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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 37 9117 8519 916 876 154 7121

Orla McBride publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Orla McBride between 2008 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Orla McBride published across 18 years, from 2008 to 2025, averaging 10.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 40 publications in 2021. 14 of the 183 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2008 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 40. Peak 40 publications in 2021. 2008: 2 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 27 publications 2021: 40 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 8 publications
2008 2025

183 publications in total across all disciplines

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Orla McBride: publications per year, 2008 to 2025
Year Publications
2008 2
2009 8
2010 6
2011 10
2012 6
2013 11
2014 7
2015 2
2016 5
2017 2
2018 7
2019 2
2020 27
2021 40
2022 21
2023 13
2024 6
2025 8
Total 183
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Orla McBride 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 Orla McBride 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, 151–160 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: 154 publications — 51st percentile

51% 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
151–160 576 154
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
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Orla McBride 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 Orla McBride 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, 36–37 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: 37 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% 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 37
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
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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Overview

Orla McBride is affiliated with the University of Ulster in the United Kingdom, focusing primarily on psychological and social science research. Their work significantly intersects the fields of psychology and social sciences, with particular emphasis on clinical psychology and health-related topics.

Their research spans several subfields, including clinical psychology, health, social psychology, general health professions, and experimental and cognitive psychology. The main topics addressed in their work include health disparities and outcomes, COVID-19 and mental health, psychological well-being and life satisfaction, mental health research topics, mental health treatment and access, migration, health and trauma, and child abuse and trauma.

Orla McBride has contributed to publications in various peer-reviewed journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Psychological Medicine
  • PLoS ONE
  • International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
  • International Journal for Population Data Science
  • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

The scientist has collaborated extensively with a set of frequent co-authors. These collaborators include:

  • Mark Shevlin
  • Jamie Murphy
  • Richard P. Bentall
  • Philip Hyland
  • Todd K. Hartman

Recent significant papers authored or co-authored by Orla McBride include:

  • "Psychological characteristics associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and resistance in Ireland and the United Kingdom" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "Anxiety, depression, traumatic stress and COVID-19-related anxiety in the UK general population during the COVID-19 pandemic" (2020, BJPsych Open)
  • "Anxiety and depression in the Republic of Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic" (2020, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica)
  • "COVID-19-related anxiety predicts somatic symptoms in the UK population" (2020, British Journal of Health Psychology)
  • "Refuting the myth of a 'tsunami' of mental ill-health in populations affected by COVID-19: evidence that response to the pandemic is heterogeneous, not homogeneous" (2021, Psychological Medicine)

Best Publications

  • Psychological characteristics associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and resistance in Ireland and the United Kingdom.

    Jamie Murphy;Frédérique Vallières;Richard P. Bentall;Mark Shevlin

  • Anxiety and depression in the Republic of Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Philip Hyland;Philip Hyland;Mark Shevlin;Orla McBride;Jamie Murphy

  • The structure of paranoia in the general population

    Paul E Bebbington;Orla McBride;Craig Steel;Elizabeth Kuipers

  • COVID-19-related anxiety predicts somatic symptoms in the UK population.

    Mark Shevlin;Emma Nolan;Marcin Owczarek;Orla McBride

  • Mental well-being and mental illness: findings from the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey for England 2007.

    Scott Weich;Traolach Brugha;Michael King;Sally McManus

  • Prospective relationship of depressive symptoms, drinking, and tobacco smoking among middle-aged and elderly community-dwelling adults: Results from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)

    Hui G. Cheng;Hui G. Cheng;Shengnan Chen;Orla McBride;Michael R. Phillips

  • Measurement invariance of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) across four European countries during the COVID-19 pandemic

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  • Refuting the myth of a 'tsunami' of mental ill-health in populations affected by COVID-19: evidence that response to the pandemic is heterogeneous, not homogeneous.

    Mark Shevlin;Sarah Butter;Orla McBride;Jamie Murphy

  • A systematic literature review of factor analytic and mixture models of ICD-11 PTSD and CPTSD using the International Trauma Questionnaire

    Enya Redican;Emma Nolan;Philip Hyland;Marylene Cloitre

  • An Evaluation of the Proposed DSM-5 Alcohol Use Disorder Criteria Using Australian National Data

    Louise Mewton;Tim Slade;Orla McBride;Rachel Grove

  • Pandemic buying: Testing a psychological model of over-purchasing and panic buying using data from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Richard P Bentall;Alex Lloyd;Kate Bennett;Ryan McKay

  • A longitudinal assessment of depression and anxiety in the Republic of Ireland before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Philip Hyland;Philip Hyland;Mark Shevlin;Jamie Murphy;Orla McBride

  • Variation in compulsory psychiatric inpatient admission in England: a cross-classified, multilevel analysis

    Scott Weich;Orla McBride;Liz Twigg;Craig Duncan

  • Capability, opportunity, and motivation to enact hygienic practices in the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United Kingdom.

    Jilly Gibson Miller;Todd K. Hartman;Liat Levita;Anton P. Martinez

  • How Does The COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Population Mental Health? A Network Analysis of COVID Influences On Depression, Anxiety and Traumatic Stress in the UK Population.

    Orestis Zavlis;Sarah Butter;Kate Bennett;Todd K Hartman

  • The Authoritarian Dynamic During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Nationalism and Anti-Immigrant Sentiment

    Todd K. Hartman;Thomas V. A. Stocks;Ryan McKay;Jilly Gibson-Miller

  • Reconciling the differences between the King et al. (1998) and Simms et al. (2002) factor models of PTSD

    Mark Shevlin;Orla McBride;Cherie Armour;Gary Adamson

  • A latent class analysis of DSM-IV pathological gambling criteria in a nationally representative British sample.

    Orla McBride;Gary Adamson;Mark Shevlin

  • Latent class analysis of co-morbidity in the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey in England 2007: implications for DSM-5 and ICD-11.

    Scott Weich;O. McBride;D. Hussey;D. Exeter

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Shevlin
Mark Shevlin University of Ulster
Philip Hyland
Philip Hyland National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Richard P. Bentall
Richard P. Bentall University of Sheffield
Ryan McKay
Ryan McKay Royal Holloway University of London
Liat Levita
Liat Levita University of Sussex
Kate M. Bennett
Kate M. Bennett University of Liverpool
Frédérique Vallières
Frédérique Vallières Trinity College Dublin
Thanos Karatzias
Thanos Karatzias Edinburgh Napier University
Gary Adamson
Gary Adamson University of Ulster
Kamaldeep Bhui
Kamaldeep Bhui University of Oxford

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