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Inge Bretherton 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 Inge Bretherton sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 82 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Inge Bretherton 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 Inge Bretherton sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% 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

  • 1993 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Inge Bretherton is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research contributions are documented in academic publications with a focus linked to endocrinology, as evidenced by recent work appearing in specialized journals.

One of their recent papers is titled 12456 Changes In High-sensitivity Cardiac Troponin I After 12 Months Of Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy, published in 2024 in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. This publication addresses biomarker changes related to gender-affirming hormone therapy, indicating engagement with clinical or biochemical aspects of endocrinology and hormone treatment effects.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Bretherton include:

  • Ada S. Cheung
  • Sumith Perera
  • L. C. Singh
  • Cherie Chiang

Inge Bretherton's work appearing in the Journal of the Endocrine Society represents their known publication venue.

The scientist was awarded the distinction of Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1993, highlighting recognition within a professional psychological community.

Best Publications

  • Attachment theory: Retrospect and prospect.

    Inge Bretherton

  • From First Words to Grammar: Individual Differences and Dissociable Mechanisms

    Elizabeth Bates;Inge Bretherton;Lynn S. Snyder;Marjorie Beeghly

  • The Origins of Attachment Theory: John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth

    Inge Bretherton

  • Talking About Internal States: The Acquisition of an Explicit Theory of Mind

    Inge Bretherton;Marjorie Beeghly

  • Assessing internal working models of the attachment relationship: An attachment story completion task for 3-year-olds.

    Inge Bretherton;Doreen Ridgeway;Jude Cassidy

  • Growing points of attachment theory and research

    I. Bretherton;E. Waters

  • Internal working models in attachment relationships: A construct revisited.

    Inge Bretherton;Kristine A. Munholland

  • Conversations about feeling states between mothers and their young children.

    Judy Dunn;Inge Bretherton;Penny Munn

  • Internal working models in attachment relationships: Elaborating a central construct in attachment theory.

    Inge Bretherton;Kristine A. Munholland

  • Learning to Talk about Emotions: A Functionalist Perspective.

    Inge Bretherton;Janet Fritz;Carolyn Zahn-Waxler;Doreen Ridgeway

  • Communication patterns, internal working models, and the intergenerational transmission of attachment relationships

    Inge Bretherton

  • New perspectives on attachment relations: Security, communication, and internal working models.

    Inge Bretherton

  • Fathers in attachment theory and research: a review

    Inge Bretherton

  • Symbolic play : the development of social understanding

    Inge Bretherton

  • Representing the Social World in Symbolic Play: Reality and Fantasy

    Inge Bretherton

  • Attachment: The parental perspective

    Inge Bretherton;Zeynep Biringen;Doreen Ridgeway;Christine Maslin

  • Pouring new wine into old bottles the social self as internal working model

    Inge Bretherton

  • Mothers' internal state language to toddlers

    Marjorie Beeghly;Inge Bretherton;Carolyn B. Mervis

  • Pretense: The form and function of make-believe play☆

    Inge Bretherton

  • Content and context in early lexical development

    Lynn S. Snyder;Elizabeth Bates;Inge Bretherton

Frequent Co-Authors

Elizabeth Bates
Elizabeth Bates University of California, San Diego
Everett Waters
Everett Waters Stony Brook University
Marjorie Beeghly
Marjorie Beeghly Wayne State University
Virginia Volterra
Virginia Volterra National Research Council (CNR)
Judy Dunn
Judy Dunn King's College London
Jude Cassidy
Jude Cassidy University of Maryland, College Park
Carolyn Zahn-Waxler
Carolyn Zahn-Waxler University of Wisconsin–Madison
Carolyn B. Mervis
Carolyn B. Mervis University of Louisville
Olivier Halfon
Olivier Halfon University of Lausanne

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