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Marcel A. G. van Aken

Marcel A. G. van Aken

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
64
Citations
17606
World Ranking
2949
National Ranking
152

Marcel A. G. van Aken 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 Marcel A. G. van Aken sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 226 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marcel A. G. van Aken 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 Marcel A. G. van Aken sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 75th percentile

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

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

Overview

Marcel A. G. van Aken is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and has an extensive publication record in the field of psychology, with a particular focus on clinical psychology. Their research spans several subfields including Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Applied Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. The core areas of their work concentrate on personality disorders and psychopathology, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, personality traits, psychotherapy techniques and applications, digital mental health interventions, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and identity, memory, and therapy.

Van Aken has contributed to numerous scholarly articles, with recent papers including:

  • Advancing Scientific Integrity, Transparency, and Openness in Child Development Research: Challenges and Possible Solutions (2020), published in Child Development Perspectives
  • Incorporating prosocial vs. antisocial trait content in Big Five measurement: Lessons from the Big Five Inventory-2 (BFI-2) (2021), published in Journal of Research in Personality
  • Borderline personality disorder in young people: associations with support and negative interactions in relationships with mothers and a best friend (2022), published in Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation
  • Understanding personality pathology in a clinical sample of youth: study protocol for the longitudinal research project 'APOLO' (2022), published in BMJ Open
  • Associations Between Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms and Online Self-Disclosure in Clinically Referred Youth (2022), published in Journal of Personality Disorders

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, van Aken has coauthored with the following individuals:

  • Odilia M. Laceulle
  • Christel Hessels
  • Nagila Koster
  • Paul T. van der Heijden
  • Jaap J. A. Denissen

Their work has appeared predominantly in specific publication venues, including:

  • Personality Disorders Theory Research and Treatment
  • Child Development Perspectives
  • Journal of Research in Personality
  • Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation
  • Journal of Personality Disorders

Within the main field of psychology, van Aken's research emphasizes clinical topics such as the assessment and development of personality disorders, personality traits, and therapeutic approaches. They also address psychosocial developmental factors in childhood and adolescence, and have contributed to the emerging areas of digital mental health interventions and therapeutic identity research.

Best Publications

  • Recommendations for increasing replicability in psychology.

    Jens B. Asendorpf;Mark Conner;Filip de Fruyt;Jan De Houwer

  • A Gentle Introduction to Bayesian Analysis: Applications to Developmental Research

    Rens van de Schoot;Rens van de Schoot;David Kaplan;Jaap J.A. Denissen;Jens B. Asendorpf

  • Carving personality description at its joints: Confirmation of three replicable personality prototypes for both children and adults

    Jens B. Asendorpf;Peter Borkenau;Fritz Ostendorf;Marcel A.G. Van Aken

  • The causal ordering of academic achievement and self-concept of ability during elementary school: A longitudinal study

    Andreas Helmke;Marcel A. G. van Aken

  • Emerging late adolescent friendship networks and Big Five personality traits: a social network approach.

    Maarten Selfhout;William Burk;Susan Branje;Jaap Denissen

  • Parenting and self-regulation in preschoolers: A meta-analysis

    Annemiek Karreman;Cathy van Tuijl;Marcel A. G. van Aken;Maja Deković

  • A meta-analysis on age differences in risky decision making: Adolescents versus children and adults.

    Ivy N. Defoe;Judith Semon Dubas;Bernd Figner;Marcel A. G. van Aken

  • The effects of weather on daily mood: A multilevel approach.

    Jaap J. A. Denissen;Ligaya Butalid;Lars Penke;Marcel A. G. van Aken

  • Personality–Relationship Transaction in Adolescence: Core Versus Surface Personality Characteristics

    Jens B. Asendorpf;Marcel A. G. Van Aken

  • Development and validation of a Dutch translation of the Big Five Inventory (BFI).

    Jaap J A Denissen;Rinie Geenen;Marcel A G van Aken;Samuel D Gosling

  • Perceived Relational Support in Adolescence: Dimensions, Configurations, and Adolescent Adjustment

    Ron H. J. Scholte;Cornelis F. M. van Lieshout;Marcel A. G. van Aken

  • Differences in sensitivity to parenting depending on child temperament: A meta-analysis.

    Meike Slagt;Judith Semon Dubas;Maja Deković;Marcel A. G. van Aken

  • Parenting, coparenting, and effortful control in preschoolers.

    Annemiek Karreman;Cathy van Tuijl;Marcel A. G. van Aken;Maja Deković

  • The reciprocal relationship between early adolescent attachment and internalizing and externalizing problem behaviour.

    Kirsten L. Buist;Maja Deković;Wim Meeus;Marcel A.G. van Aken

  • Developmental Patterns in Adolescent Attachment to Mother, Father, and Sibling.

    Kirsten L. Buist;Maja Deković;Wim Meeus;Marcel A. G. van Aken

  • Perceived support in sibling relationships and adolescent adjustment

    Susan J.T. Branje;Cornelis F.M. van Lieshout;Marcel A.G. van Aken;Gerbert J.T. Haselager

  • Inhibited and Aggressive Preschool Children at 23 Years of Age: Personality and Social Transitions into Adulthood

    Jens B. Asendorpf;Jaap J. A. Denissen;Marcel A. G. van Aken

  • Self-esteem reactions to social interactions: evidence for sociometer mechanisms across days, people, and nations.

    Jaap J. A. Denissen;Lars Penke;David P. Schmitt;Marcel A. G. van Aken

  • Self‐Regulation Underlies Temperament and Personality: An Integrative Developmental Framework

    Jaap J. A. Denissen;Marcel A. G. van Aken;Lars Penke;Dustin Wood

  • Validity of Big Five personality judgments in childhood: a 9 year longitudinal study

    Jens B. Asendorpf;Marcel A. G. Van Aken

  • Attachment in Adolescence: A Social Relations Model Analysis

    Kirsten L. Buist;Maja Deković;Wim H. Meeus;Marcel A.G. van Aken

Frequent Co-Authors

Judith Semon Dubas
Judith Semon Dubas Utrecht University
Jaap J. A. Denissen
Jaap J. A. Denissen Utrecht University
Maja Deković
Maja Deković Utrecht University
Jens B. Asendorpf
Jens B. Asendorpf Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Wim Meeus
Wim Meeus Utrecht University
Bram Orobio de Castro
Bram Orobio de Castro Utrecht University
Geertjan Overbeek
Geertjan Overbeek University of Amsterdam
Susan Branje
Susan Branje Utrecht University
Johan Ormel
Johan Ormel University Medical Center Groningen
Sander Thomaes
Sander Thomaes Utrecht University

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