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Koen Ponnet 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 Koen Ponnet sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 347 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Koen Ponnet 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 Koen Ponnet sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Koen Ponnet is a researcher affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium, focusing primarily on social sciences and psychology. Their body of work spans significant areas including sociology and political science, clinical psychology, general health professions, social psychology, and gender studies.

Their research addresses various topics such as:

  • Social Media and Politics
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Gender, Feminism, and Media
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Privacy, Security, and Data Protection

Koen Ponnet has published extensively, with papers appearing in venues including Ghent University Academic Bibliography, Research Square, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, PsycTESTS Dataset, and Computers in Human Behavior.

Recent publications include:

  • How Adolescents Use Social Media to Cope with Feelings of Loneliness and Anxiety During COVID-19 Lockdown, 2020, Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking
  • Adoption of a Contact Tracing App for Containing COVID-19: A Health Belief Model Approach, 2020, JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
  • Ready or Not for Contact Tracing? Investigating the Adoption Intention of COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Technology Using an Extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology Model, 2020, Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking
  • Risk perception related to COVID-19 among the Iranian general population: an application of the extended parallel process model, 2020, BMC Public Health
  • The nitrate content of fresh and cooked vegetables and their health-related risks, 2020, PLoS ONE

Koen Ponnet frequently collaborates with a number of researchers, including:

  • Michel Walrave
  • Wim Hardyns
  • Lieven De Marez
  • Maryam Khazaee-Pool
  • Leila Jahangiry

Their research investigates various psychological and social aspects related to technology use, health belief models, and societal impacts, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and adolescent well-being.

Best Publications

  • Bibliometric analysis of safety culture research

    Karolien van Nunen;Jie Li;Jie Li;Jie Li;Genserik Reniers;Genserik Reniers;Koen Ponnet

  • How Adolescents Use Social Media to Cope with Feelings of Loneliness and Anxiety During COVID-19 Lockdown.

    Verolien Cauberghe;Ini Van Wesenbeeck;Steffi De Jans;Liselot Hudders

  • Measuring empathic tendencies : reliability and validity of the Dutch version of the interpersonal reactivity index

    Kim De Corte;Ann Buysse;Lesley L Verhofstadt;Herbert Roeyers

  • Adoption of a Contact Tracing App for Containing COVID-19: A Health Belief Model Approach.

    Michel Walrave;Cato Waeterloos;Koen Ponnet

  • Advancing Advanced Mind-reading Tests: Empathic Accuracy in Adults with a Pervasive Developmental Disorder

    Herbert Roeyers;Ann Buysse;Koen Ponnet;Bert Pichal

  • Sexting: adolescents’ perceptions of the applications used for, motives for, and consequences of sexting

    Joris Van Ouytsel;Ellen Van Gool;Michel Walrave;Koen Ponnet

  • Parenting stress and marital relationship as determinants of mothers' and fathers' parenting.

    Koen Ponnet;Dimitri Mortelmans;Edwin Wouters;Karla Van Leeuwen

  • Financial Stress, Parent Functioning and Adolescent Problem Behavior: An Actor–Partner Interdependence Approach to Family Stress Processes in Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Families

    Koen Ponnet

  • Brief report: The association between adolescents' characteristics and engagement in sexting

    Joris Van Ouytsel;Ellen Van Gool;Koen Ponnet;Koen Ponnet;Michel Walrave

  • The influence of mothers’ and fathers’ parenting stress and depressive symptoms on own and partner’s parent–child communication

    Koen Ponnet;Edwin Wouters;Dimitri Mortelmans;Inge Pasteels

  • Female and male transgender quality of life: socioeconomic and medical differences.

    Joz Motmans;Petra Meier;Koen Ponnet;Guy T'Sjoen

  • Exploring the role of social networking sites within adolescent romantic relationships and dating experiences

    Joris Van Ouytsel;Ellen Van Gool;Michel Walrave;Koen Ponnet

  • Cyber Dating Abuse Victimization Among Secondary School Students From a Lifestyle-Routine Activities Theory Perspective.

    Joris Van Ouytsel;Koen Ponnet;Koen Ponnet;Michel Walrave

  • The Association Between Adolescent Sexting, Psychosocial Difficulties, and Risk Behavior Integrative Review

    Joris Van Ouytsel;Michel Walrave;Koen Ponnet;Wannes Heirman

  • Do you like cookies? Adolescents' skeptical processing of retargeted Facebook-ads and the moderating role of privacy concern and a textual debriefing

    Brahim Zarouali;Koen Ponnet;Michel Walrave;Karolien Poels

  • A qualitative study into parental mediation of adolescents' internet use

    Katrien Symons;Koen Ponnet;Michel Walrave;Wannes Heirman

  • Advanced Mind-Reading in Adults with Asperger Syndrome

    Koen S. Ponnet;Herbert Roeyers;Ann Buysse;Armand De Clercq

  • Parenting of divorced fathers and the association with children's self-esteem.

    Kim Bastaits;Koen Ponnet;Dimitri Mortelmans

  • Adolescent sexting from a social learning perspective

    Joris Van Ouytsel;Koen Ponnet;Michel Walrave;Leen d'Haenens

  • Whether or not to engage in sexting

    Michel Walrave;Koen Ponnet;Joris Van Ouytsel;Ellen Van Gool

  • Ready or Not for Contact Tracing? Investigating the Adoption Intention of COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Technology Using an Extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology Model

    Michel Walrave;Cato Waeterloos;Koen Ponnet;Koen Ponnet

Frequent Co-Authors

Michel Walrave
Michel Walrave University of Antwerp
Genserik Reniers
Genserik Reniers Delft University of Technology
Lieven De Marez
Lieven De Marez Ghent University
Karolien Poels
Karolien Poels University of Antwerp
Jeffrey Temple
Jeffrey Temple The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Herbert Roeyers
Herbert Roeyers Ghent University
Ann Buysse
Ann Buysse Ghent University
Lieven Pauwels
Lieven Pauwels Ghent University
Liselot Hudders
Liselot Hudders Ghent University
Antonio Chirumbolo
Antonio Chirumbolo Sapienza University of Rome

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