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Medicine

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13024
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Psychology

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990
National Ranking
54

Heleen Riper 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 Heleen Riper sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 368 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Heleen Riper 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 Heleen Riper sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Heleen Riper is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands and has a significant body of research focused primarily on psychology, with particular attention to digital mental health interventions. Their work spans various subfields, including applied psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, clinical psychology, social psychology, and intersections with sociology and political science.

Their research topics encompass a wide range of themes related to mental health and technology. These topics include:

  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation

Among their recent papers are:

  • The COVID-19 pandemic: The 'black swan' for mental health care and a turning point for e-health, 2020, published in Internet Interventions
  • Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression, 2021, published in JAMA Psychiatry
  • Effects of Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Routine Care for Adults in Treatment for Depression and Anxiety: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, 2020, published in Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • Dismantling, optimising, and personalising internet cognitive behavioural therapy for depression: a systematic review and component network meta-analysis using individual participant data, 2021, published in The Lancet Psychiatry
  • Safety planning-type interventions for suicide prevention: meta-analysis, 2021, published in The British Journal of Psychiatry

Heleen Riper frequently publishes in several scientific journals, including:

  • Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • Internet Interventions
  • Frontiers in Digital Health
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Trials

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Pim Cuijpers, David Daniel Ebert, Annet Kleiboer, Eirini Karyotaki, and Johannes H. Smit, reflecting extensive partnerships within the mental health and digital intervention research community.

Best Publications

  • Positive psychology interventions: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies

    Linda Bolier;Merel Haverman;Gerben J Westerhof;Heleen Riper;Heleen Riper

  • Internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy for symptoms of depression and anxiety: a meta-analysis

    Viola Spek;Pim Cuijpers;Ivan Nyklícek;Heleen Riper

  • Guided Internet-based vs. face-to-face cognitive behavior therapy for psychiatric and somatic disorders : a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Gerhard Andersson;Pim Cuijpers;Per Carlbring;Heleen Riper;Heleen Riper

  • Internet-based vs. face-to-face cognitive behavior therapy for psychiatric and somatic disorders: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

    Per Carlbring;Gerhard Andersson;Pim Cuijpers;Heleen Riper;Heleen Riper

  • Understanding and Promoting Effective Engagement With Digital Behavior Change Interventions

    Lucy Yardley;Bonnie J. Spring;Heleen Riper;Leanne G. Morrison

  • Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression: A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Network Meta-analysis.

    Eirini Karyotaki;Eirini Karyotaki;Eirini Karyotaki;Orestis Efthimiou;Orestis Efthimiou;Clara Miguel;Clara Miguel;Frederic Maas Genannt Bermpohl

  • Efficacy of self-guided internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy in the treatment of depressive symptoms a meta-analysis of individual participant data

    Eirini Karyotaki;Heleen Riper;Jos W. Twisk;Adriaan Hoogendoorn

  • The COVID-19 pandemic: The ‘black swan’ for mental health care and a turning point for e-health

    Tim R. Wind;Marleen Rijkeboer;Gerhard Andersson;Gerhard Andersson;Heleen Riper;Heleen Riper

  • Internet and Computer-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety and Depression in Youth: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Outcome Trials

    David Daniel Ebert;Anna-Carlotta Zarski;Helen Christensen;Yvonne Stikkelbroek

  • Blending Face-to-Face and Internet-Based Interventions for the Treatment of Mental Disorders in Adults: Systematic Review

    Doris Erbe;Hans Christoph Eichert;Heleen Riper;David Daniel Ebert

  • Adherence to Internet-Based and Face-to-Face Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Depression: A Meta-Analysis

    Wouter van Ballegooijen;Pim Cuijpers;Annemieke van Straten;Eirini Karyotaki

  • Predictors of treatment dropout in self-guided web-based interventions for depression: an 'individual patient data' meta-analysis

    Eirini Karyotaki;Annet M. Kleiboer;Filip Smit;David Trevor Turner

  • Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy for subthreshold depression in people over 50 years old: a randomized controlled clinical trial

    Viola Spek;Ivan Nyklíček;Niels Smits;Pim Cuijpers

  • Embodied Conversational Agents in Clinical Psychology: A Scoping Review

    Simon Provoost;Ho Ming Lau;Jeroen Ruwaard;Jeroen Ruwaard;Heleen Riper

  • Efficacy of Self-guided Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in the Treatment of Depressive Symptoms

    Eirini Karyotaki;Heleen Riper;Jos Twisk;Adriaan Hoogendoorn

  • The benefit of web- and computer-based interventions for stress : A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Elena Heber;David Daniel Ebert;Dirk Lehr;Pim Cuijpers;Pim Cuijpers

  • Web-based self-help for problem drinkers: a pragmatic randomized trial

    Heleen Riper;Jeannet Kramer;Filip Smit;Barbara Conijn

  • Serious Games for Mental Health: Are They Accessible, Feasible, and Effective? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Ho Ming Lau;Johannes H. Smit;Theresa M. Fleming;Heleen Riper

  • Internet-Based Treatment for Adults with Depressive Symptoms: Randomized Controlled Trial

    Lisanne Warmerdam;Annemieke Van Straten;Jos W.R. Twisk;Heleen Riper

  • Effects of Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Routine Care for Adults in Treatment for Depression and Anxiety : Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Anne Etzelmueller;Christiaan Vis;Eirini Karyotaki;Eirini Karyotaki;Harald Baumeister

  • Effectiveness of E-Self-help Interventions for Curbing Adult Problem Drinking: A Meta-analysis

    Heleen Riper;Viola Spek;Brigitte Boon;Barbara Conijn

Frequent Co-Authors

Pim Cuijpers
Pim Cuijpers Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
David Daniel Ebert
David Daniel Ebert Technical University of Munich
Matthias Berking
Matthias Berking University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Dirk Lehr
Dirk Lehr Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Gerhard Andersson
Gerhard Andersson Linköping University
Annet Kleiboer
Annet Kleiboer Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Filip Smit
Filip Smit Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Eirini Karyotaki
Eirini Karyotaki Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Cristina Botella
Cristina Botella Jaume I University
Marcus J.H. Huibers
Marcus J.H. Huibers Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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