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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 38 5929 5508 2824 2578 220 6486

Jan Van den Bulck publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jan Van den Bulck between 1992 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jan Van den Bulck published across 33 years, from 1992 to 2024, averaging 7.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2004. 6 of the 233 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2004. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 18 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 3 publications
1992 2024

233 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jan Van den Bulck: publications per year, 1992 to 2024
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 1
1994 0
1995 1
1996 1
1997 0
1998 5
1999 11
2000 7
2001 7
2002 5
2003 8
2004 18
2005 10
2006 8
2007 6
2008 8
2009 10
2010 11
2011 18
2012 12
2013 10
2014 8
2015 14
2016 14
2017 12
2018 8
2019 5
2020 2
2021 3
2022 3
2023 3
2024 3
Total 233
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Jan Van den Bulck publications per year - data summary

  • Jan Van den Bulck, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, has 233 publications recorded across 33 years, from 1992 to 2024.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1992 and the most recent to 2024.
  • The most productive years are 2004 and 2011, with 18 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1992, 1993, 1995 and 1996, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 33 years in the span carry no publications at all (1994 and 1997).
  • The rate of publication averages 7.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.5 per year counting only the 31 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2020-2024) hold 14 publications, 6% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1992-2002: 39 publications (3.5 per year); 2003-2013: 119 publications (10.8 per year); 2014-2024: 75 publications (6.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Jan Van den Bulck 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 Van den Bulck 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, 214–223 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: 220 publications — 71st percentile

71% 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
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246 220
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 Van den Bulck publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • Jan Van den Bulck, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, records 220 publications - the 71st percentile of the discipline.
  • 71% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Jan Van den Bulck, and about 29% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Jan Van den Bulck ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 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 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Jan Van den Bulck 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 Van den Bulck 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, 38 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: 38 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% 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 38
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
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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Jan Van den Bulck D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • Jan Van den Bulck, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, records 38 D-Index - the 26th percentile of the discipline.
  • 26% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Jan Van den Bulck, and about 74% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Jan Van den Bulck ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 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 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Jan Van den Bulck is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences and psychology, with significant contributions to related subfields such as education, sociology and political science, experimental and cognitive psychology, general health professions, and health.

Their recent publications focus extensively on topics related to sleep and digital technology use, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach that bridges child development, health literacy, and mental health issues exacerbated by modern technology. The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Educational Methods and Impacts

Jan Van den Bulck's publications appear in several well-regarded venues, particularly in the field of sleep research and health psychology. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Sleep Health
  • SLEEP
  • Journal of Applied Gerontology
  • Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
  • Sleep Medicine

Their recent scientific papers include:

  • The impact of screen use on sleep health across the lifespan: A National Sleep Foundation consensus statement (2024, Sleep Health)
  • It's not all about the likes: Social media affordances with nighttime, problematic, and adverse use as predictors of adolescent sleep indicators (2021, Sleep Health)
  • Digital Communications Technology Use and Feelings of Anxiety, Depression, and Loneliness Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2023, Journal of Applied Gerontology)
  • Examining understandability, information quality, and presence of misinformation in popular YouTube videos on sleep compared to expert-led videos (2023, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine)
  • Chronorexia and Orthosomnia: Towards the development of scales to measure unhealthy obsessions with sleep (2022, Sleep Medicine)

Jan Van den Bulck collaborates frequently with several researchers, signifying interdisciplinary engagement within the broader health and psychological sciences communities. Their most common co-authors include:

  • Rebecca Robbins
  • Stacy Loeb
  • Kristen Monten
  • Colin Le
  • Matthias Höfer

Best Publications

  • Television viewing, computer game playing, and Internet use and self-reported time to bed and time out of bed in secondary-school children.

    Jan Van den Bulck

  • Bedtime mobile phone use and sleep in adults.

    Liese Exelmans;Jan Van den Bulck

  • Adolescent Use of Mobile Phones for Calling and for Sending Text Messages After Lights Out: Results from a Prospective Cohort Study with a One-Year Follow-Up

    Jan Van den Bulck

  • Nodding off or switching off? The use of popular media as a sleep aid in secondary-school children

    Steven Eggermont;Jan Van den Bulck

  • Binge Viewing, Sleep, and the Role of Pre-Sleep Arousal.

    Liese Exelmans;Jan Van den Bulck

  • The Influence of Perceived Parental Guidance Patterns on Children's Media Use: Gender Differences and Media Displacement

    Jan Van den Bulck;Bea Van den Bergh

  • Is television bad for your health? Behavior and body image of the adolescent "couch potato"

    Jan Van den Bulck

  • Energy intake associated with television viewing in adolescents, a cross sectional study.

    Jan Van den Bulck;Jan Van Mierlo

  • Viewership of pro‐anorexia websites in seventh, ninth and eleventh graders

    Kathleen Custers;Jan Van den Bulck

  • Benchmarking the cultivation approach to video game effects: a comparison of the correlates of TV viewing and game play.

    Jan Van Mierlo;Jan Van den Bulck

  • Text messaging as a cause of sleep interruption in adolescents, evidence from a cross‐sectional study

    Jan Van den Bulck

  • TELEVISION AND MUSIC VIDEO EXPOSURE AND ADOLESCENT ALCOHOL USE WHILE GOING OUT

    Jan Van Den Bulck;Kathleen Beullens

  • When digital natives instruct digital immigrants: active guidance of parental media use by children and conflict in the family

    Sara Nelissen;Jan Van den Bulck

  • Bedtime, shuteye time and electronic media: sleep displacement is a two‐step process

    Liese Exelmans;Jan Van den Bulck

  • Television exposure is related to fear of avian flu, an Ecological Study across 23 member states of the European Union

    Jan Van den Bulck;Kathleen Custers

  • The Cultivation of Fear of Sexual Violence in Women: Processes and Moderators of the Relationship Between Television and Fear

    Kathleen Custers;Jan Van den Bulck

  • Television viewing and age at smoking initiation : does a relationship exist between higher levels of television viewing and earlier onset of smoking?

    Klaas Gutschoven;Jan Van den Bulck

  • Excellent gamer, excellent driver? The impact of adolescents' video game playing on driving behavior: a two-wave panel study.

    Kathleen Beullens;Keith Roe;Jan Van den Bulck

  • Media Use and Dreaming: The Relationship Among Television Viewing, Computer Game Play, and Nightmares or Pleasant Dreams.

    Jan Van den Bulck

  • Testing the effectiveness of a skin cancer narrative in promoting positive health behavior: a pilot study.

    Marijke Lemal;Jan Van den Bulck

  • The Psychology of Entertainment Media: Blurring the Lines Between Entertainment and persuasion

    Jan Van den Bulck

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Elen
Jan Elen KU Leuven
Ad J. F. M. Kerkhof
Ad J. F. M. Kerkhof Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Leonard Reinecke
Leonard Reinecke Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Michael Gradisar
Michael Gradisar Flinders University
Brad J. Bushman
Brad J. Bushman The Ohio State University

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