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Stephen Nowicki 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 Stephen Nowicki sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 140 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stephen Nowicki 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 Stephen Nowicki sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Stephen Nowicki is affiliated with Emory University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Psychology, and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Developmental Biology, Ecology, Clinical Psychology, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

Nowicki's research topics predominantly focus on animal behavior and reproduction, with specific attention to animal vocal communication and behavior. Their interests also extend to plant and animal studies, avian ecology and behavior, health, environment, cognitive aging, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, and the impact of COVID-19 on mental health.

Recent scientific papers authored or co-authored by Nowicki include:

  • Behind the Mask: Emotion Recognition in Healthcare Students (2021), Medical Science Educator
  • Categorical perception in animal communication and decision-making (2020), Behavioral Ecology
  • The Relationship Between Locus of Control and Religious Behavior and Beliefs in a Large Population of Parents: An Observational Study (2020), Frontiers in Psychology
  • Variation in vocal production learning across songbirds (2021), Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Long-distance dependencies in birdsong syntax (2022), Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Nowicki frequently collaborates with a range of co-authors, including Susan Peters, Matthew N. Zipple, Patrick A. Green, Yasmin Iles-Caven, and Jean Golding.

The scientist's work has been published in a variety of academic journals, with multiple publications appearing in Frontiers in Psychology, Behavioral Ecology, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Animal Behaviour, and Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology.

In addition to articles, Nowicki has contributed to book publications, including a title published by Frontiers Media: Locus of Control: Antecedents, Consequences and Interventions Using Rotter's Definition (2021).

Best Publications

  • A locus of control scale for children.

    Stephen Nowicki;Bonnie R. Strickland

  • Individual differences in the nonverbal communication of affect: The Diagnostic Analysis of Nonverbal Accuracy Scale.

    Stephen Nowicki;Marshall P. Duke

  • A locus of control scale for noncollege as well as college adults.

    Stephen Nowicki;Marshall P. Duke

  • A new measure and social-learning model for interpersonal distance.

    Marshall P. Duke;Stephen Nowicki

  • The Measurement of Emotional Intensity from Facial Expressions

    Stephen Nowicki;John Carton

  • The association of children's nonverbal decoding abilities with their popularity, locus of control, and academic achievement.

    Stephen Nowicki;Marshall P. Duke

  • A preschool and primary internal-external control scale.

    Stephen Nowicki;Marshall P. Duke

  • Perception of Emotion: Measuring Decoding Accuracy of Adult Prosodic Cues Varying in Intensity

    Kym M. Baum;Stephen Nowicki

  • Nonverbal receptivity: The Diagnostic Analysis of Nonverbal Accuracy (DANVA).

    Stephen Nowicki;Marshall P. Duke

  • Helping the Child Who Doesn't Fit in

    Stephen Nowicki;Marshall P. Duke

  • 2 – THE NOWICKI–STRICKLAND LIFE-SPAN LOCUS OF CONTROL SCALES: CONSTRUCT VALIDATION

    Stephen Nowicki;Marshall P. Duke

  • Antecedents of individual differences in locus of control of reinforcement: A critical review.

    John S. Carton;Stephen Nowicki

  • Locus of Control and Achievement—the Confirmation of a Theoretical Expectation

    Marshall P. Duke;Stephen Nowicki

  • Accuracy in identifying affect in child and adult faces and voices and social competence in preschool children.

    Stephen Nowicki Jr.;Julianne Mitchell

  • Reducing the drop-out rates of at-risk high school students: the Effective Learning Program (ELP).

    Stephen Nowicki;Marshall P. Duke;Sherleen Sisney;Bridget Stricker

  • Effects of a Structured Camp Experience on Locus of Control Orientation.

    Stephen Nowicki;Jarvis Barnes

  • Emotion recognition abilities and empathy of victims of bullying.

    Sarah Woods;Dieter Wolke;Stephen Nowicki;Lynne Hall

  • Nonverbal Emotion Recognition and Salespersons: Linking Ability to Perceived and Actual Success

    Kristin Byron;Sophia Terranova;Stephen Nowicki

  • Associations Between Social Anxiety and Nonverbal Processing Skill in Preadolescent Boys and Girls

    Erin B. McClure;Stephen Nowicki

  • A Test of the Ability to Identify Emotion in Human Standing and Sitting Postures: The Diagnostic Analysis of Nonverbal Accuracy-2 Posture Test (DANVA2-POS)

    Hallee Pitterman;Stephen Nowicki

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean Golding
Jean Golding University of Bristol
Dheeraj Rai
Dheeraj Rai University of Bristol
Mohammad Reza Zali
Mohammad Reza Zali Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Donald J. Kiesler
Donald J. Kiesler Virginia Commonwealth University
Dieter Wolke
Dieter Wolke University of Warwick
Eugene Winograd
Eugene Winograd Emory University
Laura Mufson
Laura Mufson Columbia University
Carol Joinson
Carol Joinson University of Bristol
Elaine F. Walker
Elaine F. Walker Emory University
Sherryl H. Goodman
Sherryl H. Goodman Emory University

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