2026 Eleanor E. Maccoby: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	65	2751	2519	1582	1413	138	51078

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Psychology

2751

2519

1582

1413

138

51078

Research.com Recognitions

1993 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1989 - William James Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science (APA)
1988 - APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association
1984 - Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award, American Educational Research Association
1975 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Eleanor E. Maccoby is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. The scope of their academic activity covers multiple aspects of psychological and educational research.

The awards received reflect significant recognition by prominent organizations within the psychology and education fields. These honors include:

Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1993)
William James Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science (APA) (1989)
APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association (1988)
Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award, American Educational Research Association (1984)
Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) (1975)

These distinctions indicate standing in both psychological science and research related to education, as well as recognition by national scientific and medical academies.

Best Publications

The Psychology of Sex Differences

Eleanor E. Maccoby;Carol Nagy Jacklin

10615
Citations
Socialization In The Context Of The Family: Parent-Child Interaction

Eleanor E. Maccoby;John A. Martin

8141
Citations
Contemporary research on parenting: The case for nature and nurture.

W. Andrew Collins;Eleanor E. Maccoby;Laurence Steinberg;E. Mavis Hetherington

2740
Citations
Gender and relationships. A developmental account.

Eleanor E. Maccoby

2371
Citations
The Two Sexes: Growing Up Apart, Coming Together

Eleanor E. Maccoby

2067
Citations
The development of sex differences

Eleanor E Maccoby

1888
Citations
The Role of Parents in the Socialization of Children: An Historical Overview.

Eleanor E. Maccoby

1637
Citations
Patterns of Child Rearing.

Melvin Seeman;Robert R. Sears;Eleanor E. Maccoby;Harry Levin

1636
Citations
Patterns of child rearing

Robert R. Sears;Eleanor E. Maccoby;Harry Levin

1253
Citations
Caught between parents: adolescents' experience in divorced homes.

Christy M. Buchanan;Eleanor E. Maccoby;Sanford M. Dornbusch

1129
Citations
Gender as a social category.

Eleanor E. Maccoby

1076
Citations
Adolescents after Divorce

Christy M. Buchanan;Eleanor E. Maccoby;Sanford M. Dornbusch

703
Citations
Parenting and its effects on children: on reading and misreading behavior genetics.

Eleanor E. Maccoby

699
Citations
Gender segregation in childhood.

Eleanor E. Maccoby;Carol Nagy Jacklin

641
Citations
Dividing the Child: Social and Legal Dilemmas of Custody

Eleanor Emmons Maccoby;Robert H. Mnookin

608
Citations
Sex differences in aggression: a rejoinder and reprise.

Eleanor E. Maccoby;Carol Nagy Jacklin

571
Citations
Social Development: Psychological Growth and the Parent-Child Relationship

Eleanor E. Maccoby

514
Citations
Inferring Properties from Categories versus Inferring Categories from Properties: The Case of Gender.

Susan A. Gelman;Pamela Collman;Eleanor E. Maccoby

399
Citations
Maternal Responsiveness and Subsequent Child Compliance.

Mary Parpal;Eleanor E. Maccoby

388
Citations
The Psychology of Sex Differences

Sharon B. Gurwitz;Eleanor Emmons Maccoby;Carol Nagy Jacklin

218
Citations
The Psychology of Sex Differences: —Vol. I: Text

Eleanor Emmons Maccoby;Carol Nagy Jacklin

94
Citations
The Psychology of Sex Differences: —Vol. II: Annotated Bibliography

Eleanor E. Maccoby;Carol Nagy Jacklin

23
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Sanford M. Dornbusch Stanford University

Laurence Steinberg Temple University

W. Andrew Collins University of Minnesota

Marc H. Bornstein National Institutes of Health

Helena C. Kraemer Stanford University

Lee J. Cronbach Stanford University

Susan A. Gelman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

S. Shirley Feldman Stanford University

Mary K. Rothbart University of Oregon

Ernest R. Hilgard Stanford University

External Links

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