Matthijs Baas

8.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
57 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Matthijs Baas is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthijs Baas has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 22 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 20 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Matthijs Baas's work include Creativity in Education and Neuroscience (40 papers), Mind wandering and attention (16 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (7 papers). Matthijs Baas is often cited by papers focused on Creativity in Education and Neuroscience (40 papers), Mind wandering and attention (16 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (7 papers). Matthijs Baas collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and United Kingdom. Matthijs Baas's co-authors include Carsten K. W. De Dreu, Bernard A. Nijstad, Eric F. Rietzschel, Femke S. Ten Velden, Marieke Roskes, Shaul Shalvi, Michel J. J. Handgraaf, Eric van Dijk, Lindred L. Greer and Gerben A. van Kleef and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and Psychological Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Matthijs Baas

57 papers receiving 5.2k citations

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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.

A meta-analysis of 25 years of mood-creativity research: Hedonic tone, activation, or regulatory focus?

2008 1.1k citations Matthijs Baas, Carsten K. W. De Dreu et al. Psychological Bulletin profile →
Hedonic tone and activation level in the mood-creativity link: Toward a dual pathway to creativity model.

2008 771 citations Carsten K. W. De Dreu, Matthijs Baas et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
The Neuropeptide Oxytocin Regulates Parochial Altruism in Intergroup Conflict Among Humans

2010 720 citations Carsten K. W. De Dreu, Lindred L. Greer et al. Science profile →
The dual pathway to creativity model: Creative ideation as a function of flexibility and persistence

2010 682 citations Bernard A. Nijstad, Carsten K. W. De Dreu et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Matthijs Baas Netherlands	26	3.5k	2.2k	1.8k	809	705	57	5.5k
Kimberly A. Daubman United States	10	1.6k 0.5×	1.9k 0.9×	986 0.5×	636 0.8×	604 0.9×	14	4.3k
Maciej Karwowski Poland	45	3.8k 1.1×	1.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	1.0k 1.3×	189 0.3×	177	6.2k
Jonathan A. Plucker United States	41	4.3k 1.2×	1.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	543 0.7×	160 0.2×	196	7.2k
Todd M. Thrash United States	26	2.7k 0.8×	3.0k 1.4×	576 0.3×	1.2k 1.5×	559 0.8×	35	6.1k
Jacob B. Hirsh Canada	33	1.9k 0.5×	2.0k 0.9×	2.0k 1.1×	1.4k 1.7×	347 0.5×	44	6.7k
Rick B. van Baaren Netherlands	34	1.3k 0.4×	2.0k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	370 0.5×	169 0.2×	68	4.7k
Gregory J. Feist United States	21	1.8k 0.5×	895 0.4×	647 0.4×	510 0.6×	279 0.4×	50	2.9k
Keith Oatley Canada	38	2.1k 0.6×	2.9k 1.3×	1.7k 0.9×	834 1.0×	209 0.3×	151	7.8k
Leonard L. Martin United States	27	1.7k 0.5×	2.2k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	830 1.0×	336 0.5×	67	5.0k
Paula M. Niedenthal United States	43	2.9k 0.8×	4.4k 2.0×	2.8k 1.6×	1.1k 1.3×	247 0.4×	114	7.6k

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Barbot, Baptiste, et al.. (2025). Varieties of divergent thinking: A network analysis of Guilford, Merriefield and Cox (1961). Intelligence. 114. 101975–101975. 1 indexed citations

Ivčević, Zorana, Matthijs Baas, Michael Hanchett Hanson, et al.. (2023). The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity and Emotions. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 14 indexed citations

Nijstad, Bernard A., Matthijs Baas, & Carsten K. W. De Dreu. (2023). Meta-control and navigating creative trade-offs: Comment on “A systematic framework of creative metacognition” by Lebuda and Benedek. Physics of Life Reviews. 47. 168–169. 1 indexed citations

Franke, Barbara, et al.. (2022). Characterizing Creative Thinking and Creative Achievements in Relation to Symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 13. 909202–909202. 10 indexed citations

Gocłowska, Małgorzata A., et al.. (2021). Awe arises in reaction to exceeded rather than disconfirmed expectancies.. Emotion. 23(1). 15–29. 11 indexed citations

Breen, Jolien van, et al.. (2020). Creativity for the Group: Distinctive Feminists Engage in Divergent Thinking When Acting on Behalf of Women. Social Psychological and Personality Science. 12(4). 461–470. 2 indexed citations

Baas, Matthijs, Nathalie Boot, Simon van Gaal, Carsten K. W. De Dreu, & Roshan Cools. (2019). Methylphenidate does not affect convergent and divergent creative processes in healthy adults. NeuroImage. 205. 116279–116279. 10 indexed citations

Boot, Nathalie, Matthijs Baas, Simon van Gaal, Roshan Cools, & Carsten K. W. De Dreu. (2017). Creative cognition and dopaminergic modulation of fronto-striatal networks: Integrative review and research agenda. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 78. 13–23. 110 indexed citations

Baas, Matthijs, Barbara Nevicka, & Femke S. Ten Velden. (2014). Specific Mindfulness Skills Differentially Predict Creative Performance. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 40(9). 1092–1106. 113 indexed citations

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Dreu, Carsten K. W. De, Matthijs Baas, Marieke Roskes, et al.. (2013). Oxytonergic circuitry sustains and enables creative cognition in humans. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. 9(8). 1159–1165. 54 indexed citations

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Baas, Matthijs, Carsten K. W. De Dreu, & Bernard A. Nijstad. (2012). Emotions that associate with uncertainty lead to structured ideation.. Emotion. 12(5). 1004–1014. 31 indexed citations

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Hooff, Madelon L. M. van & Matthijs Baas. (2012). Recovering by Means of Meditation: The Role of Recovery Experiences and Intrinsic Motivation. Applied Psychology. 62(2). 185–210. 25 indexed citations

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Baas, Matthijs, Carsten K. W. De Dreu, & Bernard A. Nijstad. (2011). When prevention promotes creativity: The role of mood, regulatory focus, and regulatory closure.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 100(5). 794–809. 233 indexed citations

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Dreu, Carsten K. W. De, Bernard A. Nijstad, & Matthijs Baas. (2011). Creativity in individuals and groups: Basic principles with practical implications. 297–324. 9 indexed citations

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Dreu, Carsten K. W. De, Lindred L. Greer, Michel J. J. Handgraaf, et al.. (2010). The Neuropeptide Oxytocin Regulates Parochial Altruism in Intergroup Conflict Among Humans. Science. 328(5984). 1408–1411. 720 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shalvi, Shaul, Matthijs Baas, Michel J. J. Handgraaf, & Carsten K. W. De Dreu. (2010). When should we submit our papers? Reply to Hartley. Learned Publishing. 24(1). 33–34. 2 indexed citations

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Baas, Matthijs, Carsten K. W. De Dreu, & Bernard A. Nijstad. (2010). Stemming, motivationele oriëntatie, fit en creativiteit: De rol van mentale activering. Gedrag & Organisatie. 23(1). 1 indexed citations

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Dreu, Carsten K. W. De, Matthijs Baas, & Bernard A. Nijstad. (2008). Hedonic tone and activation level in the mood-creativity link: Toward a dual pathway to creativity model.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 94(5). 739–756. 771 indexed citations breakdown →

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Baas, Matthijs, Carsten K. W. De Dreu, & Bernard A. Nijstad. (2008). A meta-analysis of 25 years of mood-creativity research: Hedonic tone, activation, or regulatory focus?. Psychological Bulletin. 134(6). 779–806. 1138 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dreu, Carsten K. W. De, Bernard A. Nijstad, Matthijs Baas, & Myriam N. Bechtoldt. (2008). The creating force of minority dissent: A motivated information processing perspective. Social Influence. 3(4). 267–285. 7 indexed citations

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