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Alexander T. Vazsonyi

Alexander T. Vazsonyi

University of Kentucky
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
57
Citations
11454
World Ranking
4053
National Ranking
2270

Alexander T. Vazsonyi 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 Alexander T. Vazsonyi sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 221 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Alexander T. Vazsonyi 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 Alexander T. Vazsonyi sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alexander T. Vazsonyi is affiliated with the University of Kentucky in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines with a strong focus on psychology and social sciences, contributing extensively to clinical psychology, social psychology, sociology and political science, experimental and cognitive psychology, and education.

Their scholarly work addresses critical topics in child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, crime patterns and interventions, behavioral health and interventions, bullying, victimization, and aggression, the impact of technology on adolescents, early childhood education and development, and intimate partner and family violence.

Alexander T. Vazsonyi has published research in several frequently featured venues including:

  • Journal of Criminal Justice
  • Journal of Adolescence
  • International Criminology
  • Personality and Individual Differences
  • Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Their collaboration network includes several frequent co-authors such as:

  • Dan Liu
  • Magda Javakhishvili
  • Sara Yamini
  • Hossein Dabiriyan Tehrani
  • Marek Blatný

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Alexander T. Vazsonyi include:

  • Does Self-control Outdo IQ in Predicting Academic Performance?, 2021, Journal of Youth and Adolescence
  • The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI): Psychometric and clinical risk score applications among college students., 2021, Psychological Assessment
  • Cross-National Associations Among Cyberbullying Victimization, Self-Esteem, and Internet Addiction: Direct and Indirect Effects of Alexithymia, 2020, Frontiers in Psychology
  • The link between individualism-collectivism and life satisfaction among emerging adults from four countries, 2021, Applied Psychology Health and Well-Being
  • Parenting styles and Big Five personality traits among adolescents: A meta-analysis, 2023, Personality and Individual Differences

Best Publications

  • An Empirical Test of a General Theory of Crime: A Four-Nation Comparative Study of Self-Control and the Prediction of Deviance

    Alexander T. Vazsonyi;Lloyd E. Pickering;Marianne Junger;Dick Hessing

  • Examining the Light and Dark Sides of Emerging Adults’ Identity: A Study of Identity Status Differences in Positive and Negative Psychosocial Functioning

    Seth J. Schwartz;Wim Beyers;Koen Luyckx;Bart Soenens

  • It's time: A meta-analysis on the self-control-deviance link

    Alexander T. Vazsonyi;Jakub Mikuška;Erin L. Kelley

  • No More Than Skin Deep: Ethnic and Racial Similarity in Developmental Process

    David C. Rowe;Alexander T. Vazsonyi;Daniel J. Flannery

  • Initial behavior outcomes for the peacebuilders universal school-based violence prevention program.

    Daniel J. Flannery;Alexander T. Vazsonyi;Albert K. Liau;Shenyang Guo

  • WHO ARE THEY WITH AND WHAT ARE THEY DOING? Delinquent Behavior, Substance Use, and Early Adolescents' After‐School Time

    Daniel J. Flannery;Laura L. Williams;Alexander T. Vazsonyi

  • Ethnic and gender differences in risk for early adolescent substance use

    Daniel J. Flannery;Alexander T. Vazsonyi;Julia Torquati;Angela Fridrich

  • Where self-control comes from: on the development of self-control and its relationship to deviance over time.

    Alexander T. Vazsonyi;Li Huang

  • Cyberbullying in context: Direct and indirect effects by low self-control across 25 European countries

    Alexander T. Vazsonyi;Hana Machackova;Anna Sevcikova;David Smahel

  • The role of aggression and social competence in children's perceptions of the child–teacher relationship

    Maureen Blankemeyer;Daniel J. Flannery;Alexander T. Vazsonyi

  • Peacebuilders: a theoretically driven, school-based model for early violence prevention

    Dennis D. Embry;Daniel J. Flannery;Alexander T. Vazsonyi;Kenneth E. Powell

  • Mating-effort in adolescence : A conditional or alternative strategy

    David C. Rowe;Alexander T. Vazsonyi;Aurelio Jose Figueredo

  • The Cambridge Handbook of Violent Behavior and Aggression

    Daniel J. Flannery;Alexander T. Vazsonyi;Irwin D. Waldman

  • Exotic Enterprise No More? Adolescent Reports of Family and Parenting Processes From Youth in Four Countries

    Alexander T. Vazsonyi;Jeffrey R. Hibbert;J. Blake Snider

  • THE FAMILY → LOW SELF-CONTROL → DEVIANCE A Cross-Cultural and Cross-National Test of Self-Control Theory

    Alexander T. Vazsonyi;Lara M. Belliston

  • Sex Differences In Crime: Do Means and Within-Sex Variation Have Similar Causes?:

    David C. Rowe;Alexander T. Vazsonyi;Daniel J. Flannery

  • Early Adolescent Delinquent Behaviors: Associations with Family and School Domains

    Alexander T. Vazsonyi;Daniel J. Flannery

  • Extending the General Theory of Crime to "The East:" Low Self-Control in Japanese Late Adolescents

    Alexander T. Vazsonyi;Janice E. Clifford Wittekind;Lara M. Belliston;Timothy D. Van Loh

  • Development and Risk Behavior Among African American, Caucasian, and Mixed-race Adolescents Living in High Poverty Inner-city Neighborhoods

    John M. Bolland;Chalandra M. Bryant;Bradley E. Lian;Debra M. McCallum

  • A Test of Gottfredson and Hirschi's General Theory of Crime in African American Adolescents.

    Alexander T. Vazsonyi;Jennifer M. Crosswhite

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel J. Flannery
Daniel J. Flannery Case Western Reserve University
Seth J. Schwartz
Seth J. Schwartz The University of Texas at Austin
Byron L. Zamboanga
Byron L. Zamboanga University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Susan Krauss Whitbourne
Susan Krauss Whitbourne University of Massachusetts Amherst
Robert S. Weisskirch
Robert S. Weisskirch California State University, Monterey Bay
Linda G. Castillo
Linda G. Castillo Texas A&M University
David C. Rowe
David C. Rowe University of Arizona
Michelle F. Wright
Michelle F. Wright Indiana State University
Alan S. Waterman
Alan S. Waterman College of New Jersey
Richard M. Lee
Richard M. Lee University of Minnesota

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