The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Laura M. Thornton sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 199 publications — 64th percentile
64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Laura M. Thornton sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 69 D-Index — 90th percentile
90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.
Laura M. Thornton is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research mainly spans the fields of psychology and medicine, with significant contributions to clinical psychology, public health, environmental and occupational health, psychiatry and mental health, genetics, and sociology and political science.
Their work predominantly focuses on topics related to eating disorders and behaviors, obesity, physical activity, and diet, as well as obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders. Additional areas of study include child nutrition and feeding issues, the impact of technology on adolescents, genetic associations and epidemiology, and nutritional studies and diet.
Thornton has published extensively, with research appearing in the following venues:
Some recent publications of note include:
Frequent co-authors in their research include Cynthia M. Bulik, Rachael E. Flatt, Liselotte Petersen, Andreas Birgegård, and Zeynep Yılmaz. These collaborations have contributed to a substantial volume of publications in their research areas.
Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters
Walter H Kaye;Cynthia M Bulik;Laura Thornton;Nicole Barbarich
Phil H. Lee;Verneri Anttila;Hyejung Won;Yen-Chen A. Feng
Hunna J. Watson;Hunna J. Watson;Hunna J. Watson;Zeynep Yilmaz;Laura M. Thornton;Christopher Hübel;Christopher Hübel
Helena Furberg;Yunjung Kim;Jennifer Dackor;Eric Boerwinkle
Kenneth S. Kendler;Laura M. Thornton;Charles O. Gardner
Kenneth S. Kendler;Laura M. Thornton;Carol A. Prescott
Laramie Duncan;Zeynep Yilmaz;Helena Gaspar;Raymond Walters
H. J. Watson;Z. Yilmaz;L. M. Thornton;C. Hubel
Federica Tozzi;Laura M. Thornton;Kelly L. Klump;Manfred M. Fichter
Hemal Shroff;Lauren Reba;Laura M. Thornton;Federica Tozzi
Cynthia M. Bulik;Kelly L. Klump;Laura Thornton;Allan S. Kaplan
Katherine A. Halmi;Federica Tozzi;Laura M. Thornton;Scott Crow
Jet D. Termorshuizen;Hunna J. Watson;Hunna J. Watson;Hunna J. Watson;Laura M. Thornton;Stina Borg
Kenneth S. Kendler;Laura M. Thornton;Nancy L. Pedersen;Nancy L. Pedersen
Kelly L. Klump;Michael Strober;Cynthia M. Bulik;Laura Thornton
Cynthia M. Bulik;Laura Thornton;Andréa Poyastro Pinheiro;Katherine Plotnicov
Cynthia M. Bulik;B. Devlin;Silviu Alin Bacanu;Laura Thornton
Fernando Fernández-Aranda;Andréa Poyastro Pinheiro;Andréa Poyastro Pinheiro;Laura M. Thornton;Wade H. Berrettini
Cynthia M. Bulik;Laura M. Thornton;Tammy L. Root;Emily M. Pisetsky
Morgan Walker;Laura Thornton;Laura Thornton;Munmun De Choudhury;Jaime Teevan
Andréa Poyastro Pinheiro;TJ Raney;Laura M. Thornton;Manfred M. Fichter
Tammy L. Root;Andréa Poyastro Pinheiro;Laura Thornton;Michael Strober
Tammy L. Root;Emily M. Pisetsky;Laura Thornton;Paul Lichtenstein
Laura M. Thornton;Suzanne E. Mazzeo;Cynthia M. Bulik
Emily M. Pisetsky;Laura M. Thornton;Paul Lichtenstein;Nancy L. Pedersen
Martin Cederlöf;Laura M. Thornton;Jessica Baker;Paul Lichtenstein
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