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Naomi I. Eisenberger

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
81
Citations
35444
World Ranking
1359
National Ranking
813

Naomi I. Eisenberger publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 194 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Naomi I. Eisenberger 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 Naomi I. Eisenberger sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Naomi I. Eisenberger is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within psychology and neuroscience, focusing primarily on the neural and psychological mechanisms underlying social behavior and wellbeing.

The main fields of study for Naomi I. Eisenberger include Psychology with 83 publications and Neuroscience with 60 publications. Their work further branches into specialized subfields such as Social Psychology (31 publications), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (24 publications), Behavioral Neuroscience (21 publications), Cognitive Neuroscience (17 publications), and Clinical Psychology (16 publications).

The scientist's research addresses numerous topics, including:

  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Naomi I. Eisenberger has published several recent papers, reflecting ongoing contributions to their field. Some of these works include:

  • "The Future of Women in Psychological Science," 2020, Perspectives on Psychological Science
  • "Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial that Altruism Moderates the Effect of Prosocial Acts on Adolescent Well-being," 2020, Journal of Youth and Adolescence
  • "Peer facilitation of emotion regulation in adolescence," 2023, Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
  • "A dual-brain approach for understanding the neuralmechanisms that underlie the comforting effects of social touch," 2020, Cortex
  • "Neural responses to threat and reward and changes in inflammation following a mindfulness intervention," 2020, Psychoneuroendocrinology

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Michael R. Irwin (21 collaborations)
  • Chloe C. Boyle (11 collaborations)
  • Erica Hornstein (11 collaborations)
  • Andrew J. Fuligni (10 collaborations)
  • Elizabeth C. Breen (10 collaborations)

Naomi I. Eisenberger's research has been published frequently in venues such as Brain Behavior and Immunity (8 publications), Emotion (7 publications), Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (4 publications), UNC Libraries (4 publications), and Psychoneuroendocrinology (3 publications).

Best Publications

  • Does Rejection Hurt? An fMRI Study of Social Exclusion

    Naomi I. Eisenberger;Naomi I. Eisenberger;Matthew D. Lieberman;Matthew D. Lieberman;Kipling D. Williams;Kipling D. Williams

  • Why rejection hurts: a common neural alarm system for physical and social pain

    Naomi I. Eisenberger;Matthew D. Lieberman

  • Neural correlates of dispositional mindfulness during affect labeling.

    J. David Creswell;Baldwin M. Way;Naomi I. Eisenberger;Matthew D. Lieberman

  • Putting Feelings Into Words Affect Labeling Disrupts Amygdala Activity in Response to Affective Stimuli

    Matthew D. Lieberman;Naomi I. Eisenberger;Molly J. Crockett;Sabrina M. Tom

  • The pain of social disconnection: examining the shared neural underpinnings of physical and social pain

    Naomi I. Eisenberger

  • Social neuroscience and health: neurophysiological mechanisms linking social ties with physical health.

    Naomi I Eisenberger;Steve W Cole

  • Acetaminophen Reduces Social Pain Behavioral and Neural Evidence

    C. Nathan DeWall;Geoff MacDonald;Gregory D. Webster;Carrie L. Masten

  • Neural correlates of social exclusion during adolescence: understanding the distress of peer rejection

    Carrie L. Masten;Naomi I. Eisenberger;Larissa A. Borofsky;Jennifer H. Pfeifer

  • Neural pathways link social support to attenuated neuroendocrine stress responses.

    Naomi I. Eisenberger;Shelley E. Taylor;Shelly L. Gable;Clayton J. Hilmert

  • An fMRI investigation of empathy for ‘social pain’ and subsequent prosocial behavior

    Carrie L. Masten;Sylvia A. Morelli;Naomi I. Eisenberger

  • Inflammation-induced anhedonia: endotoxin reduces ventral striatum responses to reward.

    Naomi I. Eisenberger;Elliot T. Berkman;Tristen K. Inagaki;Lian T. Rameson

  • Attachment figures activate a safety signal-related neural region and reduce pain experience.

    Naomi I. Eisenberger;Sarah L. Master;Tristen K. Inagaki;Shelley E. Taylor

  • The neural bases of social pain: evidence for shared representations with physical pain.

    Naomi I. Eisenberger

  • An fMRI investigation of race-related amygdala activity in African-American and Caucasian-American individuals

    Matthew D Lieberman;Ahmad Hariri;Johanna M Jarcho;Naomi I Eisenberger

  • Early Family Environment, Current Adversity, the Serotonin Transporter Promoter Polymorphism, and Depressive Symptomatology

    Shelley E. Taylor;Baldwin M. Way;William T. Welch;Clayton J. Hilmert

  • An experimental study of shared sensitivity to physical pain and social rejection

    Naomi I. Eisenberger;Johanna M. Jarcho;Matthew D. Lieberman;Bruce D. Naliboff

  • Neural sensitivity to social rejection is associated with inflammatory responses to social stress

    George M. Slavich;Baldwin M. Way;Naomi I. Eisenberger;Shelley E. Taylor

  • Craving love? Enduring grief activates brain's reward center

    Mary Frances O'Connor;David K. Wellisch;Annette L. Stanton;Annette L. Stanton;Naomi I. Eisenberger

  • Inflammation and Social Experience: An Inflammatory Challenge Induces Feelings of Social Disconnection in Addition to Depressed Mood

    Naomi I. Eisenberger;Tristen K. Inagaki;Nehjla M. Mashal;Michael R. Irwin

  • A Picture's Worth Partner Photographs Reduce Experimentally Induced Pain

    Sarah L. Master;Naomi I. Eisenberger;Shelley E. Taylor;Bruce D. Naliboff

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael R. Irwin
Michael R. Irwin University of California, Los Angeles
Matthew D. Lieberman
Matthew D. Lieberman University of California, Los Angeles
Elizabeth C. Breen
Elizabeth C. Breen University of California, Los Angeles
Shelley E. Taylor
Shelley E. Taylor University of California, Los Angeles
Richard G. Olmstead
Richard G. Olmstead University of Washington
Baldwin M. Way
Baldwin M. Way The Ohio State University
Julienne E. Bower
Julienne E. Bower University of California, Los Angeles
Steve W. Cole
Steve W. Cole University of California, Los Angeles
Lori L. Altshuler
Lori L. Altshuler University of California, Los Angeles
Teresa E. Seeman
Teresa E. Seeman University of California, Los Angeles

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