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Harald Merckelbach

Harald Merckelbach

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 104 528 459 26 25 754 35204

Harald Merckelbach publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Harald Merckelbach between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Harald Merckelbach published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 21.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 48 publications in 2006. 10 of the 827 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 48. Peak 48 publications in 2006. 1987: 5 publications 1988: 12 publications 1989: 10 publications 1990: 12 publications 1991: 11 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 21 publications 1994: 13 publications 1995: 16 publications 1996: 24 publications 1997: 29 publications 1998: 35 publications 1999: 33 publications 2000: 34 publications 2001: 31 publications 2002: 37 publications 2003: 35 publications 2004: 24 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 48 publications 2007: 42 publications 2008: 35 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 41 publications 2011: 23 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 28 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 6 publications
1987 2025

827 publications in total across all disciplines

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Harald Merckelbach: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 5
1988 12
1989 10
1990 12
1991 11
1992 5
1993 21
1994 13
1995 16
1996 24
1997 29
1998 35
1999 33
2000 34
2001 31
2002 37
2003 35
2004 24
2005 14
2006 48
2007 42
2008 35
2009 19
2010 41
2011 23
2012 19
2013 21
2014 17
2015 24
2016 22
2017 28
2018 23
2019 17
2020 14
2021 16
2022 4
2023 3
2024 4
2025 6
Total 827
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Harald Merckelbach 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 Harald Merckelbach 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, 705+ 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: 754 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
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100 754
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Harald Merckelbach 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 Harald Merckelbach 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, 104–105 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: 104 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
102–103 48
104–105 53 104
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

  • 2007 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Harald Merckelbach is affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Medicine, with notable focus areas including Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Social Psychology, Epidemiology, and Sociology and Political Science.

The main topics addressed in their work encompass Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments, Traumatic Brain Injury Research, Deception Detection and Forensic Psychology, Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry and Sexual Offending, Suicide and Self-Harm Studies, Memory Processes and Influences, and Personality Disorders and Psychopathology.

Frequent publication venues where Harald Merckelbach has contributed include:

  • Psychological Injury and Law
  • Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
  • DataverseNL
  • Psychology of Consciousness Theory Research and Practice
  • Psychology Crime and Law

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Merckelbach illustrate their research scope and include:

  • Empirical research on fantasy proneness and its correlates 2000-2018: A meta-analysis, 2021, Psychology of Consciousness Theory Research and Practice
  • A Critical Review of Case Studies on Dissociative Amnesia, 2021, Clinical Psychological Science
  • Belief in Unconscious Repressed Memory Persists, 2021, Perspectives on Psychological Science
  • The effects of eye movements and alternative dual tasks on the vividness and emotionality of negative autobiographical memories: A meta-analysis of laboratory studies, 2020, Journal of Experimental Psychopathology
  • Dissociation and Dissociative Disorders Reconsidered: Beyond Sociocognitive and Trauma Models Toward a Transtheoretical Framework, 2022, Annual Review of Clinical Psychology

Harald Merckelbach frequently collaborates with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Henry Otgaar
  • Brechje Dandachi-FitzGerald
  • Irena Bošković
  • Steven Jay Lynn
  • Mark L. Howe

Recognition for Merckelbach's contributions includes the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences award received in 2007.

Best Publications

  • A Multilab Preregistered Replication of the Ego-Depletion Effect

    Martin S. Hagger;Nikos L. D. Chatzisarantis

  • The Malevolent Side of Human Nature: A Meta-Analysis and Critical Review of the Literature on the Dark Triad (Narcissism, Machiavellianism, and Psychopathy)

    Peter Muris;Harald Merckelbach;Henry Otgaar;Ewout Meijer

  • Three traditional and three new childhood anxiety questionnaires: their reliability and validity in a normal adolescent sample

    Peter Muris;Harald Merckelbach;Thomas Ollendick;Neville King

  • Comorbid Anxiety Symptoms in Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders

    Peter Muris;Pim Steerneman;Harald Merckelbach;Irit Holdrinet

  • The Creative Experiences Questionnaire (CEQ): A brief self-report measure of fantasy proneness

    Harald Merckelbach;Robert Horselenberg;Peter Muris

  • Fears, worries, and scary dreams in 4- to 12-year-old children: their content, developmental pattern, and origins.

    Peter Muris;Harald Merckelbach;Björn Gadet;Vénique Moulaert

  • Individual differences in thought suppression. The white bear suppression inventory: Factor structure, reliability, validity and correlates

    Peter Muris;Harald Merckelbach;Robert Horselenberg

  • Introducing the Maastricht Acute Stress Test (MAST): a quick and non-invasive approach to elicit robust autonomic and glucocorticoid stress responses.

    Tom Smeets;Sandra Cornelisse;Conny W.E.M. Quaedflieg;Thomas Meyer

  • The role of parental fearfulness and modeling in children's fear.

    Peter Muris;Pim Steerneman;Harald Merckelbach;Cor Meesters

  • Cognitive processes in dissociation: An analysis of core theoretical assumptions

    Timo Giesbrecht;Steven Jay Lynn;Scott O. Lilienfeld;Harald Merckelbach

  • Correlations among two self-report questionnaires for measuring DSM-defined anxiety disorder symptoms in children: the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders and the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale

    P.E.H.M. Muris;H.G. Schmidt;H.L.G.J. Merckelbach

  • The staff observation aggression scale-revised (SOAS-R).

    Henk L.I. Nijman;Peter Muris;Harald L.G.J. Merckelbach;Tom Palmstierna

  • The revised version of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED-R): Factor structure in normal children

    Peter Muris;Harald Merckelbach;Henk Schmidt;Birgit Mayer

  • Worry in normal children

    Peter Muris;Cor Meesters;Harald Merckelbach;Ann Sermon

  • Attention, not anxiety, influences pain.

    Arnoud Arntz;Laura Dreessen;Harald Merckelbach

  • A comparison of two spider fear questionnaires

    Peter Muris;Harald Merckelbach

  • Correlates of autobiographical memory specificity: The role of depression, anxiety and childhood trauma.

    Ineke Wessel;Masja Meeren;Frenk Peeters;Arnoud Arntz

  • How serious are common childhood fears

    Peter Muris;Harald Merckelbach;Birgit Mayer;Elske Prins

  • Getting a grip on ourselves: Challenging expectancies about loss of energy after self-control

    Carolien Martijn;Petra Tenbült;Harald Merckelbach;Ellen Dreezens

  • The relationship between anxious rearing behaviours and anxiety disorders symptomatology in normal children.

    Kerstin Grüner;Peter Muris;Harald Merckelbach

  • The Developmental Psychopathology of Anxiety

    Peter Muris;Harald Merckelbach

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Muris
Peter Muris Maastricht University
Marko Jelicic
Marko Jelicic Maastricht University
Tom Smeets
Tom Smeets Tilburg University
Peter J. de Jong
Peter J. de Jong University of Groningen
Eric Rassin
Eric Rassin Erasmus University Rotterdam
Ineke Wessel
Ineke Wessel University of Groningen
Marcel A. van den Hout
Marcel A. van den Hout Utrecht University
Henk Nijman
Henk Nijman Radboud University
Steven Jay Lynn
Steven Jay Lynn Binghamton University
Mark L. Howe
Mark L. Howe City, University of London

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