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Jean Steyaert

Jean Steyaert

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
45
Citations
7012
World Ranking
6760
National Ranking
93

Jean Steyaert 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 Jean Steyaert sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 288 publications — 86th percentile

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

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

Jean Steyaert 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 Jean Steyaert sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jean Steyaert is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has contributed extensively to research in psychology, neuroscience, and medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields, including cognitive neuroscience, clinical psychology, social psychology, psychiatry, mental health, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. The research primarily focuses on autism spectrum disorder, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, family and disability support research, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, infant health and development, child nutrition and feeding issues, and child development with digital technology.

Steyaert's recent papers cover a range of topics mostly related to autism spectrum disorder and behavioral neuroscience. Notable publications include:

  • Behavioral effects of multiple-dose oxytocin treatment in autism: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial with long-term follow-up (2020, Molecular Autism)
  • Autism spectrum disorder and pupillometry: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2020, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews)
  • Endogenous Oxytocin Levels in Autism-A Meta-Analysis (2021, Brain Sciences)
  • Effects of multiple-dose intranasal oxytocin administration on social responsiveness in children with autism: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial (2023, Molecular Autism)
  • Rapid neural categorization of angry and fearful faces is specifically impaired in boys with autism spectrum disorder (2020, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Steyaert include:

  • Kaat Alaerts
  • Bart Boets
  • Nicky Daniëls
  • Matthijs Moerkerke
  • Jellina Prinsen

Steyaert has published in several recurring venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Molecular Autism
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

In addition to journal articles, Steyaert has contributed to book publications, notably with AIJR Publisher eBooks, including a work titled "Abstracts of the 9th International Organisation of Physical Therapy in Mental Health Conference" published in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Disruptive CHD8 Mutations Define a Subtype of Autism Early in Development

    Raphael Bernier;Christelle Golzio;Bo Xiong;Holly A. Stessman

  • Neighbourhood level and individual level SES effects on child problem behaviour: a multilevel analysis

    A C Kalff;M Kroes;J S H Vles;J G M Hendriksen

  • Cognitive flexibility in autism spectrum disorder: Explaining the inconsistencies?

    Lien Van Eylen;Bart Boets;Jean Steyaert;Kris Evers

  • Verbal fluency over time as a measure of automatic and controlled processing in children with ADHD.

    P P M Hurks;J G M Hendriksen;J G M Hendriksen;J S H Vles;A C Kalff

  • Altered functional connectivity of the language network in ASD: Role of classical language areas and cerebellum

    Marjolein Verly;Judith Verhoeven;Inge Zink;Dante Mantini

  • The neurobeachin gene is disrupted by a translocation in a patient with idiopathic autism

    D Castermans;V Wilquet;E Parthoens;C Huysmans

  • Executive functioning in autism spectrum disorders: influence of task and sample characteristics and relation to symptom severity

    Lien Van Eylen;Bart Boets;Jean Steyaert;Johan Wagemans

  • Semantic category fluency versus initial letter fluency over 60 seconds as a measure of automatic and controlled processing in healthy school-aged children.

    P.P.M. Hurks;J.S.H. Vles;J.G.M. Hendriksen;A.C. Kalff

  • Underconnectivity of the superior temporal sulcus predicts emotion recognition deficits in autism

    Kaat Alaerts;Daniel G. Woolley;Jean Steyaert;Adriana Di Martino

  • The XYY syndrome: a follow-up study on 38 boys.

    M Geerts;Jean Steyaert;Jean-Pierre Fryns

  • CALL interrupted in a patient with non-specific mental retardation: gene dosage-dependent alteration of murine brain development and behavior

    Suzanna G M Frints;Peter Marynen;Dieter Hartmann;Jean-Pierre Fryns

  • Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder symptoms in children with neurofibromatosis type 1.

    Ellen Plasschaert;Mie-Jef Descheemaeker;Lien Van Eylen;Ilse Noens

  • Expanded motor and psychiatric phenotype in autosomal dominant Segawa syndrome due to GTP cyclohydrolase deficiency

    J L K Van Hove;Jean Steyaert;Gert Matthijs;Eric Legius

  • What's new in autism?

    Jean G. Steyaert;Wouter De La Marche

  • Child Psychiatric Diagnoses in a Population of Dutch Schoolchildren Aged 6 to 8 Years

    Mariëlle Kroes;Ariane C. Kalff;Alfons G.H. Kessels;Jean Steyaert

  • Factors affecting the relation between parental education as well as occupation and problem behaviour in Dutch 5- to 6-year-old children.

    A. C. Kalff;M. Kroes;J. S. H. Vles;H. Bosma

  • SCAMP5, NBEA and AMISYN: three candidate genes for autism involved in secretion of large dense-core vesicles

    Dries Castermans;Karolien Volders;An Crepel;Liesbeth Backx

  • Identification and characterization of the TRIP8 and REEP3 genes on chromosome 10q21.3 as novel candidate genes for autism.

    Dries Castermans;Joris R Vermeesch;Jean-Pierre Fryns;Jean G Steyaert;Jean G Steyaert

  • Is There a Common Neuroanatomical Substrate of Language Deficit between Autism Spectrum Disorder and Specific Language Impairment

    Judith S. Verhoeven;Nathalie Rommel;Elena Prodi;Alexander Leemans

  • Speed, speed variability, and accuracy of information processing in 5 to 6-year-old children at risk of ADHD

    Ariane C. Kalff;Leo M.J. De Sonneville;Petra P.M. Hurks;Jos G.M. Hendriksen

Frequent Co-Authors

Ilse Noens
Ilse Noens KU Leuven
Bart Boets
Bart Boets KU Leuven
Eric Legius
Eric Legius KU Leuven
Johan S.H. Vles
Johan S.H. Vles Maastricht University
Jelle Jolles
Jelle Jolles Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Frans J. M. Feron
Frans J. M. Feron Maastricht University

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