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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 42 7568 7058 339 327 151 7041

Tom Smeets publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tom Smeets between 2004 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tom Smeets published across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025, averaging 9.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2025. 32 of the 204 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2025. 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 19 publications
2004 2025

204 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tom Smeets: publications per year, 2004 to 2025
Year Publications
2004 2
2005 2
2006 17
2007 8
2008 12
2009 10
2010 14
2011 8
2012 9
2013 10
2014 5
2015 8
2016 8
2017 5
2018 4
2019 8
2020 9
2021 11
2022 10
2023 12
2024 13
2025 19
Total 204
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Tom Smeets 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 Tom Smeets 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, 151–160 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: 151 publications — 50th percentile

50% 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
151–160 576 151
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343
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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Tom Smeets 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 Tom Smeets 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, 42–43 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: 42 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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 42
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
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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Overview

Tom Smeets is affiliated with Tilburg University in the Netherlands and has an extensive publication record primarily in the fields of Psychology, Medicine, and Neuroscience.

Their research covers several main and subfields, including:

  • Psychology
  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Smeets has contributed significantly to topics such as:

  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Diet and metabolism studies

The recent papers authored or co-authored by Smeets include:

  • "Optimism, mindfulness, and resilience as potential protective factors for the mental health consequences of fear of the coronavirus," 2021, Psychiatry Research
  • "The latent and item structure of COVID-19 fear: A comparison of four COVID-19 fear questionnaires using SEM and network analyses," 2021, Journal of Anxiety Disorders
  • "Fear of COVID-19 predicts vaccination willingness 14 months later," 2022, Journal of Anxiety Disorders
  • "Pandemic panic? Results of a 14-month longitudinal study on fear of COVID-19," 2022, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "Online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) interventions for chronic pain: A systematic literature review," 2021, Internet Interventions

Smeets often collaborates with the following researchers:

  • Conny W.E.M. Quaedflieg
  • Gaëtan Mertens
  • Paul Lodder
  • Daniëlle L. van de Graaf
  • Hester R. Trompetter

Their frequent publishing venues reflect the concentration of their research and include:

  • Journal of Anxiety Disorders
  • Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
  • Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • Neurobiology of Stress
  • Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Best Publications

  • True or false? Memory is differentially affected by stress-induced cortisol elevations and sympathetic activity at consolidation and retrieval.

    Tom Smeets;Henry Otgaar;Ingrid Candel;Oliver T. Wolf

  • Introducing the Maastricht Acute Stress Test (MAST): a quick and non-invasive approach to elicit robust autonomic and glucocorticoid stress responses.

    Tom Smeets;Sandra Cornelisse;Conny W.E.M. Quaedflieg;Thomas Meyer

  • Cold pressor stress impairs performance on working memory tasks requiring executive functions in healthy young men

    Daniela Schoofs;Oliver T. Wolf;Tom Smeets

  • The effectiveness of tailored feedback and action plans in an intervention addressing multiple health behaviors.

    H. de Vries;S. P. J. Kremers;T. Smeets;J. Brug

  • Self-reported trauma, cortisol levels, and aggression in psychopathic and non-psychopathic prison inmates.

    Maaike Cima;Tom Smeets;Marko Jelicic

  • Adaptive memory: Survival processing increases both true and false memory in adults and children.

    Henry Otgaar;Tom Smeets

  • Social cognition under stress: differential effects of stress-induced cortisol elevations in healthy young men and women.

    Tom Smeets;Isabel Dziobek;Oliver T. Wolf

  • Picturing survival memories: enhanced memory after fitness-relevant processing occurs for verbal and visual stimuli.

    Henry Otgaar;Tom Smeets;Saskia van Bergen

  • Context-dependent enhancement of declarative memory performance following acute psychosocial stress

    T. Smeets;T.M. Giesbrecht;M. Jelicic;H.L.G.J. Merckelbach

  • Experimentally evoking nonbelieved memories for childhood events

    Henry Otgaar;Alan Scoboria;Tom Smeets

  • Optimism, mindfulness, and resilience as potential protective factors for the mental health consequences of fear of the coronavirus.

    Lisa M.W. Vos;Mirela Habibović;Ivan Nyklíček;Tom Smeets

  • Stress selectively and lastingly promotes learning of context-related high arousing information

    Tom Smeets;Oliver T. Wolf;Timo Giesbrecht;Kevin Sijstermans

  • A randomized trial on mineralocorticoid receptor blockade in men: effects on stress responses, selective attention, and memory

    Sandra Cornelisse;Marian Joëls;Marian Joëls;Tom Smeets

  • The effect of acute stress on memory depends on word valence

    Tom Smeets;Marko Jelicic;Harald Merckelbach

  • High-intensity stress elicits robust cortisol increases, and impairs working memory and visuo-spatial declarative memory in Special Forces candidates: A field experiment

    John Taverniers;Joris Van Ruysseveldt;Tom Smeets;Jasper von Grumbkow

  • Acute dissociation after 1 night of sleep loss.

    Timo Giesbrecht;Tom Smeets;Jimmie Leppink;Marko Jelicic

  • Increasing optimism abolishes pain-induced impairments in executive task performance.

    Jantine J.L.M. Boselie;Linda M.G. Vancleef;Tom Smeets;Madelon L. Peters

  • Autonomic and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal stress resilience: Impact of cardiac vagal tone.

    Tom Smeets

  • Acute stress impairs memory retrieval independent of time of day.

    Tom Smeets

  • False confessions in the lab: Do plausibility and consequences matter?

    Robert Horselenberg;Harald Merckelbach;Tom Smeets;Dirk Franssens

  • I see what you see: the lack of a self-serving body-image bias in eating disorders.

    Anita Jansen;Tom Smeets;Carolien Martijn;Chantal Nederkoorn

Frequent Co-Authors

Harald Merckelbach
Harald Merckelbach Maastricht University
Marko Jelicic
Marko Jelicic Maastricht University
Mark L. Howe
Mark L. Howe City, University of London
Oliver T. Wolf
Oliver T. Wolf Ruhr University Bochum
Heidi I.L. Jacobs
Heidi I.L. Jacobs Harvard University
Fren T.Y. Smulders
Fren T.Y. Smulders Maastricht University
Chantal Nederkoorn
Chantal Nederkoorn Maastricht University
Anita Jansen
Anita Jansen Maastricht University
Marian Joëls
Marian Joëls University of Groningen
Bruno Verschuere
Bruno Verschuere University of Amsterdam

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