David Gijbels

7.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
111 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

David Gijbels is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Gijbels has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Education, 26 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 12 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in David Gijbels's work include Evaluation of Teaching Practices (23 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (16 papers) and Online and Blended Learning (14 papers). David Gijbels is often cited by papers focused on Evaluation of Teaching Practices (23 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (16 papers) and Online and Blended Learning (14 papers). David Gijbels collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and Finland. David Gijbels's co-authors include Filip Dochy, Mien Segers, Piet Van den Bossche, Vincent Donche, Peter Van Petegem, Sofie M. M. Loyens, G. van de Watering, Ann Stes, Eva Kyndt and Henna Asikainen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Review of Educational Research and Frontiers in Psychology.

In The Last Decade

David Gijbels

102 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Effects of problem-based learning: a meta-analysis

2003 1.1k citations Filip Dochy, Mien Segers et al. Learning and Instruction profile →
Effects of Problem-Based Learning: A Meta-Analysis From the Angle of Assessment

2005 632 citations David Gijbels, Filip Dochy et al. profile →
Deep and surface learning in problem-based learning: a review of the literature

2015 287 citations Diana Dolmans, Sofie M. M. Loyens et al. Advances in Health Sciences Education profile →
Teachers’ Everyday Professional Development

2016 274 citations Eva Kyndt, David Gijbels et al. profile →
Do Students Develop Towards More Deep Approaches to Learning During Studies? A Systematic Review on the Development of Students’ Deep and Surface Approaches to Learning in Higher Education

2017 175 citations David Gijbels et al. Educational Psychology Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Gijbels Belgium	31	4.0k	1.1k	518	485	450	111	5.2k
Gillian M. Boulton‐Lewis Australia	27	3.6k 0.9×	932 0.8×	522 1.0×	354 0.7×	358 0.8×	103	5.3k
Wim Gijselaers Netherlands	38	2.8k 0.7×	1.4k 1.3×	541 1.0×	249 0.5×	998 2.2×	134	5.1k
Päivi Tynjälä Finland	35	3.2k 0.8×	774 0.7×	192 0.4×	385 0.8×	426 0.9×	102	4.5k
Roger Säljö Sweden	30	4.5k 1.1×	2.0k 1.8×	438 0.8×	242 0.5×	599 1.3×	145	6.8k
Maggi Savin‐Baden United Kingdom	29	2.2k 0.5×	657 0.6×	367 0.7×	334 0.7×	309 0.7×	104	4.1k
Sofie M. M. Loyens Netherlands	31	2.1k 0.5×	1.2k 1.1×	400 0.8×	158 0.3×	432 1.0×	69	3.4k
Katrien Struyven Belgium	34	4.0k 1.0×	984 0.9×	280 0.5×	255 0.5×	521 1.2×	130	5.2k
Michael Prosser Australia	47	8.6k 2.1×	1.8k 1.6×	669 1.3×	726 1.5×	758 1.7×	102	10.0k
Keith Trigwell Australia	40	8.0k 2.0×	1.5k 1.3×	531 1.0×	715 1.5×	841 1.9×	66	9.4k
Alice Y. Kolb United States	6	2.0k 0.5×	931 0.8×	280 0.5×	159 0.3×	391 0.9×	8	3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by David Gijbels

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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20 of 20 papers shown

Daal, Tine van, et al.. (2025). How Eye Read: A Social Network Approach. Educational Psychology Review. 37(1).

Kyndt, Eva, et al.. (2024). Entering the Labor Market: Networks and Networking Behavior in the School-to-Work Transition. Vocations and Learning. 17(2). 311–332. 1 indexed citations

Mæyer, Sven De, et al.. (2023). Mapping cognitive processes in video-based learning by combining trace and think-aloud data. Learning and Instruction. 90. 101851–101851. 8 indexed citations

Cruys, Sander Van de, Jo Bervoets, Stephen Gadsby, David Gijbels, & Karolien Poels. (2023). Insight in the Conspiracist’s Mind. Personality and Social Psychology Review. 28(3). 302–324. 8 indexed citations

Milienos, Fotios S., et al.. (2021). The Contribution of Learning and Mental Health Variables in First-Year Students' Profiles. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. 627118–627118. 20 indexed citations

Bursens, Peter, Vincent Donche, David Gijbels, & Pieter Spooren. (2018). Simulations of Decision-Making as Active Learning Tools: Design and Effects of Political Science Simulations.. Springer US. 1 indexed citations

Bursens, Peter, et al.. (2017). Student Diversity in a Cross-Continental EU-Simulation Exploring Variation in Affective Learning Outcomes Among Political Science Students. European Political Science. 17(4). 601–620. 16 indexed citations

Dolmans, Diana, et al.. (2015). Deep and surface learning in problem-based learning: a review of the literature. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 21(5). 1087–1112. 287 indexed citations breakdown →

Kyndt, Eva, Vincent Donche, David Gijbels, & Peter Van Petegem. (2014). Workplace learning within teacher education: the role of job characteristics and goal orientation. Educational Studies. 40(5). 515–532. 18 indexed citations

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Vanhoof, Jan, et al.. (2014). Characteristics of Appraisal Systems that Promote Job Satisfaction of Teachers. VUBIR (Vrije Universiteit Brussel). 41(1). 94–114. 10 indexed citations

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Gijbels, David, et al.. (2013). Research on problem‐based learning: future challenges. Medical Education. 47(2). 214–218. 42 indexed citations

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Vanthournout, Gert, Liesje Coertjens, David Gijbels, Vincent Donche, & Peter Van Petegem. (2012). Assessing students’ development in learning approaches according to initial learning profiles: A person-oriented perspective. Studies In Educational Evaluation. 39(1). 33–40. 52 indexed citations

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Dochy, Filip, David Gijbels, Mien Segers, & Piet Van den Bossche. (2011). Theories of Learning for the Workplace: Building Blocks for Training and Professional Development Programs. Routledge Psychology in Education.. 17 indexed citations

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Gijbels, David. (2011). Assessment of vocational competence in higher education: reflections and prospects. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. 36(4). 381–383. 22 indexed citations

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Stes, Ann, Sven De Mæyer, David Gijbels, & Peter Van Petegem. (2011). Instructional development for teachers in higher education: Effects on students’ perceptions of the teaching–learning environment. British Journal of Educational Psychology. 82(3). 398–419. 30 indexed citations

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Vanthournout, Gert, Vincent Donche, David Gijbels, & Peter Van Petegem. (2009). Alternative data-analysis techniques in research on student learning: illustrations of a person-oriented and developmental perspectives. 5(2). 35–51. 17 indexed citations

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Gijbels, David, et al.. (2009). Influencing work-related learning: the role of job-characteristics and self-directed learning orientation.. DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven). 1 indexed citations

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Stes, Ann, David Gijbels, & Peter Van Petegem. (2007). Student-focused approaches to teaching in relation to context and teacher characteristics. Higher Education. 55(3). 255–267. 70 indexed citations

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Gijbels, David, G. van de Watering, Filip Dochy, & Piet Van den Bossche. (2005). The relationship between students’ approaches to learning and the assessment of learning outcomes. European Journal of Psychology of Education. 20(4). 327–341. 148 indexed citations

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Newman, Mark, Piet Van den Bossche, David Gijbels, et al.. (2004). Responses to the pilot systematic review of problem‐based learning. Medical Education. 38(9). 921–923. 17 indexed citations

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