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Filip Dochy

Filip Dochy

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Social Sciences and Humanities
Belgium
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
71
Citations
31552
World Ranking
715
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2013 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Filip Dochy is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and conducts research primarily in the fields of Social Sciences, Decision Sciences, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their subfields of study include Education, Biomedical Engineering, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Computer Science Applications, and Information Systems and Management.

The scientist's scholarly work covers a range of topics such as Higher Education and Employability, Higher Education Practices and Engagement, Biomedical and Engineering Education, scientometrics and bibliometrics research, Online Learning and Analytics, Academic Publishing and Open Access, and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics.

Recent publications by Filip Dochy include the following:

  • Framing the Effects of High-Impact Practices from a High-Impact Learning Perspective. A Review of Studies (2022) published in Creative Education
  • Universal research index: An inclusive metric to quantify scientific research output (2023) published in The Journal of Academic Librarianship
  • Effects of High-Impact Learning Practices: A Review (2023) published in Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal

They have collaborated frequently with several co-authors including Gary L. Darmstadt, T. Dorigo, Visith Thongboonkerd, Idupulapati M. Rao, and Federico Bella, each of whom appears as a repeat collaborator on multiple papers.

Filip Dochy's research has been published in venues such as Creative Education, The Journal of Academic Librarianship, and Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal.

In recognition of their scholarly contributions, they were named a Member of Academia Europaea in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Effects of problem-based learning: a meta- analysis

    Filip Dochy;Filip Dochy;Mien Segers;Piet Van den Bossche;David Gijbels

  • The use of self-, peer and co-assessment in higher education: A review

    Filip Dochy;M Segers;D Sluijsmans

  • Effects of Problem-Based Learning: A Meta-Analysis From the Angle of Assessment:

    David Gijbels;Filip Dochy;Piet Van den Bossche;Mien Segers

  • Factors affecting students' self-efficacy in higher education

    Mart van Dinther;Filip Dochy;Mien Segers

  • Using student-centred learning environments to stimulate deep approaches to learning: Factors encouraging or discouraging their effectiveness

    Marlies Baeten;Eva Kyndt;Katrien Struyven;Filip Dochy

  • Teacher collaboration: A systematic review

    Katrien Vangrieken;Filip Dochy;Elisabeth Raes;Eva Kyndt

  • Students' Perceptions about Evaluation and Assessment in Higher Education: A Review.

    Katrien Struyven;Filip Dochy;Steven Janssens

  • The Relation Between Assessment Practices and Outcomes of Studies: The Case of Research on Prior Knowledge

    Filip Dochy;Mien Segers;Michelle M. Buehl

  • Improving the effectiveness of peer feedback for learning

    Sarah Gielen;Elien Peeters;Filip Dochy;Patrick Onghena

  • The synergistic relationship of perceived autonomy support and structure in the prediction of self-regulated learning.

    Eline Sierens;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Luc Goossens;Bart Soenens

  • Grasping the dynamic complexity of team learning: An integrative model for effective team learning in organisations

    Stefan Decuyper;Filip Dochy;Piet Van den Bossche;Piet Van den Bossche

  • Identifying Configurations of Perceived Teacher Autonomy Support and Structure: Associations with Self-Regulated Learning, Motivation and Problem Behavior.

    Maarten Vansteenkiste;Eline Sierens;Luc Goossens;Bart Soenens

  • A meta-analysis of the effects of face-to-face cooperative learning. Do recent studies falsify or verify earlier findings?

    Eva Kyndt;Eva Kyndt;Elisabeth Raes;Bart Lismont;Fran Timmers

  • Assessment 2020. Seven propositions for assessment reform in higher education

    David Boud;Filip Dochy

  • Employee retention: organisational and personal perspectives

    Eva Kyndt;Filip Dochy;Maya Michielsen;Bastiaan Moeyaert

  • Creating a Learning Environment by Using Self-, Peer-, and Co-Assessment.

    D Sluijsmans;Filip Dochy;G Moerkerke

  • Influence of learning and working climate on the retention of talented employees

    Natalie Govaerts;Eva Kyndt;Filip Dochy;Herman Baert

  • Psychologically controlling teaching: Examining outcomes, antecedents, and mediators

    Bart Soenens;Eline Sierens;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Filip Dochy

  • Assessment as a tool for learning

    Filip J.R.C. Dochy;Liz McDowell

  • A review on leadership and leadership development in educational settings

    Ellen Daniëls;Annie Hondeghem;Filip Dochy

  • On the dynamics of students' approaches to learning: The effects of the teaching/learning environment

    Katrien Struyven;Filip Dochy;Steven Janssens;Sarah Gielen

Frequent Co-Authors

Katrien Struyven
Katrien Struyven Hasselt University
Mien Segers
Mien Segers Maastricht University
David Gijbels
David Gijbels University of Antwerp
Piet Van den Bossche
Piet Van den Bossche University of Antwerp
Bart Soenens
Bart Soenens Ghent University
Luc Goossens
Luc Goossens KU Leuven
Maarten Vansteenkiste
Maarten Vansteenkiste Ghent University
Cees P. M. van der Vleuten
Cees P. M. van der Vleuten Maastricht University
Patricia A. Alexander
Patricia A. Alexander University of Maryland, College Park

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