2026 Peter J. Cooper: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	97	9309	8736	903	862	229	33690
Psychology	98	681	595	88	80	238	34162

Peter J. Cooper 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 Peter J. Cooper sits on this spectrum.

31 publications 705+

This scientist: 238 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter J. Cooper 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 Peter J. Cooper sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Psychology in United Kingdom Leader Award
2004 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For outstanding leadership in experiments studying charm and strange particle physics

Overview

Peter J. Cooper is a researcher affiliated with the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. Their work spans multiple disciplines, with a focus on medicine and psychology. Within these broad fields, Cooper's research engages notably with subfields such as pulmonary and respiratory medicine, clinical psychology, education, social psychology, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

Their research addresses a variety of topics, primarily:

Child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development
Cystic fibrosis research advances
Neonatal respiratory health research
Maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum
Infant development and preterm care
Child development and digital technology
Scientific computing and data management

Cooper's recent research publications include:

"The effect of azithromycin on structural lung disease in infants with cystic fibrosis (COMBAT CF): a phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial" (2022) published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
"Sculpting Culture: Early Maternal Responsiveness and Child Emotion Regulation - A UK-Italy Comparison" (2020) published in Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
"First 1,000 days: enough for mothers but not for children? Long-term outcomes of an early intervention on maternal depressed mood and child cognitive development: follow-up of a randomised controlled trial" (2021) published in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
"Early markers of cystic fibrosis structural lung disease: follow-up of the ACFBAL cohort" (2020) published in European Respiratory Journal
"Book-Sharing for Parenting and Child Development in South Africa: A Randomized Controlled Trial" (2021) published in Child Development

Frequent co-authors that have collaborated with Cooper include:

Carleton DiLeo
Lynne Murray
Catherine A. Byrnes
Claire Wainwright
Joyce Cheney

Cooper has published multiple articles in several key scientific journals, such as:

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
European Respiratory Journal
Journal of Cystic Fibrosis
Infant Mental Health Journal

In addition to journal articles, Cooper has contributed to book publications, including one titled Beginning Ruby 3 released in 2020 by Apress eBooks.

Award recognition includes being named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2004, cited for leadership in experiments related to charm and strange particle physics.

Best Publications

The development and validation of the body shape questionnaire

Peter J. Cooper;Melanie J. Taylor;Zafra Cooper;Christopher G. Fairbum

3429
Citations
The impact of postnatal depression and associated adversity on early mother-infant interactions and later infant outcome.

Lynne Murray;Agnese Fiori-Cowley;Richard Hooper;Peter Cooper

1909
Citations
Postpartum depression and child development

Lynne Murray;Peter J. Cooper

1146
Citations
The validity of the eating disorder examination and its subscales.

Zafra Cooper;Peter J. Cooper;Christopher G. Fairburn

841
Citations
The Socioemotional Development of 5‐year‐old Children of Postnatally Depressed Mothers

Lynne Murray;Dana Sinclair;Peter Cooper;Pierre Ducournau

724
Citations
Post-partum depression and the mother-infant relationship in a South African peri-urban settlement

Peter J. Cooper;Mark Tomlinson;Leslie Swartz;Matthew Woolgar

654
Citations
The relationship between post-natal depression and mother-child interaction.

Alan Stein;Dennis H. Gath;Janet Bucher;Alison Bond

647
Citations
Association of Persistent and Severe Postnatal Depression With Child Outcomes.

Elena Netsi;Rebecca M. Pearson;Lynne Murray;Lynne Murray;Lynne Murray;Peter Cooper;Peter Cooper;Peter Cooper

632
Citations
Fortnightly review: Postnatal depression

Peter J Cooper;Lynne Murray

613
Citations
Course and recurrence of postnatal depression. Evidence for the specificity of the diagnostic concept

Peter J. Cooper;Lynne Murray

595
Citations
Maternal postnatal depression and the development of depression in offspring up to 16 years of age

Lynne Murray;Adriane Arteche;Pasco Fearon;Sarah L Halligan

587
Citations
Maternal depression and psychiatric outcomes in adolescent offspring: a 13-year longitudinal study.

Sarah L. Halligan;Lynne Murray;Carla Martins;Peter J. Cooper

584
Citations
Effects of postnatal depression on infant development

Lynne Murray;Peter J Cooper

582
Citations
The use of the eating disorder examination with children: A pilot study

Rachel J. Bryant-Waugh;Peter J. Cooper;Catherine L. Taylor;Bryan D. Lask

579
Citations
Improving quality of mother-infant relationship and infant attachment in socioeconomically deprived community in South Africa : randomised controlled trial

Peter J Cooper;Mark Tomlinson;Leslie Swartz;Mireille Landman

569
Citations
Non-psychotic psychiatric disorder after childbirth. A prospective study of prevalence, incidence, course and nature.

Peter J. Cooper;Elizabeth A. Campbell;Ann Day;Helen Kennerley

512
Citations
Controlled trial of the short- and long-term effect of psychological treatment of post-partum depression. I. Impact on maternal mood

Peter J Cooper;Lynne Murray;Anji Wilson;Helena Romaniuk

510
Citations
Controlled trial of the short- and long-term effect of psychological treatment of post-partum depression: 2. Impact on the mother-child relationship and child outcome.

Lynne Murray;Peter J Cooper;Anji Wilson;Helena Romaniuk

496
Citations
The development of anxiety disorders in childhood: an integrative review

L. Murray;C. Creswell;P. J. Cooper

473
Citations
The Cognitive Development of 5-Year-Old Children of Postnatally Depressed Mothers

Lynne Murray;Alison Hipwell;Richard Hooper;Alan Stein

456
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Lynne Murray University of Reading

Cathy Creswell University of Oxford

Alan Stein University of Oxford

Mark Tomlinson Queen's University Belfast

Sarah L. Halligan University of Bath

Christopher G. Fairburn University of Oxford

Thalia C. Eley King's College London

Kathryn J. Lester University of Sussex

Jennifer L. Hudson University of New South Wales

Ronald M. Rapee Macquarie University

External Links

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