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Pascal Sienaert

Pascal Sienaert

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 46 3605 3321 39 38 280 9599

Pascal Sienaert publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Pascal Sienaert between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Pascal Sienaert published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 11 papers a year. Output peaked at 39 publications in 2015. 20 of the 329 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 39. Peak 39 publications in 2015. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 3 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 39 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 24 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 27 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 31 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 9 publications
1996 2025

329 publications in total across all disciplines

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Pascal Sienaert: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 1
1998 3
1999 1
2000 3
2001 1
2002 2
2003 2
2004 4
2005 4
2006 8
2007 5
2008 6
2009 12
2010 2
2011 6
2012 6
2013 22
2014 12
2015 39
2016 23
2017 24
2018 14
2019 27
2020 17
2021 31
2022 18
2023 15
2024 11
2025 9
Total 329
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Pascal Sienaert publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pascal Sienaert sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 274–283 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 280 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138 280
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Pascal Sienaert D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pascal Sienaert sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 46 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228 46
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Pascal Sienaert is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has concentrated their research primarily within the field of Medicine, especially focusing on Psychiatry and Mental Health. Their scholarly activity includes 173 publications in medicine, with significant contributions to subfields such as Psychiatry and Mental Health (96 publications), Pharmacology (45), Clinical Psychology (22), Cognitive Neuroscience (17), and Neurology (16).

The main topics of their research work encompass Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies, constituting the majority with 136 publications, and the Treatment of Major Depression, covered in 90 papers. Additional areas of focus include Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (42), Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies (30), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (30), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (20), and broader Mental Health Research Topics (14).

Recent papers by Pascal Sienaert highlight several aspects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and related psychiatric treatments. Notable works include:

  • Electroconvulsive Therapy During COVID-19-Times: Our Patients Cannot Wait, 2020, American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Electroconvulsive therapy for depression: 80 years of progress, 2021, The British Journal of Psychiatry
  • Structural changes induced by electroconvulsive therapy are associated with clinical outcome, 2020, Brain Stimulation
  • Inflammation, Hippocampal Volume, and Therapeutic Outcome following Electroconvulsive Therapy in Depressive Patients: A Pilot Study, 2020, Neuropsychobiology
  • Does lithium prevent relapse following successful electroconvulsive therapy for major depression? A systematic review and meta-analysis, 2021, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Sienaert frequently collaborates with a network of co-authors, including Filip Bouckaert (38 joint publications), Annemiek Dols (30), Jasmien Obbels (30), Kristof Vansteelandt (27), and Didi Rhebergen (21). These partnerships support interdisciplinary and collaborative work in their research area.

The researcher's articles have been published in several recurrent venues, showing consistent engagement with key psychiatric and neurological journals. These include:

  • Journal of Ect (12 publications)
  • Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica (11)
  • Brain Stimulation (7)
  • American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (6)
  • Journal of Affective Disorders (6)

Pascal Sienaert's research output reflects a focus on clinical applications and mechanisms of brain stimulation therapies, with a particular emphasis on electroconvulsive therapy and its implications for mood disorders. This body of work adds to a growing understanding of treatment modalities for depression and related psychiatric conditions.

Best Publications

  • Metabolic Syndrome and Metabolic Abnormalities in Bipolar Disorder: A Meta-Analysis of Prevalence Rates and Moderators

    Davy Vancampfort;Kristof Vansteelandt;Christoph U. Correll;Alex J. Mitchell

  • Reduced Reward Learning predicts outcome in Major Depressive Disorder

    Elske Vrieze;Diego A. Pizzagalli;Koen Demyttenaere;Titia Hompes

  • Intravenous Esketamine in Adult Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Double-Blind, Double-Randomization, Placebo-Controlled Study.

    Jaskaran B. Singh;Maggie Fedgchin;Ella Daly;Liwen Xi

  • Metabolic syndrome and metabolic abnormalities in patients with major depressive disorder: a meta-analysis of prevalences and moderating variables

    D. Vancampfort;C. U. Correll;M. Wampers;P. Sienaert

  • A Clinical Review of the Treatment of Catatonia

    Pascal Sienaert;Dirk M. Dhossche;Davy Vancampfort;Marc De Hert

  • Measuring catatonia: a systematic review of rating scales.

    Pascal Sienaert;Jonas Rooseleer;Jürgen De Fruyt

  • ECT: its brain enabling effects: a review of electroconvulsive therapy-induced structural brain plasticity.

    Filip Bouckaert;Pascal Sienaert;Jasmien Obbels;Annemieke Dols

  • When to consider electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

    Charles H. Kellner;Jasmien Obbels;Pascal Sienaert

  • Volume of the human Hippocampus and clinical response following Electroconvulsive Therapy

    Leif Oltedal;Katherine L. Narr;Christopher Abbott;Amit Anand

  • TYPE 2 DIABETES IN PATIENTS WITH MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER: A META‐ANALYSIS OF PREVALENCE ESTIMATES AND PREDICTORS

    Davy Vancampfort;Alex J. Mitchell;Marc De Hert Ph.D.;Pascal Sienaert Ph.D.

  • A review of physical activity correlates in patients with bipolar disorder.

    Davy Vancampfort;Christoph U. Correll;Michel Probst;Pascal Sienaert

  • Dimensions in major depressive disorder and their relevance for treatment outcome.

    Elske Vrieze;Koen Demyttenaere;Ronny Bruffaerts;Dirk Hermans

  • Sexual dysfunction: The unspoken side effect of antipsychotics.

    J Peuskens;P Sienaert;M De Hert

  • Grey matter volume increase following electroconvulsive therapy in patients with late life depression: a longitudinal MRI study.

    Filip Bouckaert;François-Laurent De Winter;Louise Emsell;Annemieke Dols

  • Randomized comparison of ultra-brief bifrontal and unilateral electroconvulsive therapy for major depression: cognitive side-effects.

    Pascal Sienaert;Kristof Vansteelandt;Koen Demyttenaere;Joseph Peuskens

  • Evidence‐based treatment strategies for treatment‐resistant bipolar depression: a systematic review

    Pascal Sienaert;Lore Lambrichts;Annemiek Dols;Jürgen De Fruyt

  • Speed of remission in elderly patients with depression: electroconvulsive therapy v. medication

    Harm Pieter Spaans;Pascal Sienaert;Filip Bouckaert;Julia F. Van Den Berg

  • What are the factors that influence physical activity participation in individuals with depression? A review of physical activity correlates from 59 studies.

    Davy Vancampfort;Brendon Stubbs;Pascal Sienaert;Sabine Wyckaert

  • Prevalence and predictors of type 2 diabetes mellitus in people with bipolar disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Davy Vancampfort;Alex J Mitchell;Marc De Hert;Pascal Sienaert

  • Second generation antipsychotics in the treatment of bipolar depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Jürgen De Fruyt;Ellen Deschepper;Kurt Audenaert;Eric Louis Constant

  • Exercise for the Treatment of Depression

    Jan Knapen;Davy Vancampfort;B Schoubs;Michel Probst

Frequent Co-Authors

Max L. Stek
Max L. Stek Leiden University Medical Center
Marc De Hert
Marc De Hert KU Leuven
Brendon Stubbs
Brendon Stubbs Medical University of Vienna
Hannie C. Comijs
Hannie C. Comijs VU University Medical Center
Indira Tendolkar
Indira Tendolkar Radboud University
Udo Dannlowski
Udo Dannlowski University of Münster

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