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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 48 3127 2871 129 123 309 10343

Rik Crutzen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rik Crutzen between 2007 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rik Crutzen published across 19 years, from 2007 to 2025, averaging 25.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 61 publications in 2025. 108 of the 490 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2007 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 61. Peak 61 publications in 2025. 2007: 2 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 33 publications 2018: 37 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 39 publications 2022: 43 publications 2023: 45 publications 2024: 47 publications 2025: 61 publications
2007 2025

490 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rik Crutzen: publications per year, 2007 to 2025
Year Publications
2007 2
2008 7
2009 6
2010 9
2011 11
2012 14
2013 21
2014 20
2015 25
2016 16
2017 33
2018 37
2019 28
2020 26
2021 39
2022 43
2023 45
2024 47
2025 61
Total 490
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Rik Crutzen 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 Rik Crutzen 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, 304–313 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: 309 publications — 88th percentile

88% 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
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95 309
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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Rik Crutzen 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 Rik Crutzen 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, 48 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: 48 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% 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
47 251
48 203 48
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

Rik Crutzen is affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Their research spans various fields within medicine, psychology, and health professions, with notable contributions to subfields such as general health professions, applied psychology, public health, environmental and occupational health, clinical psychology, and physiology.

Their work addresses a range of topics primarily focused on behavioral health and interventions, physical activity and health, mobile health and mHealth applications, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, cardiac health and mental health, HIV/AIDS research and interventions, and digital mental health interventions.

They have collaborated frequently with several coauthors including Stefan Tino Kulnik, Nanné K. de Vries, Nora Hamdiui, Mart L. Stein, and Sarah E. Stutterheim.

Crutzen's publications appear in a variety of academic venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • BMC Public Health
  • Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • JMIR Research Protocols
  • Research Square
  • PLoS ONE

Selected recent papers include:

  • Virtual and Augmented Reality Applications in Medicine: Analysis of the Scientific Literature (2021), Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • People's Willingness to Vaccinate Against COVID-19 Despite Their Safety Concerns: Twitter Poll Analysis (2021), Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • Tobacco smoking and smoking cessation in times of COVID-19 (2020), Tobacco Prevention & Cessation
  • Intervention Characteristics Associated With a Reduction in Fear of Falling Among Community-Dwelling Older People: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials (2020), The Gerontologist
  • Core Processes: How to Use Evidence, Theories, and Research in Planning Behavior Change Interventions (2020), Frontiers in Public Health

Best Publications

  • A simple formula for the calculation of sample size in pilot studies

    Wolfgang Viechtbauer;Luc Smits;Daniel Kotz;Luc Budé

  • Which intervention characteristics are related to more exposure to internet-delivered healthy lifestyle promotion interventions? A systematic review

    W. Brouwer;W. Kroeze;R. Crutzen;J.M. de Nooijer

  • Online Prevention Aimed at Lifestyle Behaviors: A Systematic Review of Reviews

    Leonie F M Kohl;Rik Crutzen;Nanne K de Vries

  • Measuring Engagement in eHealth and mHealth Behavior Change Interventions: Viewpoint of Methodologies.

    Camille Elizabeth Short;Ann DeSmet;Catherine Woods;Susan L Williams

  • Virtual and Augmented Reality Applications in Medicine: Analysis of the Scientific Literature

    Andy Wai Kan Yeung;Andy Wai Kan Yeung;Anela Tosevska;Anela Tosevska;Elisabeth Klager;Fabian Eibensteiner

  • Scale quality: alpha is an inadequate estimate and factor-analytic evidence is needed first of all

    Rik Crutzen;Gjalt-Jorn Ygram Peters

  • How can interventions increase motivation for physical activity? A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Keegan Phillip Knittle;Johanna Nurmi;Rik Crutzen;Nelli Elisa Hankonen

  • An artificially intelligent chat agent that answers adolescents' questions related to sex, drugs, and alcohol: an exploratory study

    Rik Crutzen;Gjalt-Jorn Y. Peters;Sarah Dias Portugal;Erwin M. Fisser

  • Everything should be as simple as possible, but no simpler: towards a protocol for accumulating evidence regarding the active content of health behaviour change interventions

    Gjalt-Jorn Ygram Peters;Marijn de Bruin;Rik Crutzen

  • Strategies to Facilitate Exposure to Internet-Delivered Health Behavior Change Interventions Aimed at Adolescents or Young Adults: A Systematic Review

    R. Crutzen;J.M. de Nooijer;W. Brouwer;A. Oenema

  • Characteristics of visitors and revisitors to an Internet-delivered computer-tailored lifestyle intervention implemented for use by the general public

    Wendy Brouwer;Anke Oenema;Hein Raat;Rik Crutzen

  • Teenage pregnancy rates and associations with other health risk behaviours: a three-wave cross-sectional study among South African school-going adolescents

    Kim Jonas;Rik Crutzen;Bart van den Borne;Ronel Sewpaul

  • Social desirability and self-reported health risk behaviors in web-based research: three longitudinal studies

    Rik Crutzen;Anja S Göritz

  • Differential attrition in health behaviour change trials: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Rik Crutzen;Wolfgang Viechtbauer;Mark Spigt;Daniel Kotz

  • An exploration of factors related to dissemination of and exposure to internet-delivered behavior change interventions aimed at adults: A Delphi study approach

    W. Brouwer;A. Oenema;R.M.M. Crutzen;J. de Nooijer

  • Using Google Analytics as a process evaluation method for Internet-delivered interventions: an example on sexual health

    Rik Crutzen;Johanna L. Roosjen;Jos Poelman

  • Internet-delivered interventions aimed at adolescents: a Delphi study on dissemination and exposure

    Rik Crutzen;Jascha de Nooijer;Wendy Brouwer;Anke Oenema

  • Use of the stepped wedge design cannot be recommended: a critical appraisal and comparison with the classic cluster randomized controlled trial design.

    Daniel Kotz;Mark Spigt;Ilja C.W. Arts;Rik Crutzen

  • The Effects of Dietary Mobile Apps on Nutritional Outcomes in Adults with Chronic Diseases : A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Cosette Fakih El Khoury;Mirey Karavetian;Ruud J.G. Halfens;Rik Crutzen

  • Investigating Predictors of Visiting, Using, and Revisiting an Online Health-Communication Program: A Longitudinal Study

    Jonathan Van 't Riet;Rik Crutzen;Hein De Vries

  • What makes people decide to visit and use an internet-delivered behavior-change intervention? A qualitative study among adults.

    Wendy Brouwer;A. Oenema;R. Crutzen;J. de Nooijer

Frequent Co-Authors

Nanne K. de Vries
Nanne K. de Vries Maastricht University
Hein de Vries
Hein de Vries Maastricht University
Gerjo Kok
Gerjo Kok Maastricht University
Bart van den Borne
Bart van den Borne Maastricht University
Wolfgang Viechtbauer
Wolfgang Viechtbauer Maastricht University
Anke Oenema
Anke Oenema Maastricht University
Robert A. C. Ruiter
Robert A. C. Ruiter Maastricht University
Priscilla Reddy
Priscilla Reddy Human Sciences Research Council
Gertrudis I. J. M. Kempen
Gertrudis I. J. M. Kempen Maastricht University
Math J. J. M. Candel
Math J. J. M. Candel Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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