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 Desmond K. Runyan sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 161 publications — 47th percentile
47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
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 Desmond K. Runyan sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 64 D-Index — 86th percentile
86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.
Desmond K. Runyan is affiliated with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and medicine, with a particular focus on clinical psychology and health professions. Key subfields of study include clinical psychology, general health professions, public health, environmental and occupational health, and epidemiology.
The main topics addressed in Runyan's work involve child abuse and trauma, homelessness and social issues, intimate partner and family violence, research on Down syndrome and intellectual disabilities, chronic disease management strategies, homicide, infanticide, and child abuse, as well as child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development.
Runyan has contributed to multiple publication venues, frequently publishing in UNC Libraries, the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, and also contributing to the International Journal on Child Maltreatment Research Policy and Practice, Preventive Medicine, and Children.
Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Runyan include:
Runyan collaborates regularly with a number of researchers, including Christine Piette Durrance, Richard Thompson, Alan J. Litrownik, Dallas R. English, and Howard Dubowitz.
Murray A Straus;Sherry L Hamby;David Finkelhor;David W Moore
Heather T. Keenan;Desmond K. Runyan;Stephen W. Marshall;Mary Alice Nocera
Desmond K. Runyan;Wanda M. Hunter;Rebecca R. S. Socolar;Lisa Amaya-Jackson
Runyan D;Wattam C;Ikeda R;Hassan F
Diana J. English;Mukund P. Upadhyaya;Alan J. Litrownik;Jane M. Marshall
Emalee G. Flaherty;Emalee G. Flaherty;Richard Thompson;Howard Dubowitz;Elizabeth M. Harvey
Desmond Kimo Runyan;Patrick A. Curtis;Wanda M. Hunter;Maureen M. Black
Adrea D. Theodore;Jen Jen Chang;Desmond Kimo Runyan;Wanda M. Hunter
Adam J. Zolotor;Desmond Kimo Runyan;Michael P. Dunne;Dipty Jain
Emalee G. Flaherty;Richard Thompson;Alan J. Litrownik;Adrea Theodore
Howard Dubowitz;Maureen M. Black;Christine E. Cox;Mia A. Kerr
Jonathan B. Kotch;Terri Lewis;Jon M. Hussey;Diana English
Heather T. Keenan;Desmond K. Runyan;Stephen W. Marshall;Mary Alice Nocera
Jennifer E Lansford;Liane Peña Alampay;Suha M Al-Hassan;Dario Bacchini
Adam J. Zolotor;Adrea D. Theodore;Jen Jen Chang;Molly Curtin Berkoff
Ernest N. Kraybill;Desmond K. Runyan;Carl L. Bose;Jamil H. Khan
Desmond K. Runyan;Mark D. Everson;Gail A. Edelsohn;Wanda M. Hunter
Emalee G. Flaherty;Richard Thompson;Alan J. Litrownik;Adam J. Zolotor
Richard P. Barth;Paul Biemer;Desmond Runyan;Mary Bruce Webb
Michael P. Dunne;Adam J. Zolotor;Desmond K. Runyan;Inna Andreva-Miller
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