2026 Elizabeth W. Dunn: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	61	3298	3039	209	193	129	26090

Overview

Elizabeth W. Dunn is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on psychology, with a substantial number of publications in core fields such as social psychology, clinical psychology, applied psychology, health, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The researcher's work spans several main topics, including psychological well-being and life satisfaction, behavioral health and interventions, COVID-19 and mental health, health disparities and outcomes, death anxiety and social exclusion, cultural differences and values, and mental health research topics.

Frequent publication venues for Elizabeth W. Dunn include:

Collabra Psychology
SSRN Electronic Journal
Social Psychological and Personality Science
PLoS ONE
Nature Human Behaviour

Their notable recent papers illustrate a focus on mental health and social connection, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. These include:

Mental Health During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review and Recommendations for Moving Forward, 2022, Perspectives on Psychological Science
Policy stringency and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal analysis of data from 15 countries, 2022, The Lancet Public Health
Does spending money on others promote happiness?: A registered replication report., 2020, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Changes in social connection during COVID-19 social distancing: It's not (household) size that matters, it's who you're with, 2021, PLoS ONE
Did Social Connection Decline During the First Wave of COVID-19?: The Role of Extraversion, 2020, Collabra Psychology

Elizabeth W. Dunn has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including Dunigan Parker Folk, Lara B. Aknin, Ashley V. Whillans, Iris Lok, and Sonja Lyubomirsky.

Best Publications

Estimating the reproducibility of psychological science

Alexander A. Aarts;Joanna E. Anderson;Christopher J. Anderson;Peter R. Attridge;Peter R. Attridge

8957
Citations
Spending money on others promotes happiness.

Elizabeth W. Dunn;Lara B. Aknin;Michael I. Norton

2442
Citations
Prosocial Spending and Well-Being: Cross-Cultural Evidence for a Psychological Universal

Lara B. Aknin;Christopher P. Barrington-Leigh;Elizabeth W. Dunn;John F. Helliwell

1031
Citations
Self-Knowledge: Its Limits, Value, and Potential for Improvement

Timothy D. Wilson;Elizabeth W. Dunn

905
Citations
Social Interactions and Well-Being: The Surprising Power of Weak Ties

Gillian M. Sandstrom;Elizabeth W. Dunn

671
Citations
If money doesn't make you happy, then you probably aren't spending it right

Elizabeth W. Dunn;Daniel T. Gilbert;Timothy D. Wilson

666
Citations
Happiness Runs in a Circular Motion: Evidence for a Positive Feedback Loop between Prosocial Spending and Happiness

Lara B. Aknin;Elizabeth W. Dunn;Michael I. Norton

589
Citations
Prosocial Spending and Happiness Using Money to Benefit Others Pays Off

Elizabeth W. Dunn;Lara B. Aknin;Michael Irwin Norton

473
Citations
In Defense of Parenthood Children Are Associated With More Joy Than Misery

S. Katherine Nelson;Kostadin Kushlev;Tammy English;Elizabeth W. Dunn

471
Citations
Giving Leads to Happiness in Young Children

Lara B. Aknin;J. Kiley Hamlin;Elizabeth W. Dunn

443
Citations
Mental health during the First Year of the COVID-19 pandemic: a review and recommendations for moving forward

L Aknin;J-E De Neve;E Dunn;D Fancourt

407
Citations
Smartphone use undermines enjoyment of face-to-face social interactions

Ryan J. Dwyer;Kostadin Kushlev;Elizabeth W. Dunn

380
Citations
The relationship between parental racial attitudes and children’s implicit prejudice

Stacey Sinclair;Elizabeth Dunn;Brian S. Lowery

374
Citations
Policy stringency and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal analysis of data from 15 countries

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349
Citations
Mispredicting Affective and Behavioral Responses to Racism

Kerry Kawakami;Kerry Kawakami;Kerry Kawakami;Elizabeth Dunn;Elizabeth Dunn;Elizabeth Dunn;Francine Karmali;Francine Karmali;Francine Karmali;John F. Dovidio;John F. Dovidio;John F. Dovidio

336
Citations
Making a Difference Matters: Impact Unlocks the Emotional Benefits of Prosocial Spending

Lara B. Aknin;Elizabeth W. Dunn;Ashley V. Whillans;Adam M. Grant

300
Citations
Checking email less frequently reduces stress

Kostadin Kushlev;Elizabeth W. Dunn

298
Citations
From wealth to well-being? Money matters, but less than people think

Lara B. Aknin;Michael I. Norton;Elizabeth W. Dunn

295
Citations
"Silence Your Phones": Smartphone Notifications Increase Inattention and Hyperactivity Symptoms

Kostadin Kushlev;Jason Proulx;Elizabeth W. Dunn

294
Citations
Money Giveth, Money Taketh Away The Dual Effect of Wealth on Happiness

Jordi Quoidbach;Elizabeth W. Dunn;K.V. Petrides;Moïra Mikolajczak

263
Citations
Consensus at the Heart of Division: Commentary on Norton and Ariely (2011)

Elizabeth W. Dunn;Emma Ellen Kathrina Buchtel;Lara B. Aknin

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael I. Norton Harvard University

Lara B. Aknin Simon Fraser University

Simine Vazire University of Melbourne

Sonja Lyubomirsky University of California, Riverside

Timothy D. Wilson University of Virginia

Jeremy C. Biesanz University of British Columbia

Brian A. Nosek Center for Open Science

Stacey Sinclair Princeton University

Daniel T. Gilbert Harvard University

John F. Dovidio Yale University

External Links

Personal website of Elizabeth W. Dunn

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