World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
66
Citations
14990
World Ranking
2726
National Ranking
34

Wim Fias 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 Wim Fias sits on this spectrum.

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 publications 705+

This scientist: 208 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wim Fias 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 Wim Fias sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wim Fias is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium. Their research spans multiple areas, primarily focusing on neuroscience and psychology with a strong emphasis on cognitive neuroscience.

The main fields of study for their work include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology

Within these areas, they have contributed extensively to several subfields, including:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Statistics and Probability
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Human-Computer Interaction

The scientific topics that dominate their research address diverse aspects of cognition and development. Key topics covered in their work include:

  • Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Reading and Literacy Development
  • Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function
  • Neuroscience and Music Perception
  • Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology
  • Spatial Cognition and Navigation

Wim Fias has authored or co-authored several recent papers published in notable journals. Selected publications from 2020 and 2021 include:

  • "Metacognition across domains: Is the association between arithmetic and metacognitive monitoring domain-specific?" (2020), published in PLoS ONE
  • "Spatial Attention in Serial Order Working Memory: An EEG Study" (2020), published in Cerebral Cortex
  • "The neural basis of metacognitive monitoring during arithmetic in the developing brain" (2020), published in Human Brain Mapping
  • "Eye-movements reveal the serial position of the attended item in verbal working memory" (2021), published in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
  • "Do preliterate children spontaneously employ spatial coding for serial order in working memory?" (2020), published in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Jean-Philippe van Dijck
  • Muhammet Ikbal Sahan
  • Bert De Smedt
  • Elien Bellon
  • Elger Abrahamse

The common venues for Wim Fias's publications are:

  • Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
  • Neuropsychologia
  • PLoS ONE
  • Cerebral Cortex

Best Publications

  • The Importance of Magnitude Information in Numerical Processing: Evidence from the SNARC Effect

    Wim Fias

  • Post-error slowing: an orienting account.

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

  • The mental representation of ordinal sequences is spatially organized.

    Wim Gevers;Bert Reynvoet;Wim Fias

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

    Tom Verguts;Wim Fias

  • Parietal Representation of Symbolic and Nonsymbolic Magnitude

    Wim Fias;Jan Lammertyn;Bert Reynvoet;Patrick Dupont

  • A working memory account for spatial-numerical associations.

    Jean-Philippe van Dijck;Wim Fias

  • Spatial representation of numbers.

    Wim Fias;Martin H. Fischer

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

    Wim Gevers;Tom Verguts;Bert Reynvoet;Bernie Caessens

  • Physical activity to improve cognition in older adults: can physical activity programs enriched with cognitive challenges enhance the effects? A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Freja Gheysen;Louise Poppe;Ann DeSmet;Stephan Swinnen

  • A model of exact small-number representation.

    Tom Verguts;Wim Fias;Michaël Stevens

  • Brain networks under attack: robustness properties and the impact of lesions

    Hannelore Aerts;Wim Fias;Karen Caeyenberghs;Daniele Marinazzo

  • Irrelevant digits affect feature-based attention depending on the overlap of neural circuits.

    Wim Fias;Johan Lauwereyns;Jan Lammertyn

  • Two routes for the processing of verbal numbers: evidence from the SNARC effect.

    Wim Fias

  • The mental representation of ordinal sequences is spatially organised: evidence from days of the week

    Wim Gevers;Bert Reynvoet;Wim Fias

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

    Wim Gevers;Jan Lammertyn;Wim Notebaert;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

  • Processing of abstract ordinal knowledge in the horizontal segment of the intraparietal sulcus.

    Wim Fias;Jan Lammertyn;Bernie Caessens;Guy A. Orban

  • Semantic priming in number naming.

    Bert Reynvoet;Marc Brysbaert;Wim Fias

  • Common and distinct brain regions in both parietal and frontal cortex support symbolic and nonsymbolic number processing in humans: A functional neuroimaging meta-analysis

    H. Moriah Sokolowski;Wim Fias;Ahmad Mousa;Daniel Ansari

  • Oculomotor bias induced by number perception.

    Martin H. Fischer;Nele Warlop;Robin L. Hill;Wim Fias

Frequent Co-Authors

Tom Verguts
Tom Verguts Ghent University
Wim Gevers
Wim Gevers Université Libre de Bruxelles
Bert De Smedt
Bert De Smedt KU Leuven
Bert Reynvoet
Bert Reynvoet KU Leuven
Steve Majerus
Steve Majerus University of Liège
Wim Notebaert
Wim Notebaert Ghent University
Marc Brysbaert
Marc Brysbaert Ghent University
Simone Kühn
Simone Kühn Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Marcel Brass
Marcel Brass Ghent University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Pursuing a degree in psychology opens up a wide range of online programs and career options, especially in the field of social work. If you are interested in helping others and want to become a social worker, it’s important to understand that each state may have different educational pathways and credentialing requirements.

For example, social worker education requirements in Virginia highlight the need for a specialized degree and, in many cases, licensure. In Washington, understanding the degree needed to be a social worker in Washington can help guide your academic decisions as you look for appropriate online programs.

Likewise, meeting social worker degree requirements in West Virginia or fulfilling Wisconsin education requirements for social workers will depend on the level of licensure you seek, such as entry-level or clinical social work. Always review your state’s current requirements before enrolling in an online psychology or social work program to ensure you’re on the right path toward a meaningful career.

Best Scientists Citing Wim Fias

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles