Global Research Team
Research Scientist
Harvard University, Psychology
Tim Lomas is a Research Scientist in the Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, affiliated with the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University. His research focuses on cross-cultural perspectives on well-being, with particular interest in non-Western concepts and linguistic dimensions of happiness. He has published over 100 papers and 12 books on topics spanning wellbeing, linguistics, positive psychology, gender, Buddhism, and systems theory.
A cross-sectional analysis of male versus female flourishing among 202,898 participants across 22 countries on 73 variables in the global flourishing study
Scientific Reports · 2026 · First author
An exploratory cross-national analysis of the childhood predictors of inner peace in the Global Flourishing Study
Scientific Reports · 2025 · First author
Childhood experiences and adult prayer or meditation in 22 countries around the world
Scientific Reports · 2025
Childhood predictors of balance in life: a cross-national analysis of the global flourishing study
Scientific Reports · 2025 · First author
Demographic Variation in Balance in Life Across 22 Countries: A Cross-National Analysis of the Global Flourishing Study
Applied Research in Quality of Life · 2025 · First author
Demographic Variation in Inner Peace Across 22 Countries: A Cross-National Analysis of the Global Flourishing Study
Journal of Happiness Studies · 2025 · First author
Flourishing in Argentina: Evidence from the Global Flourishing Study (GFS) across socioeconomic groups and levels of religiosity
International Journal of Wellbeing · 2025
Flourishing in Hong Kong: An analysis of wellbeing-related outcomes in the Global Flourishing Study
International Journal of Wellbeing · 2025
Flourishing in South Africa: Benchmarks and sociodemographic variation across 69 health, wellbeing, and related factors in the Global Flourishing Study
International Journal of Wellbeing · 2025
Flourishing in Sweden: Great overall—but not for all
International Journal of Wellbeing · 2025
Flourishing in the Philippines: Country-specific insights from the Global Flourishing Study
International Journal of Wellbeing · 2025
Flourishing in Türkiye: A comprehensive country-specific analysis of wellbeing-related outcomes in the Global Flourishing Study
International Journal of Wellbeing · 2025
Mental illness, mental health, and mental well-being
npj Mental Health Research · 2026
Swedish Well-Being: The rising importance of age among demographic, personality, and social relationship factors
SSM - Population Health · 2026
The Global Flourishing Study: Study Profile and Initial Results on Flourishing
Nature Mental Health · 2025
The Prevalence and Predictors of Experiences of Beauty in 22 Countries: An International Assessment of Aesthetic Appreciation in the Global Flourishing Study
Applied Research in Quality of Life · 2026 · First author
Understanding Well-Being in Poland: Insights from the Global Flourishing Study
International Journal of Wellbeing · 2025
Well-being in the United States: Insights from the Global Flourishing Study
International Journal of Wellbeing · 2025