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1489
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891

David A. Cole 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 David A. Cole sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 216 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.

David A. Cole 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 David A. Cole sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1951 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

David A. Cole is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States and has a primary focus in the field of Psychology. Their research spans numerous subfields including Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Mental Health Research Topics, Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes, Suicide and Self-Harm Studies, Stress Responses and Cortisol, and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum.

Notable recent papers by David A. Cole include:

  • Comparison of three models of adverse childhood experiences: Associations with child and adolescent internalizing and externalizing symptoms, 2020, Journal of Abnormal Psychology
  • Aggressive outbursts among adults with major depressive disorder: Results from the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiological Surveys, 2021, Journal of Psychiatric Research
  • Longitudinal relations of self-criticism with disordered eating behaviors and nonsuicidal self-injury, 2020, International Journal of Eating Disorders
  • Hair cortisol concentration across the peripartum period: Documenting changes and associations with depressive symptoms and recent adversity, 2021, Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • Linking repetitive negative thinking and insomnia symptoms: A longitudinal trait-state model, 2023, Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Frequent coauthors collaborating with David A. Cole include:

  • Qimin Liu
  • Bruce E. Compas
  • Bunmi O. Olatunji
  • George Abitante
  • Abbegail J. Lovette

David A. Cole has published multiple articles in key academic venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • UNC Libraries
  • Psychological Assessment
  • Journal of Anxiety Disorders
  • Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Their research includes 107 publications within Psychology, with almost equal emphasis in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (45 publications) and Clinical Psychology (44 publications). Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, and Public Health areas are also represented in their work.

David A. Cole was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1951.

Best Publications

  • Testing mediational models with longitudinal data: questions and tips in the use of structural equation modeling.

    David A. Cole;Scott E. Maxwell

  • Bias in cross-sectional analyses of longitudinal mediation.

    Scott E. Maxwell;David A. Cole

  • Utility of confirmatory factor analysis in test validation research

    David A. Cole

  • Bias in Cross-Sectional Analyses of Longitudinal Mediation: Partial and Complete Mediation Under an Autoregressive Model

    Scott E. Maxwell;David A. Cole;Melissa A. Mitchell

  • A longitudinal look at the relation between depression and anxiety in children and adolescents.

    David A. Cole;Lachlan G. Peeke;Joan M. Martin;Ruth Truglio

  • Mesolimbic dopamine reward system hypersensitivity in individuals with psychopathic traits

    Joshua W. Buckholtz;Michael T. Treadway;Ronald L. Cowan;Neil D. Woodward

  • The development of multiple domains of child and adolescent self-concept: a cohort sequential longitudinal design.

    David A. Cole;Scott E. Maxwell;Joan M. Martin;Lachlan G. Peeke

  • The insidious effects of failing to include design-driven correlated residuals in latent-variable covariance structure analysis.

    David A. Cole;Jeffrey A. Ciesla;James H. Steiger

  • Manifest variable path analysis: Potentially serious and misleading consequences due to uncorrected measurement error.

    David A. Cole;Kristopher J. Preacher

  • Models of cognitive mediation and moderation in child depression.

    David A. Cole;Jackson E. Turner Jr.

  • Preliminary support for a competency-based model of depression in children.

    David A. Cole

  • Relation of social and academic competence to depressive symptoms in childhood.

    David A. Cole

  • Separation-individuation, family cohesion, and adjustment to college: Measurement validation and test of a theoretical model.

    Kenneth G. Rice;David A. Cole;Daniel K. Lapsley

  • Modeling Causal Relations Between Academic and Social Competence and Depression: A Multitrait-Multimethod Longitudinal Study of Children

    David A. Cole;Joan M. Martin;Bruce Powers;Ruth Truglio

  • Research productivity in psychology based on publication in the journals of the American Psychological Association.

    George S. Howard;David A. Cole;Scott E. Maxwell

  • Psychopathology of adolescent suicide: Hopelessness, coping beliefs, and depression.

    David A. Cole

  • Developmental differences in cognitive diatheses for child depression.

    Jackson E. Turner;David A. Cole

  • Children's Over- and Underestimation of Academic Competence: A Longitudinal Study of Gender Differences, Depression, and Anxiety

    David A. Cole;Joan M. Martin;Lachlan A. Peeke;A. D. Seroczynski

  • A theory of states and traits--revised.

    Rolf Steyer;Axel Mayer;Christian Geiser;David A. Cole

  • Social status and the comorbidity of child depression and conduct disorder.

    David A. Cole;Sarah Carpentieri

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott E. Maxwell
Scott E. Maxwell University of Notre Dame
Jeffrey A. Ciesla
Jeffrey A. Ciesla Kent State University
Bruce E. Compas
Bruce E. Compas Vanderbilt University
Christian Geiser
Christian Geiser Utah State University
Rex Forehand
Rex Forehand University of Vermont
Michael Eid
Michael Eid Freie Universität Berlin
Fridtjof W. Nussbeck
Fridtjof W. Nussbeck Bielefeld University
Kathryn Roeder
Kathryn Roeder Carnegie Mellon University
Judy Garber
Judy Garber Harvard University
Kristopher J. Preacher
Kristopher J. Preacher Vanderbilt University

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