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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 publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wolfgang Lutz between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wolfgang Lutz published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 16.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 47 publications in 2021. 60 of the 809 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 47. Peak 47 publications in 2021. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 9 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 23 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 18 publications 2000: 25 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 22 publications 2003: 22 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 24 publications 2007: 30 publications 2008: 23 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 42 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 29 publications 2017: 45 publications 2018: 46 publications 2019: 38 publications 2020: 30 publications 2021: 47 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 29 publications 2025: 31 publications
1977 2025

809 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wolfgang Lutz: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 1
1982 0
1983 1
1984 1
1985 1
1986 2
1987 9
1988 6
1989 9
1990 7
1991 6
1992 6
1993 7
1994 23
1995 9
1996 12
1997 15
1998 10
1999 18
2000 25
2001 9
2002 22
2003 22
2004 14
2005 14
2006 24
2007 30
2008 23
2009 22
2010 16
2011 18
2012 14
2013 20
2014 42
2015 21
2016 29
2017 45
2018 46
2019 38
2020 30
2021 47
2022 13
2023 21
2024 29
2025 31
Total 809
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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.

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, 311–320 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: 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.

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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
311–320 100 317
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
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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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.

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, 68–69 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: 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.

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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 69
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
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

  • 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

  • The coming acceleration of global population ageing

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

  • 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

  • The end of world population growth

    Wolfgang Lutz;Warren Sanderson;Warren Sanderson;Sergei Scherbov

  • Evaluation of psychotherapy. Efficacy, effectiveness, and patient progress.

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

  • The emergence of Sub-Replacement Family Size Ideals in Europe

    Joshua Goldstein;Wolfgang Lutz;Maria Rita Testa

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

    Wolfgang Lutz;Vegard Skirbekk;Maria Rita Testa

  • Global Human Capital: Integrating Education and Population

    Wolfgang Lutz;Samir Kc

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

    Wolfgang Lutz;Wolfgang Lutz;Wolfgang Lutz;Samir Kc

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

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

  • World population and human capital in the twenty-first century

    Wolfgang Lutz;William P. Butz;Samir Kc

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

    Raya Muttarak;Wolfgang Lutz

  • Europe's population at a turning point

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

  • Doubling of world population unlikely

    Wolfgang Lutz;Warren Sanderson;Sergei Scherbov

  • Intergenerational inequities in exposure to climate extremes

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

  • Population and Climate Change

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

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

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

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

    Wolfgang Lutz;Anne Goujon;Warren Sanderson

  • 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

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

    Wolfgang Lutz

  • The Demography of Educational Attainment and Economic Growth

    Wolfgang Lutz;Jesus Crespo Cuaresma;Warren Sanderson

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Julian A. Rubel
Julian A. Rubel Osnabrück University
Sergei Scherbov
Sergei Scherbov International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Warren C. Sanderson
Warren C. Sanderson Stony Brook University
Brian C. O'Neill
Brian C. O'Neill Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Steffen Moritz
Steffen Moritz University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Björn Meyer
Björn Meyer City, University of London
Johanna Schröder
Johanna Schröder Medical School Hamburg
Jaime Delgadillo
Jaime Delgadillo University of Sheffield
Fritz Hohagen
Fritz Hohagen University of Lübeck
Martin Hautzinger
Martin Hautzinger University of Tübingen

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