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Madelon L. Peters 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 Madelon L. Peters sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 253 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Madelon L. Peters 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 Madelon L. Peters sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 76 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.

Overview

Madelon L. Peters is affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Their research spans the interdisciplinary areas of Medicine and Psychology, with a significant focus on Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Pharmacology. Additional subfields include Applied Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Pain Management and Placebo Effect
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Anesthesia and Pain Management
  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Madelon L. Peters are:

  • Johan W.S. Vlaeyen
  • Andrea W.M. Evers
  • Jantine J.L.M. Boselie
  • Linda M.G. Vancleef
  • Antoinette I. M. van Laarhoven

Their research has been published repeatedly in several key academic venues, including:

  • Pain
  • Body Image
  • Scandinavian Journal of Pain
  • Behaviour Research and Therapy
  • Journal of Pain

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Peters include:

  • The effects of yoga on functionality appreciation and additional facets of positive body image, 2020, Body Image
  • Can perioperative psychological interventions decrease the risk of postsurgical pain and disability? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, 2021, Pain
  • Pain psychology in the 21st century: lessons learned and moving forward, 2020, Scandinavian Journal of Pain
  • Imagining a positive future reduces cortisol response to awakening and reactivity to acute stress, 2020, Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • Healthcare use during COVID-19 and the effect on psychological distress in patients with chronic cardiopulmonary disorders in the Netherlands: a cross-sectional study, 2021, BMJ Open

Best Publications

  • The Biopsychosocial Approach to Chronic Pain: Scientific Advances and Future Directions

    Robert J. Gatchel;Yuan Bo Peng;Madelon L. Peters;Perry N. Fuchs

  • Meeting Suffering With Kindness: Effects of a Brief Self‐Compassion Intervention for Female College Students

    Elke Smeets;Kristin Neff;Hugo Alberts;Madelon Peters

  • The prevalence of postoperative pain in a sample of 1490 surgical inpatients.

    M. Sommer;J. M. de Rijke;M. van Kleef;A. G. H. Kessels

  • Preoperative anxiety and catastrophizing: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the association with chronic postsurgical pain.

    Maurice Theunissen;Madelon L. Peters;Julie Bruce;Hans-Fritz Gramke

  • Quality of life in chronic pain is more associated with beliefs about pain, than with pain intensity.

    Inge E. Lamé;Madelon L. Peters;Johannes Vlaeyen;Maarten van Kleef

  • 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

  • Disgust propensity and disgust sensitivity: separate constructs that are differentially related to specific fears.

    W. J. M. van Overveld;de Peter Jong;M. L. Peters;K. Cavanagh

  • Become more optimistic by imagining a best possible self: Effects of a two week intervention

    Yvo M.C. Meevissen;Madelon L. Peters;Hugo J.E.M. Alberts

  • Somatic and psychologic predictors of long-term unfavorable outcome after surgical intervention.

    Madelon L. Peters;Micha Sommer;Janneke M. de Rijke;Fons Kessels

  • Manipulating optimism : Can imagining a best possible self be used to increase positive future expectancies?

    Madelon L. Peters;Ida K. Flink;Katja Boersma;Steven J. Linton

  • The pain vigilance and awareness questionnaire (PVAQ): further psychometric evaluation in fibromyalgia and other chronic pain syndromes.

    Jeffrey Roelofs;Madelon L Peters;Lance McCracken;Johan W.S Vlaeyen

  • Health care providers' orientations towards common low back pain predict perceived harmfulness of physical activities and recommendations regarding return to normal activity

    Ruud M.A. Houben;Raymond W.J.G. Ostelo;Johan W.S. Vlaeyen;Pieter M.J.C. Wolters

  • The joint contribution of physical pathology, pain-related fear and catastrophizing to chronic back pain disability.

    Madelon L. Peters;Johan W.S. Vlaeyen;Wim E.J. Weber

  • Predictors of Acute Postoperative Pain After Elective Surgery

    Michael Sommer;Janneke M. de Rijke;Maarten van Kleef;Alfons G. H. Kessels

  • Cardiovascular and endocrine responses to experimental stress: Effects of mental effort and controllability

    Madelon L. Peters;Guido L.R. Godaert;Rudy E. Ballieux;Marja Van Vliet

  • Does Carbohydrate-rich, Protein-poor Food Prevent a Deterioration of Mood and Cognitive Performance of Stress-prone Subjects when Subjected to a Stressful Task?

    C.R. Markus;G. Panhuysen;A. Tuiten;H. Koppeschaar

  • Relieving patients' pain with expectation interventions: a meta-analysis.

    Kaya J Peerdeman;Antoinette I M van Laarhoven;Sascha M Keij;Lene Vase

  • Concerns of former breast cancer patients about disease recurrence: a validation and prevalence study.

    Marieke H. J. van den Beuken-van Everdingen;Madelon L. Peters;Janneke M. de Rijke;Harry C. Schouten

  • Fear of movement/(re)injury and muscular reactivity in chronic low back pain patients: an experimental investigation.

    Johan W.S. Vlaeyen;Henk A.M. Seelen;Madelon Peters;Peter de Jong

  • Optimism lowers pain: evidence of the causal status and underlying mechanisms.

    Marjolein M. Hanssen;Madelon L. Peters;Johan W.S. Vlaeyen;Yvo M.C. Meevissen

  • Psychometric evaluation of the Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale (PASS) in chronic pain patients.

    Jeffrey Roelofs;Lance McCracken;Madelon L. Peters;Geert Crombez

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey Roelofs
Jeffrey Roelofs Maastricht University
Peter J. de Jong
Peter J. de Jong University of Groningen
Geert Crombez
Geert Crombez Ghent University
Andrea W M Evers
Andrea W M Evers Leiden University
Onno van der Hart
Onno van der Hart Utrecht University
Erik Schouten
Erik Schouten Maastricht University
Albert Postma
Albert Postma Utrecht University
Stefaan Van Damme
Stefaan Van Damme Ghent University
Liesbet Goubert
Liesbet Goubert Ghent University

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