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Dirk Van den Poel

Dirk Van den Poel

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 57 1777 1597 16 16 200 12853
Computer Science 57 3850 3741 41 38 195 12709

Dirk Van den Poel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dirk Van den Poel between 1973 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dirk Van den Poel published across 53 years, from 1973 to 2025, averaging 4.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2012. 3 of the 230 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2012. 1973: 1 publication 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: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 3 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 31 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 2 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 2 publications
1973 2025

230 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dirk Van den Poel: publications per year, 1973 to 2025
Year Publications
1973 1
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 1
1996 1
1997 1
1998 3
1999 3
2000 1
2001 2
2002 8
2003 12
2004 12
2005 10
2006 6
2007 11
2008 8
2009 8
2010 17
2011 14
2012 31
2013 18
2014 8
2015 9
2016 10
2017 6
2018 3
2019 5
2020 4
2021 10
2022 1
2023 2
2024 1
2025 2
Total 230
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Dirk Van den Poel 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 Van den Poel 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, 194–203 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: 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.

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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
194–203 304 200
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
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Dirk Van den Poel 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 Van den Poel 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, 57 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: 57 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% 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 57
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - ACM Senior Member

Overview

Dirk Van den Poel is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the field of computer science. Their research spans various interdisciplinary subfields, including sociology and political science, information systems, computer networks and communications, marketing, and control and systems engineering.

The primary topics explored in their works include:

  • Digital Marketing and Social Media
  • Customer Service Quality and Loyalty
  • Cloud Computing and Resource Management
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Customer churn and segmentation
  • Fault Detection and Control Systems

Recent publications by Van den Poel reflect this diverse expertise, with papers appearing in well-recognized venues. Notable examples include:

  • Evaluation of Stream Processing Frameworks, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems
  • Box office sales and social media: A cross-platform comparison of predictive ability and mechanisms, 2021, Decision Support Systems
  • Adding interpretability to predictive maintenance by machine learning on sensor data, 2021, Computers & Chemical Engineering
  • Predicting the milk yield curve of dairy cows in the subsequent lactation period using deep learning, 2020, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
  • B2Boost: instance-dependent profit-driven modelling of B2B churn, 2022, Annals of Operations Research

Van den Poel collaborates frequently with several researchers, including Dirk Thorleuchter, Matthias Bogaert, Anita Prinzie, Giselle van Dongen, and Arno Liseune. These partnerships have resulted in a series of co-authored publications contributing to the advancement of their shared research interests.

Their research has been disseminated through various publication venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics
  • Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Computers & Chemical Engineering
  • IEEE Access

Dirk Van den Poel was recognized as an ACM Senior Member in 2016, highlighting a degree of professional acknowledgment within the computing community.

Best Publications

  • Evaluating multiple classifiers for stock price direction prediction

    Michel Ballings;Dirk Van den Poel;Nathalie Hespeels;Ruben Gryp

  • Handling class imbalance in customer churn prediction

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  • Churn prediction in subscription services: An application of support vector machines while comparing two parameter-selection techniques

    Kristof Coussement;Dirk Van den Poel

  • Customer attrition analysis for financial services using proportional hazard models

    Dirk Van den Poel;Bart Larivière

  • Customer base analysis: partial defection of behaviourally loyal clients in a non-contractual FMCG retail setting

    Wouter Buckinx;Dirk Van den Poel

  • Consumer Acceptance of the Internet as a Channel of Distribution

    Dirk Van den Poel;Joseph Leunis

  • Predicting customer retention and profitability by using random forests and regression forests techniques

    Bart Larivière;Dirk Van den Poel

  • Predicting online-purchasing behaviour

    Dirk Van den Poel;Wouter Buckinx

  • CRM at a pay-TV company: Using analytical models to reduce customer attrition by targeted marketing for subscription services

    Jonathan Burez;Dirk Van den Poel

  • Bayesian neural network learning for repeat purchase modelling in direct marketing

    Bart Baesens;Stijn Viaene;Dirk Van den Poel;Jan Vanthienen

  • The Role of Marketer-Generated Content in Customer Engagement Marketing

    Matthijs Meire;Kelly Hewett;Michel Ballings;V. Kumar

  • Empathy as added value in predicting donation behavior

    Griet A. Verhaert;Dirk Van den Poel

  • Joint optimization of customer segmentation and marketing policy to maximize long-term profitability

    Jedid-Jah Jonker;Nanda Piersma;Dirk Van den Poel

  • Improving customer complaint management by automatic email classification using linguistic style features as predictors

    Kristof Coussement;Dirk Van den Poel

  • Bayesian kernel based classification for financial distress detection

    Tony Van Gestel;Bart Baesens;Johan A.K. Suykens;Dirk Van den Poel

  • Random Forests for multiclass classification: Random MultiNomial Logit

    Anita Prinzie;Dirk Van den Poel

  • Integrating the voice of customers through call center emails into a decision support system for churn prediction

    Kristof Coussement;Dirk Van den Poel

  • Bayesian network classifiers for identifying the slope of the customer lifecycle of long-life customers

    Bart Baesens;Geert Verstraeten;Dirk Van den Poel;Michael Egmont-Petersen

  • Investigating the role of product features in preventing customer churn, by using survival analysis and choice modeling: The case of financial services

    B. Larivière;Dirk Van den Poel

  • Improving customer attrition prediction by integrating emotions from client/company interaction emails and evaluating multiple classifiers

    Kristof Coussement;Dirk Van den Poel

  • An empirical evaluation of rotation-based ensemble classifiers for customer churn prediction

    Koen W. De Bock;Dirk Van den Poel

Frequent Co-Authors

Kristof Coussement
Kristof Coussement IESEG School of Management
Bart Baesens
Bart Baesens KU Leuven
Geert Wets
Geert Wets Hasselt University
Edward C. Malthouse
Edward C. Malthouse Northwestern University
Vadlamani Ravi
Vadlamani Ravi Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology
Bart De Moor
Bart De Moor KU Leuven
Keming Yu
Keming Yu Brunel University London

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