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James W. Varni

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
109
Citations
55012
World Ranking
410
National Ranking
259

Medicine

D-Index
118
Citations
59916
World Ranking
4015
National Ranking
2197

James W. Varni 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 James W. Varni sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 341 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James W. Varni 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 James W. Varni sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 109 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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

  • 1988 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

James W. Varni is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their research contributions primarily fall within the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Clinical Psychology, Epidemiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Gastroenterology.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Gastrointestinal motility and disorders

James W. Varni has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • Trajectory of Mortality and Health-Related Quality of Life Morbidity Following Community-Acquired Pediatric Septic Shock, 2020, Critical Care Medicine
  • Critical Illness Factors Associated With Long-Term Mortality and Health-Related Quality of Life Morbidity Following Community-Acquired Pediatric Septic Shock, 2020, Critical Care Medicine
  • Severe Acute Kidney Injury Is Associated With Increased Risk of Death and New Morbidity After Pediatric Septic Shock, 2020, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
  • Trajectories and Risk Factors for Altered Physical and Psychosocial Health-Related Quality of Life After Pediatric Community-Acquired Septic Shock, 2020, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
  • Longitudinal Trajectories of Caregiver Distress and Family Functioning After Community-Acquired Pediatric Septic Shock, 2020, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

The frequent co-authors who have collaborated with James W. Varni are:

  • Darren A. DeWalt
  • David Thissen
  • Brian D. Stucky
  • Esi Morgan DeWitt
  • Debra E. Irwin

Publications by James W. Varni are often found in the following venues:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
  • Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Spinal Cord

Their recognition includes being named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1988.

Best Publications

  • PedsQL 4.0: reliability and validity of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory version 4.0 generic core scales in healthy and patient populations.

    James W. Varni;Michael Seid;Paul S. Kurtin

  • The PedsQL: measurement model for the pediatric quality of life inventory.

    James W. Varni;Michael Seid;Cheryl A. Rode

  • Health-related quality of life of severely obese children and adolescents.

    Jeffrey B. Schwimmer;Tasha M. Burwinkle;James W. Varni

  • The PedsQL 4.0 as a pediatric population health measure: feasibility, reliability, and validity.

    James W. Varni;Tasha M. Burwinkle;Michael Seid;Douglas Skarr

  • The PedsQL in pediatric cancer: reliability and validity of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Generic Core Scales, Multidimensional Fatigue Scale, and Cancer Module.

    James W. Varni;James W. Varni;Tasha M. Burwinkle;Ernest R. Katz;Ernest R. Katz;Kathy Meeske

  • Effects of pediatric chronic physical disorders on child and family adjustment.

    Jan L. Wallander;James W. Varni

  • How young can children reliably and validly self-report their health-related quality of life?: An analysis of 8,591 children across age subgroups with the PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales

    James W Varni;Christine A Limbers;Tasha M Burwinkle

  • Impaired health-related quality of life in children and adolescents with chronic conditions: a comparative analysis of 10 disease clusters and 33 disease categories/severities utilizing the PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales.

    James W Varni;Christine A Limbers;Tasha M Burwinkle

  • The PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales: sensitivity, responsiveness, and impact on clinical decision-making.

    James W. Varni;Michael Seid;Tara Smith Knight;Karen Uzark

  • The PedsQL™ in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes: Reliability and validity of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ Generic Core Scales and Type 1 Diabetes Module

    James W. Varni;Tasha M. Burwinkle;Jenifer R. Jacobs;Michael Gottschalk

  • The PedsQL™ Family Impact Module: Preliminary reliability and validity

    James W Varni;Sandra A Sherman;Tasha M Burwinkle;Paige E Dickinson

  • The Varni/Thompson Pediatric Pain Questionnaire. I. Chronic musculoskeletal pain in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

    James W. Varni;Karen L. Thompson;Virgil Hanson

  • Parent proxy-report of their children's health-related quality of life: an analysis of 13,878 parents' reliability and validity across age subgroups using the PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales.

    James W Varni;Christine A Limbers;Tasha M Burwinkle

  • The PedsQL in pediatric rheumatology: reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Generic Core Scales and Rheumatology Module.

    James W. Varni;James W. Varni;Michael Seid;Tara Smith Knight;Tasha Burwinkle

  • Health-related quality of life measurement in pediatric clinical practice: an appraisal and precept for future research and application.

    James W Varni;Tasha M Burwinkle;Mariella M Lane

  • The PedsQL 4.0 as a school population health measure: feasibility, reliability, and validity.

    James W. Varni;Tasha M. Burwinkle;Michael Seid

  • EVALUATING A CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL GARDEN ENVIRONMENT: UTILIZATION AND CONSUMER SATISFACTION

    Sandra Whitehouse;James W. Varni;James W. Varni;Michael Seid;Clare Cooper-Marcus

  • An item response analysis of the pediatric PROMIS anxiety and depressive symptoms scales

    Debra E. Irwin;Brian D. Stucky;Michelle M. Langer;David Thissen

  • Family Resources as Resistance Factors for Psychological Maladjustment in Chronically Ill and Handicapped Children

    Jan L. Wallander;James W. Varni;Lina Babani;Heatger Tweddle Banis

  • The pediatric quality of life inventory: measuring pediatric health-related quality of life from the perspective of children and their parents.

    James W. Varni;Christine A. Limbers

  • Children with chronic physical disorders: maternal reports of their psychological adjustment.

    Jan L. Wallander;James W. Varni;Lina Babani;Heather Tweddle Banis

Frequent Co-Authors

Ernest R. Katz
Ernest R. Katz Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
David Thissen
David Thissen University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jin Shei Lai
Jin Shei Lai Northwestern University
Vanessa L. Malcarne
Vanessa L. Malcarne San Diego State University
Jan L. Wallander
Jan L. Wallander University of California, Merced
Daniel A. Newman
Daniel A. Newman University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Michael A. Pulsipher
Michael A. Pulsipher University of Utah
Mary M. Horowitz
Mary M. Horowitz Medical College of Wisconsin
Brent R. Logan
Brent R. Logan Medical College of Wisconsin
Robert B. Noll
Robert B. Noll University of Pittsburgh

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