2026 Flaura Koplin Winston: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	56	1912	1728	909	810	292	10675

Research.com Recognitions

2017 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
2011 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Flaura Koplin Winston is affiliated with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering aspects within the domains of traffic and road safety, human-automation interaction and safety, and urban transport and accessibility. Their work also covers safety, risk, reliability and quality, social psychology, physical therapy, sports therapy and rehabilitation, public health, environmental and occupational health, injury epidemiology and prevention, vehicle emissions and performance, and behavioral health and interventions.

Frequent publication venues for Winston include Abstracts, JAMA Network Open, Traffic Injury Prevention, Pediatric Clinics of North America, and Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour.

Recent publications by Winston include:

Licensing Examination and Crash Outcomes Postlicensure in Young Drivers, 2022, JAMA Network Open
Novel use of a virtual driving assessment to classify driver skill at the time of licensure, 2022, Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
Detection of driver health condition by monitoring driving behavior through machine learning from observation, 2022, Expert Systems with Applications
A Novel Health-Transportation Partnership Paves The Road For Young Driver Safety Through Virtual Assessment, 2020, Health Affairs
Financial status and travel time to driving schools as barriers to obtaining a young driver license in a state with comprehensive young driver licensing policy, 2023, Accident Analysis & Prevention

They have collaborated extensively with Elizabeth A. Walshe, Shukai Cheng, Alexander K. Gonzalez, Megan S. Ryerson, and Dan Romer.

Winston has contributed to the literature through book publications as well, including a work published by Cambridge University Press titled Seemed Like a Good Idea (2022).

Their recognized achievements include being a Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) since 2017 and a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) since 2011.

Best Publications

Belt Positioning Booster Seats and Reduction in Risk of Injury Among children in Vehicle Crashes

Dennis R. Durbin;Michael R. Elliott;Flaura Koplin Winston

476
Citations
Looking beyond the physical injury: posttraumatic stress disorder in children and parents after pediatric traffic injury.

A P de Vries;Nancy Kassam-Adams;Avital Cnaan;Avital Cnaan;E Sherman-Slate

366
Citations
The danger of premature graduation to seat belts for young children.

Flaura Koplin Winston;Dennis R. Durbin;Michael J. Kallan;E. K. Moll

360
Citations
Predicting Child PTSD: The Relationship Between Acute Stress Disorder and PTSD in Injured Children

Nancy Kassam-Adams;Flaura Koplin Winston

337
Citations
Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach in Pediatric Health Care Networks.

Meghan L. Marsac;Nancy Kassam-Adams;Aimee K. Hildenbrand;Elizabeth Nicholls;Elizabeth Nicholls

316
Citations
Effectiveness of Child Safety Seats vs Seat Belts in Reducing Risk for Death in Children in Passenger Vehicle Crashes

Michael R. Elliott;Michael J. Kallan;Dennis R. Durbin;Flaura Koplin Winston

307
Citations
Effects of Seating Position and Appropriate Restraint Use on the Risk of Injury to Children in Motor Vehicle Crashes

Dennis R. Durbin;Irene Chen;Rebecca Smith;Michael R. Elliott

300
Citations
Prevalence of teen driver errors leading to serious motor vehicle crashes.

Allison E. Curry;Jessica S. Hafetz;Michael J. Kallan;Flaura Koplin Winston

273
Citations
Screening for risk of persistent posttraumatic stress in injured children and their parents.

Flaura Koplin Winston;Nancy Kassam-Adams;Felipe Garcia-Espana;Richard Ittenbach

255
Citations
An evaluation of the effectiveness of forward facing child restraint systems.

Kristy B. Arbogast;Dennis R. Durbin;Dennis R. Durbin;Rebecca A. Cornejo;Michael J. Kallan

252
Citations
Acute stress disorder symptoms in children and their parents after pediatric traffic injury.

Flaura Koplin Winston;Nancy Kassam-Adams;Cara Vivarelli-O’Neill;Julian Ford

237
Citations
Individualized mastery-based driver training

Flaura Koplin Winston;Dennis Robert Durbin;David Phillip Lanter

235
Citations
Barriers to booster seat use and strategies to increase their use.

Edith M Simpson;Elisa K Moll;Nancy Kassam-Adams;Gwenyth J Miller

179
Citations
Pediatric Providers’ Self-Reported Knowledge, Practices, and Attitudes About Concussion

Mark R. Zonfrillo;Christina L. Master;Christina L. Master;Matthew F. Grady;Matthew F. Grady;Flaura Koplin Winston

161
Citations
Acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder in parents of injured children.

Nancy Kassam-Adams;Courtney Landau Fleisher;Flaura Koplin Winston

152
Citations
Parent-child agreement regarding children's acute stress: the role of parent acute stress reactions

Nancy Kassam-Adams;J. Felipe Garcia-Espana;Victoria A. Miller;Flaura Koplin Winston

151
Citations
Use of mobile apps: a patient-centered approach.

Lauren A. Houdek VonHoltz;Lauren A. Houdek VonHoltz;Kendra A. Hypolite;Brendan G. Carr;Frances S. Shofer

148
Citations
A system to reproduce and quantify the biomechanical environment of the cell

F. K. Winston;E. J. Macarak;S. F. Gorfien;L. E. Thibault

147
Citations
Heart Rate and Posttraumatic Stress in Injured Children

Nancy Kassam-Adams;J. Felipe Garcia-España;Joel A. Fein;Flaura Koplin Winston

145
Citations
National Young-Driver Survey: Teen Perspective and Experience With Factors That Affect Driving Safety

Kenneth R. Ginsburg;Flaura Koplin Winston;Flaura Koplin Winston;Teresa M. Senserrick;Felipe Garcia-Espana

131
Citations
Associations Between Parenting Styles and Teen Driving, Safety-Related Behaviors and Attitudes

Kenneth R. Ginsburg;Dennis R. Durbin;J. Felipe Garcia-Espana;Ewa A. Kalicka

120
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Kristy B. Arbogast Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Nancy Kassam-Adams Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Sonja March University of Southern Queensland

Justin Kenardy University of Queensland

Daniel Romer University of Pennsylvania

Richard Meiser-Stedman University of East Anglia

Thomas J. Power Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Anke Ehlers University of Oxford

Patrick Smith University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Tim Dalgleish University of Cambridge

External Links

Wikipedia of Flaura Koplin Winston Personal website of Flaura Koplin Winston Google Scholar page

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