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 James W. Pennebaker sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 353 publications — 92nd percentile
92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 706 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James W. Pennebaker sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 124 D-Index — 98th percentile
98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.
James W. Pennebaker is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research spans across multiple disciplines with a focus on psychology, social sciences, and computer science. Pennebaker's work frequently intersects with artificial intelligence, social psychology, and applied psychology.
The scientist has contributed extensively to the understanding of mental health through writing and digital mental health interventions. Other prominent research topics include misinformation and its impacts, sentiment analysis and opinion mining, mental health research topics broadly, topic modeling, and social and intergroup psychology.
Key recent papers by Pennebaker include:
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The scientist's work has been published regularly in venues such as:
Awards received by Pennebaker include:
Yla R. Tausczik;James W. Pennebaker
James W. Pennebaker;Ryan L. Boyd;Kayla Jordan;Kate Blackburn
David Watson;James W. Pennebaker
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James W. Pennebaker;Matthias R. Mehl;Kate G. Niederhoffer
James W. Pennebaker;Sandra Klihr Beall
James W. Pennebaker;Laura A. King
James W. Pennebaker;Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser;Ronald Glaser
James W. Pennebaker;Janel D. Seagal
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Matthew L. Newman;James W. Pennebaker;Diane S. Berry;Jane M. Richards
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Jennifer K. Bosson;William B. Swann Jr.;James W. Pennebaker
James W. Pennebaker;Martha E. Francis
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James W. Pennebaker;Michelle Colder;Lisa K. Sharp
James W. Pennebaker;Tracy J. Mayne;Martha E. Francis
James W Pennebaker;Cindy K Chung;Molly Ireland;Amy Gonzales
Kathryn P. Davison;James W. Pennebaker;Sally S. Dickerson
Cindy K. Chung;James W. Pennebaker
JW Pennebaker;Roger Booth;ME Francis
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