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Carol M. Worthman

Carol M. Worthman

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
67
Citations
23673
World Ranking
889
National Ranking
423

Carol M. Worthman publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carol M. Worthman sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 172 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Carol M. Worthman D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carol M. Worthman sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 67 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Carol M. Worthman is affiliated with Emory University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, with a primary focus on Psychology, Social Sciences, and Medicine. Subfields of particular interest include Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Education, Cognitive Neuroscience, and General Health Professions.

Their research topics cover a range of areas including Cultural Differences and Values, Action Observation and Synchronization, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, COVID-19 and Mental Health, Mental Health Treatment and Access, Child and Animal Learning Development, and Social Representations and Identity.

Significant recent publications include:

  • "Multidisciplinary research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic: a call for action for mental health science" (2020) published in The Lancet Psychiatry
  • "Gone Too Soon: priorities for action to prevent premature mortality associated with mental illness and mental distress" (2023) in The Lancet Psychiatry
  • "Multidisciplinary research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic - Authors' reply" (2020) in The Lancet Psychiatry
  • "Advancing Scientific Integrity, Transparency, and Openness in Child Development Research: Challenges and Possible Solutions" (2020) in Child Development Perspectives
  • "Telomere length analysis from minimally-invasively collected samples: Methods development and meta-analysis of the validity of different sampling techniques" (2020) in American Journal of Human Biology

They have also contributed to book publications, notably publishing with Cambridge University Press, including the book Culture, Mind, and Brain (2020).

Carol M. Worthman has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Laurence J. Kirmayer, Shinobu Kitayama, Constance A. Cummings, Kathy Trang, and Patrick S. Sullivan.

Their publications have appeared multiple times in several venues, including The Lancet Psychiatry, Frontiers in Communication, Social Science & Medicine, UNC Libraries, and Child Development Perspectives.

Awards earned include being named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2015 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Multidisciplinary research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic: a call for action for mental health science.

    Emily A. Holmes;Emily A. Holmes;Rory C O'Connor;V. Hugh Perry;Irene Tracey

  • The Great Smoky Mountains Study of Youth. Goals, design, methods, and the prevalence of DSM-III-R disorders.

    E J Costello;A Angold;B J Burns;D K Stangl

  • Puberty and depression: the roles of age, pubertal status and pubertal timing.

    Adrian Angold;E. J. Costello;C. M. Worthman

  • Pubertal changes in hormone levels and depression in girls.

    Adrian Angold;E. J. Costello;A. Erkanli;C. M. Worthman

  • Death hope and sex: life-history theory and the development of reproductive strategies.

    James S. Chisholm;Peter T. Ellison;Jeremy Evans;P. C. Lee

  • Obesity and Psychiatric Disorder: Developmental Trajectories

    Sarah Mustillo;Carol Worthman;Alaattin Erkanli;Gordon Keeler

  • Intergroup aggression in chimpanzees and humans

    Joseph H. Manson;Richard W. Wrangham;James L. Boone;Bernard Chapais

  • Nursing frequency, gonadal function, and birth spacing among !Kung hunter-gatherers.

    Melvin Konner;Carol Worthman

  • Healthy Adolescents' Neural Response to Reward: Associations With Puberty, Positive Affect, and Depressive Symptoms

    Erika E. Forbes;Neal D. Ryan;Mary Louise Phillips;Stephen B. Manuck

  • Estimating between- and within-individual variation in cortisol levels using multilevel models

    Daniel J. Hruschka;Brandon A. Kohrt;Carol M. Worthman

  • Testosterone, antisocial behavior, and social dominance in boys: pubertal development and biosocial interaction

    Richard Rowe;Barbara Maughan;Carol M Worthman;E.Jane Costello

  • Childhood bullying involvement predicts low-grade systemic inflammation into adulthood

    William E. Copeland;Dieter Wolke;Suzet Tanya Lereya;Lilly Shanahan

  • Cumulative depression episodes predict later C-reactive protein levels: a prospective analysis.

    William E. Copeland;Lilly Shanahan;Carol Worthman;Adrian Angold

  • WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE CANCERS IN EVOLUTIONARY CONTEXT

    S. Boyd Eaton;Malcolm C. Pike;Roger V. Short;Nancy C. Lee

  • Prediction From Low Birth Weight to Female Adolescent Depression: A Test of Competing Hypotheses

    Elizabeth Jane Costello;Carol Worthman;Alaattin Erkanli;Adrian Angold

  • Comparison of mental health between former child soldiers and children never conscripted by armed groups in Nepal

    Brandon A. Kohrt;Mark J.D. Jordans;Wietse A. Tol;Rebecca A. Speckman

  • Puberty Influences Medial Temporal Lobe and Cortical Gray Matter Maturation Differently in Boys Than Girls Matched for Sexual Maturity

    Jennifer E. Bramen;Jennifer A. Hranilovich;Ronald E. Dahl;Erika E. Forbes

  • Ventilation and hypoxic ventilatory response of Tibetan and Aymara high altitude natives

    Cynthia M. Beall;Kingman P. Strohl;John Blangero;Sarah Williams-Blangero

  • Pubertal maturation and the development of alcohol use and abuse.

    E. Jane Costello;Minje Sung;Carol Worthman;Adrian Angold

  • Toward a Comparative Developmental Ecology of Human Sleep

    Carol M. Worthman;Melissa K. Melby

Frequent Co-Authors

Brandon A. Kohrt
Brandon A. Kohrt George Washington University
E. Jane Costello
E. Jane Costello Duke University
Adrian Angold
Adrian Angold Duke University
Catherine Panter-Brick
Catherine Panter-Brick Yale University
Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus
Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus University of California, Los Angeles
Lilly Shanahan
Lilly Shanahan University of Zurich
Emily A. Holmes
Emily A. Holmes Uppsala University
Mark J. D. Jordans
Mark J. D. Jordans University of Amsterdam
Matthew Hotopf
Matthew Hotopf King's College London
Helen Christensen
Helen Christensen University of New South Wales

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