--- title: "Rick Nouwen · Utrecht University — author profile and papers" description: "Rick Nouwen, Utrecht University: 2 papers on Elamur Research (2024–2026), h-index 19 — affiliations, topics, co-authors and who cites them…" canonical: "https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/rick-nouwen/" --- [Elamur Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/rick-nouwen/) [home](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [authors](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/) / Rick Nouwen # Rick Nouwen Rick Nouwen has 2 papers in our library, in 2024–2026, most of them on [Question answering](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/question-answering/); often with [Albert Gatt](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/albert-gatt/). 2 papers in our library · 2024–2026 [OpenAlex](https://openalex.org/A5010936969) · [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9571-4644) · [**h-index 19**](https://openalex.org/authors/A5010936969) · [100 works](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5010936969) · [1,205 citations](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5010936969&sort=cited_by_count:desc) OpenAlex, 2026-10-14 [📄 2 works in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/rick-nouwen/#papers) · [⭐ Paper Stars ranking: #12290](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/paper-stars/page/123/#star-12290) The profile is the library's match of the name; two people with one name are not always told apart. Elsewhere: [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=search_authors&mauthors=Rick+Nouwen) · [Semantic Scholar](https://www.semanticscholar.org/search?q=Rick+Nouwen) · [dblp](https://dblp.org/search?q=Rick+Nouwen) · [ACL Anthology](https://aclanthology.org/search/?q=Rick+Nouwen) ## Affiliations [🎓**Utrecht University** Utrecht · Netherlands 1999–2026 · 43 papers*current*](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/utrecht-university/) · [🎓**University of Groningen** Groningen · Netherlands 2016 · 2 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-groningen/) From the bylines of their papers (OpenAlex, 2026-10-14), ORCID and Wikidata; institutions on papers are matched by machine. ## Fields, topics and concepts Of its works in our library, with the number of works on each. 📚 Shelves 8 The field of science this work belongs to (OpenAlex fields).[Arts and Humanities · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/) · [Psychology · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/psychology/) · [Language and Linguistics · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/language-and-linguistics/) · [Experimental and Cognitive Psychology · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/psychology/experimental-and-cognitive-psychology/) · [Philosophy · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/philosophy/) · [Artificial Intelligence · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/artificial-intelligence/) · [Computer Science · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/) · [Information Systems · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/information-systems/) 🧭 Topics 1 Research subjects and languages the work is about.[Question answering · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/question-answering/) ## Works by year ### 2020s [**2026** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/rick-nouwen/year/2026/) · [**2024** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/rick-nouwen/year/2024/) ## Papers The most cited first (OpenAlex and our library). 1. **[The semantics and probabilistic pragmatics of deadjectival intensifiers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/nouwen-2024-semantics-probabilistic-pragmatics-deadjectival-intensifiers/)** *(2024 · 3 citations)* The paper asks why intensifying adverbs derived from adjectives (worryingly, terribly, disappointingly) differ in how strongly they boost the adjective they modify, and how that strength depends on the meaning of the adjectival base. 2. **[When Models Decide and When They Bind: A Two-Stage Computation for Multiple-Choice Question Answering](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/wong-2026-when-models-decide-when-they/)** *(2026)* Multiple-choice question answering (MCQA) is a popular evaluation format, but it hides a second task. A model must work out the right answer and also emit the letter attached to it. As a result, an error can come from faulty reasoning or from faulty symbol binding. The authors study how this unfolds inside two… ## Co-authors here 1 co-author with a page, the most papers together first. - [Albert Gatt](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/albert-gatt/) ## Venues Where their works here were published, the most works first, with the editions of those that have a page. - [Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/findings/): [Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics 2026](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/findings/2026/) - [Semantics and Pragmatics](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/semantics-and-pragmatics/): [Semantics and Pragmatics 2024](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/semantics-and-pragmatics/2024/) Updated 2 November 2026