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D-Index
44
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7374
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6998
National Ranking
700

Carol Joinson 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 Carol Joinson sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 111 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Carol Joinson 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 Carol Joinson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Carol Joinson is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on subfields such as Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Rheumatology.

The main topics of their work include Birth, Development, and Health, Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging, Pelvic floor disorders treatments, Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research, Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, and Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology.

Carol Joinson has published extensively, with several recent papers covering psychological and epidemiological topics. Selected recent publications are:

  • Investigating evidence for a causal association between inflammation and self-harm: A multivariable Mendelian Randomisation study (2020, Brain Behavior and Immunity)
  • The relationship between timing of onset of menarche and depressive symptoms from adolescence to adulthood (2023, Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences)
  • An exploration of the genetic epidemiology of non-suicidal self-harm and suicide attempt (2021, BMC Psychiatry)
  • Father absence and trajectories of offspring mental health across adolescence and young adulthood: Findings from a UK-birth cohort (2022, Journal of Affective Disorders)
  • Associations between physical activity and mental health and behaviour in early adolescence (2022, Mental health and physical activity)

Joinson frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Affective Disorders, Wellcome Open Research, Psychological Medicine, and Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences.

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Jon Heron (32 publications)
  • Abigail Fraser (12 publications)
  • Isaac Halstead (8 publications)
  • Alexander von Gontard (6 publications)
  • Kimberley Burrows (6 publications)

Best Publications

  • Learning disability and epilepsy in an epidemiological sample of individuals with tuberous sclerosis complex

    CJ Joinson;Fjk O'Callaghan;JP Osborne;C Martyn

  • Companion Animals and Child/Adolescent Development: A Systematic Review of the Evidence

    Rebecca Purewal;Robert Christley;Katarzyna Kordas;Carol J Joinson

  • Associations between objectively measured physical activity and academic attainment in adolescents from a UK cohort

    Josie Booth;Sam D Leary;Carol J Joinson;Andy R Ness

  • Mothers' anxiety during pregnancy is associated with asthma in their children.

    Hannah Cookson;Raquel Granell;Carol Joinson;Yoav Ben-Shlomo

  • Psychological differences between children with and without soiling problems.

    Carol Joinson;Jon Heron;Ursula Butler;Alexander von Gontard

  • Archives of Disease in Childhood

    Carol J Joinson;Mariusz Tadeusz Grzeda;Alexander von Gontard;Anne Wright

  • The relation of infantile spasms, tubers, and intelligence in tuberous sclerosis complex

    F J K O’Callaghan;T Harris;C Joinson;P Bolton

  • Peer victimisation during adolescence and its impact on depression in early adulthood: prospective cohort study in the United Kingdom

    Lucy Bowes;Carol J Joinson;Dieter Wolke;Glyn Lewis

  • Validity of the Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire in late adolescence

    Nicholas L Turner;Carol J Joinson;Tim J Peters;Nicola J Wiles

  • Sibling bullying and risk of depression, anxiety, and self-harm : a prospective cohort study

    Lucy Bowes;Dieter Wolke;Carol Joinson;Suzet Tanya Lereya

  • Psychological Problems in Children With Daytime Wetting

    Carol Joinson;Jon Heron;Alexander von Gontard

  • Timing of menarche and depressive symptoms in adolescent girls from a UK cohort

    Carol Joinson;Jon Heron;Glyn Lewis;Tim Croudace

  • Psychological Problems in Children with Bedwetting and Combined (day and night) Wetting: A UK Population-Based Study

    Carol Joinson;Jon Heron;Alan Emond;Richard Butler

  • Family History of Nocturnal Enuresis and Urinary Incontinence: Results From a Large Epidemiological Study

    Alexander von Gontard;Jon Heron;Carol Joinson

  • Disruption to the development of maternal responsiveness? The impact of prenatal depression on mother-infant interactions.

    Rebecca M Pearson;R Melotti;Jon E Heron;Carol J Joinson

  • Are dietary patterns in childhood associated with IQ at 8 years of age? A population-based cohort study

    Kate Northstone;Carol J Joinson;Pauline M Emmett;Andy R Ness

  • Exposure to socioeconomic adversity in early life and risk of depression at 18 years: The mediating role of locus of control

    Iryna Culpin;Lexine Stapinski;Ömür Budanur Miles;Ricardo Araya

  • Early Childhood Risk Factors Associated with Daytime Wetting and Soiling in School-age Children

    Carol Joinson;Jon Heron;Alexander von Gontard;Ursula Butler

  • Is screen time associated with anxiety or depression in young people? Results from a UK birth cohort

    Jasmine N. Khouja;Marcus R. Munafò;Kate Tilling;Nicola J. Wiles

  • Association between pubertal development and depressive symptoms in girls from a UK cohort

    C Joinson;J Heron;R Araya;T Paus

  • Obesity impairs academic attainment in adolescence: Findings from ALSPAC, a UK cohort

    Josephine Booth;PD Tomporowski;James Boyle;Andy R Ness

  • Father absence and depressive symptoms in adolescence: findings from a UK cohort

    Iryna Culpin;Jon E Heron;Ricardo Araya;Roberto Melotti

Frequent Co-Authors

Jon Heron
Jon Heron University of Bristol
Glyn Lewis
Glyn Lewis University College London
Ricardo Araya
Ricardo Araya King's College London
David Gunnell
David Gunnell University of Bristol
Andy R Ness
Andy R Ness University of Bristol
Paul Moran
Paul Moran University of Bristol
Phillip D. Tomporowski
Phillip D. Tomporowski University of Georgia
John J. Reilly
John J. Reilly University of Strathclyde
Kate Tilling
Kate Tilling University of Bristol
Lucy Bowes
Lucy Bowes University of Oxford

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