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Frank C. Verhulst 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 Frank C. Verhulst sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 794 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frank C. Verhulst 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 Frank C. Verhulst sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 145 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Psychology in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Psychology in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Frank C. Verhulst is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The research focuses primarily on psychology and medicine, with significant contributions to clinical psychology, education, psychiatry and mental health, speech and hearing, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Family Support in Illness

Frequent coauthors in the work of Frank C. Verhulst include:

  • Pia Jeppesen
  • Henning Tiemeier
  • Athanasios Maras
  • Anne Katrine Pagsberg
  • Kerstin Jessica Plessen

The scientist has published several articles in notable academic venues. These include:

  • European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • BMJ Open
  • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • BMC Psychiatry
  • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Recent published papers include:

  • Sleep characteristics across the lifespan in 1.1 million people from the Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020, Nature Human Behaviour
  • Genetic association study of childhood aggression across raters, instruments, and age, 2021, Translational Psychiatry
  • Multitrait-multimethod analyses of change of internalizing and externalizing problems in adolescence: Predicting internalizing and externalizing DSM disorders in adulthood, 2020, Journal of Abnormal Psychology
  • Maternal Prenatal Mood, Pregnancy-Specific Worries, and Early Child Psychopathology: Findings From the DREAM BIG Consortium, 2020, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Mental Health Service Use and Psychopharmacological Treatment Following Psychotic Experiences in Preadolescence, 2020, American Journal of Psychiatry

In addition to journal articles, Frank C. Verhulst has published books predominantly with Springer Nature and Bohn Stafleu van Loghum. Book titles include:

  • Mental Health and Illness of Children and Adolescents, published twice in 2020 by Springer Nature
  • Gedragsverandering, published in 2024 by Bohn Stafleu van Loghum

Best Publications

  • The Generation R Study: design and cohort update 2010

    Vincent W. V. Jaddoe;Cock M. van Duijn;Albert J. van der Heijden;Johan P. Mackenbach

  • The Generation R Study: Design and cohort profile.

    Vincent W. V. Jaddoe;Johan P. Mackenbach;Henriëtte A. Moll;Eric A. P. Steegers

  • Children's eating behavior, feeding practices of parents and weight problems in early childhood: results from the population-based Generation R Study

    Pauline W. Jansen;Sabine J. Roza;Vincent W. V. Jaddoe;Joreintje D. Mackenbach

  • Developmental trajectories of depressive symptoms from early childhood to late adolescence: gender differences and adult outcome

    Marielle C. Dekker;Robert F. Ferdinand;Natasja D. J. van Lang;Ilja L. Bongers

  • The Age of Onset of Anxiety Disorders A Meta-analysis

    Jasmijn M. de Lijster;Bram Dierckx;Elisabeth M.W.J. Utens;Frank C. Verhulst

  • Sleep characteristics across the lifespan in 1.1 million people from the Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Desana Kocevska;Thom S Lysen;Aafje Dotinga;M Elisabeth Koopman-Verhoeff

  • The Dyadic Nature of Bullying and Victimization: Testing a Dual-Perspective Theory

    René Veenstra;Siegwart Lindenberg;Bonne J. H. Zijlstra;Andrea F. De Winter

  • Problems reported by parents of children in multiple cultures: the Child Behavior Checklist syndrome constructs

    Alfons A.M. Crijnen;Thomas M. Achenbach;Frank C. Verhulst

  • The Association Between Paternal Sensitivity and Infant-Father Attachment Security: A Meta-Analysis of Three Decades of Research

    Nicole Lucassen;Anne Tharner;Marinus H. Van IJzendoorn;Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg

  • Differential predictive value of parents' and teachers' reports of children's problem behaviors: A longitudinal study

    Frank C. Verhulst;Hans M. Koot;Jan Van der Ende

  • Continuity and change of psychopathology from childhood into adulthood: a 14-year follow-up study.

    Marijke B. Hofstra;Jan Van der Ende;Frank C. Verhulst

  • Longitudinal associations between depressive problems, academic performance, and social functioning in adolescent boys and girls.

    Charlotte E. Verboom;Jelle J. Sijtsema;Frank C. Verhulst;Brenda W. J. H. Penninx;Brenda W. J. H. Penninx

  • Help seeking for emotional and behavioural problems in children and adolescents: a review of recent literature.

    Marieke Zwaanswijk;Peter F. M. Verhaak;Jozien M. Bensing;Jan van der Ende

  • Preschool Psychopathology Reported by Parents in 23 Societies: Testing the Seven-Syndrome Model of the Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 1.5-5

    Masha Y. Ivanova;Thomas M. Achenbach;Leslie A. Rescorla;Valerie S. Harder

  • Adult Outcomes of Childhood Dysregulation: A 14-year Follow-up Study

    Robert R. Althoff;Robert R. Althoff;Frank C. Verhulst;David C. Rettew;David C. Rettew;James J. Hudziak;James J. Hudziak;James J. Hudziak

  • Quality of life in children with psychiatric disorders: self-, parent, and clinician report.

    Dennis Bastiaansen;Hans M. Koot;Robert F. Ferdinand;Frank C. Verhulst

  • Family factors and life events as risk factors for behavioural and emotional problems in children.

    P. Harland;S. A. Reijneveld;E. Brugman;S. P. Verloove-Vanhorick

  • Developmental trajectories of child to adolescent externalizing behavior and adult DSM-IV disorder: results of a 24-year longitudinal study

    Joni Reef;Sofia Diamantopoulou;Inge van Meurs;Frank C. Verhulst

  • The Generation R Study Biobank: a resource for epidemiological studies in children and their parents

    Vincent W. V. Jaddoe;Rachel Bakker;Cock M. van Duijn;Albert J. van der Heijden

  • Psychopathology from adolescence into young adulthood : an 8-year follow-up study

    Robert F. Ferdinand;Frank C. Verhulst

  • Accelerated longitudinal comparisons of aggressive versus delinquent syndromes.

    Catherine Stanger;Thomas M. Achenbach;Frank C. Verhulst

Frequent Co-Authors

Henning Tiemeier
Henning Tiemeier Harvard University
Vincent W. V. Jaddoe
Vincent W. V. Jaddoe Erasmus University Rotterdam
Jan van der Ende
Jan van der Ende Erasmus University Rotterdam
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Johan Ormel
Johan Ormel University Medical Center Groningen
Robert F. Ferdinand
Robert F. Ferdinand Erasmus University Rotterdam
Albertine J. Oldehinkel
Albertine J. Oldehinkel University Medical Center Groningen
Tonya White
Tonya White National Institutes of Health
Sijmen A. Reijneveld
Sijmen A. Reijneveld University Medical Center Groningen
Hans M. Koot
Hans M. Koot Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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