2026 Douglas A. Granger: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	85	1191	1046	736	630	331	26767

Overview

Douglas A. Granger is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research predominantly spans the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Clinical Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Infectious Diseases, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Their recent papers include notable works such as:

COVID-19 Serology at Population Scale: SARS-CoV-2-Specific Antibody Responses in Saliva, 2020, Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Correspondence Between Perceived Pubertal Development and Hormone Levels in 9-10 Year-Olds From the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study, 2021, Frontiers in Endocrinology
COVID-19 serology at population scale: SARS-CoV-2-specific antibody responses in saliva, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Levels of Interleukin-6 in Saliva, but Not Plasma, Correlate with Clinical Metrics in Huntington's Disease Patients and Healthy Control Subjects, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Uric Acid as a Potential Peripheral Biomarker for Disease Features in Huntington's Patients, 2020, Frontiers in Neuroscience

The primary research topics featured in their publications include:

Stress Responses and Cortisol
Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions
Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
Marine animal studies overview
Human-Animal Interaction Studies
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Child Abuse and Trauma

The venues where Douglas A. Granger frequently publishes include:

UNC Libraries
PLoS ONE
Psychoneuroendocrinology
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Throughout their career, Douglas A. Granger has collaborated closely with several researchers, including:

Jenna L. Riis
Clancy Blair
Lance J. Miller
Lisa K. Lauderdale
Jill D. Mellen

Best Publications

Effects of psychotherapy with children and adolescents revisited: a meta-analysis of treatment outcome studies.

John R. Weisz;Bahr Weiss;Susan S. Han;Douglas A. Granger

1371
Citations
Salivary alpha-amylase in biobehavioral research: recent developments and applications.

Douglas A Granger;Katie T Kivlighan;Mona el-Sheikh;Elana B Gordis

793
Citations
Salivary Cortisol Mediates Effects of Poverty and Parenting on Executive Functions in Early Childhood

Clancy Blair;Douglas A. Granger;Michael Willoughby;Roger Mills-Koonce

776
Citations
Stress response and the adolescent transition: Performance versus peer rejection stressors

Laura R. Stroud;Elizabeth Foster;George D. Papandonatos;Kathryn Handwerger

725
Citations
The Science of Early Life Toxic Stress for Pediatric Practice and Advocacy

Sara B. Johnson;Anne W. Riley;Douglas A. Granger;Jenna Riis

585
Citations
Effectiveness of a lifestyle intervention in promoting the well-being of independently living older people: results of the Well Elderly 2 Randomised Controlled Trial

Florence Clark;Jeanne Jackson;Mike Carlson;Chih Ping Chou

564
Citations
Cortisol Reactivity Is Positively Related to Executive Function in Preschool Children Attending Head Start

Clancy Blair;Douglas Granger;Rachel Peters Razza

545
Citations
Asymmetry between salivary cortisol and α-amylase reactivity to stress: Relation to aggressive behavior in adolescents

Elana B. Gordis;Douglas A. Granger;Elizabeth J. Susman;Penelope K. Trickett

544
Citations
Use of salivary biomarkers in biobehavioral research: cotton-based sample collection methods can interfere with salivary immunoassay results.

Elizabeth A Shirtcliff;Douglas A Granger;Eve Schwartz;Mary J Curran

521
Citations
Adrenocortical activity in at-risk and normally developing adolescents: Individual differences in salivary cortisol basal levels, diurnal variation, and responses to social challenges

Bonnie Klimes-Dougan;Paul D. Hastings;Douglas A. Granger;Barbara A. Usher

509
Citations
Integration of salivary biomarkers into developmental and behaviorally-oriented research: Problems and solutions for collecting specimens

Douglas A. Granger;Katie T. Kivlighan;Christine Fortunato;Amanda G. Harmon

490
Citations
The ''trouble'' with salivary testosterone

Douglas A Granger;Elizabeth A Shirtcliff;Alan Booth;Katie T Kivlighan

480
Citations
Assessing Salivary Cortisol in Studies of Child Development

Eve B. Schwartz;Douglas A. Granger;Elizabeth J. Susman;Megan R. Gunnar

421
Citations
Testosterone, cortisol, and women's competition.

Helen S Bateup;Alan Booth;Elizabeth A Shirtcliff;Douglas A Granger

367
Citations
Medication effects on salivary cortisol: tactics and strategy to minimize impact in behavioral and developmental science.

Douglas A. Granger;Leah C. Hibel;Christine K. Fortunato;Christine H. Kapelewski

360
Citations
Low salivary cortisol levels and externalizing behavior problems in youth

Elizabeth A. Shirtcliff;Douglas A. Granger;Alan Booth;David Johnson

348
Citations
Allostasis and Allostatic Load in the Context of Poverty in Early Childhood

Clancy Blair;C. Cybele Raver;Douglas Granger;Roger Mills-Koonce

348
Citations
Gender differences in testosterone and cortisol response to competition

Katie T. Kivlighan;Douglas A. Granger;Alan Booth

301
Citations
Salivary testosterone determination in studies of child health and development.

Douglas A. Granger;Eve B. Schwartz;Alan Booth;Matthew Arentz

286
Citations
Testosterone and Social Behavior

Alan Booth;Douglas A. Granger;Allan Mazur;Katie T. Kivlighan

284
Citations
Cortisol Reactivity Is Positively Related to Executive Function in Preschool

Clancy Blair;Douglas Granger;Rachel Peters Razza

2
Citations
The Science of Early Life Toxic Stress for Pediatric Practice and Advocacy abstract children who experience toxic stress are at high risk for

Sara B. Johnson;Anne W. Riley;Douglas A. Granger;Jenna Riis

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Clancy Blair New York University

Heidemarie K. Laurent University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Alan Booth Pennsylvania State University

Michael T. Willoughby RTI International

Elizabeth A. Shirtcliff Iowa State University

Adrian Raine University of Pennsylvania

Mona El-Sheikh Auburn University

Leah D. Doane Arizona State University

Carol K. Whalen University of California, Irvine

Rina D. Eiden Pennsylvania State University

External Links

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