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Geert Crombez

Active 1988–2025

185
Papers
33,166
Citations
100
h-index
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Citations

Citations per year for Geert Crombez1944: 1 citations1989: 1 citations1990: 2 citations1991: 1 citations1992: 7 citations1993: 6 citations1994: 10 citations1995: 7 citations1996: 2 citations1997: 8 citations1998: 23 citations1999: 46 citations2000: 51 citations2001: 78 citations2002: 132 citations2003: 154 citations2004: 184 citations2005: 207 citations2006: 237 citations2007: 247 citations2008: 269 citations2009: 306 citations2010: 322 citations2011: 360 citations2012: 362 citations2013: 252 citations2014: 321 citations2015: 272 citations2016: 265 citations2017: 241 citations2018: 223 citations2019: 808 citations2020: 833 citations2021: 631 citations2022: 502 citations2023: 330 citations2024: 642 citations2025: 265 citations2026: 15 citations1945–1988: no citations, so these years are not shown

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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 1,836 citing papers, 22.5% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 922 citing papers, 11.3% of this breakdownBelgium: 621 citing papers, 7.6% of this breakdownNetherlands: 620 citing papers, 7.6% of this breakdownCanada: 540 citing papers, 6.6% of this breakdownAustralia: 494 citing papers, 6.1% of this breakdownGermany: 450 citing papers, 5.5% of this breakdownChina: 263 citing papers, 3.2% of this breakdownSpain: 229 citing papers, 2.8% of this breakdownSweden: 205 citing papers, 2.5% of this breakdownItaly: 188 citing papers, 2.3% of this breakdownIsrael: 131 citing papers, 1.6% of this breakdown
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Institutions

Fields

  • Medicine57.7%
  • Psychology17.8%
  • Neuroscience12.7%
  • Health Professions4.7%
  • Social Sciences2.1%
  • Computer Science1.5%
  • Other3.5%

Topics

  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation12.7%
  • Pediatric Pain Management Techniques4.7%
  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments4.6%
  • Pain Management and Placebo Effect4.6%
  • Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research3.6%
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes3.1%
  • Other66.7%

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  1. The Fear-Avoidance Model of Musculoskeletal Pain: Current State of Scientific Evidence

    Authors: Maaike Leeuw, Mariëlle E. J. B. Goossens, Steven J. Linton, Geert Crombez, Katja Boersma, Johan W.S. Vlaeyen - Journal of Behavioral Medicine 2006 cited by 2,212

  2. The fear-avoidance model of pain

    Authors: Johan W.S. Vlaeyen, Geert Crombez, Steven J. Linton - Pain 2016 cited by 695

  3. Fear-Avoidance Model of Chronic Pain

    Authors: Geert Crombez, Christopher Eccleston, Stefaan Van Damme, Johan W.S. Vlaeyen, Paul Karoly - Clinical Journal of Pain 2012 cited by 940

  4. Pain demands attention: A cognitive–affective model of the interruptive function of pain.

    Authors: Christopher Eccleston, Geert Crombez - Psychological Bulletin 1999 cited by 1,655

  5. A neurocognitive model of attention to pain: Behavioral and neuroimaging evidence

    Authors: Valéry Legrain, Stefaan Van Damme, Christopher Eccleston, Karen D. Davis, David A. Seminowicz, Geert Crombez - Pain 2009 cited by 478

  6. Delivering transformative action in paediatric pain: a Lancet Child & Adolescent Health Commission

    Authors: Christopher Eccleston, Emma Fisher, Richard F. Howard, Rebeccah Slater, Paula Forgeron, Tonya M. Palermo, Kathryn A. Birnie, Brian J. Anderson, Christine T. Chambers, Geert Crombez, Gustaf Ljungman, Isabel Jordán, Zachary Jordan, Caitriona Roberts, Neil L. Schechter, Christine B. Sieberg, Dick Tibboel, Suellen M. Walker, Dominic Wilkinson, Chantal Wood - The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health 2020 cited by 307

  7. A meta-analysis of serious digital games for healthy lifestyle promotion

    Authors: Ann DeSmet, Dimitri Van Ryckeghem, Sofie Compernolle, Tom Baranowski, Debbe Thompson, Geert Crombez, Karolien Poels, Wendy Van Lippevelde, Sara Bastiaensens, Katrien Van Cleemput, Heidi Vandebosch, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij - Preventive Medicine 2014 cited by 438

  8. Increased intramuscular fatty infiltration without differences in lumbar muscle cross-sectional area during remission of unilateral recurrent low back pain

    Authors: Roseline D’hooge, Barbara Cagnie, Geert Crombez, Guy Vanderstraeten, Mieke Dolphens, Lieven Danneels - Manual Therapy 2012 cited by 201

  9. Behavioral Conceptualization and Treatment of Chronic Pain

    Authors: Johan W.S. Vlaeyen, Geert Crombez - Annual Review of Clinical Psychology 2019 cited by 143

  10. Efficacy of a Self-Regulation–Based Electronic and Mobile Health Intervention Targeting an Active Lifestyle in Adults Having Type 2 Diabetes and in Adults Aged 50 Years or Older: Two Randomized Controlled Trials

    Authors: Louise Poppe, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Maïté Verloigne, Samyah Shadid, Jelle Van Cauwenberg, Sofie Compernolle, Geert Crombez - Journal of Medical Internet Research 2019 cited by 113

  11. Facing others in pain: the effects of empathy

    Authors: Liesbet Goubert, Kenneth D. Craig, Tine Vervoort, Stephen Morley, Michael Sullivan, Amanda C de C Williams, Annmarie Caño, Geert Crombez - Pain 2005 cited by 552

  12. Classification of painful or painless diabetic peripheral neuropathy and identification of the most powerful predictors using machine learning models in large cross-sectional cohorts

    Authors: Georgios Baskozos, Andreas C. Themistocleous, Harry L. Hebert, Mathilde M. V. Pascal, Jishi John, Brian C. Callaghan, Helen Laycock, Yelena Granovsky, Geert Crombez, David Yarnitsky, Andrew S. C. Rice, Blair H. Smith, David L. H. Bennett - BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, BMC Medical Informatics Decis. Mak. 2022 cited by 58

  13. The child version of the pain catastrophizing scale (PCS-C): a preliminary validation

    Authors: Geert Crombez, Patricia Bijttebier, Christopher Eccleston, Tamara Mascagni, Gustaaf Mertens, Liesbet Goubert, Katrien Verstraeten - Pain 2003 cited by 646

  14. Effectiveness of interventions using self-monitoring to reduce sedentary behavior in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Authors: Sofie Compernolle, Ann DeSmet, Louise Poppe, Geert Crombez, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Greet Cardon, Hidde P. van der Ploeg, Delfien Van Dyck - International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 cited by 203

  15. Let’s talk about pain catastrophizing measures: an item content analysis

    Authors: Geert Crombez, Annick De Paepe, Elke Veirman, Christopher Eccleston, Gregory Verleysen, Dimitri Van Ryckeghem - PeerJ 2020 cited by 108

  16. Pain-related fear is more disabling than pain itself: evidence on the role of pain-related fear in chronic back pain disability

    Authors: Geert Crombez, Johan W.S. Vlaeyen, Peter H. T. G. Heuts, Roland Lysens - Pain 1999 cited by 1,654

  17. Which behaviour change techniques are effective to promote physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour in adults: a factorial randomized trial of an e- and m-health intervention

    Authors: Helene Schroé, Delfien Van Dyck, Annick De Paepe, Louise Poppe, Wen Wei Loh, Maïté Verloigne, Tom Loeys, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Geert Crombez - International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2020 cited by 151

  18. A mobile healthy lifestyle intervention to promote mental health in adolescence: a mixed-methods evaluation

    Authors: Carmen Peuters, Laura Maenhout, Greet Cardon, Annick De Paepe, Ann DeSmet, Emelien Lauwerier, Kenji Leta, Geert Crombez - BMC Public Health 2024 cited by 44

  19. Hypervigilance to pain: An experimental and clinical analysis

    Authors: Geert Crombez, Stefaan Van Damme, Christopher Eccleston - Pain 2005 cited by 389

  20. Core outcome set for pediatric chronic pain clinical trials: results from a Delphi poll and consensus meeting

    Authors: Tonya M. Palermo, Gary A. Walco, Unmesha Roy Paladhi, Kathryn A. Birnie, Geert Crombez, Rocío de la Vega, Christopher Eccleston, Susmita Kashikar‐Zuck, Amanda Stone - Pain 2021 cited by 89

  21. The effect of psychological factors on pain outcomes: lessons learned for the next generation of research

    Authors: Geert Crombez, Elke Veirman, Dimitri Van Ryckeghem, Whitney Scott, Annick De Paepe - PAIN Reports 2023 cited by 40

  22. A confirmatory factor analysis of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale: invariant factor structure across clinical and non-clinical populations

    Authors: Stefaan Van Damme, Geert Crombez, Patricia Bijttebier, Liesbet Goubert, Boudewijn Van Houdenhove - Pain 2002 cited by 577

  23. Keeping pain in mind: A motivational account of attention to pain

    Authors: Stefaan Van Damme, Valéry Legrain, Julia Vogt, Geert Crombez - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2009 cited by 390

  24. Content validity and methodological considerations in ecological momentary assessment studies on physical activity and sedentary behaviour: a systematic review

    Authors: Laurent Degroote, Ann DeSmet, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Delfien Van Dyck, Geert Crombez - International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2020 cited by 133