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Daniel Västfjäll

Daniel Västfjäll

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 64 2945 2705 28 27 247 17915

Daniel Västfjäll publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Daniel Västfjäll between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Daniel Västfjäll published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 8.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2020. 33 of the 288 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2020. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 5 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 22 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 12 publications
1993 2025

288 publications in total across all disciplines

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Daniel Västfjäll: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 6
2000 1
2001 5
2002 12
2003 6
2004 6
2005 4
2006 10
2007 6
2008 22
2009 7
2010 10
2011 7
2012 11
2013 13
2014 3
2015 12
2016 15
2017 13
2018 11
2019 13
2020 23
2021 17
2022 14
2023 7
2024 21
2025 12
Total 288
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Daniel Västfjäll publications per year - data summary

  • Daniel Västfjäll, a Psychology scholar from Linköping University, has 288 publications recorded across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1993 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2020, with 23 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1993 and 2000, with 1 publication each.
  • 5 of the 33 years in the span carry no publications at all (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 8.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 10.3 per year counting only the 28 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 71 publications, 25% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1993-2003: 31 publications (2.8 per year); 2004-2014: 99 publications (9.0 per year); 2015-2025: 158 publications (14.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Daniel Västfjäll 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 Daniel Västfjäll 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, 241–250 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: 247 publications — 80th percentile

80% 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
241–250 196 247
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
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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Daniel Västfjäll 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.
  • Daniel Västfjäll, a Psychology scholar from Linköping University, records 247 publications - the 80th percentile of the discipline.
  • 80% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Daniel Västfjäll, and about 20% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 151–160 publications range, and Daniel Västfjäll 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).

Daniel Västfjäll 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 Daniel Västfjäll 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, 64–65 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: 64 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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 64
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
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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Daniel Västfjäll 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.
  • Daniel Västfjäll, a Psychology scholar from Linköping University, records 64 D-Index - the 75th percentile of the discipline.
  • 75% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Daniel Västfjäll, and about 25% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 48–49 D-Index range, and Daniel Västfjäll 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

Daniel Västfjäll is affiliated with Linköping University in Sweden and has an extensive research portfolio spanning social sciences and psychology. Their work focuses on various subfields including sociology and political science, cognitive neuroscience, applied psychology, safety research, and social psychology.

The main research topics covered by Daniel Västfjäll include:

  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
  • Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Climate Change Communication and Perception

Their recent publications reflect a breadth of interest in behavioral finance, risk perception, and public policy. Notable papers include:

  • "Competence, Confidence, and Gender: The Role of Objective and Subjective Financial Knowledge in Household Finance" (2020), Journal of Family and Economic Issues
  • "Politicians polarize and experts depolarize public support for COVID-19 management policies across countries" (2022), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Financial well-being, COVID-19, and the financial better-than-average-effect" (2020), Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance
  • "Gender differences in financial literacy: The role of stereotype threat" (2021), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
  • "The Affect Heuristic and Risk Perception - Stability Across Elicitation Methods and Individual Cognitive Abilities" (2020), Frontiers in Psychology

Frequent collaborators in their research include Gustav Tinghög, Paul Slovic, Erkin Asutay, Hajdi Moche, and Stephan Dickert. These coauthors have worked with Västfjäll on multiple studies highlighting shared interests in decision-making and behavioral economics.

The primary venues where Daniel Västfjäll publishes are:

  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance
  • Scientific Reports
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

With a research output spanning social sciences and psychology, Västfjäll's contributions cover a range of interdisciplinary concerns involving behavioral economics, cognitive processes, and social factors influencing decision-making and emotional judgment. This range is supported by their substantial body of work in both empirical research and theoretical investigations.

Best Publications

  • Emotional responses to music: The need to consider underlying mechanisms

    Patrik N. Juslin;Daniel Västfjäll

  • Numeracy and Decision Making

    Ellen Peters;Daniel Västfjäll;Paul Slovic;C.K. Mertz

  • An experience sampling study of emotional reactions to music: listener, music, and situation.

    Patrik N Juslin;Simon Liljeström;Daniel Västfjäll;Gonçalo Barradas

  • Does self-control predict financial behavior and financial well-being?

    Camilla Strömbäck;Thérèse Lind;Kenny Skagerlund;Daniel Västfjäll

  • Affect and decision making: A hot topic

    Ellen Peters;Daniel Västfjäll;Tommy Gärling;Paul Slovic

  • Adult Age Differences in Dual Information Processes Implications for the Role of Affective and Deliberative Processes in Older Adults' Decision Making

    Ellen Peters;Thomas M. Hess;Daniel Västfjäll;Corinne Auman

  • Emotion Induction through Music: A Review of the Musical Mood Induction Procedure

    Daniel Västfjäll

  • Public Views on Policies Involving Nudges

    William Hagman;David Andersson;Daniel Västfjäll;Gustav Tinghög

  • Intuition and cooperation reconsidered

    Gustav Tinghög;David Andersson;Caroline Bonn;Harald Böttiger

  • National identity predicts public health support during a global pandemic

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  • Financial literacy and the role of numeracy–How individuals’ attitude and affinity with numbers influence financial literacy

    Kenny Skagerlund;Thérèse Lind;Camilla Strömbäck;Gustav Tinghög

  • Compassion Fade: Affect and Charity Are Greatest for a Single Child in Need

    Daniel Västfjäll;Paul Slovic;Marcus Mayorga;Ellen Peters

  • Registered Replication Report : Rand, Greene, and Nowak (2012)

    S. Bouwmeester;P. P. J. L. Verkoeijen;P. P. J. L. Verkoeijen;B. Aczel;Fernando Barbosa

  • Bringing Meaning to Numbers: The Impact of Evaluative Categories on Decisions.

    Ellen Peters;Nathan F. Dieckmann;Daniel Västfjäll;C. K. Mertz

  • Iconic photographs and the ebb and flow of empathic response to humanitarian disasters

    Paul Slovic;Daniel Västfjäll;Arvid Erlandsson;Robin Gregory

  • The measurement of core affect: a Swedish self-report measure derived from the affect circumplex.

    Daniel Västfjäll;Margareta Friman;Tommy Gärling;Mendel Kleiner

  • Experimental evidence of the roles of music choice, social context, and listener personality in emotional reactions to music

    Simon Liljeström;Patrik N. Juslin;Daniel Västfjäll

  • Neural Underpinnings of the Identifiable Victim Effect: Affect Shifts Preferences for Giving

    Alexander Genevsky;Daniel Västfjäll;Paul Slovic;Brian Knutson

  • Addressing climate change with behavioral science: A global intervention tournament in 63 countries

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  • Affect, risk perception and future optimism after the tsunami disaster

    Daniel Västfjäll;Ellen Peters;Paul Slovic

  • How does music evoke emotions? Exploring the underlying mechanisms.

    Patrik N. Juslin;Simon Liljeström;Daniel Västfjäll;Lars-Olov Lundqvist

  • Emotional Responses to Music

    Patrik N. Juslin

  • Implications for the Role of Affective and Deliberative Processes in Older Adults' Decision Making

    Ellen Peters;Thomas M. Hess;Daniel Vastfjall;Corinne Auman

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Slovic
Paul Slovic University of Oregon
Ana Tajadura-Jiménez
Ana Tajadura-Jiménez Carlos III University of Madrid
Ellen Peters
Ellen Peters University of Oregon
Tommy Gärling
Tommy Gärling University of Gothenburg
Patrik N. Juslin
Patrik N. Juslin Uppsala University
Michael Kirchler
Michael Kirchler University of Innsbruck
Magnus Johannesson
Magnus Johannesson Stockholm School of Economics
C. K. Mertz
C. K. Mertz University of Oregon
Robin Gregory
Robin Gregory University of British Columbia
Terry Hartig
Terry Hartig Uppsala University

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