2026 Adrian C. North: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	54	4532	4194	250	242	147	14484

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Current World Ranking

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Psychology

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14484

Overview

Adrian C. North is affiliated with Curtin University in Australia. Their academic work spans neuroscience and arts and humanities, with a focus on cognitive neuroscience and music.

Their research topics cover a range of areas including:

Neuroscience and Music Perception
Diverse Music Education Insights
Music and Audio Processing
Media Influence and Health
Social and Cultural Dynamics
Music Therapy and Health
Economic and Environmental Valuation

North has published extensively in several key venues, notably:

Psychology of Music
Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts
Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
Music & Science
Royal Society Open Science

Their recent papers include:

The relationship between pop music and lyrics: A computerized content analysis of the United Kingdom's weekly top five singles, 1999-2013, 2020, Psychology of Music
The relationship between uses of music, musical taste, age, and life goals, 2020, Psychology of Music
Popular music lyrics and the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021, Psychology of Music
Culture, personal values, personality, uses of music, and musical taste, 2020, Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts
The Behavioural Economics of Music: Systematic review and future directions, 2022, Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

Amanda E. Krause
Kaila C. Putter
Manuel Anglada-Tort
D. A. Ritchie
Emily Hird

Best Publications

The importance of music to adolescents

Adrian C. North;David J. Hargreaves;Susan A. O'Neill

1223
Citations
The Social and Applied Psychology of Music

Adrian C. North;David Hargreaves

950
Citations
Uses of Music in Everyday Life

Adrian C. North;David J. Hargreaves;Jon J. Hargreaves

886
Citations
The influence of in-store music on wine selections.

Adrian C. North;David J. Hargreaves;Jennifer McKendrick

812
Citations
The Functions of Music in Everyday Life: Redefining the Social in Music Psychology:

David J. Hargreaves;Adrian C. North

722
Citations
Music and Adolescent Identity

Adrian C. North;David J. Hargreaves

682
Citations
Why do we listen to music? A uses and gratifications analysis

Adam J. Lonsdale;Adrian C. North

599
Citations
The Effect of Music on Atmosphere and Purchase Intentions in a Cafeteria

Adrian C. North;David J. Hargreaves

366
Citations
Subjective complexity, familiarity, and liking for popular music.

Adrian C. North;David J. Hargreaves

347
Citations
English and American Adolescents' Reasons for Listening to Music

Mark Tarrant;Adrian C. North;David J. Hargreaves

323
Citations
The effects of music on responses to a dining area.

Adrian C. North;David J. Hargreaves

312
Citations
Music education in the twenty-first century:: a psychological perspective

David J. Hargreaves;Nigel A. Marshall;Adrian C. North

312
Citations
The effect of musical style on restaurant customers' spending

Adrian C. North;Amber Shilcock;David J. Hargreaves

308
Citations
Social Categorization, Self-Esteem, and the Estimated Musical Preferences of Male Adolescents

Mark Tarrant;Adrian C. North;David J. Hargreaves

295
Citations
Lifestyle correlates of musical preference: 1. Relationships, living arrangements, beliefs, and crime

Adrian C. North;David J. Hargreaves

263
Citations
Music-listening in everyday life: Devices and choice

Amanda E. Krause;Adrian C. North;Lauren Y. Hewitt

240
Citations
The effects of music on helping behavior: A field study

Adrian C. North;Mark Tarrant;David J. Hargreaves

220
Citations
Musical preference and taste in childhood and adolescence.

David J. Hargreaves;Adrian C. North;Mark Tarrant

215
Citations
Social identity in adolescence.

Mark Tarrant;Adrian C. North;Mark D. Edridge;Laura E. Kirk

208
Citations
The uses and gratifications of using Facebook music listening applications

Amanda E. Krause;Adrian C. North

199
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. Hargreaves AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)

Lorraine Sheridan Curtin University

Mark Tarrant University of Exeter

Jane W. Davidson University of Melbourne

Emery Schubert University of New South Wales

John Maltby University of Leicester

P. Alex Linley University of Leicester

External Links

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