2026 David Finkelhor: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	142	109	94	67	56	428	100434

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award

Overview

David Finkelhor is affiliated with the University of New Hampshire in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Psychology and Health Professions, with a significant concentration in Clinical Psychology and General Health Professions. This work spans several subfields including safety research and public health related to environmental and occupational health.

The main topics covered in Finkelhor's research include child abuse and trauma, migration, health and trauma, child and adolescent health, intimate partner and family violence, homelessness and social issues, food security and health in diverse populations, and posttraumatic stress disorder research.

Frequent publication venues for Finkelhor's work include:

Child Abuse & Neglect
PEDIATRICS
Frontiers in Psychiatry
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
JAMA Pediatrics

They have coauthored publications with a number of researchers, including:

Kimberly J. Mitchell
Jörg M. Fegert
Heather A. Turner
Lisa M. Jones
Megan Henly

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by David Finkelhor are:

Strengthening the predictive power of screening for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in younger and older children, 2020, Child Abuse & Neglect
Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences in Primary Care: Challenges and Considerations, 2022, PEDIATRICS
Practices and Policies Around Wellness: Insights From the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Network, 2022, Frontiers in Psychiatry
Monitoring recent trends: The prevalence of disclosure of sexual abuse in a representative sample of the German population based on indicator 16.2.3 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), 2020, Child Abuse & Neglect
Clarifying labels, constructs, and definitions: Sibling aggression and abuse are family violence, 2025, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Best Publications

Impact of child sexual abuse: a review of the research

A. Browne;D. Finkelhor

5004
Citations
Impact of sexual abuse on children: A review and synthesis of recent empirical studies

Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett;Linda M. Williams;David Finkelhor

4537
Citations
Sexually Victimized Children

David Finkelhor

3930
Citations
The traumatic impact of child sexual abuse: a conceptualization.

David Finkelhor;Angela Browne

3576
Citations
Sexual abuse in a national survey of adult men and women: prevalence, characteristics, and risk factors

David Finkelhor;Gerald T Hotaling;I A Lewis;Christine Smith

3259
Citations
Identification of child maltreatment with the Parent–Child Conflict Tactics Scales: Development and psychometric data for a national sample of American parents.

Murray A Straus;Sherry L Hamby;David Finkelhor;David W Moore

3079
Citations
Poly-victimization: A neglected component in child victimization

David Finkelhor;Richard K. Ormrod;Heather A. Turner

2714
Citations
Child Sexual Abuse: New Theory and Research

David Finkelhor

2520
Citations
A sourcebook on child sexual abuse

David Finkelhor

2356
Citations
The victimization of children and youth: a comprehensive, national survey

David Finkelhor;Richard Ormrod;Heather A. Turner;Sherry L Hamby

2067
Citations
The international epidemiology of child sexual abuse

David Finkelhor

1906
Citations
The Prevalence of Elder Abuse: A Random Sample Survey

Karl Pillemer;David Finkelhor

1561
Citations
Current information on the scope and nature of child sexual abuse.

David Finkelhor

1557
Citations
Violence, abuse, and crime exposure in a national sample of children and youth.

David Finkelhor;Heather A. Turner;Richard Ormrod;Sherry L Hamby

1401
Citations
Prevalence of Childhood Exposure to Violence, Crime, and Abuse: Results From the National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence

David Finkelhor;Heather A. Turner;Anne Shattuck;Sherry L. Hamby

1382
Citations
Early and long-term effects of child sexual abuse: An update.

David Finkelhor

1283
Citations
License to Rape: Sexual Abuse of Wives

David Finkelhor;Kersti Yllo

1037
Citations
The effect of lifetime victimization on the mental health of children and adolescents.

Heather A. Turner;David Finkelhor;Richard Ormrod

1033
Citations
The Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire: reliability, validity, and national norms

David Finkelhor;Sherry L Hamby;Richard Ormrod;Heather A. Turner

1029
Citations
Violence, crime, and abuse exposure in a national sample of children and youth: an update

David Finkelhor;Heather A. Turner;Anne M. Shattuck;Sherry L Hamby

994
Citations
Sexually Victimized Children

Gary L. Schilmoeller;D. Finkelhor

76
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Heather A. Turner University of New Hampshire

Kimberly J. Mitchell University of New Hampshire

Sherry Hamby Sewanee: The University of the South

Lisa M. Jones University of New Hampshire

Murray A. Straus University of New Hampshire

Michele L. Ybarra Johns Hopkins University

Linda M. Williams Wellesley College

Michael P. Dunne Queensland University of Technology

Melissa K. Holt Boston University

Lucy Berliner University of Washington

External Links

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