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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 67 2596 2378 126 122 285 16551

Skye McDonald publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Skye McDonald between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Skye McDonald published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 7.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2016. 12 of the 319 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2016. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 3 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 7 publications
1982 2025

319 publications in total across all disciplines

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Skye McDonald: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 1
1992 2
1993 3
1994 1
1995 3
1996 3
1997 0
1998 6
1999 2
2000 6
2001 4
2002 2
2003 3
2004 7
2005 8
2006 12
2007 4
2008 10
2009 6
2010 11
2011 9
2012 13
2013 24
2014 12
2015 15
2016 27
2017 22
2018 12
2019 15
2020 9
2021 19
2022 15
2023 19
2024 5
2025 7
Total 319
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Skye McDonald publications per year - data summary

  • Skye McDonald, a Psychology scholar from University of New South Wales, has 319 publications recorded across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1982 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2016, with 27 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1982, 1986, 1991 and 1994, with 1 publication each.
  • 8 of the 44 years in the span carry no publications at all (1983, 1984, 1985, 1987 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 7.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 8.9 per year counting only the 36 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 65 publications, 20% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1982-1996: 15 publications (1.0 per year); 1997-2011: 90 publications (6.0 per year); 2012-2025: 214 publications (15.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Skye McDonald 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 Skye McDonald 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, 281–290 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: 285 publications — 86th percentile

86% 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
281–290 139 285
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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Skye McDonald 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.
  • Skye McDonald, a Psychology scholar from University of New South Wales, records 285 publications - the 86th percentile of the discipline.
  • 86% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Skye McDonald, and about 14% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 151–160 publications range, and Skye McDonald 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).

Skye McDonald 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 Skye McDonald 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, 66–67 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: 67 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% 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
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218 67
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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Skye McDonald 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.
  • Skye McDonald, a Psychology scholar from University of New South Wales, records 67 D-Index - the 78th percentile of the discipline.
  • 78% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Skye McDonald, and about 22% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 48–49 D-Index range, and Skye McDonald 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

Skye McDonald is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of medicine and psychology, with a strong emphasis on epidemiology, cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, clinical psychology, and social psychology. Their work contributes extensively to the understanding of traumatic brain injury and associated neurobehavioral conditions.

Their research topics cover a range of areas including traumatic brain injury research, psychosomatic disorders and their treatments, neural and behavioral psychology studies, traumatic brain injury and neurovascular disturbances, cardiac arrest and resuscitation, cognitive functions and memory, and action observation and synchronization.

McDonald has published several papers in reputable venues, with notable recent works including:

  • The effect of severe traumatic brain injury on social cognition, emotion regulation, and mood (2021, Handbook of Clinical Neurology)
  • Calling on clinicians to get social and emotional (2022, The Clinical Neuropsychologist)

Other frequent publication venues where McDonald has contributed include Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, PsycTESTS Dataset, the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, Neuropsychology, and The Clinical Neuropsychologist. Their extensive publishing record in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation and PsycTESTS Dataset demonstrates consistent engagement with neuropsychological and clinical assessment topics.

McDonald has collaborated regularly with a number of researchers, including Travis Wearne, Halle Quang, Michaela Filipčíková, Fiona Kumfor, and Michelle Kelly. These collaborations reflect ongoing contributions to fields related to neuropsychology and brain injury.

Best Publications

  • The Single-Case Reporting Guideline In BEhavioural Interventions (SCRIBE) 2016 Statement†

    Robyn L. Tate;Michael Perdices;Ulrike Rosenkoetter;William Shadish

  • TASIT: A new clinical tool for assessing social perception after traumatic brain injury.

    Skye McDonald;Sharon Flanagan;Jennifer Rollins;Julianne Kinch

  • Brain activity during simulated deception: an event-related functional magnetic resonance study.

    Daniel D. Langleben;Lee Schroeder;Joseph A. Maldjian;Ruben C. Gur

  • Weak coherence, no theory of mind, or executive dysfunction? Solving the puzzle of pragmatic language disorders

    Ingerith Martin;Skye McDonald

  • Rating the methodological quality of single-subject designs and n-of-1 trials: Introducing the Single-Case Experimental Design (SCED) Scale

    Robyn L Tate;Skye McDonald;Michael Perdices;Leanne Togher

  • Social perception deficits after traumatic brain injury: interaction between emotion recognition, mentalizing ability, and social communication.

    Skye McDonald;Sharon Flanagan

  • Reliability and validity of The Awareness of Social Inference Test (TASIT): a clinical test of social perception.

    Skye McDonald;Cristina Bornhofen;David Shum;Esther Long

  • Revision of a method quality rating scale for single-case experimental designs and n-of-1 trials: The 15-item Risk of Bias in N-of-1 Trials (RoBiNT) Scale

    Robyn L Tate;Michael Perdices;Ulrike Rosenkoetter;Donna Wakim

  • Cognitive impairment among methadone maintenance patients

    Shane Darke;Jamie Sims;Skye McDonald;Wendy Wickes

  • Theory of mind after traumatic brain injury

    Helen Bibby;Skye McDonald

  • An exploration of causes of non-literal language problems in individuals with Asperger Syndrome.

    Ingerith Martin;Skye McDonald

  • Impairments in Social Cognition Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

    Skye McDonald

  • The Single-Case Reporting Guideline In BEhavioural Interventions (SCRIBE) 2016: Explanation and elaboration.

    Robyn L. Tate;Michael Perdices;Ulrike Rosenkoetter;Skye McDonald

  • Clinical insights into pragmatic theory : Frontal lobe deficits and sarcasm

    Skye McDonald;Samantha Pearce

  • Recognition of emotion from facial expression following traumatic brain injury.

    V. Croker;Skye McDonald

  • Emotion perception deficits following traumatic brain injury: a review of the evidence and rationale for intervention.

    Cristina Bornhofen;Skye Mcdonald

  • Pragmatic Language Skills after Closed Head Injury: Ability to Meet the Informational Needs of the Listener

    S. Mcdonald

  • Social skills treatment for people with severe, chronic acquired brain injuries: a multicenter trial.

    Skye McDonald;Robyn Tate;Leanne Togher;Cristina Bornhofen

  • Incidence of hospital-treated traumatic brain injury in an Australian community

    R.L. Tate;S. McDonald;J.M. Lulham

  • Social cognition, empathy and functional outcome in schizophrenia

    Amy Sparks;Skye McDonald;Bianca Lino;Bianca Lino;Maryanne O'Donnell

Frequent Co-Authors

Leanne Togher
Leanne Togher University of Sydney
Robyn L. Tate
Robyn L. Tate University of Sydney
Jacqueline A. Rushby
Jacqueline A. Rushby University of New South Wales
Chris Code
Chris Code University of Exeter
Tamara Ownsworth
Tamara Ownsworth Griffith University
Olivier Piguet
Olivier Piguet University of Sydney
Jacinta Douglas
Jacinta Douglas La Trobe University
Robert H. Horner
Robert H. Horner University of Oregon
Thomas R. Kratochwill
Thomas R. Kratochwill University of Wisconsin–Madison
David H. Barlow
David H. Barlow Boston University

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