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7132
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Karen B. Schmaling 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 Karen B. Schmaling sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 135 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Karen B. Schmaling 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 Karen B. Schmaling sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% 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

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Karen B. Schmaling is affiliated with Washington State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans Decision Sciences, with a focus on subfields such as Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology, and Gender Studies.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including meta-analysis and systematic reviews, scientometrics and bibliometrics research, health and medical research impacts, diversity and career in medicine, health policy implementation science, health systems, economic evaluations, quality of life, and the Delphi technique in research.

Frequent publication venues for their work include Clinical Psychology Science and Practice, Research Integrity and Peer Review, BMJ evidence-based medicine, PLoS ONE, and Science and Engineering Ethics.

Selected recent papers by Karen B. Schmaling include:

  • Gender differences in peer reviewed grant applications, awards, and amounts: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2023, Research Integrity and Peer Review
  • Grant Review Feedback: Appropriateness and Usefulness, 2021, Science and Engineering Ethics
  • The terminology conflict on efficacy and effectiveness in healthcare, 2020, Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research
  • Grant reviewer perceptions of the quality, effectiveness, and influence of panel discussion, 2020, Research Integrity and Peer Review
  • Efficacy and effectiveness studies of depression are not well-differentiated in the literature: a systematic review, 2020, BMJ evidence-based medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Schmaling include Stephen A. Gallo, Robert M. Kaplan, Lisa Thompson, Scott R. Glisson, and Jessica Fales.

In terms of academic contributions, Karen B. Schmaling has authored a book titled Rethinking Clinical Research, to be published by Cambridge University Press in 2025.

The scientist was awarded Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Randomized trial of behavioral activation, cognitive therapy, and antidepressant medication in the acute treatment of adults with major depression.

    Sona Dimidjian;Steven D. Hollon;Keith S. Dobson;Karen B. Schmaling

  • Randomized trial of behavioral activation, cognitive therapy, and antidepressant medication in the prevention of relapse and recurrence in major depression.

    Keith S. Dobson;Steven D. Hollon;Sona Dimidjian;Karen B. Schmaling

  • Empirical evidence for overt and covert patterns of antisocial conduct problems: a metaanalysis.

    Rolf Loeber;Karen B. Schmaling

  • Clinical features of vocal cord dysfunction.

    K B Newman;U G Mason rd;K B Schmaling

  • Community-integrated home-based depression treatment in older adults: a randomized controlled trial.

    Paul Ciechanowski;Edward Wagner;Karen Schmaling;Sheryl Schwartz

  • Marital therapy as a treatment for depression.

    Neil S. Jacobson;Keith Dobson;Alan E. Fruzzetti;Karen B. Schmaling

  • Psychological aspects of asthma.

    Paul Lehrer;Jonathan Feldman;Nicholas Giardino;Hye-Sue Song

  • COMPONENT ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIORAL MARITAL THERAPY: 2-YEAR FOLLOW-UP AND PREDICTION OF RELAPSE

    Neil S. Jacobson;Karen B. Schmaling;Amy Holtzworth-Munroe

  • Functional status in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, other fatiguing illnesses, and healthy individuals

    Dedra Buchwald;Tsilke Pearlman;Jovine Umali;Karen Schmaling

  • The utility of differentiating between mixed and pure forms of antisocial child behavior.

    Rolf Loeber;Karen B. Schmaling

  • Marital interaction and depression

    Karen B. Schmaling;Neil S. Jacobson

  • Comorbid clinical conditions in chronic fatigue: a co-twin control study.

    Leslie A. Aaron;Richard Herrell;Suzanne Ashton;Megan Belcourt

  • Response styles among patients with minor depression and dysthymia in primary care.

    Karen B. Schmaling;Sona Dimidjian;Wayne Katon;Mark Sullivan

  • Research-structured vs clinically flexible versions of social learning-based marital therapy.

    Neil S. Jacobson;Karen B. Schmaling;Amy Holtzworth-Munroe;Janice L. Katt

  • The psychology of couples and illness: Theory, research, & practice.

    Karen B. Schmaling;Tamara Goldman Sher

  • Memory, executive cognitive function, and readiness to change drinking behavior.

    Arthur W. Blume;Karen B. Schmaling;G.Alan Marlatt

  • Comorbid clinical conditions in chronic fatigue

    Leslie A. Aaron;Richard Herrell;Suzanne Ashton;Megan Belcourt

  • Marital therapy and spouse involvement in the treatment of depression, agoraphobia, and alcoholism.

    Neil S. Jacobson;Amy Holtzworth-Munroe;Karen B. Schmaling

  • CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE IN PATIENTS WITH PARADOXICAL VOCAL CORD DYSFUNCTION

    Michael R. Freedman;Samuel J. Rosenberg;Karen B. Schmaling

  • Chronic fatigue syndrome: identification of distinct subgroups on the basis of allergy and psychologic variables.

    Larry Borish;Karen Schmaling;Jeannie D. DiClementi;Joanne Streib

Frequent Co-Authors

Dedra Buchwald
Dedra Buchwald Washington State University
Neil S. Jacobson
Neil S. Jacobson University of Washington
Jack Goldberg
Jack Goldberg University of Washington
David L. Dunner
David L. Dunner University of Washington
G. Alan Marlatt
G. Alan Marlatt University of Washington
Amy Holtzworth-Munroe
Amy Holtzworth-Munroe Indiana University
Robert M. Kaplan
Robert M. Kaplan Stanford University
Wayne Katon
Wayne Katon University of Washington
Keith S. Dobson
Keith S. Dobson University of Calgary
Hyman Hops
Hyman Hops Oregon Research Institute

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