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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 91 901 788 572 490 2394 47611
Medicine 87 13415 12623 6821 6306 1901 41278

David Lester publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David Lester between 1964 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David Lester published across 62 years, from 1964 to 2025, averaging 40.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 100 publications in 1989. 8 of the 2,527 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1964 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 100. Peak 100 publications in 1989. 1964: 1 publication 1965: 0 publications 1966: 7 publications 1967: 18 publications 1968: 24 publications 1969: 16 publications 1970: 26 publications 1971: 26 publications 1972: 19 publications 1973: 32 publications 1974: 32 publications 1975: 14 publications 1976: 14 publications 1977: 15 publications 1978: 12 publications 1979: 19 publications 1980: 34 publications 1981: 13 publications 1982: 26 publications 1983: 23 publications 1984: 24 publications 1985: 31 publications 1986: 40 publications 1987: 63 publications 1988: 79 publications 1989: 100 publications 1990: 73 publications 1991: 86 publications 1992: 72 publications 1993: 80 publications 1994: 90 publications 1995: 86 publications 1996: 58 publications 1997: 84 publications 1998: 76 publications 1999: 69 publications 2000: 59 publications 2001: 38 publications 2002: 65 publications 2003: 52 publications 2004: 40 publications 2005: 46 publications 2006: 57 publications 2007: 50 publications 2008: 43 publications 2009: 59 publications 2010: 67 publications 2011: 49 publications 2012: 53 publications 2013: 49 publications 2014: 40 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 37 publications 2017: 49 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 52 publications 2020: 33 publications 2021: 36 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 3 publications
1964 2025

2,527 publications in total across all disciplines

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David Lester: publications per year, 1964 to 2025
Year Publications
1964 1
1965 0
1966 7
1967 18
1968 24
1969 16
1970 26
1971 26
1972 19
1973 32
1974 32
1975 14
1976 14
1977 15
1978 12
1979 19
1980 34
1981 13
1982 26
1983 23
1984 24
1985 31
1986 40
1987 63
1988 79
1989 100
1990 73
1991 86
1992 72
1993 80
1994 90
1995 86
1996 58
1997 84
1998 76
1999 69
2000 59
2001 38
2002 65
2003 52
2004 40
2005 46
2006 57
2007 50
2008 43
2009 59
2010 67
2011 49
2012 53
2013 49
2014 40
2015 25
2016 37
2017 49
2018 16
2019 52
2020 33
2021 36
2022 15
2023 7
2024 5
2025 3
Total 2,527
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David Lester 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 David Lester 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, 705+ 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: 2,394 publications — 100th percentile

100% 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
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 2,394
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David Lester 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 David Lester 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, 90–91 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: 91 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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
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 91
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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Overview

David Lester is affiliated with Richard Stockton College of New Jersey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology, with a particular emphasis on clinical psychology, social psychology, applied psychology, sociology and political science, and psychiatry and mental health.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
  • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health

David Lester has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Mental Health Religion & Culture
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Nursing Open
  • Mankind Quarterly

Their recent papers include:

  • "Linking individual differences in satisfaction with each of Maslow's needs to the Big Five personality traits and Panksepp's primary emotional systems" (2020) published in Heliyon
  • "The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicide ideation and suicide attempts in a sample of psychiatric inpatients" (2021) published in Psychiatry Research
  • "Further Insights Into the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS): Unidimensionality Among Psychiatric Inpatients" (2020) published in Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • "The Role of New Technologies to Prevent Suicide in Adolescence: A Systematic Review of the Literature" (2021) published in Medicina
  • "Association of suicide with short-term exposure to air pollution at different lag times: A systematic review and meta-analysis" (2021) published in The Science of The Total Environment

Frequent co-authors in David Lester's work include:

  • Mahboubeh Dadfar
  • Marco Innamorati
  • Maurizio Pompili
  • Salvatore Sarubbi
  • Denise Erbuto

In addition to journal articles, David Lester has published books with notable academic publishers, including:

  • Cambridge University Press: "Women and Suicidal Behavior" (2020)
  • Nova Publishers: "Suicide Terrorists and Terrorism: A Suicidologist Critically Reviews the Research" (2020)

This profile highlights areas of academic focus grounded in psychological research, particularly related to suicide, mental health, and psychosocial development across various populations.

Best Publications

  • The measurement of pessimism: the hopelessness scale.

    Aaron T. Beck;Arlene Weissman;David Lester;Larry Trexler

  • The Fear of Death and the Fear of Dying

    Lora-Jean Collett;David Lester

  • Suicidal Behavior and Alcohol Abuse

    Maurizio Pompili;Gianluca Serafini;Marco Innamorati;Giovanni Dominici

  • Post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide risk: a systematic review.

    Karolina Krysinska;David Lester

  • Why people kill themselves;: A summary of research findings on suicidal behavior

    David Lester

  • Suicide risk in schizophrenia: learning from the past to change the future

    Maurizio Pompili;Maurizio Pompili;Xavier F Amador;Paolo Girardi;Jill Harkavy-Friedman

  • Perceived Burdensomeness And Suicidality: Two Studies On The Suicide Notes Of Those Attempting And Those Completing Suicide

    Thomas E. Joiner;Jeremy W. Pettit;Rheeda L. Walker;Zachary R. Voelz

  • Shyness, Internet use, and personality

    Susan Ebeling-Witte;Michael L. Frank;David Lester

  • Experimental and correlational studies of the fear of death.

    David Lester

  • Suicide: Closing the Exits

    Ronald V. Clarke;David Lester

  • Why people kill themselves

    David Lester

  • Measuring Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs:

    David Lester

  • Associations between depression, anxiety, stress, hopelessness, subjective well-being, coping styles and suicide in Chinese university students

    Bob Lew;Jenny Huen;Pengpeng Yu;Lu Yuan

  • The Collett-Lester Fear of Death Scale: A correction.

    David Lester;Ahmed M. Abdel-Khalek

  • The collett-lester fear of death scale: The original version and a revision

    David Lester

  • Why People Kill Themselves: A 2000 Summary of Research on Suicide

    David Lester

  • The concentration of neurotransmitter metabolites in the cerebrospinal fluid of suicidal individuals: a meta-analysis.

    David Lester

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder and suicide risk among veterans: A literature review

    Maurizio Pompili;Leo Sher;Gianluca Serafini;Alberto Forte

  • Women and suicidal behavior

    Silvia Sara Canetto;David Lester

  • Suicide and islam.

    David Lester

Frequent Co-Authors

Maurizio Pompili
Maurizio Pompili Sapienza University of Rome
Marco Innamorati
Marco Innamorati European University of Rome
Paolo Girardi
Paolo Girardi Sapienza University of Rome
Ahmed M. Abdel-Khalek
Ahmed M. Abdel-Khalek Alexandria University
Gianluca Serafini
Gianluca Serafini University of Genoa
Mario Amore
Mario Amore University of Genoa
Aaron T. Beck
Aaron T. Beck University of Pennsylvania
Zoltan Rihmer
Zoltan Rihmer Semmelweis University
Steven Stack
Steven Stack Wayne State University
Stefano Ferracuti
Stefano Ferracuti Sapienza University of Rome

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