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Paul A. Boelen

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Psychology

D-Index
68
Citations
19362
World Ranking
2461
National Ranking
134

Paul A. Boelen publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 361 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul A. Boelen 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 Paul A. Boelen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Paul A. Boelen is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and primarily works within the field of psychology. Their research focuses extensively on Clinical Psychology, with notable contributions in subfields such as Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science, and Social Psychology.

The main topics addressed in their publications include:

  • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Health disparities and outcomes

Paul A. Boelen has published numerous papers in a range of academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • European Journal of Psychotraumatology
  • Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Journal of Affective Disorders

Recent significant papers include:

  • "Validation of the new DSM-5-TR criteria for prolonged grief disorder and the PG-13-Revised (PG-13-R) scale," 2021, World Psychiatry
  • "The prevalence of prolonged grief disorder in bereaved individuals following unnatural losses: Systematic review and meta regression analysis," 2020, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "Prolonged grief disorder following the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic," 2020, Psychiatry Research
  • "Acute grief after deaths due to COVID-19, natural causes and unnatural causes: An empirical comparison," 2020, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "Valid measurement of DSM-5 persistent complex bereavement disorder and DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 prolonged grief disorder: The Traumatic Grief Inventory-Self Report Plus (TGI-SR+)," 2021, Comprehensive Psychiatry

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Paul A. Boelen's work, with frequent co-authors comprising:

  • Lonneke I. M. Lenferink
  • Maarten C. Eisma
  • Geert E. Smid
  • Jos de Keijser
  • Trudy Mooren

Best Publications

  • Prolonged Grief Disorder: Psychometric Validation of Criteria Proposed for DSM-V and ICD-11

    Holly G Prigerson;Holly G Prigerson;Mardi J. Horowitz;Selby C. Jacobs;Colin M. Parkes

  • A Cognitive-Behavioral Conceptualization of Complicated Grief.

    Paul A. Boelen;Marcel A. van den Hout;Jan van den Bout

  • Treatment of complicated grief: a comparison between cognitive-behavioral therapy and supportive counseling

    Paul A. Boelen;Jos de Keijser;Marcel A. van den Hout;Jan van den Bout

  • Prospective linkages between peer victimization and externalizing problems in children: A meta-analysis

    Albert Reijntjes;Jan H. Kamphuis;Peter Prinzie;Paul A. Boelen

  • Intolerance of uncertainty and social anxiety

    Paul A. Boelen;Albert Reijntjes

  • The influence of symptoms of prolonged grief disorder, depression, and anxiety on quality of life among bereaved adults: a prospective study.

    Paul A. Boelen;Holly G. Prigerson

  • Validation of the new DSM-5-TR criteria for prolonged grief disorder and the PG-13-Revised (PG-13-R) scale.

    Holly G Prigerson;Paul A Boelen;Jiehui Xu;Kirsten V Smith

  • The prevalence and characteristics of complicated grief in older adults.

    Rachel S Newson;Paul A Boelen;Karin Hek;Albert Hofman

  • The prevalence of Prolonged Grief Disorder in bereaved individuals following unnatural losses: Systematic review and meta regression analysis

    A.A.A. Manik J. Djelantik;Geert E. Smid;Anna Mroz;Rolf J. Kleber

  • “Prolonged grief disorder” and “persistent complex bereavement disorder”, but not “complicated grief”, are one and the same diagnostic entity: an analysis of data from the Yale Bereavement Study

    Paul K. Maciejewski;Andreas Maercker;Paul A. Boelen;Holly G. Prigerson

  • Complicated Grief, Depression, and Anxiety as Distinct Postloss Syndromes: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis Study

    Paul A. Boelen;Jan van den Bout

  • Prolonged grief disorder following the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

    Maarten C. Eisma;Paul A. Boelen;Lonneke I.M. Lenferink

  • Traumatic Grief as a Disorder Distinct From Bereavement-Related Depression and Anxiety: A Replication Study With Bereaved Mental Health Care Patients

    Paul A. Boelen;Jan van den Bout;Jos de Keijser

  • Prolonged Grief Disorder, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder are distinguishable syndromes.

    Paul A. Boelen;Rens van de Schoot;Marcel A. van den Hout;Jos de Keijser

  • Reliability and validity of the Dutch version of the inventory of traumatic grief (ITG).

    Paul A Boelen;Jan Van Den Bout;Jos De Keijser;Herbert Hoijtink

  • Acute grief after deaths due to COVID-19, natural causes and unnatural causes: An empirical comparison.

    Maarten C. Eisma;Aerjen Tamminga;Geert E. Smid;Paul A. Boelen

  • The Underlying Structure of Grief: A Taxometric Investigation of Prolonged and Normal Reactions to Loss

    Jason M. Holland;Robert A. Neimeyer;Paul A. Boelen;Holly G. Prigerson;Holly G. Prigerson

  • Negative cognitions and avoidance in emotional problems after bereavement: a prospective study.

    Paul A. Boelen;Jan van den Bout;Marcel A. van den Hout

  • Internet-Based Exposure and Behavioral Activation for Complicated Grief and Rumination: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

    Maarten C. Eisma;Paul A. Boelen;Jan van den Bout;Wolfgang Stroebe;Wolfgang Stroebe

  • Avoidance processes mediate the relationship between rumination and symptoms of complicated grief and depression following loss.

    Maarten C. Eisma;Margaret S. Stroebe;Henk A. W. Schut;Wolfgang Stroebe

  • Complicated grief and uncomplicated grief are distinguishable constructs.

    Paul A. Boelen;Jan van den Bout

Frequent Co-Authors

Geert E. Smid
Geert E. Smid University of Humanistic Studies
Jan van den Bout
Jan van den Bout Utrecht University
Maarten C. Eisma
Maarten C. Eisma University of Groningen
Henk Schut
Henk Schut Utrecht University
Rolf J. Kleber
Rolf J. Kleber Utrecht University
Margaret Stroebe
Margaret Stroebe Utrecht University
Marcel A. van den Hout
Marcel A. van den Hout Utrecht University
Wolfgang Stroebe
Wolfgang Stroebe University of Groningen
Albert Reijntjes
Albert Reijntjes Utrecht University
Ineke Wessel
Ineke Wessel University of Groningen

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