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 Willy Lens sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 214 publications — 73rd percentile
73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Willy Lens sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 64 D-Index — 75th percentile
75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.
Willy Lens was affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium during their academic career. Their research output included work focused on motivation and human behavior.
One of the recent papers authored by Willy Lens is titled "Motivation: About the 'why' and 'what for' of human behavior", published in 2020 in Psychology Press eBooks. This publication has received 18 citations.
Frequent collaborations took place with other researchers, notably with Maarten Vansteenkiste.
Willy Lens published primarily in the venue Psychology Press eBooks, where at least one known publication appeared.
The scientist's academic recognition included being named a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association in 2008.
Maarten Vansteenkiste;Willy Lens;Edward L. Deci
Beiwen Chen;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Wim Beyers;Liesbet Boone
Maarten Vansteenkiste;Joke Simons;Willy Lens;Kennon M. Sheldon
Anja Van den Broeck;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Hans De Witte;Willy Lens
Anja Van den Broeck;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Hans De Witte;Bart Soenens
Maarten Vansteenkiste;Eline Sierens;Bart Soenens;Koen Luyckx
Maarten Vansteenkiste;Mingming Zhou;Willy Lens;Bart Soenens
Jenefer Husman;Willy Lens
Bart Soenens;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Willy Lens;Koen Luyckx
Joke Simons;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Willy Lens;Margareta Lacante
Athanasios Mouratidis;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Willy Lens;Georgios D. Sideridis
M. L. de Volder;W. Lens
Saul Neves de Jesus;Willy Lens
Joke Simons;Siegfried Dewitte;Willy Lens
Maarten Vansteenkiste;Joke Simons;Willy Lens;Bart Soenens
Maarten Vansteenkiste;Joke Simons;Bart Soenens;Willy Lens
Jerissa de Bilde;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Willy Lens
Maarten Vansteenkiste;Willy Lens;Siegfried De Witte;Hans De Witte
Maarten Vansteenkiste;Joke Simons;Willy Lens;Bart Soenens
Vansteenkiste Vansteenkiste;Willy Lens;Hans De Witte;N. T. Feather
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