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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 94 821 100 430 29842

William Yule publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by William Yule between 1967 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. William Yule published across 59 years, from 1967 to 2025, averaging 7.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 1982. 3 of the 446 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 1982. 1967: 3 publications 1968: 1 publication 1969: 1 publication 1970: 4 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 4 publications 1973: 12 publications 1974: 10 publications 1975: 17 publications 1976: 10 publications 1977: 15 publications 1978: 11 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 11 publications 1981: 11 publications 1982: 23 publications 1983: 10 publications 1984: 10 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 9 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 10 publications 1990: 12 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 10 publications 1993: 13 publications 1994: 12 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 18 publications 1999: 18 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 4 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 1 publication 2023: 2 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1967 2025

446 publications in total across all disciplines

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William Yule: publications per year, 1967 to 2025
Year Publications
1967 3
1968 1
1969 1
1970 4
1971 2
1972 4
1973 12
1974 10
1975 17
1976 10
1977 15
1978 11
1979 2
1980 11
1981 11
1982 23
1983 10
1984 10
1985 4
1986 9
1987 5
1988 2
1989 10
1990 12
1991 8
1992 10
1993 13
1994 12
1995 5
1996 11
1997 8
1998 18
1999 18
2000 14
2001 10
2002 6
2003 7
2004 5
2005 6
2006 10
2007 10
2008 8
2009 7
2010 3
2011 4
2012 5
2013 10
2014 5
2015 4
2016 8
2017 4
2018 6
2019 1
2020 4
2021 1
2022 1
2023 2
2024 2
2025 1
Total 446
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William Yule 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 William Yule 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, 421–430 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: 430 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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
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 50 430
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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William Yule 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 William Yule 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, 94–95 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: 94 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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 94
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Aristotle Prize, European Federation of Psychologists' Associations

Overview

William Yule was affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom. Their research spanned primarily the field of psychology, with significant contributions in clinical psychology and developmental and educational psychology. The body of work also intersected with education, conservation, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

The scientist's research topics focused on several specific areas, including:

  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Reading and Literacy Development
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Youth Substance Use and School Attendance

William Yule authored and co-authored multiple papers, some of the more recent notable works being:

  • "The Isle of Wight studies: the scope and scale of reading difficulties," 2020, published in Oxford Review of Education
  • "Therapist-supported online cognitive therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in young people: protocol for an early-stage, parallel-group, randomised controlled study (OPTYC trial)," 2022, published in BMJ Open
  • "Teaching Recovery Techniques (TRT) to Ukrainian children and adolescents to self-manage post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 - The first 7 months," 2024, published in Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "Evaluation of pilot community art-based workshops designed for Ukrainian refugee children," 2023, published in Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • "Janet Carr," 2020, published in Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

The most frequent publication venues included:

  • Oxford Review of Education
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • BMJ Open
  • Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Collaborators worked closely with William Yule on various projects. Frequent co-authors included:

  • Patrick Smith
  • Anke Ehlers
  • Ewan Carr
  • David M. Clark
  • Tim Dalgleish

William Yule received the Aristotle Prize from the European Federation of Psychologists' Associations in 2007.

Best Publications

  • Attainment and adjustment in two geographical areas. I--The prevalence of psychiatric disorder.

    Michael Rutter;Antony Cox;Celia Tupling;Michael Berger

  • A neuropsychiatric study in childhood

    Michael Rutter;P. J. Graham;William Yule

  • Isle of Wight Studies, 1964–1974

    Michael Rutter;Jack Tizard;William Yule;Philip Graham

  • Adolescent turmoil: fact or fiction?

    Michael Rutter;Philip Graham;O. F. D. Chadwick;W. Yule

  • The concept of specific reading retardation.

    Michael Rutter;William Yule

  • Practitioner review: assessment and treatment of refugee children and adolescents who have experienced war-related trauma.

    Kimberly A. Ehntholt;William Yule

  • Changes in outlook following disaster: The preliminary development of a measure to assess positive and negative responses

    Stephen Joseph;Ruth Williams;William Yule

  • Attainment and Adjustment in Two Geographical Areas: III—Some Factors Accounting for Area Differences

    Michael Rutter;Bridget Yule;David Quinton;Olwen Rowlands

  • Post‐traumatic stress reactions in children

    William Yule;Ruth M. Williams

  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy for PTSD in children and adolescents: a preliminary randomized controlled trial.

    Patrick Smith;William Yule;Sean Perrin;Troy Tranah

  • The Long-term Psychological Effects of a Disaster Experienced in Adolescence: I: The Incidence and Course of PTSD

    William Yule;Derek Bolton;Orlee Udwin;Stephanie Boyle

  • Patterns of processing bias for emotional information across clinical disorders: A comparison of attention, memory, and prospective cognition in children and adolescents with depression, generalized anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Tim Dalgleish;Reza Taghavi;Hamid Neshat-Doost;Ali Moradi

  • A cognitive and behavioural phenotype in Williams syndrome.

    Orlee Udwin;William Yule

  • Practitioner Review: The Assessment and Treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents

    Sean Perrin;Patrick Smith;William Yule

  • Principal components analysis of the impact of event scale with children in war

    Patrick Smith;Sean Perrin;Atle Dyregrov;William Yule

  • School-based Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy Group Intervention for Refugee Children who have Experienced War-related Trauma:

    Kimberly A. Ehntholt;Patrick A. Smith;William Yule

  • War Exposure and Maternal Reactions in the Psychological Adjustment of Children from Bosnia-Hercegovina

    Patrick Smith;Sean Perrin;William Yule;Sophia Rabe-Hesketh

  • War exposure among children from Bosnia-Hercegovina: psychological adjustment in a community sample.

    Patrick Smith;Sean Perrin;William Yule;Berima Hacam

  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): The management of PTSD in adults and children in primary and secondary care

    Jonathan Ian Bisson;Anke Ehlers;Stephen Pilling;Pamela Dix

  • Crisis support and psychiatric symptomatology in adult survivors of the Jupiter cruise ship disaster.

    Stephen Joseph;Ben Andrews;Richard Williams;William Yule

  • Intelligent testing with the WISC-R: Kaufman A.S.: John Wiley, New York (1979). xix + 268 pp. £12.25

    William Yule

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick Smith
Patrick Smith University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tim Dalgleish
Tim Dalgleish University of Cambridge
Sean Perrin
Sean Perrin Lund University
Richard Meiser-Stedman
Richard Meiser-Stedman University of East Anglia
Stephen Joseph
Stephen Joseph University of Nottingham
Michael Rutter
Michael Rutter King's College London
Atle Dyregrov
Atle Dyregrov University of Bergen
David M. Clark
David M. Clark University of Oxford
Richard A. Bryant
Richard A. Bryant University of New South Wales
Anke Ehlers
Anke Ehlers University of Oxford

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