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D-Index
72
Citations
22245
World Ranking
2045
National Ranking
121

Sander L. Koole 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 Sander L. Koole sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 204 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sander L. Koole 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 Sander L. Koole sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sander L. Koole is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands, contributing to research primarily in the fields of psychology and neuroscience. Their work spans multiple subfields including social psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, clinical psychology, and applied psychology.

The scientist has been involved in a range of topics such as mental health research, action observation and synchronization, neural and behavioral psychology studies, urban green space and health, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, face recognition and perception, and behavioral health and interventions.

Frequent co-authors in their research include Jan Treur, Sophie C. F. Hendrikse, Suzanne Dikker, Tom F. Wilderjans, and Zihao Zeng.

Koole has published in several academic venues multiple times. These venues include:

  • Cognition & Emotion
  • Cognitive Systems Research
  • Journal of Environmental Psychology
  • Psychological Inquiry
  • Psychological Science

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Sander L. Koole include:

  • "A Multisite Preregistered Paradigmatic Test of the Ego-Depletion Effect" (2021), published in Psychological Science
  • "Cooperative Behavior Evokes Interbrain Synchrony in the Prefrontal and Temporoparietal Cortex: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of fNIRS Hyperscanning Studies" (2022), published in eNeuro
  • "Modeling Emerging Interpersonal Synchrony and its Related Adaptive Short-Term Affiliation and Long-Term Bonding: A Second-Order Multi-Adaptive Neural Agent Model" (2023), published in International Journal of Neural Systems
  • "Greening the classroom: Three field experiments on the effects of indoor nature on students' attention, well-being, and perceived environmental quality" (2020), published in Building and Environment
  • "Nature in the indoor and outdoor study environment and secondary and tertiary education students' well-being, academic outcomes, and possible mediating pathways: A systematic review with recommendations for science and practice" (2020), published in Health & Place

Best Publications

  • The psychology of emotion regulation: An integrative review

    Sander L. Koole

  • A Multilab Preregistered Replication of the Ego-Depletion Effect

    Martin S. Hagger;Nikos L. D. Chatzisarantis

  • Environmental preference and restoration: (How) are they related?

    Agnes E van den Berg;Sander L Koole;Nickie Y van der Wulp

  • Handbook of experimental existential psychology

    Jeff Greenberg;Sander Leon Koole;Thomas A. Pyszczynski

  • Psychological treatment of generalized anxiety disorder: A meta-analysis

    Pim Cuijpers;Pim Cuijpers;Marit Sijbrandij;Sander Koole;Marcus Huibers

  • What's in a name: implicit self-esteem and the automatic self.

    S.L. Koole;A.J. Dijksterhuis;A.F.M. van Knippenberg

  • The efficacy of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy in treating depressive and anxiety disorders: a meta-analysis of direct comparisons

    Pim Cuijpers;Marit Sijbrandij;Sander L. Koole;Gerhard Andersson

  • The Cessation of Rumination Through Self-Affirmation

    Sander L. Koole;Karianne Smeets;Ad van Knippenberg;Ap Dijksterhuis

  • Adding psychotherapy to antidepressant medication in depression and anxiety disorders: a meta‐analysis

    Pim Cuijpers;Pim Cuijpers;Pim Cuijpers;Marit Sijbrandij;Marit Sijbrandij;Sander L. Koole;Sander L. Koole;Gerhard Andersson

  • Getting a Grip on Your Feelings: Effects of Action Orientation and External Demands on Intuitive Affect Regulation.

    Sander L. Koole;Nils B. Jostmann

  • Clearing the mind: A working memory model of distraction from negative mood.

    Lotte F. Van Dillen;Sander L. Koole

  • Synchrony in Psychotherapy: A Review and an Integrative Framework for the Therapeutic Alliance.

    Sander L. Koole;Wolfgang Tschacher;Wolfgang Tschacher

  • Unfixing the fixed pie: A motivated information processing approach to integrative negotiation.

    C.K.W. de Dreu;S.L. Koole;W. Steinel

  • New wilderness in the Netherlands: an investigation of visual preferences for nature development landscapes

    Agnes E. Van den Berg;Sander L. Koole

  • I feel better but I don't know why": The psychology of implicit emotion regulation.

    Sander L. Koole;Klaus Rothermund

  • On the Seizing and Freezing of Negotiator Inferences: Need for Cognitive Closure Moderates the Use of Heuristics in Negotiation

    Carsten K. W. de Dreu;Sander L. Koole;Frans L. Oldersma

  • Rewarding replications: A sure and simple way to improve psychological science.

    Sander L. Koole;Daniël Lakens

  • Tuning down the emotional brain: an fMRI study of the effects of cognitive load on the processing of affective images.

    Lotte F. Van Dillen;Dirk J. Heslenfeld;Sander L. Koole

  • How much psychotherapy is needed to treat depression? A metaregression analysis.

    Pim Cuijpers;Pim Cuijpers;Marcus Huibers;David Daniel Ebert;David Daniel Ebert;Sander L. Koole

  • Hiding in the crowd: Can mortality salience promote affiliation with others who oppose one's worldviews?

    Arnaud Wisman;Sander L. Koole

Frequent Co-Authors

Mattie Tops
Mattie Tops Leiden University
Pim Cuijpers
Pim Cuijpers Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Julius Kuhl
Julius Kuhl Osnabrück University
Jeff Greenberg
Jeff Greenberg University of Arizona
Gerhard Andersson
Gerhard Andersson Linköping University
Klaus Rothermund
Klaus Rothermund Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Maarten A. S. Boksem
Maarten A. S. Boksem Erasmus University Rotterdam
Marit Sijbrandij
Marit Sijbrandij Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Tom Pyszczynski
Tom Pyszczynski University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Norbert Schwarz
Norbert Schwarz University of Southern California

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