2026 Willem J. M. Levelt: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	75	1743	1566	100	95	245	49919

Willem J. M. Levelt 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 Willem J. M. Levelt sits on this spectrum.

31 publications 705+

This scientist: 245 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Willem J. M. Levelt 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 Willem J. M. Levelt sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

2000 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1993 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
1993 - Dr Hendrik Muller Prize, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
1989 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Willem J. M. Levelt is affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple main fields, including neuroscience, psychology, and arts and humanities. These areas cover both broad scientific domains and intersections relevant to language and cognition.

The scientist's work includes contributions to several subfields such as cognitive neuroscience, developmental and educational psychology, and language and linguistics. These subfields reflect a focus on understanding the brain's role in language processing and development, as well as educational and developmental aspects of psychological research.

Levelt's research topics cover:

Neurobiology of language and bilingualism
Language development and disorders
Syntax, semantics, and linguistic variation

The publication record features papers in venues such as the Annual Review of Linguistics. A highlighted recent paper is "On Becoming a Physicist of Mind," published in 2020 in the Annual Review of Linguistics. This work has been cited 5 times. The scientist does not appear to have frequent co-authors listed in the current data.

Levelt's formal recognitions include memberships and awards from various academies and institutes. These are:

Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2000)
German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina - Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften, recognized in psychology and cognitive sciences (1993)
Dr Hendrik Muller Prize, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (1993)
Member of Academia Europaea (1989)

This record indicates a longstanding engagement with scientific academies and contributions across multiple interdisciplinary fields related to language, cognition, and psychology.

Best Publications

Speaking: From Intention to Articulation

Willem J. M. Levelt

12733
Citations
A theory of lexical access in speech production.

Willem J. M. Levelt;Ardi Roelofs;Antje S. Meyer

6861
Citations
Monitoring and self-repair in speech

Willem J. M. Levelt

2509
Citations
The spatial and temporal signatures of word production components.

Peter Indefrey;Willem J. M. Levelt

2427
Citations
Language production: Grammatical encoding

Kathryn Bock;Willem J. M. Levelt

2205
Citations
Exploring the time course of lexical access in language production: Picture-word interference studies

H. Schriefers;Antje S. Meyer;Willem J. M. Levelt

1454
Citations
Word frequency effects in speech production: Retrieval of syntactic information and of phonological form

Jörg D. Jescheniak;Willem J. M. Levelt

1401
Citations
Accessing words in speech production: Stages, processes and representations

Willem J. M. Levelt

1095
Citations
Models of word production

Willem J.M. Levelt

926
Citations
On binocular rivalry

Willem J. M. Levelt

910
Citations
The time course of lexical access in speech production: A study of picture naming

Willem J. M. Levelt;Herbert Schriefers;Dirk Vorberg;Antje S. Meyer

869
Citations
Spoken word production: A theory of lexical access

Willem J. M. Levelt

744
Citations
Do speakers have access to a mental syllabary

Willem J. M. Levelt;Linda Wheeldon

738
Citations
Surface form and memory in question answering

Willem J. M. Levelt;Stephanie Kelter;Stephanie Kelter

684
Citations
Producing spoken language: A blueprint of the speaker

Willem J. M. Levelt

590
Citations
Viewing and naming objects : eye movements during noun phrase production

Antje S. Meyer;Astrid M. Sleiderink;Willem J. M. Levelt

526
Citations
Effects of semantic context in the naming of pictures and words

Markus F Damian;Gabriella Vigliocco;Willem J.M Levelt

473
Citations
Monitoring the Time Course of Phonological Encoding

Linda R. Wheeldon;Willem J. M. Levelt

441
Citations
Lexical access during the production of idiomatic phrases

Simone A. Sprenger;Willem J. M. Levelt;Gerard Kempen

404
Citations
Pupillary dilation as a measure of attention: A quantitative system analysis

Bert Hoeks;Willem J. M. Levelt

402
Citations
An MEG Study of Picture Naming

Willem J. M. Levelt;Peter Praamstra;Antje S. Meyer;Päivi Helenius

401
Citations
The child's conception of language

Anne Sinclair;Robert J. Jarvella;Willem J. M. Levelt

377
Citations
Advances in psycholinguistics

Giovanni B. Flores d'Arcais;Willem J. M. Levelt

268
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ardi Roelofs Radboud University

Niels O. Schiller Leiden University

Angela D. Friederici Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences

Peter Indefrey Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Gabriella Vigliocco University College London

Markus F. Damian University of Bristol

Antje S. Meyer Max Planck Society

Robert Schreuder Radboud University

David P. Vinson University College London

Kathryn Bock University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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