Luc Goossens

22.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
238 papers, 15.2k citations indexed

About

Luc Goossens is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Luc Goossens has authored 238 papers receiving a total of 15.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 131 papers in Clinical Psychology, 94 papers in Social Psychology and 54 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Luc Goossens's work include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (101 papers), Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (53 papers) and Identity, Memory, and Therapy (42 papers). Luc Goossens is often cited by papers focused on Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (101 papers), Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (53 papers) and Identity, Memory, and Therapy (42 papers). Luc Goossens collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and United States. Luc Goossens's co-authors include Koen Luyckx, Bart Soenens, Maarten Vansteenkiste, Wim Beyers, Alfons Marcoen, Janne Vanhalst, Paul Verhaeghen, Bart Duriez, Wim Van Den Noortgate and Stephanie Cacioppo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Luc Goossens

226 papers receiving 14.4k 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.

Loneliness

2015 824 citations Luc Goossens et al. profile →
Capturing ruminative exploration: Extending the four-dimensional model of identity formation in late adolescence

2007 605 citations Koen Luyckx, Bart Soenens et al. profile →
Gender Differences in Loneliness across the Lifespan: A Meta–Analysis

2019 250 citations Marlies Maes, Janne Vanhalst et al. profile →

Peers

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Fields of papers citing papers by Luc Goossens

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luc Goossens

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Exploring the role of OXTR gene methylation in attachment development: A longitudinal study 2024 ·Developmental Psychobiology ·(unknown), Tsachi Ein‐Dor, (unknown), Kathleen Freson, Luc Goossens, Wim Van Den Noortgate, Karla Van Leeuwen, Patricia Bijttebier, Stephan Claes, Jonathan D. Turner, Viktoria Chubar, Marian J. Bakermans‐Kranenburg, Guy Bosmans	2
2	The Moderating Role of Family Communication in Suicidal Ideation and Victimization in Adolescents 2024 ·Psicothema ·Sofía Buelga, María Jesús Cava, Jéssica Ortega-Barón, Luc Goossens, David Moreno Ruiz	3
3	Cumulative family stress and externalizing problems: Secure base script knowledge as a protective factor 2023 ·Child Development ·(unknown), Patricia Bijttebier, (unknown), Luc Goossens, Karla Van Leeuwen, Wim Van Den Noortgate, Guy Bosmans	5
4	Perceived Parental Support and Psychological Control, DNA Methylation, and Loneliness: Longitudinal Associations Across Early Adolescence 2023 ·Journal of Youth and Adolescence ·(unknown), Stefanie A. Nelemans, Guy Bosmans, Wim Van Den Noortgate, Karla Van Leeuwen, Luc Goossens	6
5	Improving the Measurement of Environmental Sensitivity in Children and Adolescents: The Highly Sensitive Child Scale–21 Item Version 2021 ·Assessment ·(unknown), Karla Van Leeuwen, Michael Pluess, Francesca Lionetti, Luc Goossens, Guy Bosmans, Wim Van Den Noortgate, Dries Debeer, (unknown), Patricia Bijttebier	24
6	Epigenetics in Families: Covariance between Mother and Child Methylation Patterns 2021 ·Brain Sciences ·(unknown), Guy Bosmans, Luc Goossens, Karla Van Leeuwen, Stephan Claes, Wim Van Den Noortgate, Benjamin L. Hankin	7
7	Gene–environment interaction: New insights into perceived parenting and social anxiety among adolescents 2020 ·European Psychiatry ·Viktoria Chubar, Karla Van Leeuwen, Patricia Bijttebier, E. Van Assche, Guy Bosmans, Wim Van Den Noortgate, Ruud van Winkel, Luc Goossens, Stephan Claes	10
8	Changes in adolescent loneliness and concomitant changes in fear of negative evaluation and self-esteem 2020 ·International Journal of Behavioral Development ·(unknown), Marlies Maes, Annette Spithoven, J. Loes Pouwels, Sofie Danneel, Antonius H. N. Cillessen, Yvonne H. M. van den Berg, Luc Goossens	34
9	Loneliness and social anxiety across childhood and adolescence: Multilevel meta-analyses of cross-sectional and longitudinal associations. 2019 ·Developmental Psychology ·Marlies Maes, Stefanie A. Nelemans, Sofie Danneel, Belén Fernández‐Castilla, Wim Van Den Noortgate, Luc Goossens, Janne Vanhalst	137
10	Investigating the interplay between parenting dimensions and styles, and the association with adolescent outcomes 2019 ·European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry ·(unknown), Patricia Bijttebier, Guy Bosmans, Eva Ceulemans, Hilde Colpin, Luc Goossens, Wim Van Den Noortgate, Karine Verschueren, Karla Van Leeuwen	32
11	Loneliness in Adolescence: Insights From Cacioppo's Evolutionary Model 2018 ·Child Development Perspectives ·Luc Goossens	61
12	Association between Non-Suicidal Self-Injury, Parents and Peers Related Loneliness, and Attitude Towards Aloneness in Flemish Adolescents: An Empirical Note 2018 ·Psychologica Belgica ·Amarendra Gandhi, Koen Luyckx, Luc Goossens, Shubhada Maitra, Laurence Claes	24
13	Gene-parenting interactions predicting adolescent externalizing behavior: Single gene and genetic pathway analyses 2015 ·Lirias (KU Leuven) ·Karla Van Leeuwen, Annelies Janssens, E. Van Assche, Wim Van Den Noortgate, Karine Verschueren, Hilde Colpin, Stephan Claes, Luc Goossens	1
14	Loneliness in Early Adolescence: Friendship Quantity, Friendship Quality, and Dyadic Processes 2015 ·Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology ·Gerine M. A. Lodder, Ron H. J. Scholte, Luc Goossens, Maaike Verhagen	92
15	Developmental trajectories of children’s behavioral engagement in late elementary school: Both teachers and peers matter. 2015 ·Developmental Psychology ·Steven De Laet, Hilde Colpin, (unknown), Sarah Doumen, Karla Van Leeuwen, Luc Goossens, Karine Verschueren	73
16	Identity Styles and Conflict Resolution Styles: Associations in Mother–Adolescent Dyads 2010 ·Journal of Youth and Adolescence ·Lies Christine Missotten, Koen Luyckx, Susan Branje, Janne Vanhalst, Luc Goossens	13
17	The Significance of Reciprocal and Unilateral Friendships for Peer Victimization in Adolescence 2008 ·Journal of Youth and Adolescence ·Ron H. J. Scholte, Geertjan Overbeek, (unknown), Els Rommes, Raymond A. T. de Kemp, Luc Goossens, Rutger C. M. E. Engels	63
18	De authoritatieve leerkrachtstijl: een model voor de studie van leerkrachtstijlen 2006 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Eline Sierens, Bart Soenens, Maarten Vansteenkiste, Luc Goossens, Filip Dochy	6
19	Improving memory performance in the aged through mnemonic training: A meta-analytic study. 1992 ·Psychology and Aging ·Paul Verhaeghen, Alfons Marcoen, Luc Goossens	400
20	Development as action in context - problem behavior and normal youth development - silbereisen,rk, eyferth,k, rudinger,g 1986 ·Psychologica Belgica ·Luc Goossens	1

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