2026 Tijs Neutens: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	35	6694	6222	79	78	137	6183

Overview

Tijs Neutens is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has contributed to multiple publications primarily in the intersection of computer science and educational psychology. Their work is focused on the application of computational thinking and programming education, addressing topics related to teaching methods, learning ecologies, and assessment in educational contexts.

The scientist's recent papers include:

"Empowering Vocational Students: A Research-Based Framework for Computational Thinking Integration" (2024), published in Education Sciences
"Comparing learning ecologies of primary graphical programming: create or fix?" (2021), published in Journal of Computer Assisted Learning
"Assessment of Code, Which Aspects Do Teachers Consider and How Are They Valued?" (2022), published in ACM Transactions on Computing Education
"Teachers' computational thinking content knowledge: Development of a measurement instrument" (2024), published in Computers & Education

Frequent co-authors of Tijs Neutens include:

Francis Wyffels
Kris Coolsaet
Seppe Hermans
Peter Van Petegem
Evelien Barbion

The main fields of study associated with their work are:

Computer Science
Psychology

These break down further into subfields of study as follows:

Computer Science Applications
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Biomedical Engineering
Education

The primary research topics covered by Tijs Neutens involve:

Teaching and Learning Programming
Educational Games and Gamification
Biomedical and Engineering Education
Online Learning and Analytics
Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques

Their publications appear in notable venues including:

Education Sciences
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning
ACM Transactions on Computing Education
Computers & Education

Tijs Neutens's research contributes to the understanding of how computational thinking and programming can be integrated effectively into different educational settings. This includes the development of assessment tools, the study of learning environments in graphical programming for primary education, and frameworks supporting vocational student engagement with computational thinking.

Best Publications

Accessibility, equity and health care: review and research directions for transport geographers

Tijs Neutens

575
Citations
An Analysis of the Public Perception of Flood Risk on the Belgian Coast

Wim Kellens;Ruud Zaalberg;Tijs Neutens;Wouter Vanneuville

480
Citations
Equity of urban service delivery: a comparison of different accessibility measures

Tijs Neutens;Tim Schwanen;Frank Witlox;Philippe De Maeyer

335
Citations
Rethinking the links between social exclusion and transport disadvantage through the lens of social capital

Tim Schwanen;Karen Lucas;Nihan Akyelken;Diego Cisternas Solsona

334
Citations
Identifying public transport gaps using time-dependent accessibility levels

Koos Fransen;Tijs Neutens;Steven Farber;Philippe De Maeyer

278
Citations
The Prism of Everyday Life: Towards a New Research Agenda for Time Geography

Tijs Neutens;Tim Schwanen;Frank Witlox

277
Citations
The use of Bluetooth for analysing spatiotemporal dynamics of human movement at mass events: a case study of the Ghent Festivities.

Mathias Versichele;Tijs Neutens;Matthias Delafontaine;Nico Van de Weghe

269
Citations
Spatiotemporal accessibility to supermarkets using public transit: an interaction potential approach in Cincinnati, Ohio

Michael J. Widener;Steven Farber;Tijs Neutens;Mark Horner

238
Citations
A commuter-based two-step floating catchment area method for measuring spatial accessibility of daycare centers

Koos Fransen;Tijs Neutens;Philippe De Maeyer;Greet Deruyter

198
Citations
Pattern mining in tourist attraction visits through association rule learning on Bluetooth tracking data: A case study of Ghent, Belgium

Mathias Versichele;Liesbeth de Groote;Manuel Claeys Bouuaert;Tijs Neutens

178
Citations
Using urban commuting data to calculate a spatiotemporal accessibility measure for food environment studies

Michael J. Widener;Steven Farber;Tijs Neutens;Mark W. Horner

170
Citations
The Social Interaction Potential of Metropolitan Regions: A Time-Geographic Measurement Approach Using Joint Accessibility

Steven Farber;Tijs Neutens;Harvey J. Miller;Xiao Li

161
Citations
An analysis of day-to-day variations in individual space–time accessibility

Tijs Neutens;Matthias Delafontaine;Darren M. Scott;Philippe De Maeyer

155
Citations
Measuring segregation using patterns of daily travel behavior: A social interaction based model of exposure

Steven Farber;Morton O'Kelly;Harvey J. Miller;Tijs Neutens

152
Citations
Dynamic assessment of exposure to air pollution using mobile phone data.

Bart Dewulf;Bart Dewulf;Tijs Neutens;Wouter Lefebvre;Gerdy Seynaeve

146
Citations
Relationship between Spatial Proximity and Travel-to-Work Distance: The Effect of the Compact City

Kobe Boussauw;Tijs Neutens;Frank Witlox

139
Citations
A three-dimensional network-based space–time prism

Tijs Neutens;Nico Van de Weghe;Frank Witlox;Philippe De Maeyer

117
Citations
Anchor uncertainty and space-time prisms on road networks

Bart Kuijpers;Harvey J. Miller;Tijs Neutens;Walied Othman

115
Citations
Analysing spatiotemporal sequences in Bluetooth tracking data

Matthias Delafontaine;Mathias Versichele;Tijs Neutens;Nico Van de Weghe

114
Citations
My space or your space? Towards a measure of joint accessibility

Tijs Neutens;Tim Schwanen;Frank Witlox;Philippe De Maeyer

112
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Witlox Ghent University

Tim Schwanen University of Oxford

Steven Farber University of Toronto

Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij Ghent University

Darren M. Scott McMaster University

Karen Lucas University of Manchester

Luc Int Panis Hasselt University

Mei-Po Kwan Chinese University of Hong Kong

Ingrid Moerman Ghent University

Greet Van den Berghe KU Leuven

External Links

Personal website of Tijs Neutens

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