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Liesbet Goubert

Liesbet Goubert

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
62
Citations
14664
World Ranking
3233
National Ranking
41

Liesbet Goubert 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 Liesbet Goubert sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 292 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Liesbet Goubert 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 Liesbet Goubert sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Liesbet Goubert is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Medicine and Psychology. Their work frequently intersects subfields such as Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Pharmacology, Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and General Health Professions.

Their research topics cover a range of subjects including:

  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
  • Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Pain Management and Placebo Effect
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions

Liesbet Goubert has published multiple papers on pain management and related areas. Recent notable publications include:

  • "Well-being and Perceived Stigma in Individuals With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia" (2021), Clinical Journal of Pain
  • "Pädiatrische Schmerztherapie und -prävention bei hospitalisierten Kindern" (2020), Der Schmerz
  • "Risk and Resilience Predictors of Recovery After Spinal Fusion Surgery in Adolescents" (2021), Clinical Journal of Pain
  • "Classism in pain assessment and management: the mediating role of female patient dehumanization and perceived life hardship" (2021), Pain
  • "Association of parental and adolescent emotion-related factors with adolescent chronic pain behaviors" (2021), Pain

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Piet Bracke
  • Maité Van Alboom
  • Sónia F. Bernardes
  • Fleur Baert
  • Jani Mikkonen

Their work has been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Clinical Journal of Pain
  • Pain
  • Journal of Pain
  • Research Square
  • Pediatric Nephrology

Best Publications

  • Facing others in pain: the effects of empathy.

    Liesbet Goubert;K. D. Craig;Tine Vervoort;S. Morley

  • The child version of the pain catastrophizing scale (PCS-C): a preliminary validation

    Geert Crombez;Patricia Bijttebier;Chris Eccleston;Tamara Mascagni

  • A confirmatory factor analysis of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale: invariant factor structure across clinical and non-clinical populations.

    Stefaan Van Damme;Geert Crombez;Patricia Bijttebier;Liesbet Goubert

  • A biopsychosocial formulation of pain communication

    Thomas Hadjistavropoulos;Kenneth D. Craig;Steve Duck;Annmarie Cano

  • The role of neuroticism, pain catastrophizing and pain-related fear in vigilance to pain: a structural equations approach

    Liesbet Goubert;Liesbet Goubert;Geert Crombez;Geert Crombez;Stefaan Van Damme;Stefaan Van Damme

  • The Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia: further examination of psychometric properties in patients with chronic low back pain and fibromyalgia

    Jeffrey Roelofs;Liesbet Goubert;Madelon L. Peters;Johan W.S. Vlaeyen

  • Relationship between the physical environment and different domains of physical activity in European adults: a systematic review

    Veerle Van Holle;Benedicte Deforche;Benedicte Deforche;Jelle Van Cauwenberg;Liesbet Goubert

  • Parental catastrophizing about their child's pain. The parent version of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS-P): a preliminary validation.

    Liesbet Goubert;Chris Eccleston;Tine Vervoort;Abbie Jordan

  • Confirmatory factor analysis of the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia: invariant two-factor model across low back pain patients and fibromyalgia patients.

    Liesbet Goubert;Geert Crombez;Stefaan Van Damme;Johan W S Vlaeyen

  • Environmental factors influencing older adults’ walking for transportation: a study using walk-along interviews.

    Jelle Van Cauwenberg;Jelle Van Cauwenberg;Veerle Van Holle;Dorien Simons;Riet Deridder

  • Catastrophic Thinking About Pain is Independently Associated with Pain Severity, Disability, and Somatic Complaints in School Children and Children with Chronic Pain

    Tine Vervoort;Liesbet Goubert;Christopher Eccleston;Patricia Bijttebier

  • Low back pain, disability and back pain myths in a community sample: prevalence and interrelationships.

    Liesbet Goubert;Geert Crombez;Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij

  • Perceiving pain in others: automatic and controlled mechanisms.

    Kenneth D. Craig;Judith Versloot;Liesbet Goubert;Tine Vervoort

  • Learning About Pain From Others: An Observational Learning Account

    Liesbet Goubert;Johan W.S. Vlaeyen;Johan W.S. Vlaeyen;Geert Crombez;Kenneth D. Craig

  • Parental catastrophizing about child's pain and its relationship with activity restriction: the mediating role of parental distress.

    Line Caes;Tine Vervoort;Tine Vervoort;Christopher Eccleston;Marieke Vandenhende

  • Cognitive control moderates the association between stress and rumination

    Evi De Lissnyder;Ernst H.W. Koster;Liesbet Goubert;Thomas Onraedt

  • Hypervigilance to pain in fibromyalgia - The mediating role of pain intensity and catastrophic thinking about pain

    Geert Crombez;Chris Eccleston;Annelies Van den Broeck;Liesbet Goubert

  • Distraction from chronic pain during a pain-inducing activity is associated with greater post-activity pain.

    Liesbet Goubert;Liesbet Goubert;Geert Crombez;Geert Crombez;Christopher Eccleston;Jacques Devulder

  • Towards a science and practice of resilience in the face of pain

    Liesbet Goubert;Hester Trompetter

  • Pediatric pain treatment and prevention for hospitalized children

    Stefan J. Friedrichsdorf;Liesbet Goubert

  • Systematic Review: Family Resilience After Pediatric Cancer Diagnosis

    Marieke Van Schoors;Line Caes;Lesley L. Verhofstadt;Liesbet Goubert

  • Parental Emotional Responses to Their Child’s Pain: The Role of Dispositional Empathy and Catastrophizing About Their Child’s Pain

    Liesbet Goubert;Liesbet Goubert;Tine Vervoort;Tine Vervoort;Michael J.L. Sullivan;Katrien Verhoeven;Katrien Verhoeven

Frequent Co-Authors

Geert Crombez
Geert Crombez Ghent University
Tine Vervoort
Tine Vervoort Ghent University
Stefaan Van Damme
Stefaan Van Damme Ghent University
Koen Luyckx
Koen Luyckx KU Leuven
Christopher Eccleston
Christopher Eccleston University of Bath
Jelle Van Cauwenberg
Jelle Van Cauwenberg Ghent University
Annmarie Cano
Annmarie Cano Wayne State University
Kenneth D. Craig
Kenneth D. Craig University of British Columbia
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij Ghent University

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