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 Nestor L. Lopez-Duran sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 83 publications — 10th percentile
10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nestor L. Lopez-Duran sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 33 D-Index — 10th percentile
10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.
Nestor L. Lopez-Duran is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on areas spanning psychology, neuroscience, and medicine, with a concentration on clinical and cognitive neuroscience subfields.
The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, functional brain connectivity studies, and advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications. Additional main topics of their work include stress responses and cortisol, mental health research, child abuse and trauma, and psychopathy and forensic psychiatry.
Frequent co-authors collaborating with Nestor L. Lopez-Duran include Colter Mitchell, Luke W. Hyde, Christopher S. Monk, Leigh G. Goetschius, and Vonnie C. McLoyd.
Publishing consistently in key venues, their work appears most often in Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience and Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, with additional contributions to Psychoneuroendocrinology, JAMA Network Open, and Clinical Psychological Science.
Their work in clinical psychology encompasses the study of developmental psychological processes and brain function, especially under conditions of trauma and adversity experienced in childhood. This includes investigating neural connectivity patterns and stress-related neuroendocrine responses.
Within neuroscience, their research has utilized advanced neuroimaging methods to better understand brain networks involved in emotional and behavioral regulation during adolescence.
Medicine-related research by Lopez-Duran integrates psychoneuroendocrinology to explore how trauma and comorbid conditions interact to influence hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis functioning in depressive disorders.
Research topics consistently emphasize the neural and psychosocial consequences of childhood adversity, with implications spanning behavioral neuroscience and experimental cognitive psychology.
Nestor L. Lopez-Duran;Maria Kovacs;Charles J. George
Sheryl L. Olson;Nestor Lopez-Duran;Erika S. Lunkenheimer;Hyein Chang
Kate R. Kuhlman;Elisa G. Geiss;Ivan Vargas;Nestor L. Lopez-Duran
Nestor L. Lopez-Duran;Sheryl L. Olson;Nastassia J. Hajal;Barbara T. Felt
Stefanie E. Mayer;Nestor L. Lopez-Duran;Srijan Sen;James L. Abelson
Maria Kovacs;Nestor Lopez-Duran
Teague E. Simoncic;Kate R. Kuhlman;Ivan Vargas;Sean Houchins
Thomas M. Olino;Nestor L. Lopez-Duran;Maria Kovacs;Charles J. George
James L. Abelson;Thane M. Erickson;Stefanie E. Mayer;Jennifer Crocker
Nestor L. Lopez-Duran;Robin Nusslock;Charles George;Maria Kovacs
Ellen W. McGinnis;Steven P. Anderau;Jessica Hruschak;Reed D. Gurchiek
Andrea G. Roberts;Nestor L. Lopez-Duran
Kate L. Harkness;Elizabeth P. Hayden;Nestor L. Lopez-Duran
Nestor L. Lopez-Duran;Stefanie E. Mayer;James L. Abelson
Nestor L. Lopez-Duran;Kate R. Kuhlman;Charles George;Maria Kovacs
Kate Ryan Kuhlman;Ivan Vargas;Elisa G. Geiss;Nestor L. Lopez-Duran
Ivan Vargas;Nestor Lopez-Duran
Nestor L. Lopez-Duran;Ellen McGinnis;Kate Kuhlman;Elisa Geiss
Nestor L. Lopez-Duran;Nastassia J. Hajal;Sheryl L. Olson;Barbara T. Felt
Ryan S. McGinnis;Ellen W. McGinnis;Jessica Hruschak;Nestor L. Lopez-Duran
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