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Fiona Tasker 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 Fiona Tasker sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 122 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Fiona Tasker 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 Fiona Tasker 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

Fiona Tasker is affiliated with Birkbeck, University of London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields, including psychology, social sciences, and medicine. Tasker's work primarily explores topics within social psychology, reproductive medicine, general health professions, clinical psychology, and demography.

The main topics Tasker investigates include LGBTQ health, identity, and policy; reproductive health and technologies; family dynamics and relationships; child welfare and adoption; COVID-19 and mental health; gender, feminism, and media; and homelessness and social issues.

Tasker's frequent co-authors are Jorge Gato, Daniela Leal, Pedro Alexandre Costa, Susana Coimbrã, and Geva Shenkman. Publications often appear in several key venues:

  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies
  • Sexuality Research and Social Policy
  • Journal of Homosexuality

Among their recent papers, the following are notable:

  • "Psychosocial Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Mental Health among LGBTQ+ Young Adults: A Cross-Cultural Comparison across Six Nations," 2021, Journal of Homosexuality
  • "Gender Identity and Future Thinking About Parenthood: A Qualitative Analysis of Focus Group Data With Transgender and Non-binary People in the United Kingdom," 2020, Frontiers in Psychology

Fiona Tasker's research contributions include examining psychosocial impacts related to LGBTQ+ populations and mental health, with attention to variables such as gender identity and future planning regarding parenthood. Their work has a strong focus on the intersection of reproductive health and social identities.

The diversity of Tasker's study topics reflects an interdisciplinary approach, emphasizing the dynamics of family formation, societal support structures for minority groups, and the effects of broader public health challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Best Publications

  • Do Parents Influence the Sexual Orientation of Their Children? Findings from a Longitudinal Study of Lesbian Families.

    Susan Golombok;Fiona Tasker

  • Children Raised in Fatherless Families from Infancy: Family Relationships and the Socioemotional Development of Children of Lesbian and Single Heterosexual Mothers

    Susan Golombok;Fiona Tasker;Clare Murray

  • Adults raised as children in lesbian families.

    Fiona Tasker;Susan Golombok

  • Lesbian mothers, gay fathers, and their children: a review.

    Fiona Tasker

  • Growing Up in a Lesbian Family: Effects on Child Development.

    Fiona L. Tasker;Susan Golombok

  • Adoptive Gay Father Families: Parent–Child Relationships and Children's Psychological Adjustment

    Susan Golombok;Laura Mellish;Sarah Jennings;Polly Casey

  • Research on Gay and Lesbian Parenting: Retrospect and Prospect

    Fiona Tasker;Charlotte J. Patterson

  • Children in Lesbian-Led Families: A Review:

    Fiona Tasker

  • Psychosocial Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Mental Health among LGBTQ+ Young Adults: A Cross-Cultural Comparison across Six Nations.

    Jorge Gato;Jaime Barrientos;Fiona Tasker;Marina Miscioscia

  • Growing up with a gay parent: Views of 101 gay fathers on their sons' and daughters' experiences.

    Helen Barrett;Fiona Tasker

  • Same‐Sex Parenting and Child Development: Reviewing the Contribution of Parental Gender

    Fiona Tasker

  • Why Adoption? Gay, Lesbian, and Heterosexual Adoptive Parents’ Reproductive Experiences and Reasons for Adoption

    Sarah Jennings;Laura Mellish;Fiona Tasker;Michael Lamb

  • Growing up in a lesbian family

    Anne Brewaeys;F. Tasker;S. Golombok

  • The role of co-mothers in planned lesbian-led families

    Fiona Tasker;Susan Golombok

  • Children in Lesbian and Gay Families: Theories and Evidence

    Susan Golombok;Fiona Tasker

  • Children and Adolescents with Transsexual Parents Referred to a Specialist Gender Identity Development Service: A Brief Report of Key Developmental Features:

    David Freedman;Fiona Tasker;Domenico di Ceglie

  • Are the Fathers Alright? A Systematic and Critical Review of Studies on Gay and Bisexual Fatherhood.

    Francis A. Carneiro;Fiona Tasker;Fernando Salinas-Quiroz;Isabel Leal

  • Adolescents' Attitudes toward Marriage and Marital Prospects after Parental Divorce : A Review

    Fiona L. Tasker;Martin P. M. Richards

  • Lesbian and Gay Parenting Post-Heterosexual Divorce and Separation

    Fiona Tasker

  • Children raised by lesbian mothers: the empirical evidence

    Fiona Tasker;S. Golombok

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan Golombok
Susan Golombok University of Cambridge
Isabel Leal
Isabel Leal ISPA - University Institute of Psychological, Social and Life Sciences
Michael E. Lamb
Michael E. Lamb University of Cambridge
Victoria Clarke
Victoria Clarke University of the West of England
Henny M. W. Bos
Henny M. W. Bos University of Amsterdam
Charlotte J. Patterson
Charlotte J. Patterson University of Virginia
Abbie E. Goldberg
Abbie E. Goldberg Clark University
Andrew Macleod
Andrew Macleod Royal Holloway University of London
Eileen Kaner
Eileen Kaner Newcastle University

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