2026 Laura A. King: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	64	2888	2651	1659	1489	140	36511

Laura A. King 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. King sits on this spectrum.

31 publications 705+

This scientist: 140 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Laura A. King 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. King sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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. King is affiliated with the University of Missouri in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology and social sciences, contributing extensively to various subfields including social psychology, sociology and political science, clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, and cognitive neuroscience.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics such as psychological well-being and life satisfaction, social and intergroup psychology, cultural differences and values, death anxiety and social exclusion, personality traits and psychology, optimism, hope, and well-being, as well as religion, spirituality, and psychology.

Recent published papers include the following:

The Science of Meaning in Life (2020), Annual Review of Psychology
Examining the roles of intuition and gender in magical beliefs (2020), Journal of Research in Personality
Lives of significance (and purpose and coherence): subclinical narcissism, meaning in life, and subjective well-being (2020), Heliyon
Lay beliefs about meaning in life: Examinations across targets, time, and countries (2020), Journal of Research in Personality
Testing cognitive and interpersonal asymmetry vs. symmetry among voters in the 2020 Presidential primaries (2021), Journal of Social and Political Psychology

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Laura A. King include:

Jake Womick
Hope Rose
Christopher A. Sanders
Megan Edwards
Jordan A. Booker

The scientist has published multiple papers in notable venues, with frequent publications in:

The Journal of Positive Psychology
Journal of Personality
Journal of Research in Personality
Emotion
UNC Libraries

Best Publications

The Benefits of Frequent Positive Affect: Does Happiness Lead to Success?

Sonja Lyubomirsky;Laura King;Ed Diener

10744
Citations
Why positive psychology is necessary.

Kennon M. Sheldon;Laura King

2543
Citations
Linguistic styles: language use as an individual difference.

James W. Pennebaker;Laura A. King

2527
Citations
Positive affect and the experience of meaning in life.

Laura A. King;Joshua A. Hicks;Jennifer L. Krull;Amber K. Del Gaiso

1828
Citations
Reconsidering happiness: the costs of distinguishing between hedonics and eudaimonia

Todd B. Kashdan;Robert Biswas-Diener;Laura A. King

1407
Citations
The Health Benefits of Writing about Life Goals

Laura A. King

1298
Citations
Conflict over emotional expression: Psychological and physical correlates.

Laura A. King;Robert A. Emmons

1241
Citations
Conflict among personal strivings: immediate and long-term implications for psychological and physical well-being.

Robert A. Emmons;Laura A. King

1104
Citations
Creativity and the Five-Factor Model

Laura A. King;Lori McKee Walker;Sheri J. Broyles

828
Citations
The health benefits of writing about intensely positive experiences

Chad M Burton;Laura A King

669
Citations
Life is pretty meaningful.

Samantha J. Heintzelman;Laura A. King

651
Citations
Thine own self: True self-concept accessibility and meaning in life.

Rebecca J. Schlegel;Joshua A. Hicks;Jamie Arndt;Laura A. King

535
Citations
Writing about the Perceived Benefits of Traumatic Events: Implications for Physical Health

Laura A. King;Kathi N. Miner

520
Citations
What makes a life good

Laura A. King;Christie K. Napa

492
Citations
Stories of Life Transition: Subjective Well-Being and Ego Development in Parents of Children with Down Syndrome ☆

Laura A. King;Christie K. Scollon;Christine Ramsey;Teresa Williams

436
Citations
The Science of Meaning in Life.

Laura A King;Joshua A Hicks

383
Citations
Feeling Like You Know Who You Are: Perceived True Self-Knowledge and Meaning in Life

Rebecca J Schlegel;Joshua A Hicks;Laura A King;Jamie Arndt

369
Citations
Two traditions of happiness research, not two distinct types of happiness

Robert Biswas-Diener;Todd B. Kashdan;Laura A. King

331
Citations
The Science of Psychology: An Appreciative View

Laura A. King

319
Citations
Authoring a Second Chance in Life: Emotion and Transformational Processing Within Narrative Identity

Laura A. King;Joshua A. Hicks

313
Citations
The Hard Road to the Good Life: The Happy, Mature Person

Laura A. King

306
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Joshua A. Hicks Texas A&M University

Robert A. Emmons University of California, Davis

Ed Diener University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Todd B. Kashdan George Mason University

Sonja Lyubomirsky University of California, Riverside

David C. Cicero University of North Texas

Jamie Arndt University of Missouri

James W. Pennebaker The University of Texas at Austin

John T. Jost New York University

Phillip K. Wood University of Missouri

External Links

Personal website of Laura A. King Google Scholar page

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