2026 Elizabeth J. Susman: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	73	1973	1786	1154	1021	179	18669

Elizabeth J. Susman publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Elizabeth J. Susman sits on this spectrum.

31 publications 705+

This scientist: 179 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Elizabeth J. Susman D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Elizabeth J. Susman sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Elizabeth J. Susman is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States, contributing extensively to research in psychology and neuroscience. Their scholarly work predominantly focuses on stress responses and cortisol, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, and the neurobiological impacts of trauma and mental health.

The primary fields of study for Susman include:

Psychology
Neuroscience

Their research encompasses various subfields, notably:

Behavioral Neuroscience
Clinical Psychology
Biological Psychiatry
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Applied Psychology

Susman's work addresses a range of topics, including:

Stress Responses and Cortisol
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Tryptophan and Brain Disorders
Child Abuse and Trauma
Mental Health Research Topics
Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
Infant Health and Development

Recent publications by Elizabeth J. Susman reflect a concentration on the physiological and psychological effects of stress and maltreatment during adolescence:

"Associations between HPA axis reactivity and PTSD and depressive symptoms: Importance of maltreatment type and puberty" (2021), Development and Psychopathology
"Circadian cortisol secretion in adolescent girls with conduct disorder" (2022), Psychoneuroendocrinology
"Maltreatment type differences in cortisol stress response trajectories across adolescence" (2023), Child Development
"Childhood Sexual Abuse and Early Timing of Puberty" (2020), UNC Libraries
"Assessing the stability of psychobiological stress reactivity during adolescence: mixed-effect modelling of cortisol responses to laboratory stressors" (2024), HRB Open Research

Frequent coauthors who collaborate with Susman include:

Sonya Negriff
Elana B. Gordis
Jen O'Shea
Samantha Dockray
Amanda Helleman

Susman's research has been published in several academic venues, with repeated contributions to:

HRB Open Research
Development and Psychopathology
Psychoneuroendocrinology
Child Development
UNC Libraries

Best Publications

Effect of Corticosteroids for Fetal Maturation on Perinatal Outcomes: NIH Consensus Development Panel on the Effect of Corticosteroids for Fetal Maturation on Perinatal Outcomes

Larry C. Gilstrap;Robert Christensen;William H. Clewell;Mary E. D'Alton

1732
Citations
Identifying risk for obesity in early childhood.

Philip R. Nader;Philip R. Nader;Marion O'Brien;Renate Houts;Robert Bradley

1100
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
Attenuation of cortisol across development for victims of sexual abuse.

Penelope K. Trickett;Jennie G. Noll;Elizabeth J. Susman;Chad E. Shenk

504
Citations
Self-regulation and Rapid Weight Gain in Children From Age 3 to 12 Years

Lori A. Francis;Elizabeth J. Susman

500
Citations
Hormones, emotional dispositions, and aggressive attributes in young adolescents.

Susman Ej;Inoff-Germain G;Nottelmann Ed;Loriaux Dl

498
Citations
Psychobiology of persistent antisocial behavior: Stress, early vulnerabilities and the attenuation hypothesis.

Elizabeth J. Susman

444
Citations
Assessing Salivary Cortisol in Studies of Child Development

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

421
Citations
Puberty and Psychological Development

Elizabeth J. Susman;Alan Rogol

401
Citations
Percent Body Fat at Age 5 Predicts Earlier Pubertal Development Among Girls at Age 9

Kirsten Krahnstoever Davison;Elizabeth J. Susman;Leann Lipps Birch

388
Citations
Family rearing antecedents of pubertal timing.

Jay Belsky;Laurence D. Steinberg;Renate M. Houts;Sarah L. Friedman

384
Citations
Individual differences in boys' and girls' timing and tempo of puberty: modeling development with nonlinear growth models.

Kristine Marceau;Nilam Ram;Renate M. Houts;Kevin J. Grimm

374
Citations
Pubertal Timing, Depression, and Externalizing Problems: A Framework, Review, and Examination of Gender Differences

Sonya Negriff;Elizabeth J. Susman

312
Citations
Sleep Disturbances and Childhood Sexual Abuse

Jennie G. Noll;Penelope K. Trickett;Elizabeth J. Susman;Frank W. Putnam

284
Citations
Salivary alpha amylase-cortisol asymmetry in maltreated youth.

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

281
Citations
Depression, Cortisol Reactivity, and Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence

Samantha Dockray;Elizabeth J. Susman;Lorah D. Dorn

274
Citations
Sex Difference in Testosterone Response to a Video Game Contest

Allan Mazur;Elizabeth J. Susman;Sandy Edelbrock

255
Citations
Menstrual symptoms in adolescent girls: association with smoking, depressive symptoms, and anxiety.

Lorah D. Dorn;Lorah D. Dorn;Sonya Negriff;Bin Huang;Bin Huang;Stephanie Pabst

255
Citations
Male Testosterone Linked to High Social Dominance but Low Physical Aggression in Early Adolescence

Benoist Schaal;Richard E. Tremblay;Robert Soussignan;Elizabeth J. Susman

254
Citations
Morningness/eveningness, morning-to-afternoon cortisol ratio, and antisocial behavior problems during puberty.

Elizabeth J. Susman;Samantha Dockray;Virginia L. Schiefelbein;Suellen Herwehe

245
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Lorah D. Dorn Pennsylvania State University

George P. Chrousos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Lynn S. Liben Pennsylvania State University

Penelope K. Trickett University of Southern California

Jennie G. Noll Pennsylvania State University

Vernon M. Chinchilli Pennsylvania State University

Douglas A. Granger University of California, Irvine

Gordon B. Cutler National Institutes of Health

Laurence M. Demers Pennsylvania State University

Renate Houts Duke University

External Links

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