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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 64 1095 956 510 435 161 17333

Desmond K. Runyan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Desmond K. Runyan between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Desmond K. Runyan published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 3.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2006. 4 of the 168 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2006. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 3 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 6 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 5 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 2 publications
1977 2025

168 publications in total across all disciplines

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Desmond K. Runyan: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 0
1979 1
1980 1
1981 1
1982 1
1983 3
1984 1
1985 6
1986 0
1987 0
1988 2
1989 2
1990 1
1991 1
1992 0
1993 3
1994 2
1995 2
1996 3
1997 2
1998 6
1999 2
2000 3
2001 3
2002 2
2003 3
2004 4
2005 8
2006 13
2007 5
2008 12
2009 8
2010 7
2011 7
2012 4
2013 9
2014 7
2015 5
2016 4
2017 4
2018 4
2019 2
2020 1
2021 5
2022 3
2023 0
2024 2
2025 2
Total 168
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Desmond K. Runyan 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 Desmond K. Runyan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 154–163 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

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.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411 161
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Desmond K. Runyan 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 Desmond K. Runyan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 64 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

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.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79 64
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

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:

  • The Association of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Units and Reports of Child Abuse and Neglect, 2022, American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • Low Rates of Preventive Healthcare Service Utilization Among Adolescents and Adults With Down Syndrome, 2020, American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • Affordable Housing Through the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program and Intimate Partner Violence-Related Homicide, 2021, Preventive Medicine
  • Lack of Maternal Social Capital Increases the Likelihood of Harsh Parenting, 2022, Children
  • Affordable Housing Through the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program and Opioid Overdose Emergency Department Visits, 2023, Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment

Runyan collaborates regularly with a number of researchers, including Christine Piette Durrance, Richard Thompson, Alan J. Litrownik, Dallas R. English, and Howard Dubowitz.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • A population-based study of inflicted traumatic brain injury in young children.

    Heather T. Keenan;Desmond K. Runyan;Stephen W. Marshall;Mary Alice Nocera

  • Children who prosper in unfavorable environments: the relationship to social capital

    Desmond K. Runyan;Wanda M. Hunter;Rebecca R. S. Socolar;Lisa Amaya-Jackson

  • Child abuse and neglect by parents and other caregivers.

    Runyan D;Wattam C;Ikeda R;Hassan F

  • Maltreatment's Wake: The Relationship of Maltreatment Dimensions to Child Outcomes.

    Diana J. English;Mukund P. Upadhyaya;Alan J. Litrownik;Jane M. Marshall

  • Adverse Childhood Experiences and Child Health in Early Adolescence

    Emalee G. Flaherty;Emalee G. Flaherty;Richard Thompson;Howard Dubowitz;Elizabeth M. Harvey

  • Longscan: A consortium for longitudinal studies of maltreatment and the life course of children

    Desmond Kimo Runyan;Patrick A. Curtis;Wanda M. Hunter;Maureen M. Black

  • Epidemiologic Features of the Physical and Sexual Maltreatment of Children in the Carolinas

    Adrea D. Theodore;Jen Jen Chang;Desmond Kimo Runyan;Wanda M. Hunter

  • ISPCAN Child Abuse Screening Tool Children's Version (ICAST-C): Instrument development and multi-national pilot testing

    Adam J. Zolotor;Desmond Kimo Runyan;Michael P. Dunne;Dipty Jain

  • Effect of early childhood adversity on child health.

    Emalee G. Flaherty;Richard Thompson;Alan J. Litrownik;Adrea Theodore

  • Father involvement and children's functioning at age 6 years: a multisite study.

    Howard Dubowitz;Maureen M. Black;Christine E. Cox;Mia A. Kerr

  • Importance of early neglect for childhood aggression.

    Jonathan B. Kotch;Terri Lewis;Jon M. Hussey;Diana English

  • A Population-Based Comparison of Clinical and Outcome Characteristics of Young Children With Serious Inflicted and Noninflicted Traumatic Brain Injury

    Heather T. Keenan;Desmond K. Runyan;Stephen W. Marshall;Mary Alice Nocera

  • Corporal Punishment of Children in Nine Countries as a Function of Child Gender and Parent Gender

    Jennifer E Lansford;Liane Peña Alampay;Suha M Al-Hassan;Dario Bacchini

  • Speak softly--and forget the stick. Corporal punishment and child physical abuse.

    Adam J. Zolotor;Adrea D. Theodore;Jen Jen Chang;Molly Curtin Berkoff

  • Risk factors for chronic lung disease in infants with birth weights of 751 to 1000 grams.

    Ernest N. Kraybill;Desmond K. Runyan;Carl L. Bose;Jamil H. Khan

  • Impact of legal intervention on sexually abused children.

    Desmond K. Runyan;Mark D. Everson;Gail A. Edelsohn;Wanda M. Hunter

  • Adverse Childhood Exposures and Reported Child Health at Age 12

    Emalee G. Flaherty;Richard Thompson;Alan J. Litrownik;Adam J. Zolotor

  • Methodological lessons from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being: The first three years of the USA's first national probability study of children and families investigated for abuse and neglect

    Richard P. Barth;Paul Biemer;Desmond Runyan;Mary Bruce Webb

  • ISPCAN Child Abuse Screening Tools Retrospective version (ICAST-R): Delphi study and field testing in seven countries

    Michael P. Dunne;Adam J. Zolotor;Desmond K. Runyan;Inna Andreva-Miller

Frequent Co-Authors

Howard Dubowitz
Howard Dubowitz University of Maryland, Baltimore
Alan J. Litrownik
Alan J. Litrownik San Diego State University
Diana J. English
Diana J. English University of Washington
Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson Juvenile Protective Association
Jonathan B. Kotch
Jonathan B. Kotch University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Terri L. Lewis
Terri L. Lewis McMaster University
Michael P. Dunne
Michael P. Dunne Queensland University of Technology
Maureen M. Black
Maureen M. Black University of Maryland, Baltimore
Shrikant I. Bangdiwala
Shrikant I. Bangdiwala McMaster University
Sandra L. Martin
Sandra L. Martin University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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