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Frederick Verbruggen

Frederick Verbruggen

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 54 4524 4187 64 61 163 15146

Frederick Verbruggen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Frederick Verbruggen between 2004 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Frederick Verbruggen published across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025, averaging 9.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2025. 36 of the 212 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2025. 2004: 1 publication 2005: 5 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 19 publications
2004 2025

212 publications in total across all disciplines

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Frederick Verbruggen: publications per year, 2004 to 2025
Year Publications
2004 1
2005 5
2006 5
2007 3
2008 10
2009 5
2010 6
2011 5
2012 9
2013 12
2014 10
2015 14
2016 11
2017 15
2018 12
2019 14
2020 14
2021 10
2022 7
2023 8
2024 17
2025 19
Total 212
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Frederick Verbruggen 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 Frederick Verbruggen 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: 163 publications — 56th percentile

56% 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
161–170 477 163
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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Frederick Verbruggen 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 Frederick Verbruggen 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, 54–55 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: 54 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% 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
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408 54
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

Frederick Verbruggen is a researcher affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium. Their work spans multiple fields of study, predominantly Psychology and Neuroscience, with a considerable focus on Cognitive Neuroscience, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Clinical Psychology, Applied Psychology, and General Decision Sciences.

Their research topics include Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Behavioral Health and Interventions, Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics, Gambling Behavior and Treatments, Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior, and Primate Behavior and Ecology.

Frederick Verbruggen has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • "A direct and conceptual replication of post-loss speeding when gambling" (2020), Royal Society Open Science
  • "Cortical and subcortical functional specificity associated with response inhibition" (2020), NeuroImage
  • "Winning and losing in online gambling: Effects on within-session chasing" (2022), PLoS ONE
  • "Clarifying the Role of Negative Emotions in the Origin and Control of Impulsive Actions" (2020), Psychologica Belgica
  • "Non-problematic and problematic binge-watchers do not differ on prepotent response inhibition: A preregistered pilot experimental study" (2020), Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies

Their frequent co-authors consist of Luc Lens, Charlotte Eben, Zhang Chen, Joël Billieux, and Wendt Müller. The collaboration with these researchers has been conducted across various publications, showing established research partnerships.

Frederick Verbruggen's studies are regularly published in the following venues:

  • Royal Society Open Science
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS ONE
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • International Gambling Studies

Their research addresses issues within gambling behavior and treatments, focusing particularly on cognitive and behavioral mechanisms related to impulsivity, decision-making, and emotional regulation. The work on neural and behavioral psychology reflects an interdisciplinary approach combining experimental psychology and neuroscience methodologies.

Best Publications

  • Response inhibition in the stop-signal paradigm

    Frederick Verbruggen;Gordon D. Logan

  • A consensus guide to capturing the ability to inhibit actions and impulsive behaviors in the stop-signal task

    Frederick Verbruggen;Adam R. Aron;Guido Ph Band;Christian Beste

  • Models of response inhibition in the stop-signal and stop-change paradigms

    Frederick Verbruggen;Gordon D. Logan

  • Task switching: interplay of reconfiguration and interference control.

    André Vandierendonck;Baptist Liefooghe;Frederick Verbruggen

  • Automatic and Controlled Response Inhibition: Associative Learning in the Go/No-Go and Stop-Signal Paradigms

    Frederick Verbruggen;Gordon D. Logan

  • On the ability to inhibit thought and action: general and special theories of an act of control.

    Gordon D. Logan;Trisha Van Zandt;Frederick Verbruggen;Eric-Jan Wagenmakers

  • STOP-IT: Windows executable software for the stop-signal paradigm.

    Frederick Verbruggen;Gordon D. Logan;Michaël A. Stevens

  • Fictitious Inhibitory Differences How Skewness and Slowing Distort the Estimation of Stopping Latencies

    Frederick Verbruggen;Christopher D. Chambers;Gordon D. Logan

  • Proactive adjustments of response strategies in the stop-signal paradigm

    Frederick Verbruggen;Gordon D. Logan

  • Do emotional stimuli interfere with response inhibition? Evidence from the stop signal paradigm

    Frederick Verbruggen;Jan De Houwer

  • Theta burst stimulation dissociates attention and action updating in human inferior frontal cortex

    Frederick Verbruggen;Adam R. Aron;Michaël A. Stevens;Christopher D. Chambers

  • Training response inhibition to food is associated with weight loss and reduced energy intake.

    Natalia S. Lawrence;Jamie O'Sullivan;David Parslow;Mahmood Javaid

  • Tscope: A C library for programming cognitive experiments on the MS windows platform.

    MichaËl Stevens;Jan Lammertyn;Frederick Verbruggen;AndrË Vandierendonck

  • Banishing the Control Homunculi in Studies of Action Control and Behavior Change

    Frederick Verbruggen;Ian P. L. McLaren;Christopher D. Chambers

  • Responding with restraint: What are the neurocognitive mechanisms?

    Sara Jahfari;Cathy M. Stinear;Mike Claffey;Frederick Verbruggen

  • Top-down and bottom-up sequential modulations of congruency effects.

    Wim Notebaert;Wim Gevers;Frederick Verbruggen;Baptist Liefooghe

  • Stop the Presses Dissociating a Selective From a Global Mechanism for Stopping

    Adam R. Aron;Frederick Verbruggen;Frederick Verbruggen

  • The interaction between stop signal inhibition and distractor interference in the flanker and Stroop task

    Frederick Verbruggen;Baptist Liefooghe;André Vandierendonck

  • The inhibitory control reflex

    Frederick Verbruggen;Maisy Best;William A. Bowditch;Tobias Stevens

  • Control of interference during working memory updating.

    Arnaud Szmalec;Frederick Verbruggen;André Vandierendonck;Eva Kemps

  • Stopping to food can reduce intake. Effects of stimulus-specificity and individual differences in dietary restraint

    Natalia Sophie Lawrence;Natalia Sophie Lawrence;Fredrick Verbruggen;Sinead Morrison;Rachel Charlotte Adams

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher D. Chambers
Christopher D. Chambers Cardiff University
Gordon D. Logan
Gordon D. Logan Vanderbilt University
Natalia Lawrence
Natalia Lawrence University of Exeter
André Vandierendonck
André Vandierendonck Ghent University
Adam R. Aron
Adam R. Aron University of California, San Diego
Joël Billieux
Joël Billieux University of Lausanne
Wim Notebaert
Wim Notebaert Ghent University
Marcel Brass
Marcel Brass Ghent University
Xavier Noël
Xavier Noël Université Libre de Bruxelles
Damien Brevers
Damien Brevers Université Catholique de Louvain

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