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Psychology
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2023

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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Best Scientists D-index 176 Citations 285,015 422 World Ranking 485 National Ranking 326
Psychology D-index 172 Citations 281,611 414 World Ranking 14 National Ranking 6

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award

2022 - Research.com Best Scientist Award

2022 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award

2013 - William James Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science (APA)

2012 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

2012 - APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Social psychology
  • Law
  • World War II

Ed Diener focuses on Social psychology, Life satisfaction, Well-being, Subjective well-being and Happiness. His research is interdisciplinary, bridging the disciplines of Developmental psychology and Social psychology. As a part of the same scientific study, he usually deals with the Life satisfaction, concentrating on Collectivism and frequently concerns with Value.

He usually deals with Well-being and limits it to topics linked to Psychometrics and Test validity and Personality test. His Subjective well-being study incorporates themes from Optimism, Basic needs, Positive psychology and Clinical psychology. His Personality study combines topics in areas such as Self-concept and Self-esteem.

His most cited work include:

  • The Satisfaction With Life Scale. (16725 citations)
  • Subjective well-being: Three decades of progress (7218 citations)
  • Subjective Well-being (7183 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Social psychology, Life satisfaction, Subjective well-being, Well-being and Happiness. His Social psychology study frequently links to related topics such as Developmental psychology. His Life satisfaction research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Longitudinal study, Social support and Demography.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Psychological well-being, Clinical psychology, Cognitive psychology, Subjective report and Applied psychology in addition to Subjective well-being. His study in Well-being is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Test validity, Psychometrics, Public policy and Quality of life. His Happiness study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Demographic economics and Positive psychology.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Social psychology (69.46%)
  • Life satisfaction (46.86%)
  • Subjective well-being (44.56%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Subjective well-being (44.56%)
  • Life satisfaction (46.86%)
  • Happiness (40.38%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary scientific interests are in Subjective well-being, Life satisfaction, Happiness, Social psychology and Well-being. His Subjective well-being research incorporates themes from Cognitive psychology, Cross-cultural and Prosocial behavior. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Demography, Gerontology, Association and Clinical psychology.

His research in Happiness intersects with topics in Quality, Relationship satisfaction, Gratitude and Affect. Social psychology is frequently linked to Dynamics in his study. The Well-being study combines topics in areas such as PsycINFO and Data science.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Advances in subjective well-being research (152 citations)
  • Advances and Open Questions in the Science of Subjective Well-Being (106 citations)
  • Happiness, income satiation and turning points around the world (81 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Law
  • Social psychology
  • World War II

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Happiness, Well-being, Social psychology, Life satisfaction and Subjective well-being. Ed Diener combines subjects such as Discount points, Temperament, Affect and Demographic economics with his study of Happiness. His Well-being study combines topics in areas such as Positive economics and Complement.

His Social psychology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Scholarship and Dynamics. He has researched Life satisfaction in several fields, including Demography and Association. His Subjective well-being research includes elements of Feeling and National wealth.

This overview was generated by a machine learning system which analysed the scientist’s body of work. If you have any feedback, you can contact us here.

Best Publications

Personality, Culture, and Subjective Well-Being: Emotional and Cognitive Evaluations of Life

Ed Diener;Shigehiro Oishi;Richard E. Lucas.
Annual Review of Psychology (2003)

37805 Citations

The Satisfaction With Life Scale.

Ed Diener;Robert A. Emmons;Randy J. Larsen;Sharon Griffin.
Journal of Personality Assessment (1985)

32921 Citations

Subjective well-being: Three decades of progress

Ed Diener;Eunkook M. Suh;Richard E. Lucas;Heidi L. Smith.
Psychological Bulletin (1999)

25410 Citations

Subjective Well-being

Ed Diener.
Psychological Bulletin (1984)

14618 Citations

Subjective well-being. The science of happiness and a proposal for a national index.

Ed Diener.
American Psychologist (2000)

10521 Citations

The Benefits of Frequent Positive Affect: Does Happiness Lead to Success?

Sonja Lyubomirsky;Laura King;Ed Diener.
Psychological Bulletin (2005)

9101 Citations

Well-being : the foundations of hedonic psychology

Daniel Kahneman;Edward Diener;Norbert Schwarz.
(1999)

4980 Citations

Review of the Satisfaction With Life Scale

William Pavot;Ed Diener.
Psychological Assessment (1993)

4432 Citations

Beyond Money Toward an Economy of Well-Being

Ed Diener;Martin E.P. Seligman.
Psychological Science in the Public Interest (2004)

4017 Citations

Very Happy People

Ed Diener;Martin E.P. Seligman.
Psychological Science (2002)

3655 Citations

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