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Christopher M. Layne

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Psychology

D-Index
52
Citations
13031
World Ranking
4941
National Ranking
2715

Christopher M. Layne publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 144 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christopher M. Layne 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 Christopher M. Layne sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Christopher M. Layne is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and medicine, with a strong focus on clinical psychology. The scientist's work addresses topics related to migration, health, and trauma, as well as grief, bereavement, and mental health. Other areas of study include resilience and mental health, posttraumatic stress disorder research, family and disability support research, child abuse and trauma, and psychosomatic disorders and their treatments.

Layne has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • From Resilience and Restoration to Resistance and Resource Caravans: A Developmental Framework for Advancing the Disaster Field, 2021, Psychiatry
  • War in the COVID-19 era: Mental health concerns in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, 2021, International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Among frequent co-authors are Robert S. Pynoos, Julie B. Kaplow, William Saltzman, Cody G. Dodd, and Ryan M. Hill. These collaborations reflect ongoing partnerships in the study of trauma, mental health, and grief.

Layne's research appears regularly in the following venues:

  • Psychiatry
  • Journal of Traumatic Stress
  • Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy
  • Death Studies
  • International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Their scholarly contributions extend to book publications, including a title published by Cambridge University Press:

  • Multidimensional Grief Therapy, 2023

The scientist's work on trauma intervention and mental health is documented through topics such as:

  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments

Best Publications

  • Five Essential Elements of Immediate and Mid–Term Mass Trauma Intervention: Empirical Evidence

    Stevan E. Hobfoll;Patricia Watson;Carl C. Bell;Richard A. Bryant

  • Creating trauma-informed systems: Child welfare, education, first responders, health care, juvenile justice.

    Susan J. Ko;Julian D. Ford;Nancy Kassam-Adams;Steven J. Berkowitz

  • Gender and Conflict Structure in Marital Interaction: A Replication and Extension

    Christopher L. Heavey;Christopher Layne;Andrew Christensen

  • Complex trauma and mental health in children and adolescents placed in foster care: findings from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network.

    Johanna K.P. Greeson;Ernestine C. Briggs;Cassandra L. Kisiel;Christopher M. Layne

  • Effectiveness of a school-based group psychotherapy program for war-exposed adolescents: a randomized controlled trial.

    Christopher M. Layne;William R. Saltzman;Landon Poppleton;Gary M. Burlingame

  • Trauma- and grief-focused intervention for adolescents exposed to community violence: Results of a school-based screening and group treatment protocol

    William R. Saltzman;Robert S. Pynoos;Christopher M. Layne;Alan M. Steinberg

  • Psychological First Aid

    Josef I. Ruzek;Melissa J. Brymer;Anne K. Jacobs;Christopher M. Layne

  • Mechanisms of risk and resilience in military families: theoretical and empirical basis of a family-focused resilience enhancement program.

    William R. Saltzman;Patricia Lester;William R. Beardslee;Christopher M. Layne

  • Unseen wounds: The contribution of psychological maltreatment to child and adolescent mental health and risk outcomes.

    Joseph Spinazzola;Hilary Hodgdon;Li-Jung Liang;Julian D. Ford

  • Trauma/grief-focused group psychotherapy: School-based postwar intervention with traumatized Bosnian adolescents

    Christopher M. Layne;Robert S. Pynoos;William R. Saltzman;Berina Arslanagić

  • Trauma History and Psychopathology in War-Affected Refugee Children Referred for Trauma-Related Mental Health Services in the United States

    Theresa S. Betancourt;Elizabeth A. Newnham;Elizabeth A. Newnham;Christopher M. Layne;Soeun Kim

  • Innovations in Disaster Mental Health: Psychological First Aid

    Eric M. Vernberg;Alan M. Steinberg;Anne K. Jacobs;Melissa J. Brymer

  • DSM-V PTSD diagnostic criteria for children and adolescents: a developmental perspective and recommendations.

    Robert S. Pynoos;Alan M. Steinberg;Christopher M. Layne;Ernestine C. Briggs

  • Trauma Exposure, Psychosocial Functioning, and Treatment Needs of Youth in Residential Care: Preliminary Findings from the NCTSN Core Data Set

    Ernestine C. Briggs;Johanna K. P. Greeson;Christopher M. Layne;Christopher M. Layne;John A. Fairbank

  • Cumulative trauma exposure and high risk behavior in adolescence: Findings from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network Core Data Set.

    Christopher M. Layne;Johanna K. P. Greeson;Sarah A. Ostrowski;Soeun Kim

  • Traumatic childhood experiences in the 21st century: broadening and building on the ACE studies with data from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network

    Johanna K. P. Greeson;Ernestine C. Briggs;Christopher M. Layne;Christopher M. Layne;Harolyn M. E. Belcher

  • An examination of the relationships between violence exposure, posttraumatic stress symptomatology, and delinquent activity: An "ecopathological" model of delinquent behavior among incarcerated adolescents

    Jenifer Wood;David W. Foy;Christopher Layne;Robert Pynoos

  • DSM-V diagnostic criteria for bereavement-related disorders in children and adolescents: developmental considerations

    Julie B. Kaplow;Christopher M. Layne;Robert S. Pynoos;Judith A. Cohen

  • Comparing Trauma Exposure, Mental Health Needs, and Service Utilization Across Clinical Samples of Refugee, Immigrant, and U.S.-Origin Children.

    Theresa S. Betancourt;Elizabeth A. Newnham;Elizabeth A. Newnham;Dina Birman;Dina Birman;Robert Lee

  • Validation of the UCLA PTSD Reaction Index for DSM-5: A developmentally informed assessment tool for youth.

    Julie B. Kaplow;Benjamin Rolon-Arroyo;Christopher M. Layne;Evan Rooney

  • Unpacking Trauma Exposure Risk Factors and Differential Pathways of Influence: Predicting Postwar Mental Distress in Bosnian Adolescents

    Christopher M. Layne;Joseph A. Olsen;Aaron Baker;John-Paul Legerski

  • Treatment Needs and Approaches for Perpetrators and Victims of Trauma Trauma Exposure, Psychosocial Functioning, and Treatment Needs of Youth in Residential Care: Preliminary Findings from the NCTSN Core Data Set

    Ernestine C. Briggs;Johanna K. P. Greeson;Christopher M. Layne;John A. Fairbank

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert S. Pynoos
Robert S. Pynoos University of California, Los Angeles
Julie B. Kaplow
Julie B. Kaplow Baylor College of Medicine
Ernestine C. Briggs
Ernestine C. Briggs Duke University
John A. Fairbank
John A. Fairbank Duke University
Jon D. Elhai
Jon D. Elhai University of Toledo
Kathryn H. Howell
Kathryn H. Howell University of Wisconsin–Madison
Josef I. Ruzek
Josef I. Ruzek University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Gary M. Burlingame
Gary M. Burlingame Brigham Young University
Stevan E. Hobfoll
Stevan E. Hobfoll Rush University Medical Center
Eric M. Vernberg
Eric M. Vernberg University of Kansas

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