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Laurence Claes

Laurence Claes

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 75 1791 1612 24 24 529 20150

Laurence Claes publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Laurence Claes between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Laurence Claes published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 17.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 48 publications in 2015. 50 of the 620 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 48. Peak 48 publications in 2015. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 27 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 32 publications 2010: 28 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 36 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 38 publications 2015: 48 publications 2016: 45 publications 2017: 32 publications 2018: 30 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 32 publications 2021: 27 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 27 publications 2024: 25 publications 2025: 25 publications
1990 2025

620 publications in total across all disciplines

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Laurence Claes: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 1
1997 1
1998 1
1999 3
2000 4
2001 4
2002 9
2003 3
2004 12
2005 11
2006 13
2007 27
2008 16
2009 32
2010 28
2011 24
2012 36
2013 23
2014 38
2015 48
2016 45
2017 32
2018 30
2019 23
2020 32
2021 27
2022 19
2023 27
2024 25
2025 25
Total 620
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Laurence Claes 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 Laurence Claes sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 521–530 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 529 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17 529
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Laurence Claes 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 Laurence Claes sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 74–75 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 85th percentile

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

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169 75
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Overview

Laurence Claes is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has a significant publication record in psychology and medicine, with a primary focus on clinical psychology. Their work includes extensive research in experimental and cognitive psychology, developmental and educational psychology, psychiatry and mental health, as well as sociology and political science.

Their research topics cover a wide range of areas, notably:

  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Identity, Memory, and Therapy
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Family Support in Illness

Laurence Claes has published in several key venues, including:

  • European Eating Disorders Review
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Journal of Youth and Adolescence
  • Nutrients
  • Psychologica Belgica

They have frequent collaborations with coauthors such as Koen Luyckx, Glenn Kiekens, Tim Bastiaens, Leni Raemen, and Lore Vankerckhoven.

Among their recent publications are:

  • "COVID-19 and implications for eating disorders," 2020, European Eating Disorders Review
  • "International Assessment of DSM-5 and ICD-11 Personality Disorder Traits: Toward a Common Nosology in DSM-5.1," 2020, Psychopathology
  • "Non-suicidal self-injury among first-year college students and its association with mental disorders: results from the World Mental Health International College Student (WMH-ICS) initiative," 2021, Psychological Medicine
  • "Fluctuations in Affective States and Self-Efficacy to Resist Non-Suicidal Self-Injury as Real-Time Predictors of Non-Suicidal Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors," 2020, Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • "COVID Isolation Eating Scale (CIES): Analysis of the impact of confinement in eating disorders and obesity-A collaborative international study," 2020, European Eating Disorders Review

Best Publications

  • International prevalence of adolescent non-suicidal self-injury and deliberate self-harm

    Jennifer J. Muehlenkamp;Laurence Claes;L. Havertape;P.L. Plener

  • Gray's Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory as a framework for research on personality-psychopathology associations.

    Patricia Bijttebier;Ilse Beck;Laurence Claes;Walter Vandereycken

  • Systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence studies in transsexualism

    J. Arcelus;J. Arcelus;W.P. Bouman;W. Van Den Noortgate;L. Claes

  • COVID-19 and implications for eating disorders.

    Fernando Fernández‐Aranda;Fernando Fernández‐Aranda;Miquel Casas;Miquel Casas;Laurence Claes;Laurence Claes;Danielle Clark Bryan

  • The associations between non-suicidal self-injury and first onset suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

    G. Kiekens;G. Kiekens;Penelope Hasking;Mark Boyes;L. Claes

  • Assessing the Affective Features of Psychopathy in Adolescence: A Further Validation of the Inventory of Callous and Unemotional Traits

    Annelore Roose;Patricia Bijttebier;Stefaan Decoene;Laurence Claes

  • Non-suicidal self-injury and suicidality in trans people: A systematic review of the literature

    Ellen Marshall;Laurence Claes;Walter Pierre Bouman;Gemma L Witcomb

  • Impulsiveness and lack of inhibitory control in eating disorders.

    Laurence Claes;Chantal Nederkoorn;Walter Vandereycken;Ramona Guerrieri

  • Self-injurious behavior: differential diagnosis and functional differentiation.

    Laurence Claes;Walter Vandereycken

  • Impulsivity-related traits in eating disorder patients

    Laurence Claes;Walter Vandereycken;Hans Vertommen

  • Age of onset of non-suicidal self-injury in Dutch-speaking adolescents and emerging adults: An event history analysis of pooled data

    Amarendra Gandhi;Koen Luyckx;Imke Baetens;Glenn Kiekens

  • Brief report: the association between non-suicidal self-injury, self-concept and acquaintance with self-injurious peers in a sample of adolescents.

    Laurence Claes;Adinda Houben;Walter Vandereycken;Patricia Bijttebier

  • Bullying and Victimization, Depressive Mood, and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Adolescents: The Moderating Role of Parental Support

    Laurence Claes;Koen Luyckx;Imke Baetens;Monique Van de Ven

  • Non-Suicidal and Suicidal Self-Injurious Behavior among Flemish Adolescents: A Web-Survey

    Imke Baetens;Laurence Claes;Jennifer Muehlenkamp;Hans Grietens

  • Self-injury in female versus male psychiatric patients: A comparison of characteristics, psychopathology and aggression regulation

    Laurence Claes;Walter Vandereycken;Hans Vertommen

  • Assessing Rational and Intuitive Thinking Styles

    Cilia Witteman;Cilia Witteman;John van den Bercken;Laurence Claes;Antonio Godoy

  • Transgender and anxiety: a comparative study between transgender people and the general population

    Walter Pierre Bouman;Laurence Claes;Nicky Brewin;John R. Crawford

  • The affect-regulation function of nonsuicidal self-injury in eating-disordered patients: which affect states are regulated?

    Laurence Claes;E. David Klonsky;Jennifer Muehlenkamp;Peter Kuppens

  • Self-injurious behaviors in eating-disordered patients.

    Laurence Claes;Walter Vandereycken;Hans Vertommen

  • Eating‐disordered patients with and without self‐injurious behaviours: a comparison of psychopathological features

    Laurence Claes;Walter Vandereycken;Hans Vertommen

Frequent Co-Authors

Koen Luyckx
Koen Luyckx KU Leuven
Guido Pieters
Guido Pieters KU Leuven
Fernando Fernández-Aranda
Fernando Fernández-Aranda University of Barcelona
Susana Jiménez-Murcia
Susana Jiménez-Murcia University of Barcelona
Dirk Hermans
Dirk Hermans KU Leuven
Roser Granero
Roser Granero Autonomous University of Barcelona
Jennifer J. Muehlenkamp
Jennifer J. Muehlenkamp University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire

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