Sara Nijs

517 total citations
28 papers, 327 citations indexed

About

Sara Nijs is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Sara Nijs has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 327 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Clinical Psychology, 12 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 8 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Sara Nijs's work include Family and Disability Support Research (15 papers), Down syndrome and intellectual disability research (12 papers) and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (7 papers). Sara Nijs is often cited by papers focused on Family and Disability Support Research (15 papers), Down syndrome and intellectual disability research (12 papers) and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (7 papers). Sara Nijs collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and Australia. Sara Nijs's co-authors include Bea Maes, P.J.C.M. Embregts, Carla Vlaskamp, Noud Frielink, Annette van der Putten, Juliet Goldbart, Geneviève Petitpierre, Michael Arthur‐Kelly, Johan W.S. Vlaeyen and Miranda J. Velthuis and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Teaching and Teacher Education and Psycho-Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Sara Nijs

22 papers receiving 312 citations

Peers

Sara Nijs
Laura R. Hartman Canada
Patrik Arvidsson Sweden
Madhu Pinto Canada
Michelle Bellon Australia
Mong‐Lin Yu Australia
Robert Walley United Kingdom
Erinn H. Finke United States
Gloria Frolek Clark United States
Petra Boström Sweden
Marie Grandisson Canada
Laura R. Hartman Canada
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Countries citing papers authored by Sara Nijs

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sara Nijs

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sara Nijs

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sara Nijs. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sara Nijs based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Sara Nijs. Sara Nijs is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Nijs, Sara, et al.. (2025). Person-Centred Care for People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities: A Rapid Review. Lirias (KU Leuven). 110–126. 1 indexed citations
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Droogmans, G., Sara Nijs, & Bea Maes. (2024). Capturing Staff Perspectives on Quality Interaction With Clients With Intellectual Disability: A Diary Study. Intellectual and developmental disabilities. 62(5). 376–391.
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Nijs, Sara, et al.. (2022). Operationalisation of self-determination of persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities: A Delphi study. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability. 48(3). 300–312. 6 indexed citations
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Achterberg, Theo van, et al.. (2022). Best practice recommendations on the application of seclusion and restraint in mental health services: An evidence, human rights and consensus‐based approach. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 30(3). 580–593. 9 indexed citations
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D’Hondt, Ann, et al.. (2021). In search of a novel way to analyze early communicative behavior. Augmentative and Alternative Communication. 37(2). 87–101. 8 indexed citations
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Embregts, P.J.C.M., Sara Nijs, & W.M.W.J. van Oorsouw. (2021). Impact of infection outbreak on people with intellectual disabilities: A scoping review. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability. 46(4). 291–299. 2 indexed citations
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Maes, Bea, Sara Nijs, Michael Arthur‐Kelly, et al.. (2020). Looking back, looking forward: Methodological challenges and future directions in research on persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 34(1). 250–262. 72 indexed citations
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Nijs, Sara. (2020). Interactions entre pairs chez les personnes polyhandicapées. Lirias (KU Leuven). N° 88(1). 135–152.
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Nijs, Sara, et al.. (2019). Stakeholders’ perspectives on how to improve the support for persons with an intellectual disability and challenging behaviors: a concept mapping study. International Journal of Developmental Disabilities. 68(1). 25–34. 8 indexed citations
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Nijs, Sara & Bea Maes. (2019). Assistive technology for persons with profound intellectual disability: a european survey on attitudes and beliefs. Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology. 16(5). 497–504. 16 indexed citations
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Nijs, Sara, et al.. (2019). Kinderen en jongeren met een verstandelijke beperking. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 87–120.
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Nijs, Sara, Ben Schouten, & Bea Maes. (2019). Visual Functioning of Persons With Severe and Profound Intellectual Disabilities: Observations by Direct Support Workers and Staff Members and Information Available in Personal Files. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities. 16(4). 287–295. 5 indexed citations
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Nijs, Sara, Carla Vlaskamp, & Bea Maes. (2018). Promoting Social Scaffolding Behaviors in Staff Members and Peer‐Directed Behaviors Among Persons With Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities: An Intervention Study. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities. 15(2). 124–135. 5 indexed citations
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Nijs, Sara, Carla Vlaskamp, & Bea Maes. (2015). Children with PIMD in interaction with peers with PIMD or siblings. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 60(1). 28–42. 16 indexed citations
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Nijs, Sara, et al.. (2015). Peer Interactions among Children with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities during Group Activities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 29(4). 366–377. 19 indexed citations
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Velthuis, Miranda J., Eva Van den Bussche, Anne M. May, et al.. (2011). Fear of movement in cancer survivors: validation of the Modified Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia—Fatigue. Psycho-Oncology. 21(7). 762–770. 35 indexed citations

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