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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 123 229 199 40 33 443 50024

Michael T. Lynskey publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael T. Lynskey between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael T. Lynskey published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 9.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2015. 13 of the 473 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2015. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 13 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 29 publications 2016: 28 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 4 publications
1977 2025

473 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael T. Lynskey: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 2
1990 1
1991 1
1992 1
1993 13
1994 11
1995 9
1996 11
1997 10
1998 6
1999 5
2000 10
2001 14
2002 15
2003 17
2004 14
2005 11
2006 16
2007 14
2008 14
2009 20
2010 18
2011 16
2012 17
2013 17
2014 21
2015 29
2016 28
2017 16
2018 10
2019 24
2020 16
2021 17
2022 6
2023 8
2024 9
2025 4
Total 473
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Michael T. Lynskey publications per year - data summary

  • Michael T. Lynskey, a Psychology scholar from King's College London, has 473 publications recorded across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1977 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2015, with 29 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1977, 1978, 1990, 1991 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 10 of the 49 years in the span carry no publications at all (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 9.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 12.1 per year counting only the 39 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 44 publications, 9% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1977-1993: 20 publications (1.2 per year); 1994-2010: 215 publications (12.6 per year); 2011-2025: 238 publications (15.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Michael T. Lynskey 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 Michael T. Lynskey 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, 441–450 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: 443 publications — 96th percentile

96% 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 32 443
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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Michael T. Lynskey 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.
  • Michael T. Lynskey, a Psychology scholar from King's College London, records 443 publications - the 96th percentile of the discipline.
  • 96% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Michael T. Lynskey, and about 4% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 151–160 publications range, and Michael T. Lynskey 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).

Michael T. Lynskey 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 Michael T. Lynskey 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, 122–123 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: 123 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24 123
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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Michael T. Lynskey 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.
  • Michael T. Lynskey, a Psychology scholar from King's College London, records 123 D-Index - the 98th percentile of the discipline.
  • 98% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Michael T. Lynskey, and about 2% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 48–49 D-Index range, and Michael T. Lynskey 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).

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Michael T. Lynskey is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom and has a strong academic focus on medicine and psychology. Their research work spans various interconnected fields, including pharmacology, clinical psychology, epidemiology, psychiatry and mental health, and pediatrics, perinatology and child health.

The scientist's work prominently addresses topics related to cannabis and cannabinoid research, substance abuse treatment and outcomes, prenatal substance exposure effects, bipolar disorder and treatment, sleep and related disorders, homelessness and social issues, and schizophrenia research and treatment.

Michael T. Lynskey has contributed to several publication venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Addiction
  • Psychological Medicine
  • Drug Science Policy and Law
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry

Recent papers associated with or related to their field of study include:

  • Changes in delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) concentrations in cannabis over time: systematic review and meta-analysis (2020), Addiction
  • Assessing the public health impacts of legalizing recreational cannabis use: the US experience (2020), World Psychiatry
  • Multivariate genome-wide association meta-analysis of over 1 million subjects identifies loci underlying multiple substance use disorders (2023), Nature Mental Health
  • Cannabis use in Adolescence and Risk of Psychosis: Are there Factors that Moderate this Relationship? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2021), Substance Abuse
  • Daily use of high-potency cannabis is associated with more positive symptoms in first-episode psychosis patients: the EU-GEI case-control study (2020), Psychological Medicine

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several other researchers, including:

  • Anne Katrin Schlag
  • Alkyoni Athanasiou-Fragkouli
  • Tom P. Freeman
  • David Nutt

Best Publications

  • Global prevalence of injecting drug use and sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV in people who inject drugs: a multistage systematic review

    Louisa Degenhardt;Amy Peacock;Samantha Colledge;Janni Leung

  • Cannabis use and mental health in young people: cohort study

    George C Patton;Carolyn Coffey;John B Carlin;Louisa Degenhardt

  • Childhood sexual abuse and psychiatric disorder in young adulthood: II. Psychiatric outcomes of childhood sexual abuse.

    David M. Fergusson;L. J. Horwood;Michael T. Lynskey

  • Escalation of drug use in early-onset cannabis users vs co-twin controls

    Michael T. Lynskey;Andrew C. Heath;Kathleen K. Bucholz;Wendy S. Slutske

  • The contribution of cannabis use to variation in the incidence of psychotic disorder across Europe (EU-GEI): a multicentre case-control study

    Marta Di Forti;Marta Di Forti;Marta Di Forti;Diego Quattrone;Diego Quattrone;Diego Quattrone;Tom P. Freeman;Giada Tripoli

  • The effects of adolescent cannabis use on educational attainment: a review.

    Michael Lynskey;Wayne Hall

  • Adolescent Resiliency to Family Adversity

    David M. Fergusson;Michael T. Lynskey

  • Childhood sexual abuse adolescent sexual behaviors and sexual revictimization.

    Fergusson Dm;Horwood Lj;Lynskey Mt

  • Exploring the association between cannabis use and depression

    Louisa Degenhardt;Wayne Hall;Michael Lynskey

  • Childhood sexual abuse and psychiatric disorder in young adulthood: I. Prevalence of sexual abuse and factors associated with sexual abuse.

    D M Fergusson;M T Lynskey;L J Horwood

  • Prevalence and Comorbidity of DSM-III-R Diagnoses in a Birth Cohort of 15 Year Olds

    David M. Fergusson;L. John Horwood;Michael T. Lynskey

  • Proportion of patients in south London with first-episode psychosis attributable to use of high potency cannabis: a case-control study.

    Marta Di Forti;Arianna Marconi;Elena Carra;Sara Fraietta

  • Transancestral GWAS of alcohol dependence reveals common genetic underpinnings with psychiatric disorders

    Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters;Renato Polimanti;Emma C. Johnson;Jeanette N. McClintick

  • Physical punishment/maltreatment during childhood and adjustment in young adulthood

    David M. Fergusson;Michael T. Lynskey

  • The increasing global health priority of substance use in young people

    Louisa Degenhardt;Emily Stockings;George Patton;Wayne D Hall;Wayne D Hall

  • Are there genetic influences on addiction: evidence from family, adoption and twin studies

    Arpana Agrawal;Michael T. Lynskey

  • The co-occurring use and misuse of cannabis and tobacco: a review

    Arpana Agrawal;Alan J. Budney;Michael T. Lynskey

  • The effect of maternal depression on maternal ratings of child behavior

    David M. Fergusson;Michael T. Lynskey;L. John Horwood

  • A genome-wide association study of alcohol dependence

    Laura J. Bierut;Arpana Agrawal;Kathleen K. Bucholz;Kimberly F. Doheny

  • Prevention, early intervention, harm reduction, and treatment of substance use in young people

    Emily Stockings;Wayne D Hall;Wayne D Hall;Michael Lynskey;Katherine I Morley

  • Heroin overdose: causes and consequences

    Matthew Warner-Smith;Shane Darke;Michael Lynskey;Wayne Hall

Frequent Co-Authors

Arpana Agrawal
Arpana Agrawal Washington University in St. Louis
Nicholas G. Martin
Nicholas G. Martin QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Pamela A. F. Madden
Pamela A. F. Madden Washington University in St. Louis
Kathleen K. Bucholz
Kathleen K. Bucholz Washington University in St. Louis
Louisa Degenhardt
Louisa Degenhardt University of New South Wales
Andrew C. Heath
Andrew C. Heath Washington University in St. Louis
Wayne Hall
Wayne Hall University of Queensland
David M. Fergusson
David M. Fergusson University of Otago
Julia D. Grant
Julia D. Grant Washington University in St. Louis
Grant W. Montgomery
Grant W. Montgomery University of Queensland

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