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Emma Halliwell 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 Emma Halliwell sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 76 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Emma Halliwell 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 Emma Halliwell sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Emma Halliwell was affiliated with the University of the West of England in the United Kingdom. Their research spanned the fields of psychology and medicine, with a focus on clinical psychology, pharmacy, surgery, psychiatry and mental health, and applied psychology.

Their work involved several main topics, including eating disorders and behaviors, obesity and health practices, body image and dysmorphia studies, empathy and medical education, behavioral health and interventions, media influence and health, and consumer behavior in brand consumption and identification.

Emma Halliwell's frequent publication venues included the journals Body Image, Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, the Journal of Perioperative Practice, and Trends in Urology & Men's Health.

The scientist coauthored multiple papers with colleagues such as Diana Harcourt, Ella Guest, Fabio Zucchelli, Bruna Costa, and Radhika Bhatia.

Notable papers from their recent contributions included:

  • A systematic review of interventions aiming to promote positive body image in children and adolescents (2022) published in Body Image
  • "I didn't want to say something and them to go outside and tell everyone": The acceptability of a dissonance-based body image intervention among adolescent girls in the UK (2021) published in Body Image
  • Does body appreciation or satisfaction buffer against idealised functionality-focused images of models? (2020) published in Body Image
  • More than my Appearance: a pilot evaluation of the Expand Your Horizon online functionality-based writing programme for adults with visible differences (2024) published in Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine
  • Optimising the use of cell salvage in revision hip arthroplasty (2022) published in Journal of Perioperative Practice

Best Publications

  • Social comparisons on social media: THE impact of Facebook on young women's body image concerns and mood

    Jasmine Fardouly;Phillippa C. Diedrichs;Lenny R. Vartanian;Emma Halliwell

  • DOES SIZE MATTER? THE IMPACT OF MODEL'S BODY SIZE ON WOMEN'S BODY-FOCUSED ANXIETY AND ADVERTISING EFFECTIVENESS

    Emma Halliwell;Helga Dittmar

  • Does Barbie make girls want to be thin? The effect of experimental exposure to images of dolls on the body image of 5- to 8-year-old girls.

    Helga Dittmar;Emma Halliwell;Suzanne Ive

  • What works in secondary schools? A systematic review of classroom-based body image programs.

    Zali Yager;Phillippa C. Diedrichs;Lina A. Ricciardelli;Emma Halliwell

  • A Qualitative Investigation of Women's and Men's Body Image Concerns and Their Attitudes Toward Aging

    Emma Halliwell;Helga Dittmar

  • The impact of thin idealized media images on body satisfaction: does body appreciation protect women from negative effects?

    Emma Halliwell

  • Future directions for positive body image research.

    Emma Halliwell

  • Examination of a sociocultural model of disordered eating among male and female adolescents.

    Emma Halliwell;Martin Harvey

  • Bisexual women’s understandings of social marginalisation: ‘The heterosexuals don’t understand us but nor do the lesbians’:

    Nikki Hayfield;Victoria Clarke;Emma Halliwell

  • The role of self-improvement and self-evaluation motives in social comparisons with idealised female bodies in the media.

    Emma Halliwell;Helga Dittmar

  • Body dissatisfaction: can a short media literacy message reduce negative media exposure effects amongst adolescent girls?

    Emma Halliwell;Alice Easun;Diana Harcourt

  • The Mediating Role of Appearance Comparisons in the Relationship Between Media Usage and Self-Objectification in Young Women:

    Jasmine Fardouly;Phillippa C. Diedrichs;Lenny R. Vartanian;Emma Halliwell

  • Testing a dissonance body image intervention among young girls.

    Emma Halliwell;Phillippa C. Diedrichs

  • Understanding the Impact of Thin Media Models on Women's Body-Focused Affect: The Roles of Thin-Ideal Internalization and Weight-Related Self-Discrepancy Activation in Experimental Exposure Effects

    Helga Dittmar;Emma Halliwell;Emma Stirling

  • The effectiveness of interventions aiming to promote positive body image in adults: A systematic review.

    Ella Guest;Bruna Costa;Heidi Williamson;Jane Meyrick

  • The impact of advertisements featuring ultra‐thin or average‐size models on women with a history of eating disorders

    Emma Halliwell;Helga Dittmar;Jessica Howe

  • Happy Being Me in the UK: a controlled evaluation of a school-based body image intervention with pre-adolescent children

    Emma L. Bird;Emma Halliwell;Phillippa C. Diedrichs;Diana Harcourt

  • Adolescents' and parents' experiences of managing the psychosocial impact of appearance change during cancer treatment.

    Heidi Williamson;Diana Harcourt;Emma Halliwell;Hannah Frith

  • The effects of exposure to muscular male models among men: exploring the moderating role of gym use and exercise motivation.

    Emma Halliwell;Helga Dittmar;Amber Orsborn

  • A randomised-controlled trial investigating potential underlying mechanisms of a functionality-based approach to improving women's body image.

    Jessica M. Alleva;Jessica M. Alleva;Phillippa C. Diedrichs;Emma Halliwell;Carolien Martijn

  • Examination of a sociocultural model of excessive exercise among male and female adolescents.

    James White;Emma Halliwell

  • The “Body Beautiful”: English Adolescents' Images of Ideal Bodies

    Helga Dittmar;Barbara Lloyd;Shaun Dugan;Emma Halliwell

Frequent Co-Authors

Phillippa C. Diedrichs
Phillippa C. Diedrichs University of the West of England
Helga Dittmar
Helga Dittmar University of Sussex
Victoria Clarke
Victoria Clarke University of the West of England
Diana Harcourt
Diana Harcourt University of the West of England
Nichola Rumsey
Nichola Rumsey University of the West of England
Amy Slater
Amy Slater University of the West of England
Chris G. Sibley
Chris G. Sibley University of Auckland
Fiona Kate Barlow
Fiona Kate Barlow University of Queensland
Tracy L. Tylka
Tracy L. Tylka The Ohio State University
Jasmine Fardouly
Jasmine Fardouly University of Sydney

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