Sacha Epskamp

34.3k total citations · 16 hit papers
93 papers, 15.6k citations indexed

About

Sacha Epskamp is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sacha Epskamp has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 15.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 50 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 28 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in Sacha Epskamp's work include Mental Health Research Topics (78 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (50 papers) and Complex Network Analysis Techniques (27 papers). Sacha Epskamp is often cited by papers focused on Mental Health Research Topics (78 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (50 papers) and Complex Network Analysis Techniques (27 papers). Sacha Epskamp collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Singapore. Sacha Epskamp's co-authors include Denny Borsboom, Lourens Waldorp, Eiko I. Fried, Angélique O. J. Cramer, Verena D. Schmittmann, Hudson Golino, Adela‐Maria Isvoranu, René Mõttus, Claudia D. van Borkulo and Maarten Marsman and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Sacha Epskamp

91 papers receiving 15.4k citations

Hit Papers

qgraph: Network Visualizations of Relationships in Psycho... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2012 2018 2017 2019 2018 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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.

  1. qgraph: Network Visualizations of Relationships in Psychometric Data
    2012 3.0k citations Sacha Epskamp, Angélique O. J. Cramer et al. profile →
  2. A tutorial on regularized partial correlation networks.
    2018 1.6k citations Sacha Epskamp, Eiko I. Fried Psychological Methods profile →
  3. Bayesian inference for psychology. Part I: Theoretical advantages and practical ramifications
    2017 1.1k citations Sacha Epskamp et al. profile →
  4. What do centrality measures measure in psychological networks?
    2019 716 citations Laura F. Bringmann, Sacha Epskamp et al. Journal of Abnormal Psychology profile →
  5. The Gaussian Graphical Model in Cross-Sectional and Time-Series Data
    2018 651 citations Sacha Epskamp, Lourens Waldorp et al. Multivariate Behavioral Research profile →
  6. State of the aRt personality research: A tutorial on network analysis of personality data in R
    2014 629 citations Sacha Epskamp, Denny Borsboom et al. profile →
  7. Network analysis of multivariate data in psychological science
    2021 624 citations Denny Borsboom, Sacha Epskamp et al. profile →
  8. Exploratory graph analysis: A new approach for estimating the number of dimensions in psychological research
    2017 582 citations Sacha Epskamp et al. profile →
  9. JASP: Graphical Statistical Software for Common Statistical Designs
    2019 561 citations Sacha Epskamp et al. profile →
  10. What are 'good' depression symptoms? Comparing the centrality of DSM and non-DSM symptoms of depression in a network analysis
    2015 504 citations Eiko I. Fried, Sacha Epskamp et al. profile →
  11. Deconstructing the construct: A network perspective on psychological phenomena
    2011 498 citations Angélique O. J. Cramer, Lourens Waldorp et al. profile →
  12. A new method for constructing networks from binary data
    2014 457 citations Claudia D. van Borkulo, Denny Borsboom et al. profile →
  13. Personalized Network Modeling in Psychopathology: The Importance of Contemporaneous and Temporal Connections
    2018 279 citations Sacha Epskamp, Claudia D. van Borkulo et al. Clinical Psychological Science profile →
  14. Reporting standards for psychological network analyses in cross-sectional data.
    2022 240 citations Julian Burger, Adela‐Maria Isvoranu et al. Psychological Methods profile →
  15. Which estimation method to choose in network psychometrics? Deriving guidelines for applied researchers.
    2021 177 citations Adela‐Maria Isvoranu, Sacha Epskamp Psychological Methods profile →
  16. Psychopathological networks: Theory, methods and practice
    2021 152 citations Laura F. Bringmann, Casper J. Albers et al. Behaviour Research and Therapy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sacha Epskamp Netherlands 40 11.1k 5.8k 3.9k 2.2k 1.9k 93 15.6k
Angélique O. J. Cramer Netherlands 31 10.3k 0.9× 5.2k 0.9× 3.7k 0.9× 1.6k 0.8× 1.9k 1.0× 48 13.2k
Eiko I. Fried Netherlands 51 9.9k 0.9× 5.0k 0.9× 4.1k 1.0× 1.9k 0.9× 1.9k 1.0× 143 13.5k
Lourens Waldorp Netherlands 35 8.7k 0.8× 5.2k 0.9× 2.9k 0.7× 1.5k 0.7× 1.6k 0.8× 103 12.4k
Marieke Wichers Netherlands 62 7.1k 0.6× 3.1k 0.5× 4.2k 1.1× 1.9k 0.9× 2.8k 1.5× 234 13.7k
Denny Borsboom Netherlands 70 21.5k 1.9× 11.2k 1.9× 7.3k 1.8× 4.1k 1.9× 3.9k 2.0× 213 30.9k
Richard J. McNally United States 87 15.8k 1.4× 9.1k 1.6× 15.6k 3.9× 3.8k 1.8× 3.8k 2.0× 408 28.6k
Peter Kuppens Belgium 63 8.0k 0.7× 2.8k 0.5× 5.0k 1.3× 4.2k 2.0× 924 0.5× 242 14.0k
Francis Tuerlinckx Belgium 50 5.0k 0.5× 3.5k 0.6× 1.4k 0.4× 1.3k 0.6× 607 0.3× 156 10.2k
Han L. J. van der Maas Netherlands 50 5.1k 0.5× 3.2k 0.6× 1.2k 0.3× 1.4k 0.6× 607 0.3× 182 10.6k
Michael C. Neale United States 90 10.8k 1.0× 6.3k 1.1× 12.7k 3.2× 3.5k 1.6× 4.8k 2.5× 523 37.8k

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All Works

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Hoffart, Asle, et al.. (2025). Mapping the Dynamics of Generalized Anxiety Symptoms and Actionable Transdiagnostic Mechanisms: A Panel Study. Depression and Anxiety. 2025(1). 1885004–1885004. 2 indexed citations
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Huth, Karoline, et al.. (2024). The urban desirability paradox: U.K. urban-rural differences in well-being, social satisfaction, and economic satisfaction. Science Advances. 10(29). eadn1636–eadn1636. 5 indexed citations
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Chow, Sy‐Miin, et al.. (2024). Subgrouping with Chain Graphical VAR Models. Multivariate Behavioral Research. 59(3). 543–565. 6 indexed citations
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Ebrahimi, Omid V., Denny Borsboom, Ria H. A. Hoekstra, et al.. (2024). Towards precision in the diagnostic profiling of patients: leveraging symptom dynamics as a clinical characterisation dimension in the assessment of major depressive disorder. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 224(5). 157–163. 15 indexed citations
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Burger, Julian, Adela‐Maria Isvoranu, Gabriela Lunansky, et al.. (2022). Reporting standards for psychological network analyses in cross-sectional data.. Psychological Methods. 28(4). 806–824. 240 indexed citations breakdown →
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Burger, Julian, Sacha Epskamp, Date C. van der Veen, et al.. (2022). A clinical PREMISE for personalized models: Toward a formal integration of case formulations and statistical networks.. Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. 131(8). 906–916. 27 indexed citations
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Bringmann, Laura F., Casper J. Albers, Claudi Bockting, et al.. (2021). Psychopathological networks: Theory, methods and practice. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 149. 104011–104011. 152 indexed citations breakdown →
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Borsboom, Denny, et al.. (2021). The Theoretical and Statistical Ising Model: A Practical Guide in R. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(4). 593–617. 15 indexed citations
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Fried, Eiko I., et al.. (2021). Mental Health and Social Contact During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study. Clinical Psychological Science. 10(2). 340–354. 94 indexed citations
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Albers, Casper J., Egon Willighagen, Zsuzsika Sjoerds, et al.. (2021). Open brief: Hoe wetenschappelijk zijn de testevenementen?. OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints). 1 indexed citations
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Fried, Eiko I., Claudia D. van Borkulo, & Sacha Epskamp. (2020). On the Importance of Estimating Parameter Uncertainty in Network Psychometrics: A Response to Forbes et al. (2019). Multivariate Behavioral Research. 56(2). 243–248. 31 indexed citations
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Epskamp, Sacha & Eiko I. Fried. (2018). A tutorial on regularized partial correlation networks.. Psychological Methods. 23(4). 617–634. 1629 indexed citations breakdown →
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Epskamp, Sacha, Claudia D. van Borkulo, Date C. van der Veen, et al.. (2018). Personalized Network Modeling in Psychopathology: The Importance of Contemporaneous and Temporal Connections. Clinical Psychological Science. 6(3). 416–427. 279 indexed citations breakdown →
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Borsboom, Denny, Eiko I. Fried, Sacha Epskamp, et al.. (2017). False alarm? A comprehensive reanalysis of “Evidence that psychopathology symptom networks have limited replicability” by Forbes, Wright, Markon, and Krueger (2017).. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 126(7). 989–999. 171 indexed citations
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Epskamp, Sacha, Lourens Waldorp, René Mõttus, & Denny Borsboom. (2016). Discovering Psychological Dynamics in Time-Series Data. arXiv (Cornell University). 5 indexed citations
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Epskamp, Sacha & Eiko I. Fried. (2016). Estimating Regularized Psychological Networks Using qgraph. arXiv (Cornell University). 2 indexed citations
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Fried, Eiko I., Claudi Bockting, Retha Arjadi, et al.. (2015). From loss to loneliness: The relationship between bereavement and depressive symptoms.. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 124(2). 256–265. 225 indexed citations
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Langley, David, et al.. (2015). Should I get that jab? Exploring influence to encourage vaccination via online social media. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 10 indexed citations

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