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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 66 2731 2503 1569 1404 215 14298

Carolyn Tucker Halpern publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Carolyn Tucker Halpern between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Carolyn Tucker Halpern published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 7.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2014. 16 of the 260 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2014. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 12 publications
1990 2025

260 publications in total across all disciplines

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Carolyn Tucker Halpern: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 1
1993 2
1994 4
1995 1
1996 0
1997 1
1998 1
1999 2
2000 2
2001 2
2002 2
2003 1
2004 3
2005 10
2006 9
2007 11
2008 4
2009 7
2010 11
2011 13
2012 15
2013 13
2014 22
2015 14
2016 12
2017 15
2018 11
2019 20
2020 9
2021 8
2022 5
2023 12
2024 4
2025 12
Total 260
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Carolyn Tucker Halpern 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 Carolyn Tucker Halpern 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, 211–220 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: 215 publications — 73rd percentile

73% 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
211–220 313 215
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
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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Carolyn Tucker Halpern 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 Carolyn Tucker Halpern 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, 66–67 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: 66 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% 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 66
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
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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Overview

Carolyn Tucker Halpern is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within social sciences and health professions, focusing on various aspects of adolescent and young adult health and well-being.

The primary fields of study include social sciences with 84 publications and health professions with 57 publications. In terms of subfields, their work encompasses general health professions, health, sociology and political science, gender studies, and clinical psychology.

The main topics covered in their research are adolescent sexual and reproductive health, intimate partner and family violence, health disparities and outcomes, poverty, education, and child welfare, child and adolescent health, LGBTQ health, identity, and policy, as well as gender roles and identity studies.

Recent papers by Carolyn Tucker Halpern include:

  • Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms Across Early- and Mid-Life Among the Add Health Cohort (2020) published in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
  • Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration and Victimization Among Young Adult Sexual Minorities (2020) published in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Associations Between Mother-Adolescent and Father-Adolescent Relationships and Young Adult Health (2023) published in JAMA Network Open
  • Adolescent Experiences of Violence Victimizations Among Minors Who Exchange Sex/Experience Minor Sex Trafficking (2021) published in Journal of Interpersonal Violence
  • Impact of the Kenya Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children on early pregnancy and marriage of adolescent girls (2020) published by UNC Libraries

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Carolyn Tucker Halpern are:

  • Kathleen Mullan Harris
  • Carol A. Ford
  • Jon M. Hussey
  • Abigail A. Haydon
  • Cherrie B. Boyer

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, notably UNC Libraries with 78 publications and Journal of Adolescent Health with 12 publications. Other venues include The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, and Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health.

Best Publications

  • Partner violence among adolescents in opposite-sex romantic relationships: findings from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health.

    Carolyn Tucker Halpern;Selene G. Oslak;Mary L. Young;Sandra L. Martin

  • Young Age at First Sexual Intercourse and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Adolescents and Young Adults

    Christine E. Kaestle;Carolyn T. Halpern;William C. Miller;Carol A. Ford

  • Adolescent depression and suicide risk: association with sex and drug behavior.

    Denise Dion Hallfors;Martha W. Waller;Carol A. Ford;Carolyn Tucker Halpern

  • Which Comes First in Adolescence—Sex and Drugs or Depression?

    Denise D. Hallfors;Martha W. Waller;Daniel J Bauer;Carol A. Ford

  • Cohort Profile: The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health)

    Kathleen Mullan Harris;Carolyn Tucker Halpern;Eric A Whitsel;Jon M Hussey

  • Mass media as a sexual super peer for early maturing girls.

    Jane D. Brown;Carolyn Tucker Halpern;Kelly Ladin L’Engle

  • Patterns of intimate partner violence victimization from adolescence to young adulthood in a nationally representative sample.

    Carolyn Tucker Halpern;Aubrey L. Spriggs;Sandra L. Martin;Lawrence L. Kupper

  • Growing up with a chronic illness: Social success, educational/vocational distress.

    Gary R. Maslow;Gary R. Maslow;Abigail Haydon;Annie-Laurie McRee;Carol Ann Ford

  • Smart teens don't have sex (or kiss much either).

    Carolyn Tucker Halpern;Kara Joyner;J.Richard Udry;Chirayath Suchindran

  • Early Adolescent Sexual Initiation as a Problem Behavior: A Comparative Study of Five Nations

    Aubrey Spriggs Madkour;Tilda Farhat;Carolyn Tucker Halpern;Emmanuelle Godeau

  • Prevalence of partner violence in same-sex romantic and sexual relationships in a national sample of adolescents

    Carolyn Tucker Halpern;Mary L. Young;Martha W. Waller;Sandra L. Martin

  • Invited Commentary: Broadening the Evidence for Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Education in the United States

    Amy T. Schalet;John S. Santelli;Stephen T. Russell;Carolyn T. Halpern

  • The Government of Kenya’s cash transfer program reduces the risk of sexual debut among young people age 15-25.

    Sudhanshu Handa;Carolyn Tucker Halpern;Audrey Pettifor;Harsha Thirumurthy

  • Testosterone and pubertal development as predictors of sexual activity: a panel analysis of adolescent males.

    C T Halpern;J R Udry;B Campbell;C Suchindran

  • A relational view of causality in normal and abnormal development

    Gilbert Gottlieb;Carolyn Tucker Halpern

  • Supporting Adolescent Orphan Girls to Stay in School as HIV Risk Prevention: Evidence From a Randomized Controlled Trial in Zimbabwe

    Denise Hallfors;Hyunsan Cho;Simbarashe Rusakaniko;Bonita J. Iritani

  • Parenting quality, DRD4, and the prediction of externalizing and internalizing behaviors in early childhood

    C. Propper;M. Willoughby;Carolyn T Halpern;M. A. Carbone

  • The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) twin data.

    Kathleen Mullan Harris;Carolyn Tucker Halpern;Andrew Smolen;Brett C. Haberstick

  • Effects of a Large-Scale Unconditional Cash Transfer Program on Mental Health Outcomes of Young People in Kenya

    Kelly Kilburn;Harsha Thirumurthy;Carolyn Tucker Halpern;Audrey Pettifor

  • Impact of the Kenya Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children on early pregnancy and marriage of adolescent girls

    Sudhanshu Handa;Amber Peterman;Carolyn Huang;Carolyn Halpern

  • Gene – Environment Contributions to the Development of Infant Vagal Reactivity: The Interaction of Dopamine and Maternal Sensitivity

    Cathi Propper;Ginger A. Moore;W. Roger Mills-Koonce;Carolyn Tucker Halpern

  • The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) sibling pairs data.

    Kathleen Mullan Harris;Carolyn Tucker Halpern;Brett C. Haberstick;Andrew Smolen

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathleen Mullan Harris
Kathleen Mullan Harris University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chirayath M. Suchindran
Chirayath M. Suchindran University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Denise Dion Hallfors
Denise Dion Hallfors Pacific Institute For Research and Evaluation
Sudhanshu Handa
Sudhanshu Handa University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Audrey Pettifor
Audrey Pettifor University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Harsha Thirumurthy
Harsha Thirumurthy University of Pennsylvania
Andrew Smolen
Andrew Smolen University of Colorado Boulder
Carol A. Ford
Carol A. Ford Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
J. Richard Udry
J. Richard Udry University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Susan T. Ennett
Susan T. Ennett University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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