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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 71 2172 1976 1267 1126 375 18449

Carla Sharp publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Carla Sharp between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Carla Sharp published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 11.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 43 publications in 2021. 62 of the 465 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 43. Peak 43 publications in 2021. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 3 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 11 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 36 publications 2015: 36 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 38 publications 2018: 29 publications 2019: 35 publications 2020: 34 publications 2021: 43 publications 2022: 31 publications 2023: 32 publications 2024: 26 publications 2025: 36 publications
1986 2025

465 publications in total across all disciplines

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Carla Sharp: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 1
2006 3
2007 2
2008 13
2009 3
2010 1
2011 11
2012 14
2013 17
2014 36
2015 36
2016 23
2017 38
2018 29
2019 35
2020 34
2021 43
2022 31
2023 32
2024 26
2025 36
Total 465
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Carla Sharp publications per year - data summary

  • Carla Sharp, a Psychology scholar from University of Houston, has 465 publications recorded across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1986 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 43 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1986, 2005 and 2010, with 1 publication each.
  • 18 of the 40 years in the span carry no publications at all (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 11.6 papers per year over the whole span, or 21.1 per year counting only the 22 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 168 publications, 36% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1986-1999: 1 publication (0.1 per year); 2000-2013: 65 publications (4.6 per year); 2014-2025: 399 publications (33.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Carla Sharp 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 Carla Sharp sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 371–380 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 375 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63 375
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Carla Sharp publication distribution in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 69 ranges running from 31–40 to 705+ publications.
  • Carla Sharp, a Psychology scholar from University of Houston, records 375 publications - the 93rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 93% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Carla Sharp, and about 7% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 151–160 publications range, and Carla Sharp ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 101–110 publications, holding 736 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 72% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 705 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Carla Sharp 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 Carla Sharp sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 70–71 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215 71
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Carla Sharp D-index placement in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 30–31 to 144+ D-Index.
  • Carla Sharp, a Psychology scholar from University of Houston, records 71 D-Index - the 82nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 82% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Carla Sharp, and about 18% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 48–49 D-Index range, and Carla Sharp ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32–33 D-Index, holding 702 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 58–59 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Carla Sharp is affiliated with the University of Houston in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on psychology, with a significant emphasis on clinical psychology, psychiatry and mental health, and related subfields such as philosophy, social psychology, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics

Sharp has published extensively, with selected recent papers including:

  • "DSM-5 Level of Personality Functioning: Refocusing Personality Disorder on What It Means to Be Human," 2020, Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
  • "Adolescent Personality Pathology and the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders: Self Development as Nexus," 2020, Psychopathology

While not the primary author, some notable related works with overlapping research themes include:

  • "Change in Youth Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Majority Hispanic/Latinx US Sample," 2020, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • "The relations between childhood maltreatment, shame, guilt, depression and suicidal ideation in inpatient adolescents," 2020, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "Hypermentalizing and Borderline Personality Disorder: A Meta-Analytic Review," 2022, American Journal of Psychotherapy

Their collaborative work includes frequent co-authors such as Francesca Penner, Salome Vanwoerden, Sophie Kerr, Lochner Marais, and Kiana Wall, reflecting ongoing partnerships within the field.

Sharp has contributed to several academic publication venues, including:

  • Journal of Personality Disorders
  • Personality Disorders Theory Research and Treatment
  • Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation
  • Personality and Mental Health
  • PsycTESTS Dataset

They have also authored books published by recognized academic publishers, including:

  • "The Cambridge Handbook of Personality Disorders," published by Cambridge University Press in 2020
  • "Handbook of Good Psychiatric Management for Adolescents With Borderline Personality Disorder," published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing eBooks in 2021

Best Publications

  • The Rupture and Repair of Cooperation in Borderline Personality Disorder

    Brooks King-Casas;Carla Sharp;Laura Lomax-Bream;Terry Lohrenz

  • The Parent's Capacity to Treat the Child as a Psychological Agent: Constructs, Measures and Implications for Developmental Psychopathology

    Carla Sharp;Peter Fonagy

  • Theory of mind and emotion regulation difficulties in adolescents with borderline traits.

    Carla Sharp;Heather Pane;Carolyn Ha;Amanda Venta

  • The Structure of Personality Pathology: Both General ('g') and Specific ('s') Factors?

    Carla Sharp;Aidan G. C. Wright;J. Christopher Fowler;B. Christopher Frueh

  • New tricks for an old measure: The development of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale–Brief (BIS-Brief).

    Lynne Steinberg;Carla Sharp;Matthew S. Stanford;Andra Teten Tharp

  • The Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ): A Unidimensional Item Response Theory and Categorical Data Factor Analysis of Self-Report Ratings from a Community Sample of 7-through 11-Year-Old Children

    Carla Sharp;Ian M. Goodyer;Tim J. Croudace

  • Prevention and early intervention for borderline personality disorder: a novel public health priority.

    Andrew M Chanen;Carla Sharp;Perry Hoffman

  • Practitioner Review: Borderline personality disorder in adolescence – recent conceptualization, intervention, and implications for clinical practice

    Carla Sharp;Peter Fonagy

  • Evaluating the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire: comparison of the reliability, factor structure, and predictive validity across five versions

    Ryan M. Hill;Yasmin Rey;Carla E. Marin;Carla Sharp

  • Hypermentalizing in adolescent inpatients: treatment effects and association with borderline traits.

    Carla Sharp;Carolyn Ha;Crystal Carbone;Sohye Kim

  • The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale: Factor Structure and Association with Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Adolescent Inpatients

    Jose Perez;Amanda Venta;Sarah Garnaat;Carla Sharp

  • The Challenge of Transforming the Diagnostic System of Personality Disorders.

    Sabine C. Herpertz;Steven K. Huprich;Martin Bohus;Andrew Chanen

  • DSM-5 Level of Personality Functioning: Refocusing Personality Disorder on What It Means to Be Human

    Carla Sharp;Kiana Wall

  • Imagining your child's mind: Psychosocial adjustment and mothers' ability to predict their children's attributional response styles

    Carla Sharp;Peter Fonagy;Peter Fonagy;Ian M. Goodyer

  • Borderline personality disorder in adolescents: evidence in support of the Childhood Interview for DSM-IV Borderline Personality Disorder in a sample of adolescent inpatients.

    Carla Sharp;Carolyn Ha;Jared Michonski;Amanda Venta

  • Change in Youth Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Majority Hispanic/Latinx US Sample.

    Francesca Penner;Jessica Hernandez Ortiz;Carla Sharp

  • The measurement of reflective function in adolescents with and without borderline traits

    Carolyn Ha;Carla Sharp;Carla Sharp;Karin Ensink;Peter Fonagy

  • Neuroeconomics: A Bridge for Translational Research

    Carla Sharp;John Monterosso;P. Read Montague

  • Personality pathology grows up: adolescence as a sensitive period

    Carla Sharp;Kiana Wall

  • Children's subjective emotional reactivity to affective pictures: gender differences and their antisocial correlates in an unselected sample of 7-11-year-olds

    Carla Sharp;Stephanie Helena Maria Van Goozen;Ian Goodyer

  • Theory of Mind and conduct problems in children: Deficits in reading the “emotions of the eyes”

    Carla Sharp

  • The criterion validity of the Borderline Personality Features Scale for Children in an adolescent inpatient setting.

    Bonny Chang;Carla Sharp;Carolyn Ha

  • Social Cognition and Developmental Psychopathology

    Carla Sharp;Peter Fonagy;Ian M. Goodyer

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Fonagy
Peter Fonagy University College London
Michael J. Zvolensky
Michael J. Zvolensky University of Houston
B. Christopher Frueh
B. Christopher Frueh University of Hawaii at Hilo
Neus Barrantes-Vidal
Neus Barrantes-Vidal Autonomous University of Barcelona
Jon G. Allen
Jon G. Allen Baylor College of Medicine
Jeffrey Temple
Jeffrey Temple The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Ian M. Goodyer
Ian M. Goodyer University of Cambridge
Clayton Neighbors
Clayton Neighbors University of Houston
Jon D. Elhai
Jon D. Elhai University of Toledo
Jeremy W. Pettit
Jeremy W. Pettit Florida International University

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