Bram Dierckx

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Bram Dierckx is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Psychiatry and Mental health and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bram Dierckx has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 18 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 15 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Bram Dierckx's work include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (14 papers), Pharmaceutical studies and practices (14 papers) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (10 papers). Bram Dierckx is often cited by papers focused on Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (14 papers), Pharmaceutical studies and practices (14 papers) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (10 papers). Bram Dierckx collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and Belgium. Bram Dierckx's co-authors include Jeroen S. Legerstee, Elisabeth M. W. J. Utens, Gwen Dieleman, Frank C. Verhulst, Lonneke M. Staals, Manon H. J. Hillegers, J. Berghmans, René Wijnen, Jasmijn M. de Lijster and Pieter F. A. de Nijs and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Journal of Affective Disorders and Psychosomatic Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Bram Dierckx

45 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Virtual Reality in Pediatrics: Effects on Pain and Anxiety

2019 374 citations Elisabeth M. W. J. Utens, Lonneke M. Staals et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bram Dierckx Netherlands	18	570	495	362	298	247	48	1.7k
Joanne Dudeney Australia	19	326 0.6×	492 1.0×	300 0.8×	141 0.5×	331 1.3×	50	1.4k
Tamara Bushnik United States	37	281 0.5×	438 0.9×	877 2.4×	98 0.3×	150 0.6×	111	4.3k
Mehdi Rahgozar Iran	20	142 0.2×	494 1.0×	287 0.8×	177 0.6×	84 0.3×	122	1.6k
Leonard S. Milling United States	20	412 0.7×	353 0.7×	342 0.9×	190 0.6×	114 0.5×	45	1.8k
Zina Trost United States	34	566 1.0×	505 1.0×	600 1.7×	417 1.4×	210 0.9×	119	3.0k
Elena Castarlenas Spain	20	721 1.3×	228 0.5×	241 0.7×	62 0.2×	176 0.7×	64	1.4k
Kathryn Nicholson Perry Australia	25	336 0.6×	467 0.9×	633 1.7×	222 0.7×	232 0.9×	46	2.0k
Rael T. Lange United States	36	138 0.2×	1.3k 2.6×	661 1.8×	134 0.4×	282 1.1×	184	4.7k
Rocío de la Vega Spain	25	697 1.2×	304 0.6×	375 1.0×	66 0.2×	237 1.0×	77	1.8k
Karin Tritt Germany	27	144 0.3×	996 2.0×	665 1.8×	262 0.9×	247 1.0×	76	1.9k

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Bos, Jens, Brenda C. M. de Winter, Eelko Hak, et al.. (2025). ADHD medication dispensing trends in Dutch youth before and after the implementation of the Youth Act (2010–2022). European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 34(12). 3899–3909.

García‐Gómez, Pilar, Jens Bos, Eelko Hak, et al.. (2024). Comparison of antipsychotic drug use in children and adolescents in the Netherlands before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 33(8). 2695–2703. 1 indexed citations

Vries, Andrica de, et al.. (2024). Game-Based eHealth Interventions for the Reduction of Fatigue in People With Chronic Diseases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JMIR Serious Games. 12. e55034–e55034. 2 indexed citations

Legerstee, Jeroen S., Jurgen Lemiere, Charlotte Sleurs, et al.. (2023). Effect of chemotherapy (with and without radiotherapy) on the intelligence of children and adolescents treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia; a meta‐analysis. Psycho-Oncology. 32(4). 492–505. 2 indexed citations

Kloosterboer, Sanne, Catrien G. Reichart, Mirjam E. J. Kouijzer, et al.. (2023). Towards precision dosing of aripiprazole in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: Linking blood levels to weight gain and effectiveness. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 89(10). 3026–3036. 4 indexed citations

Staals, Lonneke M., et al.. (2022). Virtual reality in pediatrics, effects on pain and anxiety: A systematic review and meta‐analysis update. Pediatric Anesthesia. 32(12). 1292–1304. 69 indexed citations

Dremmen, Marjolein H. G., et al.. (2022). Comparing Smartphone Virtual Reality Exposure Preparation to Care as Usual in Children Aged 6 to 14 Years Undergoing Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Protocol for a Multicenter, Observer-Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 12. e41080–e41080. 3 indexed citations

Schuiling‐Veninga, Catharina C. M., H Bos, Sanne Kloosterboer, et al.. (2022). Comparison of antipsychotic drug use among Dutch Youth before and after implementation of the Youth Act (2010–2019). European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 32(8). 1427–1434. 6 indexed citations

Kloosterboer, Sanne, et al.. (2022). The effect of therapeutic drug monitoring of risperidone and aripiprazole on weight gain in children and adolescents: the SPACe 2: STAR (trial) protocol of an international multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry. 22(1). 814–814. 4 indexed citations

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Dierckx, Bram, et al.. (2021). Methylphenidate Treatment Adherence and Persistence in Children in the Netherlands. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 31(3). 205–213. 5 indexed citations

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Kloosterboer, Sanne, Jana Stojanova, Karin Egberts, et al.. (2020). Psychotropic drug concentrations and clinical outcomes in children and adolescents: a systematic review. Expert Opinion on Drug Safety. 19(7). 873–890. 13 indexed citations

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Marroun, Hanan El, et al.. (2020). Maternal Sociodemographic Factors Are Associated with Methylphenidate Initiation in Children in the Netherlands: A Population-Based Study. Child Psychiatry & Human Development. 52(2). 332–342.

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Utens, Elisabeth M. W. J., Lonneke M. Staals, Pieter F. A. de Nijs, et al.. (2019). Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Virtual Reality in Pediatrics: Effects on Pain and Anxiety. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 129(5). 1344–1353. 374 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kloosterboer, Sanne, Catharina C. M. Schuiling‐Veninga, Jens Bos, et al.. (2018). Antipsychotics in Dutch Youth: Prevalence, Dosages, and Duration of Use from 2005 to 2015. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 28(3). 173–179. 18 indexed citations

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Legerstee, Jeroen S., Bram Dierckx, Lonneke M. Staals, et al.. (2017). Development of a Virtual Reality Exposure Tool as Psychological Preparation for Elective Pediatric Day Care Surgery: Methodological Approach for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 6(9). e174–e174. 39 indexed citations

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Dierckx, Bram, Willemijn T. Heijnen, Walter W. van den Broek, & Tom K. Birkenhäger. (2012). Efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy in bipolar versus unipolar major depression: a meta‐analysis. Bipolar Disorders. 14(2). 146–150. 148 indexed citations

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Nolte, I, Eric A. Whitsel, Kathleen F. Kerr, et al.. (2011). Meta-analysis of genome wide association studies on heart rate variability. Digital Academic REpository of VU University Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam). 1 indexed citations

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Dierckx, Bram, Anne Tharner, J.H.M. Tulen, et al.. (2011). Spot the Red Herring: Breastfeeding, Fruitpurée, and Infant Autonomic Functioning—The Generation R Study. Pediatric Research. 70(4). 417–422. 3 indexed citations

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Dierckx, Bram, J.H.M. Tulen, Mijke P. Lambregtse‐van den Berg, et al.. (2009). Maternal Psychopathology Influences Infant Heart Rate Variability: Generation R Study. Psychosomatic Medicine. 71(3). 313–321. 41 indexed citations

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Legerstee, Jeroen S., J.H.M. Tulen, Bram Dierckx, et al.. (2009). CBT for childhood anxiety disorders: differential changes in selective attention between treatment responders and non‐responders. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 51(2). 162–172. 40 indexed citations

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