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Betty Davies 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 Betty Davies sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 102 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Betty Davies 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 Betty Davies sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Betty Davies is affiliated with the University of Victoria in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with significant contributions in subfields including Physiology, Clinical Psychology, Geriatrics and Gerontology, General Health Professions, and Economics and Econometrics.

Their work focuses on several key topics, notably Frailty in Older Adults, Nutrition and Health in Aging, Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Body Composition Measurement Techniques, Health Policy Implementation Science, and Community Health and Development.

Davies has collaborated frequently with several coauthors including Alejandro Álvarez-Bustos, Leocadio Rodríguez-Mañas, Maru Barrera, Mary Jo Gilmer, and Diane L. Fairclough.

Their recent publications include the following:

  • Role of sarcopenia in the frailty transitions in older adults: a population-based cohort study (2022), Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle
  • Differential Association of Frailty and Sarcopenia With Mortality and Disability: Insight Supporting Clinical Subtypes of Frailty (2022), Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  • Using Metaphors to Make Research Findings Meaningful (2022), Canadian Journal of Nursing Research
  • Impact of End-of-Life Circumstances on the Adjustment of Bereaved Siblings of Children Who Died from Cancer (2021), Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
  • Hogan Inventory of Bereavement--Short Form; Children and Adolescents (2021), PsycTESTS Dataset

The publication venues in which Davies frequently publishes include:

  • Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle
  • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  • Canadian Journal of Nursing Research
  • Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
  • PsycTESTS Dataset

Best Publications

  • Mourning and Meaning

    Robert A. Neimeyer;Holly G. Prigerson;Betty Davies

  • Barriers to palliative care for children: perceptions of pediatric health care providers.

    Betty Davies;Sally A. Sehring;J. Colin Partridge;Bruce A. Cooper

  • Variations in and factors influencing family members' decisions for palliative home care.

    Kelli I Stajduhar;Betty Davies

  • Sibling bereavement and continuing bonds.

    Wendy Packman;Heidi Horsley;Betty Davies;Robin Kramer

  • Comparison of Continuing Bonds Reported by Parents and Siblings After a Child's Death from Cancer

    Terrah L Foster;Mary Jo Gilmer;Betty Davies;Mary S Dietrich

  • Addressing spirituality in pediatric hospice and palliative care.

    Betty Davies;Paul Brenner;Stacy Orloff;Liz Sumner

  • Death at home: challenges for families and directions for the future.

    Kelli I. Stajduhar;Betty Davies

  • A Typology of Fatigue in Children With Cancer

    Betty Davies;Stan F. Whitsett;Anne Bruce;Patricia McCarthy

  • Caring for dying children: nurses' experiences.

    B Davies;D Clarke;S Connaughty;K Cook

  • A Qualitative Study of Advice From Bereaved Parents and Siblings

    Amanda L. Thompson;Kimberly S. Miller;Maru Barrera;Betty Davies

  • Patterns of grief in young children following the death of a sibling

    Darlene E. McCown;Betty Davies

  • Changes in Parents After the Death of a Child From Cancer

    Mary Jo Gilmer;Terrah L. Foster;Kathryn Vannatta;Maru Barrera

  • Long-term outcomes of adolescent sibling bereavement.

    Betty Davies

  • Chemotherapy-related fatigue in childhood cancer: correlates, consequences, and coping strategies.

    Stan F. Whitsett;Maria Gudmundsdottir;Betty Davies;Patricia McCarthy

  • Bereaved parents' and siblings' reports of legacies created by children with cancer.

    Terrah L. Foster;Mary Jo Gilmer;Betty Davies;Maru Barrera

  • Changes in siblings after the death of a child from cancer.

    Terrah L. Foster;Mary Jo Gilmer;Kathryn Vannatta;Maru Barrera

  • Mindfulness in Hospice Care: Practicing Meditation-in-Action

    Anne Bruce;Betty Davies

  • Palliative care at home: reflections on HIV/AIDS family caregiving experiences.

    Kelli I. Stajduhar;Betty Davies

  • Experiences of mothers in five countries whose child died of cancer.

    Davies B;Deveau E;deVeber B;Howell D

  • Peer Relationships of Bereaved Siblings and Comparison Classmates After a Child's Death from Cancer

    Cynthia A. Gerhardt;Diane L. Fairclough;Julie C. Grossenbacher;Maru Barrera

  • Bereaved parents and siblings offer advice to health care providers and researchers.

    Amii Corbisiero Steele;Julia Kaal;Amanda L. Thompson;Maru Barrera

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathryn Vannatta
Kathryn Vannatta The Ohio State University
Cynthia A. Gerhardt
Cynthia A. Gerhardt The Ohio State University
Maru Barrera
Maru Barrera University of Toronto
Diane L. Fairclough
Diane L. Fairclough University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Bruce E. Compas
Bruce E. Compas Vanderbilt University
Nigel P. Field
Nigel P. Field Palo Alto University
Joan L. Bottorff
Joan L. Bottorff University of British Columbia
Patricia Benner
Patricia Benner University of California, San Francisco
Neil Small
Neil Small University of Bradford
Catherine A. Chesla
Catherine A. Chesla University of California, San Francisco

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