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Han L. J. van der Maas

Han L. J. van der Maas

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
63
Citations
18233
World Ranking
3088
National Ranking
157

Han L. J. van der Maas 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 Han L. J. van der Maas sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 175 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Han L. J. van der Maas 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 Han L. J. van der Maas sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Han L. J. van der Maas is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their primary research field is psychology, with a substantial focus on subfields such as experimental and cognitive psychology, artificial intelligence, statistical and nonlinear physics, cognitive neuroscience, and developmental and educational psychology.

Their work encompasses a range of main research topics, including mental health research, complex network analysis techniques, cognitive science and mapping, functional brain connectivity studies, opinion dynamics and social influence, innovative teaching and learning methods, and substance abuse treatment and outcomes.

Han L. J. van der Maas has contributed to several papers published in notable venues. Among recent publications are:

  • Theory Construction Methodology: A Practical Framework for Building Theories in Psychology (2021) published in Perspectives on Psychological Science
  • Motivation-Achievement Cycles in Learning: a Literature Review and Research Agenda (2021) published in Educational Psychology Review
  • How to Compare Psychometric Factor and Network Models (2020) published in Journal of Intelligence
  • A Dynamical Systems View of Psychiatric Disorders-Theory (2024) published in JAMA Psychiatry
  • A Dynamical Systems View of Psychiatric Disorders-Practical Implications (2024) published in JAMA Psychiatry

Frequent co-authors of Han L. J. van der Maas include:

  • Denny Borsboom
  • Lourens Waldorp
  • Sacha Epskamp
  • Claire E. Stevenson
  • Gunter Maris

The scientist has published extensively in several academic journals and platforms, notably:

  • Journal of Intelligence
  • Psychological Review
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • JAMA Psychiatry
  • Scientific Reports

In addition to journal articles, Han L. J. van der Maas has authored book publications including Complex-Systems Research in Psychology (2024), published by SFI Press eBooks.

Best Publications

  • Comorbidity: a network perspective.

    Angelique O. J. Cramer;Lourens J. Waldorp;Han L. J. van der Maas;Denny Borsboom

  • Why psychologists must change the way they analyze their data: the case of psi: comment on Bem (2011).

    Eric–Jan Wagenmakers;Ruud Wetzels;Denny Borsboom;Han L. J. van der Maas

  • An agenda for purely confirmatory research

    Eric-Jan Wagenmakers;Ruud Wetzels;Denny Borsboom;Han L. J. van der Maas

  • A dynamical model of general intelligence: the positive manifold of intelligence by mutualism.

    Han L. J. Van Der Maas;Conor V. Dolan;Raoul P. P. P. Grasman;Jelte M. Wicherts

  • Critical slowing down as early warning for the onset and termination of depression.

    Ingrid A. van de Leemput;Marieke Wichers;Angélique O. J. Cramer;Denny Borsboom

  • An EZ-diffusion model for response time and accuracy.

    Eric-Jan Wagenmakers;Han L. J. Van Der Maas;Raoul P. P. P. Grasman

  • Stagewise cognitive development: an application of catastrophe theory.

    Han L. J. van der Maas;Peter C. M. Molenaar

  • Major Depression as a Complex Dynamic System

    Angélique O J Cramer;Claudia D van Borkulo;Erik J Giltay;Han L J van der Maas

  • Toward a formalized account of attitudes: the Causal Attitude Network (CAN) model

    Jonas Dalege;Denny Borsboom;Frenk van Harreveld;Helma van den Berg

  • Theory Construction Methodology: A Practical Framework for Building Theories in Psychology.

    Denny Borsboom;Han L J van der Maas;Jonas Dalege;Rogier A Kievit;Rogier A Kievit

  • An Introduction to Network Psychometrics: Relating Ising Network Models to Item Response Theory Models.

    M. Marsman;D. Borsboom;J. Kruis;S. Epskamp

  • False alarm? A comprehensive reanalysis of "Evidence that psychopathology symptom networks have limited replicability" by Forbes, Wright, Markon, and Krueger (2017).

    Denny Borsboom;Eiko I. Fried;Sacha Epskamp;Lourens J. Waldorp

  • The Influence of Experiencing Success in Math on Math Anxiety, Perceived Math Competence, and Math Performance.

    Brenda R.J. Jansen;Jolien Louwerse;Marthe Straatemeier;Sanne H.G. Van der Ven

  • How to measure post-error slowing: A confound and a simple solution

    G. Dutilh;van Don Ravenzwaaij;S. Nieuwenhuis;H. L. J. van der Maas

  • Network Analysis on Attitudes: A Brief Tutorial.

    Jonas Dalege;Denny Borsboom;Frenk van Harreveld;Han L. J. van der Maas

  • A psychometric analysis of chess expertise.

    Han L J van der Maas;Eric-Jan Wagenmakers

  • Cognitive psychology meets psychometric theory: on the relation between process models for decision making and latent variable models for individual differences

    Han L. J. van der Maas;Dylan Molenaar;Gunter Maris;Rogier A. Kievit

  • FITTING MULTIVARIAGE NORMAL FINITE MIXTURES SUBJECT TO STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING

    C.V. Dolan;H.L.J. van der Maas

  • Motivation-Achievement Cycles in Learning: a Literature Review and Research Agenda

    Tuong Van Vu;Lucía Magis-Weinberg;Brenda R.J. Jansen;Nienke van Atteveldt

  • A systematic literature review of the average IQ of sub-Saharan Africans

    Jelte M. Wicherts;Conor V. Dolan;Han L.J. van der Maas

  • The development of children's rule use on the balance scale task.

    Brenda R.J Jansen;Han L.J van der Maas

  • Book reviewA dynamic systems approach to the development of cognition and action: Thelen, Esther, and Smith, Linda B. (1994). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press

    Han L.J. van der Maas

Frequent Co-Authors

Denny Borsboom
Denny Borsboom University of Amsterdam
Conor V. Dolan
Conor V. Dolan Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Eric-Jan Wagenmakers
Eric-Jan Wagenmakers University of Amsterdam
Peter C. M. Molenaar
Peter C. M. Molenaar Pennsylvania State University
Frenk van Harreveld
Frenk van Harreveld University of Amsterdam
Jelte M. Wicherts
Jelte M. Wicherts Tilburg University
Rogier A. Kievit
Rogier A. Kievit Donders Institute
Lourens J. Waldorp
Lourens J. Waldorp University of Amsterdam
Angélique O. J. Cramer
Angélique O. J. Cramer University of Amsterdam
Iroise Dumontheil
Iroise Dumontheil Birkbeck, University of London

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