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Frank Van Overwalle

Frank Van Overwalle

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 45 6552 6098 88 84 166 12961
Neuroscience 45 6808 6261 83 79 157 12938

Frank Van Overwalle publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Frank Van Overwalle between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Frank Van Overwalle published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 4.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2021. 20 of the 214 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2021. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 4 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 7 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 5 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 11 publications
1982 2025

214 publications in total across all disciplines

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Frank Van Overwalle: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 1
1985 1
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 4
1990 1
1991 1
1992 2
1993 0
1994 1
1995 4
1996 2
1997 2
1998 3
1999 3
2000 0
2001 4
2002 1
2003 7
2004 6
2005 3
2006 2
2007 5
2008 1
2009 5
2010 5
2011 9
2012 5
2013 6
2014 11
2015 9
2016 10
2017 10
2018 7
2019 9
2020 10
2021 18
2022 6
2023 18
2024 9
2025 11
Total 214
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Frank Van Overwalle 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 Van Overwalle sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 161–170 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 166 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477 166
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Frank Van Overwalle 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 Van Overwalle sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 44–45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558 45
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Overview

Frank Van Overwalle is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium. Their research primarily focuses on Neuroscience and Psychology, with a strong emphasis on Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurology, and Social Psychology. They have published extensively in these fields, contributing notably to studies surrounding brain function and social cognition.

The scientist's work addresses key topics such as Vestibular and auditory disorders, Action Observation and Synchronization, and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies. Their research also explores Neural dynamics and brain function, Muscle activation and electromyography studies, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, and Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments.

Recent publications include:

  • Consensus Paper: Cerebellum and Social Cognition (2020), published in The Cerebellum
  • The posterior crus II cerebellum is specialized for social mentalizing and emotional self-experiences: a meta-analysis (2020), published in Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
  • New Horizons on Non-invasive Brain Stimulation of the Social and Affective Cerebellum (2021), published in The Cerebellum
  • The posterior cerebellum supports the explicit sequence learning linked to trait attribution (2020), published in Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience
  • The Role of the Cerebellum in Social and Non-Social Action Sequences: A Preliminary LF-rTMS Study (2021), published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Cerebellum
  • Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience
  • International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology
  • Brain stimulation

Collaborations have involved several frequent co-authors, such as Chris Baeken, Natacha Deroost, Kris Baetens, Elien Heleven, and Qianying Ma.

Best Publications

  • Social cognition and the brain: a meta-analysis.

    Frank Van Overwalle

  • The Geographic Distribution of Big Five Personality Traits Patterns and Profiles of Human Self-Description Across 56 Nations

    David P. Schmitt;Jüri Allik;Robert R. McCrae;Verónica Benet-Martínez

  • Understanding others' actions and goals by mirror and mentalizing systems: a meta-analysis.

    Frank Van Overwalle;Kris Baetens

  • Consensus Paper: Cerebellum and Emotion

    M Adamaszek;Federico D'Agata;R. Ferrucci;C. Habas

  • Patterns and Universals of Adult Romantic Attachment Across 62 Cultural Regions Are Models of Self and of Other Pancultural Constructs

    David P. Schmitt;Lidia Alcalay;Melissa Allensworth;Jüri Allik

  • Social cognition and the cerebellum: a meta-analysis of over 350 fMRI studies.

    Frank Van Overwalle;Kris Baetens;Peter Mariën;Marie Vandekerckhove

  • Consensus Paper: Cerebellum and Social Cognition

    Frank Van Overwalle;Mario Manto;Zaira Cattaneo;Silvia Clausi

  • A dissociation between social mentalizing and general reasoning.

    Frank Van Overwalle

  • The Cerebellar Cognitive Affective/Schmahmann Syndrome: a Task Force Paper

    Georgios P D Argyropoulos;Kim van Dun;Michael Adamaszek;Maria Leggio

  • Social cognition and the cerebellum: A meta‐analytic connectivity analysis

    Frank Van Overwalle;Tine D'aes;Peter Mariën

  • Counterfactual thinking: an fMRI study on changing the past for a better future

    Nicole Van Hoeck;Ning Ma;Lisa Ampe;Kris Baetens

  • Computing the Social Brain Connectome Across Systems and States.

    Daniel Alcala-Lopez;Jonathan Smallwood;Elizabeth Alice Jefferies;Frank Van Overwalle

  • Structural modelling of the relationships between attributional dimensions, emotions, and performance of college freshmen

    Frank Van Overwalle;Ivan Mervielde;Joris De Schuyter

  • Functional connectivity between the cerebrum and cerebellum in social cognition: A multi-study analysis

    Frank Van Overwalle;Peter Mariën

  • A Connectionist Model of Attitude Formation and Change

    Frank Van Overwalle;Frank Siebler

  • Involvement of the mentalizing network in social and non-social high construal

    Kris Baetens;Ning Ma;Johan Steen;Frank Van Overwalle

  • THE EFFECTS OF ATTRIBUTION‐BASED INTERVENTION AND STUDY STRATEGY TRAINING ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN COLLEGE FRESHMEN

    Frank Van Overwalle;Machteld De Metsenaere

  • An Adaptive Connectionist Model of Cognitive Dissonance

    Frank Van Overwalle;Karen Jordens

  • Implicit and explicit social mentalizing: dual processes driven by a shared neural network

    Frank Van Overwalle;Marie Vandekerckhove

  • Spontaneous and intentional trait inferences recruit a common mentalizing network to a different degree: Spontaneous inferences activate only its core areas

    Ning Ma;Marie Vandekerckhove;Frank Van Overwalle;Ruth Seurinck

Frequent Co-Authors

Marie Vandekerckhove
Marie Vandekerckhove Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Peter Mariën
Peter Mariën Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Chris Baeken
Chris Baeken Ghent University
Mario Manto
Mario Manto University of Mons
Raymond Cluydts
Raymond Cluydts Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Astrid Schütz
Astrid Schütz University of Bamberg
Willibald Ruch
Willibald Ruch University of Zurich
David P. Schmitt
David P. Schmitt Kansas State University
Michael Cunningham
Michael Cunningham University of Louisville
Phillip R. Shaver
Phillip R. Shaver University of California, Davis

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