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Monique A. M. Smeets

Monique A. M. Smeets

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Psychology

D-Index
36
Citations
4189
World Ranking
9633
National Ranking
422

Overview

Monique A. M. Smeets is a researcher affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their work primarily intersects the fields of neuroscience and engineering, with significant contributions in sensory systems and biomedical engineering. Their research agenda emphasizes understanding olfactory and sensory function, along with advanced chemical sensor technologies.

The scientist has a robust publication record featuring work in various specialized subfields and topics. Their main fields of study include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Engineering

Within these fields, the subfields they focus on are:

  • Sensory Systems
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Food Science
  • Clinical Psychology

The scholar's research topics encompass:

  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods
  • Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Multisensory perception and integration

Monique A. M. Smeets has contributed to numerous scientific articles, published in journals such as Chemical Senses, Metabolites, Appetite, Perspectives on Psychological Science, and PLoS Genetics. Some of their recent notable papers include:

  • "Relationship Between Odor Intensity Estimates and COVID-19 Prevalence Prediction in a Swedish Population," 2020, Chemical Senses
  • "Chemical Fingerprints of Emotional Body Odor," 2020, Metabolites
  • "Situating desire: Situational cues affect desire for food through eating simulations," 2021, Appetite
  • "Past, Present, and Future of Human Chemical Communication Research," 2023, Perspectives on Psychological Science
  • "From musk to body odor: Decoding olfaction through genetic variation," 2022, PLoS Genetics

Their publications have appeared most frequently in the following venues:

  • Chemical Senses
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Physiology & Behavior
  • International Journal of Cosmetic Science
  • Perspectives on Psychological Science

Monique A. M. Smeets collaborates regularly with several researchers in their domain. Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Camille Ferdenzi
  • Moustafa Bensafi
  • Thomas Hummel
  • Behzad Iravani
  • Artin Arshamian

Best Publications

  • Chemosignals Communicate Human Emotions

    Jasper H. B. de Groot;Monique A. M. Smeets;Annemarie Kaldewaij;Maarten J. A. Duijndam

  • Latent structure of Eating disorder symptoms: A factor analytic and taxometric investigation

    Donald A. Williamson;Leslie G. Womble;Monique A.M. Smeets;Richard G. Netemeyer

  • Tactile body image disturbance in anorexia nervosa

    Anouk Keizer;Monique Aldegonda Maria Smeets;Hendrik Christiaan Dijkerman;Marcel van den Hout

  • Too fat to fit through the door: first evidence for disturbed body-scaled action in anorexia nervosa during locomotion.

    Anouk Keizer;Monique A. M. Smeets;H. Chris Dijkerman;H. Chris Dijkerman;Siarhei A. Uzunbajakau

  • Taxing working memory reduces vividness and emotional intensity of images about the Queen's Day tragedy.

    Iris M. Engelhard;Marcel A. van den Hout;Monique A.M. Smeets

  • A Sniff of Happiness

    Jasper H. B. de Groot;Monique A. M. Smeets;Matt J. Rowson;Patricia J. Bulsing

  • Counting during recall: taxing of working memory and reduced vividness and emotionality of negative memories

    Marcel A. van den Hout;Iris M. Engelhard;Monique A. M. Smeets;Hellen Hornsveld

  • Sense of smell disorder and health-related quality of life.

    Monique A. M. Smeets;Maria G. Veldhuizen;Sara Galle;Juul Gouweloos

  • Does the experience of ownership over a rubber hand change body size perception in anorexia nervosa patients

    Anouk Keizer;Monique A.M. Smeets;Albert Postma;Albert Postma;Annemarie van Elburg

  • Smelly primes - when olfactory primes do or do not work.

    Monique A Smeets;Garmt Bernard Dijksterhuis

  • Aberrant somatosensory perception in Anorexia Nervosa

    Anouk Keizer;Monique Aldegonda Maria Smeets;Hendrik Christiaan Dijkerman;Annemarie van Elburg

  • The Odor Awareness Scale: A New Scale for Measuring Positive and Negative Odor Awareness

    Monique A.M. Smeets;Hendrik N.J. Schifferstein;Sarai R. Boelema;Gerty Lensvelt-Mulders

  • The Rise and Fall of Body Size Estimation Research in Anorexia Nervosa: a Review and Reconceptualization

    Monique A. M. Smeets

  • Body size perception in anorexia nervosa: a signal detection approach.

    Monique A.M Smeets;J.David Ingleby;Hans W Hoek;Geert E.M Panhuysen

  • The influence of methodological differences on the outcome of body size estimation studies in anorexia nervosa

    Monique A. M. Smeets;Filip Smit;Geert E. M. Panhuysen;J. David Ingleby

  • On the Communicative Function of Body Odors.

    Jasper H. B. de Groot;Gün R. Semin;Monique A. M. Smeets

  • I can see, hear, and smell your fear: comparing olfactory and audiovisual media in fear communication.

    Jasper H B De Groot;Gün R. Semin;Monique A M Smeets

  • Hemispheric differences in body image in anorexia nervosa

    Monique A.M. Smeets;Stephen M. Kosslyn

  • Uncertainty about perception and dissociation after compulsive-like staring: Time course of effects

    Marcel A. van den Hout;Iris M. Engelhard;Monique Smeets;Eliane C.P. Dek

  • Human Fear Chemosignaling: Evidence from a Meta-Analysis

    Jasper H B de Groot;Monique A M Smeets

  • Evaluating the human response to chemicals: odor, irritation and non-sensory factors.

    Monique A.M. Smeets;Pamela H. Dalton

Frequent Co-Authors

Gün R. Semin
Gün R. Semin ISPA - University Institute of Psychological, Social and Life Sciences
Albert Postma
Albert Postma Utrecht University
Marcel A. van den Hout
Marcel A. van den Hout Utrecht University
H. Chris Dijkerman
H. Chris Dijkerman Utrecht University
Iris M. Engelhard
Iris M. Engelhard Utrecht University
Hendrik N.J. Schifferstein
Hendrik N.J. Schifferstein Delft University of Technology
Donald A. Williamson
Donald A. Williamson Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Henk Aarts
Henk Aarts Utrecht University
Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg
Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg ISPA - University Institute of Psychological, Social and Life Sciences
Harro J. Bouwmeester
Harro J. Bouwmeester University of Amsterdam

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