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 David DeSteno sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 71 publications — 5th percentile
5% 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 David DeSteno sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 40 D-Index — 30th percentile
30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.
David DeSteno is affiliated with Northeastern University in the United States. Their research spans several subfields including social psychology, psychiatry and mental health, family practice, public health, environmental and occupational health, and clinical psychology. The focus of their work is reflected in a range of topics such as empathy and medical education, clinical reasoning and diagnostic skills, innovations in medical education, mindfulness and compassion interventions, religion, spirituality, and psychology, emotions and moral behavior, and psychological well-being and life satisfaction.
DeSteno has contributed to multiple recent papers, which include a diverse set of themes and publication venues:
Their work is published frequently in prominent venues, with multiple papers appearing in the journal Emotion. Other publication venues include Patient Education and Counseling, Arabixiv (OSF Preprints), Character Lab Tips, and Motivation and Emotion.
DeSteno collaborates with various researchers in their field. Frequent coauthors include:
Monica Y. Bartlett;David DeSteno
Piercarlo Valdesolo;David DeSteno
Lisa A. Williams;David DeSteno
Piercarlo Valdesolo;David DeSteno
Piercarlo Valdesolo;Jennifer Ouyang;David DeSteno
David DeSteno;Richard E. Petty;Duane T. Wegener;Derek D. Rucker
Paul Condon;Gaëlle Desbordes;Willa B. Miller;David DeSteno
David DeSteno;Richard E. Petty;Derek D. Rucker;Duane T. Wegener
David DeSteno;James J. Gross;Laura Kubzansky
David A. DeSteno;Peter Salovey
David DeSteno;Monica Y. Bartlett;Jolie Baumann;Lisa A. Williams
David DeSteno;Nilanjana Dasgupta;Monica Y. Bartlett;Aida Cajdric
David DeSteno;Monica Y. Bartlett;Julia Braverman;Peter Salovey
J. Sean Allen;Joanne L. Miller;David DeSteno
Piercarlo Valdesolo;David DeSteno
Daniel Lim;David DeSteno
Nilanjana Dasgupta;David DeSteno;Lisa A. Williams;Matthew Hunsinger
Monica Y. Bartlett;Paul Condon;Jourdan Cruz;Jolie Baumann
David DeSteno;Piercarlo Valdesolo;Monica Y. Bartlett
Daniel Lim;Paul Condon;David DeSteno
Piercarlo Valdesolo;David DeSteno
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