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Sander van der Linden

Sander van der Linden

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 73 1927 1742 217 202 199 28873

Sander van der Linden publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sander van der Linden between 2004 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sander van der Linden published across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025, averaging 20.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 64 publications in 2024. 119 of the 448 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 64. Peak 64 publications in 2024. 2004: 1 publication 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 1 publication 2009: 1 publication 2010: 3 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 30 publications 2020: 54 publications 2021: 62 publications 2022: 32 publications 2023: 60 publications 2024: 64 publications 2025: 55 publications
2004 2025

448 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sander van der Linden: publications per year, 2004 to 2025
Year Publications
2004 1
2005 0
2006 0
2007 1
2008 1
2009 1
2010 3
2011 4
2012 8
2013 5
2014 7
2015 14
2016 11
2017 20
2018 15
2019 30
2020 54
2021 62
2022 32
2023 60
2024 64
2025 55
Total 448
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Sander van der Linden publications per year - data summary

  • Sander van der Linden, a Psychology scholar from University of Cambridge, has 448 publications recorded across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2004 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2024, with 64 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2009, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 22 years in the span carry no publications at all (2005 and 2006).
  • The rate of publication averages 20.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 22.4 per year counting only the 20 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 273 publications, 61% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2004-2011: 11 publications (1.4 per year); 2012-2019: 110 publications (13.8 per year); 2020-2025: 327 publications (54.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Sander van der Linden 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 van der Linden sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 191–200 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 199 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343 199
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Sander van der Linden publication distribution in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 69 ranges running from 31–40 to 705+ publications.
  • Sander van der Linden, a Psychology scholar from University of Cambridge, records 199 publications - the 69th percentile of the discipline.
  • 69% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Sander van der Linden, and about 31% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 151–160 publications range, and Sander van der Linden ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 101–110 publications, holding 736 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 72% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 705 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Sander van der Linden 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 van der Linden sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 72–73 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183 73
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Sander van der Linden D-index placement in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 30–31 to 144+ D-Index.
  • Sander van der Linden, a Psychology scholar from University of Cambridge, records 73 D-Index - the 83rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 83% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Sander van der Linden, and about 17% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 48–49 D-Index range, and Sander van der Linden ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32–33 D-Index, holding 702 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 58–59 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - BPS President’s Award, British Psychological Society
  • 2025 - Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • 2020 - Frank Prize, University of Florida
  • 2017 - Rising Star, Association for Psychological Science (APS)

Overview

Sander van der Linden is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the social sciences, focusing on areas such as sociology and political science, communication, literature and literary theory, management, monitoring, policy and law, and health.

The main topics covered in their work include misinformation and its impacts, climate change communication and perception, media influence and health, environmental education and sustainability, social media and politics, vaccine coverage and hesitancy, and behavioral health and interventions.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Nature Human Behaviour
  • Royal Society Open Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Scientific Reports
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with van der Linden are:

  • Jon Roozenbeek
  • Rakoen Maertens
  • Claudia R. Schneider
  • Alexandra L. J. Freeman
  • John R. Kerr

Notable recent papers by van der Linden include:

  • Using social and behavioural science to support COVID-19 pandemic response, 2020, Nature Human Behaviour
  • Risk perceptions of COVID-19 around the world, 2020, Journal of Risk Research
  • Susceptibility to misinformation about COVID-19 around the world, 2020, Royal Society Open Science
  • Countering Misinformation and Fake News Through Inoculation and Prebunking, 2021, European Review of Social Psychology
  • Inoculating Against Fake News About COVID-19, 2020, Frontiers in Psychology

Van der Linden has contributed to academic books, including one published by Cambridge University Press titled The Psychology of Misinformation (2024).

In 2020, van der Linden was recognized with the Frank Prize from the University of Florida.

Best Publications

  • Using social and behavioural science to support COVID-19 pandemic response.

    Jay J. Van Bavel;Katherine Baicker;Paulo S. Boggio;Valerio Capraro

  • Risk perceptions of COVID-19 around the world

    Sarah Dryhurst;Claudia R. Schneider;John Kerr;Alexandra L. J. Freeman

  • Susceptibility to misinformation about COVID-19 around the world

    Jon Roozenbeek;Claudia R. Schneider;Sarah Dryhurst;John Kerr

  • The social-psychological determinants of climate change risk perceptions: Towards a comprehensive model

    Sander van der Linden

  • Inoculating the Public against Misinformation about Climate Change

    Sander van der Linden;Anthony Leiserowitz;Seth Rosenthal;Edward Maibach

  • The Scientific Consensus on Climate Change as a Gateway Belief: Experimental Evidence

    Sander L. van der Linden;Anthony A. Leiserowitz;Geoffrey D. Feinberg;Edward W. Maibach

  • Fake news game confers psychological resistance against online misinformation

    Jon Roozenbeek;Sander van der Linden

  • Inoculating Against Fake News About COVID-19.

    Sander van der Linden;Jon Roozenbeek;Josh Compton

  • Improving Public Engagement With Climate Change Five “Best Practice” Insights From Psychological Science

    Sander van der Linden;Edward Maibach;Anthony Leiserowitz

  • The fake news game: actively inoculating against the risk of misinformation

    Jon Roozenbeek;Sander van der Linden

  • Out-group animosity drives engagement on social media.

    Steve Rathje;Jay J. Van Bavel;Sander van der Linden

  • Communicating uncertainty about facts, numbers and science.

    Anne Marthe van der Bles;Sander van der Linden;Alexandra L. J. Freeman;James Mitchell

  • The conspiracy-effect: Exposure to conspiracy theories (about global warming) decreases pro-social behavior and science acceptance

    Sander van der Linden

  • On the relationship between personal experience, affect and risk perception:The case of climate change

    Sander van der Linden

  • Political polarization on COVID-19 pandemic response in the United States

    John Kerr;Costas Panagopoulos;Sander van der Linden

  • Replicating patterns of prospect theory for decision under risk.

    Kai Ruggeri;Kai Ruggeri;Sonia Alí;Mari Louise Berge;Giulia Bertoldo

  • The Effects of Communicating Uncertainty on Public Trust in Facts and Numbers

    Anne Marthe van der Bles;Anne Marthe van der Bles;Sander van der Linden;Alexandra L J Freeman;David J Spiegelhalter

  • On the relationship between personal experience, affect and risk perception: the case of climate change

    Sander van der Linden

  • The Paranoid Style in American Politics Revisited: An Ideological Asymmetry in Conspiratorial Thinking

    Sander van der Linden;Costas Panagopoulos;Flávio Azevedo;Flávio Azevedo;Flávio Azevedo;John T. Jost

  • Using social and behavioural science to support COVID-19 pandemic response

    Jay J. Van Bavel;Katherine Baicker;Paulo S. Boggio;Valerio Capraro

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony Leiserowitz
Anthony Leiserowitz Yale University
Edward Maibach
Edward Maibach George Mason University
Costas Panagopoulos
Costas Panagopoulos Northeastern University
Stephan Lewandowsky
Stephan Lewandowsky University of Bristol
David Spiegelhalter
David Spiegelhalter UK Statistics Authority
Jennifer R. Marlon
Jennifer R. Marlon Yale University
Theresa M. Marteau
Theresa M. Marteau University of Cambridge
Veronika Eyring
Veronika Eyring University of Bremen
Richard B. Bradbury
Richard B. Bradbury University of Cambridge
Aleksandra Cichocka
Aleksandra Cichocka University of Kent

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