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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 66 2726 2499 34 33 208 14990

Wim Fias publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wim Fias between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wim Fias published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 6.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2011. 13 of the 232 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2011. 1992: 3 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 4 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 7 publications
1992 2025

232 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wim Fias: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 3
1993 0
1994 1
1995 1
1996 1
1997 1
1998 2
1999 2
2000 1
2001 4
2002 4
2003 2
2004 8
2005 12
2006 10
2007 6
2008 10
2009 11
2010 15
2011 16
2012 12
2013 12
2014 14
2015 7
2016 9
2017 10
2018 7
2019 16
2020 4
2021 7
2022 4
2023 7
2024 6
2025 7
Total 232
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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.

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, 201–210 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: 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.

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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
201–210 328 208
211–220 313
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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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.

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, 66–67 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: 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.

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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
66–67 218 66
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

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

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