Diana Dolmans

14.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
216 papers, 9.2k citations indexed

About

Diana Dolmans is a scholar working on Education, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Family Practice. According to data from OpenAlex, Diana Dolmans has authored 216 papers receiving a total of 9.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 123 papers in Education, 117 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 41 papers in Family Practice. Recurrent topics in Diana Dolmans's work include Innovations in Medical Education (113 papers), Problem and Project Based Learning (67 papers) and Education and Critical Thinking Development (43 papers). Diana Dolmans is often cited by papers focused on Innovations in Medical Education (113 papers), Problem and Project Based Learning (67 papers) and Education and Critical Thinking Development (43 papers). Diana Dolmans collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Spain and Taiwan. Diana Dolmans's co-authors include Cees van der Vleuten, Ineke H. A. P. Wolfhagen, Henk G. Schmidt, Karen Mann, Albert Scherpbier, Willem de Grave, Yvonne Steinert, Angel Centeno, David Prideaux and Willem S. de Grave and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Computers & Education.

In The Last Decade

Diana Dolmans

204 papers receiving 8.4k 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.

A systematic review of faculty development initiatives designed to improve teaching effectiveness in medical education: BEME Guide No. 8

2006 988 citations Diana Dolmans et al. Medical Teacher profile →
Problem‐based learning: future challenges for educational practice and research

2005 647 citations Diana Dolmans, Ineke H. A. P. Wolfhagen et al. Medical Education profile →
A systematic review of faculty development initiatives designed to enhance teaching effectiveness: A 10-year update: BEME Guide No. 40

2016 463 citations Diana Dolmans et al. Medical Teacher profile →
Deep and surface learning in problem-based learning: a review of the literature

2015 287 citations Diana Dolmans et al. Advances in Health Sciences Education profile →
A scoping review of artificial intelligence in medical education: BEME Guide No. 84

2024 142 citations Diana Dolmans et al. Medical Teacher profile →

Peers

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Howard S. Barrows United States

Henny P. A. Boshuizen Netherlands

Albert Scherpbier Netherlands

Karen Mann Canada

John Sandars United Kingdom

Martin R. Fischer Germany

Yvonne Steinert Canada

Paul Haidet United States

Steven M. Downing United States

Ronald M. Harden United Kingdom

Howard S. Barrows United States

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5.7k ×1.1

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3.6k ×0.8

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1.0k ×0.7

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1.7k ×1.5

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Countries citing papers authored by Diana Dolmans

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Fields of papers citing papers by Diana Dolmans

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Diana Dolmans

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Liu, Xian, et al.. (2025). How to close the learning circle? Students’ perspectives on how programmatic assessment influences self-regulated learning in a global online programme. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. 50(8). 1207–1222. 1 indexed citations

Vos, Rien de, et al.. (2025). Team-based learning (TBL) in health professions education: A systematic review on its conceptual elements and outcomes. Medical Teacher. 47(12). 1933–1947. 4 indexed citations

Dolmans, Diana, et al.. (2023). How realist reviews might be helpful to further insights in Problem-Based Learning. Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning. 17(2).

Lidström, Helene, et al.. (2022). Experiences of Dutch and Swedish Occupational Therapists and Teachers of Their Context-Based Collaboration in Elementary Education. Journal of Occupational Therapy Schools & Early Intervention. 17(1). 37–53. 6 indexed citations

Dolmans, Diana, et al.. (2022). Design and evaluation of a team-based interprofessional practice placement: A design-based research approach. Medical Teacher. 44(8). 866–871. 4 indexed citations

Rethans, Jan‐Joost, et al.. (2022). Task complexity and cognitive load in simulation‐based education: A randomised trial. Medical Education. 57(2). 161–169. 11 indexed citations

Piškur, Barbara, et al.. (2022). Targeting the school environment to enable participation: A scoping review. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy. 30(3). 298–310. 10 indexed citations

Dolmans, Diana, et al.. (2022). Creativity: A viable and valuable competency in medicine? A qualitative exploratory study. Medical Teacher. 44(10). 1158–1164. 11 indexed citations

Nooijer, Jascha de, Diana Dolmans, & Renée E. Stalmeijer. (2021). Applying Landscapes of Practice Principles to the Design of Interprofessional Education. Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 34(2). 209–214. 16 indexed citations

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Driessen, Erik W., et al.. (2021). ‘A roller coaster of emotions’: a phenomenological study on medical students lived experiences of emotions in complex simulation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). 24–24. 18 indexed citations

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Nooijer, Jascha de, et al.. (2020). Collaborative learning: Elements encouraging and hindering deep approach to learning and use of elaboration strategies. Medical Teacher. 42(11). 1261–1269. 20 indexed citations

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Atherley, Anique, Laura Nimmon, Pim W. Teunissen, et al.. (2020). Students' social networks are diverse, dynamic and deliberate when transitioning to clinical training. Medical Education. 55(3). 376–386. 19 indexed citations

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Dolmans, Diana, et al.. (2020). A National, Palliative Care Competency Framework for Undergraduate Medical Curricula. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(7). 2396–2396. 19 indexed citations

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Leppink, Jimmie, et al.. (2018). Simulation‐based education for novices: complex learning tasks promote reflective practice. Medical Education. 53(4). 380–389. 20 indexed citations

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Keuning, Trynke, Marieke van Geel, Jimmy Frèrejean, et al.. (2017). Differentiëren bij rekenen: een cognitieve taakanalyse van het denken en handelen van basisschoolleerkrachten. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 94(3). 160–181. 4 indexed citations

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Dolmans, Diana, et al.. (2014). Effective quality management requires a systematic approach and a flexible organisational culture: a qualitative study among academic staff. Quality in Higher Education. 20(1). 103–126. 26 indexed citations

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Mainhard, Tim, et al.. (2012). Evaluating clinical teachers with the Maastricht clinical teaching questionnaire: How much ‘teacher’ is in student ratings?. Medical Teacher. 34(4). 320–326. 20 indexed citations

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Singaram, Veena S., Cees van der Vleuten, Fred Stevens, & Diana Dolmans. (2010). “For most of us Africans, we don’t just speak”: a qualitative investigation into collaborative heterogeneous PBL group learning. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 16(3). 297–310. 26 indexed citations

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Dolmans, Diana, et al.. (2009). Organisational Values in Higher Education: Perceptions and Preferences of Staff. Quality in Higher Education. 15(3). 233–249. 23 indexed citations

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Stalmeijer, Renée E., Diana Dolmans, Ineke H. A. P. Wolfhagen, Arno Muijtjens, & Albert Scherpbier. (2008). The development of an instrument for evaluating clinical teachers: involving stakeholders to determine content validity. Medical Teacher. 30(8). e272–e277. 78 indexed citations

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