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Robert A. C. Ruiter

Robert A. C. Ruiter

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
63
Citations
16702
World Ranking
3097
National Ranking
158

Robert A. C. Ruiter 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 Robert A. C. Ruiter sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 352 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert A. C. Ruiter 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 Robert A. C. Ruiter sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert A. C. Ruiter is affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands and conducts research primarily within the fields of Medicine and Social Sciences. Their work encompasses several subfields including General Health Professions, Health, Epidemiology, Clinical Psychology, and Infectious Diseases. The research focus spans topics such as Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Behavioral Health and Interventions, Global Maternal and Child Health, Impact of Technology on Adolescents, and Traffic and Road Safety.

Their recent publications demonstrate engagement with diverse topics and include the following studies:

  • "Managing urban solid waste in Ghana: Perspectives and experiences of municipal waste company managers and supervisors in an urban municipality," 2021, PLoS ONE
  • "Risk factors of loneliness across the life span," 2021, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
  • "Core Processes: How to Use Evidence, Theories, and Research in Planning Behavior Change Interventions," 2020, Frontiers in Public Health
  • "Contextual correlates of loneliness in adolescents," 2021, Children and Youth Services Review
  • "Two dimensions of problematic smartphone use mediate the relationship between fear of missing out and emotional well-being," 2020, Cyberpsychology Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace

Research collaboration is a significant aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Gill A. ten Hoor
  • Karlijn Massar
  • Gerjo Kok
  • Rik Crutzen
  • Philippe Verduyn

Their contributions often appear in journals with repeated publications, including:

  • Frontiers in Public Health
  • BMC Public Health
  • PLoS ONE
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Best Publications

  • A taxonomy of behaviour change methods: an Intervention Mapping approach.

    Gerjo Kok;Nell H Gottlieb;Gjalt-Jorn Y Peters;Patricia Dolan Mullen

  • Scary warnings and rational precautions: A review of the psychology of fear appeals.

    Robert A.C. Ruiter;Charles Abraham;Gerjo Kok

  • Implementation Mapping: Using Intervention Mapping to Develop Implementation Strategies.

    Maria E. Fernandez;Gill A. ten Hoor;Sanne van Lieshout;Serena A. Rodriguez

  • Threatening communication: a critical re-analysis and a revised meta-analytic test of fear appeal theory

    Gjalt-Jorn Ygram Peters;Robert A.C. Ruiter;Gerjo Kok

  • Sixty years of fear appeal research: Current state of the evidence

    Robert A. C. Ruiter;Loes T. E. Kessels;Gjalt-Jorn Y. Peters;Gjalt-Jorn Y. Peters;Gerjo Kok

  • Intervention mapping: protocol for applying health psychology theory to prevention programmes

    Gerjo Kok;Herman Schaalma;Robert A. C. Ruiter;Pepijn Van Empelen

  • Intervention Mapping: Theory- and Evidence-Based Health Promotion Program Planning: Perspective and Examples

    Maria E. Fernandez;Robert A.C. Ruiter;Christine Margaret Markham;Gerjo Kok

  • Why don't young people volunteer to give blood? An investigation of the correlates of donation intentions among young nondonors.

    K.P.H. Lemmens;C. Abraham;T. Hoekstra;R.A.C. Ruiter

  • Why parents refuse childhood vaccination: a qualitative study using online focus groups

    Irene A Harmsen;Liesbeth Mollema;Robert A C Ruiter;Theo G W Paulussen

  • Healthy and unhealthy social norms and food selection. Findings from a field-experiment.

    Saar Mollen;Rajiv N. Rimal;Robert A.C. Ruiter;Gerjo Kok

  • Defensive reactions to health-promoting information: an overview and implications for future research

    J.P. van 't Riet;R.A.C. Ruiter

  • A social dilemma analysis of commuting preferences: The roles of social value orientation and trust

    Paul A. M. Van Lange;Mark Van Vugt;Ree M. Meertens;Rob A. C. Ruiter

  • Reasons for home delivery and use of traditional birth attendants in rural Zambia: a qualitative study.

    Cephas Sialubanje;Cephas Sialubanje;Karlijn Massar;Davidson H Hamer;Robert A C Ruiter

  • Ignoring theory and misinterpreting evidence: The false belief in fear appeals.

    Gerjo Kok;Gjalt-Jorn Ygram Peters;Loes T E Kessels;Gill A Ten Hoor

  • Disease detection or public opinion reflection? content analysis of tweets, other social media, and online newspapers during the measles outbreak in the Netherlands in 2013

    Liesbeth Mollema;Irene A Harmsen;Emma Broekhuizen;Rutger Clijnk

  • Planning theory- and evidence-based behavior change interventions: a conceptual review of the intervention mapping protocol

    Gerjo Kok;Louk W. H. Peters;Robert A. C. Ruiter

  • Increased attention but more efficient disengagement: neuroscientific evidence for defensive processing of threatening health information.

    Loes T. E. Kessels;Robert A. C. Ruiter;Bernadette M. Jansma

  • Improving access to skilled facility-based delivery services: women's beliefs on facilitators and barriers to the utilisation of maternity waiting homes in rural Zambia

    Cephas Sialubanje;Cephas Sialubanje;Karlijn Massar;Marit S. G. van der Pijl;Elisa Maria Kirch

  • Modelling antecedents of blood donation motivation among non-donors of varying age and education

    K. P. H. Lemmens;C. Abraham;R. A. C. Ruiter;I. J. T. Veldhuizen

  • Danger and fear control in response to fear appeals: The role of need for cognition

    Robert A. C. Ruiter;Bas Verplanken;David De Cremer;Gerjo Kok

  • Saying is not (always) doing: cigarette warning labels are useless

    Robert A. C. Ruiter;Gerjo Kok

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerjo Kok
Gerjo Kok Maastricht University
Bart van den Borne
Bart van den Borne Maastricht University
Priscilla Reddy
Priscilla Reddy Human Sciences Research Council
Herman P. Schaalma
Herman P. Schaalma Maastricht University
Tom Brijs
Tom Brijs Hasselt University
Arjan E. R. Bos
Arjan E. R. Bos The Open University
Hein de Vries
Hein de Vries Maastricht University
Karl Peltzer
Karl Peltzer Asian University
Stef P. J. Kremers
Stef P. J. Kremers Maastricht University
Charles Abraham
Charles Abraham University of Exeter

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