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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 60 3564 3286 46 43 226 12394
Neuroscience 60 3855 3528 43 40 234 12415

Tom Verguts publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tom Verguts between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tom Verguts published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 9.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2019. 31 of the 276 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2019. 1998: 2 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 16 publications
1998 2025

276 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tom Verguts: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 2
1999 6
2000 2
2001 5
2002 6
2003 4
2004 9
2005 11
2006 8
2007 7
2008 12
2009 6
2010 9
2011 11
2012 10
2013 12
2014 10
2015 13
2016 8
2017 12
2018 9
2019 18
2020 11
2021 18
2022 13
2023 13
2024 15
2025 16
Total 276
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Tom Verguts 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 Verguts 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, 221–230 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: 226 publications — 76th percentile

76% 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
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283 226
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 Verguts 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 Verguts 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, 60–61 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: 60 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% 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
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 60
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 Verguts is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium, where their research primarily focuses on neuroscience and cognitive neuroscience. Their work spans multiple interconnected areas including neural and behavioral psychology studies, neural dynamics and brain function, EEG and brain-computer interfaces, memory and neural mechanisms, functional brain connectivity studies, decision-making and behavioral economics, and obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders.

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on cognitive control, brain connectivity, and decision-making processes. Key papers include the 2022 article, Theta oscillations shift towards optimal frequency for cognitive control, published in Nature Human Behaviour; the 2021 work, The Best Laid Plans: Computational Principles of Anterior Cingulate Cortex, in Trends in Cognitive Sciences; and the 2020 paper, Cognitive Effort Modulates Connectivity between Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Cortex and Task-Relevant Cortical Areas, published in the Journal of Neuroscience. Other notable publications are Reward Prediction Error and Declarative Memory (2020, Trends in Cognitive Sciences) and Dynamic expressions of confidence within an evidence accumulation framework (2020, Cognition).

Frequent co-authors on Verguts' work include Pieter Verbeke, Kobe Desender, Esther De Loof, Cristian Buc Calderon, and Kate Ergo, reflecting collaborations that have contributed to a breadth of research outputs.

The venues where Verguts most commonly publishes include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS Computational Biology
  • Cerebral Cortex
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Verguts has contributed extensively within the field of neuroscience with over 125 publications, of which more than 120 focus on cognitive neuroscience. Additional research interests extend to clinical psychology, general decision sciences, developmental and educational psychology, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

Main topics of their work are:

  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders

Best Publications

  • Variability in the analysis of a single neuroimaging dataset by many teams

    Rotem Botvinik-Nezer;Rotem Botvinik-Nezer;Felix Holzmeister;Colin F. Camerer;Anna Dreber;Anna Dreber

  • Post-error slowing: an orienting account.

    Wim Notebaert;Femke Houtman;Filip Van Opstal;Wim Gevers

  • Representation of Number in Animals and Humans: A Neural Model

    Tom Verguts;Wim Fias

  • Adaptation by binding: a learning account of cognitive control.

    Tom Verguts;Wim Notebaert

  • Hebbian Learning of Cognitive Control : Dealing With Specific and Nonspecific Adaptation

    Tom Verguts;Wim Notebaert

  • Numbers and space: a computational model of the SNARC effect.

    Wim Gevers;Tom Verguts;Bert Reynvoet;Bernie Caessens

  • A model of exact small-number representation.

    Tom Verguts;Wim Fias;Michaël Stevens

  • Grounding cognitive control in associative learning.

    Elger Abrahamse;Senne Braem;Wim Notebaert;Tom Verguts

  • Automatic response activation of implicit spatial information: Evidence from the SNARC effect

    Wim Gevers;Jan Lammertyn;Wim Notebaert;Tom Verguts

  • Dissecting the symbolic distance effect: comparison and priming effects in numerical and nonnumerical orders.

    Filip Van Opstal;Wim Gevers;Wendy De Moor;Tom Verguts

  • Overlapping Neural Systems Represent Cognitive Effort and Reward Anticipation

    Eliana Vassena;Massimo Silvetti;Carsten N. Boehler;Eric Achten

  • Verbal-spatial and visuospatial coding of number-space interactions.

    Wim Gevers;Seppe Santens;Elisah Dhooge;Qi Chen

  • Cognitive control acts locally.

    Wim Notebaert;Tom Verguts

  • Reward Modulates Adaptations to Conflict.

    Senne Braem;Tom Verguts;Chantal Roggeman;Wim Notebaert

  • Number Processing Pathways in Human Parietal Cortex

    Seppe Santens;Chantal Roggeman;Wim Fias;Tom Verguts

  • Interacting neighbors: A connectionist model of retrieval in single-digit multiplication

    Tom Verguts;Wim Fias

  • Value and Prediction Error in Medial Frontal Cortex: Integrating the Single-Unit and Systems Levels of Analysis

    Massimo Silvetti;Massimo Silvetti;Ruth Seurinck;Ruth Seurinck;Tom Verguts;Tom Verguts

  • From conflict management to reward-based decision making: actors and critics in primate medial frontal cortex.

    Massimo Silvetti;William Alexander;Tom Verguts;Joshua W. Brown

  • Adaptive effort investment in cognitive and physical tasks: a neurocomputational model.

    Tom Verguts;Eliana Vassena;Massimo Silvetti

  • Priming reveals differential coding of symbolic and non-symbolic quantities.

    Chantal Roggeman;Tom Verguts;Wim Fias

Frequent Co-Authors

Wim Fias
Wim Fias Ghent University
Wim Notebaert
Wim Notebaert Ghent University
Wim Gevers
Wim Gevers Université Libre de Bruxelles
Paul De Boeck
Paul De Boeck The Ohio State University
Tobias H. Donner
Tobias H. Donner Universität Hamburg
Jean M. Vettel
Jean M. Vettel United States Army Research Laboratory
Bert Reynvoet
Bert Reynvoet KU Leuven
Jean-Baptiste Poline
Jean-Baptiste Poline Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Ruth M. Krebs
Ruth M. Krebs Ghent University

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