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Karolien Poels 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 Karolien Poels sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 213 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Karolien Poels 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 Karolien Poels 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

Karolien Poels is affiliated with the University of Antwerp in Belgium. Their research spans several fields within the social sciences, with a particular focus on psychology. Their main areas of study include sociology and political science, social psychology, marketing, literature and literary theory, as well as artificial intelligence.

Their work frequently addresses the impact of technology on adolescents, consumer behavior in brand consumption and identification, media influence and health, digital marketing and social media, misinformation and its impacts, behavioral health and interventions, and hate speech and cyberbullying detection.

Karolien Poels has contributed to multiple research papers with notable recent publications such as:

  • "Opt-out, abstain, unplug. A systematic review of the voluntary digital disconnection literature" (2023) published in Telematics and Informatics
  • "Low-Cost Consumer-Based Trackers to Measure Physical Activity and Sleep Duration Among Adults in Free-Living Conditions: Validation Study" (2020) published in JMIR mhealth and uhealth
  • "Systematic review of determinants and consequences of bystander interventions in online hate and cyberbullying among adults" (2022) published in Behaviour and Information Technology
  • "Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding schistosomiasis infection and prevention: A mixed-methods study among endemic communities of western Uganda" (2022) published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • "Why, how, when, and for whom does digital disconnection work? A process-based framework of digital disconnection" (2024) published in Communication Theory

Frequent co-authors in their collaborations include Heidi Vandebosch, Charlotte De Backer, Sara Pabian, K. Rudnicki, and Kathleen Van Royen.

Karolien Poels has published multiple articles in venues such as Scientific Reports, BMC Public Health, Frontiers in Communication, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, and JMIR Formative Research. Among these, Scientific Reports and BMC Public Health both feature three of their publications, while the other venues have two each.

Best Publications

  • The Geographic Distribution of Big Five Personality Traits Patterns and Profiles of Human Self-Description Across 56 Nations

    David P. Schmitt;Jüri Allik;Robert R. McCrae;Verónica Benet-Martínez

  • Universal sex differences in the desire for sexual variety: Tests from 52 nations, 6 continents, and 13 islands

    David P. Schmitt

  • Digital game design for elderly users

    Wijnand Ijsselsteijn;Henk Herman Nap;Yvonne de Kort;Karolien Poels

  • How to Capture the Heart? Reviewing 20 Years of Emotion Measurement in Advertising

    Karolien Poels;Siegfried Dewitte

  • Patterns and Universals of Adult Romantic Attachment Across 62 Cultural Regions Are Models of Self and of Other Pancultural Constructs

    David P. Schmitt;Lidia Alcalay;Melissa Allensworth;Jüri Allik

  • The Game Experience Questionnaire

    WA Wijnand IJsselsteijn;de Yaw Yvonne Kort;K Karolien Poels

  • A meta-analysis of serious digital games for healthy lifestyle promotion.

    Ann DeSmet;Dimitri Van Ryckeghem;Sofie Compernolle;Tom Baranowski

  • Cyberbullying on social network sites. An experimental study into bystanders' behavioural intentions to help the victim or reinforce the bully

    Sara Bastiaensens;Heidi Vandebosch;Karolien Poels;Katrien Van Cleemput

  • Characterising and measuring user experiences in digital games

    WA Wijnand IJsselsteijn;de Yaw Yvonne Kort;K Karolien Poels;A Jurgelionis

  • D3.3 : Game Experience Questionnaire:development of a self-report measure to assess the psychological impact of digital games

    K Karolien Poels;de Yaw Yvonne Kort;WA Wijnand IJsselsteijn

  • "It is always a lot of fun!": exploring dimensions of digital game experience using focus group methodology

    Karolien Poels;Yvonne de Kort;Wijnand Ijsselsteijn

  • Patterns and Universals of Mate Poaching Across 53 Nations: The Effects of Sex, Culture, and Personality on Romantically Attracting Another Person's Partner

    David P. Schmitt

  • Digital Games as Social Presence Technology: Development of the Social Presence in Gaming Questionnaire (SPGQ)

    de Yaw Yvonne Kort;WA Wijnand IJsselsteijn;K Karolien Poels

  • Predicting Consumer Responses to a Chatbot on Facebook

    Brahim Zarouali;Evert Van den Broeck;Michel Walrave;Karolien Poels

  • Chatbot advertising effectiveness: When does the message get through?

    Evert Van den Broeck;Brahim Zarouali;Brahim Zarouali;Karolien Poels

  • Determinants of self-reported bystander behavior in cyberbullying incidents amongst adolescents.

    Ann DeSmet;Charlene Veldeman;Karolien Poels;Sara Bastiaensens

  • Measuring the experience of digital game enjoyment

    Wijnand Ijsselsteijn;Wouter van den Hoogen;Christoph Klimmt;Yvonne de Kort

  • Deciding whether to look after them, to like it, or leave it

    Ann DeSmet;Sara Bastiaensens;Katrien Van Cleemput;Karolien Poels

  • Playability and player experience research

    Lennart E. Nacke;Anders Drachen;Kai Kuikkaniemi;Joerg Niesenhaus

  • The Role of Emotions in Advertising: A Call to Action

    Karolien Poels;Siegfried Dewitte

  • From normative influence to social pressure: how relevant others affect whether bystanders join in cyberbullying

    Sara Bastiaensens;Sara Pabian;Heidi Vandebosch;Karolien Poels

Frequent Co-Authors

WA Wijnand IJsselsteijn
WA Wijnand IJsselsteijn Eindhoven University of Technology
Michel Walrave
Michel Walrave University of Antwerp
Koen Ponnet
Koen Ponnet Ghent University
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij Ghent University
Liselot Hudders
Liselot Hudders Ghent University
Geert Crombez
Geert Crombez Ghent University
Maryanne L. Fisher
Maryanne L. Fisher Saint Mary's University
Greet Cardon
Greet Cardon Ghent University
Nathalie Dens
Nathalie Dens University of Antwerp

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