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Ronald A. Knibbe 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 Ronald A. Knibbe sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 132 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ronald A. Knibbe 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 Ronald A. Knibbe sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 50 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Ronald A. Knibbe is affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on medicine with particular attention to epidemiology.

The scientist's work addresses various subfields including epidemiology, general health professions, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, catalysis, and materials chemistry.

Research topics covered by Knibbe include:

  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Ionic Liquids Properties and Applications
  • Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications

Knibbe's recent publications include:

  • "The symbolic value of drugs may not favour rational policy decisions," 2021, published in Drug and Alcohol Review
  • "Graphisches Inhaltsverzeichnis: Angew. Chem. 51/2023," 2023, published in Angewandte Chemie

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Knibbe are:

  • Paul Lemmens
  • Anna Hartmann
  • Vanessa Winde
  • Federico Begato
  • Giulia Licini

The venues where Knibbe commonly publishes include Drug and Alcohol Review and Angewandte Chemie.

Best Publications

  • Why do young people drink? A review of drinking motives.

    Emmanuel Kuntsche;Ronald A. Knibbe;Gerhard Gmel;Rutger Engels

  • Gender differences in alcohol consumption and adverse drinking consequences: cross‐cultural patterns

    R W Wilsnack;N D Vogeltanz;S C Wilsnack;T R Harris

  • Who drinks and why? A review of socio-demographic, personality, and contextual issues behind the drinking motives in young people

    Emmanuel Kuntsche;Ronald A. Knibbe;Gerhard Gmel;Rutger Engels

  • Friend's drinking behaviour and adolescent alcohol consumption: The moderating role of friendship characteristics

    Sander M. Bot;Rutger C.M.E. Engels;Ronald A. Knibbe;Wim H.J. Meeus

  • Influences of Parental and Best Friends' Smoking and Drinking on Adolescent Use: A Longitudinal Study1

    Rutger C. M. E. Engels;Ronald A. Knibbe;Hein De Vries;Maria J. Drop

  • Drinking Motives as Mediators of the Link Between Alcohol Expectancies and Alcohol Use Among Adolescents

    Emmanuel Kuntsche;Ronald Knibbe;Rutger Engels;Gerhard Gmel

  • Cultural and Gender Convergence in Adolescent Drunkenness Evidence From 23 European and North American Countries

    Emmanuel Kuntsche;Emmanuel Kuntsche;Sandra Kuntsche;Ronald Knibbe;Bruce Simons-Morton

  • Alcohol consumption in the European Community: uniformity and diversity in drinking patterns

    Christianne L. H. Hupkens;Ronald A. Knibbe;Maria J. Drop

  • Homogeneity of Cigarette Smoking Within Peer Groups: Influence or Selection?

    Rutger C.M.E. Engels;Ronald A. Knibbe;Maria J. Drop;Ypie T. de Haan

  • Replication and validation of the Drinking Motive Questionnaire Revised (DMQ-R, Cooper, 1994) among adolescents in Switzerland.

    Emmanuel Kuntsche;Ronald Knibbe;Gerhard Gmel;Rutger Engels

  • The effects of alcohol expectancies on drinking behaviour in peer groups: observations in a naturalistic setting.

    Sander M. Bot;Rutger C. M. E. Engels;Ronald A. Knibbe

  • Gender Differences in Drinking Patterns in Nine European Countries: Descriptive Findings.

    Salme Ahlström;Kim Bloomfield;Ronald Knibbe

  • Alcohol Consumption Estimates in Surveys in Europe: Comparability and Sensitivity for Gender Differences.

    Ronald A. Knibbe;Kim Bloomfield

  • Class differences in the food rules mothers impose on their children: a cross-national study

    C.L.H. Hupkens;R.A. Knibbe;A.H. van Otterloo;M.J. Drop

  • Inconsistencies in adolescents' self-reports of initiation of alcohol and tobacco use.

    Rutger C.M.E. Engels;Ronald A. Knibbe;Maria J. Drop

  • Alcohol-related negative consequences among drinkers around the world.

    Kathryn Graham;Sharon Bernards;Ronald Knibbe;Sylvia Kairouz

  • Changes in social roles as predictors of changes in drinking behaviour

    Klaas-Jan Hajema;Ronald A. Knibbe

  • Social class differences in food consumption: the explanatory value of permissiveness and health and cost considerations.

    Christianne L.H. Hupkens;Ronald A. Knibbe;Maria J. Drop

  • Antecedents of smoking cessation among adolescents: who is motivated to change?

    R.C.M.E. Engels;R.A. Knibbe;H. de Vries;M.J. Drop

  • Alcohol use and intimate relationships in adolescence: when love comes to town.

    Rutger C.M.E Engels;Ronald A Knibbe

Frequent Co-Authors

Rutger C. M. E. Engels
Rutger C. M. E. Engels Erasmus University Rotterdam
Gerhard Gmel
Gerhard Gmel University of Lausanne
Emmanuel Kuntsche
Emmanuel Kuntsche La Trobe University
Reinout W. Wiers
Reinout W. Wiers University of Amsterdam
Hein de Vries
Hein de Vries Maastricht University
Wim Meeus
Wim Meeus Utrecht University
Kim Bloomfield
Kim Bloomfield Aarhus University
Math J. J. M. Candel
Math J. J. M. Candel Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Dike van de Mheen
Dike van de Mheen Maastricht University
Nanne K. de Vries
Nanne K. de Vries Maastricht University

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