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Lisa L. M. Welling

Lisa L. M. Welling

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
40
Citations
5700
World Ranking
8309
National Ranking
4435

Lisa L. M. Welling 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 Lisa L. M. Welling sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 107 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lisa L. M. Welling 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 Lisa L. M. Welling sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Lisa L. M. Welling is affiliated with Oakland University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and medicine, with a focus on several subfields including experimental and cognitive psychology, social psychology, clinical psychology, psychiatry and mental health, and reproductive medicine.

The scientist's work covers a diverse array of main topics. These include:

  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Marriage and Sexual Relationships
  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones

Recent publications by Lisa L. M. Welling illustrate their engagement with topics around sexuality, behavioral science, and psychobehavioral research. Notable works include:

  • "Life History and Multi-Partner Mating: A Novel Explanation for Moral Stigma Against Consensual Non-monogamy," 2020, published in Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Sexual Motivation and Satisfaction Among Consensually Non-Monogamous and Monogamous Individuals," 2020, published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine
  • "Not All Progestins are Created Equally: Considering Unique Progestins Individually in Psychobehavioral Research," 2020, published in Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology
  • "Asexuality and relationship investment: visible differences in relationship investment for an invisible minority," 2021, published in Psychology and Sexuality
  • "Pubertal timing predicts adult psychosexuality: Evidence from typically developing adults and adults with isolated GnRH deficiency," 2020, published in Psychoneuroendocrinology

Lisa L. M. Welling frequently publishes in several journals including Frontiers in Psychology, Archives of Sexual Behavior, BMC Psychiatry, Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, and Psychology and Sexuality.

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Joel Young
  • Jaime Saal
  • Virginia E. Mitchell
  • Richard N. Powell
  • Anna Powell

These collaborations represent ongoing research partnerships across various topics related to psychology and medicine, supporting interdisciplinary approaches within their published work.

Best Publications

  • The health of a nation predicts their mate preferences: cross-cultural variation in women's preferences for masculinized male faces

    Lisa M. DeBruine;Benedict C. Jones;John R. Crawford;Lisa L. M. Welling

  • Raised salivary testosterone in women is associated with increased attraction to masculine faces.

    Lisa Welling;Benedict Christopher Jones;Lisa Marie Debruine;C. A. Conway

  • Women's attractiveness changes with estradiol and progesterone across the ovulatory cycle.

    David A. Puts;Drew H. Bailey;Rodrigo A. Cárdenas;Robert P. Burriss

  • Facial cues of dominance modulate the short-term gaze-cuing effect in human observers

    Benedict C. Jones;Lisa M. DeBruine;Julie C. Main;Anthony C. Little

  • How valid are assessments of conception probability in ovulatory cycle research? Evaluations, recommendations, and theoretical implications

    Steven W. Gangestad;Martie G. Haselton;Lisa L.M. Welling;Kelly Gildersleeve

  • Sexual selection on male vocal fundamental frequency in humans and other anthropoids.

    David A. Puts;Alexander K. Hill;Drew H. Bailey;Robert S. Walker

  • Men report stronger attraction to femininity in women's faces when their testosterone levels are high

    Lisa Welling;Benedict C. Jones;Lisa M. DeBruine;Finlay Graham Smith

  • Salience of emotional displays of danger and contagion in faces is enhanced when progesterone levels are raised.

    C. A. Conway;Benedict Christopher Jones;Lisa Marie Debruine;L. L. M. Welling

  • Quantifying the strength and form of sexual selection on men's traits

    Alexander K. Hill;John Hunt;Lisa L.M. Welling;Lisa L.M. Welling;Rodrigo A. Cárdenas

  • Monogamy versus Consensual Non-Monogamy: Alternative Approaches to Pursuing a Strategically Pluralistic Mating Strategy.

    Justin K. Mogilski;Stacy L. Memering;Lisa L. M. Welling;Todd K. Shackelford

  • Visual adaptation to masculine and feminine faces influences generalized preferences and perceptions of trustworthiness

    Gavin Buckingham;Lisa M. DeBruine;Anthony C. Little;Lisa L.M. Welling

  • Intrasexual competition among women: Vocal femininity affects perceptions of attractiveness and flirtatiousness

    David A. Puts;Julia L. Barndt;Lisa L.M. Welling;Khytam Dawood

  • Further evidence for regional variation in women's masculinity preferences

    Lisa M. DeBruine;Benedict C. Jones;Anthony C. Little;John R. Crawford

  • Self-rated attractiveness predicts individual differences in women's preferences for masculine men's voices

    Jovana Vukovic;D. R. Feinberg;B. C. Jones;L. M. DeBruine

  • Men's masculinity and attractiveness predict their female partners' reported orgasm frequency and timing

    David A. Puts;Lisa L.M. Welling;Robert P. Burriss;Khytam Dawood

  • Why women have orgasms: an evolutionary analysis.

    David A. Puts;Khytam Dawood;Lisa L. M. Welling

  • Sex-contingent face aftereffects depend on perceptual category rather than structural encoding

    Patricia E G Bestelmeyer;Benedict C Jones;Lisa M DeBruine;Anthony Little

  • Circum-menopausal effects on women's judgements of facial attractiveness

    Jovana Vukovic;Benedict C Jones;Lisa M DeBruine;Anthony C Little

  • Sensation seeking and men's face preferences

    Benedict C. Jones;Lisa M. DeBruine;Anthony C. Little;Claire A. Conway

  • Hormonal contraceptive use and mate retention behavior in women and their male partners

    Lisa L.M. Welling;David A. Puts;S. Craig Roberts;Anthony C. Little

Frequent Co-Authors

Benedict C. Jones
Benedict C. Jones University of Strathclyde
Lisa M. DeBruine
Lisa M. DeBruine University of Glasgow
Anthony C. Little
Anthony C. Little University of Bath
David A. Puts
David A. Puts Pennsylvania State University
Todd K. Shackelford
Todd K. Shackelford Oakland University
Virgil Zeigler-Hill
Virgil Zeigler-Hill Oakland University
David R. Feinberg
David R. Feinberg McMaster University
Drew H. Bailey
Drew H. Bailey University of California, Irvine
Mark D. Shriver
Mark D. Shriver Pennsylvania State University
David I. Perrett
David I. Perrett University of St Andrews

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