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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 52 4945 4585 524 495 177 12666

Sean P. Cumming publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sean P. Cumming between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sean P. Cumming published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 9.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2021. 19 of the 233 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2021. 2001: 4 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 26 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 8 publications
2001 2025

233 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sean P. Cumming: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 4
2002 0
2003 6
2004 6
2005 8
2006 7
2007 9
2008 4
2009 5
2010 11
2011 14
2012 15
2013 5
2014 11
2015 7
2016 14
2017 8
2018 10
2019 6
2020 16
2021 26
2022 10
2023 12
2024 11
2025 8
Total 233
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Sean P. Cumming publications per year - data summary

  • Sean P. Cumming, a Psychology scholar from University of Bath, has 233 publications recorded across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2001 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 26 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2001 and 2008, with 4 publications each.
  • 1 of the 25 years in the span carries no publications at all (2002).
  • The rate of publication averages 9.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 9.7 per year counting only the 24 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 67 publications, 29% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2001-2009: 49 publications (5.4 per year); 2010-2018: 95 publications (10.6 per year); 2019-2025: 89 publications (12.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Sean P. Cumming 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 Sean P. Cumming 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, 171–180 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: 177 publications — 61st percentile

61% 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
161–170 477
171–180 450 177
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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Sean P. Cumming publication distribution in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 69 ranges running from 31–40 to 705+ publications.
  • Sean P. Cumming, a Psychology scholar from University of Bath, records 177 publications - the 61st percentile of the discipline.
  • 61% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Sean P. Cumming, and about 39% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 151–160 publications range, and Sean P. Cumming ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 101–110 publications, holding 736 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 72% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 705 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Sean P. Cumming 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 Sean P. Cumming 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, 52–53 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: 52 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% 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
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390 52
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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Sean P. Cumming D-index placement in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 30–31 to 144+ D-Index.
  • Sean P. Cumming, a Psychology scholar from University of Bath, records 52 D-Index - the 57th percentile of the discipline.
  • 57% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Sean P. Cumming, and about 43% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 48–49 D-Index range, and Sean P. Cumming ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32–33 D-Index, holding 702 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 58–59 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Sean P. Cumming is affiliated with the University of Bath in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with a particular focus on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine as well as Developmental and Educational Psychology.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics related to sports and human performance. Key areas covered include:

  • Sports Performance and Training
  • Sports Injuries and Prevention
  • Sport Psychology and Performance
  • Sports Analytics and Performance
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development

Among their recent papers are:

  • Developmental Training Model for the Sport Specialized Youth Athlete: A Dynamic Strategy for Individualizing Load-Response During Maturation (2021), published in Sports Health A Multidisciplinary Approach
  • Predicting the timing of the peak of the pubertal growth spurt in elite male youth soccer players: evaluation of methods (2020), published in Annals of Human Biology
  • One of these things is not like the other: time to differentiate between relative age and biological maturity selection biases in soccer? (2021), published in Science and Medicine in Football
  • Maturity Has a Greater Association than Relative Age with Physical Performance in English Male Academy Soccer Players (2021), published in Sports
  • The Main and Interactive Effects of Biological Maturity and Relative Age on Physical Performance in Elite Youth Soccer Players (2020), published in Journal of Sports Medicine

Sean P. Cumming has frequently collaborated with several scholars, including:

  • Sean Williams
  • Lauren B. Sherar
  • Manuel J. Coelho-e-Silva
  • Chris Towlson
  • Robert M. Malina

The scientist has published extensively in well-known venues such as:

  • Annals of Human Biology
  • International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching
  • PLoS ONE
  • Biology of Sport
  • Journal of Sports Sciences

Best Publications

  • Maturity-associated variation in the growth and functional capacities of youth football (soccer) players 13–15 years

    Robert M. Malina;Joey C. Eisenmann;Sean P. Cumming;Basil Ribeiro

  • Effects of a Motivational Climate Intervention for Coaches on Young Athletes’ Sport Performance Anxiety

    Ronald E. Smith;Frank L. Smoll;Sean P. Cumming

  • Biological maturation of youth athletes: assessment and implications

    Robert M Malina;Alan D Rogol;Sean P Cumming;Manuel J Coelho e Silva

  • Quality of life, school backpack weight, and nonspecific low back pain in children and adolescents

    Rosangela B. Macedo;Manuel J. Coelho-e-Silva;Nuno F. Sousa;João Valente-dos-Santos

  • Measurement of Multidimensional Sport Performance Anxiety in Children and Adults: The Sport Anxiety Scale-2

    Ronald E. Smith;Frank L. Smoll;Sean P. Cumming;Joel R. Grossbard

  • Maturity-associated variation in sport-specific skills of youth soccer players aged 13 – 15 years

    Robert M Malina;Sean P Cumming;Anthony P Kontos;Joey C Eisenmann

  • Bio-banding in Sport: Applications to Competition, Talent Identification, and Strength and Conditioning of Youth Athletes

    Sean P. Cumming;Rhodri S. Lloyd;Rhodri S. Lloyd;Jon L. Oliver;Jon L. Oliver;Joey C. Eisenmann

  • Characteristics of youth soccer players aged 13–15 years classified by skill level

    Robert M Malina;Basil Ribeiro;João Aroso;Sean P Cumming

  • Enhancing Coach-Parent Relationships in Youth Sports: Increasing Harmony and Minimizing Hassle:

    Frank L. Smoll;Sean P. Cumming;Ronald E. Smith

  • Is Winning Everything? The Relative Contributions of Motivational Climate and Won-Lost Percentage in Youth Sports

    Sean P. Cumming;Frank L. Smoll;Ronald E. Smith;Joel R. Grossbard

  • Development and Validation of the Motivational Climate Scale for Youth Sports

    Ronald E. Smith;Sean P. Cumming;Frank L. Smoll

  • Competitive anxiety in young athletes: Differentiating somatic anxiety, worry, and concentration disruption

    Joel R. Grossbard;Ronald E. Smith;Frank L. Smoll;Sean P. Cumming

  • Adolescent biological maturity and physical activity: biology meets behavior.

    Lauren B. Sherar;Sean P. Cumming;Joey C. Eisenmann;Adam D.G. Baxter-Jones

  • Discrimination of u-14 soccer players by level and position.

    MJ Coelho e Silva;AJ Figueiredo;F Simões;A Seabra

  • Effects of aerobic and strength-based training on metabolic health indicators in older adults

    Raul A Martins;Manuel T Veríssimo;Manuel J Coelho e Silva;Sean P Cumming

  • Relations of Parent- and Coach-Initiated Motivational Climates to Young Athletes’ Self-Esteem, Performance Anxiety, and Autonomous Motivation: Who Is More Influential?

    Daniel J. O’Rourke;Ronald E. Smith;Frank L. Smoll;Sean P. Cumming

  • Bio-Banding in Youth Sports: Background, Concept, and Application.

    Robert M Malina;Sean P Cumming;Alan D Rogol;Manuel J Coelho-E-Silva

  • Maturity status of youth football players: a noninvasive estimate

    Robert M Malina;Sean P Cumming;Peter J Morano;Mary Barron

  • Trait Anxiety in Young Athletes as a Function of Parental Pressure and Motivational Climate: Is Parental Pressure Always Harmful?

    Daniel J. O’Rourke;Ronald E. Smith;Frank L. Smoll;Sean P. Cumming

  • Premier League academy soccer players’ experiences of competing in a tournament bio-banded for biological maturation

    Sean P. Cumming;Daniel J. Brown;Siobhan Mitchell;James Bunce

  • Motivational climate and changes in young athletes’ achievement goal orientations

    Ronald E. Smith;Frank L. Smoll;Sean P. Cumming;Sean P. Cumming

  • Effects of a motivational climate intervention for coaches on changes in young athletes’ achievement goal orientations

    Frank L. Smoll;Ronald E. Smith;Sean P. Cumming

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert M. Malina
Robert M. Malina The University of Texas at Austin
Ronald E. Smith
Ronald E. Smith University of Washington
Frank L. Smoll
Frank L. Smoll University of Washington
Martyn Standage
Martyn Standage University of Bath
Fiona Gillison
Fiona Gillison University of Bath
Peter T. Katzmarzyk
Peter T. Katzmarzyk Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Anthony P. Kontos
Anthony P. Kontos University of Pittsburgh
Rute Santos
Rute Santos University of Minho
Anne M. Haase
Anne M. Haase University of Bristol
Alan D. Rogol
Alan D. Rogol University of Virginia

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