Belle Derks

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Belle Derks is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Belle Derks has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 27 papers in Social Psychology and 21 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Belle Derks's work include Social and Intergroup Psychology (33 papers), Gender Diversity and Inequality (19 papers) and Cultural Differences and Values (18 papers). Belle Derks is often cited by papers focused on Social and Intergroup Psychology (33 papers), Gender Diversity and Inequality (19 papers) and Cultural Differences and Values (18 papers). Belle Derks collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Belgium and United Kingdom. Belle Derks's co-authors include Naomi Ellemers, Colette van Laar, Ruth van Veelen, Klea Faniko, Daan Scheepers, Michelle K. Ryan, Lotte F. van Dillen, Floor Rink, Tanja van der Lippe and Tomas Ståhl and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychological Science and Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Belle Derks

56 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

The queen bee phenomenon: Why women leaders distance them... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The queen bee phenomenon: Why women leaders distance themselves from junior women
    2016 315 citations Belle Derks, Colette van Laar et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Belle Derks Netherlands 28 1.3k 1.1k 616 321 275 60 2.3k
Diane Kobrynowicz United States 16 1.2k 0.9× 788 0.7× 569 0.9× 281 0.9× 194 0.7× 18 1.9k
Sonia K. Kang Canada 18 1.0k 0.8× 462 0.4× 577 0.9× 218 0.7× 197 0.7× 32 1.9k
Robert W. Livingston United States 18 1.2k 0.9× 788 0.7× 596 1.0× 312 1.0× 226 0.8× 26 1.9k
Theresa K. Vescio United States 25 1.6k 1.2× 847 0.8× 1.1k 1.7× 286 0.9× 131 0.5× 51 2.5k
Julie E. Phelan United States 17 1.4k 1.1× 1.6k 1.4× 684 1.1× 152 0.5× 379 1.4× 19 2.7k
Brian S. Lowery United States 24 2.2k 1.7× 573 0.5× 1.1k 1.8× 302 0.9× 87 0.3× 37 2.7k
Danielle Gaucher Canada 17 1.5k 1.2× 375 0.3× 1.1k 1.7× 428 1.3× 130 0.5× 25 2.5k
Stefano Pagliaro Italy 26 1.1k 0.9× 343 0.3× 788 1.3× 511 1.6× 225 0.8× 98 2.1k
Antonio Mladinic Chile 8 892 0.7× 739 0.7× 429 0.7× 118 0.4× 120 0.4× 17 1.5k
Jacquie D. Vorauer Canada 27 2.1k 1.6× 456 0.4× 1.7k 2.8× 397 1.2× 157 0.6× 57 2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Belle Derks

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Fields of papers citing papers by Belle Derks

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Belle Derks

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Belle Derks. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Belle Derks based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Belle Derks. Belle Derks is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Veelen, Ruth van, et al.. (2025). The Psychological Threat of Being Declared Nonessential During the COVID‐19 Pandemic: Effects on Professional Identification. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 55(4). 258–277.
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Seijmonsbergen‐Schermers, Anna E., et al.. (2025). Dutch midwives’ views on father-involvement practices. Midwifery. 145. 104371–104371.
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Veelen, Ruth van, et al.. (2023). Gender (in)equality at the kitchen table: A diary study on how Parents' coordination facilitates an equal task division and relationship quality. British Journal of Social Psychology. 63(2). 681–707. 3 indexed citations
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Lippe, Tanja van der, et al.. (2022). Does National Context Matter When Women Surpass Their Partner in Status?. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. 670439–670439. 5 indexed citations
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Veelen, Ruth van, Belle Derks, & Maaike Endedijk. (2019). Double Trouble: How Being Outnumbered and Negatively Stereotyped Threatens Career Outcomes of Women in STEM. Frontiers in Psychology. 10. 150–150. 64 indexed citations
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Derks, Belle, Ruth van Veelen, & Michel J. J. Handgraaf. (2018). Successful economists are highly masculine. Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University). 3 indexed citations
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Endendijk, Joyce J., Belle Derks, & Judi Mesman. (2017). Does Parenthood Change Implicit Gender‐Role Stereotypes and Behaviors?. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 80(1). 61–79. 46 indexed citations
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Faniko, Klea, Naomi Ellemers, Belle Derks, & Fabio Lorenzi‐Cioldi. (2017). Nothing Changes, Really: Why Women Who Break Through the Glass Ceiling End Up Reinforcing It. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 43(5). 638–651. 74 indexed citations
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Derks, Belle. (2016). Streefcijfers zijn nog maar een begin : Het weerbarstige karakter van ongelijke kansen. Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University). 30(2). 89–103. 1 indexed citations
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Sellaro, Roberta, Belle Derks, Michael A. Nitsche, et al.. (2015). Reducing Prejudice Through Brain Stimulation. Brain stimulation. 8(5). 891–897. 43 indexed citations
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Scheepers, Daan, Belle Derks, Sander Nieuwenhuis, et al.. (2013). The neural correlates of in-group and self-face perception: is there overlap for high identifiers?. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 7. 528–528. 14 indexed citations
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Dillen, Lotte F. van & Belle Derks. (2012). Working memory load reduces facilitated processing of threatening faces: An ERP study.. Emotion. 12(6). 1340–1349. 68 indexed citations
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Laar, Colette van, et al.. (2011). Social change as an important goal or likely outcome: How regulatory focus affects commitment to collective action. British Journal of Social Psychology. 51(1). 93–110. 22 indexed citations
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Derks, Belle, et al.. (2010). Do sexist organizational cultures create the Queen Bee?. British Journal of Social Psychology. 50(3). 519–535. 204 indexed citations
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Derks, Belle, Colette van Laar, & Naomi Ellemers. (2009). Working for the self or working for the group: How self- versus group affirmation affects collective behavior in low-status groups.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 96(1). 183–202. 95 indexed citations
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Derks, Belle, Colette van Laar, & Naomi Ellemers. (2006). Striving for Success in Outgroup Settings: Effects of Contextually Emphasizing Ingroup Dimensions on Stigmatized Group Members’ Social Identity and Performance Styles. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 32(5). 576–588. 68 indexed citations

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