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John de Wit

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Psychology

D-Index
61
Citations
12717
World Ranking
3412
National Ranking
172

John de Wit 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 John de Wit sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 706+

This scientist: 242 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 706 publications or more.

John de Wit 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 John de Wit sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

John de Wit is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and focuses their research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Health Professions. Their work spans several subfields including General Health Professions, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Sociology and Political Science, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their research covers topics such as HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk, Sex Work and Related Issues, Health Disparities and Outcomes, LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy, and HIV Research and Treatment.

John de Wit has contributed to multiple academic papers, with recent publications including:

  • Risk factors for loss to follow-up from antiretroviral therapy programmes in low-income and middle-income countries (2020, AIDS)
  • Social Inequality and Solidarity in Times of COVID-19 (2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • Slow Uptake of PrEP: Behavioral Predictors and the Influence of Price on PrEP Uptake Among MSM with a High Interest in PrEP (2021, AIDS and Behavior)
  • The Fading of the Mpox Outbreak Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Mathematical Modelling Study (2023, The Journal of Infectious Diseases)
  • Digital chemsex support and care: The potential of just-in-time adaptive interventions (2020, International Journal of Drug Policy)

Throughout their career, John de Wit has frequently published in venues such as:

  • AIDS and Behavior
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Sexual Health
  • Frontiers in Reproductive Health

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Chantal den Daas
  • F. Marijn Stok
  • Martin Holt
  • Kai J. Jonas
  • Michèlle Bal

Best Publications

  • Do implementation intentions help to eat a healthy diet? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the empirical evidence

    Marieke A. Adriaanse;Charlotte D.W. Vinkers;Denise T.D. De Ridder;Joop J. Hox

  • What works best: objective statistics or a personal testimonial? An assessment of the persuasive effects of different types of message evidence on risk perception.

    John B. F. De Wit;Enny Das;Raymond Vet

  • The Impact of Vulnerability to and Severity of a Health Risk on Processing and Acceptance of Fear-Arousing Communications: A Meta-Analysis:

    Natascha de Hoog;Wolfgang Stroebe;John B. F. de Wit

  • Minority stress in lesbian, gay, and bisexual young adults in Australia: Associations with psychological distress, suicidality, and substance use

    Toby Lea;John de Wit;Robert Reynolds

  • Environmental correlates of physical activity and dietary behaviours among young people: a systematic review of reviews.

    E. de Vet;D. T. D. de Ridder;J. B. F. de Wit;J. B. F. de Wit

  • Homosexual men change to risky sex when perceiving less threat of HIV/AIDS since availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy: a longitudinal study.

    Ineke G. Stolte;Nicole H. T. M. Dukers;Ronald B. Geskus;Roel A. Coutinho

  • Don't tell me what I should do, but what others do: The influence of descriptive and injunctive peer norms on fruit consumption in adolescents

    F. Marijn Stok;Denise T. D. de Ridder;Emely de Vet;John B. F. de Wit

  • When planning is not enough: Fighting unhealthy snacking habits by mental contrasting with implementation intentions (MCII)

    Marieke A. Adriaanse;Gabriele Oettingen;Gabriele Oettingen;Peter M. Gollwitzer;Peter M. Gollwitzer;Erin P. Hennes

  • Finding the Critical Cue: Implementation Intentions to Change One's Diet Work Best When Tailored to Personally Relevant Reasons for Unhealthy Eating

    Marieke A. Adriaanse;Denise T. D. de Ridder;John B. F. de Wit

  • Fear Appeals Motivate Acceptance of Action Recommendations: Evidence for a Positive Bias in the Processing of Persuasive Messages

    Enny H. H. J. Das;John B. F. de Wit;Wolfgang Stroebe

  • Breaking Habits With Implementation Intentions: A Test of Underlying Processes

    Marieke A. Adriaanse;Peter M. Gollwitzer;Denise T. D. De Ridder;John B. F. de Wit

  • The Impact of Fear Appeals on Processing and Acceptance of Action Recommendations

    Natascha de Hoog;Wolfgang Stroebe;John B. F. de Wit

  • Self-regulation in health behavior

    Denise T. D. de Ridder;John B. F. de Wit

  • Community-level changes in condom use and uptake of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis by gay and bisexual men in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia: results of repeated behavioural surveillance in 2013-17.

    Martin Holt;Toby Lea;Toby Lea;Limin Mao;Johann Kolstee

  • The contribution of steady and casual partnerships to the incidence of HIV infection among homosexual men in Amsterdam.

    Maria Xiridou;Ronald Geskus;John De Wit;Roel Coutinho

  • Implementation intention and planning interventions in Health Psychology: Recommendations from the Synergy Expert Group for research and practice.

    Martin S Hagger;Aleksandra Luszczynska;Aleksandra Luszczynska;John de Wit;Yael Benyamini

  • Willingness to use HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and the likelihood of decreased condom use are both associated with unprotected anal intercourse and the perceived likelihood of becoming HIV positive among Australian gay and bisexual men

    Martin Holt;Dean A Murphy;Denton Callander;Jeanne Ellard

  • The potential of peer social norms to shape food intake in adolescents and young adults : a systematic review of effects and moderators

    F Marijn Stok;Emely de Vet;Denise T D de Ridder;John B F de Wit

  • Does viewing explain doing? Assessing the association between sexually explicit materials use and sexual behaviors in a large sample of Dutch adolescents and young adults.

    Gert Martin Hald;Lisette Kuyper;Philippe C.G. Adam;John B.F. de Wit;John B.F. de Wit

  • BEHAVIORAL AND COGNITIVE BARRIERS TO SAFER SEX BETWEEN MEN IN STEADY RELATIONSHIPS: IMPLICATIONS FOR PREVENTION STRATEGIES

    Udi Davidovich;John B.F. de Wit;Wolfgang Stroebe

  • Self‐Regulation in Health Behavior: Concepts, Theories, and Central Issues

    Denise T. D. de Ridder;John B. F. de Wit

  • Planning What Not to Eat: Ironic Effects of Implementation Intentions Negating Unhealthy Habits

    Marieke A. Adriaanse;Johanna M. F. van Oosten;Denise T. D. de Ridder;John B. F. de Wit

Frequent Co-Authors

Denise T. D. de Ridder
Denise T. D. de Ridder Utrecht University
Aleksandra Luszczynska
Aleksandra Luszczynska University of Social Sciences and Humanities
Wolfgang Stroebe
Wolfgang Stroebe University of Groningen
Marieke A. Adriaanse
Marieke A. Adriaanse Utrecht University
Theo G. M. Sandfort
Theo G. M. Sandfort Columbia University
Peter M. Gollwitzer
Peter M. Gollwitzer New York University
Margarida Gaspar de Matos
Margarida Gaspar de Matos University of Lisbon
Gabriele Oettingen
Gabriele Oettingen New York University
Robert A. C. Ruiter
Robert A. C. Ruiter Maastricht University
Jane Wardle
Jane Wardle University College London

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