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Yvonne Kelly publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yvonne Kelly sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 160 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Yvonne Kelly D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yvonne Kelly sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 53 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yvonne Kelly is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several main academic fields including Psychology, Social Sciences, and Medicine. Within these broad areas, Kelly has contributed notably to subfields such as Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Education, Sociology and Political Science, and General Health Professions.

Their publications focus on a range of interconnected topics. Key themes include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Early Childhood Education and Development, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Child Abuse and Trauma, Migration, Health and Trauma, Obesity and Health Practices, and Racial and Ethnic Identity Research.

Kelly has authored and co-authored multiple research papers featured in frequent publication venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), International Journal of Obesity, BMJ Open, SSM - Population Health, and BMC Public Health.

  • Physical punishment and child outcomes: a narrative review of prospective studies (2021, The Lancet)
  • Adverse childhood experiences and trajectories of internalizing, externalizing, and prosocial behaviors from childhood to adolescence (2021, Child Abuse & Neglect)
  • The Clustering of Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children: Are Gender and Poverty Important? (2020, Journal of Interpersonal Violence)
  • Adverse childhood experiences and early life inflammation in the Avon longitudinal study of parents and children (2020, Psychoneuroendocrinology)
  • Longitudinal pathways between childhood BMI, body dissatisfaction, and adolescent depression: an observational study using the UK Millennium Cohort Study (2023, The Lancet Psychiatry)

Kelly collaborates frequently with other researchers. Their common co-authors include Rebecca Lacey, Saffron Karlsen, Anja Heilmann, Rebecca Hardy, and Naomi Priest.

Best Publications

  • A systematic review of studies examining the relationship between reported racism and health and wellbeing for children and young people

    Naomi Priest;Yin Paradies;Brigid Trenerry;Mandy Truong

  • Social Media Use and Adolescent Mental Health: Findings From the UK Millennium Cohort Study

    Yvonne Kelly;Afshin Zilanawala;Cara Booker;Amanda Sacker

  • Breastfeeding and Hospitalization for Diarrheal and Respiratory Infection in the United Kingdom Millennium Cohort Study

    Maria A Quigley;Yvonne J Kelly;Amanda Sacker

  • Life course epidemiology: recognising the importance of adolescence

    Russell M Viner;David Ross;Rebecca Hardy;Diana Kuh

  • Clinical audit indicators of outcome following admission to hospital with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    C M Roberts;D Lowe;C E Bucknall;I Ryland

  • Early Maternal Time Investment and Early Child Outcomes

    Emilia Del Bono;Marco Francesconi;Yvonne Kelly;Amanda Sacker

  • Breastfeeding is associated with improved child cognitive development: a population-based cohort study.

    Maria A. Quigley;Christine Hockley;Claire Carson;Yvonne Kelly

  • Gender differences in the associations between age trends of social media interaction and well-being among 10-15 year olds in the UK

    Cara L. Booker;Yvonne J. Kelly;Amanda Sacker

  • Light drinking in pregnancy, a risk for behavioural problems and cognitive deficits at 3 years of age?

    Yvonne Kelly;Amanda Sacker;Ron Gray;John Kelly

  • What role for the home learning environment and parenting in reducing the socioeconomic gradient in child development? Findings from the Millennium Cohort Study

    Y Kelly;A Sacker;E Del Bono;M Francesconi

  • Physical punishment and child outcomes: a narrative review of prospective studies

    Anja Heilmann;Anita Mehay;Richard G Watt;Yvonne Kelly

  • Breastfeeding and developmental delay: findings from the millennium cohort study.

    Amanda Sacker;Maria A. Quigley;Yvonne J. Kelly

  • Birthweight and behavioural problems in children: a modifiable effect?

    Yvonne J Kelly;James Y Nazroo;Anne McMunn;Richard Boreham

  • Why does birthweight vary among ethnic groups in the UK? Findings from the Millennium Cohort Study.

    Yvonne J Kelly;L Panico;M Bartley;M G Marmot

  • Light drinking during pregnancy: still no increased risk for socioemotional difficulties or cognitive deficits at 5 years of age?

    Yvonne J Kelly;Amanda Sacker;Ron Gray;John Kelly

  • Racial/ethnic differences in breastfeeding initiation and continuation in the United kingdom and comparison with findings in the United States.

    Yvonne J. Kelly;Richard G. Watt;James Y. Nazroo

  • Adverse childhood experiences and trajectories of internalizing, externalizing, and prosocial behaviors from childhood to adolescence.

    Leonardo Bevilacqua;Yvonne Kelly;Anja Heilmann;Naomi Priest

  • Breast-feeding initiation and exclusive duration at 6 months by social class--results from the Millennium Cohort Study.

    YJ Kelly;RG Watt

  • Maternal asthma, premature birth, and the risk of respiratory morbidity in schoolchildren in Merseyside.

    Y J Kelly;B J Brabin;P Milligan;D P Heaf

  • The Clustering of Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children: Are Gender and Poverty Important?:

    Rebecca E. Lacey;Laura D. Howe;Michelle Kelly-Irving;Mel Bartley

  • Audit of acute admissions of COPD: standards of care and management in the hospital setting.

    C.M. Roberts;I. Ryland;D. Lowe;Y. Kelly

  • Report: Early Maternal Time Investment and Early Child Outcomes

    Emilia Del Bono;Marco Francesconi;Yvonne Kelly;Amanda Sacker

Frequent Co-Authors

Amanda Sacker
Amanda Sacker University College London
James Nazroo
James Nazroo University of Manchester
Mel Bartley
Mel Bartley University College London
Anne McMunn
Anne McMunn University College London
Rebecca Hardy
Rebecca Hardy University College London
Laia Bécares
Laia Bécares King's College London
Michael Marmot
Michael Marmot University College London
Marco Francesconi
Marco Francesconi University of Essex
Tarani Chandola
Tarani Chandola University of Hong Kong
Dieter Wolke
Dieter Wolke University of Warwick

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