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Johannes J. M. van Delden

Johannes J. M. van Delden

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
63
Citations
13374
World Ranking
1193
National Ranking
53

Johannes J. M. van Delden 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 Johannes J. M. van Delden sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 262 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Johannes J. M. van Delden 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 Johannes J. M. van Delden sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 63 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Johannes J. M. van Delden is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and has published extensively in the field of medicine, with a particular focus on public health, environmental and occupational health, pediatrics, perinatology, child health, and general health professions. Their research intersects a range of subfields, including economics, econometrics, and clinical psychology.

The scientist's work explores several core topics in medicine and bioethics. Central themes include:

  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Patient Dignity and Privacy
  • Ethics in Clinical Research
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
  • Ethics in Medical Practice

Van Delden has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed publications, with research appearing prominently in venues such as BMC Medical Ethics, The American Journal of Bioethics, Supportive Care in Cancer, Palliative Medicine, and BMC Palliative Care.

Frequent co-authors in van Delden's work include Agnes van der Heide, Ghislaine J. M. W. van Thiel, Judith Rietjens, Rieke van der Graaf, and Guido Miccinesi, indicating collaborative efforts within ethical and medical research communities.

Among notable recent publications are:

  • "Advance care planning in patients with advanced cancer: A 6-country, cluster-randomised clinical trial" (2020), published in PLoS Medicine
  • "The social licence for data-intensive health research: towards co-creation, public value and trust" (2021), published in BMC Medical Ethics
  • "Should we deny ICU admission to the elderly? Ethical considerations in times of COVID-19" (2020), published in Critical Care
  • "Changing Practices in the Use of Continuous Sedation at the End of Life: A Systematic Review of the Literature" (2020), published in Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
  • "Health-related quality of life and symptoms of conservative care versus dialysis in patients with end-stage kidney disease: a systematic review" (2020), published in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Best Publications

  • Definition and recommendations for advance care planning : an international consensus supported by the European Association for Palliative Care

    Judith A C Rietjens;Rebecca L Sudore;Rebecca L Sudore;Michael Connolly;Johannes J van Delden

  • End-of-Life Practices in the Netherlands under the Euthanasia Act

    Agnes van der Heide;Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen;Mette L. Rurup;Hilde M. Buiting

  • Diagnostic accuracy of conventional or age adjusted D-dimer cut-off values in older patients with suspected venous thromboembolism: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Henrike J Schouten;G J Geersing;H L Koek;Nicolaas P A Zuithoff

  • Trends in end-of-life practices before and after the enactment of the euthanasia law in the Netherlands from 1990 to 2010: a repeated cross-sectional survey

    Bregje D Onwuteaka-Philipsen;Arianne Brinkman-Stoppelenburg;Corine Penning;Gwen J F de Jong-Krul

  • Revised CIOMS International Ethical Guidelines for Health-Related Research Involving Humans.

    Johannes J. M. van Delden;Rieke van der Graaf

  • Comparative Survival among Older Adults with Advanced Kidney Disease Managed Conservatively Versus with Dialysis

    Wouter R. Verberne;A.B.M. Tom Geers;Wilbert T. Jellema;Hieronymus H. Vincent

  • Patients’ and public views and attitudes towards the sharing of health data for research: a narrative review of the empirical evidence

    Shona Kalkman;Shona Kalkman;Johannes van Delden;Johannes van Delden;Amitava Banerjee;Benoît Tyl

  • Narrative medicine as a medical education tool: A systematic review.

    M. M. Milota;G. J. M. W. van Thiel;J. J. M. van Delden

  • Continuous deep sedation for patients nearing death in the Netherlands: descriptive study

    Judith Rietjens;Johannes van Delden;Bregje Onwuteaka-Philipsen;Hilde Buiting

  • Being there: parenting the child with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

    Marijke C Kars;Mia S H Duijnstee;Aart Pool;Johannes J M van Delden

  • Two Decades of Research on Euthanasia from the Netherlands. What Have We Learnt and What Questions Remain

    Judith A. C. Rietjens;Paul J. van der Maas;Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen;Johannes J. M. van Delden

  • Big Data in medical research and EU data protection law: challenges to the consent or anonymise approach.

    Menno Mostert;Annelien L Bredenoord;Monique C I H Biesaart;Johannes J M van Delden

  • Terminal sedation and euthanasia: a comparison of clinical practices.

    Judith A. C. Rietjens;Johannes J. M. van Delden;Agnes van der Heide;Astrid M. Vrakking

  • Feedback of individual genetic results to research participants: in favor of a qualified disclosure policy

    Annelien L. Bredenoord;N. Charlotte Onland‐Moret;Johannes J.M. Van Delden

  • The ethics of mandatory vaccination against influenza for health care workers.

    J.J.M. van Delden;R. Ashcroft;A. Dawson;G. Marckmann

  • Responsible data sharing in international health research: a systematic review of principles and norms

    Shona Kalkman;Menno Mostert;Christoph Gerlinger;Christoph Gerlinger;Johannes J. M. van Delden

  • Forgoing treatment at the end of life in 6 European countries

    Georg Bosshard;Tore Nilstun;Johan Bilsen;Michael Norup

  • Advance care planning for patients with chronic respiratory diseases: a systematic review of preferences and practices

    Lea J Jabbarian;Marieke Zwakman;Agnes van der Heide;Marijke C Kars

  • Advance care planning in patients with advanced cancer: A 6-country, cluster-randomised clinical trial.

    Ida J. Korfage;Giulia Carreras;Caroline M. Arnfeldt Christensen;Caroline M. Arnfeldt Christensen;Pascalle Billekens

  • Opinions of health care professionals and the public after eight years of euthanasia legislation in the Netherlands: A mixed methods approach

    Pauline S. C. Kouwenhoven;Natasja J. H. Raijmakers;Johannes J. M. van Delden;Judith A. C. Rietjens

  • End-of-life decision-making in Canada: the report by the Royal Society of Canada expert panel on end-of-life decision-making

    Udo Schüklenk;Johannes J. M. Van Delden;Jocelyn Downie;Sheila A. M. Mclean

  • The implications of today's family structures for support giving to older parents

    Maria C. Stuifbergen;Johannes J.M. van Delden;Pearl A. Dykstra

  • Which determinants should be targeted to increase influenza vaccination uptake among health care workers in nursing homes

    I Looijmans-van den Akker;J J M van Delden;Th J M Verheij;G A van Essen

Frequent Co-Authors

Karel G.M. Moons
Karel G.M. Moons Utrecht University
Diederick E. Grobbee
Diederick E. Grobbee Utrecht University
Luc Deliens
Luc Deliens Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Eelko Hak
Eelko Hak University of Groningen
Sheila Payne
Sheila Payne Lancaster University
Wouter J.A. Dhert
Wouter J.A. Dhert Utrecht University
Martha A. Grootenhuis
Martha A. Grootenhuis University of Amsterdam
Ross E. G. Upshur
Ross E. G. Upshur University of Toronto
Caspar W. N. Looman
Caspar W. N. Looman Erasmus University Rotterdam
Pearl A. Dykstra
Pearl A. Dykstra Erasmus University Rotterdam

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