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Psychology 63 3070 2827 1749 1575 180 20218

Liane Young publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Liane Young between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Liane Young published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 6.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 58 publications in 2025. 88 of the 301 publications appeared in the last two years.

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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 58. Peak 58 publications in 2025. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 30 publications 2025: 58 publications
1981 2025

301 publications in total across all disciplines

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Liane Young: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 1
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 4
2007 6
2008 4
2009 4
2010 9
2011 10
2012 11
2013 12
2014 13
2015 9
2016 11
2017 22
2018 15
2019 13
2020 14
2021 14
2022 16
2023 23
2024 30
2025 58
Total 301
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Liane Young publications per year - data summary

  • Liane Young, a Psychology scholar from Boston College, has 301 publications recorded across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1981 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2025, with 58 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1981, 1982 and 2002, with 1 publication each.
  • 22 of the 45 years in the span carry no publications at all (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 13.1 per year counting only the 23 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 141 publications, 47% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1981-1995: 2 publications (0.1 per year); 1996-2010: 28 publications (1.9 per year); 2011-2025: 271 publications (18.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Liane Young 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 Liane Young sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 171–180 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 180 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450 180
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Liane Young publication distribution in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 69 ranges running from 31–40 to 705+ publications.
  • Liane Young, a Psychology scholar from Boston College, records 180 publications - the 62nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 62% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Liane Young, and about 38% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 151–160 publications range, and Liane Young ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 101–110 publications, holding 736 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 72% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 705 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Liane Young 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 Liane Young sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 62–63 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248 63
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Liane Young D-index placement in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 30–31 to 144+ D-Index.
  • Liane Young, a Psychology scholar from Boston College, records 63 D-Index - the 73rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 73% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Liane Young, and about 27% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 48–49 D-Index range, and Liane Young ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32–33 D-Index, holding 702 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 58–59 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Liane Young is affiliated with Boston College in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields of study including psychology, social sciences, and neuroscience. Within these areas, their work covers various subfields such as cognitive neuroscience, sociology and political science, social psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, and applied psychology.

The main topics of Liane Young's research focus on the psychology of moral and emotional judgment, social and intergroup psychology, cultural differences and values, psychological well-being and life satisfaction, experimental behavioral economics studies, evolutionary game theory and cooperation, as well as optimism, hope, and well-being.

The scientist has published extensively in several academic venues, with frequent contributions to the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Social Cognition, SSRN Electronic Journal, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, and the British Journal of Social Psychology.

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Liane Young are:

  • The sense of should: A biologically-based framework for modeling social pressure (2020) in Physics of Life Reviews
  • What We Owe to Family: The Impact of Special Obligations on Moral Judgment (2020) in Psychological Science
  • The Psychology of Motivated versus Rational Impression Updating (2020) in Trends in Cognitive Sciences
  • The role of right temporoparietal junction in processing social prediction error across relationship contexts (2020) in Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
  • Psychology Is a Property of Persons, Not Averages or Distributions: Confronting the Group-to-Person Generalizability Problem in Experimental Psychology (2023) in Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science

Liane Young has frequently collaborated with other researchers in their field. Regular co-authors include Stylianos Syropoulos, Kyle Fiore Law, Trystan Loustau, Minjae Kim, and Gordon Kraft-Todd.

Best Publications

  • Damage to the prefrontal cortex increases utilitarian moral judgements

    Michael Koenigs;Liane Young;Ralph Adolphs;Ralph Adolphs;Daniel Tranel

  • The Role of Conscious Reasoning and Intuition in Moral Judgment Testing Three Principles of Harm

    Fiery Cushman;Liane Young;Marc Hauser

  • Mind Perception Is the Essence of Morality

    Kurt James Gray;Liane Young;Adam Waytz

  • Many Labs 2: Investigating Variation in Replicability Across Samples and Settings

    Richard A. Klein;Michelangelo Vianello;Fred Hasselman;Byron G. Adams

  • A Dissociation Between Moral Judgments and Justifications

    Marc D. Hauser;Fiery Cushman;Liane Young;R. Kang-Xing Jin

  • The neural basis of the interaction between theory of mind and moral judgment

    Liane Young;Fiery Cushman;Marc Hauser;Rebecca Saxe

  • Disruption of the right temporoparietal junction with transcranial magnetic stimulation reduces the role of beliefs in moral judgments

    Liane Young;Joan Albert Camprodon;Marc Hauser;Alvaro Pascual-Leone

  • Impaired theory of mind for moral judgment in high-functioning autism.

    Joseph M. Moran;Liane L. Young;Rebecca R. Saxe;Su Mei Lee

  • Low Levels of Empathic Concern Predict Utilitarian Moral Judgment

    Ezequiel Gleichgerrcht;Liane Young

  • The neural basis of belief encoding and integration in moral judgment.

    Liane L. Young;Liane L. Young;Rebecca Saxe

  • The whistleblower's dilemma and the fairness–loyalty tradeoff

    Adam Waytz;James Dungan;Liane Young

  • Where in the brain is morality? Everywhere and maybe nowhere.

    Liane Young;James Dungan

  • When ignorance is no excuse: Different roles for intent across moral domains.

    Liane Young;Rebecca Saxe

  • Innocent intentions: a correlation between forgiveness for accidental harm and neural activity.

    Liane Young;Rebecca Saxe

  • Decoding moral judgments from neural representations of intentions

    Jorie Koster-Hale;Rebecca R. Saxe;James Dungan;Liane L. Young

  • What gets the attention of the temporo-parietal junction? An fMRI investigation of attention and theory of mind

    Liane Young;David Dodell-Feder;Rebecca Saxe

  • Damage to Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex Impairs Judgment of Harmful Intent

    Liane Young;Antoine Bechara;Daniel Tranel;Hanna Damasio

  • The Moral Dyad: A Fundamental Template Unifying Moral Judgment.

    Kurt Gray;Adam Waytz;Liane Young

  • Investigating emotion in moral cognition: a review of evidence from functional neuroimaging and neuropsychology

    Liane Young;Michael Koenigs

  • An fmri investigation of spontaneous mental state inference for moral judgment

    Liane Young;Rebecca Saxe

Frequent Co-Authors

Adam Waytz
Adam Waytz Northwestern University
Fiery Cushman
Fiery Cushman Harvard University
Marc D. Hauser
Marc D. Hauser Harvard University
Ralph Adolphs
Ralph Adolphs California Institute of Technology
Deborah Kelemen
Deborah Kelemen Boston University
Facundo Manes
Facundo Manes Favaloro University
Daniel Tranel
Daniel Tranel University of Iowa
Antonio R. Damasio
Antonio R. Damasio University of Southern California
Michael Koenigs
Michael Koenigs University of Wisconsin–Madison

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