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Martial Van der Linden

Martial Van der Linden

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Psychology
Switzerland
2026

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Psychology

D-Index
105
Citations
37903
World Ranking
498
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Psychology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Psychology in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Martial Van der Linden is affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of medicine and psychology. Their work spans several specialized subfields including psychiatry and mental health, cognitive neuroscience, clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, and philosophy.

Their research topics primarily focus on:

  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Psychosomatic disorders and their treatments
  • Mental health and psychiatry
  • Hallucinations in medical conditions
  • Anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, and cognitive processes
  • Mental health research topics
  • Dementia and cognitive impairment research

Frequently publishing in prominent venues, Martial Van der Linden has a strong presence in:

  • Schizophrenia Bulletin
  • Psychiatry Research
  • Comprehensive Psychiatry
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • Acta Neuropsychiatrica

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Hallucinations Under Psychedelics and in the Schizophrenia Spectrum: An Interdisciplinary and Multiscale Comparison" (2020, Schizophrenia Bulletin)
  • "A Review of Multimodal Hallucinations: Categorization, Assessment, Theoretical Perspectives, and Clinical Recommendations" (2020, Schizophrenia Bulletin)
  • "Sensory and Quasi-Sensory Experiences of the Deceased in Bereavement: An Interdisciplinary and Integrative Review" (2020, Schizophrenia Bulletin)
  • "Hallucinations in Older Adults: A Practical Review" (2020, Schizophrenia Bulletin)
  • "Correlates of Hallucinatory Experiences in the General Population: An International Multisite Replication Study" (2021, Psychological Science)

The scientist's network includes frequent collaborations with several co-authors, notably:

  • Mohamad El Haj
  • Christine Mohn
  • Clara Della Libera
  • Josef J. Bless
  • Julien Laloyaux

Best Publications

  • Phenomenal characteristics associated with projecting oneself back into the past and forward into the future: Influence of valence and temporal distance

    Arnaud D'Argembeau;Martial Van der Linden

  • Experience-dependent changes in cerebral activation during human REM sleep

    Pierre Maquet;Pierre Maquet;Steven Laureys;Philippe Peigneux;Sonia Fuchs

  • Brain imaging of the central executive component of working memory

    Fabienne Collette;Martial Van der Linden;Martial Van der Linden

  • The Role of Impulsivity in Actual and Problematic Use of the Mobile Phone

    Joël Billieux;Martial Van Der Linden;Lucien Rochat

  • Self-referential reflective activity and its relationship with rest: a PET study.

    Arnaud D'Argembeau;Fabienne Collette;Martial Van der Linden;Martial Van der Linden;Steven Laureys

  • Individual differences in the phenomenology of mental time travel: The effect of vivid visual imagery and emotion regulation strategies.

    Arnaud D’Argembeau;Martial Van der Linden;Martial Van der Linden

  • Exploring the unity and diversity of the neural substrates of executive functioning.

    Fabienne Collette;Martial Van der Linden;Steven Laureys;Guy Delfiore

  • Mind-wandering: phenomenology and function as assessed with a novel experience sampling method.

    David Stawarczyk;Steve Majerus;Michalina Maj;Martial Van der Linden;Martial Van der Linden

  • Decision-making and impulse control after frontal lobe injuries.

    Antoine Bechara;Martial Van Der Linden

  • Frequency, characteristics and functions of future‐oriented thoughts in daily life

    Arnaud D'Argembeau;Olivier Renaud;Martial Van der Linden;Martial Van der Linden

  • Why do you play World of Warcraft? An in-depth exploration of self-reported motivations to play online and in-game behaviours in the virtual world of Azeroth

    JoëL Billieux;Martial Van Der Linden;Sophia Achab;Yasser Khazaal

  • French validation of the internet addiction test.

    Yasser Khazaal;Joël Billieux;Gabriel Thorens;Riaz Khan

  • Validation of a short French version of the UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale.

    Joël Billieux;Joël Billieux;Lucien Rochat;Grazia Ceschi;Arnaud Carré

  • Remembering the past and imagining the future in schizophrenia

    Arnaud D'Argembeau;Stéphane Raffard;Martial Van der Linden

  • Phenomenal characteristics of autobiographical memories for positive, negative, and neutral events

    Arnaud D'Argembeau;Christine Comblain;Martial Van der Linden;Martial Van der Linden

  • The role of urgency and its underlying psychological mechanisms in problematic behaviours

    Joël Billieux;Lucien Rochat;Martial Van der Linden

  • Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ): Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Psychometric Properties of the French Translation

    Françoise Jermann;Martial Van der Linden;Mathieu d'Acremont;Ariane Zermatten

  • Are all facets of impulsivity related to self-reported compulsive buying behavior?

    Joël Billieux;Lucien Rochat;Marie My Lien Rebetez;Martial Van der Linden

  • Flashbulb memories and the underlying mechanisms of their formation: Toward an emotional-integrative model

    Catrin Finkenauer;Olivier Luminet;Lydia Gisle;Abdessadek el-Ahmadi

  • Phenomenal characteristics of autobiographical memories for emotional and neutral events in older and younger adults.

    Christine Comblain;Arnaud D'Argembeau;Martial Van der Linden

  • Depression relapse prophylaxis with Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy: replication and extension in the Swiss health care system.

    Guido Bondolfi;Françoise Jermann;Martial Van der Linden;Marianne Gex-Fabry

Frequent Co-Authors

Fabienne Collette
Fabienne Collette University of Liège
Joël Billieux
Joël Billieux University of Lausanne
Arnaud D'Argembeau
Arnaud D'Argembeau University of Liège
Steve Majerus
Steve Majerus University of Liège
Frank Larøi
Frank Larøi University of Oslo
Philippe Peigneux
Philippe Peigneux Université Libre de Bruxelles
Christine Bastin
Christine Bastin University of Liège
Martin Debbané
Martin Debbané University of Geneva
Xavier Noël
Xavier Noël Université Libre de Bruxelles
Paul Verbanck
Paul Verbanck Université Libre de Bruxelles

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