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Jan-Joost Rethans publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jan-Joost Rethans between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jan-Joost Rethans published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 3.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2009. 2 of the 134 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2009. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 7 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 4 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 0 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1987 2025

134 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jan-Joost Rethans: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 1
1989 0
1990 1
1991 7
1992 0
1993 0
1994 2
1995 2
1996 7
1997 9
1998 3
1999 5
2000 4
2001 4
2002 5
2003 2
2004 6
2005 3
2006 1
2007 4
2008 3
2009 10
2010 8
2011 4
2012 5
2013 2
2014 3
2015 4
2016 5
2017 2
2018 2
2019 4
2020 5
2021 7
2022 1
2023 0
2024 1
2025 1
Total 134
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Jan-Joost Rethans publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jan-Joost Rethans sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 124–133 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 128 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453 128
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Jan-Joost Rethans D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jan-Joost Rethans sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 43 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300 43
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Jan-Joost Rethans is affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Health Professions. Their work spans a variety of subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology, General Health Professions, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Family Practice.

The scientist's research focuses on several key topics, such as Innovations in Medical Education, Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare, Empathy and Medical Education, Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills, Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units, Interprofessional Education and Collaboration, and Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues.

Frequent coauthors in their publications include:

  • Marie-Aude Piot
  • Bruno Falissard
  • Carine Layat Burn
  • Antoine Tesnière
  • Chris Attoe

Notable publication venues where Rethans' work appears include:

  • Advances in Simulation
  • Medical Education
  • Journal of Advanced Nursing
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Perspectives on Medical Education

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Rethans include:

  • "Simulation in psychiatry for medical doctors: A systematic review and meta-analysis" (2020, Medical Education)
  • "Effectiveness of simulation in psychiatry for nursing students, nurses and nurse practitioners: A systematic review and meta-analysis" (2021, Journal of Advanced Nursing)
  • "Simulation Training in Psychiatry for Medical Education: A Review" (2021, Frontiers in Psychiatry)
  • "Manifesto for healthcare simulation practice" (2020, BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning)
  • "The contribution of simulated patients to meaningful student learning" (2021, Perspectives on Medical Education)

Best Publications

  • The relationship between competence and performance: implications for assessing practice performance.

    Rethans Jj;Norcini Jj;Barón-Maldonado M;Blackmore D

  • The use of simulated patients in medical education: AMEE Guide No 42

    Jennifer A Cleland;Keiko Abe;Jan-Joost Rethans

  • Does competence of general practitioners predict their performance? Comparison between examination setting and actual practice.

    J J Rethans;F Sturmans;R Drop;C van der Vleuten

  • Assessment for simulation learning outcomes: a comparison of knowledge and self-reported confidence with observed clinical performance.

    Sok Ying Liaw;Albert Scherpbier;Jan-Joost Rethans;Piyanee Klainin-Yobas

  • Assessment of general practitioners by video observation of communicative and medical performance in daily practice: issues of validity, reliability and feasibility.

    P Ram;R Grol;J J Rethans;B Schouten

  • The use of standardized patients in research in general practice.

    J Beullens;J J Rethans;Jo Goedhuys;Frank Buntinx

  • Students' views on the use of real patients and simulated patients in undergraduate medical education.

    Lonneke Bokken;Jan-Joost Rethans;Lonneke van Heurn;Robbert Duvivier

  • Is insight important? measuring capacity to change performance.

    R B Hays;B C Jolly;L J M Caldon;P McCrorie

  • Assessing simulated patients in an educational setting: the MaSP (Maastricht Assessment of Simulated Patients).

    Lidewij A Wind;Jan Van Dalen;Arno M M Muijtjens;Jan-Joost Rethans

  • Unannounced standardised patients in real practice: a systematic literature review

    Jan-Joost Rethans;Simone Gorter;Lonneke Bokken;Linda Morrison

  • Feedback by simulated patients in undergraduate medical education: a systematic review of the literature.

    Lonneke Bokken;Tim Linssen;Albert Scherpbier;Cees van der Vleuten

  • Strengths and Weaknesses of Simulated and Real Patients in the Teaching of Skills to Medical Students: A Review

    Lonneke Bokken;Jan-Joost Rethans;Albert J.J.A. Scherpbier;Cees P.M. van der Vleuten

  • Teaching and assessing communication skills in Maastricht: the first twenty years

    J. Van Dalen;P. Bartholomeus;E. Kerkhofs;R. Lulofs

  • To what extent do clinical notes by general practitioners reflect actual medical performance? A study using simulated patients.

    J J Rethans;E Martin;J Metsemakers

  • Assessment of the performance of general practitioners by the use of standardized (simulated) patients.

    J J Rethans;F Sturmans;R Drop;C van der Vleuten

  • Instructiveness of real patients and simulated patients in undergraduate medical education: a randomized experiment.

    Lonneke Bokken;Jan-Joost Rethans;Quirijn Jöbsis;Robbert Duvivier

  • A review of educational strategies to improve nurses' roles in recognizing and responding to deteriorating patients

    Sok Ying Liaw;A. Scherpbier;Piyanee Klainin-Yobas;J. J. Rethans

  • Simulated patients in general practice: a different look at the consultation.

    J J Rethans;C P van Boven

  • Effects of communication training on real practice performance: a role-play module versus a standardized patient module.

    Claudia Schlegel;Ulrich Woermann;Maya Shaha;Jan Joost Rethans

  • Performance‐related stress symptoms in simulated patients

    Lonneke Bokken;Jan van Dalen;Jan-Joost Rethans

Frequent Co-Authors

Albert J. J. A. Scherpbier
Albert J. J. A. Scherpbier Maastricht University
Cees P. M. van der Vleuten
Cees P. M. van der Vleuten Maastricht University
Arno M. M. Muijtjens
Arno M. M. Muijtjens Maastricht University
Diana H. J. M. Dolmans
Diana H. J. M. Dolmans Maastricht University
Désirée van der Heijde
Désirée van der Heijde Leiden University Medical Center
Richard Grol
Richard Grol Radboud University
Frances Griffiths
Frances Griffiths University of Warwick
Tim Dornan
Tim Dornan Queen's University Belfast
Antoine Tesniere
Antoine Tesniere Université Paris Cité
Cédric Lemogne
Cédric Lemogne Université Paris Cité

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