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David M. Brodzinsky 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 M. Brodzinsky sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 102 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David M. Brodzinsky 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 M. Brodzinsky sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% 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

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

David M. Brodzinsky is an academic affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research centers predominantly on child welfare and adoption, blending insights from social sciences and psychology.

The main fields of study for Brodzinsky include social sciences and psychology, with notable activity in several subfields such as safety research, clinical psychology, demography, sociology and political science, and reproductive medicine. Their work spans multiple topics, particularly child welfare and adoption, child abuse and trauma, family dynamics and relationships, reproductive health and technologies, intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving, grief, bereavement, and mental health, as well as family support in illness.

Recent scholarly output features significant papers including:

  • "Adoption and trauma: Risks, recovery, and the lived experience of adoption" (2021, Child Abuse & Neglect)
  • "Virtual parent-child visitation in support of family reunification in the time of COVID-19" (2020, Developmental Child Welfare)
  • "The impact of COVID-19 on child welfare-involved families: Implications for parent-child reunification and child welfare professionals" (2021, Developmental Child Welfare)
  • "Parent, Child, and Adoption Characteristics Associated with Post-Adoption Support Needs" (2020, Social Work Research)
  • "Factors associated with behavioral adjustment among school-age children of gay and heterosexual single fathers through surrogacy." (2021, Developmental Psychology)

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Brodzinsky include:

  • Abbie E. Goldberg
  • Jesús Palacios
  • Jacqueline Singer
  • Laura Siracusa
  • Sophie Shuster

Their studies have been published mainly in the following venues:

  • Child Abuse & Neglect
  • Developmental Child Welfare
  • Social Work Research
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Children and Youth Services Review

Brodzinsky has contributed to book publications as well, including a work titled The Adopted Child published by Cambridge University Press in 2023.

In recognition of professional contributions, Brodzinsky was named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Children′s Adjustment to Adoption: Developmental and Clinical Issues

    David Brodzinsky;Daniel W. Smith;Anne Braff Brodzinsky

  • Review: Adoption research: Trends, topics, outcomes

    Jesús Palacios;David Brodzinsky

  • The Psychology of adoption

    David M. Brodzinsky;Marshall D. Schechter

  • Adjustment to adoption: A psychosocial perspective

    David M. Brodzinsky

  • Parenting and Child Development in Adoptive Families

    David M. Brodzinsky;Ellen Pinderhughes

  • Family Structural Openness and Communication Openness as Predictors in the Adjustmentof Adopted Children

    David Brodzinsky

  • A stress and coping model of adoption adjustment.

    David M. Brodzinsky

  • Children's Understanding of Adoption: Developmental and Clinical Implications

    David M. Brodzinsky

  • Long-term Outcomes in Adoption

    David M. Brodzinsky

  • Coping scale for children and youth : scale development and validation

    David M. Brodzinsky;Maurice J. Elias;Cynthia Steiger;Jennifer Simon

  • Mother-Infant Attachment in Adoptive Families.

    Leslie M. Singer;David M. Brodzinsky;Douglas Ramsay;Mary Steir

  • Children's understanding of adoption.

    David M. Brodzinsky;Leslie M. Singer;Anne M. Braff

  • Psychological and academic adjustment in adopted children.

    David M. Brodzinsky;Dianne E. Schechter;Anne M. Braff;Leslie M. Singer

  • Reconceptualizing Openness in Adoption: Implications for Theory, Research, and Practice.

    David M. Brodzinsky

  • Psychological Issues in Adoption: Research and Practice

    David M. Brodzinsky;Jesús Palacios

  • Prevalence of Clinically Significant Symptomatology in a Nonclinical Sample of Adopted and Nonadopted Children

    David M. Brodzinsky;Carol Radice;Loreen Huffman;Karen Merkler

  • Mother-Infant Attachment in Adoptive Families

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  • Thinking About the Family: Views of Parents and Children

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  • Thinking About the Family : Views of Parents and Children

    Richard D. Ashmore;David Brodzinsky

  • Transition to Adoptive Parenthood

    David Brodzinsky;Loreen Huffman

  • On the use and misuse of psychological testing in child custody evaluations.

    David M. Brodzinsky

  • Adoption in the Service of Child Protection: An International Interdisciplinary Perspective

    Jesús Palacios;Salomé Adroher;David M. Brodzinsky;Harold D. Grotevant

Frequent Co-Authors

Abbie E. Goldberg
Abbie E. Goldberg Clark University
Ruth G. McRoy
Ruth G. McRoy The University of Texas at Austin
Ellen E. Pinderhughes
Ellen E. Pinderhughes Tufts University
Richard P. Barth
Richard P. Barth University of Maryland, Baltimore
Willis F. Overton
Willis F. Overton Temple University
Charlotte J. Patterson
Charlotte J. Patterson University of Virginia
Everett Waters
Everett Waters Stony Brook University
Roberto Baiocco
Roberto Baiocco Sapienza University of Rome
Harold D. Grotevant
Harold D. Grotevant University of Massachusetts Amherst
Megan R. Gunnar
Megan R. Gunnar University of Minnesota

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