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Onno van der Hart

Onno van der Hart

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Psychology

D-Index
53
Citations
12414
World Ranking
4770
National Ranking
227

Onno van der Hart 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 Onno van der Hart sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 237 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Onno van der Hart 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 Onno van der Hart sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Onno van der Hart is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and specializes primarily in the fields of Psychology and Medicine. Their research concentrates on Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Cognitive Neuroscience, with additional work intersecting History and Health.

Their scholarly output includes numerous publications focusing on psychosomatic disorders, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy techniques, and pain management, among other related topics. The main topics addressed in their research are:

  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
  • Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Pain Management and Placebo Effect
  • Medical History and Research
  • Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health

Onno van der Hart has contributed to various publication venues, with a significant number of articles appearing in the European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation. Other venues include PSICOTERAPIA E SCIENZE UMANE, Journal de l hypnose et de la santé intégrative, and PubMed. The venues where their work is most frequently published are:

  • European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
  • PSICOTERAPIA E SCIENZE UMANE
  • Journal de l hypnose et de la santé intégrative
  • PubMed

They have also contributed to book publications, notably with Carrefour des psychothérapies publishing their work titled Pierre Janet: trauma et dissociation in 2021.

Recent papers by Onno van der Hart include:

  • "Trauma-related dissociation: An analysis of two conflicting models" (2021, European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation)
  • "Return to understanding dissociative symptoms as manifestations of a division of the personality: A rejoinder" (2022, European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation)
  • "Amnesia and hypermnesia as a paradigm of non-realization in trauma-related dissociation: Pierre Janet's case of Irène" (2023, European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation)
  • "The value of hypnosis in the resolution of dissociation: Clinical lessons from World War I on the integration of traumatic memories" (2020, European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation)

Their frequent collaborators include Francesca Ortu, Barbara Friedman, Giuseppe Craparo, Igor J. Pietkiewicz, and Urszula Kłosińska.

Best Publications

  • The intrusive past: The flexibility of memory and the engraving of trauma.

    Bessel A. van der Kolk;Onno van der Hart

  • The development and psychometric characteristics of the Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire (SDQ-20).

    E. R. S. Nijenhuis;P. Spinhoven;R. Van Dyck;O. Van Dee Hart

  • The Haunted Self: Structural Dissociation and the Treatment of Chronic Traumatization

    Onno van der Hart;Ellert R. S. Nijenhuis;Kathy Steele

  • Posttraumatic stress following childbirth: a review.

    Eelco Olde;Onno van der Hart;Rolf Kleber;Rolf Kleber;Maarten van Son

  • The psychometric characteristics of the traumatic experiences checklist (TEC): first findings among psychiatric outpatients

    Ellert R. S. Nijenhuis;Onno Van der Hart;Karlien Kruger

  • Treatment of complex posttraumatic self‐dysregulation

    Julian D. Ford;Christine A. Courtois;Kathy Steele;Onno van der Hart

  • Dissociation in Trauma: A New Definition and Comparison with Previous Formulations

    Ellert R. S. Nijenhuis;Onno van der Hart

  • Degree of somatoform and psychological dissociation in dissociative disorder is correlated with reported trauma.

    Ellert R. S. Nijenhuis;Philip Spinhoven;Richard van Dyck;Onno van der Hart

  • Trauma‐related dissociation: conceptual clarity lost and found

    Onno Van Der Hart;Ellert Nijenhuis;Kathy Steele;Daniel Brown

  • Guidelines for treating dissociative identity disorder in adults, third revision

    Jim Chu;Paul Dell;Onno van der Hart;Etzel Cardeña

  • A General Approach to Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

    Bessel A. van der Kolk;Alexander C. McFarlane;Onno van der Hart

  • Dissociation and information processing in posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Bessel A. van der Kolk;Onno van der Hart;Charles R. Marmar

  • Dissociation: An insufficiently recognized major feature of complex posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Onno van der Hart;Ellert R.S. Nijenhuis;Kathy Steele

  • Relations among peritraumatic dissociation and posttraumatic stress: a meta-analysis.

    Gerty Lensvelt-Mulders;Onno van der Hart;Jacobien M. van Ochten;Maarten J.M. van Son

  • The dissociation theory of Pierre Janet

    Onno van der Hart;Rutger Horst

  • The development of the somatoform dissociation questionnaire (SDQ-5) as a screening instrument for dissociative disorders

    E. R. S. Nijenhuis;Ph. Spinhoven;R. van Dyck;O. van der Hart

  • Should conversion disorder be reclassified as a dissociative disorder in DSM-V?

    Richard J. Brown;Etzel Cardeña;Ellert Nijenhuis;Vedat Sar

  • Pierre Janet’s Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress

    Onno van der Hart;Paul Brown;Bessel A. van der Kolk

  • Phase-Oriented Treatment of Structural Dissociation in Complex Traumatization: Overcoming Trauma-Related Phobias

    Kathy Steele;Onno van der Hart;Ellert R. S. Nijenhuis

  • Psychometric characteristics of the somatoform dissociation questionnaire: a replication study

    Ers Nijenhuis;P Spinhoven;R van Dyck;O van der Hart

  • Peritraumatic dissociation and emotions as predictors of PTSD symptoms following childbirth.

    Eelco Olde;Onno Van Der Hart;Rolf J. Kleber;Maarten J. M. Van Son

  • Trauma-related structural dissociation of the personality

    Ellert Nijenhuis;Onno van der Hart;Kathy Steele

  • Somatoform dissociative symptoms as related to animal defensive reactions to predatory imminence and injury

    Ellert R. S. Nijenhuis;Philip Spinhoven;Johan Vanderlinden;Richard van Dyck

Frequent Co-Authors

Rolf J. Kleber
Rolf J. Kleber Utrecht University
Bessel A. van der Kolk
Bessel A. van der Kolk Boston University
Julian D. Ford
Julian D. Ford University of Connecticut
Martin J. Dorahy
Martin J. Dorahy University of Canterbury
Philip Spinhoven
Philip Spinhoven Leiden University
Richard van Dyck
Richard van Dyck VU University Medical Center
Madelon L. Peters
Madelon L. Peters Maastricht University
Albert Postma
Albert Postma Utrecht University
Peter G. M. van der Heijden
Peter G. M. van der Heijden University of Southampton

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