2026 Deborah C. Beidel: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	90	966	844	608	520	263	27425

Overview

Deborah C. Beidel is affiliated with the University of Central Florida in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Psychology, with a concentration in Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Epidemiology, Psychiatry and Mental health, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

Their work covers a range of topics including:

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Sleep and related disorders
Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Traumatic Brain Injury Research
Resilience and Mental Health

They have several recent publications, among which are:

"Psychometric properties of the PCL-5 in a sample of first responders," 2020, Journal of Anxiety Disorders
"Sleep disturbance and cognitive functioning among firefighters," 2020, Journal of Health Psychology
"Mitigating adolescent social anxiety symptoms: the effects of social support and social self-efficacy in findings from the Young-HUNT 3 study," 2020, European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
""Operator syndrome": A unique constellation of medical and behavioral health-care needs of military special operation forces," 2020, The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine
"Social anxiety disorder in adolescents: Prevalence and subtypes in the Young-HUNT3 study," 2022, Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Deborah C. Beidel include:

Clint Bowers
Krystal Morrison
Candice A. Alfano
Amie R. Newins
Tore Aune

Their research has appeared repeatedly in publication venues such as:

Frontiers in Public Health
Journal of Anxiety Disorders
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
SLEEP
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Best Publications

An empirically derived inventory to measure social fears and anxiety: The Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory.

Samuel M. Turner;Deborah C. Beidel;Constance V. Dancu;Melinda A. Stanley

1217
Citations
Social skills interventions for children with Asperger's syndrome or high-functioning autism: a review and recommendations

Patricia A. Rao;Deborah C. Beidel;Michael J. Murray

1009
Citations
Shy Children, Phobic Adults: Nature and Treatment of Social Phobia

Deborah C. Beidel;Samuel M. Turner

848
Citations
Psychopathology of childhood social phobia

Deborah C. Beidel;Samuel M. Turner;Tracy L. Morris

843
Citations
Behavioral treatment of childhood social phobia.

Deborah C. Beidel;Samuel M. Turner;Tracy L. Morris

798
Citations
At Risk for Anxiety: I. Psychopathology in the Offspring of Anxious Parents

Deborah C. Beidel;Samuel M. Turner

787
Citations
Social anxiety disorder: questions and answers for the DSM-V

Susan M. Bögels;Lynn Alden;Deborah C. Beidel;Lee Anna Clark

757
Citations
A New Inventory to Assess Childhood Social Anxiety and Phobia: The Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children.

Deborah C. Beidel;Samuel M. Turner;Tracy L. Morris

739
Citations
Physiological, cognitive and behavioral aspects of social anxiety.

Deborah C. Beidel;Samuel M. Turner;Constance V. Dancu

660
Citations
Psychopathology in the offspring of anxiety disorders patients

Samuel M. Turner;Deborah C. Beidel;Anthony Costello

634
Citations
The Impact of Children with High-Functioning Autism on Parental Stress, Sibling Adjustment, and Family Functioning

Patricia A. Rao;Deborah C. Beidel

588
Citations
Psychopathology of social phobia and comparison to avoidant personality disorder.

Samuel M. Turner;Deborah C. Beidel;Constance V. Dancu;Dana J. Keys

546
Citations
Social phobia: A comparison of specific and generalized subtypes and avoidant personality disorder.

Samuel M. Turner;Deborah C. Beidel;Ruth M. Townsley

511
Citations
Social phobia: an analysis of possible developmental factors

Ruth Townsley Stemberger;Samuel M. Turner;Deborah C. Beidel;Karen S. Calhoun

443
Citations
Social phobia and overanxious disorder in school-age children.

Deborah C. Beidel

410
Citations
Psychosocial Correlates of Childhood Anxiety Disorders

Stephen C. Messer;Deborah C. Beidel

396
Citations
Emotional impact of children's exposure to community violence: A preliminary study

Michele R. Cooley-Quille;Samuel M. Turner;Deborah C. Beidel

380
Citations
Assessing Community Violence: The Children's Report of Exposure to Violence

Michele R. Cooley;Samuel M. Turner;Deborah C. Beidel

322
Citations
Selective mutism: a review and integration of the last 15 years.

Andres G. Viana;Deborah C. Beidel;Brian Rabian

299
Citations
SET-C Versus Fluoxetine in the Treatment of Childhood Social Phobia

Deborah C. Beidel;Samuel M. Turner;Floyd R. Sallee;Robert T. Ammerman

294
Citations
Social phobia: a comparison of behavior therapy and atenolol.

Samuel M. Turner;Deborah C. Beidel;Rolf G. Jacob

288
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Samuel M. Turner University of Maryland, College Park

Candice A. Alfano University of Houston

Rolf G. Jacob University of Pittsburgh

Robert T. Ammerman Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Armando Pina Arizona State University

Andres De Los Reyes University of Maryland, College Park

Carl W. Lejuez Stony Brook University

Melinda A. Stanley Baylor College of Medicine

Susan M. Bögels University of Amsterdam

Cynthia M. Bulik University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

External Links

Personal website of Deborah C. Beidel

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