2026 Wolfgang Lutz: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	69	2374	2167	96	93	317	17323

Wolfgang Lutz 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 Wolfgang Lutz sits on this spectrum.

31 publications 705+

This scientist: 317 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wolfgang Lutz 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 Wolfgang Lutz sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Germany Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Germany Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Germany Leader Award
2012 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Economics and Empirical Social Sciences

Overview

Wolfgang Lutz is affiliated with the University of Trier in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of social sciences and psychology. Their research spans multiple interdisciplinary topics, incorporating elements of demography, health, and environmental studies.

The scientist's recent publications include the following papers:

"Intergenerational inequities in exposure to climate extremes" (2021) published in Science
"Population aging, migration, and productivity in Europe" (2020) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"China's low fertility may not hinder future prosperity" (2021) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Years of good life is a well-being indicator designed to serve research on sustainability" (2021) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Revisiting the causes of fertility decline in Bangladesh: the relative importance of female education and family planning programs" (2022) published in Asian Population Studies

Lutz collaborates frequently with several co-authors, notably:

Dilek Yıldız
Anne Goujon
Claudia Reiter
Saroja Adhikari
Guillaume Marois

Their scholarly work appears primarily in noteworthy publication venues, including:

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Vienna Yearbook of Population Research
Population and Development Review
Finnish Yearbook of Population Research

Lutz's research interests cover major fields and subfields such as:

Social Sciences
Psychology
General Health Professions
Demography
Clinical Psychology
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Sociology and Political Science

The main topics addressed in their work include:

Global Health Care Issues
Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management
Climate Change and Health Impacts
Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Mental Health Research Topics
Digital Mental Health Interventions

Among their academic contributions, Wolfgang Lutz authored a book titled Advanced Introduction to Demography, published in 2021 by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis.

Lutz received recognition in 2012 from the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina for contributions to economics and empirical social sciences.

Best Publications

The Shared Socioeconomic Pathways and their energy, land use, and greenhouse gas emissions implications: An overview

Keywan Riahi;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Elmar Kriegler;Jae Edmonds

6201
Citations
The coming acceleration of global population ageing

Wolfgang Lutz;Wolfgang Lutz;Warren Sanderson;Warren Sanderson;Sergei Scherbov;Sergei Scherbov

1866
Citations
The human core of the shared socioeconomic pathways: Population scenarios by age, sex and level of education for all countries to 2100

Samir Kc;Wolfgang Lutz

1486
Citations
The end of world population growth

Wolfgang Lutz;Warren Sanderson;Warren Sanderson;Sergei Scherbov

1277
Citations
Evaluation of psychotherapy. Efficacy, effectiveness, and patient progress.

Kenneth I. Howard;Karla Moras;Peter L. Brill;Zoran Martinovich

1188
Citations
The emergence of Sub-Replacement Family Size Ideals in Europe

Joshua Goldstein;Wolfgang Lutz;Maria Rita Testa

633
Citations
The Low Fertility Trap Hypothesis: Forces that May Lead to Further Postponement and Fewer Births in Europe

Wolfgang Lutz;Vegard Skirbekk;Maria Rita Testa

624
Citations
Global Human Capital: Integrating Education and Population

Wolfgang Lutz;Samir Kc

484
Citations
Dimensions of global population projections: what do we know about future population trends and structures?

Wolfgang Lutz;Wolfgang Lutz;Wolfgang Lutz;Samir Kc

441
Citations
Enhancing outcome for potential treatment failures: Therapist–client feedback and clinical support tools

S. Cory Harmon;Michael J. Lambert;David M. Smart;Eric Hawkins

418
Citations
World population and human capital in the twenty-first century

Wolfgang Lutz;William P. Butz;Samir Kc

415
Citations
Is education a key to reducing vulnerability to natural disasters and hence unavoidable climate change

Raya Muttarak;Wolfgang Lutz

413
Citations
Europe's population at a turning point

Wolfgang Lutz;Brian C. O'Neill;Sergei Scherbov

401
Citations
Doubling of world population unlikely

Wolfgang Lutz;Warren Sanderson;Sergei Scherbov

371
Citations
Intergenerational inequities in exposure to climate extremes

Wim Thiery;Stefan Lange;Joeri Rogelj;Carl Friedrich Schleussner

368
Citations
Population and Climate Change

Brian C. O'Neill;F. Landis MacKellar;Wolfgang Lutz

351
Citations
Therapist Effects in Outpatient Psychotherapy: A Three-Level Growth Curve Approach

Wolfgang Lutz;Scott C. Leon;Zoran Martinovich;John S. Lyons

345
Citations
Reconstruction of populations by age, sex and level of educational attainment for 120 countries for 1970-2000

Wolfgang Lutz;Anne Goujon;Warren Sanderson

344
Citations
Projection of Populations by Level of Educational Attainment, Age and Sex for 120 Countries for 2005-2050

Samir Kc;Bilal Barakat;Anne Goujon;Vegard Skirbekk

340
Citations
The Future Population of the World: What Can We Assume Today?

Wolfgang Lutz

339
Citations
The Demography of Educational Attainment and Economic Growth

Wolfgang Lutz;Jesus Crespo Cuaresma;Warren Sanderson

331
Citations
Global Sustainable Development Report 2019: The Future is Now – Science for Achieving Sustainable Development

Peter Messerli;Endah Murniningtyas;Parfait Eloundou-Enyegue;Ernest G. Foli

275
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Julian A. Rubel Osnabrück University

Sergei Scherbov International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

Warren C. Sanderson Stony Brook University

Brian C. O'Neill Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Steffen Moritz University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

Björn Meyer City, University of London

Johanna Schröder Medical School Hamburg

Jaime Delgadillo University of Sheffield

Fritz Hohagen University of Lübeck

Martin Hautzinger University of Tübingen

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