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Hein de Vries 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 Hein de Vries sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 689 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.

Hein de Vries 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 Hein de Vries sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hein de Vries is affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of medicine and psychology. Their work spans a range of subfields including general health professions, physiology, applied psychology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and epidemiology.

De Vries's research has a strong focus on topics related to smoking behavior and cessation, behavioral health and interventions, substance abuse treatment and outcomes, obesity, physical activity, diet, mobile health and mHealth applications, health policy implementation science, and digital mental health interventions.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with de Vries include:

  • Constantine Vardavas
  • Geoffrey T. Fong
  • Witold Zatoński
  • Gera E. Nagelhout
  • Ute Mons

De Vries has published various papers in notable journals and venues, including:

  • Too old for technology? Stereotype threat and technology use by older adults, 2021, Behaviour and Information Technology
  • Exploring the gateway hypothesis of e-cigarettes and tobacco: a prospective replication study among adolescents in the Netherlands and Flanders, 2021, Tobacco Control
  • Tobacco smoking and smoking cessation in times of COVID-19, 2020, Tobacco Prevention & Cessation
  • Authoritative parenting stimulates academic achievement, also partly via self-efficacy and intention towards getting good grades, 2022, PLoS ONE
  • Too Old for Computers? The Longitudinal Relationship Between Stereotype Threat and Computer Use by Older Adults, 2020, Frontiers in Psychology

De Vries frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • European Journal of Public Health
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • BMC Public Health
  • Tobacco Prevention & Cessation
  • Research Square

Best Publications

  • Self-efficacy: the third factor besides attitude and subjective norm as a predictor of behavioural intentions

    Hein de Vries;Margo Dijkstra;Piet Kuhlman

  • Parenting style and adolescent fruit consumption.

    Stef P.J Kremers;Johannes Brug;Johannes Brug;Hein de Vries;Rutger C.M.E Engels

  • The impact of a computer-tailored nutrition intervention.

    Johannes Brug;Ingrid Steenhuis;Patricia van Assema;Hein de Vries

  • Computer-tailored interventions motivating people to adopt health promoting behaviours: introduction to a new approach

    Hein de Vries;Johannes Brug

  • The European Smoking prevention Framework Approach (EFSA): an example of integral prevention

    Hein de Vries;Aart Mudde;Ingrid Leijs;Anne Charlton

  • The impact of social influences in the context of attitude, self-efficacy, intention, and previous behavior as predictors of smoking onset

    Hein De Vries;Esther Backbier;Gerjo Kok;Margo Dijkstra

  • Determinants of initiation and maintenance of physical activity among older adults: a literature review

    Maartje M. van Stralen;Hein De Vries;Aart N. Mudde;Catherine Bolman

  • The impact of non-response bias due to sampling in public health studies: A comparison of voluntary versus mandatory recruitment in a Dutch national survey on adolescent health.

    Kei Long Cheung;Peter M. ten Klooster;Cees Smit;Hein de Vries

  • Psychosocial determinants of fruit and vegetable consumption.

    Johannes Brug;Lilian Lechner;Hein De Vries

  • Parents’ and friends’ smoking status as predictors of smoking onset: findings from six European countries

    Hein de Vries;Rutger Engels;Stef Kremers;Joyce Wetzels

  • Parental factors and adolescents' smoking behavior: an extension of The theory of planned behavior

    Zeena Harakeh;Ron H. J. Scholte;Ad A. Vermulst;Heirs De Vries

  • Personality and parenting style in parents of adolescents

    Rose M. E. Huver;Roy Otten;Hein de Vries;Rutger C. M. E. Engels

  • The general public's information needs and perceptions regarding hereditary cancer: an application of the Integrated Change Model.

    Hein de Vries;Ilse Mesters;Hermanna van de Steeg;Cora Honing

  • Dynamics of adolescent friendship networks and smoking behavior

    L. Mercken;Thomas Snijders;Christian Steglich;E. Vartiainen

  • Parental rules and communication: their association with adolescent smoking.

    Zeena Harakeh;Ron H. J. Scholte;Hein de Vries;Rutger C. M. E. Engels

  • The development of computer-generated tailored interventions.

    Arie Dijkstra;Hein De Vries

  • Pros and cons of quitting, self-efficacy, and the stages of change in smoking cessation

    A Dijkstra;H de Vries;M Bakker

  • The effectiveness of tailored feedback and action plans in an intervention addressing multiple health behaviors.

    H. de Vries;S. P. J. Kremers;T. Smeets;J. Brug

  • Self-Efficacy as an Important Determinant of Quitting among Pregnant Women Who Smoke: The O-pattern

    H. de Vries;E.H.F. Backbier

  • Effectiveness and treatment moderators of internet interventions for adult problem drinking: An individual patient data meta-analysis of 19 randomised controlled trials

    Heleen Riper;Adriaan Hoogendoorn;Pim Cuijpers;Eirini Karyotaki

  • Clusters of lifestyle behaviors : Results from the Dutch SMILE study

    H. de Vries;J.P. Van 't Riet;M.G. Spigt;J.F.M. Metsemakers

Frequent Co-Authors

Lilian Lechner
Lilian Lechner The Open University
Math J. J. M. Candel
Math J. J. M. Candel Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Marc C. Willemsen
Marc C. Willemsen Maastricht University
Catherine Bolman
Catherine Bolman The Open University
Geoffrey T. Fong
Geoffrey T. Fong University of Waterloo
Anke Oenema
Anke Oenema Maastricht University
Arie Dijkstra
Arie Dijkstra University of Groningen
Stef P. J. Kremers
Stef P. J. Kremers Maastricht University
Gerard J. P. van Breukelen
Gerard J. P. van Breukelen Maastricht University
Rik Crutzen
Rik Crutzen Maastricht University

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