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Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer

Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
98
Citations
54005
World Ranking
669
National Ranking
34

Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer 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 Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 401 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer 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 Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association

Overview

Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer was affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Their research spanned multiple interconnected fields, with a strong focus on medicine, social sciences, and psychology. The scientist produced a notable body of work contributing to the understanding and advancement of education and cognitive processes within medical and educational contexts.

Their research prominently addressed the following main fields of study:

  • Medicine
  • Social Sciences
  • Psychology

Within these domains, van Merriënboer explored various subfields, including:

  • Education
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Family Practice

The scientist's work covered several distinct and overlapping topics, such as:

  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
  • Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
  • Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
  • Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
  • Surgical Simulation and Training
  • Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning

Van Merriënboer published research extensively in the following venues:

  • BMC Medical Education
  • European Urology Open Science
  • Research Square
  • Academic Medicine
  • Educational Psychology Review

Frequent co-authors in their collaborative work included:

  • Jeroen Donkers
  • Karen D. Könings
  • A.J.W. Beulens
  • Willem M. Brinkman
  • Evert L. Koldewijn

Among recent papers, some key publications were:

  • Cognitive-Load Theory: Methods to Manage Working Memory Load in the Learning of Complex Tasks (2020), published in Current Directions in Psychological Science
  • The Validity of Physiological Measures to Identify Differences in Intrinsic Cognitive Load (2021), published in Frontiers in Psychology
  • From Theory to Practice: The Application of Cognitive Load Theory to the Practice of Medicine (2020), published in Academic Medicine
  • Understanding context specificity: the effect of contextual factors on clinical reasoning (2020), published in Diagnosis
  • International Online Collaboration Competencies in Higher Education Students: A Systematic Review (2021), published in Journal of Studies in International Education

Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer was recognized as a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Cognitive Architecture and Instructional Design

    John Sweller;Jeroen J. G. van Merrienboer;Jeroen J. G. van Merrienboer;Fred G. W. C. Paas

  • Cognitive Load Theory and Complex Learning: Recent Developments and Future Directions

    Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer;John Sweller

  • Variability of Worked Examples and Transfer of Geometrical Problem-Solving Skills: A Cognitive-Load Approach

    Fred G. W. C. Paas;Jeroen J. G. Van Merriënboer

  • Cognitive Architecture and Instructional Design: 20 Years Later

    John Sweller;Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer;Fred Paas;Fred Paas

  • Cognitive load theory in health professional education: design principles and strategies

    Jeroen J G van Merriënboer;Jeroen J G van Merriënboer;John Sweller

  • Ten Steps to Complex Learning: A Systematic Approach to Four-Component Instructional Design

    Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer;Paul Arthur Kirschner

  • Training Complex Cognitive Skills: A Four-Component Instructional Design Model for Technical Training

    Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer

  • Taking the load off a learner's mind: Instructional design for complex learning.

    Jeroen J. G. van Merrienboer;Paul A. Kirschner;Liesbeth Kester

  • The efficiency of instructional conditions: An approach to combine mental-effort and performance measures

    Fred G. W. C. Paas;Jeroen J. G. Van Merriënboer

  • Instructional control of cognitive load in the training of complex cognitive tasks

    Fred G. W. C. Paas;Jeroen J. G. Van Merriënboer

  • Blueprints for Complex Learning: The 4C/ID-Model

    Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer;Richard E. Clark;Marcel B. M. de Croock

  • Development of an instrument for measuring different types of cognitive load

    Jimmie Leppink;Fred Paas;Fred Paas;Cees P. M. Van der Vleuten;Tamara Van Gog

  • Measurement of cognitive load in instructional research.

    Fred G. W. C. Paas;Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer;Jos J. Adam

  • Do Learners Really Know Best? Urban Legends in Education

    Paul A. Kirschner;Jeroen J.G. van Merriënboer

  • Cognitive Load Theory: Implications for medical education: AMEE Guide No. 86

    John Q. Young;Jeroen Van Merrienboer;Steve Durning;Olle Ten Cate

  • Effective peer assessment processes: Research findings and future directions

    Marjo van Zundert;Dominique Sluijsmans;Jeroen van Merriënboer

  • Multimedia instructions and cognitive load theory: effects of modality and cueing.

    Huib K. Tabbers;Rob L. Martens;Jeroen J. G. Van Merriënboer

  • Research on Cognitive Load Theory and Its Design Implications for E-Learning.

    Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer;Paul Ayres

  • A Motivational Perspective on the Relation Between Mental Effort and Performance: Optimizing Learner Involvement in Instruction

    Fred Paas;Juhani Ensio Tuovinen;Jeroen J.G. van Merrienboer;A. Aubeteen Darabi

  • Effects of pairs of problems and examples on task performance and different types of cognitive load

    Jimmie Leppink;Fred Paas;Fred Paas;Tamara van Gog;Cees P.M. van der Vleuten

Frequent Co-Authors

Fred Paas
Fred Paas Erasmus University Rotterdam
Paul A. Kirschner
Paul A. Kirschner Open University in the Netherlands
Tamara van Gog
Tamara van Gog Utrecht University
Anique B. H. de Bruin
Anique B. H. de Bruin Maastricht University
Liesbeth Kester
Liesbeth Kester Utrecht University
Diana H. J. M. Dolmans
Diana H. J. M. Dolmans Maastricht University
Cees P. M. van der Vleuten
Cees P. M. van der Vleuten Maastricht University
Steven J. Durning
Steven J. Durning Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Arno M. M. Muijtjens
Arno M. M. Muijtjens Maastricht University
Henk G. Schmidt
Henk G. Schmidt Erasmus University Rotterdam

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