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10893
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6345
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Iain Walker 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 Iain Walker sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 111 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Iain Walker 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 Iain Walker sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Iain Walker is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia and has contributed extensively to research in the social sciences and psychology. Their publication record shows a strong focus on issues intersecting environmental concerns and mental health, with particular attention to climate change communication and perception as well as behavioral health and interventions.

Their research is frequently published in notable venues, including the Journal of Environmental Psychology, where they have contributed seven papers. Other common publication outlets include PLoS ONE, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Australian Journal of Psychology, and Climatic Change.

The main fields of study covered by Walker's work are social sciences and psychology, with further specialization in subfields such as sociology and political science, clinical psychology, management, monitoring, policy and law, public health, environmental and occupational health, and social psychology.

Key research topics examined by Walker include:

  • Climate Change Communication and Perception
  • Environmental Education and Sustainability
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Disaster Response and Management
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology

Among Walker's recent papers are:

  • "From anger to action: Differential impacts of eco-anxiety, eco-depression, and eco-anger on climate action and wellbeing" (2021) published in The Journal of Climate Change and Health
  • "The Relationships Between Early Maladaptive Schemas and Youth Mental Health: A Systematic Review" (2020) published in Cognitive Therapy and Research
  • "Physical and Mental Health Effects of Bushfire and Smoke in the Australian Capital Territory 2019-20" (2021) published in Frontiers in Public Health
  • "Construal-level theory and psychological distancing: Implications for grand environmental challenges" (2021) published in One Earth
  • "Clarifying the nature of the association between eco-anxiety, wellbeing and pro-environmental behaviour" (2024) published in Journal of Environmental Psychology

Walker collaborates frequently with a select group of co-authors, including Samantha K. Stanley and Zoe Leviston, each appearing alongside Walker in 19 publications. Other frequent collaborators include Alison L. Calear and Tegan Cruwys with 9 joint publications each, and Jo Lane with 8.

Best Publications

  • Social Cognition: An Integrated Introduction

    Martha Augoustinos;Iain Walker;Ngaire Donaghue

  • Relative deprivation : specification, development, and integration

    Iain Walker;Heather J. Smith

  • Relative deprivation theory: An overview and conceptual critique

    Iain Walker;Thomas F. Pettigrew

  • From anger to action: Differential impacts of eco-anxiety, eco-depression, and eco-anger on climate action and wellbeing

    Samantha K. Stanley;Teaghan L. Hogg;Zoe Leviston;Zoe Leviston;Iain Walker

  • Human capital, acculturation and social identity: Bosnian refugees in Australia

    Val Colic-Peisker;Iain Walker

  • Your opinion on climate change might not be as common as you think

    Zoe Leviston;Iain Walker;S Morwinski

  • Attitudes toward Indigenous Australians: the role of empathy and guilt

    Anne Pedersen;Jaimie Beven;Iain Walker;Brian Griffiths

  • Emotions predict policy support: Why it matters how people feel about climate change

    Susie Wang;Zoe Leviston;Mark John Hurlstone;Carmen Mary Lawrence

  • Academic performance, prejudice, and the jigsaw classroom: new pieces to the puzzle

    Iain Walker;Mary Crogan

  • Heat Waves and Climate Change: Applying the Health Belief Model to Identify Predictors of Risk Perception and Adaptive Behaviours in Adelaide, Australia

    Derick A. Akompab;Peng Bi;Susan Williams;Janet Grant

  • Investigating the effects of knowledge and ideology on climate change beliefs

    Sophie Guy;Yoshihisa Kashima;Iain Walker;Saffron O'Neill

  • Prejudice against Australian Aborigines: old‐fashioned and modern forms

    Anne Pedersen;Iain Walker

  • "Talk does not cook rice": Beyond anti-racism rhetoric to strategies for social action

    Anne Pedersen;Iain Walker;Mike Wise

  • Utilizing a social-ecological framework to promote water and energy conservation: A field experiment

    Tim Kurz;Tim Kurz;Ngaire Donaghue;Iain Walker

  • Talking about transplants: social representations and the dialectical, dilemmatic nature of organ donation and transplantation.

    Gail Moloney;Iain Walker

  • Measuring cultural values and beliefs about environment to identify their role in climate change responses

    Jennifer C. Price;Iain A. Walker;Fabio Boschetti

  • Climate Change From a Distance: An Analysis of Construal Level and Psychological Distance From Climate Change

    Susie Wang;Susie Wang;Mark John Hurlstone;Zoe Leviston;Iain Walker

  • The Social, Cultural and Historical Context of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians

    Pat Dudgeon;Michael Wright;Yin Paradies;Darren Garvey

  • Automatic and controlled activation of stereotypes: Individual differences associated with prejudice

    Vance Locke;Colin MacLeod;Iain Walker

  • The Construction of Stereotypes within Social Psychology: From Social Cognition to Ideology

    Martha Augoustinos;Iain Walker

  • Attitudes toward Aboriginal Australians in city and country settings

    Anne Pedersen;Brian Griffiths;Natalie Contos;Brian Bishop

Frequent Co-Authors

Martha Augoustinos
Martha Augoustinos University of Adelaide
Yoshihisa Kashima
Yoshihisa Kashima University of Melbourne
Yin Paradies
Yin Paradies Deakin University
Peng Bi
Peng Bi University of Adelaide
Heinz Schandl
Heinz Schandl Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Patrick Devine-Wright
Patrick Devine-Wright University of Exeter
Michael Burton
Michael Burton University of Western Australia
Mike Wright
Mike Wright Imperial College London
Paul J. De Barro
Paul J. De Barro Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Colin MacLeod
Colin MacLeod University of Western Australia

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