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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 93 853 747 539 461 384 24741
Medicine 95 10208 9580 5247 4847 440 26287

Barry M. Lester publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Barry M. Lester between 1973 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Barry M. Lester published across 53 years, from 1973 to 2025, averaging 9.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2022. 32 of the 520 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2022. 1973: 1 publication 1974: 2 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 3 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 7 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 8 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 30 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 23 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 31 publications 2023: 31 publications 2024: 23 publications 2025: 9 publications
1973 2025

520 publications in total across all disciplines

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Barry M. Lester: publications per year, 1973 to 2025
Year Publications
1973 1
1974 2
1975 1
1976 1
1977 1
1978 3
1979 2
1980 0
1981 3
1982 7
1983 2
1984 8
1985 5
1986 4
1987 5
1988 3
1989 5
1990 5
1991 3
1992 4
1993 3
1994 6
1995 3
1996 30
1997 2
1998 23
1999 11
2000 6
2001 5
2002 8
2003 7
2004 14
2005 10
2006 8
2007 10
2008 10
2009 15
2010 21
2011 22
2012 24
2013 21
2014 20
2015 13
2016 14
2017 5
2018 8
2019 9
2020 12
2021 21
2022 31
2023 31
2024 23
2025 9
Total 520
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Barry M. Lester 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 Barry M. Lester sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 381–390 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 384 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58 384
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Barry M. Lester 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 Barry M. Lester sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 92–93 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70 93
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Barry M. Lester is affiliated with Brown University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a focus on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The main topics of Barry M. Lester's work include:

  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Barry M. Lester are:

  • T. Michael O'Shea
  • Margaret R. Karagas
  • Jennifer Helderman
  • Julie A. Hofheimer
  • Brian S. Carter

Barry M. Lester has published extensively across several venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Pediatric Research
  • UNC Libraries
  • JAMA Network Open
  • The Journal of Pediatrics
  • PEDIATRICS

Recent selected papers authored by Barry M. Lester include:

  • The Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO)-Wide Cohort, 2023, American Journal of Epidemiology
  • Buprenorphine versus Methadone for Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy, 2022, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Associations of Neighborhood Opportunity and Social Vulnerability With Trajectories of Childhood Body Mass Index and Obesity Among US Children, 2022, JAMA Network Open
  • Trends in Screen Time Use Among Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic, July 2019 Through August 2021, 2023, JAMA Network Open
  • Risk of Autism after Prenatal Topiramate, Valproate, or Lamotrigine Exposure, 2024, New England Journal of Medicine

Barry M. Lester was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1992.

Best Publications

  • Smoking during pregnancy and newborn neurobehavior.

    Karen L. Law;Laura R. Stroud;Linda L. LaGasse;Raymond Niaura

  • Buprenorphine versus methadone in the treatment of pregnant opioid-dependent patients: effects on the neonatal abstinence syndrome.

    Hendree E. Jones;Rolley E. Johnson;Donald R. Jasinski;Kevin E. O’Grady

  • The maternal lifestyle study: effects of substance exposure during pregnancy on neurodevelopmental outcome in 1-month-old infants.

    Barry M. Lester;Edward Z. Tronick;Linda LaGasse;Ronald Seifer

  • The Maternal Lifestyle Study: drug use by meconium toxicology and maternal self-report.

    Lester Bm;ElSohly M;Wright Ll;Smeriglio Vl

  • The rhythmic structure of mother-infant interaction in term and preterm infants.

    Barry M. Lester;Joel Hoffman;T. Berry Brazelton

  • The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Network Neurobehavioral Scale procedures.

    Barry M Lester;Edward Z Tronick;T Berry Brazelton

  • The roles of DNA methylation of NR3C1 and 11β-HSD2 and exposure to maternal mood disorder in utero on newborn neurobehavior

    Elisabeth Conradt;Barry M Lester;Allison A Appleton;David A Armstrong

  • Theory and research in behavioral pediatrics

    Hiram E. Fitzgerald;Barry M. Lester;Michael W. Yogman

  • Acoustic features and auditory perceptions of the cries of newborns with prenatal and perinatal complications.

    Philip Sanford Zeskind;Barry M. Lester

  • Regional obstetric anesthesia and newborn behavior: a reanalysis toward synergistic effects.

    B M Lester;H Als;T B Brazelton

  • The Infant Development, Environment, and Lifestyle Study: Effects of Prenatal Methamphetamine Exposure, Polydrug Exposure, and Poverty on Intrauterine Growth.

    Lynne M. Smith;Linda L. LaGasse;Chris Derauf;Penny Grant

  • Assessment of infant cry: Acoustic cry analysis and parental perception

    Linda L. LaGasse;A. Rebecca Neal;Barry M. Lester

  • Low birth weight and preterm births: etiologic fraction attributable to prenatal drug exposure.

    Henrietta S. Bada;Abhik Das;Charles R. Bauer;Seetha Shankaran

  • Cocaine exposure and children: the meaning of subtle effects

    Barry M. Lester;Linda L. LaGasse;Ronald Seifer

  • The maternal lifestyle study: cognitive, motor, and behavioral outcomes of cocaine-exposed and opiate-exposed infants through three years of age.

    Daniel S. Messinger;Charles R. Bauer;Abhik Das;Ron Seifer

  • The Maternal Lifestyle Study: drug exposure during pregnancy and short-term maternal outcomes.

    Charles R. Bauer;Seetha Shankaran;Henrietta S. Bada;Barry Lester

  • Neonatal Neurobehavior Predicts Medical and Behavioral Outcome

    Jing Liu;Carla Bann;Barry Lester;Edward Tronick

  • Family-based intervention improves maternal psychological well-being and feeding interaction of preterm infants.

    E C Meyer;C T Coll;B M Lester;C F Boukydis

  • Methamphetamine and other substance use during pregnancy: preliminary estimates from the Infant Development, Environment, and Lifestyle (IDEAL) study

    Amelia M. Arria;Chris Derauf;Linda L. LaGasse;Penny Grant

  • Single-Family Room Care and Neurobehavioral and Medical Outcomes in Preterm Infants

    Barry M Lester;Katheleen Hawes;Beau Abar;Mary Sullivan

  • Orientation to social and nonsocial stimuli in neonatal chimpanzees and humans

    Kim A. Bard;Kathleen A. Platzman;Barry M. Lester;Stephen J. Suomi

Frequent Co-Authors

Linda L. LaGasse
Linda L. LaGasse Brown University
Seetha Shankaran
Seetha Shankaran Wayne State University
Carmen J. Marsit
Carmen J. Marsit Emory University
Linda L. Wright
Linda L. Wright National Institutes of Health
Amelia M. Arria
Amelia M. Arria University of Maryland, College Park
Marilyn A. Huestis
Marilyn A. Huestis National Institute on Drug Abuse
Rosemary D. Higgins
Rosemary D. Higgins George Mason University
Ronald Seifer
Ronald Seifer Brown University
Abhik Das
Abhik Das RTI International
Elana Newman
Elana Newman University of Tulsa

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