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40
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2561

Debra Skinner publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Debra Skinner sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 74 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Debra Skinner D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Debra Skinner sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 40 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Debra Skinner is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research spans several fields, with a focus on genetics, pediatrics, and community health. The scientist's work addresses a range of topics related to genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, social representations and identity, as well as pediatric and prenatal health issues.

The main fields and subfields of Skinner's study include:

  • Genetics
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • General Health Professions
  • Social Psychology
  • Sociology and Political Science

The topics most frequently covered in their research are:

  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Social Representations and Identity
  • Community Health and Development
  • Children's Rights and Participation
  • Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
  • Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders
  • RNA modifications and cancer

Skinner has contributed to multiple recent papers, predominantly published through UNC Libraries and other venues. Selected publications include:

  • "Различая диалогическое Я," 2021, Philosophy Journal of the Higher School of Economics
  • "Symptoms of depression and their management among low-income African-American and White mothers in the rural South," 2020, UNC Libraries
  • "Negotiating desires and options: How mothers who carry the fragile X gene experience reproductive decisions," 2020, UNC Libraries
  • "Prenatal exome sequencing in anomalous fetuses: new opportunities and challenges," 2020, UNC Libraries
  • "Caregiver opinions about fragile X population screening," 2020, UNC Libraries

Frequent publication venues for Skinner's work include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Philosophy Journal of the Higher School of Economics
  • Journal of Student Financial Aid

Skinner often collaborates within a network of coauthors, including Kelly Raspberry, Myra I. Roche, Cynthia M. Powell, Donald B. Bailey, and Michael T. Willoughby. These collaborators have coauthored multiple publications with Skinner, indicating ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Needs and supports reported by Latino families of young children with developmental disabilities

    Donald B. Bailey;Debra Skinner;Vivian Correa;Emily Arcia

  • Narrating Self and Disability: Latino Mothers' Construction of Identities vis-à-vis Their Child with Special Needs:

    Debra Skinner;Donald B. Bailey;Vivian Correa;Patricia Rodriguez

  • Role of Religion in the Lives of Latino Families of Young Children With Developmental Delays

    Debra G. Skinner;Vivian Correa;Martie Skinner;Donald B. Bailey

  • Awareness, Use, and Satisfaction with Services for Latino Parents of Young Children with Disabilities:

    Donald B. Bailey;Debra Skinner;Patricia Rodriguez;Dianne Gut

  • Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research Consortium: Accelerating Evidence-Based Practice of Genomic Medicine

    Robert C. Green;Robert C. Green;Katrina A.B. Goddard;Gail P. Jarvik;Laura M. Amendola

  • Prenatal exome sequencing in anomalous fetuses: new opportunities and challenges.

    Neeta L. Vora;Bradford Powell;Alicia Brandt;Natasha Strande

  • Sociocultural studies of families of children with intellectual disabilities

    Debra Skinner;Thomas S. Weisner

  • Discovering fragile X syndrome: family experiences and perceptions.

    Donald B. Bailey;Debra Skinner;Karen L. Sparkman

  • Producing genetic knowledge and citizenship through the Internet: mothers, pediatric genetics, and cybermedicine.

    Rebecca Schaffer;Kristine Kuczynski;Debra Skinner

  • Cultural models in language and thought: Prestige and intimacy

    Dorothy Holland;Debra Skinner

  • Ethical, legal, and social concerns about expanded newborn screening: fragile X syndrome as a prototype for emerging issues.

    Donald B. Bailey;Debra Skinner;Arlene M. Davis;Ian Whitmarsh

  • Communication in young children with fragile X syndrome: a qualitative study of mothers' perspectives.

    Nancy C. Brady;Debra Skinner;Joanne Roberts;Elizabeth Hennon

  • Experiences with Obtaining Informed Consent for Genomic Sequencing

    Barbara A. Bernhardt;Myra I. Roche;Denise L. Perry;Sarah R. Scollon

  • Family experiences and factors associated with the diagnosis of fragile X syndrome.

    Donald B. Bailey;Debra Skinner;Deborah Hatton;Jane Roberts

  • A place for genetic uncertainty: Parents valuing an unknown in the meaning of disease

    Ian Whitmarsh;Arlene M. Davis;Debra Skinner;Donald B. Bailey

  • European American and African American Mothers' Beliefs About Parenting and Disciplining Infants: A Mixed-Method Analysis

    Margaret Burchinal;Debra Skinner;J. Steven Reznick

  • Newborn screening for developmental disabilities: reframing presumptive benefit.

    Donald B. Bailey;Debra Skinner;Steven F. Warren

  • Screening for Fragile X Syndrome: Parent attitudes and perspectives

    Debra Skinner;Karen L Sparkman;Donald B Bailey

  • Qualitative Analysis of Latino Parents' Religious Interpretations of Their Child's Disability

    Debra Skinner;Patricia Rodriguez;Donald B. Bailey

  • Discerning the Dialogical Self: A Theoretical and Methodological Examination of a Nepali Adolescent's Narrative

    Debra Skinner;Jaan Valsiner;Dorothy Holland

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald B. Bailey
Donald B. Bailey Research Triangle Park Foundation
Jonathan S. Berg
Jonathan S. Berg University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
John Sideris
John Sideris University of Southern California
Virginia Buysse
Virginia Buysse University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Levi A. Garraway
Levi A. Garraway Roche (United States)
Margaret Burchinal
Margaret Burchinal University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Steven F. Warren
Steven F. Warren University of Kansas
Wendy K. Chung
Wendy K. Chung Columbia University
Kirk C. Wilhelmsen
Kirk C. Wilhelmsen University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Leslie G. Biesecker
Leslie G. Biesecker National Institutes of Health

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