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Kavita Vedhara 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 Kavita Vedhara sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 176 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kavita Vedhara 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 Kavita Vedhara sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kavita Vedhara is affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine and psychology, with a focus on clinical psychology and general health professions. The main fields of study contributing to their body of work include Medicine (91 publications) and Psychology (47 publications), with subfields such as Clinical Psychology (34 publications), General Health Professions (14), Health (12), Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (12), and Neurology (10).

Their work addresses a range of topics related primarily to public health and mental well-being. Key research themes include:

  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
  • Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Health disparities and outcomes

Kavita Vedhara's publication record includes contributions to journals such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 12 publications
  • BMJ Open with 4 publications
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health with 4 publications
  • PLoS ONE with 4 publications
  • Public Health with 3 publications

Their recent papers cover topics from psychobiological processes to mental health assessments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Selected recent publications include:

  • Stress and Health: A Review of Psychobiological Processes, 2020, Annual Review of Psychology
  • Mental health in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional analyses from a community cohort study, 2020, BMJ Open
  • Depression, anxiety and stress during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from a New Zealand cohort study on mental well-being, 2021, BMJ Open
  • Earlier diagnosis of lung cancer in a randomised trial of an autoantibody blood test followed by imaging, 2020, European Respiratory Journal
  • Students' Views towards Sars-Cov-2 Mass Asymptomatic Testing, Social Distancing and Self-Isolation in a University Setting during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study, 2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Collaborative work features frequent partnerships with several co-authors, notably:

  • Kieran Ayling (28 joint publications)
  • Ru Jia (27 joint publications)
  • Carol Coupland (16 joint publications)
  • Trudie Chalder (15 joint publications)
  • Elizabeth Broadbent (14 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Stress and Health: A Review of Psychobiological Processes.

    Daryl B O'Connor;Julian F Thayer;Kavita Vedhara

  • Psychological well-being in patients on 'adequate' doses of l-thyroxine: results of a large, controlled community-based questionnaire study.

    P. Saravanan;W.-F. Chau;N. Roberts;K. Vedhara

  • Acute stress, memory, attention and cortisol.

    K Vedhara;J Hyde;I.D Gilchrist;M Tytherleigh

  • Psychological stress and wound healing in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Jessica Walburn;Kavita Vedhara;Matthew Hankins;Lorna Rixon

  • Mixed Treatment Comparison Meta-Analysis of Complex Interventions: Psychological Interventions in Coronary Heart Disease

    Nicky J Welton;Deborah M Caldwell;E Adamopoulos;K Vedhara

  • Chronic stress in caregivers of dementia patients is associated with reduced lymphocyte sensitivity to glucocorticoids.

    Moisés E Bauer;Kavita Vedhara;Paula Perks;Gordon K Wilcock

  • Mental health in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional analyses from a community cohort study.

    Ru Jia;Kieran Ayling;Trudie Chalder;Adam Massey

  • An investigation into the relationship between salivary cortisol, stress, anxiety and depression

    Kav Vedhara;Jeremy Miles;Paul Bennett;Sue Plummer

  • A systematic review of psychosocial factors associated with emotional adjustment in in vitro fertilization patients

    Helen E Rockliff;Stafford L Lightman;Emily Rhidian;Heather Buchanan

  • Adverse psychosocial factors predict poorer prognosis in HIV disease: a meta-analytic review of prospective investigations.

    Yoichi Chida;Kavita Vedhara

  • Patients' perspectives on foot complications in type 2 diabetes: a qualitative study

    Lone Gale;Kavita Vedhara;Aidan Searle;Terry Kemple

  • Detection in blood of autoantibodies to tumour antigens as a case-finding method in lung cancer using the EarlyCDT®-Lung Test (ECLS): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

    Frank M. Sullivan;Eoghan Farmer;Frances S. Mair;Shaun Treweek

  • The role of disclosure in coping with HIV infection

    R Holt;P Court;K Vedhara;K H Nott

  • Psychosocial and clinical determinants of compliance with occlusion therapy for amblyopic children.

    A Searle;P Norman;R Harrad;K Vedhara

  • Chronic stress in nonelderly caregivers: psychological, endocrine and immune implications.

    Kavita Vedhara;Michael P McDermott;Thomas G Evans;John J Treanor

  • Depression, anxiety and stress during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from a New Zealand cohort study on mental well-being.

    Norina Gasteiger;Kavita Vedhara;Adam Massey;Ru Jia

  • The measurement of stress-related immune dysfunction in psychoneuroimmunology

    K Vedhara;J.D Fox;E.C.Y Wang

  • Coping style and depression influence the healing of diabetic foot ulcers: observational and mechanistic evidence

    Kavita Vedhara;Jeremy Miles;Mark Wetherell;Karen Dawe

  • Psychosocial factors associated with indices of cortisol production in women with breast cancer and controls.

    Kavita Vedhara;Jolanda Tuinstra;Jeremy N.V. Miles;Robbert Sanderman

  • Use it or lose it: a qualitative study of the maintenance of physical activity in older adults.

    Asiya Maula;Natasher LaFond;Elizabeth Orton;Steve Iliffe

  • Impact of prostate cancer testing: an evaluation of the emotional consequences of a negative biopsy result.

    R C Macefield;C Metcalfe;J A Lane;J L Donovan

  • Illness beliefs predict self-care behaviours in patients with diabetic foot ulcers: A prospective study

    Kavita Vedhara;Karen Dawe;Mark A. Wetherell;Jeremy N.V. Miles

Frequent Co-Authors

John Weinman
John Weinman King's College London
Stafford L. Lightman
Stafford L. Lightman University of Bristol
Rona Campbell
Rona Campbell University of Bristol
Jeremy N. V. Miles
Jeremy N. V. Miles Google (United States)
John F.R. Robertson
John F.R. Robertson University of Nottingham
Trudie Chalder
Trudie Chalder King's College London
Elizabeth Broadbent
Elizabeth Broadbent University of Auckland
Carol Coupland
Carol Coupland University of Nottingham
Jenny L Donovan
Jenny L Donovan University of Bristol
Paul Dieppe
Paul Dieppe University of Exeter

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