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Jan De Houwer

Jan De Houwer

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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 100 621 543 6 6 497 39836

Jan De Houwer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jan De Houwer between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jan De Houwer published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 17.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 50 publications in 2017. 24 of the 554 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 50. Peak 50 publications in 2017. 1994: 6 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 5 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 12 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 23 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 29 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 31 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 24 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 39 publications 2017: 50 publications 2018: 42 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 27 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 13 publications
1994 2025

554 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jan De Houwer: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 6
1995 1
1996 5
1997 6
1998 4
1999 0
2000 1
2001 12
2002 12
2003 6
2004 11
2005 23
2006 14
2007 29
2008 12
2009 18
2010 19
2011 31
2012 18
2013 23
2014 24
2015 22
2016 39
2017 50
2018 42
2019 20
2020 27
2021 22
2022 19
2023 14
2024 11
2025 13
Total 554
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Jan De Houwer publications per year - data summary

  • Jan De Houwer, a Psychology scholar from Ghent University, has 554 publications recorded across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1994 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2017, with 50 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1995 and 2000, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 32 years in the span carries no publications at all (1999).
  • The rate of publication averages 17.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 17.9 per year counting only the 31 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 79 publications, 14% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1994-2004: 64 publications (5.8 per year); 2005-2015: 233 publications (21.2 per year); 2016-2025: 257 publications (25.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Jan De Houwer 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 Jan De Houwer 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, 491–500 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: 497 publications — 97th percentile

97% 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 20 497
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
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Jan De Houwer publication distribution in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 69 ranges running from 31–40 to 705+ publications.
  • Jan De Houwer, a Psychology scholar from Ghent University, records 497 publications - the 97th percentile of the discipline.
  • 97% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Jan De Houwer, and about 3% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 151–160 publications range, and Jan De Houwer ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 101–110 publications, holding 736 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 72% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 705 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Jan De Houwer 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 Jan De Houwer 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.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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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Jan De Houwer D-index placement in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 30–31 to 144+ D-Index.
  • Jan De Houwer, a Psychology scholar from Ghent University, records 100 D-Index - the 95th percentile of the discipline.
  • 95% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Jan De Houwer, and about 5% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 48–49 D-Index range, and Jan De Houwer ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32–33 D-Index, holding 702 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 58–59 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

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

Jan De Houwer is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the fields of Psychology and Neuroscience. Their research output includes over one hundred publications in psychology, supported by a solid foundation of work spanning cognitive neuroscience, social psychology, and applied psychology.

Their published work covers several principal subject areas, including:

  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Behavioral and Psychological Studies
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

De Houwer's research has been disseminated through numerous academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Collabra Psychology
  • Journal of Cognition
  • Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
  • Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
  • Frontiers in Psychology

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by De Houwer include:

  • "Revisiting classical conditioning as a model for anxiety disorders: A conceptual analysis and brief review" (2020), published in Behaviour Research and Therapy
  • "Environmentally Sustainable Food Consumption: A Review and Research Agenda From a Goal-Directed Perspective" (2020), appearing in Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Twenty-Five Years of Research Using Implicit Measures" (2020), featured in Social Cognition
  • "An Episodic Model of Task Switching Effects: Erasing the Homunculus from Memory" (2020), from Journal of Cognition
  • "A goal-directed account of action slips: The reliance on old contingencies." (2022), published in Journal of Experimental Psychology General

De Houwer has collaborated frequently with several scholars, including:

  • Pieter Van Dessel
  • Sean Hughes
  • Yannick Boddez
  • J. David Cummins
  • Baptist Liefooghe

Their academic contributions also extend to book publications. These include titles such as:

  • The Psychology of Learning: An Introduction from a Functional-Cognitive Perspective (2020), published by Ghent University
  • Automatic Affective Processing (2024), published by Psychology Press eBooks

In summary, Jan De Houwer's scholarly activity focuses on cognitive and social psychological processes, with significant work on conditioning, implicit measures, and behavioral health interventions. Their collaborative network and consistent presence in established psychology journals highlight a diverse and interdisciplinary research profile.

Best Publications

  • Automaticity: A Theoretical and Conceptual Analysis.

    Agnes Moors;Jan De Houwer

  • Associative learning of likes and dislikes: a review of 25 years of research on human evaluative conditioning.

    Jan De Houwer;Sarah Thomas;Frank Baeyens

  • Implicit measures: A normative analysis and review.

    Jan De Houwer;Sarah Teige-Mocigemba;Adriaan Spruyt;Agnes Moors

  • Evaluative conditioning in humans: A meta-analysis.

    Wilhelm Hofmann;Jan De Houwer;Marco Perugini;Frank Baeyens

  • Recommendations for increasing replicability in psychology.

    Jens B. Asendorpf;Mark Conner;Filip de Fruyt;Jan De Houwer

  • The propositional nature of human associative learning.

    Chris J. Mitchell;Jan De Houwer;Peter F. Lovibond

  • Selective attention to threat in the dot probe paradigm: differentiating vigilance and difficulty to disengage

    Ernst H.W. Koster;Geert Crombez;Bruno Verschuere;Jan De Houwer

  • The Extrinsic Affective Simon Task.

    Jan De Houwer

  • What Are Implicit Measures and Why Are We Using Them

    Jan De Houwer

  • What Is Learning? on the Nature and Merits of a Functional Definition of Learning

    Jan De Houwer;Dermot Barnes-Holmes;Agnes Moors

  • A review of current evidence for the causal impact of attentional bias on fear and anxiety

    Bram Van Bockstaele;Bruno Verschuere;Helen Tibboel;Jan De Houwer

  • Eye movements to smoking-related pictures in smokers: relationship between attentional biases and implicit and explicit measures of stimulus valence

    Karin Mogg;Brendan P. Bradley;Matt Field;Jan De Houwer

  • The affective priming effect: Automatic activation of evaluative information in memory.

    Dirk Hermans;Jan De Houwer;Paul Eelen

  • Implicit measures in social and personality psychology

    Bertram Gawronski;Jan De Houwer

  • A Conceptual and Theoretical Analysis of Evaluative Conditioning

    Jan De Houwer

  • The propositional approach to associative learning as an alternative for association formation models.

    Jan D E Houwer

  • A Structural and Process Analysis of the Implicit Association Test

    Jan De Houwer

  • A time course analysis of the affective priming effect

    Dirk Hermans;Jan De Houwer;Paul Eelen

  • Does Imminent Threat Capture and Hold Attention

    Ernst H. W. Koster;Geert Crombez;Stefaan Van Damme;Bruno Verschuere

  • A structural analysis of indirect measures of attitudes

    Jan De Houwer;J. Musch;K. C. Klauer

Frequent Co-Authors

Agnes Moors
Agnes Moors KU Leuven
Geert Crombez
Geert Crombez Ghent University
Adriaan Spruyt
Adriaan Spruyt Ghent University
Dirk Hermans
Dirk Hermans KU Leuven
Tom Beckers
Tom Beckers KU Leuven
Bruno Verschuere
Bruno Verschuere University of Amsterdam
Paul Eelen
Paul Eelen KU Leuven
Frank Baeyens
Frank Baeyens KU Leuven
Bertram Gawronski
Bertram Gawronski The University of Texas at Austin
Ernst H. W. Koster
Ernst H. W. Koster Ghent University

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