Gunter Heylens

3.4k citations
43 papers · 2.4k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 19
Topics
LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (29 papers)Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (14 papers)Sexual function and dysfunction studies (7 papers)

In The Last Decade

Gunter Heylens

39 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Mental health and gender dysphoria: A review of the liter...20162026201920222016100200300

Peers

Gunter Heylens
Comparison fields: 5 of 101
  • Social Psychology 1.8k
  • Clinical Psychology 919
  • Reproductive Medicine 459
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 352
  • Gender Studies 349
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Fields of papers citing papers by Gunter Heylens

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gunter Heylens

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Long-term evaluation of cross-sex hormone treatment in transsexual persons
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Gender identity disorder and brain function: psychiatric characteristics of GID persons: a multi-centered transversal study in four European countries
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About Gunter Heylens

Gunter Heylens is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Reproductive Medicine, having authored 43 papers that have together received 2.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (29 papers), Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (14 papers) and Sexual function and dysfunction studies (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Social Psychology (1.8k citations), Reproductive Medicine (459 citations) and Clinical Psychology (919 citations). Gunter Heylens has collaborated with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Guy T’Sjoen, Griet De Cuypere, Els Elaut, Jon Arcelus, Cecilia Dhejne, Katrien Wierckx, Steven Weyers, Piet Hoebeke, R.D. Rubens and Stan Monstrey. Their work appears in journals such as The British Journal of Psychiatry, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders and European Journal of Endocrinology.

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