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Social Sciences and Humanities
New Zealand
2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 65 1020 884 10 9 139 20037

Lianne J. Woodward publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lianne J. Woodward between 1986 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lianne J. Woodward published across 41 years, from 1986 to 2026, averaging 3.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2021. 12 of the 157 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2021. 1986: 1 publication 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: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 4 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 11 publications 2026: 1 publication
1986 2026

157 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lianne J. Woodward: publications per year, 1986 to 2026
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 1
1998 2
1999 7
2000 8
2001 5
2002 7
2003 1
2004 1
2005 4
2006 8
2007 2
2008 6
2009 6
2010 9
2011 3
2012 8
2013 9
2014 8
2015 5
2016 3
2017 4
2018 5
2019 3
2020 4
2021 12
2022 5
2023 0
2024 8
2025 11
2026 1
Total 157
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Lianne J. Woodward publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

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 Lianne J. Woodward sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 134–143 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 139 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434 139
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Lianne J. Woodward D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

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 Lianne J. Woodward sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 65 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59 65
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in New Zealand Leader Award

Overview

Lianne J. Woodward is affiliated with the University of Canterbury in New Zealand and conducts research primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Their scholarly work spans several related subfields, including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The research topics addressed by Woodward encompass:

  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Neonatal and Fetal Brain Pathology
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Breastfeeding Practices and Influences

Woodward has contributed to the academic literature with multiple recent publications across a range of medical and pediatric journals. Notable recent papers include:

  • Association of Very Preterm Birth or Very Low Birth Weight With Intelligence in Adulthood, 2021, JAMA Pediatrics
  • Psychiatric disorders in individuals born very preterm / very low-birth weight: An individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis, 2021, EClinicalMedicine
  • Neurobehavior of newborn infants exposed prenatally to methadone and identification of a neurobehavioral profile linked to poorer neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 24 months, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Prenatal methadone exposure and child developmental outcomes in 2-year-old children, 2021, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
  • ADHD symptoms and diagnosis in adult preterms: systematic review, IPD meta-analysis, and register-linkage study, 2022, Pediatric Research

These publications reflect Woodward's engagement with themes such as preterm birth consequences, neurodevelopmental outcomes following prenatal substance exposure, and psychiatric diagnoses in populations born preterm.

Frequent co-authors contributing to collaborative research with Woodward include:

  • Brian A. Darlow
  • L. John Horwood
  • Jeanie L.Y. Cheong
  • Peter J. Anderson
  • Marit S. Indredavik

Woodward's research output is regularly published in journals including:

  • Pediatric Research
  • Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
  • Children
  • PLoS ONE
  • PharmacoEconomics

Best Publications

  • Mental health, educational, and social role outcomes of adolescents with depression

    David M. Fergusson;Lianne J. Woodward

  • Neonatal MRI to Predict Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Preterm Infants

    Lianne J. Woodward;Peter J. Anderson;Nicola C. Austin;Kelly Howard

  • Life course outcomes of young people with anxiety disorders in adolescence.

    Lianne J. Woodward;David M. Fergusson

  • Risk factors and life processes associated with the onset of suicidal behaviour during adolescence and early adulthood.

    D. M. Fergusson;Lianne J. Woodward;L. J. Horwood

  • Preschool executive functioning abilities predict early mathematics achievement.

    Caron A. C. Clark;Verena E. Pritchard;Lianne J. Woodward

  • The stability of child abuse reports: a longitudinal study of the reporting behaviour of young adults

    D. M. Fergusson;L. J. Horwood;Lianne J. Woodward

  • Does Father Absence Place Daughters at Special Risk for Early Sexual Activity and Teenage Pregnancy

    Bruce J. Ellis;John E. Bates;Kenneth A. Dodge;David M. Fergusson

  • Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Psychiatric Adjustment in Late Adolescence

    David M. Fergusson;Lianne J. Woodward;L. John Horwood

  • Intergenerational transmission of warm-sensitive-stimulating parenting: a prospective study of mothers and fathers of 3-year-olds.

    Jay Belsky;Sara R. Jaffee;Judith Sligo;Lianne Woodward

  • Brain Injury and Altered Brain Growth in Preterm Infants: Predictors and Prognosis

    Hiroyuki Kidokoro;Peter J. Anderson;Lex W. Doyle;Lianne J. Woodward

  • Maternal age and educational and psychosocial outcomes in early adulthood.

    David M. Fergusson;Lianne J. Woodward

  • Development of emotional and behavioral regulation in children born extremely preterm and very preterm: biological and social influences.

    Caron A. C. Clark;Lianne J. Woodward;L. John Horwood;Stephanie Moor

  • Parenting Behavior Is Associated With the Early Neurobehavioral Development of Very Preterm Children

    Karli Treyvaud;Vicki A. Anderson;Kelly Howard;Merilyn Bear

  • Risk Factors and Life Processes Associated with Teenage Pregnancy: Results of a Prospective Study From Birth to 20 Years

    Lianne J Woodward;David M Fergusson;L. John Horwood

  • Very preterm children show impairments across multiple neurodevelopmental domains by age 4 years

    Lianne J Woodward;Stephanie Moor;Kelly M Hood;Patricia R Champion

  • Neonatal white matter abnormalities an important predictor of neurocognitive outcome for very preterm children.

    Lianne J. Woodward;Caron A. C. Clark;Samudragupta Bora;Terrie E. Inder

  • Early Delayed Language Development in Very Preterm Infants: Evidence from the MacArthur-Bates CDI.

    Susan H. Foster-Cohen;Jamie O. Edgin;Patricia R. Champion;Lianne J. Woodward

  • Object working memory deficits predicted by early brain injury and development in the preterm infant.

    Lianne J. Woodward;Jamie O. Edgin;Deanne Thompson;Terrie E. Inder

  • Unemployment and psychosocial adjustment in young adults: causation or selection?

    David M Fergusson;L John Horwood;Lianne J Woodward

  • Childhood Peer Relationship Problems and Later Risks of Educational Under-achievement and Unemployment

    Lianne J. Woodward;David M. Fergusson

Frequent Co-Authors

David M. Fergusson
David M. Fergusson University of Otago
Terrie E. Inder
Terrie E. Inder Brigham and Women's Hospital
Peter J. Anderson
Peter J. Anderson Monash University
Lex W. Doyle
Lex W. Doyle University of Melbourne
Jamie O. Edgin
Jamie O. Edgin Virginia Tech
Deanne K. Thompson
Deanne K. Thompson Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Jay Belsky
Jay Belsky University of California, Davis
Karli Treyvaud
Karli Treyvaud La Trobe University
Vicki Anderson
Vicki Anderson Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Jeffrey J. Neil
Jeffrey J. Neil Washington University in St. Louis

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