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Ralf Krampe

Ralf Krampe

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
33
Citations
19959
World Ranking
10320
National Ranking
147

Ralf Krampe 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 Ralf Krampe sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 106 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ralf Krampe 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 Ralf Krampe sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ralf Krampe is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and their research spans multiple domains within health professions and neuroscience. They have contributed to 13 publications in both Health Professions and Neuroscience, with additional work in Medicine.

Their primary fields of study include:

  • Health Professions
  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine

More specialized subfields of study encompass cognitive neuroscience, physical therapy, sports therapy and rehabilitation, speech and hearing, psychiatry and mental health, as well as developmental and educational psychology.

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
  • Speech and Hearing
  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology

The main topics addressed in Krampe's research focus on balance, gait, and falls prevention, hearing loss and rehabilitation, noise effects and management, cerebral palsy and movement disorders, motor control and adaptation, neuroscience and music perception, and advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications.

  • Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
  • Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Neuroscience and Music Perception
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications

Ralf Krampe has published scientific papers in a variety of venues, including:

  • Scientific Reports
  • PLoS ONE
  • Ear and Hearing
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Trends in Hearing

Recent publications by Krampe include:

  • "Lifespan changes in postural control" (2023), published in Scientific Reports
  • "Reliability of center of pressure excursion as a measure of postural control in bipedal stance of individuals with intellectual disability: A pilot study" (2020), published in PLoS ONE
  • "Cognitive-motor multitasking in athletes with and without intellectual impairment" (2021), published in Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
  • "Scoping review of dual-task interference in individuals with intellectual disability" (2023), published in Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Coupling of sensorimotor and cognitive functions in middle- and late adulthood" (2022), published in Frontiers in Neuroscience

Krampe has frequently collaborated with several coauthors, including:

  • Nathan Van Humbeeck
  • Mira Van Wilderode
  • Astrid Van Wieringen
  • Roi Charles Pineda
  • Yves Vanlandewijck

Best Publications

  • The role of deliberate practice in the acquisition of expert performance.

    K. Anders Ericsson;Ralf T. Krampe;Clemens Tesch-Römer

  • Maintaining excellence: deliberate practice and elite performance in young and older pianists

    Ralf-Thomas Krampe;Anders K. Ericsson

  • The role of deliberate practice in chess expertise

    Neil Charness;Michael Tuffiash;Ralf Th. Krampe;Eyal Reingold

  • The role of practice and coaching in entrepreneurial skill domains: An international comparison of life-span chess skill acquisition.

    Neil Charness;Ralf Krampe;Ulrich Mayr

  • Age-related differences in attentional cost associated with postural dual tasks: increased recruitment of generic cognitive resources in older adults.

    Matthieu P. Boisgontier;Iseult A.M. Beets;Jacques Duysens;Alice Nieuwboer

  • Aging, expertise and fine motor movement.

    Ralf Thomas Krampe

  • Task prioritization in aging: effects of sensory information on concurrent posture and memory performance.

    Michail Doumas;Caroline Smolders;Ralf Th. Krampe

  • Time-Accuracy Functions for Determining Process and Person Differences: An Application to Cognitive Aging.

    Reinhold Kliegl;Ulrich Mayr;Ralf Th. Krampe

  • Working Memory and Postural Control: Adult Age Differences in Potential for Improvement, Task Priority, and Dual Tasking

    Michail Doumas;Michael A. Rapp;Ralf Thomas Krampe

  • Sequential and coordinative processing dynamics in figural transformations across the life span

    Ulrich Mayr;Reinhold Kliegl;Ralf T. Krampe

  • The Role of Intuition and Deliberative Thinking in Experts' Superior Tactical Decision-Making.

    Jerad H. Moxley;K. Anders Ericsson;Neil Charness;Ralf T. Krampe

  • Adaptive Task Prioritization in Aging: Selective Resource Allocation to Postural Control Is Preserved in Alzheimer Disease

    Michael A. Rapp;Michael A. Rapp;Ralf Th. Krampe;Paul B. Baltes

  • Can We Create Gifted People

    K. Anders Ericsson;Ralf Th. Krampe;Stefanie Heizmann

  • Age differences between children and young adults in the dynamics of dual-task prioritization: body (balance) versus mind (memory).

    Sabine Schaefer;Ralf Thomas Krampe;Ulman Lindenberger;Paul B. Baltes

  • Basic forms of cognitive plasticity extended into the oldest-old: retest learning, age, and cognitive functioning.

    Lixia Yang;Ralf Thomas Krampe;Paul B. Baltes

  • Aging and expertise

    Ralf Th. Krampe;Neil Charness

  • Lifespan changes in multi-tasking: concurrent walking and memory search in children, young, and older adults.

    Ralf Thomas Krampe;Sabine Schaefer;Ulman Lindenberger;Paul B. Baltes

  • The role of practice and motivation in the acquisition of expert-level performance in real life: An empirical evaluation of a theoretical framework

    K. Anders Ericsson;Clemens Tesch-Römer;Ralf Th. Krampe

  • Deliberate practice and elite musical performance

    Ralf-Thomas Krampe;Anders K. Ericsson

  • Intelligence as adaptive resource development and resource allocation: A new look through the lenses of SOC and expertise

    Ralf Thomas Krampe;Paul B. Baltes

  • An ecological approach to studying aging and dual-task performance

    Karen Z. H. Li;Ralf Th. Krampe;Albina Bondar

  • The role of deliberate practice in chess expertise. Commentary

    Neil Charness;Michael Tuffiash;Ralf Krampe;Eyal Reingold

Frequent Co-Authors

Reinhold Kliegl
Reinhold Kliegl University of Potsdam
Ulrich Mayr
Ulrich Mayr University of Oregon
Jürgen Kurths
Jürgen Kurths Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Paul B. Baltes
Paul B. Baltes Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Michael A. Rapp
Michael A. Rapp University of Potsdam
Neil Charness
Neil Charness Florida State University
K. Anders Ericsson
K. Anders Ericsson Florida State University

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