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Eli Somer 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 Eli Somer sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 112 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Eli Somer 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 Eli Somer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Eli Somer is a researcher affiliated with the University of Haifa in Israel. Their work primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Psychology, with a particular focus on Cognitive Neuroscience and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. They have also contributed to Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, and Social Psychology.

The main topics covered in Somer's research include:

  • Mind wandering and attention
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders

Among their recent publications are the following papers:

  • "Childhood Trauma and Maladaptive Daydreaming: Fantasy Functions and Themes In A Multi-Country Sample" (2020), published in Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
  • "Heightened Levels of Maladaptive Daydreaming Are Associated With COVID-19 Lockdown, Pre-existing Psychiatric Diagnoses, and Intensified Psychological Dysfunctions: A Multi-country Study" (2020), published in Frontiers in Psychiatry

Somer has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including:

  • Nirit Soffer-Dudek
  • Hisham M. Abu-Rayya
  • Reut Brenner
  • Adriano Schimmenti
  • Melina West

The researcher's work often appears in specific publication venues, such as:

  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • Journal of Psychiatric Research
  • Psychology of Consciousness Theory Research and Practice
  • Case Reports in Psychiatry
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • Maladaptive daydreaming: A qualitative inquiry.

    Eli Somer

  • Variables in Delayed Disclosure of Childhood Sexual Abuse

    Eli Somer;Sharona Szwarcberg

  • Maladaptive daydreaming: Evidence for an under-researched mental health disorder.

    Jayne Bigelsen;Jonathan M. Lehrfeld;Daniela S. Jopp;Eli Somer

  • Development and validation of the Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale (MDS).

    Eli Somer;Jonathan Lehrfeld;Jayne Bigelsen;Daniela S. Jopp

  • Quality of life in adult survivors of childhood cancer.

    Michael J. Dolgin;Eli Somer;Elana Buchvald;Rina Zaizov

  • When bad gets worse: the amplifying effect of materialism on traumatic stress and maladaptive consumption

    Ayalla Ruvio;Eli Somer;Aric Rindfleisch

  • The Comorbidity of Daydreaming Disorder (Maladaptive Daydreaming).

    Eli Somer;Nirit Soffer-Dudek;Colin A. Ross

  • Impact of exposure to war stress on exacerbations of multiple sclerosis.

    Daniel Golan;Eli Somer;Sara Dishon;Limor Cuzin-Disegni

  • BusWorld: designing a virtual environment for post-traumatic stress disorder in Israel: a protocol.

    Naomi Josman;Eli Somer;Ayelet Reisberg;Patrice L Tamar Weiss

  • Terrorism, distress and coping: High versus low impact regions and direct versus indirect civilian exposure

    Eli Somer;Ayalla Ruvio;Erez Soref;Ilana Sever

  • Trapped in a Daydream: Daily Elevations in Maladaptive Daydreaming Are Associated With Daily Psychopathological Symptoms.

    Nirit Soffer-Dudek;Eli Somer

  • The Stress and Coping of Israeli Emergency Room Social Workers Following Terrorist Attacks

    Eli Somer;Eli Buchbinder;Maya Peled-Avram;Yael Ben-Yizhack

  • Therapist-client sex: Clients' retrospective reports.

    Eli Somer;Meir Saadon

  • Maladaptive daydreaming: Proposed diagnostic criteria and their assessment with a structured clinical interview.

    Eli Somer;Nirit Soffer-Dudek;Colin A. Ross;Naomi Halpern

  • Brief cognitive-behavioral phone-based intervention targeting anxiety about the threat of attack: a pilot study.

    Eli Somer;Eitan Tamir;Shira Maguen;Brett. T. Litz

  • Childhood Antecedents and Maintaining Factors in Maladaptive Daydreaming.

    Eli Somer;Liora Somer;Daniela S. Jopp

  • Validation of the Hebrew Version of the Dissociative Experiences Scale (H-DES) in Israel

    Eli Somer;Michael Dolgin;Meir Saadon

  • Parallel lives: A phenomenological study of the lived experience of maladaptive daydreaming

    Eli Somer;Liora Somer;Daniela S. Jopp

  • Reactions to Repeated Unpredictable Terror Attacks: Relationships Among Exposure, Posttraumatic Distress, Mood, and Intensity of Coping

    Eli Somer;Ayalla Ruvio;Ilana Sever;Erez Soref

  • Are children exposed to interparental violence being psychologically maltreated

    Eli Somer;Anat Braunstein

  • A structured group intervention for siblings of children with cancer

    Michael J. Dolgin;Eli Somer;Nurit Zaidel;Rina Zaizov

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniela S. Jopp
Daniela S. Jopp University of Lausanne
Adriano Schimmenti
Adriano Schimmenti Università degli Studi di Enna Kore
Colin A. Ross
Colin A. Ross University of Manitoba
Ayalla Ruvio
Ayalla Ruvio Michigan State University
Brett T. Litz
Brett T. Litz Boston University
Shira Maguen
Shira Maguen University of California, San Francisco
Gianluca Castelnuovo
Gianluca Castelnuovo Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Hunter G. Hoffman
Hunter G. Hoffman University of Washington
Giuseppe Plazzi
Giuseppe Plazzi University of Bologna
Azucena García-Palacios
Azucena García-Palacios Jaume I University

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