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Willy Lens

Willy Lens

KU Leuven
Belgium

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 64 2898 38 214 29496

Willy Lens publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Willy Lens between 1973 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Willy Lens published across 49 years, from 1973 to 2021, averaging 4.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2007. 5 of the 238 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2007. 1973: 2 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 2 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 3 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 1 publication 2020: 3 publications 2021: 2 publications
1973 2021

238 publications in total across all disciplines

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Willy Lens: publications per year, 1973 to 2021
Year Publications
1973 2
1974 2
1975 2
1976 0
1977 1
1978 0
1979 1
1980 2
1981 1
1982 1
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 2
1987 2
1988 1
1989 3
1990 1
1991 2
1992 2
1993 2
1994 2
1995 2
1996 2
1997 0
1998 5
1999 12
2000 15
2001 7
2002 7
2003 7
2004 16
2005 11
2006 14
2007 20
2008 14
2009 11
2010 10
2011 5
2012 7
2013 7
2014 10
2015 8
2016 9
2017 2
2018 1
2019 1
2020 3
2021 2
Total 238
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Willy Lens 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 Willy Lens 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, 211–220 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: 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.

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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
211–220 313 214
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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Willy Lens 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 Willy Lens 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, 64–65 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: 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.

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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
62–63 248
64–65 290 64
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association

Overview

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.

  • Maarten Vansteenkiste

Willy Lens published primarily in the venue Psychology Press eBooks, where at least one known publication appeared.

  • Psychology Press eBooks

The scientist's academic recognition included being named a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Intrinsic Versus Extrinsic Goal Contents in Self-Determination Theory: Another Look at the Quality of Academic Motivation

    Maarten Vansteenkiste;Willy Lens;Edward L. Deci

  • Basic psychological need satisfaction, need frustration, and need strength across four cultures

    Beiwen Chen;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Wim Beyers;Liesbet Boone

  • Motivating learning, performance, and persistence: the synergistic effects of intrinsic goal contents and autonomy-supportive contexts.

    Maarten Vansteenkiste;Joke Simons;Willy Lens;Kennon M. Sheldon

  • Explaining the relationships between job characteristics, burnout, and engagement: The role of basic psychological need satisfaction

    Anja Van den Broeck;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Hans De Witte;Willy Lens

  • Capturing autonomy, competence, and relatedness at work: Construction and initial validation of the Work-related Basic Need Satisfaction scale

    Anja Van den Broeck;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Hans De Witte;Bart Soenens

  • Motivational Profiles from a Self-Determination Perspective: The Quality of Motivation Matters.

    Maarten Vansteenkiste;Eline Sierens;Bart Soenens;Koen Luyckx

  • Experiences of Autonomy and Control Among Chinese Learners: Vitalizing or Immobilizing?.

    Maarten Vansteenkiste;Mingming Zhou;Willy Lens;Bart Soenens

  • The role of the future in student motivation

    Jenefer Husman;Willy Lens

  • Conceptualizing parental autonomy support: adolescent perceptions of promotion of independence versus promotion of volitional functioning.

    Bart Soenens;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Willy Lens;Koen Luyckx

  • Placing motivation and future time perspective theory in a temporal perspective

    Joke Simons;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Willy Lens;Margareta Lacante

  • The motivating role of positive feedback in sport and physical education: evidence for a motivational model.

    Athanasios Mouratidis;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Willy Lens;Georgios D. Sideridis

  • Academic Achievement and Future Time Perspective as a Cognitive-Motivational Concept

    M. L. de Volder;W. Lens

  • An Integrated Model for the Study of Teacher Motivation

    Saul Neves de Jesus;Willy Lens

  • The role of different types of instrumentality in motivation, study strategies, and performance: Know why you learn, so you'll know what you learn!

    Joke Simons;Siegfried Dewitte;Willy Lens

  • Examining the motivational impact of intrinsic versus extrinsic goal framing and autonomy-supportive versus internally controlling communication style on early adolescents' academic achievement.

    Maarten Vansteenkiste;Joke Simons;Willy Lens;Bart Soenens

  • How to Become a Persevering Exerciser? Providing a Clear, Future Intrinsic Goal in an Autonomy-Supportive Way

    Maarten Vansteenkiste;Joke Simons;Bart Soenens;Willy Lens

  • Understanding the association between future time perspective and self-regulated learning through the lens of self-determination theory

    Jerissa de Bilde;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Willy Lens

  • The 'why' and 'why not' of job search behaviour: Their relation to searching, unemployment experience, and well-being

    Maarten Vansteenkiste;Willy Lens;Siegfried De Witte;Hans De Witte

  • Less Is Sometimes More: Goal Content Matters

    Maarten Vansteenkiste;Joke Simons;Willy Lens;Bart Soenens

  • Understanding unemployed people's job search behaviour, unemployment experience and well-being: a comparison of expectancy-value theory and self-determination theory.

    Vansteenkiste Vansteenkiste;Willy Lens;Hans De Witte;N. T. Feather

Frequent Co-Authors

Maarten Vansteenkiste
Maarten Vansteenkiste Ghent University
Bart Soenens
Bart Soenens Ghent University
Athanasios Mouratidis
Athanasios Mouratidis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Siegfried Dewitte
Siegfried Dewitte KU Leuven
Hans De Witte
Hans De Witte KU Leuven
Koen Luyckx
Koen Luyckx KU Leuven
Anja Van den Broeck
Anja Van den Broeck KU Leuven
Edward L. Deci
Edward L. Deci University of Rochester
Karen Phalet
Karen Phalet KU Leuven
Bart Duriez
Bart Duriez KU Leuven

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Best Scientists Citing Willy Lens

Maarten Vansteenkiste

Maarten Vansteenkiste

Ghent University

Publications: 173

Bart Soenens

Bart Soenens

Ghent University

Publications: 92

Richard M. Ryan

Richard M. Ryan

Australian Catholic University

Publications: 63

Edward L. Deci

Edward L. Deci

University of Rochester

Publications: 50

Wilmar B. Schaufeli

Wilmar B. Schaufeli

KU Leuven

Publications: 47

Martin S. Hagger

Martin S. Hagger

University of California, Merced

Publications: 41

Johnmarshall Reeve

Johnmarshall Reeve

Australian Catholic University

Publications: 40

Arnold B. Bakker

Arnold B. Bakker

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Publications: 39

Hans De Witte

Hans De Witte

KU Leuven

Publications: 38

Anja Van den Broeck

Anja Van den Broeck

KU Leuven

Publications: 37

Nathalie Aelterman

Nathalie Aelterman

Ghent University

Publications: 34

Leen Haerens

Leen Haerens

Ghent University

Publications: 33

Huy P. Phan

Huy P. Phan

University of New England

Publications: 32

Nikos Ntoumanis

Nikos Ntoumanis

University of Southern Denmark

Publications: 27

Athanasios Mouratidis

Athanasios Mouratidis

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Publications: 27

Kennon M. Sheldon

Kennon M. Sheldon

University of Missouri

Publications: 25

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