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2026

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D-Index
53
Citations
15835
World Ranking
2256
National Ranking
6

Paul Corcoran publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paul Corcoran sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 315 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Paul Corcoran D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paul Corcoran sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Ireland Leader Award

Overview

Paul Corcoran is affiliated with University College Cork in Ireland and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with a total of 116 and 90 publications respectively. Their research spans several subfields, including Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Social Psychology, and Emergency Medicine.

The primary research topics addressed in Corcoran's work include Suicide and Self-Harm Studies, Mental Health Treatment and Access, Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, Maternal and fetal healthcare, Workplace Health and Well-being, Healthcare professionals' stress and burnout, and Poisoning and overdose treatments.

Corcoran has frequently published research in the following venues:

  • HRB Open Research
  • PLoS ONE
  • European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
  • International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
  • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Their recent research contributions include:

  • The Impact of Infectious Disease-Related Public Health Emergencies on Suicide, Suicidal Behavior, and Suicidal Thoughts (2020), published in Crisis
  • Variations in use of childbirth interventions in 13 high-income countries: A multinational cross-sectional study (2020), published in PLoS Medicine
  • Maternal morbidity and mortality: an iceberg phenomenon (2021), published in BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
  • The effectiveness of organisational-level workplace mental health interventions on mental health and wellbeing in construction workers: A systematic review and recommended research agenda (2022), published in PLoS ONE
  • Risk and protective factors for psychotic experiences in adolescence: a population-based study (2020), published in Psychological Medicine

Frequent collaborators in Corcoran's research include:

  • Ella Arensman
  • Eve Griffin
  • Doireann Ní Dhálaigh
  • Richard A. Greene
  • Grace Cully

Best Publications

  • Deliberate self-harm within an international community sample of young people: Comparative findings from the Child & Adolescent Self-harm in Europe (CASE) Study.

    Nicola Madge;Allyson Hewitt;Keith E. Hawton;Erik Jan de Wilde

  • First‐time mothers: social support, maternal parental self‐efficacy and postnatal depression

    Patricia Leahy-Warren;Geraldine McCarthy;Paul Corcoran

  • Physical activity in European adolescents and associations with anxiety, depression and well-being

    Elaine M. McMahon;Paul Corcoran;Grace O’Regan;Helen Keeley

  • School-based suicide prevention programmes: the SEYLE cluster-randomised, controlled trial

    Danuta Wasserman;Christina W. Hoven;Camilla Wasserman;Camilla Wasserman;Melanie Wall

  • Anxiety and depression symptoms in patients with diabetes.

    M. M. Collins;P. Corcoran;I. J. Perry

  • Prevalence of pathological internet use among adolescents in Europe: demographic and social factors

    Tony Durkee;Michael Kaess;Vladimir Carli;Peter Parzer

  • Life-time prevalence and psychosocial correlates of adolescent direct self-injurious behavior: a comparative study of findings in 11 European countries.

    Romuald Brunner;Michael Kaess;Peter Parzer;Gloria Fischer

  • Clinicopathological significance of psychotic experiences in non-psychotic young people: evidence from four population-based studies

    Ian Kelleher;Helen Keeley;Paul Corcoran;Fionnuala Lynch

  • Childhood trauma and psychosis in a prospective cohort study: cause, effect, and directionality

    Ian Kelleher;Helen Keeley;Paul Corcoran;Hugh Ramsay

  • Psychological characteristics, stressful life events and deliberate self-harm: findings from the Child & Adolescent Self-harm in Europe (CASE) Study.

    Nicola Madge;Keith E. Hawton;Elaine M. McMahon;Paul Corcoran

  • Psychotic Symptoms and Population Risk for Suicide Attempt A Prospective Cohort Study

    Ian Kelleher;Paul Corcoran;Helen Keeley;Johanna T. W. Wigman

  • Suicide mortality in the European Union.

    Christopher Birt;Unni Bille‐Brahe;Madelena Cabecadas;Parveen Chishti

  • Hours of sleep in adolescents and its association with anxiety, emotional concerns, and suicidal ideation

    Marco Sarchiapone;Laura Mandelli;Laura Mandelli;Laura Mandelli;Vladimir Carli;Miriam Iosue

  • Bullying Victimization and Suicide Ideation and Behavior Among Adolescents in Europe: A 10-Country Study

    Shira Barzilay;Shira Barzilay;Anat Brunstein Klomek;Anat Brunstein Klomek;Alan Apter;Vladimir Carli

  • A newly identified group of adolescents at “invisible” risk for psychopathology and suicidal behavior: findings from the SEYLE study

    Vladimir Carli;Christina W Hoven;Camilla Wasserman;Camilla Wasserman;Flaminia Chiesa

  • Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe (SEYLE): a randomized controlled trial

    Danuta Wasserman;Vladimir Carli;Vladimir Carli;Camilla Wasserman;Alan Apter

  • Increasing rates of self-harm among children, adolescents and young adults: a 10-year national registry study 2007–2016

    Eve Griffin;Elaine M. McMahon;Fiona McNicholas;Fiona McNicholas;Paul Corcoran

  • The incidence and repetition of hospital-treated deliberate self harm: findings from the world's first national registry.

    Ivan J. Perry;Paul Corcoran;Anthony P. Fitzgerald;Helen S. Keeley

  • Teacher satisfaction with school and psychological well-being affects their readiness to help children with mental health problems

    Merike Sisask;Peeter Värnik;Airi Värnik;Alan Apter

  • Postnatal depression in first-time mothers: prevalence and relationships between functional and structural social support at 6 and 12 weeks postpartum.

    Patricia Leahy-Warren;Geraldine McCarthy;Paul Corcoran

  • Political language and rhetoric

    Paul E. Corcoran

Frequent Co-Authors

Ella Arensman
Ella Arensman University College Cork
Ivan J. Perry
Ivan J. Perry University College Cork
Marco Sarchiapone
Marco Sarchiapone University of Molise
Danuta Wasserman
Danuta Wasserman Karolinska Institute
Julio Bobes
Julio Bobes University of Oviedo
Christina W. Hoven
Christina W. Hoven Columbia University
Alan Apter
Alan Apter Reichman University
Romuald Brunner
Romuald Brunner Heidelberg University
Michael Kaess
Michael Kaess University of Bern
Airi Värnik
Airi Värnik Tallinn University

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