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Hans De Witte

Hans De Witte

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Psychology
Belgium
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 100 622 544 7 7 672 38324

Hans De Witte publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hans De Witte between 1970 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hans De Witte published across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, averaging 18.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 66 publications in 2005. 39 of the 1,016 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 66. Peak 66 publications in 2005. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 21 publications 2001: 23 publications 2002: 40 publications 2003: 48 publications 2004: 44 publications 2005: 66 publications 2006: 53 publications 2007: 40 publications 2008: 45 publications 2009: 49 publications 2010: 52 publications 2011: 47 publications 2012: 36 publications 2013: 51 publications 2014: 46 publications 2015: 36 publications 2016: 44 publications 2017: 32 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 48 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 29 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 25 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 20 publications
1970 2025

1,016 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hans De Witte: publications per year, 1970 to 2025
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 1
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 3
1991 3
1992 3
1993 2
1994 2
1995 4
1996 4
1997 2
1998 6
1999 8
2000 21
2001 23
2002 40
2003 48
2004 44
2005 66
2006 53
2007 40
2008 45
2009 49
2010 52
2011 47
2012 36
2013 51
2014 46
2015 36
2016 44
2017 32
2018 25
2019 48
2020 17
2021 29
2022 20
2023 25
2024 19
2025 20
Total 1,016
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Hans De Witte 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 Hans De Witte 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, 671–680 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: 672 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.

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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
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 8 672
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Hans De Witte 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 Hans De Witte 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, 100–101 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: 100 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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
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 57 100
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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Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Hans De Witte is a researcher affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium, specializing in health professions and business, management, and accounting fields. Their work primarily addresses topics related to employment and welfare studies, job satisfaction and organizational behavior, as well as workplace health and well-being.

Their research includes a strong focus on healthcare professionals' stress and burnout, with significant contributions to stress and burnout research and related themes such as workaholism and well-being. The following topics represent the main areas covered across their publications:

  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Healthcare professionals' stress and burnout
  • Stress and Burnout Research
  • Retirement, Disability, and Employment
  • Workaholism, burnout, and well-being

De Witte has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Wilmar B. Schaufeli
  • Tinne Vander Elst
  • Anahí Van Hootegem
  • Nele De Cuyper
  • Eva Selenko

The researcher's contributions have appeared in multiple respected venues such as:

  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
  • European Journal of Psychological Assessment
  • Applied Psychology

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by De Witte are:

  • "Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT)-Development, Validity, and Reliability" (2020), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Maslach Burnout Inventory - General Survey" (2024), European Journal of Psychological Assessment
  • "Measurement Invariance of the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT) Across Seven Cross-National Representative Samples" (2020), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "A Rasch analysis of the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT)" (2020), PLoS ONE
  • "Shortening of the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT)-from 23 to 12 items using content and Rasch analysis" (2022), BMC Public Health

Their expertise lies heavily in the development and evaluation of burnout assessment tools, contributing to valid and reliable measurement frameworks that support research in occupational health. De Witte's work integrates quantitative methodologies, including Rasch analysis, to refine and shorten assessment instruments.

Their publication profile reflects a broad engagement with organizational behavior, human resource management, and social psychology. Subfield emphases are as follows:

  • General Health Professions
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
  • Social Psychology
  • Demography
  • Sociology and Political Science

Best Publications

  • Job Insecurity and Psychological Well-being: Review of the Literature and Exploration of Some Unresolved Issues

    Hans De Witte

  • Explaining the relationships between job characteristics, burnout, and engagement: The role of basic psychological need satisfaction

    Anja Van den Broeck;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Hans De Witte;Willy Lens

  • Capturing autonomy, competence, and relatedness at work: Construction and initial validation of the Work-related Basic Need Satisfaction scale

    Anja Van den Broeck;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Hans De Witte;Bart Soenens

  • Job insecurity: Review of the international literature on definitions, prevalence, antecedents and consequences

    Hans De Witte

  • On the relations among work value orientations, psychological need satisfaction and job outcomes: A self-determination theory approach.

    Maarten Vansteenkiste;Bart Neyrinck;Christopher P. Niemiec;Bart Soenens

  • Not all job demands are equal: Differentiating job hindrances and job challenges in the Job Demands-Resources model.

    Anja Van den Broeck;Nele De Cuyper;Hans De Witte;Maarten Vansteenkiste

  • Literature review of theory and research on the psychological impact of temporary employment: Towards a conceptual model

    Nele De Cuyper;Jeroen De Jong;Hans De Witte;Kerstin Isaksson

  • An ultra-short measure for work engagement: The UWES-3 validation across five countries.

    Wilmar B. Schaufeli;Wilmar B. Schaufeli;Akihito Shimazu;Jari Hakanen;Jari Hakanen;Marisa Salanova

  • The impact of job insecurity and contract type on attitudes, well-being and behavioural reports: A psychological contract perspective

    Nele De Cuyper;Hans De Witte

  • Review of 30 Years of Longitudinal Studies on the Association Between Job Insecurity and Health and Well‐Being: Is There Causal Evidence?

    Hans De Witte;Hans De Witte;Jaco Pienaar;Nele De Cuyper

  • Employability and Employees’ Well‐Being: Mediation by Job Insecurity

    Nele De Cuyper;Claudia Bernhard-Oettel;Erik Berntson;Hans De Witte

  • `Objective' vs `Subjective' Job Insecurity: Consequences of Temporary Work for Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment in Four European Countries:

    Hans De Witte;Katharina Näswall

  • Defining perceived employability: a psychological approach

    Dorien Vanhercke;Nele De Cuyper;Ellen Peeters;Hans De Witte

  • Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT)-Development, Validity, and Reliability.

    Wilmar B. Schaufeli;Wilmar B. Schaufeli;Steffie Desart;Hans De Witte;Hans De Witte

  • The Job Insecurity Scale: A psychometric evaluation across five European countries

    Tinne Vander Elst;Hans De Witte;Nele De Cuyper

  • Should I stay or should I go? Examining longitudinal relations among job resources and work engagement for stayers versus movers

    Annet H. de Lange;Hans De Witte;Guy Notelaers;Guy Notelaers

  • A qualitative study on the development of workplace bullying: Towards a three way model

    Elfi Baillien;Inge Neyens;Hans De Witte;Nele De Cuyper

  • Job Insecurity and Well-Being: Moderation by Employability

    Inmaculada Silla;Nele De Cuyper;Francisco J. Gracia;Jose Maria Peiro

  • On the Relation of Job Insecurity, Job Autonomy, Innovative Work Behaviour and the Mediating Effect of Work Engagement

    Stan De Spiegelaere;Guy Van Gyes;Hans De Witte;Wendy Niesen

  • Who Feels Insecure in Europe? Predicting Job Insecurity from Background Variables:

    Katharina Näswall;Hans De Witte

  • Job insecurity in temporary versus permanent workers: Associations with attitudes, well-being, and behaviour

    Nele De Cuyper;Hans De Witte

Frequent Co-Authors

Guy Notelaers
Guy Notelaers University of Bergen
Magnus Sverke
Magnus Sverke Stockholm University
Maarten Vansteenkiste
Maarten Vansteenkiste Ghent University
Antonio Chirumbolo
Antonio Chirumbolo Sapienza University of Rome
Luc Sels
Luc Sels KU Leuven
Sebastiaan Rothmann
Sebastiaan Rothmann North-West University
Jeroen K. Vermunt
Jeroen K. Vermunt Tilburg University

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