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D-Index
117
Citations
45618
World Ranking
296
National Ranking
9

Frank Vitaro 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 Frank Vitaro sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 588 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frank Vitaro 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 Frank Vitaro sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 117 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Frank Vitaro is affiliated with the University of Montreal in Canada and has contributed extensively to research in psychology and social sciences, with a focus on child and adolescent development.

Their research spans multiple fields, primarily psychology and social sciences, with notable specialization in clinical psychology, education, social psychology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

Their work covers various topics including:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

They have collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Michel Boivin, Richard E. Tremblay, Mara Brendgen, Sylvana M. Côté, and Ginette Dionne.

Their research has been published in a range of journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • Revue de psychoéducation
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Selected recent papers by Frank Vitaro include:

  • Association of Childhood Externalizing, Internalizing, and Comorbid Symptoms With Long-term Economic and Social Outcomes, 2023, JAMA Network Open
  • The Impact of Childhood Social Skills and Self-Control Training on Economic and Noneconomic Outcomes: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment Using Administrative Data, 2022, American Economic Review
  • Developmental trajectories of eating disorder symptoms: A longitudinal study from early adolescence to young adulthood, 2022, Journal of Eating Disorders
  • What Is the Link Between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Sleep Disturbance? A Multimodal Examination of Longitudinal Relationships and Brain Structure Using Large-Scale Population-Based Cohorts, 2020, Biological Psychiatry
  • Early Childhood Factors Associated With Peer Victimization Trajectories From 6 to 17 Years of Age, 2020, PEDIATRICS

Best Publications

  • Developmental Trajectories of Childhood Disruptive Behaviors and Adolescent Delinquency: A Six-Site, Cross-National Study

    Lisa M. Broidy;Daniel S. Nagin;Richard E. Tremblay;John E. Bates

  • The power of friendship: protection against an escalating cycle of peer victimization.

    Ernest V. E. Hodges;Michel Boivin;Frank Vitaro;William M. Bukowski

  • Predicting Early Onset of Male Antisocial Behavior From Preschool Behavior

    Richard E. Tremblay;Robert O. Pihl;Frank Vitaro;Patricia L. Dobkin

  • A bimodal preventive intervention for disruptive kindergarten boys: its impact through mid-adolescence.

    Richard E. Tremblay;Linda Pagani-Kurtz;Louise C. Mâsse;Frank Vitaro

  • Reactively and proactively aggressive children: antecedent and subsequent characteristics.

    Frank Vitaro;Mara Brendgen;Richard E. Tremblay

  • Influence of Deviant Friends on Delinquency: Searching for Moderator Variables

    Frank Vitaro;Mara Brendgen;Richard E. Tremblay

  • Reactive and proactive aggression differentially predict later conduct problems.

    Frank Vitaro;Paul L. Gendreau;Richard E. Tremblay;Patrice Oligny

  • Development of parasomnias from childhood to early adolescence.

    Luc Laberge;Richard E. Tremblay;Frank Vitaro;Jacques Montplaisir

  • Development of sleep patterns in early adolescence

    L. Laberge;D. Petit;C. Simard;F. Vitaro

  • Iatrogenic Effect of Juvenile Justice.

    Uberto Gatti;Richard E. Tremblay;Frank Vitaro

  • Impulsivity predicts problem gambling in low SES adolescent males

    Frank Vitaro;Louise Arseneault;Richard E. Tremblay

  • Subtypes of Aggressive Behaviors: A Developmental Perspective.

    Frank Vitaro;Mara Brendgen;Edward D. Barker

  • The Timing of Middle-Childhood Peer Rejection and Friendship: Linking Early Behavior to Early-Adolescent Adjustment

    Sara Pedersen;Frank Vitaro;Edward D. Barker;Anne I. H. Borge

  • Reactive and proactive aggression: predictions to physical violence in different contexts and moderating effects of parental monitoring and caregiving behavior.

    Mara Brendgen;Frank Vitaro;Richard E. Tremblay;Francine Lavoie;Francine Lavoie

  • Trajectories of Prosocial Behavior and Physical Aggression in Middle Childhood: Links to Adolescent School Dropout and Physical Violence

    Katja Kokko;Richard E. Tremblay;Eric Lacourse;Daniel S. Nagin

  • Kindergarten Disruptive Behaviors, Protective Factors, and Educational Achievement by Early Adulthood.

    Frank Vitaro;Mara Brendgen;Simon Larose;Richard E. Trembaly

  • The role of maternal educational aspirations in mediating the risk of income source on academic failure in children from persistently poor families

    Mirella De Civita;Linda Pagani;Frank Vitaro;Richard E. Tremblay

  • Disruptiveness, Friends' Characteristics, and Delinquency in Early Adolescence: A Test of Two Competing Models of Development

    Frank Vitaro;Richard E. Tremblay;Margaret Kerr;Linda Pagani

  • Gambling, delinquency, and drug use during adolescence: mutual influences and common risk factors.

    Frank Vitaro;Mara Brendgen;Robert Ladouceur;Richard E. Tremblay

  • Developmental trajectories of boys' delinquent group membership and facilitation of violent behaviors during adolescence

    Eric Lacourse;Daniel Nagin;Richard E. Tremblay;Frank Vitaro

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard E. Tremblay
Richard E. Tremblay University of Montreal
Michel Boivin
Michel Boivin Université Laval
Mara Brendgen
Mara Brendgen University of Quebec at Montreal
Ginette Dionne
Ginette Dionne Université Laval
Sylvana M. Côté
Sylvana M. Côté University of Montreal
Jean R. Séguin
Jean R. Séguin University of Montreal
Gustavo Turecki
Gustavo Turecki Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Linda Booij
Linda Booij Concordia University
Daniel S. Nagin
Daniel S. Nagin Carnegie Mellon University
Edward D. Barker
Edward D. Barker King's College London

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