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h-index: 32
Works: 90
Citations: 3,732

Most-cited papers

Screening for mood and anxiety disorders with the five-item, the three-item, and the two-item Mental Health Inventory.
P. Cuijpers, N. Smits, T. Donker, M. ten Have +1 more
2009Psychiatry Research386 citations
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Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy for subthreshold depression in people over 50 years old: a randomized controlled clinical trial
V. Spek, I. Nyklíček, N. Smits, P. Cuijpers +3 more
2007Psychological Medicine312 citations Open access
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Effectiveness of a Web-Based Self-Help Intervention for Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress: Randomized Controlled Trial
A. van Straten, P. Cuijpers, N. Smits
2008Journal of Medical Internet Research309 citations Open access
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Detecting treatment-subgroup interactions in clustered data with generalized linear mixed-effects model trees
Marjolein Fokkema, N. Smits, A. Zeileis, T. Hothorn +1 more
2017Behavior Research Methods219 citations Open access
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One-year follow-up results of a randomized controlled clinical trial on internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy for subthreshold depression in people over 50 years
V. Spek, P. Cuijpers, I. Nyklíček, N. Smits +3 more
2008Psychological Medicine141 citations Open access
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Measurement invariance of the center for epidemiological studies depression scale (CES-D) among chinese and dutch elderly
Bao-Shan Zhang, Marjolein Fokkema, P. Cuijpers, Juan Li +2 more
2011BMC Medical Research Methodology120 citations Open access
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Characteristics of effective psychological treatments of depression: a metaregression analysis
P. Cuijpers, A. van Straten, L. Warmerdam, N. Smits
2008Psychotherapy Research118 citations Open access
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Simulating computer adaptive testing with the Mood and Anxiety Symptom Questionnaire.
G. Flens, N. Smits, I. Carlier, A. van Hemert +1 more
2016Psychological Assessment117 citations Open access
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Sensitivity and specificity of the Major Depression Inventory in outpatients
P. Cuijpers, J. Dekker, A. Noteboom, N. Smits +1 more
2007BMC Psychiatry97 citations Open access
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Response shifts in mental health interventions: an illustration of longitudinal measurement invariance.
Marjolein Fokkema, N. Smits, H. Kelderman, P. Cuijpers
2013Psychological Assessment91 citations Open access
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Applying computerized adaptive testing to the CES-D scale: a simulation study.
N. Smits, P. Cuijpers, A. van Straten
2011Psychiatry Research86 citations Open access
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A note on Youden's J and its cost ratio
N. Smits
2010BMC Medical Research Methodology83 citations Open access
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The efficacy of a blended motivational interviewing and problem solving therapy intervention to reduce substance use among patients presenting for emergency services in South Africa: A randomized controlled trial
K. Sorsdahl, Dan J Stein, J. Corrigall, P. Cuijpers +3 more
2015Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy82 citations Open access
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Deliberate practice predicts performance over time in adolescent chess players and drop-outs: a linear mixed models analysis.
A. D. de Bruin, N. Smits, Remy Rikers, H. Schmidt
2008British Journal of Psychology82 citations Open access
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Screening and early psychological intervention for depression in schools
P. Cuijpers, A. Straten, N. Smits, F. Smit
2006European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry80 citations Open access
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Personality traits and health-related quality of life in patients with mood and anxiety disorders
A. van Straten, P. Cuijpers, F. V. van Zuuren, N. Smits +1 more
2006Quality of Life Research78 citations Open access
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Competitive Memory Training for treating depression and rumination in depressed older adults: a randomized controlled trial.
Wilfried Ekkers, K. Korrelboom, I. Huijbrechts, N. Smits +2 more
2011Behaviour Research and Therapy77 citations
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Determining at What Age Children Provide Sound Self-Reports: An Illustration of the Validity-Index Approach
Judith M. Conijn, N. Smits, E. Hartman
2020Assessment (Odessa, Fla.)71 citations Open access
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An epidemiological approach to depression prevention in old age.
F. Smits, N. Smits, R. Schoevers, D. Deeg +2 more
2008The American journal of geriatric psychiatry69 citations Open access
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Using decision theory to derive optimal cut‐off scores of screening instruments: an illustration explicating costs and benefits of mental health screening
N. Smits, F. Smit, P. Cuijpers, R. de Graaf
2007International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research68 citations Open access
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Development of a Computer Adaptive Test for Depression Based on the Dutch-Flemish Version of the PROMIS Item Bank
G. Flens, N. Smits, C. Terwee, J. Dekker +2 more
2017Evaluation & the Health Professions60 citations Open access
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Methods for questionnaire design: a taxonomy linking procedures to test goals
P. Oosterveld, H. Vorst, N. Smits
2019Quality of Life Research59 citations Open access
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Calibration and Validation of the Dutch-Flemish PROMIS Pain Interference Item Bank in Patients with Chronic Pain
M. Crins, L. Roorda, N. Smits, H. D. de Vet +8 more
2015PLoS ONE44 citations Open access
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Reducing the Length of Questionnaires through Structurally Incomplete Designs: An Illustration.
N. Smits, H. Vorst
200743 citations
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Distractor Similarity and Item-Stem Structure: Effects on Item Difficulty
M. E. Ascalon, Lawrence S. Meyers, Bruce W. Davis, N. Smits
200743 citations Open access
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UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) Differential efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy and psychodynamic therapy for major depression A study of prescriptive factors
E. Driessen, N. Smits, J. Dekker, J. Peen +6 more
42 citations
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Detecting Treatment-Subgroup Interactions in Clustered Data with Generalized Linear Mixed-E ↵ ects Model Trees
Marjolein Fokkema, N. Smits, A. Zeileis, Torsten Hothorn +1 more
201541 citations
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The Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ) in the general population: scale structure, reliability, measurement invariance and normative data: a cross-sectional survey
B. Terluin, N. Smits, E. Brouwers, H. D. de Vet
2016Health and Quality of Life Outcomes40 citations Open access
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The Dutch-Flemish PROMIS Physical Function item bank exhibited strong psychometric properties in patients with chronic pain.
M. Crins, C. Terwee, T. Klausch, N. Smits +9 more
2017Journal of Clinical Epidemiology39 citations Open access
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The English version of the four-dimensional symptom questionnaire (4DSQ) measures the same as the original Dutch questionnaire: A validation study
B. Terluin, N. Smits, B. Miedema
2014European Journal of General Practice37 citations Open access
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Alternative Missing Data Techniques to Grade Point Average: Imputing Unavailable Grades
N. Smits, G. J. Mellenbergh, H. Vorst
200237 citations
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A proof of principle for using adaptive testing in routine Outcome Monitoring: the efficiency of the Mood and Anxiety Symptoms Questionnaire -Anhedonic Depression CAT
N. Smits, F. Zitman, P. Cuijpers, M. D. den Hollander-Gijsman +1 more
2012BMC Medical Research Methodology35 citations Open access
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Reevaluation of the Amsterdam Inventory for Auditory Disability and Handicap Using Item Response Theory.
J. Mirjam Boeschen Hospers, N. Smits, C. Smits, M. Stam +2 more
2016Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research29 citations Open access
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Curtailment and Stochastic Curtailment to Shorten the CES-D
M. Finkelman, N. Smits, Wonsuk Kim, Barth B. Riley
201228 citations Open access
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Design and results of an exploratory double blind testing program in firearms examination.
W. Kerkhoff, R. Stoel, C. Berger, E. Mattijssen +3 more
2015Science & justice : journal of the Forensic Science Society27 citations
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UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) Development of a Computerized Adaptive Test for Anxiety Based on the Dutch–Flemish Version of the PROMIS Item Bank
G. Flens, Stichting Benchmark, N. Smits, C. Terwee +4 more
27 citations
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A study of alternative approaches to non-normal latent trait distributions in item response theory models used for health outcome measurement
N. Smits, O. Öğreden, Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal, C. Terwee +1 more
2020Statistical Methods in Medical Research26 citations Open access
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The crucial role of the predictability of motor response in visuomotor deficits in very preterm children at school age
J. D. de Kieviet, Cor J. J. Stoof, C. Geldof, N. Smits +4 more
2013Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology26 citations
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Effects and feasibility of a preventive intervention in sub-threshold and mild panic disorder: Results of a pilot study
Peter A. M. Meulenbeek, G. Willemse, F. Smit, N. Smits +3 more
2009BMC Research Notes24 citations Open access
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First Validation of the Full PROMIS Pain Interference and Pain Behavior Item Banks in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
M. Crins, C. Terwee, R. Westhovens, D. Schaardenburg +7 more
2020Arthritis care & research22 citations Open access
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Measurement versus prediction in the construction of patient-reported outcome questionnaires: can we have our cake and eat it?
N. Smits, L. Andries van der Ark, Judith M. Conijn
2017Quality of Life Research22 citations Open access
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Development of Short-Form Versions of the Screener and Opioid Assessment for Patients with Pain-Revised (SOAPP-R): A Proof-of-Principle Study
M. Finkelman, N. Smits, R. Kulich, K. Zacharoff +4 more
2016Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)21 citations Open access
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Calibration of the Dutch‐Flemish PROMIS Pain Behavior item bank in patients with chronic pain
M. Crins, L. Roorda, N. Smits, H. D. de Vet +8 more
2016European Journal of Pain20 citations Open access
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Shortening the Screener and Opioid Assessment for Patients with Pain-Revised (SOAPP-R): A Proof-of-Principle Study for Customized Computer-Based Testing
M. Finkelman, R. Kulich, K. Zacharoff, N. Smits +3 more
2015Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)19 citations Open access
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UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) Cross-validation of short forms of the Screener and Opioid Assessment for Patients with Pain-Revised (SOAPP-R)
M. Finkelman, R. Jamison, R. Kulich, S. Butler +3 more
19 citations
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Connecting clinical and actuarial prediction with rule-based methods.
Marjolein Fokkema, N. Smits, H. Kelderman, B. Penninx
2015Psychological Assessment18 citations Open access
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International application of PROMIS® computerized adaptive tests: US versus country-specific item parameters can be consequential for individual patient scores.
C. Terwee, M. Crins, L. Roorda, K. Cook +3 more
2021Journal of Clinical Epidemiology16 citations Open access
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Some recommendations for developing multidimensional computerized adaptive tests for patient-reported outcomes
N. Smits, Muirne C. S. Paap, J. Boehnke
2018Quality of Life Research16 citations Open access
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Shortening the Current Opioid Misuse Measure via computer-based testing: a retrospective proof-of-concept study
M. Finkelman, R. Kulich, D. Zoukhri, N. Smits +1 more
2013BMC Medical Research Methodology15 citations Open access
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Structural and Metric Validity of the Dutch Translation of Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV)
Sanne L. Hillege, C. de Ruiter, N. Smits, H. S. van der Baan +1 more
201113 citations
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