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Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

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Psychology
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2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Female Scientists 165 78 70 45 41 848 119635
Best Scientists 165 1032 948 610 549 848 119635
Psychology 166 41 37 20 18 712 119446

Jeanne Brooks-Gunn publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jeanne Brooks-Gunn between 1954 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jeanne Brooks-Gunn published across 73 years, from 1954 to 2026, averaging 11.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2013. 2 of the 844 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1954 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2013. 1954: 1 publication 1955: 0 publications 1956: 0 publications 1957: 0 publications 1958: 7 publications 1959: 15 publications 1960: 9 publications 1961: 7 publications 1962: 11 publications 1963: 8 publications 1964: 12 publications 1965: 5 publications 1966: 3 publications 1967: 1 publication 1968: 4 publications 1969: 5 publications 1970: 3 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 1 publication 1973: 1 publication 1974: 2 publications 1975: 6 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 17 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 8 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 10 publications 1985: 10 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 29 publications 1988: 12 publications 1989: 12 publications 1990: 12 publications 1991: 18 publications 1992: 10 publications 1993: 13 publications 1994: 24 publications 1995: 17 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 19 publications 1998: 25 publications 1999: 16 publications 2000: 18 publications 2001: 25 publications 2002: 20 publications 2003: 20 publications 2004: 24 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 26 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 23 publications 2009: 23 publications 2010: 24 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 25 publications 2013: 36 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 1 publication 2026: 1 publication
1954 2026

844 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jeanne Brooks-Gunn: publications per year, 1954 to 2026
Year Publications
1954 1
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 7
1959 15
1960 9
1961 7
1962 11
1963 8
1964 12
1965 5
1966 3
1967 1
1968 4
1969 5
1970 3
1971 2
1972 1
1973 1
1974 2
1975 6
1976 2
1977 3
1978 3
1979 17
1980 2
1981 5
1982 8
1983 6
1984 10
1985 10
1986 8
1987 29
1988 12
1989 12
1990 12
1991 18
1992 10
1993 13
1994 24
1995 17
1996 11
1997 19
1998 25
1999 16
2000 18
2001 25
2002 20
2003 20
2004 24
2005 18
2006 26
2007 20
2008 23
2009 23
2010 24
2011 24
2012 25
2013 36
2014 14
2015 16
2016 10
2017 26
2018 10
2019 14
2020 16
2021 15
2022 0
2023 0
2024 0
2025 1
2026 1
Total 844
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Jeanne Brooks-Gunn 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 Jeanne Brooks-Gunn sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 705+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 712 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100 712
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Jeanne Brooks-Gunn 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 Jeanne Brooks-Gunn sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 144+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 166 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98 166
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association
  • 2009 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2002 - James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science
  • 1988 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Jeanne Brooks-Gunn is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields, focusing primarily on psychology and medicine with specific expertise in clinical psychology, public health, environmental and occupational health, cognitive neuroscience, epidemiology, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

The scientist's recent publications highlight a strong interest in the neural and psychosocial effects of childhood adversity. Notable papers include:

  • Childhood violence exposure and social deprivation are linked to adolescent threat and reward neural function, 2020, published in Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
  • Association of Childhood Violence Exposure With Adolescent Neural Network Density, 2020, published in JAMA Network Open
  • Childhood violence exposure and social deprivation predict adolescent amygdala-orbitofrontal cortex white matter connectivity, 2020, published in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Differential Developmental Associations of Material Hardship Exposure and Adolescent Amygdala-Prefrontal Cortex White Matter Connectivity, 2021, published in Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Replication code for: Government assistance protects low-income families from eviction, 2020, published in Harvard Dataverse

These works collectively address topics such as child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, child abuse and trauma, maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum, functional brain connectivity studies, traumatic brain injury research, advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, and homelessness and social issues.

Frequent co-authors contributing to these publications include:

  • Sara McLanahan
  • Leigh G. Goetschius
  • Vonnie C. McLoyd
  • Colter Mitchell
  • Nestor L. Lopez-Duran

Brooks-Gunn has published multiple articles in various scientific journals, with frequent appearances in venues such as Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, JAMA Network Open, Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, and Harvard Dataverse.

Their research work is grounded in a range of disciplines and topics that intersect at the nexus of child development, neuroscience, and public health. The scientist's focus on both the psychological and neurobiological consequences of childhood experiences contributes to a multifaceted understanding of developmental outcomes.

Brooks-Gunn has received several distinctions acknowledging their contributions to research, including:

  • Fellow of the American Educational Research Association, 2010
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2009
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2004
  • James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science, 2002
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2002
  • Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), 1988

Best Publications

  • School Readiness and Later Achievement

    Greg J. Duncan;Chantelle J. Dowsett;Amy Claessens;Katherine Magnuson

  • The Effects of Poverty on Children.

    Jeanne Brooks-Gunn;Greg J. Duncan

  • The neighborhoods they live in: the effects of neighborhood residence on child and adolescent outcomes.

    Tama Leventhal;Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

  • Economic Deprivation and Early Childhood Development

    Greg J. Duncan;Jeanne Brooks-Gunn;Pamela Kato Klebanov

  • Consequences of growing up poor

    Greg J. Duncan;Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

  • Do Neighborhoods Influence Child and Adolescent Development

    Jeanne Brooks-Gunn;Greg J. Duncan;Pamela Kato Klebanov;Naomi Sealand

  • How much does childhood poverty affect the life chances of children

    Greg J. Duncan;W. Jean Yeung;Jeanne Brooks-Gunn;Judith R. Smith

  • Social cognition and the acquisition of self

    Michael Lewis;Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

  • Adolescent mothers in later life

    Frank F. Furstenberg;Jeanne Brooks-Gunn;S. Philip Morgan

  • How Money Matters for Young Children's Development: Parental Investment and Family Processes

    W. Jean Yeung;Miriam R. Linver;Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

  • Depression in adolescence.

    Anne C. Petersen;Bruce E. Compas;Jeanne Brooks-Gunn;Mark Stemmler

  • Family Poverty, Welfare Reform, and Child Development

    Greg J. Duncan;Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

  • Development of Eating Problems in Adolescent Girls: A Longitudinal Study.

    Ilana Attie;Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

  • Neighborhood Poverty, Volume 1: Context and Consequences for Children

    Jeanne Brooks-Gunn;Greg Duncan;J. Lawrence Aber

  • The Effectiveness of Early Head Start for 3-Year-Old Children and Their Parents: Lessons for Policy and Programs

    John M. Love;Ellen E. Kisker;Christine Ross;Helen Raikes

  • What Exactly Is a Youth Development Program? Answers From Research and Practice

    Jodie L. Roth;Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

  • Family processes as pathways from income to young children's development.

    Miriam R. Linver;Jeanne Brooks-Gunn;Dafna E. Kohen

  • Moving to Opportunity: an Experimental Study of Neighborhood Effects on Mental Health

    Tama Leventhal;Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

  • Do parent-child relationships change during puberty?

    Roberta L. Paikoff;Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

  • The contribution of parenting to ethnic and racial gaps in school readiness.

    Jeanne Brooks-Gunn;Lisa B. Markman

  • The Consequences of Growing Up Poor

    Kathleen Ann Lodl;Greg J. Duncan;Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

Frequent Co-Authors

Sara McLanahan
Sara McLanahan Princeton University
Julia A. Graber
Julia A. Graber University of Florida
Jane Waldfogel
Jane Waldfogel Columbia University
Tama Leventhal
Tama Leventhal Tufts University
Greg J. Duncan
Greg J. Duncan University of California, Irvine
Marie C. McCormick
Marie C. McCormick Harvard University
Michael Lewis
Michael Lewis Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Frank F. Furstenberg
Frank F. Furstenberg University of Pennsylvania
P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale
P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale Northwestern University
J. Lawrence Aber
J. Lawrence Aber New York University

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