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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 110 387 339 58 51 730 74447
Medicine 116 4259 3990 415 396 835 80297

Marcus R. Munafò publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Marcus R. Munafò between 1997 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Marcus R. Munafò published across 30 years, from 1997 to 2026, averaging 36.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 91 publications in 2021. 30 of the 1,086 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 91. Peak 91 publications in 2021. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 21 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 21 publications 2008: 33 publications 2009: 28 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 30 publications 2012: 42 publications 2013: 54 publications 2014: 49 publications 2015: 61 publications 2016: 73 publications 2017: 72 publications 2018: 77 publications 2019: 78 publications 2020: 76 publications 2021: 91 publications 2022: 71 publications 2023: 67 publications 2024: 44 publications 2025: 29 publications 2026: 1 publication
1997 2026

1,086 publications in total across all disciplines

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Marcus R. Munafò: publications per year, 1997 to 2026
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 2
1999 0
2000 2
2001 6
2002 5
2003 6
2004 9
2005 21
2006 16
2007 21
2008 33
2009 28
2010 21
2011 30
2012 42
2013 54
2014 49
2015 61
2016 73
2017 72
2018 77
2019 78
2020 76
2021 91
2022 71
2023 67
2024 44
2025 29
2026 1
Total 1,086
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Marcus R. Munafò 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 Marcus R. Munafò 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, 705+ 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: 730 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
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+ 100 730
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Marcus R. Munafò 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 Marcus R. Munafò 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, 110–111 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: 110 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 35 110
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Marcus R. Munafò is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a significant emphasis on genetics, public health, physiology, health toxicology, and clinical psychology.

Their work covers several specialized subfields, including:

  • Genetics
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Physiology
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Clinical Psychology

Munafò's main research topics include genetic associations and epidemiology, smoking behavior and cessation, health environments and cognitive aging, obesity, physical activity and diet, behavioral health interventions, birth and developmental health, and child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development.

These topics are reflected in their publication record, which includes the following recent papers:

  • "Mendelian randomization," 2022, Nature Reviews Methods Primers
  • "Human handedness: A meta-analysis," 2020, Psychological Bulletin
  • "Is e-cigarette use in non-smoking young adults associated with later smoking? A systematic review and meta-analysis," 2020, Tobacco Control
  • "Causal inference with observational data: the need for triangulation of evidence," 2021, Psychological Medicine
  • "Gene-environment correlations and causal effects of childhood maltreatment on physical and mental health: a genetically informed approach," 2021, The Lancet Psychiatry

Munafò frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Addiction, Nicotine & Tobacco Research, Psychological Medicine, and European Neuropsychopharmacology.

Collaborations are a notable aspect of their academic activity. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Hannah Sallis
  • George Davey Smith
  • Robyn E. Wootton
  • Jasmine Khouja
  • Ian S. Penton-Voak

Best Publications

  • Estimating the reproducibility of psychological science

    Alexander A. Aarts;Joanna E. Anderson;Christopher J. Anderson;Peter R. Attridge;Peter R. Attridge

  • Power failure: why small sample size undermines the reliability of neuroscience

    Katherine S. Button;John P. A. Ioannidis;Claire Mokrysz;Brian A. Nosek

  • A manifesto for reproducible science

    Marcus R. Munafò;Brian A. Nosek;Brian A. Nosek;Dorothy V.M. Bishop;Katherine S. Button

  • Redefine statistical significance

    Daniel J. Benjamin;James O. Berger;Magnus Johannesson;Magnus Johannesson;Brian A. Nosek;Brian A. Nosek

  • Socioeconomic status and smoking: a review

    Rosemary Hiscock;Linda Bauld;Amanda Amos;Jennifer A. Fidler

  • Scanning the horizon: towards transparent and reproducible neuroimaging research

    Russell A. Poldrack;Chris I. Baker;Joke Durnez;Krzysztof J. Gorgolewski

  • The Association of Cigarette Smoking with Depression and Anxiety: A Systematic Review

    Meg E Fluharty;Amy E Taylor;Meryem Grabski;Marcus R Munafò

  • Delayed reward discounting and addictive behavior: a meta-analysis

    James MacKillop;James MacKillop;Michael T. Amlung;Lauren R. Few;Lara A. Ray

  • Interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients

    Nancy A Rigotti;Carole Clair;Carole Clair;Marcus R Munafò;Lindsay F Stead

  • Evidence-based guidelines for treating bipolar disorder: Revised third edition recommendations from the British Association for Psychopharmacology

    G. M. Goodwin;P. M. Haddad;I. N. Ferrier;J. K. Aronson

  • Structural neuroimaging studies in major depressive disorder. Meta-analysis and comparison with bipolar disorder

    Matthew J Kempton;Zainab Salvador;Marcus R Munafò;John R Geddes

  • Collider scope: when selection bias can substantially influence observed associations

    Marcus R Munafò;Kate Tilling;Amy E Taylor;David M Evans

  • Serotonin transporter (5-HTTLPR) genotype and amygdala activation: a meta-analysis.

    Marcus R. Munafò;Sarah M. Brown;Ahmad R. Hariri

  • A Meta-Analytic Investigation of the Relationship Between Attentional Bias and Subjective Craving in Substance Abuse

    Matt Field;Marcus R. Munafò;Ingmar H. A. Franken

  • Robust research needs many lines of evidence

    Marcus R Munafò;George Davey Smith

  • Meta-analysis of genetic association studies

    Marcus R. Munafò;Jonathan Flint

  • Gene X environment interactions at the serotonin transporter locus.

    Marcus R. Munafò;Caroline Durrant;Glyn Lewis;Jonathan Flint

  • Evidence for causal effects of lifetime smoking on risk for depression and schizophrenia: a Mendelian randomisation study

    Robyn E Wootton;Rebecca C Richmond;Bobby G Stuijfzand;Rebecca B Lawn

  • Magnetic resonance imaging studies in unipolar depression: Systematic review and meta-regression analyses

    D. Arnone;A. M. McIntosh;K. P. Ebmeier;Marcus R Munafo

  • Gamification of Cognitive Assessment and Cognitive Training: A Systematic Review of Applications and Efficacy

    Jim A Lumsden;Elizabeth A. Edwards;Natalia S. Lawrence;David Coyle

  • The endophenotype concept in psychiatric genetics

    Jonathan Flint;Marcus R. Munafò

  • Erratum: Power failure: Why small sample size undermines the reliability of neuroscience (Nature Reviews Neuroscience (2013) 14 (365-376))

    Katherine S. Button;John P.A. Ioannidis;Claire Mokrysz;Brian A. Nosek

Frequent Co-Authors

George Davey Smith
George Davey Smith University of Bristol
Ian S. Penton-Voak
Ian S. Penton-Voak University of Bristol
Jonathan Flint
Jonathan Flint University of California, Los Angeles
Jon Heron
Jon Heron University of Bristol
Matthew Hickman
Matthew Hickman University of Bristol
Glyn Lewis
Glyn Lewis University College London
Stanley Zammit
Stanley Zammit University of Bristol
Neil M Davies
Neil M Davies University College London
Theresa M. Marteau
Theresa M. Marteau University of Cambridge
Jaakko Kaprio
Jaakko Kaprio University of Helsinki

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