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Karen L. Fingerman

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
52
Citations
11634
World Ranking
4968
National Ranking
2727

Karen L. Fingerman publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 256 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Karen L. Fingerman 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 L. Fingerman sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% 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

  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Karen L. Fingerman is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their work spans multiple areas within social sciences and psychology, focusing particularly on health, aging, family dynamics, and psychological well-being.

The main fields of study for this scientist include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Psychology

Within these broader fields, Fingerman addresses several subfields, such as:

  • Health
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Demography

Their research covers a range of topics, particularly:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Aging and Gerontology Research
  • Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Family Support in Illness
  • Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • Technology Use by Older Adults

Frequent publication venues for Fingerman include:

  • Innovation in Aging
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series B
  • Journal of Marriage and the Family
  • The Gerontologist
  • Journal of Aging & Social Policy

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Fingerman are:

  • "When Going Digital Becomes a Necessity: Ensuring Older Adults' Needs for Information, Services, and Social Inclusion During COVID-19" (2020), Journal of Aging & Social Policy
  • "Age Differences in Stress, Life Changes, and Social Ties During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Psychological Well-Being" (2020), The Gerontologist
  • "A Decade of Research on Intergenerational Ties: Technological, Economic, Political, and Demographic Changes" (2020), Journal of Marriage and the Family
  • "Living Alone During COVID-19: Social Contact and Emotional Well-being Among Older Adults" (2020), The Journals of Gerontology Series B
  • "Mothers, Fathers, Daughters, and Sons: Gender Differences in Adults' Intergenerational Ties" (2020), Journal of Family Issues

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Fingerman include:

  • Kira S. Birditt
  • Yee To Ng
  • Meng Huo
  • Kyungmin Kim
  • Zexi Zhou

In 2013, Fingerman received the Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) award. This recognition forms part of their academic career profile.

Best Publications

  • Age differences in exposure and reactions to interpersonal tensions: a daily diary study.

    Kira S. Birditt;Karen L. Fingerman;David M. Almeida

  • The best of ties, the worst of ties: Close, problematic, and ambivalent social relationships

    Karen L. Fingerman;Elizabeth L. Hay;Kira S. Birditt

  • Giving to the Good and the Needy: Parental Support of Grown Children

    Karen L Fingerman;Laura Miller;Kira Birditt;Steven Zarit

  • Helicopter Parents and Landing Pad Kids: Intense Parental Support of Grown Children

    Karen L. Fingerman;Yen Pi Cheng;Eric D. Wesselmann;Steven Zarit

  • Better with age: Social relationships across adulthood

    Gloria Luong;Susan T. Charles;Karen L. Fingerman

  • Age and Gender Differences in Adults' Descriptions of Emotional Reactions to Interpersonal Problems

    Kira S. Birditt;Karen L. Fingerman

  • Do We Get Better at Picking Our Battles? Age Group Differences in Descriptions of Behavioral Reactions to Interpersonal Tensions

    Kira S. Birditt;Karen L. Fingerman

  • Ambivalent Relationship Qualities Between Adults and Their Parents: Implications for the Well-Being of Both Parties

    Karen L. Fingerman;Lindsay Pitzer;Eva S. Lefkowitz;Kira S. Birditt

  • When Going Digital Becomes a Necessity: Ensuring Older Adults' Needs for Information, Services, and Social Inclusion During COVID-19.

    Bo Xie;Neil Charness;Karen Fingerman;Jeffrey Kaye

  • Who Gets What and Why? Help Middle-Aged Adults Provide to Parents and Grown Children

    Karen L. Fingerman;Lindsay M. Pitzer;Wai Chan;Kira Birditt

  • Aging mothers and their adult daughters : a study in mixed emotions

    Karen L. Fingerman

  • The Baby Boomers’ Intergenerational Relationships

    Karen L. Fingerman;Karl A. Pillemer;Merril Silverstein;J. Jill Suitor

  • Sources of tension in the aging mother and adult daughter relationship

    Karen L. Fingerman

  • Tensions in the Parent and Adult Child Relationship: Links to Solidarity and Ambivalence

    Kira S. Birditt;Laura M. Miller;Karen L. Fingerman;Eva S. Lefkowitz

  • Applications of Family Systems Theory to the Study of Adulthood

    Karen L. Fingerman;Eric Bermann

  • Age Differences in Stress, Life Changes, and Social Ties During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Psychological Well-Being.

    Kira S Birditt;Angela Turkelson;Karen L Fingerman;Courtney A Polenick

  • Adult Children’s Problems and Successes: Implications for Intergenerational Ambivalence

    Kira S. Birditt;Karen L. Fingerman;Steven H. Zarit

  • Ambivalent reactions in the parent and offspring relationship

    Karen L Fingerman;Pei Chun Chen;Elizabeth Hay;Kelly E. Cichy

  • Future Time Perspective and Life Events across Adulthood

    Karen L. Fingerman;Marion Perlmutter

  • Only as Happy as the Least Happy Child: Multiple Grown Children's Problems and Successes and Middle-aged Parents’ Well-being

    Karen L Fingerman;Yen Pi Cheng;Kira Birditt;Steven Zarit

  • Consequential Strangers and Peripheral Ties: The Importance of Unimportant Relationships

    Karen L. Fingerman

Frequent Co-Authors

Kira S. Birditt
Kira S. Birditt University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Steven H. Zarit
Steven H. Zarit Pennsylvania State University
Susan T. Charles
Susan T. Charles University of California, Irvine
Eva S. Lefkowitz
Eva S. Lefkowitz University of Connecticut
Frank F. Furstenberg
Frank F. Furstenberg University of Pennsylvania
Debra Umberson
Debra Umberson The University of Texas at Austin
Karl Pillemer
Karl Pillemer Cornell University
Frieder R. Lang
Frieder R. Lang University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
David J. Eggebeen
David J. Eggebeen Pennsylvania State University
J. Jill Suitor
J. Jill Suitor Purdue University West Lafayette

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