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Liesbeth De Donder

Liesbeth De Donder

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
36
Citations
5099
World Ranking
6509
National Ranking
77

Liesbeth De Donder 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 Liesbeth De Donder sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 394 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Liesbeth De Donder 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 Liesbeth De Donder sits on this spectrum.

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: 36 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Frailty and the Prediction of Negative Health Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis

    Sofie Vermeiren;Roberta Vella-Azzopardi;David Beckwée;Ann-Katrin Habbig

  • Physical environmental factors related to walking and cycling in older adults: the Belgian aging studies

    Jelle Van Cauwenberg;Peter Clarys;Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij;Veerle Van Holle

  • Developing Age-Friendly Cities: Case Studies From Brussels and Manchester and Implications for Policy and Practice

    Tine Buffel;Paul McGarry;Chris Phillipson;Liesbeth De Donder

  • To volunteer or not: The influence of individual characteristics, resources, and social factors on the likelihood of volunteering by older adults.

    Sarah Dury;Liesbeth De Donder;Nico De Witte;Tine Buffel

  • Theorising the relationship between older people and their immediate social living environment

    Tine Buffel;Dominique Verté;Liesbeth De Donder;Nico De Witte

  • Relationships between the perceived neighborhood social environment and walking for transportation among older adults

    Jelle Van Cauwenberg;Jelle Van Cauwenberg;Liesbeth De Donder;Peter Clarys;Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij

  • Social Capital and Feelings of Unsafety in Later Life: A Study on the Influence of Social Networks, Place Attachment, and Civic Participation on Perceived Safety in Belgium

    Liesbeth De Donder;Nico De Witte;Nico De Witte;Tine Buffel;Sarah Dury

  • Fear of crime and elderly people: Key factors that determine fear of crime among elderly people in West Flanders

    Liesbeth De Donder;Dominique Verté;Els Messelis

  • Social participation among older adults living in medium-sized cities in Belgium: the role of neighbourhood perceptions

    Tine Buffel;Tine Buffel;Liesbeth De Donder;Chris Phillipson;Sarah Dury

  • European map of prevalence rates of elder abuse and its impact for future research

    Liesbeth de Donder;Minna-Liisa Luoma;Bridget Penhale;Gert Lang

  • Social Exclusion in Later Life: A Systematic Review of the Literature

    Sofie Van Regenmortel;Liesbeth De Donder;Sarah Dury;An Sofie Smetcoren

  • The Social Environment's Relationship With Frailty: Evidence From Existing Studies.

    Daan Duppen;Michaël C J Van der Elst;Sarah Dury;Deborah Lambotte

  • Prevalence study of abuse and violence against older women : results of a multi-cultural survey conducted in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Lithuania, and Portugal

    Minna-Liisa Luoma;Mira Koivusilta;Gert Lang;Edith Enzenhofer

  • Social Participation in the Daily Lives of Frail Older Adults: Types of Participation and Influencing Factors

    Daan Duppen;Deborah Lambotte;Sarah Dury;An-Sofie Smetcoren

  • Fatigue and the prediction of negative health outcomes: A systematic review with meta-analysis.

    V. Knoop;B. Cloots;A. Costenoble;A. Debain

  • Relationships of Individual, Social, and Physical Environmental Factors With Older Adults' Television Viewing Time

    Jelle Van Cauwenberg;Liesbeth De Donder;Peter Clarys;Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij

  • Does active ageing contribute to life satisfaction for older people? Testing a new model of active ageing

    Sara Marsillas;Liesbeth De Donder;Tinie Kardol;Sofie van Regenmortel

  • Linking Frailty Instruments to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health: A Systematic Review.

    Roberta Vella Azzopardi;Sofie Vermeiren;Ellen Gorus;Ann-Katrin Habbig

  • Municipality and Neighborhood Influences on Volunteering in Later Life.

    Sarah Dury;Jurgen Willems;Nico De Witte;Liesbeth De Donder

  • Place Attachment Among Older Adults Living in Four Communities in Flanders, Belgium

    Tine Buffel;Liesbeth De Donder;Chris Phillipson;Nico De Witte

Frequent Co-Authors

Tine Buffel
Tine Buffel University of Manchester
Jelle Van Cauwenberg
Jelle Van Cauwenberg Ghent University
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij Ghent University
Chris Phillipson
Chris Phillipson University of Manchester
Paul De Hert
Paul De Hert Tilburg University
Gertrudis I. J. M. Kempen
Gertrudis I. J. M. Kempen Maastricht University
Peter Paul De Deyn
Peter Paul De Deyn University of Antwerp
Sebastiaan Engelborghs
Sebastiaan Engelborghs Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Neville Owen
Neville Owen Swinburne University of Technology
Maria Bjerke
Maria Bjerke University of Antwerp

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