2026 Tony Ward: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	96	737	646	2	1	500	34054

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Psychology in New Zealand Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Psychology in New Zealand Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Psychology in New Zealand Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Psychology in New Zealand Leader Award
2017 - Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Overview

Tony Ward is affiliated with Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. Their research spans multiple fields, mainly focusing on psychology, social sciences, and environmental science. The subfields of study associated with their work include clinical psychology, sociology and political science, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, general health professions, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

Their scholarly output is documented in a range of publication venues, with the most frequent being:

Aggression and Violent Behavior
Theory & Psychology
ISEE Conference Abstracts
Clinical Psychological Science
The Science of The Total Environment

Among Tony Ward's recent papers are:

"Practice frameworks in correctional psychology: Translating causal theories and normative assumptions into practice" (2021), published in Aggression and Violent Behavior
"Symptom Descriptions in Psychopathology: How Well Are They Working for Us?" (2021), published in Clinical Psychological Science
"Characteristics and toxicological effects of commuter exposure to black carbon and metal components of fine particles (PM2.5) in Hong Kong" (2020), published in The Science of The Total Environment
"Indoor, outdoor, and personal exposure to PM2.5 and their bioreactivity among healthy residents of Hong Kong" (2020), published in Environmental Research
"Men's experiences of help-seeking for female-perpetrated intimate partner violence: A qualitative exploration" (2021), published in Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

Research topics frequently addressed by Tony Ward include:

Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
Air Quality and Health Impacts
Crime Patterns and Interventions
Mental Health and Psychiatry
Mental Health Research Topics
Energy and Environment Impacts

The scientist has collaborated extensively, with frequent co-authors including:

Mary Barnao
David S. Prescott
Stijn Vandevelde
Gwenda M. Willis
Wouter Wanzeele

Tony Ward was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2017.

Best Publications

The good lives model and conceptual issues in offender rehabilitation

Tony Ward;Mark Brown

1061
Citations
An integrated theory of sexual offending

Tony Ward;Anthony Robert Beech

998
Citations
Toward a comprehensive theory of child sexual abuse: A theory knitting perspective

Tony Ward;Richard J. Siegert

904
Citations
The good lives model of offender rehabilitation: Clinical implications

Tony Ward;Ruth E. Mann;Theresa A. Gannon

836
Citations
Theories of Sexual Offending

Tony Ward;Devon L. L. Polaschek;Anthony R. Beech

819
Citations
Rehabilitation, etiology, and self-regulation: The comprehensive good lives model of treatment for sexual offenders

Tony Ward;Theresa A. Gannon

790
Citations
The treatment of sex offenders: Risk management and good lives.

Tony Ward;Claire A. Stewart

788
Citations
Child Molesters' Implicit Theories

Tony Ward;Thomas Keenan

733
Citations
Sexual offenders' cognitive distortions as implicit theories

Tony Ward

682
Citations
Good lives and the rehabilitation of offenders: Promises and problems

Tony Ward

677
Citations
Criminogenic needs and human needs: A theoretical model.

Tony Ward;Claire Stewart

608
Citations
Desistance from Sex Offending: Alternatives to Throwing Away the Keys

D. Richard Law;Tony Ward

549
Citations
Cognitive distortions in sex offenders: An integrative review

Tony Ward;Stephen M. Hudson;Lucy Johnston;William L. Marshall

546
Citations
Attachment style in sex offenders: A preliminary study

Tony Ward;Stephen M. Hudson;William L. Marshall

525
Citations
Treatment outcome with sex offenders

W.L. Marshall;Robin Jones;Tony Ward;Peter Johnston

517
Citations
Reconstructing the Risk-Need-Responsivity model: A theoretical elaboration and evaluation

Tony Ward;Joseph Melser;Pamela M. Yates

502
Citations
The multifactor offender readiness model

Tony Ward;Andrew Day;Kevin Howells;Astrid Birgden

479
Citations
The integration of etiology and risk in sexual offenders: A theoretical framework

Anthony Robert Beech;Tony Ward

470
Citations
A Descriptive Model of the Offense Chain for Child Molesters

Tony Ward;Kirsten Louden;Stephen M. Hudson;William L. Marshall

464
Citations
Rehabilitation: Beyond the Risk Paradigm

Tony Ward;Shadd Maruna

435
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen M. Hudson University of Canterbury

Theresa A. Gannon University of Kent

Anthony R. Beech University of Birmingham

Devon L. L. Polaschek University of Waikato

Andrew Day University of Melbourne

Richard J. Siegert Auckland University of Technology

William L. Marshall Queen's University

Kevin Howells University of Nottingham

Grant James Devilly Griffith University

Lucy Johnston University of Canterbury

External Links

Personal website of Tony Ward Google Scholar page

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