2026 James Youniss: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	46	6277	5838	3392	3076	145	19817

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Current National Ranking

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Psychology

6277

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3076

145

19817

Research.com Recognitions

1973 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

James Youniss is affiliated with the Catholic University of America in the United States. Their primary research contributions lie within the Social Sciences, with a specific focus on Education.

Their academic work concentrates on Early Childhood Education and Development, which is the main topic covered in their research publications.

Early Childhood Education and Development

James Youniss has received recognition in the field, notably being named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1973.

Best Publications

Adolescent relations with mothers, fathers, and friends

James Youniss;Jacqueline Smollar

3365
Citations
Parents and Peers in Social Development: A Sullivan-Piaget Perspective

James Youniss

1996
Citations
What We Know About Engendering Civic Identity

James Youniss;Jeffrey A. McLELLAN;Miranda Yates

1199
Citations
Community Service and Social Responsibility in Youth

James Youniss;Miranda Yates

1156
Citations
Youth Civic Engagement in the Twenty-First Century

James Youniss;Susan Bales;Verona Christmas-Best;Marcelo Diversi

858
Citations
High School Community Service as a Predictor of Adult Voting and Volunteering

Daniel Hart;Thomas M. Donnelly;James Youniss;Robert Atkins

626
Citations
Dimensions of Citizenship and Opportunities for Youth Development: The What, Why, When, Where, and Who of Citizenship Development

Lonnie R. Sherrod;Constance Flanagan;James Youniss

565
Citations
Changes in functions of three relations during adolescence.

Fumiyo T. Hunter;James Youniss

546
Citations
A Developmental Perspective on Community Service in Adolescence

Miranda Yates;James Youniss

531
Citations
Community Service and Political Identity Development in Adolescence

Miranda Yates;James Youniss

499
Citations
The Role of Community Service in Identity Development Normative, Unconventional, and Deviant Orientations

James Youniss;Jeffrey A. Mclellan;Yang Su;Miranda Yates

460
Citations
Soziale Konstruktion und psychische Entwicklung

James E. Youniss

422
Citations
Religion, community service, and identity in American youth.

James Youniss;Jeffrey A. McLellan;Miranda Yates

417
Citations
Roots of Civic Identity: International Perspectives on Community Service and Activism in Youth.

Miranda Yates;James Youniss

374
Citations
Community Service and Political-Moral Identity in Adolescents.

Miranda Yates;James Youniss

361
Citations
Youth Service and Moral-Civic Identity: A Case for Everyday Morality

James Youniss;Miranda Yates

349
Citations
Longitudinal Gains in Civic Development through School-Based Required Service

Edward C. Metz;James Youniss

323
Citations
The Influence of Family Political Discussion on Youth Civic Development: Which Parent Qualities Matter?

Hugh McIntosh;Daniel Hart;James Youniss

315
Citations
The relationship between positive parental involvement and identity achievement during adolescence.

Carolyn E. Sartor;James Youniss

308
Citations
Types of Voluntary Service and Adolescents’ Civic Development:

Edward Metz;Jeffrey McLellan;James Youniss

307
Citations
Communication and connectedness in mother- and father-adolescent relationships.

James Youniss;Robert D. Ketterlinus

307
Citations
Adolescent Relations with Mothers, Fathers, and Friends

James Walters;James Youniss;Jacqueline Smollar

55
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Reed W. Larson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Constance A. Flanagan University of Wisconsin–Madison

Carolyn E. Sartor Yale University

Robert L. Selman Harvard University

William Damon Stanford University

Jeffrey Jensen Arnett Clark University

Peter Noack Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Rainer K. Silbereisen Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Michael J. Chandler University of British Columbia

Cristina Becchio Italian Institute of Technology

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