| The open-field test: a critical review. RN Walsh, RA Cummins Psychological bulletin 83 (3), 482, 1976 | 3209 | 1976 |
| The domains of life satisfaction: An attempt to order chaos RA Cummins Social indicators research 38, 303-328, 1996 | 1751 | 1996 |
| Developing a national index of subjective wellbeing: The Australian Unity Wellbeing Index RA Cummins, R Eckersley, J Pallant, J Van Vugt, RA Misajon Social indicators research 64, 159-190, 2003 | 1695 | 2003 |
| Objective and subjective quality of life: An interactive model RA Cummins Social indicators research 52 (1), 55-72, 2000 | 1383 | 2000 |
| Conceptualization, measurement, and application of quality of life for persons with intellectual disabilities: Report of an international panel of experts RL Schalock, I Brown, R Brown, RA Cummins, D Felce, L Matikka, ... Mental retardation 40 (6), 457-470, 2002 | 1213 | 2002 |
| Quality of life indexes for national policy: Review and agenda for research MR Hagerty, RA Cummins, AL Ferriss, K Land, AC Michalos, M Peterson, ... Social indicators research 55, 1-96, 2001 | 1197 | 2001 |
| Moving from the quality of life concept to a theory RA Cummins Journal of Intellectual disability research 49 (10), 699-706, 2005 | 1012 | 2005 |
| Maintaining life satisfaction: The role of positive cognitive bias RA Cummins, H Nistico Journal of Happiness studies 3, 37-69, 2002 | 964 | 2002 |
| Need for belonging, relationship satisfaction, loneliness, and life satisfaction D Mellor, M Stokes, L Firth, Y Hayashi, R Cummins Personality and individual differences 45 (3), 213-218, 2008 | 952 | 2008 |
| Personal income and subjective well-being: A review RA Cummins Journal of happiness studies 1 (2), 133-158, 2000 | 905 | 2000 |
| Why we should not use 5-point Likert scales: The case for subjective quality of life measurement RA Cummins, E Gullone Proceedings, second international conference on quality of life in cities 74 …, 2000 | 790 | 2000 |
| Subjective wellbeing, homeostatically protected mood and depression: A synthesis RA Cummins Journal of happiness studies 11, 1-17, 2010 | 769 | 2010 |
| The second approximation to an international standard for life satisfaction RA Cummins Social indicators research 43, 307-334, 1998 | 752 | 1998 |
| Comprehensive quality of life scale: Adult (ComQol-A5): Manual RA Cummins Centre for Australia-Asia Studies, Deaking University, 1997 | 724* | 1997 |
| Assessing quality of life RA Cummins Quality of life for people with disabilities: Models, research and practice …, 1997 | 703 | 1997 |
| Normative life satisfaction: Measurement issues and a homeostatic model RA Cummins Social indicators research 64, 225-256, 2003 | 699 | 2003 |
| An investigation into the cross-cultural equivalence of the Personal Wellbeing Index ALD Lau, RA Cummins, W Mcpherson Social Indicators Research 72, 403-430, 2005 | 569 | 2005 |
| On the trail of the gold standard for subjective well-being RA Cummins Social indicators research 35, 179-200, 1995 | 550 | 1995 |
| Community integration or community exposure? A review and discussion in relation to people with an intellectual disability RA Cummins, ALD Lau Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities 16 (2), 145-157, 2003 | 525 | 2003 |
| Personal wellbeing index–school children RA Cummins, ALD Lau Deakin University, 2005 | 486* | 2005 |