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 Cheryl Dissanayake sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 195 publications — 67th percentile
67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cheryl Dissanayake sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 63 D-Index — 73rd percentile
73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.
Cheryl Dissanayake is affiliated with La Trobe University in Australia. Their research focuses primarily on autism spectrum disorder and related developmental and psychological topics. Their work spans across multiple fields including psychology and neuroscience, with specific attention to clinical psychology, cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, education, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.
The scientist has contributed extensively to understanding autism spectrum disorder, family and disability support, child nutrition and feeding issues, child development in relation to digital technology, psychosocial and emotional development in children and adolescents, infant development including preterm care, and language development and disorders.
Frequent publication venues for their work include the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Autism Research, Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autism, and Cell. These journals reflect a consistent focus on both clinical and research-oriented aspects of autism and developmental studies.
Some of the recent publications authored or co-authored by Cheryl Dissanayake are:
Collaborations are notable in the scientist's career, with frequent coauthors including Josephine Barbaro, Valsamma Eapen, Kristelle Hudry, Anne Masi, and Andrew Whitehouse. These collaborations indicate a network of researchers focused on autism and developmental disorders.
Cheryl Dissanayake's research covers 63 publications in psychology and 55 in neuroscience, with a detailed emphasis on clinical psychology (56 publications) and cognitive neuroscience (53 publications). Psychiatry and mental health appear in 19 publications, education in 15, and pediatrics-related fields in 6 publications.
Their topics of research represent a broad approach to autism and development, including:
In recognition of their contributions to science, Cheryl Dissanayake was awarded Fellowship in The World Academy of Sciences in 2001.
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