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D-Index
46
Citations
10808
World Ranking
6347
National Ranking
3444

Kristina R. Olson 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 Kristina R. Olson sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 101 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kristina R. Olson 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 Kristina R. Olson 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

Kristina R. Olson is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research primarily spans social sciences and psychology, with a focus on social psychology, gender studies, sociology and political science, education, and clinical psychology. The main research topics include LGBTQ health, identity, and policy; gender roles and identity studies; social and intergroup psychology; sexuality, behavior, and technology; reproductive health and technologies; early childhood education and development; and gender, feminism, and media.

Olson's recent publications highlight key issues related to gender identity and mental health. Notable papers include: "Gender Identity 5 Years After Social Transition" (2022) published in PEDIATRICS; "Mental Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth" (2023) published in Annual Review of Clinical Psychology; "Social Support and Internalizing Psychopathology in Transgender Youth" (2021) published in Journal of Youth and Adolescence; "Children's Understanding and Use of Four Dimensions of Social Status" (2020) published in Journal of Cognition and Development; and "Evaluation of Anxiety and Depression in a Community Sample of Transgender Youth" (2021) published in JAMA Network Open.

The venues in which they frequently publish include Social Development, Collabra Psychology, JAMA Pediatrics, Developmental Science, and Developmental Psychology. These venues reflect a concentration on developmental and social psychological research.

Frequent collaborators of Olson include Natalie M. Gallagher, Selin Gülgöz, Jessica J. Glazier, Lily Durwood, and Natalie M. Wittlin. These coauthors have contributed across a variety of studies connected to Olson's main research interests.

  • Social Development
  • Collabra Psychology
  • JAMA Pediatrics
  • Developmental Science
  • Developmental Psychology

  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Gender Roles and Identity Studies
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Reproductive Health and Technologies
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Gender, Feminism, and Media

  • Social Sciences
  • Psychology

  • Social Psychology
  • Gender Studies
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Education
  • Clinical Psychology

  • Kristina R. Olson, "Gender Identity 5 Years After Social Transition," 2022, PEDIATRICS
  • Natalie M. Wittlin, "Mental Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth," 2023, Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
  • Lily Durwood, "Social Support and Internalizing Psychopathology in Transgender Youth," 2021, Journal of Youth and Adolescence
  • Elizabeth Enright, "Children's Understanding and Use of Four Dimensions of Social Status," 2020, Journal of Cognition and Development
  • Dominic J. Gibson, "Evaluation of Anxiety and Depression in a Community Sample of Transgender Youth," 2021, JAMA Network Open

  • Natalie M. Gallagher
  • Selin Gülgöz
  • Jessica J. Glazier
  • Lily Durwood
  • Natalie M. Wittlin

Best Publications

  • Pervasiveness and correlates of implicit attitudes and stereotypes

    Brian A. Nosek;Frederick L. Smyth;Jeffrey J. Hansen;Thierry Devos

  • Mental Health of Transgender Children Who Are Supported in Their Identities.

    Kristina R. Olson;Lily Durwood;Madeleine DeMeules;Katie A. McLaughlin

  • Foundations of cooperation in young children.

    Kristina R. Olson;Elizabeth S. Spelke

  • Children discard a resource to avoid inequity

    Alex Shaw;Kristina R. Olson

  • Mental Health and Self-Worth in Socially Transitioned Transgender Youth

    Lily Durwood;Katie A. McLaughlin;Kristina R. Olson

  • Young children are more generous when others are aware of their actions.

    Kristin L. Leimgruber;Alex Shaw;Laurie R. Santos;Kristina R. Olson

  • Children develop a veil of fairness.

    Alex Shaw;Natalia Montinari;Marco Piovesan;Kristina R. Olson

  • White and Black American Children’s Implicit Intergroup Bias

    Anna Kaisa Newheiser;Kristina R. Olson

  • Gender Cognition in Transgender Children

    Kristina R. Olson;Aidan C. Key;Nicholas R. Eaton

  • Rally effects, threat, and attitude change: an integrative approach to understanding the role of emotion.

    Alan J. Lambert;Laura D. Scherer;John Paul Schott;Kristina R. Olson

  • Children Use Wealth Cues to Evaluate Others.

    Kristin Shutts;Elizabeth L. Brey;Leah A. Dornbusch;Nina Slywotzky

  • Children Associate Racial Groups with Wealth: Evidence from South Africa

    Kristina R. Olson;Kristin Shutts;Katherine D. Kinzler;Kara G. Weisman

  • Beyond good and evil: what motivations underlie children's prosocial behavior?

    Alia Martin;Kristina R. Olson

  • Fairness as partiality aversion: The development of procedural justice

    Alex Shaw;Kristina Olson

  • Preschoolers Reduce Inequality While Favoring Individuals With More

    Vivian Li;Brian James Spitzer;Kristina R. Olson

  • A Blueprint for Social Cognitive Development

    Kristina R. Olson;Carol S. Dweck

  • Children's Responses to Group-Based Inequalities: Perpetuation and Rectification.

    Kristina R. Olson;Carol S. Dweck;Elizabeth S. Spelke;Mahzarin R. Banaji

  • Gender Development in Transgender Preschool Children.

    Anne A. Fast;Kristina R. Olson

  • Similarity in transgender and cisgender children's gender development.

    Selin Gülgöz;Jessica J. Glazier;Elizabeth A. Enright;Daniel J. Alonso

  • Fairness versus favoritism in children

    Alex Shaw;Peter DeScioli;Kristina R. Olson

  • Social class differences produce social group preferences.

    Suzanne R. Horwitz;Kristin Shutts;Kristina R. Olson;Kristina R. Olson

  • Social Cognitive Development

    Kristina R. Olson;Kristin Shutts

Frequent Co-Authors

Carol S. Dweck
Carol S. Dweck Stanford University
Yarrow Dunham
Yarrow Dunham Yale University
Mahzarin R. Banaji
Mahzarin R. Banaji Harvard University
Elizabeth S. Spelke
Elizabeth S. Spelke Harvard University
Katie A. McLaughlin
Katie A. McLaughlin University of Oregon
Andrew N. Meltzoff
Andrew N. Meltzoff University of Washington
Susan A. Gelman
Susan A. Gelman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Laurie R. Santos
Laurie R. Santos Yale University
Timothy C. Brock
Timothy C. Brock The Ohio State University
Michael I. Norton
Michael I. Norton Harvard University

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