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62
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Ellen Laan 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 Ellen Laan sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 185 publications — 64th percentile

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

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

Ellen Laan 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 Ellen Laan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ellen Laan is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The research work spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with a focus on several subfields including Psychiatry and Mental Health, Reproductive Medicine, Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, and Oncology.

The researcher has contributed to multiple topics related to human health and behavior. Main topics of their work include:

  • Sexual function and dysfunction studies
  • Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Reproductive Health and Technologies
  • Cancer survivorship and care
  • Ovarian function and disorders
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Among frequent publication venues are journals such as:

  • Human Reproduction
  • Sexual Medicine
  • International Journal of Sexual Health
  • Supportive Care in Cancer
  • Patient Education and Counseling

Frequent coauthors working alongside Ellen Laan include Stephanie Both, F Dreischor, Cornelis B. Lambalk, Mariëtte Goddijn, and I Custers.

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Ellen Laan cover topics broadly linked to sexual health and reproductive medicine:

  • Cardiovascular health after menopause transition, pregnancy disorders, and other gynaecologic conditions: a consensus document from European cardiologists, gynaecologists, and endocrinologists (2020, European Heart Journal)
  • In Pursuit of Pleasure: A Biopsychosocial Perspective on Sexual Pleasure and Gender (2021, International Journal of Sexual Health)
  • Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy for Pelvic Floor Hypertonicity: A Systematic Review of Treatment Efficacy (2021, Sexual Medicine Reviews)
  • Body image distress in head and neck cancer patients: what are we looking at? (2020, Supportive Care in Cancer)
  • Sexual health-related care needs among young adult cancer patients and survivors: a systematic literature review (2021, Journal of Cancer Survivorship)

Best Publications

  • Report of the International Consensus Development Conference on Female Sexual Dysfunction: Definitions and Classifications

    Rosemary Basson;Jennifer Berman;Arthur Burnett;Leonard Derogatis

  • Definitions of women's sexual dysfunction reconsidered: advocating expansion and revision.

    R. Basson;S. Leiblum;L. Brotto;L. Derogatis

  • Agreement of Self-Reported and Genital Measures of Sexual Arousal in Men and Women: A Meta-Analysis

    Meredith L. Chivers;Michael C. Seto;Martin L. Lalumière;Ellen Laan

  • An evidence-based definition of lifelong premature ejaculation: report of the International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM) ad hoc committee for the definition of premature ejaculation.

    Chris G. McMahon;Stanley E. Althof;Marcel D. Waldinger;Hartmut Porst

  • Revised Definitions of Women's Sexual Dysfunction

    Rosemary Basson;Sandra Leiblum;Lori Brotto;Leonard Derogatis

  • The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and the Female Sexual Distress Scale (FSDS): psychometric properties within a Dutch population.

    Moniek M ter Kuile;Marieke Brauer;Ellen Laan

  • Assessment of female sexual arousal: Response specificity and construct validity

    E.T.M. Laan;W.T.A.M. Everaerd;A.V.A.M. Evers

  • Women's sexual and emotional responses to male- and female-produced erotica

    E.T.M. Laan;W.T.A.M. Everaerd;W. van Bellen;G.J.F.P. Hanewald

  • Development of a sexual function questionnaire for clinical trials of female sexual dysfunction

    Frances H. Quirk;Julia R. Heiman;Raymond C. Rosen;Ellen Laan

  • Determinants of female sexual arousal: Psychophysiological theory and data

    E.T.M. Laan;W.T.A.M. Everaerd

  • Cardiovascular health after menopause transition, pregnancy disorders, and other gynaecologic conditions: a consensus document from European cardiologists, gynaecologists, and endocrinologists.

    Angela H E M Maas;Giuseppe Rosano;Renata Cifkova;Alaide Chieffo

  • Women's Sexual Desire and Arousal Disorders

    Lori A. Brotto;Johannes Bitzer;Ellen Laan;Sandra Leiblum

  • Assessment and management of women's sexual dysfunctions: problematic desire and arousal.

    Rosemary Basson;Lori A. Brotto;Ellen Laan;Geoffrey Redmond

  • The effects of tibolone on vaginal blood flow, sexual desire and arousability in postmenopausal women.

    E. Laan;R. H. W. van Lunsen;W. Everaerd

  • Chronic renal failure and sexual functioning: clinical status versus objectively assessed sexual response.

    A.W.F. Toorians;E. Janssen;E.T.M. Laan;L.J.G. Gooren

  • Determinants of subjective experience of sexual arousal in women: Feedback from genital arousal and erotic stimulus content

    E.T.M. Laan;W.T.A.M. Everaerd;J. van der Velde;J.H. Geer

  • Efficacy and Safety of Flibanserin for the Treatment of Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder in Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Loes Jaspers;Frederik Feys;Wichor M. Bramer;Oscar H. Franco

  • What Makes Women Experience Desire

    Ellen Laan;Stephanie Both

  • Hormones and Sexuality in Postmenopausal Women: A Psychophysiological Study

    E.T.M. Laan;H.W. van Lunsen

  • Vaginismus, a component of a general defensive reaction. an investigation of pelvic floor muscle activity during exposure to emotion-inducing film excerpts in women with and without vaginismus.

    J. van der Velde;E. Laan;W. Everaerd

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter Everaerd
Walter Everaerd University of Amsterdam
Rosemary Basson
Rosemary Basson University of British Columbia
Philip Spinhoven
Philip Spinhoven Leiden University
Lori A. Brotto
Lori A. Brotto University of British Columbia
Pedro Nobre
Pedro Nobre University of Porto
Julia R. Heiman
Julia R. Heiman Indiana University
Moniek M. ter Kuile
Moniek M. ter Kuile Leiden University Medical Center
Erick Janssen
Erick Janssen KU Leuven
Sandra R. Leiblum
Sandra R. Leiblum Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Raymond C. Rosen
Raymond C. Rosen New England Research Institutes

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