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Orna Zagoory-Sharon

Orna Zagoory-Sharon

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
43
Citations
10936
World Ranking
7139
National Ranking
65

Orna Zagoory-Sharon 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 Orna Zagoory-Sharon sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 92 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Orna Zagoory-Sharon 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 Orna Zagoory-Sharon sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Orna Zagoory-Sharon is affiliated with Reichman University in Israel and has contributed extensively to the fields of psychology and neuroscience. Their research spans 39 publications in psychology and 14 in neuroscience, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to understanding human behavior and brain function.

Their work primarily focuses on areas such as neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, attachment and relationship dynamics, stress responses and cortisol, evolutionary psychology and human behavior, maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum, infant health and development, and child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development.

  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Infant Health and Development
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Their recent published papers cover various topics within these fields:

  • "Oxytocin as a biomarker of the formation of therapeutic alliance in psychotherapy and counseling psychology." (2020) Journal of Counseling Psychology
  • "Human attachment triggers different social buffering mechanisms under high and low early life stress rearing" (2020) International Journal of Psychophysiology
  • "The Effect of Martial Arts Training on Cognitive and Psychological Functions in At-Risk Youths" (2021) Frontiers in Pediatrics
  • "Mother brain is wired for social moments" (2021) eLife
  • "The role of oxytocin in regulating loneliness in old age" (2021) Psychoneuroendocrinology

Frequent co-authorship occurs with Ruth Feldman, Linoy Schwartz, Carmel Salomonski, and Olga Hayut, indicating collaborative work on multiple projects and publications.

  • Ruth Feldman
  • Linoy Schwartz
  • Carmel Salomonski
  • Olga Hayut

Zagoory-Sharon's work has been published recurrently in venues such as Psychoneuroendocrinology, SSRN Electronic Journal, Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Pediatrics, and Journal of Counseling Psychology, which align with the thematic focus of their research.

  • Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Pediatrics
  • Journal of Counseling Psychology

The research contributes insights into how hormonal and neurobiological processes interact with psychological states and social behavior across the lifespan, with particular interest in oxytocin's role and mechanisms underlying social bonding and stress regulation.

Best Publications

  • Evidence for a Neuroendocrinological Foundation of Human Affiliation: Plasma Oxytocin Levels Across Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period Predict Mother-Infant Bonding

    Ruth Feldman;Aron Weller;Orna Zagoory-Sharon;Ari Levine

  • Measuring cortisol in human psychobiological studies.

    Ari Levine;Orna Zagoory-Sharon;Ruth Feldman;John G. Lewis

  • Natural variations in maternal and paternal care are associated with systematic changes in oxytocin following parent–infant contact

    Ruth Feldman;Ilanit Gordon;Inna Schneiderman;Omri Weisman

  • Oxytocin and the Development of Parenting in Humans

    Ilanit Gordon;Orna Zagoory-Sharon;James F. Leckman;Ruth Feldman;Ruth Feldman

  • Maternal and paternal plasma, salivary, and urinary oxytocin and parent-infant synchrony: considering stress and affiliation components of human bonding.

    Ruth Feldman;Ilanit Gordon;Orna Zagoory-Sharon

  • Sensitive parenting is associated with plasma oxytocin and polymorphisms in the OXTR and CD38 genes.

    Ruth Feldman;Orna Zagoory-Sharon;Omri Weisman;Inna Schneiderman;Inna Schneiderman

  • Oxytocin during pregnancy and early postpartum: Individual patterns and maternal–fetal attachment

    Ari Levine;Orna Zagoory-Sharon;Ruth Feldman;Aron Weller

  • Oxytocin during the initial stages of romantic attachment: Relations to couples’ interactive reciprocity

    Inna Schneiderman;Orna Zagoory-Sharon;James F. Leckman;Ruth Feldman;Ruth Feldman

  • Father's brain is sensitive to childcare experiences

    Eyal Abraham;Talma Hendler;Irit Shapira-Lichter;Yaniv Kanat-Maymon

  • Oxytocin enhances brain function in children with autism

    Ilanit Gordon;Brent C. Vander Wyk;Randi H. Bennett;Cara Cordeaux

  • Oxytocin administration to parent enhances infant physiological and behavioral readiness for social engagement.

    Omri Weisman;Orna Zagoory-Sharon;Ruth Feldman

  • The cross-generation transmission of oxytocin in humans.

    Ruth Feldman;Ilanit Gordon;Orna Zagoory-Sharon

  • Synchrony and specificity in the maternal and the paternal brain: relations to oxytocin and vasopressin

    Shir Atzil;Talma Hendler;Orna Zagoory-Sharon;Yonatan Winetraub

  • Oxytocin and cortisol in romantically unattached young adults: Associations with bonding and psychological distress

    Ilanit Gordon;Orna Zagoory‐Sharon;Inna Schneiderman;James F. Leckman

  • Prolactin, Oxytocin, and the development of paternal behavior across the first six months of fatherhood

    Ilanit Gordon;Orna Zagoory-Sharon;James F. Leckman;Ruth Feldman;Ruth Feldman

  • Oxytocin administration, salivary testosterone, and father-infant social behavior.

    Omri Weisman;Orna Zagoory-Sharon;Ruth Feldman

  • Plasma oxytocin distributions in a large cohort of women and men and their gender-specific associations with anxiety.

    Omri Weisman;Orna Zagoory-Sharon;Inna Schneiderman;Ilanit Gordon

  • Oxytocin, cortisol, and triadic family interactions.

    Ilanit Gordon;Orna Zagoory-Sharon;James F. Leckman;Ruth Feldman;Ruth Feldman

  • Intranasal oxytocin administration is reflected in human saliva

    Omri Weisman;Orna Zagoory-Sharon;Ruth Feldman

  • Oxytocin and vasopressin support distinct configurations of social synchrony

    Yael Apter-Levi;Orna Zagoory-Sharon;Ruth Feldman

Frequent Co-Authors

Ruth Feldman
Ruth Feldman Reichman University
Aron Weller
Aron Weller Bar-Ilan University
Timothy H. Moran
Timothy H. Moran Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
James F. Leckman
James F. Leckman Yale University
Yaniv Kanat-Maymon
Yaniv Kanat-Maymon Reichman University
Talma Hendler
Talma Hendler Tel Aviv University
Ofer Golan
Ofer Golan Bar-Ilan University
Wendy K. Silverman
Wendy K. Silverman Yale University
Kevin A. Pelphrey
Kevin A. Pelphrey University of Virginia
Richard P. Ebstein
Richard P. Ebstein Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

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