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77
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18015
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1671
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Jack van Honk 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 Jack van Honk sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 194 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jack van Honk 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 Jack van Honk sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jack van Honk is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the fields of psychology and neuroscience. Their research spans cognitive neuroscience, experimental and cognitive psychology, clinical psychology, social psychology, and neurology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Evolutionary psychology and human behavior
  • Neural and behavioral psychology studies
  • Psychology of moral and emotional judgment
  • Psychopathy, forensic psychiatry, sexual offending
  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation studies
  • Functional brain connectivity studies

Among their frequent co-authors are David Terburg, Elbert Geuze, Dan J. Stein, Peter A. Bos, and Maaike Kempes.

Jack van Honk has published multiple papers in prominent venues. Notable recent papers include:

  • Does non-invasive brain stimulation modulate emotional stress reactivity? (2020, Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience)
  • Unzipping empathy in psychopathy: Empathy and facial affect processing in psychopaths (2021, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews)
  • A mu-opioid feedback model of human social behavior (2020, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews)
  • Effects of tDCS during inhibitory control training on performance and PTSD, aggression and anxiety symptoms: a randomized-controlled trial in a military sample (2021, Psychological Medicine)
  • Testosterone eliminates strategic prosocial behavior through impacting choice consistency in healthy males (2023, Neuropsychopharmacology)

The frequent publication venues where their research appears include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, Psychological Medicine, Neuropsychopharmacology, and Experimental Brain Research.

Best Publications

  • Acute effects of steroid hormones and neuropeptides on human social–emotional behavior: A review of single administration studies

    Peter A. Bos;Jaak Panksepp;Rose-Marie Bluthé;Jack van Honk;Jack van Honk

  • Testosterone, cortisol, and serotonin as key regulators of social aggression: A review and theoretical perspective

    Estrella R. Montoya;David Terburg;Peter A. Bos;Jack van Honk;Jack van Honk

  • Testosterone shifts the balance between sensitivity for punishment and reward in healthy young women

    Jack van Honk;Dennis J.L.G Schutter;Erno J Hermans;Peter Putman

  • Testosterone administration impairs cognitive empathy in women depending on second-to-fourth digit ratio

    Jack van Honk;Dennis J. Schutter;Peter A. Bos;Anne-Wil Kruijt

  • Exogenous Testosterone Enhances Responsiveness to Social Threat in the Neural Circuitry of Social Aggression in Humans

    Erno J. Hermans;Erno J. Hermans;Nick F. Ramsey;Jack van Honk

  • The testosterone-cortisol ratio: A hormonal marker for proneness to social aggression.

    David Terburg;Barak Morgan;Jack van Honk

  • Time course of effects of testosterone administration on sexual arousal in women.

    Adriaan Tuiten;Jack Van Honk;Hans Koppeschaar;Coen Bernaards

  • Correlations among Salivary Testosterone, Mood, and Selective Attention to Threat in Humans

    Jack van Honk;Adriaan Tuiten;Rien Verbaten;Marcel van den Hout

  • Testosterone Reduces Unconscious Fear but Not Consciously Experienced Anxiety: Implications for the Disorders of Fear and Anxiety

    Jack van Honk;Jiska S. Peper;Dennis J.L.G. Schutter

  • Testosterone administration reduces empathetic behavior: A facial mimicry study

    Erno Jan Hermans;Peter Putman;Jack van Honk

  • Oxytocin, brain physiology, and functional connectivity: a review of intranasal oxytocin fMRI studies.

    Richard A.I. Bethlehem;Richard A.I. Bethlehem;Jack van Honk;Jack van Honk;Bonnie Auyeung;Simon Baron-Cohen

  • The cerebellum on the rise in human emotion.

    Dennis J L G Schutter;Jack van Honk

  • Attentional biases for angry faces: Relationships to trait anger and anxiety

    Jack Van Honk;Adriaan Tuiten;Edward de Haan;Marcel vann de Hout

  • A Single Administration of Testosterone Reduces Fear-Potentiated Startle in Humans

    Erno J. Hermans;Peter Putman;Johanna M. Baas;Hans P. Koppeschaar

  • A single administration of testosterone improves visuospatial ability in young women.

    André Aleman;Erik Bronk;Roy P.C Kessels;Hans P.F Koppeschaar

  • Testosterone decreases trust in socially naïve humans

    Peter A. Bos;David Terburg;Jack van Honk

  • Sex differences for selective forms of spatial memory.

    Albert Postma;Gerry Jager;Roy P.C Kessels;Hans P.F Koppeschaar

  • Sex steroids and connectivity in the human brain: A review of neuroimaging studies

    Jiska S. Peper;Martijn P. van den Heuvel;René C.W. Mandl;Hilleke E. Hulshoff Pol

  • Effects of exogenous testosterone on the ventral striatal BOLD response during reward anticipation in healthy women.

    Erno J. Hermans;Peter A. Bos;Lindsey Ossewaarde;Nick F. Ramsey

  • Emotional stroop performance for masked angry faces: it's BAS, not BIS.

    Peter Putman;Erno Hermans;Jack van Honk

  • Defective somatic markers in sub-clinical psychopathy.

    Jack van Honk;Erno J Hermans;Peter Putman;Barbara Montagne

Frequent Co-Authors

Dennis J.L.G. Schutter
Dennis J.L.G. Schutter Utrecht University
Dan J. Stein
Dan J. Stein University of Cape Town
Erno J. Hermans
Erno J. Hermans Radboud University
Peter Putman
Peter Putman Leiden University
Edward H.F. de Haan
Edward H.F. de Haan Radboud University
Mark Solms
Mark Solms University of Cape Town
Beatrice de Gelder
Beatrice de Gelder Maastricht University
Elbert Geuze
Elbert Geuze Utrecht University
Jaak Panksepp
Jaak Panksepp Washington State University
Henk Aarts
Henk Aarts Utrecht University

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