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2026

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D-Index
69
Citations
33823
World Ranking
2320
National Ranking
12

Colleen Ward 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 Colleen Ward sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

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.

Colleen Ward 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 Colleen Ward sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Psychology in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Psychology in New Zealand Leader Award

Overview

Colleen Ward is affiliated with Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. Their research primarily spans the fields of social sciences and psychology, with a particular emphasis on sociology and political science, social psychology, communication, education, and clinical psychology.

The scientist's work addresses a variety of topics, including racial and ethnic identity research, cultural differences and values, challenges faced by international students and expatriates, social and intergroup psychology, early childhood education and development, global education and multiculturalism, and migration, health, and trauma.

Colleen Ward has contributed multiple publications to several academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • International Journal of Intercultural Relations
  • Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology
  • advances in/psychology
  • Frontiers in Education
  • Nature Reviews Psychology

Recent papers by Colleen Ward include:

  • Acculturation, cultural identity and well-being, 2023, Nature Reviews Psychology
  • Acculturative stress and cultural identity styles as predictors of psychosocial functioning in Hispanic Americans, 2020, International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Other relevant recent publications, to which Ward contributed as co-author, include:

  • Cross-Cultural Transition and Psychological Adaptation of International Students: The Mediating Role of Host National Connectedness, 2020, Frontiers in Education
  • The Convergence Between Cultural Psychology and Developmental Science: Acculturation as an Exemplar, 2020, Frontiers in Psychology
  • Does normative multiculturalism foster or threaten social cohesion?, 2020, International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Collaborative work features frequent co-authors such as Ágnes Szabó, Seth J. Schwartz, Alan Meca, Jaimee Stuart, and Cory L. Cobb. These partnerships have contributed to the development of research on cultural adaptation and acculturation processes.

Best Publications

  • Differences Between Tight and Loose Cultures: A 33-Nation Study

    Michele J . Gelfand;Jana L. Raver;Lisa Nishii;Lisa Art. Leslie

  • Psychology Culture Shock

    Colleen A. Ward;Stephen Bochner;Adrian Furnham

  • The prediction of psychological and sociocultural adjustment during cross-cultural transitions☆

    Wendy Searle;Colleen Ward

  • The measurement of sociocultural adaptation

    Colleen Ward;Antony Kennedy

  • Acculturation strategies, psychological adjustment, and sociocultural competence during cross-cultural transitions

    Colleen Ward;Antony Kennedy

  • Acculturation and Adaptation Revisited

    Colleen Ward;Arzu Rana-Deuba

  • Where's the "Culture" in Cross-Cultural Transition? Comparative Studies of Sojourner Adjustment

    Colleen Ward;Antony Kennedy

  • Psychological and Socio‐cultural Adjustment during Cross‐cultural Transitions: A Comparison of Secondary Students Overseas and at Home

    Colleen Ward;Antony Kennedy

  • The impact of value discrepancies and cultural identity on psychological and sociocultural adjustment of sojourners.

    Colleen Ward;Wendy Searle

  • The U-Curve on trial: a longitudinal study of psychological and sociocultural adjustment during Cross-Cultural transition

    Colleen Ward;Yutaka Okura;Antony Kennedy;Takahiro Kojima

  • Culture-Level Dimensions of Social Axioms and Their Correlates across 41 Cultures

    Michael Harris Bond;Kwok Leung;Al Au;Kwok-Kit Tong

  • Locus of control, mood disturbance, and social difficulty during cross-cultural transitions

    Colleen Ward;Antony Kennedy

  • The A, B, Cs of Acculturation.

    Colleen Ward

  • The psychology of culture shock, 2nd ed.

    Colleen Ward;Stephen Bochner;Adrian Furnham

  • Advancing acculturation theory and research: the acculturation process in its ecological context

    Colleen Ward;Nicolas Geeraert

  • Thinking outside the Berry boxes: New perspectives on identity, acculturation and intercultural relations ☆

    Colleen Ward

  • Personality and Sojourner Adjustment An Exploration of the Big Five and the Cultural Fit Proposition

    Colleen Ward;Chan-Hoong Leong;Meilin Low

  • “Cultural fit”: A new perspective on personality and sojourner adjustment☆

    Colleen Ward;Weining C Chang

  • Attitudes toward Rape: Feminist and Social Psychological Perspectives

    Colleen A. Ward

  • Patterns of relations between immigrants and host societies

    Jan Pieter Van Oudenhoven;Colleen Ward;Anne-Marie Masgoret

Frequent Co-Authors

Adrian Furnham
Adrian Furnham BI Norwegian Business School
James H. Liu
James H. Liu Massey University
Seth J. Schwartz
Seth J. Schwartz The University of Texas at Austin
Ronald Fischer
Ronald Fischer Victoria University of Wellington
Taciano L. Milfont
Taciano L. Milfont University of Waikato
Alan Meca
Alan Meca The University of Texas at San Antonio
Garth J. O. Fletcher
Garth J. O. Fletcher Victoria University of Wellington
Paul E. Jose
Paul E. Jose Victoria University of Wellington
Félix Neto
Félix Neto University of Porto
Jennifer B. Unger
Jennifer B. Unger University of Southern California

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