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Melissa Hines 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 Melissa Hines sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 131 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Melissa Hines 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 Melissa Hines sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Melissa Hines is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Social Sciences, and Psychology. Within these broader fields, their work frequently addresses Gender Studies, Molecular Biology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Genetics, and Social Psychology.

Their scientific contributions cover a range of main topics such as Sexual Differentiation and Disorders, Gender Roles and Identity Studies, Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior, Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities, Media, Gender, and Advertising, Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics, and Color perception and design.

Melissa Hines has collaborated consistently with several co-authors, including:

  • Debra Spencer
  • Jacqueline Davis
  • Ieuan A. Hughes
  • Carlo L. Acerini
  • Karson T. F. Kung

Their research output is published in notable journals, with recurring publications in:

  • Archives of Sexual Behavior
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Hormones and Behavior
  • Child Development
  • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Melissa Hines include:

  • Human gender development, 2020, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • How Large Are Gender Differences in Toy Preferences? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Toy Preference Research, 2020, Archives of Sexual Behavior
  • No Evidence for Enhancement of Spatial Ability with Elevated Prenatal Androgen Exposure in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: A Meta-Analysis, 2020, Archives of Sexual Behavior
  • Prenatal androgen exposure and children's gender-typed behavior and toy and playmate preferences, 2020, Hormones and Behavior
  • Cultural Components of Sex Differences in Color Preference, 2021, Child Development

Best Publications

  • Human behavioral sex differences: A role for gonadal hormones during early development?

    Marcia L. Collaer;Melissa Hines

  • Early Androgens Are Related to Childhood Sex-Typed Toy Preferences

    Sheri A. Berenbaum;Melissa Hines

  • Two sexually dimorphic cell groups in the human brain

    LS Allen;M Hines;JE Shryne;RA Gorski

  • Masculinized finger length patterns in human males and females with congenital adrenal hyperplasia.

    Windy M. Brown;Melissa Hines;Melissa Hines;Briony A. Fane;S.Marc Breedlove

  • Androgen and psychosexual development: Core gender identity, sexual orientation, and recalled childhood gender role behavior in women and men with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)

    Melissa Hines;Charles Brook;Gerard S. Conway

  • Fetal Testosterone Predicts Sexually Differentiated Childhood Behavior in Girls and in Boys

    Bonnie Auyeung;Simon Baron-Cohen;Emma Ashwin;Rebecca Knickmeyer;Rebecca Knickmeyer

  • Gender Development and the Human Brain

    Melissa Hines

  • Sex differences in subregions of the medial nucleus of the amygdala and the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis of the rat.

    Melissa Hines;Laura S. Allen;Roger A. Gorski

  • Sex-related variation in human behavior and the brain.

    Melissa Hines

  • Sex differences in response to children's toys in nonhuman primates (Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus)

    Gerianne M Alexander;Gerianne M Alexander;Melissa Hines;Melissa Hines

  • Psychological outcomes and gender-related development in complete androgen insensitivity syndrome.

    Melissa Hines;S Faisal Ahmed;Ieuan A Hughes

  • Prenatal gonadal hormones and sex differences in human behavior.

    Melissa Hines

  • Prenatal phthalate exposure and reduced masculine play in boys.

    S. H. Swan;F. Liu;M. Hines;R. L. Kruse

  • Spatial abilities following prenatal androgen abnormality: targeting and mental rotations performance in individuals with congenital adrenal hyperplasia.

    M Hines;M Hines;B.A Fane;V.L Pasterski;G.A Mathews

  • Androgen and the development of human sex-typical behavior: rough-and-tumble play and sex of preferred playmates in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)

    Melissa Hines;Francine R. Kaufman

  • Sexually dimorphic regions in the medial preoptic area and the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis of the guinea pig brain: a description and an investigation of their relationship to gonadal steroids in adulthood

    M Hines;FC Davis;A Coquelin;RW Goy

  • Cognition and the corpus callosum: verbal fluency, visuospatial ability, and language lateralization related to midsagittal surface areas of callosal subregions.

    Melissa Hines;Lee Chiu;Lou Ann McAdams;Peter M. Bentler

  • Infants’ Preferences for Toys, Colors, and Shapes: Sex Differences and Similarities

    Vasanti Jadva;Melissa Hines;Susan Golombok

  • Testosterone during Pregnancy and Gender Role Behavior of Preschool Children: A Longitudinal, Population Study

    Melissa Hines;Susan Golombok;John Rust;Katie J. Johnston

  • Prenatal Hormones and Postnatal Socialization by Parents as Determinants of Male-Typical Toy Play in Girls With Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

    Vickie L. Pasterski;Mitchell E. Geffner;Caroline Brain;Peter Hindmarsh

  • Prenatal Exposure to Diethylstilbestrol (DES) and the Development of Sexually Dimorphic Cognitive Abilities and Cerebral Lateralization.

    Melissa Hines;Carl Shipley

Frequent Co-Authors

Ieuan A. Hughes
Ieuan A. Hughes University of Cambridge
Roger A. Gorski
Roger A. Gorski University of California, Los Angeles
Susan Golombok
Susan Golombok University of Cambridge
Veena Kumari
Veena Kumari Brunel University London
John Rust
John Rust University of Cambridge
Gerianne M. Alexander
Gerianne M. Alexander Texas A&M University
Tonmoy Sharma
Tonmoy Sharma King's College London
Jean Golding
Jean Golding University of Bristol
Kenneth J. Zucker
Kenneth J. Zucker University of Toronto
Christina Wang
Christina Wang Lundquist Institute

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