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Christianne Esposito-Smythers

Christianne Esposito-Smythers

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
35
Citations
6154
World Ranking
9780
National Ranking
5175

Christianne Esposito-Smythers 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 Christianne Esposito-Smythers sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 125 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christianne Esposito-Smythers 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 Christianne Esposito-Smythers sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Christianne Esposito-Smythers is affiliated with George Mason University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology, with a strong emphasis on clinical psychology, general health professions, psychiatry and mental health, social psychology, and education.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research

Christianne Esposito-Smythers has published extensively in several prominent venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
  • Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
  • Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Some recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Esposito-Smythers include:

  • "Parental Monitoring Predicts Depressive Symptom and Suicidal Ideation Outcomes in Adolescents Being Treated for Co-Occurring Substance Use and Psychiatric Disorders" (2021) - Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "A randomized trial of an integrated cognitive behavioral treatment protocol for adolescents receiving home-based services for co-occurring disorders" (2020) - Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
  • "Cognitive Flexibility and Impulsivity Deficits in Suicidal Adolescents" (2022) - Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
  • "Depressive symptom severity mediates the association between avoidant problem-solving style and suicidal ideation" (2020) - Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "Adolescent depressed mood and difficulties with emotion regulation: Concurrent trajectories of change" (2021) - Journal of Adolescence

Their network of frequent co-authors includes:

  • Roberto López
  • Annamarie B. Defayette
  • Emma D. Whitmyre
  • Jennifer C. Wolff
  • Anthony Spirito

Best Publications

  • Four-year longitudinal course of children and adolescents with bipolar spectrum disorders: the Course and Outcome of Bipolar Youth (COBY) study.

    Boris Birmaher;David Axelson;Benjamin Goldstein;Michael Strober

  • The relation between child maltreatment and adolescent suicidal behavior: a systematic review and critical examination of the literature.

    Adam Bryant Miller;Christianne Esposito-Smythers;Julie T. Weismoore;Keith D. Renshaw

  • Attempted and Completed Suicide in Adolescence

    Anthony Spirito;Christianne Esposito-Smythers

  • Role of Social Support in Adolescent Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts

    Adam Bryant Miller;Christianne Esposito-Smythers;Richard N. Leichtweis

  • Four-Year Longitudinal Course of Children and Adolescents With Bipolar Spectrum Disorders: The Course and Outcome of Bipolar Youth (COBY) Study

    Boris Birmaher;David Axelson;Benjamin Goldstein;Michael Strober

  • Treatment of Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Suicidality Among Adolescents: A Randomized Trial

    Christianne Esposito-Smythers;Anthony Spirito;Christopher W. Kahler;Jeffrey Hunt

  • Adolescent Substance Use and Suicidal Behavior: A Review With Implications for Treatment Research

    Christianne Esposito-Smythers;Anthony Spirito

  • Military youth and the deployment cycle: Emotional health consequences and recommendations for intervention.

    Christianne Esposito-Smythers;Jennifer Wolff;Keith M. Lemmon;Mary Bodzy

  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy for adolescent depression and suicidality

    Anthony Spirito;Christianne Esposito-Smythers;Jennifer Wolff;Kristen Uhl

  • Treatment for Adolescents Following a Suicide Attempt: Results of a Pilot Trial.

    Deidre Donaldson;Anthony Spirito;Christianne Esposito-Smythers

  • Psychosocial functioning among bipolar youth

    Tina R. Goldstein;Boris Birmaher;David Axelson;Benjamin I. Goldstein

  • Substance use disorders among adolescents with bipolar spectrum disorders

    Benjamin I Goldstein;Michael A Strober;Boris Birmaher;David A Axelson

  • Prevalence and correlates of physical and sexual abuse in children and adolescents with bipolar disorder

    Soledad Romero;Boris Birmaher;David Axelson;Tina Goldstein

  • The effects of avoidance coping and coping self-efficacy on eating disorder attitudes and behaviors: a stress-diathesis model.

    Laura MacNeil;Christianne Esposito-Smythers;Robyn Mehlenbeck;Julie Weismoore

  • Comparison of manic and depressive symptoms between children and adolescents with bipolar spectrum disorders.

    Boris Birmaher;David A. Axelson;Michael Strober;Mary Kay Gill

  • Cognitive and social factors associated with NSSI and suicide attempts in psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents.

    Jennifer Wolff;Elisabeth A. Frazier;Christianne Esposito-Smythers;Taylor Burke

  • Associations of the DRD2 TaqIA Polymorphism with Impulsivity and Substance Use: Preliminary Results from a Clinical Sample of Adolescents

    Christianne Esposito-Smythers;Anthony Spirito;Christie Rizzo;John E. McGeary;John E. McGeary

  • Clinical and psychosocial correlates of non-suicidal self-injury within a sample of children and adolescents with bipolar disorder

    Christianne Esposito-Smythers;Tina Goldstein;Boris Birmaher;Benjamin Goldstein

  • Preliminary findings regarding overweight and obesity in pediatric bipolar disorder.

    Benjamin I. Goldstein;Boris Birmaher;David A. Axelson;Tina R. Goldstein

  • The role of cognitive distortion in the relationship between abuse, assault, and non-suicidal self-injury.

    Julie T. Weismoore;Christianne Esposito-Smythers

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony Spirito
Anthony Spirito Brown University
David Axelson
David Axelson The Ohio State University
Martin B. Keller
Martin B. Keller Brown University
Neal D. Ryan
Neal D. Ryan University of Pittsburgh
Michael Strober
Michael Strober University of California, Los Angeles
Tina R. Goldstein
Tina R. Goldstein University of Pittsburgh
Mary Kay Gill
Mary Kay Gill University of Pittsburgh
Boris Birmaher
Boris Birmaher University of Pittsburgh
Adam Bryant Miller
Adam Bryant Miller University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Larry K. Brown
Larry K. Brown Brown University

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