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Elizabeth W. Dunn 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 Elizabeth W. Dunn sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 129 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Elizabeth W. Dunn 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 Elizabeth W. Dunn sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • Spending money on others promotes happiness.

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

  • 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

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

    Timothy D. Wilson;Elizabeth W. Dunn

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

    Gillian M. Sandstrom;Elizabeth W. Dunn

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

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

  • 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

  • Prosocial Spending and Happiness Using Money to Benefit Others Pays Off

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

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

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

  • Giving Leads to Happiness in Young Children

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

  • 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

  • Smartphone use undermines enjoyment of face-to-face social interactions

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

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

    Stacey Sinclair;Elizabeth Dunn;Brian S. Lowery

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

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  • 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

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

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

  • Checking email less frequently reduces stress

    Kostadin Kushlev;Elizabeth W. Dunn

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

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

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

    Kostadin Kushlev;Jason Proulx;Elizabeth W. Dunn

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

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

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael I. Norton
Michael I. Norton Harvard University
Lara B. Aknin
Lara B. Aknin Simon Fraser University
John F. Helliwell
John F. Helliwell University of British Columbia
Lyle H. Ungar
Lyle H. Ungar University of Pennsylvania
Simine Vazire
Simine Vazire University of Melbourne
Sonja Lyubomirsky
Sonja Lyubomirsky University of California, Riverside
Jeremy C. Biesanz
Jeremy C. Biesanz University of British Columbia
Timothy D. Wilson
Timothy D. Wilson University of Virginia
Daniel T. Gilbert
Daniel T. Gilbert Harvard University
Brian A. Nosek
Brian A. Nosek Center for Open Science

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