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Ailsa Russell publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ailsa Russell sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 119 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Ailsa Russell D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ailsa Russell sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ailsa Russell is affiliated with the University of Bath in the United Kingdom and conducts research primarily in the fields of psychology and neuroscience. Their work spans several subfields including clinical psychology, cognitive neuroscience, developmental and educational psychology, psychiatry, and mental health.

The central focus of Ailsa Russell's research is on autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with related interests in family and disability support, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, and obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders. They have also contributed to studies involving attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and digital mental health interventions.

Russell has published extensively on topics connected to autism and mental health. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Autism
  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Clinical Psychology Review
  • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Some of their notable recent papers are:

  • The phenomenology of gender dysphoria in adults: A systematic review and meta-synthesis, 2020, Clinical Psychology Review
  • "We Have to Try to Find a Way, a Clinical Bridge" - autistic adults' experience of accessing and receiving support for mental health difficulties: A systematic review and thematic meta-synthesis, 2022, Clinical Psychology Review
  • "I'm Proud to be a Little Bit Different": The Effects of Autistic Individuals' Perceptions of Autism and Autism Social Identity on Their Collective Self-esteem, 2020, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • The lived experience of gender dysphoria in autistic adults: An interpretative phenomenological analysis, 2021, Autism
  • The impact of a positive autism identity and autistic community solidarity on social anxiety and mental health in autistic young people, 2022, Autism

Throughout their career, Russell has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Kate Cooper
  • Mark Brosnan
  • Jiedi Lei
  • Catherine Butler
  • Katie Maras

In total, Russell's contributions to autism spectrum disorder research amount to over seventy publications. Their work also includes extensive research into family and disability support and developmental psychology topics related to child and adolescent mental health.

Best Publications

  • Brain anatomy and sensorimotor gating in Asperger’s syndrome

    Grainne M McAlonan;Eileen Daly;Veena Kumari;Hugo D Critchley

  • Social Identity, Self-Esteem, and Mental Health in Autism

    Kate Cooper;Laura G. E. Smith;Ailsa Russell

  • Obsessions and compulsions in Asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism.

    Ailsa J. Russell;David Mataix-Cols;Martin Anson;Declan G. M. Murphy

  • Premorbid social underachievement in schizophrenia. Results from the Camberwell Collaborative Psychosis Study.

    P B Jones;P Bebbington;A Foerster;S W Lewis

  • Schizophrenia and the Myth of Intellectual Decline

    Ailsa J. Russell;Janet C. Munro;Peter B. Jones;David R. Hemsley

  • Neuropsychological functioning in adults with Asperger syndrome

    Fiona Z. Ambery;Ailsa J. Russell;Katie Perry;Robin Morris

  • Cognitive behavior therapy for comorbid obsessive-compulsive disorder in high-functioning autism spectrum disorders: a randomized controlled trial.

    Ailsa J. Russell;Amita Jassi;Miguel A. Fullana;Hilary Mack

  • Adapting psychological therapies for autism

    Cooper K;Loades Me;Russell Aj

  • Age at onset, sex, and familial psychiatric morbidity in schizophrenia. Camberwell collaborative psychosis study

    Pak Chung Sham;Peter Jones;Ailsa Russell;Karyna Gilvarry

  • Asperger syndrome: a proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy study of brain.

    Declan G. M. Murphy;Hugo D. Critchley;Nicole Schmitz;Grainne McAlonan

  • The mental health of individuals referred for assessment of autism spectrum disorder in adulthood: A clinic report:

    Ailsa J. Russell;Clodagh M. Murphy;Ellie Wilson;Nicola Gillan

  • Gender Identity in Autism: Sex Differences in Social Affiliation with Gender Groups.

    Katherine Cooper;Laura G. E. Smith;Ailsa J. Russell

  • The phenomenology of gender dysphoria in adults: A systematic review and meta-synthesis.

    Kate Cooper;Ailsa Russell;William Mandy;Catherine Butler

  • Executive functioning differences between adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autistic spectrum disorder in initiation, planning and strategy formation:

    Jessica Bramham;Fiona Ambery;Susan Young;Robin Morris

  • Prefrontal and medial temporal correlates of repetitive violence to self and others.

    Hugo D Critchley;Andrew Simmons;Eileen M Daly;Ailsa Russell

  • A Systematic Review of Effective Modifications to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Young People with Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Sasha Walters;Sasha Walters;Maria Loades;Ailsa Russell

  • High functioning autism spectrum disorders: an investigation of psychological vulnerabilities during interrogative interview

    Alice S. North;Ailsa J. Russell;Gisli H. Gudjonsson

  • The National Adult Reading Test as a measure of premorbid IQ in schizophrenia

    Ailsa Russell;Janet Munro;P B Jones;P Hayward

  • “We Have to Try to Find a Way, a Clinical Bridge” - autistic adults' experience of accessing and receiving support for mental health difficulties: A systematic review and thematic meta-synthesis

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  • “I’m Proud to be a Little Bit Different”: The Effects of Autistic Individuals’ Perceptions of Autism and Autism Social Identity on Their Collective Self-esteem

    Rosalind Cooper;Kate Cooper;Ailsa J. Russell;Laura G. E. Smith

  • Premorbid IQ in patients with functional psychosis and their first-degree relatives

    Catherine Gilvarry;Noriyoshi Takei;Ailsa Russell;Teresa Rushe

  • A Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study of Brain

    Declan G. M. Murphy;Hugo D. Critchley;Nicole Schmitz;Grainne McAlonan

Frequent Co-Authors

Declan G. Murphy
Declan G. Murphy King's College London
Mark Brosnan
Mark Brosnan University of Bath
Robin M. Murray
Robin M. Murray King's College London
David Mataix-Cols
David Mataix-Cols Karolinska Institute
Peter Jones
Peter Jones University of Cambridge
Susan Young
Susan Young Psychology Services Limited
David R. Hemsley
David R. Hemsley King's College London
Paul Bebbington
Paul Bebbington University College London
Karen Glaser
Karen Glaser King's College London
Emily Simonoff
Emily Simonoff King's College London

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