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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 45 3921 3619 161 153 242 7361

Marc C. Willemsen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Marc C. Willemsen between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Marc C. Willemsen published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 9.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2018. 14 of the 281 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2018. 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 27 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 3 publications
1995 2025

281 publications in total across all disciplines

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Marc C. Willemsen: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 2
1996 3
1997 2
1998 2
1999 3
2000 3
2001 2
2002 7
2003 3
2004 4
2005 7
2006 9
2007 4
2008 3
2009 8
2010 11
2011 11
2012 19
2013 15
2014 11
2015 16
2016 12
2017 4
2018 27
2019 21
2020 15
2021 11
2022 13
2023 19
2024 11
2025 3
Total 281
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Marc C. Willemsen 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 Marc C. Willemsen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
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, 234–243 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: 242 publications — 77th percentile

77% 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
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
234–243 170 242
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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Marc C. Willemsen 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 Marc C. Willemsen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
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
47 251
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

Marc C. Willemsen is affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on tobacco control, smoking behavior, and public health, with over 67 publications in the field of Medicine. The subfields of their work include Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, and Applied Psychology.

The main topics covered by Willemsen's research include:

  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
  • Health disparities and outcomes

Willemsen has published notable papers along with various coauthors. Recent publications include:

  • "The double-edged relationship between COVID-19 stress and smoking: Implications for smoking cessation," 2020, Tobacco Induced Diseases
  • "Are smokers protected against SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19)? The origins of the myth," 2021, npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine
  • "Accelerating tobacco control at the national level with the Smoke-free Generation movement in the Netherlands," 2022, npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine
  • "Tobacco control in Europe: progress and key challenges," 2022, Tobacco Control
  • "Awareness and use of heated tobacco products among adult smokers in six European countries: findings from the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys," 2020, European Journal of Public Health

The scientist frequently collaborates with others in the tobacco control and public health research community. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Geoffrey T. Fong
  • Constantine Vardavas
  • Pete Driezen
  • Ute Mons
  • Witold Zatoński

Willemsen often publishes in journals focusing on tobacco control and public health. The most common publication venues are:

  • Tobacco Prevention & Cessation
  • European Journal of Public Health
  • Nicotine & Tobacco Research
  • BMC Public Health
  • Tobacco Induced Diseases

Best Publications

  • Understanding the factors that promote employability orientation: The impact of employability culture, career satisfaction, and role breadth self-efficacy

    Aukje Nauta;Annelies van Vianen;Beatrice van der Heijden;Karen van Dam

  • Differential Beliefs, Perceived Social Influences, and Self-Efficacy Expectations among Smokers in Various Motivational Phases

    H De Vries;A N Mudde;A Dijkstra;M C Willemsen

  • Smoking cessation interventions for smokers with current or past depression

    Regina M van der Meer;Marc C Willemsen;Filip Smit;Pim Cuijpers

  • Lung cancer screening and smoking abstinence: 2 year follow-up data from the Dutch–Belgian randomised controlled lung cancer screening trial

    Carlijn Michelle van der Aalst;Karien Anna Margaretha van den Bergh;Marc Christiaan Willemsen;Henricus Johannes de Koning

  • Interpersonal Communication as an Indirect Pathway for the Effect of Antismoking Media Content on Smoking Cessation

    Bas Van Den Putte;Marco Yzer;Brian G. Southwell;Gert Jan De Bruijn

  • Awareness, Trial, and Current Use of Electronic Cigarettes in 10 Countries: Findings from the ITC Project

    Shannon Gravely;Geoffrey Fong;K. Cummings;Mi Yan

  • Lifetime parental smoking history and cessation and early adolescent smoking behavior.

    Endy A.W den Exter Blokland;Rutger C.M.E Engels;William W Hale;Wim Meeus

  • Impact of national smoke-free legislation on home smoking bans: findings from the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project Europe Surveys

    Ute Mons;Gera E Nagelhout;Shane Allwright;Romain Guignard

  • Prevention of smoking in adolescents with lower education: a school based intervention study

    M R Crone;S A Reijneveld;M C Willemsen;F J M van Leerdam

  • Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in smoking prevalence, consumption, initiation, and cessation between 2001 and 2008 in the Netherlands. Findings from a national population survey

    Gera E Nagelhout;Dianne de Korte-de Boer;Anton E Kunst;Regina M van der Meer

  • Socioeconomic inequalities in adolescent smoking across 35 countries: a multilevel analysis of the role of family, school and peers

    Irene Moor;Katharina Rathmann;Michela Lenzi;Timo-Kolja Pförtner

  • Reimbursement for smoking cessation treatment may double the abstinence rate : results of a randomized trial

    J Kaper;E J Wagena;M C Willemsen;C P van Schayck

  • The effects of smoking self-identity and quitting self-identity on attempts to quit smoking.

    Bas van den Putte;Marco Yzer;Marc C. Willemsen;Gert Jan de Bruijn

  • The new EU cigarette health warnings benefit smokers who want to quit the habit: results from the Dutch Continuous Survey of Smoking Habits.

    Marc C. Willemsen

  • Cessation assistance reported by smokers in 15 countries participating in the International Tobacco Control (ITC) policy evaluation surveys

    Ron Borland;Lin Li;Pete Driezen;Nick Wilson

  • The impact of a lung cancer computed tomography screening result on smoking abstinence

    C.M. van der Aalst;R.J. van Klaveren;K.A.M. van den Bergh;M.C. Willemsen

  • Communication about smoking in Dutch families: associations between anti‐smoking socialization and adolescent smoking‐related cognitions

    Rutger C. M. E Engels;Marc Willemsen

  • The effectiveness of policy and health education strategies for reducing adolescent smoking: a review of the evidence.

    Marc C Willemsen;Wil M De Zwart

  • The effect of tobacco control policies on smoking prevalence and smoking‐attributable deaths. Findings from the Netherlands SimSmoke Tobacco Control Policy Simulation Model

    Gera E. Nagelhout;David T. Levy;Kenneth Blackman;Laura Currie

  • Determinants of Intention to Quit Smoking among Dutch Employees: The Influence of the Social Environment

    Marc C. Willemsen;Hein de Vries;Gerard van Breukelen;Brian Oldenburg

Frequent Co-Authors

Geoffrey T. Fong
Geoffrey T. Fong University of Waterloo
Hein de Vries
Hein de Vries Maastricht University
Ann McNeill
Ann McNeill University of Adelaide
Anton E. Kunst
Anton E. Kunst University of Amsterdam
Arie Dijkstra
Arie Dijkstra University of Groningen
Ron Borland
Ron Borland University of Melbourne
James F. Thrasher
James F. Thrasher University of South Carolina
Karien Stronks
Karien Stronks University of Amsterdam
K. Michael Cummings
K. Michael Cummings Medical University of South Carolina
Math J. J. M. Candel
Math J. J. M. Candel Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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