Topic · Child Welfare and Adoption
Most cited papers in Child Welfare and Adoption
What are the most cited papers in Child Welfare and Adoption?
The most cited paper in Child Welfare and Adoption is "Current patterns of parental authority." (Diana Baumrind, 1971), with 5,167 citations. Next come "Initial reliability and validity of a new retrospective measure of child abuse and neglect" (3,606) and "Impact of sexual abuse on children: A review and synthesis of recent empirical studies." (2,498).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 514 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Current patterns of parental authority. Diana Baumrind · Developmental Psychology | 1971 | 5,167 |
| 2 | Initial reliability and validity of a new retrospective measure of child abuse and neglect David P. Bernstein, Ludwig Fink, Leonard Handelsman et al. · American Journal of Psychiatry | Aug 1994 | 3,606 |
| 3 | Impact of sexual abuse on children: A review and synthesis of recent empirical studies. Kathleen A Kendall-Tackett, Linda M. Williams, David Finkelhor · Psychological Bulletin | 1993 | 2,498 |
| 4 | The traumatic impact of child sexual abuse: A conceptualization. David Finkelhor, Angela Christine Browne · American Journal of Orthopsychiatry | Oct 1985 | 1,892 |
| 5 | Age and Sex Differences in Perceptions of Networks of Personal Relationships Wyndol C. Furman, Duane Buhrmester · Child Development | Feb 1992 | 1,653 |
| 6 | The Prevalence of Child Maltreatment across the Globe: Review of a Series of Meta‐Analyses Marije Stoltenborgh, Marian J. Bakermans‐Kranenburg, Lenneke R. A. Alink et al. · Child Abuse Review | 20 Oct 2014 | 1,543 |
| 7 | Ten-Year Research Update Review: Child Sexual Abuse Frank W. Putnam · Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Mar 2003 | 1,492 |
| 8 | The Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations: application to medical care use and outcomes for homeless people. Lillian Gelberg, Ronald Andersen, BARBARA D. LEAKE · PubMed | Feb 2000 | 1,271 |
| 9 | Pathways to participation: openings, opportunities and obligations Harry Shier · Children & Society | Apr 2001 | 1,269 |
| 10 | Longitudinal pathways linking child maltreatment, emotion regulation, peer relations, and psychopathology Jungmeen Kim, Dante Cicchetti · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry | 29 Dec 2009 | 1,234 |
| 11 | MAOA, maltreatment, and gene–environment interaction predicting children's mental health: new evidence and a meta-analysis Julia Kim‐Cohen, Avshalom Caspi, Alan Taylor et al. · Molecular Psychiatry | 27 Jun 2006 | 1,169 |
| 12 | Mental Health Need and Access to Mental Health Services by Youths Involved With Child Welfare: A National Survey Barbara J. Burns, Susan D. Phillips, Henry Ryan Wagner et al. · Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Aug 2004 | 1,165 |
| 13 | A Meta-Analysis of the Published Research on the Effects of Child Sexual Abuse Elizabeth Oddone Paolucci, Mark Genuis, Claudio Violato · The Journal of Psychology | 2001 | 1,156 |
| 14 | Evidence‐Based Psychotherapies for Children and Adolescents Matt Woolgar · Child and Adolescent Mental Health | Aug 2011 | 1,096 |
| 15 | A Prospective Investigation of Major Depressive Disorder and Comorbidity in Abused and Neglected Children Grown Up Cathy Spatz Widom, Kimberly DuMont, Sally J. Czaja · Archives of General Psychiatry | 2007 | 1,071 |
| 16 | The long-term impact of the physical, emotional, and sexual abuse of children: A community study P.E. Mullen, Jennifer L. Martin, Jessie C. Anderson et al. · Child Abuse & Neglect | 1996 | 1,027 |
| 17 | A Developmental Psychopathology Perspective on Child Abuse and Neglect Dante Cicchetti, Sheree L. Toth · Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | May 1995 | 1,026 |
| 18 | Family, school, and behavioral antecedents to early adolescent involvement with antisocial peers. Thomas J. Dishion, Gerald R. Patterson, Mike Stoolmiller et al. · Developmental Psychology | 1991 | 1,016 |
| 19 | The child sexual abuse accomodation syndrome Roland C. Summit · Child Abuse & Neglect | 1983 | 989 |
| 20 | Cognitive Recovery in Socially Deprived Young Children: The Bucharest Early Intervention Project Charles A. Nelson, Charles H. Zeanah, Nathan A. Fox et al. · Science | 20 Dec 2007 | 966 |
| 21 | Resilience as process Byron R. Egeland, Elizabeth Ann Carlson, L. Alan Sroufe · Development and Psychopathology | 1993 | 953 |
| 22 | Spanking and child outcomes: Old controversies and new meta-analyses. Elizabeth Thompson Gershoff, Andrew C. Grogan‐Kaylor · Journal of Family Psychology | 2016 | 933 |
| 23 | Attachment security and disorganization in maltreating and high-risk families: A series of meta-analyses Chantal P. Cyr, Eveline M. Euser, Marian J. Bakermans‐Kranenburg et al. · Development and Psychopathology | 26 Jan 2010 | 914 |
| 24 | Prolonged institutional rearing is associated with atypically large amygdala volume and difficulties in emotion regulation Nim Tottenham, Todd Anthony Hare, Brian Quinn et al. · Developmental Science | 28 May 2009 | 910 |
| 25 | Theorizing the Father-Child Relationship: Mechanisms and Developmental Outcomes Daniel Paquette · Human Development | 2004 | 908 |
| 26 | Vitamin C induces Tet-dependent DNA demethylation and a blastocyst-like state in ES cells Kathryn Blaschke, Kevin T. Ebata, Mohammad Mahdi Karimi et al. · Nature | 28 Jun 2013 | 901 |
| 27 | What five decades of research tells us about the effects of youth psychological therapy: A multilevel meta-analysis and implications for science and practice. John R. Weisz, Sofie Kuppens, Mei Yi Ng et al. · American Psychologist | Feb 2017 | 900 |
| 28 | Nature and uses of immaturity. Jerome S. Bruner · American Psychologist | Aug 1972 | 854 |
| 29 | Population-Based Prevention of Child Maltreatment: The U.S. Triple P System Population Trial Ronald J. Prinz, Matthew R. Sanders, Cheri J. Shapiro et al. · Prevention Science | 21 Jan 2009 | 844 |
| 30 | Unpacking Authoritative Parenting: Reassessing a Multidimensional Construct Marjory Roberts Gray, Laurence D. Steinberg · Journal of Marriage and the Family | Aug 1999 | 841 |
| 31 | The sexual abuse of Afro-American and White-American women in childhood Gail E. Wyatt · Child Abuse & Neglect | 1985 | 835 |
| 32 | Children and youth in foster care: disentangling the relationship between problem behaviors and number of placements Rae R. Newton, Alan J. Litrownik, John A. Landsverk · Child Abuse & Neglect | Oct 2000 | 821 |
| 33 | The Role of Early Life Stress in Adult Psychiatric Disorders Clara Passmann Carr, Camilla Maria Severi Martins, Ana Maria Stingel et al. · The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease | 26 Nov 2013 | 818 |
| 34 | Developmental traumatology: The psychobiological development of maltreated children and its implications for research, treatment, and policy Michael D. De Bellis · Development and Psychopathology | Sep 2001 | 816 |
| 35 | Is Home Visiting an Effective Strategy? A Meta-Analytic Review of Home Visiting Programs for Families With Young Children Monica A. Sweet, Mark I. Appelbaum · Child Development | Sep 2004 | 808 |
| 36 | Current Information on the Scope and Nature of Child Sexual Abuse David Finkelhor · The Future of Children | 1994 | 804 |
| 37 | Handbook of Infant Mental Health Lewis W. Sprunger · Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Apr 1995 | 796 |
| 38 | Paradise Lost: The Neurobiological and Clinical Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect Charles B. Nemeroff · Neuron | Mar 2016 | 781 |
| 39 | Long-term correlates of child sexual abuse: Theory and review of the empirical literature Melissa Anderson Polusny, Victoria M. Follette · Applied and Preventive Psychology | Jun 1995 | 780 |
| 40 | Psychiatric Disorders in Foster Home Reared Children of Schizophrenic Mothers Leonard L. Heston · The British Journal of Psychiatry | Aug 1966 | 776 |
| 41 | I. COPING WITH MARITAL TRANSITIONS: A FAMILY SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE E. Mavis Hetherington · Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development | Feb 1992 | 774 |
| 42 | Patterns of Child Rearing, 1951-1958 Robert R. Sears, Eleanor Emmons Maccoby, Hàrry Levin · Harvard Dataverse | 1980 | 769 |
| 43 | This bridge we call home: radical visions for transformation Barbara Burton · Women s Studies International Forum | Mar 2003 | 740 |
| 44 | Understanding how and why psychotherapy leads to change Alan E. Kazdin · Psychotherapy Research | 25 Nov 2008 | 734 |
| 45 | Preventing conduct problems in Head Start children: Strengthening parenting competencies. Carolyn H. Webster-Stratton · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology | 1998 | 730 |
| 46 | Handbook of Father Involvement: Multidisciplinary Perspectives Trevena Moore · Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics | Aug 2003 | 715 |
| 47 | The types and prevalence of mental illness in the biological and adoptive families of adopted schizophrenics Seymour S. Kety, DAVID M. ROSENTHAL, Paul H. Wender et al. · Journal of Psychiatric Research | Nov 1968 | 707 |
| 48 | Caregivers in day-care centers: Does training matter? Jeffrey Jensen Arnett · Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology | Oct 1989 | 706 |
| 49 | Who Drops Out of High School and Why? Findings from a National Study Ruth B. Ekstrom, Margaret E. Goertz, Judith M. Pollack et al. · Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education | 1986 | 705 |
| 50 | Examining Child Maltreatment Through a Neurodevelopmental Lens: Clinical Applications of the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics Bruce D. Perry · Journal of Loss and Trauma | 25 Jun 2009 | 702 |
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