2026 Carol K. Sigelman: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	31	11082	10369	5791	5285	106	6876

Carol K. Sigelman 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 Carol K. Sigelman sits on this spectrum.

31 publications 705+

This scientist: 106 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Carol K. Sigelman 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 Carol K. Sigelman sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 31 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Carol K. Sigelman is affiliated with George Washington University in the United States and focuses research within the broad domain of Social Sciences. Their work spans several subfields, including Sociology and Political Science, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Speech and Hearing, Health, and Infectious Diseases.

Their research topics cover a diverse range of areas such as Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life, School Health and Nursing Education, Climate Change Communication and Perception, Misinformation and Its Impacts, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research, and Social and Intergroup Psychology.

They have published several papers in various scholarly venues, with recent contributions including:

What Children and Adolescents Know and Need to Learn about Cancer (2022), The Journal of Genetic Psychology
Sources of Variability in Remote Communication Between Deployed Military Fathers and Their Children (2024), Parenting
Flu, AIDS, and the Development of Intuitive Thinking about Disease (2022), Medical Research Archives
Negative Beliefs, Sentiments, and Discriminatory Behavior Toward Jews: A Developmental Review (2025), Review of General Psychology

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

The Journal of Genetic Psychology
Parenting
Medical Research Archives
Review of General Psychology

Collaboration is a part of their work, with several frequent coauthors such as Sarah L. Friedman, Imani Jami, Eleanor D'Andria, Andrew A. Gepty, and Jonathan D. Lane.

Best Publications

Life-Span Human Development

Carol K. Sigelman

1196
Citations
Black Candidates, White Voters: Understanding Racial Bias in Political Perceptions

Carol K. Sigelman;Lee Sigelman;Barbara J. Walkosz;Michael Nitz

580
Citations
When in doubt, say yes: acquiescence in interviews with mentally retarded persons

Carol K. Sigelman;Edward C. Budd;Cynthia L. Spanhel;Carol J. Schoenrock

426
Citations
Violence in College Students' Dating Relationships

Carol K. Sigelman;Carol J. Berry;Katharine A. Wiles

389
Citations
Response biases in interviews of individuals with limited mental ability

L. W. Heal;Carol K. Sigelman

329
Citations
Social Psychology in the '90s

Kay Deaux;Lawrence S. Wrightsman;Francis C. Dane;Carol K. Sigelman

317
Citations
Sexism, racism, and ageism in voting behavior: An experimental analysis.

Lee Sigelman;Carol K. Sigelman

237
Citations
The Development of Distributive Justice Orientations: Contextual Influences on Children's Resource Allocations

Carol K. Sigelman;Kara A. Waitzman

227
Citations
The early development of stigmatizing reactions to physical differences

Carol K. Sigelman;Thomas E. Miller;Laura A. Whitworth

206
Citations
Evaluating alternative techniques of questioning mentally retarded persons.

C K Sigelman;E C Budd;J L Winer;C J Schoenrock

202
Citations
Courtesy Stigma: The Social Implications of Associating with a Gay Person

Carol K. Sigelman;Jennifer L. Howell;David P. Cornell;John D. Cutright

179
Citations
Asking questions of retarded persons: a comparison of yes-no and either-or formats.

Carol K. Sigelman;Edward C. Budd;Cynthia L. Spanhel;Carol J. Schoenrock

156
Citations
Sex Differences in Self-Concept and Symptoms of Depression During the Transition to College

Corinne Alfeld-Liro;Carol K. Sigelman

147
Citations
Factors associated with disclosure of diagnosis to children with HIV/AIDS.

L S Wiener;H B Battles;N Heilman;C K Sigelman

145
Citations
Rich man, poor man: developmental differences in attributions and perceptions.

Carol K. Sigelman

144
Citations
Judgments of the Carter-Reagan Debate: The Eyes of the Beholders

Lee Sigelman;Carol K. Sigelman

128
Citations
A Bird of a Different Feather? An Experimental Investigation of Physical Attractiveness and the Electability of Female Candidates

Lee Sigelman;Carol K. Sigelman;Christopher Fowler

124
Citations
Age Differences in Understandings of Disease Causality: AIDS, Colds, and Cancer

Carol Sigelman;Amy Maddock;Jennifer Epstein;Wendy Carpenter

118
Citations
Surveying mentally retarded persons: responsiveness and response validity in three samples.

Sigelman Ck;Schoenrock Cj;Spanhel Cl;Hromas Sg

116
Citations
Research on Community Residential Alternatives for the Mentally Retarded

Laird W. Heal;Carol K. Sigelman;Harvey N. Switzky

114
Citations
Social psychology, 5th ed.

Kay Deaux;Lawrence S. Wrightsman;Carol K. Sigelman;Eric Sundstrom

17
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Lee Sigelman George Washington University

Sarah L. Friedman George Washington University

Lawrence S. Wrightsman University of Kansas

Kay Deaux New York University

Lori Wiener National Institutes of Health

Maria Cecilia Zea George Washington University

Philip A. Pizzo Stanford University

External Links

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