The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dirk Heylen sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 311 publications — 78th percentile
78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dirk Heylen sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 40 D-Index — 27th percentile
27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.
Dirk Heylen is affiliated with the University of Twente in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple fields, predominantly in computer science and psychology, with a significant focus on social psychology, artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, cognitive neuroscience, and clinical psychology.
Their work covers several key research topics, including:
Heylen has contributed to research published in various academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:
Their recent papers illustrate a broad engagement with topics related to human-robot interaction, virtual reality, and addictive disorder treatments. Notable recent publications include:
Heylen collaborates regularly with several researchers, including:
Across their career, Heylen has contributed a substantial body of work integrating psychological theories with technological developments, notably focusing on the intersection of human behavior and interactive systems such as virtual environments and robots.
Alessandro Vinciarelli;M. Pantic;D. Heylen;C. Pelachaud
M. Schroder;E. Bevacqua;R. Cowie;F. Eyben
Mariet Theune;S. Faas;Dirk K.J. Heylen;Antinus Nijholt
Rutger Rienks;Dirk Heylen
Danny Plass-Oude Bos;Boris Reuderink;Bram van de Laar;Hayrettin Gürkök
G. Huisman;Aduen Darriba Frederiks;B. Van Dijk;D. Hevlen
M. Theune;K. Meijs;D. Heylen;R. Ordelman
Ellen Douglas-Cowie;Roddy Cowie;Cate Cox;Noam Amier
Angelo Cafaro;Hannes Högni Vilhjálmsson;Timothy Bickmore;Dirk Heylen
Dirk K.J. Heylen
Maja Pantic;Maja Pantic;Roderick Cowie;Francesca D'Errico;Dirk K.J. Heylen
Alessandro Vinciarelli;Anna Esposito;Elisabeth André;Francesca Bonin
Dirk Heylen;Stefan Kopp;Stacy C. Marsella;Catherine Pelachaud
Danny Plass-Oude Bos;Boris Reuderink;Bram van de Laar;Hayrettin Gurkok
D.K.J. Heylen
Els Devriendt;Koen Van den Heede;Joke Coussement;Eddy Dejaeger
Dhaval Vyas;Dirk K.J. Heylen;Antinus Nijholt;Gerrit C. van der Veer
Mark Ter Maat;Khiet P. Truong;Dirk Heylen
Khiet P. Truong;Dirk Heylen;Mary Czerwinski;Nadia Bianchi-Berthouze
Christian Mühl;Hayrettin Gürkök;Danny Plass-Oude Bos;Marieke E. Thurlings
Marc Schröder;Dirk K.J. Heylen;Isabella Poggi
Khiet Phuong Truong;Ronald Walter Poppe;Dirk K.J. Heylen
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