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Laura A. Baker 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 Laura A. Baker sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 163 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Laura A. Baker 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 Laura A. Baker 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

Laura A. Baker is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on medicine, psychology, and biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, with notable contributions in clinical psychology, molecular biology, ophthalmology, genetics, and oncology.

The main topics in their work include:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • TGF-β signaling in diseases
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
  • Mesenchymal stem cell research

Laura A. Baker has published extensively, with recent papers that include:

  • Treatment Outcomes in the Primary Tube Versus Trabeculectomy Study after 5 Years of Follow-up, 2022, Ophthalmology
  • Genetic and environmental influences on human height from infancy through adulthood at different levels of parental education, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Changing genetic architecture of body mass index from infancy to early adulthood: an individual based pooled analysis of 25 twin cohorts, 2022, International Journal of Obesity
  • Id Proteins Promote a Cancer Stem Cell Phenotype in Mouse Models of Triple Negative Breast Cancer via Negative Regulation of Robo1, 2020, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Pursuing the developmental aims of the triarchic model of psychopathy: Creation and validation of triarchic scales for use in the USC: RFAB longitudinal twin project, 2021, Development and Psychopathology

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Catherine Tuvblad
  • Bridget M. Bertoldi
  • Sofi Oskarsson
  • Adrian Raine
  • Saurabh Goyal

Laura A. Baker has produced multiple publications in several key venues, frequently publishing in:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Development and Psychopathology
  • Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
  • Cytotherapy
  • International Journal of Obesity

Best Publications

  • Genetic Variation in Political Participation

    James H. Fowler;Laura A. Baker;Christopher T. Dawes

  • Assessing inattention and impulsivity in children during the Go/NoGo task.

    Serena Bezdjian;Laura A. Baker;Dora Isabel Lozano;Adrian Raine

  • Genetic and environmental effects on body mass index from infancy to the onset of adulthood: an individual-based pooled analysis of 45 twin cohorts participating in the COllaborative project of Development of Anthropometrical measures in Twins (CODATwins) study

    Karri Silventoinen;Karri Silventoinen;Aline Jelenkovic;Aline Jelenkovic;Reijo Sund;Yoon-Mi Hur

  • Differential genetic and environmental influences on reactive and proactive aggression in children.

    Laura A. Baker;Adrian Raine;Jianghong Liu;Kristen C. Jacobson

  • Genetic and environmental influences on height from infancy to early adulthood: An individual-based pooled analysis of 45 twin cohorts

    Aline Jelenkovic;Aline Jelenkovic;Reijo Sund;Yoon Mi Hur;Yoshie Yokoyama

  • Genetic and environmental bases of childhood antisocial behavior: a multi-informant twin study.

    Laura A. Baker;Kristen C. Jacobson;Adrian Raine;Dora Isabel Lozano

  • Nonshared environmental influences and personality differences in adult twins.

    Laura A. Baker;Denise Daniels

  • Impact of adolescent marijuana use on intelligence: Results from two longitudinal twin studies

    Nicholas J. Jackson;Nicholas J. Jackson;Joshua D. Isen;Rubin Khoddam;Daniel Irons

  • Genetic and environmental influences on positive and negative affect: support for a two-factor theory.

    Laura A. Baker;Ian L. Cesa;Margaret Gatz;Claude Mellins

  • Genetic and environmental influences on impulsivity: A meta-analysis of twin, family and adoption studies

    Serena Bezdjian;Laura A. Baker;Catherine Tuvblad

  • A common genetic factor explains the covariation among ADHD ODD and CD symptoms in 9–10 year old boys and girls

    Catherine Tuvblad;Mo Zheng;Adrian Raine;Laura A. Baker

  • Genetic and environmental influences on aggression in 4- to 7-year-old twins

    Jilla Ghodsian-Carpey;Laura A. Baker

  • Human Aggression Across the Lifespan: Genetic Propensities and Environmental Moderators

    Catherine Tuvblad;Laura A. Baker

  • Genetics of educational attainment in Australian twins: Sex differences and secular changes

    Laura A. Baker;Susan A. Treloar;Susan A. Treloar;Chandra A. Reynolds;Andrew C. Heath

  • Genetic and environmental stability differs in reactive and proactive aggression.

    Catherine Tuvblad;Adrian Raine;Mo Zheng;Laura A. Baker

  • Differences in genetic and environmental variation in adult BMI by sex, age, time period, and region: an individual-based pooled analysis of 40 twin cohorts.

    Karri Silventoinen;Karri Silventoinen;Aline Jelenkovic;Reijo Sund;Reijo Sund;Yoshie Yokoyama

  • Rebellious Teens? Genetic and Environmental Influences on the Social Attitudes of Adolescents

    Amy C. Abrahamson;Laura A. Baker;Avshalom Caspi

  • Spouse similarity in attitudes, personality, and psychological well-being.

    Du Feng;Laura Baker

  • Psychopathic personality in children: genetic and environmental contributions.

    S. Bezdjian;A. Raine;L. A. Baker;D. R. Lynam

  • Environmental Determinants of Aggression in Adolescents: Role of Urban Neighborhood Greenspace

    Diana Younan;Catherine Tuvblad;Catherine Tuvblad;Lianfa Li;Jun Wu

  • Relationships Among Life Events and Psychological Well-Being: More Evidence for a Two-Factor Theory of Well-Being:

    Michael C. Stallings;Charlotte C. Dunham;Margaret Gatz;Laura A. Baker

  • BEHAVIORAL GENETICS: THE SCIENCE OF ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR.

    Laura A. Baker;Serena Bezdjian;Adrian Raine

Frequent Co-Authors

Catherine Tuvblad
Catherine Tuvblad Örebro University
Adrian Raine
Adrian Raine University of Pennsylvania
Karri Silventoinen
Karri Silventoinen University of Helsinki
Catherine Derom
Catherine Derom Ghent University
Margaret Gatz
Margaret Gatz University of Southern California
Fazil Aliev
Fazil Aliev Virginia Commonwealth University
John L. Hopper
John L. Hopper University of Melbourne
Thorkild I. A. Sørensen
Thorkild I. A. Sørensen University of Copenhagen
Jaakko Kaprio
Jaakko Kaprio University of Helsinki
Nancy L. Pedersen
Nancy L. Pedersen Karolinska Institute

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