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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 44 6980 6509 309 297 178 7756

Nele Jacobs publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nele Jacobs between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nele Jacobs published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 8.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2023. 25 of the 216 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2023. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 4 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 22 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 12 publications
2001 2025

216 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nele Jacobs: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 4
2003 3
2004 2
2005 2
2006 3
2007 10
2008 10
2009 5
2010 6
2011 9
2012 5
2013 11
2014 10
2015 3
2016 9
2017 11
2018 17
2019 8
2020 16
2021 10
2022 14
2023 22
2024 13
2025 12
Total 216
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Nele Jacobs 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 Nele Jacobs sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 171–180 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 178 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450 178
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Nele Jacobs 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 Nele Jacobs sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 44–45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558 44
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Overview

Nele Jacobs is affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the field of psychology, with a focus on mental health and emotional well-being.

Their research spans key topics such as:

  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

Jacobs's work is situated primarily within psychology, supported by an extensive number of publications across several subfields, including:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Applied Psychology
  • Health

Frequent co-authors contributing to their research include:

  • Evert Thiery
  • Cathérine Derom
  • Ruud van Winkel
  • Marc D. Binder
  • Bart P. F. Rutten

Jacobs has published numerous papers in respected venues such as:

  • Journal of Happiness Studies
  • Psychologica Belgica
  • BMC Psychology
  • International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology
  • BMC Medicine

Notable recent papers include:

  • "The Pet-Effect in Daily Life: An Experience Sampling Study on Emotional Wellbeing in Pet Owners" (2020), Anthrozoös
  • "Measuring resilience prospectively as the speed of affect recovery in daily life: a complex systems perspective on mental health" (2020), BMC Medicine
  • "Early warning signals in psychopathology: what do they tell?" (2020), BMC Medicine
  • "Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Well-Being Across Age: A Cross-Sectional General Population Study among 1709 Dutch Speaking Adults" (2022), Journal of Happiness Studies
  • "Polygenic liability for schizophrenia and childhood adversity influences daily-life emotion dysregulation and psychosis proneness" (2020), Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Jacobs also has forthcoming book contributions, including:

  • "Strategic Orientations and Innovativeness of Multinational Corporations" (2025), published by Handel und internationales Marketing

Best Publications

  • Critical slowing down as early warning for the onset and termination of depression.

    Ingrid A. van de Leemput;Marieke Wichers;Angélique O. J. Cramer;Denny Borsboom

  • Gratitude and health: An updated review

    Lilian Jans-Beken;Nele Jacobs;Mayke Janssens;Sanne Peeters

  • Stress-Related Negative Affectivity and Genetically Altered Serotonin Transporter Function: Evidence of Synergism in Shaping Risk of Depression

    Nele Jacobs;Gunter Kenis;Frenk Peeters;Catherine Derom

  • The experience sampling method as an mHealth tool to support self-monitoring, self-insight, and personalized health care in clinical practice

    Jim van Os;Simone Verhagen;Anne Marsman;Frenk Peeters

  • A momentary assessment study of the relationship between affective and adrenocortical stress responses in daily life.

    N Jacobs;Inez Myin-Germeys;Cathérine Derom;P Delespaul

  • A Time-Lagged Momentary Assessment Study on Daily Life Physical Activity and Affect

    Marieke Wichers;Frenk P. M. L. Peeters;Bart P. F. Rutten;Nele Jacobs

  • Unveiling patterns of affective responses in daily life may improve outcome prediction in depression: A momentary assessment study

    M Wichers;F Peeters;N Geschwind;N Jacobs;N Jacobs

  • Genetic risk of depression and stress-induced negative affect in daily life

    Marieke Wichers;Inez Myin-Germeys;Nele Jacobs;Frenk Peeters

  • Evidence that moment-to-moment variation in positive emotions buffer genetic risk for depression: a momentary assessment twin study.

    Marieke c. Wichers;Inez Myin‐Germeys;Nele Jacobs;Frenk Peeters

  • Electronic monitoring of salivary cortisol sampling compliance in daily life.

    N Jacobs;NA Nicolson;Cathérine Derom;P Delespaul

  • Transition from stress sensitivity to a depressive state: longitudinal twin study

    Marieke Wichers;Nicole Geschwind;Nele Jacobs;Nele Jacobs;Gunter Kenis

  • The BDNF Val66Met × 5-HTTLPR × child adversity interaction and depressive symptoms: An attempt at replication

    Marieke Wichers;Gunter Kenis;Nele Jacobs;Nele Jacobs;Ron Mengelers

  • Time-Lagged Moment-to-Moment Interplay Between Negative Affect and Paranoia: New Insights in the Affective Pathway to Psychosis

    Ingrid Kramer;Claudia J. P. Simons;Johanna T. W. Wigman;Dina Collip

  • Meeting risk with resilience: high daily life reward experience preserves mental health

    N Geschwind;F Peeters;N Jacobs;N Jacobs;P Delespaul

  • Mechanisms of gene–environment interactions in depression: evidence that genes potentiate multiple sources of adversity

    M Wichers;D Schrijvers;N Geschwind;N Jacobs

  • Unraveling the Role of Loneliness in Depression: The Relationship Between Daily Life Experience and Behavior

    Mark van Winkel;Marieke Wichers;Dina Collip;Nele Jacobs;Nele Jacobs

  • Day-to-day associations between subjective sleep and affect in regard to future depression in a female population-based sample

    Jessica A. de Wild-Hartmann;Marieke Wichers;Alex L. van Bemmel;Catherine Derom

  • From Epidemiology to Daily Life: Linking Daily Life Stress Reactivity to Persistence of Psychotic Experiences in a Longitudinal General Population Study

    Dina Collip;Johanna T. W. Wigman;Inez Myin-Germeys;Nele Jacobs;Nele Jacobs

  • Psychiatric Diagnosis Revisited: Towards a System of Staging and Profiling Combining Nomothetic and Idiographic Parameters of Momentary Mental States

    Johanna T. W. Wigman;Jim van Os;Jim van Os;Evert Thiery;Catherine Derom

  • Testing an integrated model of the theory of planned behaviour and self-determination theory for different energy balance-related behaviours and intervention intensities.

    Nele Jacobs;Martin S. Hagger;Sandra Streukens;Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij

  • FKBP5 as a possible moderator of the psychosis-inducing effects of childhood trauma

    Dina Collip;Inez Myin-Germeys;Marieke Wichers;Nele Jacobs

Frequent Co-Authors

Jim van Os
Jim van Os University Medical Center Utrecht
Catherine Derom
Catherine Derom Ghent University
Evert Thiery
Evert Thiery Ghent University Hospital
Marieke Wichers
Marieke Wichers Maastricht University
Bart P. F. Rutten
Bart P. F. Rutten Maastricht University Medical Centre
Gunter Kenis
Gunter Kenis Maastricht University
Frenk Peeters
Frenk Peeters Maastricht University
Marc De Hert
Marc De Hert KU Leuven

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