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Luc P. de Witte 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 Luc P. de Witte sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 235 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Luc P. de Witte 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 Luc P. de Witte sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 68 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Luc P. de Witte is affiliated with the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Their research spans primarily across the fields of Health Professions and Medicine, with a particular focus on subfields such as General Health Professions, Occupational Therapy, Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Sociology and Political Science.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Technology Use by Older Adults
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Disability Rights and Representation

Several of their recent papers illustrate the scope of their research output. These include:

  • "Challenges, experience and coping of health professionals in delivering healthcare in an urban slum in India during the first 40 days of COVID-19 crisis: a mixed method study" (2020), published in BMJ Open
  • "Emerging Technologies With Potential Care and Support Applications for Older People: Review of Gray Literature" (2020), published in JMIR Aging
  • "High seroprevalence of COVID-19 infection in a large slum in South India; what does it tell us about managing a pandemic and beyond?" (2021), published in Epidemiology and Infection
  • "Dimensions of invisibility: insights into the daily realities of persons with disabilities living in rural communities in India" (2020), published in Disability & Society
  • "Access to assistive technology for persons with disabilities: a critical review from Nepal, India and Bangladesh" (2021), published in Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology

Luc P. de Witte has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Mark Hawley (11 publications)
  • Tourkiah Alessa (6 publications)
  • Sarah Abdi (5 publications)
  • Alice Spann (5 publications)
  • Carolin Elizabeth George (4 publications)

Their work has appeared repeatedly in certain publication venues, highlighting ongoing contributions to specific scholarly communities. These venues are:

  • Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology (6 publications)
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia (3 publications)
  • JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2 publications)
  • Technology and Disability (2 publications)
  • Journal of Crohn's and Colitis (2 publications)

In addition to articles, Luc P. de Witte has authored a book titled Silver Empowerment, published by Leuven University Press in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Predicting ADL disability in community-dwelling elderly people using physical frailty indicators: a systematic review

    Joan Vermeulen;Jacques C L Neyens;Erik van Rossum;Erik van Rossum;Marieke D Spreeuwenberg;Marieke D Spreeuwenberg

  • Socially Assistive Robots in Elderly Care: A Systematic Review into Effects and Effectiveness

    Roger Bemelmans;Gert Jan Gelderblom;Pieter Jonker;Luc de Witte

  • Understanding the care and support needs of older people: a scoping review and categorisation using the WHO international classification of functioning, disability and health framework (ICF)

    Sarah Abdi;Alice Spann;Jacinta Borilovic;Luc de Witte

  • Interventions to prevent disability in frail community-dwelling elderly: a systematic review

    Ramon Daniels;Erik van Rossum;Erik van Rossum;Luc de Witte;Luc de Witte;Gertrudis I J M Kempen

  • Predictors of health status and life satisfaction in spinal cord injury

    Marcel W.M. Post;Luc P. de Witte;Floris W.A. van Asbeck;Alphons J. van Dijk

  • Risk factors for burn-out in caregivers of stroke patients, and possibilities for intervention

    Elisabeth T. P. Van Den Heuvel;Luc P. De Witte;Lidwien M. Schure;Robbert Sanderman

  • Social participation through the eyes of people with aphasia.

    Ruth J. P. Dalemans;Luc P. de Witte;Derick Wade;Wim van den Heuvel

  • Effects of a programme of multifactorial home visits on falls and mobility impairments in elderly people at risk: randomised controlled trial.

    Jolanda C M van Haastregt;Jos P M Diederiks;Erik van Rossum;Luc P de Witte

  • Literature review on monitoring technologies and their outcomes in independently living elderly people.

    Kirsten K B Peetoom;Monique A S Lexis;Manuela Joore;Carmen D Dirksen

  • The psychometric properties of three self-report screening instruments for identifying frail older people in the community

    Silke F. Metzelthin;Silke F. Metzelthin;Ramon Daniels;Erik van Rossum;Erik van Rossum;Luc P. de Witte;Luc P. de Witte

  • Effectiveness of interdisciplinary primary care approach to reduce disability in community dwelling frail older people: cluster randomised controlled trial

    Silke F Metzelthin;Erik van Rossum;Luc P de Witte;Antonius W Ambergen

  • Assistive technology provision: towards an international framework for assuring availability and accessibility of affordable high-quality assistive technology

    Luc de Witte;Emily Steel;Shivani Gupta;Vinicius Delgado Ramos

  • Quality of life and the ICIDH: towards an integrated conceptual model for rehabilitation outcomes research

    Marcel W. M. Post;Luc P. de Witte;Augustinus J. P. Schrijvers

  • Inventory of Electronic Mobility Aids for Persons with Visual Impairments: A Literature Review

    Uta R. Roentgen;Gert Jan Gelderblom;Mathijs Soede;Luc P. de Witte

  • It's LiFe! Mobile and Web-Based Monitoring and Feedback Tool Embedded in Primary Care Increases Physical Activity: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

    Sanne van der Weegen;Renée Verwey;Marieke Spreeuwenberg;Huibert Tange

  • Overview and Categorization of Robots Supporting Independent Living of Elderly People: What Activities Do They Support and How Far Have They Developed

    Sandra Bedaf;Gert Jan Gelderblom;Luc De Witte

  • Mobile Apps to Support the Self-Management of Hypertension: Systematic Review of Effectiveness, Usability, and User Satisfaction.

    Tourkiah Alessa;Sarah Abdi;Mark S Hawley;Luc de Witte

  • An investigation into the social participation of stroke survivors with aphasia.

    Ruth J P Dalemans;Luc P De Witte;Anna J H M Beurskens;Wim J A Van Den Heuvel

  • The predictive validity of three self-report screening instruments for identifying frail older people in the community.

    Ramon Daniels;Erik van Rossum;Erik van Rossum;Anna Beurskens;Anna Beurskens;Wim van den Heuvel;Wim van den Heuvel

  • Smartphone Apps to Support Self-Management of Hypertension: Review and Content Analysis.

    Tourkiah Alessa;Tourkiah Alessa;Mark S Hawley;Emma S Hock;Luc de Witte

  • Health problems of persons with spinal cord injury living in the Netherlands.

    Jos H A Bloemen-Vrencken;Marcel W M Post;Jos M S Hendriks;Elly C E De Reus

  • Research Report Social participation through the eyes of people with aphasia

    Ruth J. P. Dalemans;Luc de Witte;Derick Wade;Wim van den Heuvel

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcel W M Post
Marcel W M Post University Medical Center Groningen
Anna Beurskens
Anna Beurskens Maastricht University
Gertrudis I. J. M. Kempen
Gertrudis I. J. M. Kempen Maastricht University
Derick T Wade
Derick T Wade Oxford Brookes University
Robbert Sanderman
Robbert Sanderman University of Groningen
Kerstin Dautenhahn
Kerstin Dautenhahn University of Waterloo
Bernadette Ska
Bernadette Ska University of Montreal
Manuela A. Joore
Manuela A. Joore Maastricht University Medical Centre
Math J. J. M. Candel
Math J. J. M. Candel Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Jitse P. van Dijk
Jitse P. van Dijk University of Groningen

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