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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 97 701 612 92 84 330 38727

Stephan Lewandowsky publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stephan Lewandowsky between 1983 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stephan Lewandowsky published across 44 years, from 1983 to 2026, averaging 13.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 45 publications in 2024. 42 of the 581 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 45. Peak 45 publications in 2024. 1983: 2 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 3 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 28 publications 2014: 34 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 31 publications 2019: 26 publications 2020: 41 publications 2021: 36 publications 2022: 42 publications 2023: 40 publications 2024: 45 publications 2025: 41 publications 2026: 1 publication
1983 2026

581 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stephan Lewandowsky: publications per year, 1983 to 2026
Year Publications
1983 2
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 3
1988 0
1989 6
1990 1
1991 1
1992 3
1993 5
1994 2
1995 3
1996 6
1997 2
1998 2
1999 5
2000 7
2001 0
2002 4
2003 5
2004 5
2005 5
2006 8
2007 3
2008 13
2009 17
2010 10
2011 16
2012 15
2013 28
2014 34
2015 22
2016 25
2017 19
2018 31
2019 26
2020 41
2021 36
2022 42
2023 40
2024 45
2025 41
2026 1
Total 581
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Stephan Lewandowsky 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 Stephan Lewandowsky 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, 321–330 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: 330 publications — 90th percentile

90% 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
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76 330
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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Stephan Lewandowsky 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 Stephan Lewandowsky 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, 96–97 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: 97 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.

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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
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 97
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Stephan Lewandowsky is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom and specializes in the social sciences. Their research spans several subfields, including sociology and political science, health, communication, cognitive neuroscience, and artificial intelligence.

The scientist's work addresses key topics such as misinformation and its impacts, vaccine coverage and hesitancy, psychology of moral and emotional judgment, social media and politics, hate speech and cyberbullying detection, media influence and politics, and climate change communication and perception.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Stephan Lewandowsky include Dawn Liu Holford, Philipp Schmid, Ullrich K. H. Ecker, Linda C. Karlsson, and Anna Soveri.

Published papers by Stephan Lewandowsky cover a range of subjects relevant to misinformation and vaccine hesitancy. Notable recent papers include:

  • "The psychological drivers of misinformation belief and its resistance to correction" (2022, Nature Reviews Psychology)
  • "COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the UK: the Oxford coronavirus explanations, attitudes, and narratives survey (Oceans) II" (2020, Psychological Medicine)
  • "Countering Misinformation and Fake News Through Inoculation and Prebunking" (2021, European Review of Social Psychology)
  • "Fearing the disease or the vaccine: The case of COVID-19" (2020, Personality and Individual Differences)
  • "Citizens Versus the Internet: Confronting Digital Challenges With Cognitive Tools" (2020, Gothic.net)

Stephan Lewandowsky has published extensively in key venues, with frequent contributions to Nature Human Behaviour, Nature Communications, PLoS ONE, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, and Current Opinion in Psychology.

In addition to articles, the scientist has contributed to books published by the Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, and King's College London. Titles include "The COVID-19 vaccine communication handbook: A practical guide for improving vaccine communication and fighting misinformation" (2021), "Fact or Fake? Tackling Science Disinformation" (2021), and "Communicating Science in Times of COVID-19: A Selective Overview of Good Practices" (2021).

Stephan Lewandowsky is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in the United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Misinformation and Its Correction: Continued Influence and Successful Debiasing

    Stephan Lewandowsky;Ullrich K. H. Ecker;Colleen M. Seifert;Norbert Schwarz

  • Beyond Misinformation: Understanding and coping with the post-truth era

    Stephan Lewandowsky;Ullrich K.H. Ecker;John Cook

  • Consensus on consensus: a synthesis of consensus estimates on human-caused global warming

    John Cook;John Cook;Naomi Oreskes;Peter T Doran;William R L Anderegg;William R L Anderegg

  • Neutralizing misinformation through inoculation: Exposing misleading argumentation techniques reduces their influence

    John Cook;John Cook;Stephan Lewandowsky;Stephan Lewandowsky;Ullrich K. H. Ecker Ecker

  • The Role of Conspiracist Ideation and Worldviews in Predicting Rejection of Science

    Stephan Lewandowsky;Stephan Lewandowsky;Gilles E. Gignac;Klaus Oberauer;Klaus Oberauer

  • NASA Faked the Moon Landing—Therefore, (Climate) Science Is a Hoax An Anatomy of the Motivated Rejection of Science

    Stephan Lewandowsky;Klaus Oberauer;Gilles E. Gignac

  • Memory for Serial Order

    Stephan Lewandowsky;Bennet B. Murdock

  • The pivotal role of perceived scientific consensus in acceptance of science

    Stephan Lewandowsky;Gilles E. Gignac;Samuel Vaughan

  • Explicit warnings reduce but do not eliminate the continued influence of misinformation

    Ullrich K. H. Ecker;Stephan Lewandowsky;David T. W. Tang

  • Processing political misinformation: comprehending the Trump phenomenon

    Briony Swire;Adam J. Berinsky;Stephan Lewandowsky;Ullrich K. H. Ecker

  • Fearing the Disease or the Vaccine: The Case of COVID-19

    Linda C. Karlsson;Anna Soveri;Stephan Lewandowsky;Linnea Karlsson

  • Handbook of applied cognition

    Francis T. Durso;Raymond S. Nickerson;Susan T. Dumais;Stephan Lewandowsky

  • Benchmarks for models of short-term and working memory.

    Klaus Oberauer;Stephan Lewandowsky;Edward Awh;Gordon D.A. Brown

  • Modeling working memory: An interference model of complex span

    Klaus Oberauer;Stephan Lewandowsky;Simon Farrell;Christopher R Jarrold

  • Motivated Rejection of Science

    Stephan Lewandowsky;Klaus Oberauer

  • An endogenous distributed model of ordering in serial recall

    Simon Farrell;Stephan Lewandowsky

  • Implicit Memory: Theoretical Issues

    Stephan Lewandowsky;John C. Dunn;Kim Kirsner

  • Computational Modeling in Cognition: Principles and Practice

    Stephan Lewandowsky;Simon Farrell

  • Addressing the theory crisis in psychology

    Klaus Oberauer;Stephan Lewandowsky

  • Rational Irrationality: Modeling Climate Change Belief Polarization Using Bayesian Networks

    John Cook;John Cook;Stephan Lewandowsky;Stephan Lewandowsky

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus Oberauer
Klaus Oberauer University of Zurich
Simon Farrell
Simon Farrell University of Western Australia
Ullrich K. H. Ecker
Ullrich K. H. Ecker University of Western Australia
Gordon D. A. Brown
Gordon D. A. Brown University of Warwick
James S. Risbey
James S. Risbey Illinois Tool Works (United States)
William E. Hockley
William E. Hockley Wilfrid Laurier University
Naomi Oreskes
Naomi Oreskes Harvard University
Michael E. Mann
Michael E. Mann Pennsylvania State University
Ralph Hertwig
Ralph Hertwig Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Thomas L. Griffiths
Thomas L. Griffiths Princeton University

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