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Barbara Mullan

Barbara Mullan

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
59
Citations
11358
World Ranking
3738
National Ranking
198

Barbara Mullan 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 Barbara Mullan sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 241 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Barbara Mullan 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 Barbara Mullan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Barbara Mullan is a researcher affiliated with Curtin University in Australia, with a primary focus on psychology and medicine. Their body of work encompasses applied psychology, public health, environmental and occupational health, experimental and cognitive psychology, general health professions, and clinical psychology.

Their research addresses several main topics including behavioral health and interventions, mental health research topics, obesity, physical activity and diet, environmental education and sustainability, eating disorders and behaviors, food safety and hygiene, as well as mobile health and mHealth applications.

Barbara Mullan has published extensively in a range of academic venues. The frequent publication venues include:

  • Psychology and Health
  • Food Control
  • British Journal of Health Psychology
  • Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine
  • International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Recent notable papers authored include:

  • Developing habit-based health behaviour change interventions: twenty-one questions to guide future research (2021), Psychology and Health
  • Ramifications of behavioural complexity for habit conceptualisation, promotion, and measurement (2022), Health Psychology Review
  • A Habit-Based Randomised Controlled Trial to Reduce Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption: the Impact of the Substituted Beverage on Behaviour and Habit Strength (2020), International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
  • Motivations for volunteering time with older adults: A qualitative study (2020), PLoS ONE
  • Understanding the predictors of medication adherence: applying temporal self-regulation theory (2020), Psychology and Health

Barbara Mullan collaborates frequently with several coauthors including Jessica Charlesworth, Caitlin Liddelow, Deborah Kerr, Darren Haywood, and Thomas McAlpine. These ongoing collaborations highlight a multidisciplinary approach within behavioral health fields.

Best Publications

  • Protection motivation theory

    Barbara Mullan;P. Norman;H. Boer;E. Seydel

  • Does inhibitory control training improve health behaviour? A meta-analysis.

    Vanessa Allom;Barbara Mullan;Martin Hagger

  • Impact of Medical Qigong on quality of life, fatigue, mood and inflammation in cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial

    B. Oh;B. Oh;P. Butow;Barbara Mullan;S. Clarke

  • Intolerance of uncertainty in emotional disorders: What uncertainties remain?

    Sarah Shihata;Peter M. McEvoy;Barbara Ann Mullan;R. Nicholas Carleton

  • Theory of planned behavior and adherence in chronic illness: a meta-analysis

    Antonia Rich;Kim Brandes;Barbara Mullan;Martin S. Hagger

  • Effect of medical Qigong on cognitive function, quality of life, and a biomarker of inflammation in cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial

    Byeongsang Oh;Byeongsang Oh;Byeongsang Oh;Phyllis N. Butow;Barbara A. Mullan;Stephen J. Clarke;Stephen J. Clarke

  • Promoting fruit and vegetable consumption. Testing an intervention based on the theory of planned behaviour.

    Emily Jane Kothe;Barbara Mullan;PN Butow

  • Evaluating a nursing communication skills training course: The relationships between self-rated ability, satisfaction, and actual performance

    Barbara A. Mullan;Emily J. Kothe

  • Sleep hygiene behaviours: An application of the theory of planned behaviour and the investigation of perceived autonomy support, past behaviour and response inhibition

    Kenny Kor;Barbara Ann Mullan

  • Predicting breakfast consumption: an application of the theory of planned behaviour and the investigation of past behaviour and executive function.

    Cara L. Wong;Barbara A. Mullan

  • Protection motivation theory and pro‐environmental behaviour: A systematic mapping review

    Emily J. Kothe;Mathew Ling;Madelon North;Anna Klas

  • Consequences of Play: A Systematic Review of the Effects of Online Gaming

    Victoria Anne Sublette;Barbara Mullan

  • Predicting intention to receive a seasonal influenza vaccination using Protection Motivation Theory.

    Mathew Ling;Emily J. Kothe;Barbara A. Mullan

  • Psychosocial interventions and quality of life in gynaecological cancer patients: a systematic review

    Jolyn Hersch;Ilona Juraskova;Melanie Price;Barbara Mullan

  • Individual differences in executive function predict distinct eating behaviours.

    Vanessa Allom;Vanessa Allom;Barbara Mullan;Barbara Mullan

  • Reasoned versus reactive prediction of behaviour: a meta-analysis of the prototype willingness model

    Jemma Todd;Emily Kothe;Barbara Mullan;Lauren Monds

  • An examination of the demographic predictors of adolescent breakfast consumption, content, and context

    Barbara Mullan;Barbara Mullan;Cara Wong;Emily Kothe;Kathleen O’Moore

  • Predicting adolescents’ safe food handling using an extended theory of planned behavior

    Barbara A Mullan;Cara Wong;Emily Jane Kothe

  • The subjective experience of habit captured by self-report indexes may lead to inaccuracies in the measurement of habitual action

    Martin S. Hagger;Amanda L. Rebar;Barbara Mullan;Ottmar V. Lipp

  • Hygienic food handling behaviours. An application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour

    Barbara A. Mullan;Cara L. Wong

  • Using the theory of planned behaviour and prototype willingness model to target binge drinking in female undergraduate university students.

    Jemma Todd;Barbara Mullan

Frequent Co-Authors

Louise Sharpe
Louise Sharpe University of Sydney
Stephen J. Clarke
Stephen J. Clarke University of Sydney
Martin S. Hagger
Martin S. Hagger University of California, Merced
Phyllis Butow
Phyllis Butow University of Sydney
Kyra Hamilton
Kyra Hamilton Griffith University
Aleksandra Luszczynska
Aleksandra Luszczynska University of Social Sciences and Humanities
Mark E. Boyes
Mark E. Boyes Curtin University
Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani
Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani University of Southern Denmark
Carolyn MacCann
Carolyn MacCann University of Sydney
Penelope Hasking
Penelope Hasking Curtin University

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