
2021 2
2022 4
2023 10
2024 0
2025 5
Total 447
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Dirk Geeraerts publications per year - data summary

  • Dirk Geeraerts, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from KU Leuven, has 447 publications recorded across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1970 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2006, with 35 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1970, 1984, 1987, 1989 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 14 of the 56 years in the span carry no publications at all (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 8.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 10.6 per year counting only the 42 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 21 publications, 5% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1970-1988: 14 publications (0.7 per year); 1989-2007: 147 publications (7.7 per year); 2008-2025: 286 publications (15.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Dirk Geeraerts 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 Dirk Geeraerts 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, 394–403 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: 402 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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 27 402
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
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Dirk Geeraerts publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • Dirk Geeraerts, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from KU Leuven, records 402 publications - the 95th percentile of the discipline.
  • 95% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Dirk Geeraerts, and about 5% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Dirk Geeraerts ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Dirk Geeraerts 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 Dirk Geeraerts 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, 52 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: 52 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 52
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
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Dirk Geeraerts D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • Dirk Geeraerts, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from KU Leuven, records 52 D-Index - the 70th percentile of the discipline.
  • 70% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Dirk Geeraerts, and about 30% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Dirk Geeraerts ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Dirk Geeraerts is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium, contributing to research primarily in the fields of Psychology, Arts and Humanities, and Social Sciences. Their work spans several subfields, including Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Language and Linguistics, Communication, Artificial Intelligence, and Developmental and Educational Psychology.

Their research covers a variety of topics, focusing mainly on Language, Metaphor, and Cognition; Language, Discourse, and Communication Strategies; Categorization, Perception, and Language; Swearing, Euphemism, and Multilingualism; Child and Animal Learning Development; Digital Communication and Language; and Linguistic Variation and Morphology.

Recent publications by Dirk Geeraerts include:

  • "The construction of emotional meaning in language" (2025, Communications Psychology)
  • "A diachronic analysis of the FIRE character" (2021, Chinese Semiotic Studies)
  • "Internationaler, collectiever, genderdiverser" (2020, Nederlandse taalkunde)
  • "A semantic analysis of the fire radical in Chinese" (2020, Revista Diadorim)
  • "What does it mean to wear a mask?" (2022, Review of Cognitive Linguistics)

Their frequent co-authors include Danqing Huang, Katie Hoemann, Yeasle Lee, Èvelyne Dussault, and Simon Devylder. Collaboration with these researchers reflects interdisciplinary engagement, especially in topics related to language, cognition, and semiotics.

Dirk Geeraerts publishes in a diverse set of venues, with contributions to Communications Psychology, Chinese Semiotic Studies, Nederlandse taalkunde, Revista Diadorim, and Review of Cognitive Linguistics. This variety illustrates engagement with both psychology and linguistics research communities.

Best Publications

  • Theories of Lexical Semantics

    Dirk Geeraerts

  • Diachronic Prototype Semantics: A Contribution to Historical Lexicology

    Dirk Geeraerts

  • The oxford handbook of cognitive linguistics

    Dirk Geeraerts;Hubert Cuyckens

  • Cognitive linguistics : basic readings

    Dirk Geeraerts

  • The structure of lexical variation: Meaning, naming, and context

    Dirk Geeraerts;Stefan Grondelaers;Peter Bakema

  • Vagueness's puzzles, polysemy's vagaries

    Dirk Geeraerts

  • Metonymy as a prototypical category

    Yves Peirsman;Dirk Geeraerts

  • Introduction: Prospects and problems of prototype theory

    Dirk Geeraerts

  • Looking back at anger: Cultural traditions and metaphorical patterns

    Dirk Geeraerts;Stefan Grondelaers

  • Introduction A rough guide to Cognitive Linguistics

    Dirk Geeraerts

  • Advances in cognitive sociolinguistics

    Dirk Geeraerts;Gitte Kristiansen;Yves Peirsman

  • The interaction of metaphor and metonymy in composite expressions

    Dirk Geeraerts

  • Usage-based approaches in Cognitive Linguistics: A technical state of the art

    Jose Tummers;Kris Heylen;Dirk Geeraerts

  • Convergentie en divergentie in de Nederlandse woordenschat: een onderzoek naar kleding- en voetbaltermen

    Dirk Geeraerts;Stefan Grondelaers;Dirk Speelman

  • Methodology in cognitive linguistics

    Dirk Geeraerts

  • Words and Other Wonders: Papers on Lexical and Semantic Topics

    Dirk Geeraerts

  • Cognitive grammar and the history of lexical semantics

    Dirk Geeraerts

  • A statistical method for the identification and aggregation of regional linguistic variation

    Jack Grieve;Dirk Speelman;Dirk Geeraerts

  • Diachronic prototype semantics

    Dirk Geeraerts

  • Where does prototypicality come from

    Dirk Geeraerts

  • Introducing Cognitive Linguistics

    Dirk Geeraerts;Hubert Cuyckens

  • A case for a cognitive corpus linguistics

    Stefan Grondelaers;Dirk Geeraerts;Dirk Speelman

  • Hearts and (angry) minds in old English

    Dirk Geeraerts;Caroline Gevaert

Frequent Co-Authors

Dirk Speelman
Dirk Speelman KU Leuven
John R. N. Taylor
John R. N. Taylor University of Pretoria
Marc Brysbaert
Marc Brysbaert Ghent University
Ronald W. Langacker
Ronald W. Langacker University of California, San Diego
René Dirven
René Dirven University of Duisburg-Essen
Johan van der Auwera
Johan van der Auwera University of Antwerp
Adriaan Spruyt
Adriaan Spruyt Ghent University
Denis Drieghe
Denis Drieghe University of Southampton
Gert Matthijs
Gert Matthijs KU Leuven

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