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Elizabeth M. Z. Farmer

Elizabeth M. Z. Farmer

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
41
Citations
10355
World Ranking
4926
National Ranking
2334

Elizabeth M. Z. Farmer 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 Elizabeth M. Z. Farmer sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 77 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Elizabeth M. Z. Farmer 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 Elizabeth M. Z. Farmer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Elizabeth M. Z. Farmer is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on social sciences, with specific attention to sociology and political science, health, clinical psychology, safety research, and general health professions.

Their recent research output includes a range of peer-reviewed articles spanning topics related to intergenerational family dynamics, health disparities, child welfare, migration-related health issues, and social challenges such as homelessness. Key recent publications are:

  • Kinship navigation: Facilitating permanency and equity for youth in child welfare, 2021, Children and Youth Services Review
  • Stress, Coping, and Quality of Life Among Custodial Grandparents, 2022, Journal of Gerontological Social Work
  • Rethinking mental healthcare for refugees, 2023, SSM - Mental Health
  • Factor Structure and Predictors of Resilience Among Custodial Grandparents, 2023, Journal of Family Issues
  • Community participatory translation processes for mental health screening among refugees and forced migrants, 2022, Traumatology An International Journal

Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Children and Youth Services Review
  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of Gerontological Social Work
  • SSM - Mental Health
  • Journal of Family Issues

Elizabeth M. Z. Farmer collaborates regularly with several scholars in related fields. Frequent co-authors include Fengyan Tang, Ke Li, Mary Elizabeth Rauktis, Daniel Hyung Jik Lee, and Christina Huerta.

Their research addresses several main topics, notably:

  • Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Child Welfare and Adoption
  • Family Support in Illness
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research

Best Publications

  • Children's mental health service use across service sectors

    B J Burns;E J Costello;A Angold;D Tweed

  • Pathways Into and Through Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents

    Elizabeth M. Z. Farmer;Barbara J. Burns;Susan D. Phillips;Adrian Angold

  • Perceived parental burden and service use for child and adolescent psychiatric disorders.

    Adrian Angold;Stephen C. Messer;Dalene Stangl;Elizabeth M. Z. Farmer

  • Impaired but undiagnosed.

    Adrian Angold;E. Jane Costello;Elizabeth M.Z. Farmer;Barbara J. Burns

  • Psychiatric disorder, impairment, and service use in rural African American and white youth.

    Adrian Angold;Alaattin Erkanli;Elizabeth M. Z. Farmer;John A. Fairbank

  • Parent-Training Programs in Child Welfare Services: Planning for a More Evidence-Based Approach to Serving Biological Parents:

    Richard P. Barth;John Landsverk;Patricia Chamberlain;John B. Reid

  • Psychiatric disorders among American Indian and white youth in Appalachia: the Great Smoky Mountains Study

    E. J. Costello;Elizabeth M. Z. Farmer;A. Angold;B. J. Burns

  • Review of the evidence base for treatment of childhood psychopathology: externalizing disorders.

    Elizabeth M. Z. Farmer;Scott N. Compton;J. Barbara Burns;Elizabeth Robertson

  • The Child and Adolescent Services Assessment (CASA): Description and Psychometrics

    Barbara H. Ascher;Elizabeth M. Z. Farmer;Barbara J. Burns;Adrian Angold

  • One size does not fit all: taking diversity, culture and context seriously.

    Margarita Alegria;Marc S. Atkins;Elizabeth Farmer;Elaine Slaton

  • Use, Persistence, and Intensity: Patterns of Care for Children's Mental Health Across One Year

    E. M. Z. Farmer;D. K. Stangl;B. J. Burns;E. J. Costello

  • Current Status and Evidence Base of Training for Foster and Treatment Foster Parents.

    Shannon Dorsey;Elizabeth M.Z. Farmer;Richard P. Barth;Kaylin M. Greene

  • Use of Mental Health Services by Youth in Contact with Social Services

    Elizabeth M. Z. Farmer;Barbara J. Burns;Mimi V. Chapman;Susan D. Phillips

  • Social Relationships of Students with Exceptionalities in Mainstream Classrooms: Social Networks and Homophily:

    Thomas W. Farmer;Elizabeth M. Z. Farmer

  • Effectiveness of nonresidential specialty mental health services for children and adolescents in the "real world".

    A. Angold;E. J. Costello;B. J. Burns;A. Erkanli

  • Prior Trauma Exposure for Youth in Treatment Foster Care.

    Shannon Dorsey;Barbara J. Burns;Dannia G. Southerland;Julia Revillion Cox

  • Reliability of self-reported service use: Test-retest consistency of children's responses to the Child and Adolescent Services Assessment (CASA)

    Elizabeth M. Z. Farmer;Adrian Angold;Barbara J. Burns;E. Jane Costello

  • The Developmental Dynamics of Aggression and the Prevention of School Violence.

    Thomas W. Farmer;Elizabeth M.Z. Farmer;David B. Estell;Bryan C. Hutchins

  • A randomized trial of case management for youths with serious emotional disturbance

    Barbara J. Burns;Elizabeth M. Z. Farmer;Adrian Angold;E. Jane Costello

  • Development of substance use and psychiatric comorbidity in an epidemiologic study of white and American Indian young adolescents the Great Smoky Mountains Study

    Elizabeth B. Federman;E.Jane Costello;Adrian Angold;Elizabeth M.Z. Farmer

  • Impact of Children's Mental Health Problems on Families Relationships with Service Use

    Elizabeth M. Z. Farmer;Barbara J. Burns;Adrian Angold;Elizabeth J. Costello

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbara J. Burns
Barbara J. Burns Duke University
Adrian Angold
Adrian Angold Duke University
E. Jane Costello
E. Jane Costello Duke University
Thomas W. Farmer
Thomas W. Farmer University of Pittsburgh
Shannon Dorsey
Shannon Dorsey University of Washington
Richard P. Barth
Richard P. Barth University of Maryland, Baltimore
David J. Kolko
David J. Kolko University of Pittsburgh
John B. Reid
John B. Reid University of Oregon
Scott N. Compton
Scott N. Compton Duke University
Marc S. Atkins
Marc S. Atkins University of Illinois at Chicago

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