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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 132 156 135 97 82 297 182339
Medicine 122 3386 3159 1862 1715 276 153499

Sheldon Cohen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sheldon Cohen between 1952 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sheldon Cohen published across 74 years, from 1952 to 2025, averaging 4.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 1986. 6 of the 335 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1952 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 1986. 1952: 1 publication 1953: 0 publications 1954: 0 publications 1955: 0 publications 1956: 0 publications 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 4 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 6 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 3 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 5 publications 1986: 16 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 13 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 3 publications
1952 2025

335 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sheldon Cohen: publications per year, 1952 to 2025
Year Publications
1952 1
1953 0
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 4
1974 0
1975 6
1976 1
1977 1
1978 3
1979 2
1980 3
1981 5
1982 0
1983 3
1984 1
1985 5
1986 16
1987 3
1988 3
1989 4
1990 5
1991 6
1992 5
1993 7
1994 6
1995 9
1996 13
1997 9
1998 7
1999 12
2000 6
2001 10
2002 11
2003 5
2004 7
2005 8
2006 12
2007 13
2008 4
2009 9
2010 7
2011 10
2012 14
2013 6
2014 8
2015 8
2016 6
2017 8
2018 7
2019 6
2020 6
2021 7
2022 3
2023 7
2024 3
2025 3
Total 335
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Sheldon Cohen publications per year - data summary

  • Sheldon Cohen, a Psychology scholar from Carnegie Mellon University, has 335 publications recorded across 74 years, from 1952 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1952 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 1986, with 16 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1952, 1970, 1976, 1977 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 21 of the 74 years in the span carry no publications at all (1953, 1954, 1955, 1956 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 4.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.3 per year counting only the 53 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 23 publications, 7% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1952-1976: 13 publications (0.5 per year); 1977-2001: 144 publications (5.8 per year); 2002-2025: 178 publications (7.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Sheldon Cohen 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 Sheldon Cohen 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, 291–300 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: 297 publications — 87th percentile

87% 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
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
291–300 113 297
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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Sheldon Cohen 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.
  • Sheldon Cohen, a Psychology scholar from Carnegie Mellon University, records 297 publications - the 87th percentile of the discipline.
  • 87% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Sheldon Cohen, and about 13% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 151–160 publications range, and Sheldon Cohen 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).

Sheldon Cohen 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 Sheldon Cohen 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, 132–133 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: 132 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
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 16 132
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Sheldon Cohen 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.
  • Sheldon Cohen, a Psychology scholar from Carnegie Mellon University, records 132 D-Index - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Sheldon Cohen, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 48–49 D-Index range, and Sheldon Cohen 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).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award
  • 2018 - Distinguished Scientist Award, American Psychosomatic Society
  • 2018 - Distinguished Scientist Award, American Psychosomatic Society
  • 2017 - Top 1000 Researchers, Google Scholar
  • 2017 - Top 1000 Researchers, Google Scholar
  • 2014 - 100 Extremely Eminent Psychologists of the Modern Era, Archives of Scientific Psychology
  • 2014 - 100 Extremely Eminent Psychologists of the Modern Era, Archives of Scientific Psychology
  • 2009 - Contributions in Positive Health Award, International Positive Psychology Association
  • 2009 - Contributions in Positive Health Award, International Positive Psychology Association
  • 2008 - Senior Investigator Award, American Psychological for Outstanding Contributions to Health Psychology
  • 2008 - Senior Investigator Award, American Psychological for Outstanding Contributions to Health Psychology
  • 2006 - Patricia R. Barchas Award, American Psychosomatic Society for significant contributions to the study of the impact of social behavior on physiology
  • 2006 - Patricia R. Barchas Award, American Psychosomatic Society for significant contributions to the study of the impact of social behavior on physiology
  • 2004 - Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award, American Psychological Association
  • 2004 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2004 - Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award, American Psychological Association
  • 2003 - World’s Most Cited Authors by Current Contents, Institute for Scientific Information
  • 2003 - World’s Most Cited Authors by Current Contents, Institute for Scientific Information
  • 2002 - James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science
  • 2000 - Visiting Fellow, British Psychological Society
  • 2000 - Visiting Fellow, British Psychological Society
  • 1997 - Senior Scientist Award, National Institute of Mental Health
  • 1997 - Senior Scientist Award, National Institute of Mental Health
  • 1992 - Senior Scientist Award, National Institute of Mental Health
  • 1992 - Distinguished Scientist Lecturer Award, American Psychological Association (APA)
  • 1992 - Senior Scientist Award, National Institute of Mental Health
  • 1992 - Distinguished Scientist Lecturer Award, American Psychological Association (APA)
  • 1987 - Junior Investigator Award, American Psychological Association for Outstanding Contributions to Health Psychology
  • 1987 - Senior Scientist Award, National Institute of Mental Health
  • 1987 - Senior Scientist Award, National Institute of Mental Health
  • 1987 - Junior Investigator Award, American Psychological Association for Outstanding Contributions to Health Psychology

Overview

Sheldon Cohen is affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology, with a particular emphasis on experimental and cognitive psychology, applied psychology, clinical psychology, social psychology, and general health professions.

The scientist has contributed notably to mental health research topics, COVID-19 and mental health, digital mental health interventions, psychological well-being and life satisfaction, behavioral health and interventions, optimism, hope, and well-being, as well as sleep and related disorders.

Recent publications include:

  • Detecting Depression and Predicting its Onset Using Longitudinal Symptoms Captured by Passive Sensing (2021), ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
  • Psychosocial Vulnerabilities to Upper Respiratory Infectious Illness: Implications for Susceptibility to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (2020), Perspectives on Psychological Science
  • Temporal Links Between Self-Reported Sleep and Antibody Responses to the Influenza Vaccine (2020), International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
  • Leveraging Collaborative-Filtering for Personalized Behavior Modeling (2021), Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive Mobile Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies
  • Lack of Belonging Predicts Depressive Symptomatology in College Students (2022), Psychological Science

Frequent co-authors in their works include:

  • Janine M. Dutcher
  • Afsaneh Doryab
  • Michael Tumminia
  • Daniella K. Villalba
  • Jennifer Mankoff

Sheldon Cohen has published multiple articles in journals such as:

  • Journal of Applied Social Psychology
  • Psychological Science
  • Psychosomatic Medicine
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Atherosclerosis

Best Publications

  • A global measure of perceived stress.

    Sheldon Cohen;Thomas W. Kamarck;Robin J. Mermelstein

  • Stress, social support, and the buffering hypothesis.

    Sheldon Cohen;Thomas Ashby Wills

  • Social relationships and health.

    Sheldon Cohen

  • Perceived stress in a probability sample of the United States

    Sheldon Cohen

  • Positive Events and Social Supports as Buffers of Life Change Stress

    Sheldon Cohen;Harry M. Hoberman

  • Socioeconomic status and health: The challenge of the gradient.

    Nancy E. Adler;Thomas Boyce;Margaret A. Chesney;Sheldon Cohen

  • Psychological Stress and Disease

    Sheldon Cohen;Denise Janicki-Deverts;Gregory E. Miller

  • Social support and health.

    Sheldon Cohen;S. Leonard Syme

  • Measuring the Functional Components of Social Support

    Sheldon Cohen;Robin J. Mermelstein;Thomas W. Kamarck;Harry M. Hoberman

  • Psychosocial models of the role of social support in the etiology of physical disease.

    Sheldon Cohen

  • Psychological Stress and Susceptibility to the Common Cold

    Sheldon Cohen;David A.J. Tyrrell;Andrew P. Smith

  • Does Positive Affect Influence Health

    Sarah D. Pressman;Sheldon Cohen

  • Social Support, Stress and the Buffering Hypothesis: A Theoretical Analysis

    Sheldon Cohen;Garth McKay

  • Social Ties and Susceptibility to the Common Cold

    Sheldon Cohen;William J. Doyle;David P. Skoner;Bruce S. Rabin

  • Issues in the study and application of social support.

    Sheldon Cohen;S. Leonard Syme

  • Measuring stress: A guide for health and social scientists.

    Sheldon Cohen;Ronald C. Kessler;Lynn Underwood Gordon

  • Chronic stress, glucocorticoid receptor resistance, inflammation, and disease risk

    Sheldon Cohen;Denise Janicki-Deverts;William J. Doyle;Gregory E. Miller

  • Who's Stressed? Distributions of Psychological Stress in the United States in Probability Samples from 1983, 2006, and 2009

    Sheldon Cohen;Denise Janicki-Deverts

  • Social support measurement and intervention: A guide for health and social scientists.

    Sheldon Cohen;Lynn G. Underwood;Benjamin H. Gottlieb

  • Stress and immunity in humans: a meta-analytic review.

    Tracy B. Herbert;Sheldon Cohen

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce S. Rabin
Bruce S. Rabin University of Pittsburgh
Stephen B. Manuck
Stephen B. Manuck University of Pittsburgh
Anna L. Marsland
Anna L. Marsland University of Pittsburgh
David P. Skoner
David P. Skoner West Virginia University
Karen A. Matthews
Karen A. Matthews University of Pittsburgh
Gregory E. Miller
Gregory E. Miller Northwestern University
David S. Krantz
David S. Krantz Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Rosalind J. Wright
Rosalind J. Wright Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Daniel Stokols
Daniel Stokols University of California, Irvine
Gary W. Evans
Gary W. Evans Cornell University

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