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Lenneke R. A. Alink

Lenneke R. A. Alink

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 45 3810 3510 158 150 141 10594

Lenneke R. A. Alink publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lenneke R. A. Alink between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lenneke R. A. Alink published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 6.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2017. 14 of the 154 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2017. 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 3 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 6 publications
2003 2025

154 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lenneke R. A. Alink: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 1
2004 0
2005 1
2006 3
2007 3
2008 5
2009 3
2010 0
2011 4
2012 9
2013 10
2014 11
2015 11
2016 4
2017 14
2018 8
2019 13
2020 14
2021 10
2022 11
2023 5
2024 8
2025 6
Total 154
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Lenneke R. A. Alink 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 Lenneke R. A. Alink sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
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Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 134–143 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 141 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434 141
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Lenneke R. A. Alink 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 Lenneke R. A. Alink sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
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Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260 45
46 228
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48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Lenneke R. A. Alink is affiliated with Leiden University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on psychology and social sciences, with particular attention to clinical psychology and social psychology subfields. The body of work reflects a significant emphasis on child abuse and trauma, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, and related areas such as intimate partner and family violence, child welfare and adoption, attachment and relationship dynamics, homicide, infanticide, child abuse, and maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Child Maltreatment
  • Child Abuse & Neglect
  • Attachment & Human Development
  • PLoS ONE
  • Journal of Family Psychology

Recent published papers highlight a range of topics within child maltreatment and its broader impacts. Notable works include:

  • Prevalence of child maltreatment in the Netherlands: An update and cross-time comparison (2020) published in Child Abuse & Neglect
  • Intergenerational transmission of child maltreatment using a multi-informant multi-generation family design (2020) published in PLoS ONE
  • The Association Between Child Maltreatment and Loneliness Across the Lifespan: A Systematic Review and Multilevel Meta-Analysis (2022) published in Child Maltreatment
  • Not the Root of the Problem-Hair Cortisol and Cortisone Do Not Mediate the Effect of Child Maltreatment on Body Mass Index (2020) published in Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Attitudes about child maltreatment in China and the Netherlands (2020) published in Child Abuse & Neglect

Frequent coauthors working with Alink include:

  • Bernet M. Elzinga
  • Marieke S. Tollenaar
  • Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg
  • Renate S. M. Buisman
  • Katharina Pittner

The research topics covered are diverse yet interconnected through themes around child maltreatment and psychosocial development. These include:

  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Child Welfare and Adoption
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

Lenneke R. A. Alink's scientific output comprises 74 publications in psychology and 37 in social sciences, emphasizing clinical psychology with 57 publications and social psychology with 12.

Best Publications

  • The Prevalence of Child Maltreatment across the Globe: Review of a Series of Meta‐Analyses

    Marije Stoltenborgh;Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg;Lenneke R. A. Alink;Marinus H. van IJzendoorn

  • Maternal and paternal parenting styles associated with relational aggression in children and adolescents: A conceptual analysis and meta-analytic review

    Yoshito Kawabata;Lenneke R.A. Alink;Wan-Ling Tseng;Marinus H. van IJzendoorn;Marinus H. van IJzendoorn

  • The Early Childhood Aggression Curve: Development of Physical Aggression in 10- to 50-Month-Old Children

    Lenneke R. A. Alink;Judi Mesman;Jantien van Zeijl;Mirjam N. Stolk

  • Attachment-based intervention for enhancing sensitive discipline in mothers of 1- to 3-year-old children at risk for externalizing behavior problems: a randomized controlled trial.

    Jantien Van Zeijl;Judi Mesman;Marinus H. Van IJzendoorn;Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg

  • Cortisol and externalizing behavior in children and adolescents: mixed meta-analytic evidence for the inverse relation of basal cortisol and cortisol reactivity with externalizing behavior.

    Lenneke R.A. Alink;Marinus H. van IJzendoorn;Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg;Judi Mesman

  • Cultural–geographical differences in the occurrence of child physical abuse? A meta-analysis of global prevalence

    Marije Stoltenborgh;Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg;Marinus H. van IJzendoorn;Lenneke R. A. Alink

  • Longitudinal associations among child maltreatment, social functioning, and cortisol regulation.

    Lenneke R. A. Alink;Dante Cicchetti;Jungmeen Kim;Fred A. Rogosch

  • The Universality of Childhood Emotional Abuse: A Meta-Analysis of Worldwide Prevalence

    Marije Stoltenborgh;Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg;Lenneke R. A. Alink;Marinus H. van IJzendoorn

  • Mediating and Moderating Processes in the Relation between Maltreatment and Psychopathology: Mother-Child Relationship Quality and Emotion Regulation

    Lenneke R. A. Alink;Dante Cicchetti;Jungmeen Kim;Fred A. Rogosch

  • Testing the cycle of maltreatment hypothesis: Meta-analytic evidence of the intergenerational transmission of child maltreatment.

    Sheri Madigan;Chantal Cyr;Rachel Eirich;R M Pasco Fearon

  • A gloomy picture: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials reveals disappointing effectiveness of programs aiming at preventing child maltreatment.

    Saskia Euser;Lenneke Ra Alink;Marije Stoltenborgh;Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg

  • Effects of an attachment-based intervention on daily cortisol moderated by dopamine receptor D4: a randomized control trial on 1- to 3-year-olds screened for externalizing behavior.

    Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg;Marinus H. Van IJzendoorn;Judi Mesman;Lenneke R. A. Alink

  • Reliability of event-related potentials: The influence of number of trials and electrodes

    Renske Huffmeijer;Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg;Lenneke R.A. Alink;Marinus H. van IJzendoorn

  • The prevalence of child maltreatment in the Netherlands across a 5-year period.

    Saskia Euser;Lenneke R.A. Alink;Fieke Pannebakker;Ton Vogels

  • Predicting Growth Curves of Early Childhood Externalizing Problems: Differential Susceptibility of Children with Difficult Temperament

    Judi Mesman;Reinoud Stoel;Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg;Marinus H. van IJzendoorn

  • Differential susceptibility to discipline: the moderating effect of child temperament on the association between maternal discipline and early childhood externalizing problems.

    Jantien van Zeijl;Judi Mesman;Mirjam N. Stolk;Lenneke R. A. Alink

  • The Prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse in Out-of-Home Care: A Comparison Between Abuse in Residential and in Foster Care

    Saskia Euser;Lenneke R. A. Alink;Anne Tharner;Marinus H. van IJzendoorn

  • Oxytocin decreases handgrip force in reaction to infant crying in females without harsh parenting experiences

    Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg;Marinus H. van IJzendoorn;Madelon M. E. Riem;Mattie Tops

  • Terrible ones? Assessment of externalizing behaviors in infancy with the Child Behavior Checklist

    Jantien Van Zeijl;Judi Mesman;Mirjam N. Stolk;Lenneke R.A. Alink

  • Beating the brain about abuse: Empirical and meta-analytic studies of the association between maltreatment and hippocampal volume across childhood and adolescence

    Madelon M. E. Riem;Lenneke R. A. Alink;Dorothée Out;Marinus H. Van Ijzendoorn

  • The universality of childhood emotional abuse: A meta-analysis of worldwide prevalence

    M. Stoltenborgh;M.J. Bakermans-Kranenburg;L.R.A. Alink;van M.H. IJzendoorn

Frequent Co-Authors

Marinus H. van IJzendoorn
Marinus H. van IJzendoorn University College London
Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg
Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg ISPA - University Institute of Psychological, Social and Life Sciences
Judi Mesman
Judi Mesman Leiden University
Femmie Juffer
Femmie Juffer Leiden University
Hans M. Koot
Hans M. Koot Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Bernet M. Elzinga
Bernet M. Elzinga Leiden University
Mattie Tops
Mattie Tops Leiden University
Carlo Schuengel
Carlo Schuengel Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Dante Cicchetti
Dante Cicchetti University of Minnesota
Fred A. Rogosch
Fred A. Rogosch University of Rochester

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