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Kelly K. Bost

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
32
Citations
5351
World Ranking
10820
National Ranking
5659

Kelly K. Bost 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 Kelly K. Bost sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 74 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kelly K. Bost 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 Kelly K. Bost sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Kelly K. Bost is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Psychology and Medicine, with a strong focus on subfields including Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Social Psychology.

The work primarily centers around topics such as Eating Disorders and Behaviors, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues, Attachment and Relationship Dynamics, Infant Development and Preterm Care, and Early Childhood Education and Development.

Kelly K. Bost has published extensively, with a body of recent papers reflecting the breadth of their research interests. Selected recent publications include:

  • Bedtimes, bedtime routines, and children's sleep across the first 2 years of life (2021), published in SLEEP
  • Does secure base script knowledge mediate associations between observed parental caregiving during childhood and adult romantic relationship quality and health? (2020), published in Attachment & Human Development
  • Early child care experiences and attachment representations at age 18 years: Evidence from the NICHD study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (2021), published in Developmental Psychology
  • Caregivers' Perceived Emotional and Feeding Responsiveness toward Preschool Children: Associations and Paths of Influence (2021), published in Nutrients
  • Child attachment behavior as a moderator of the relation between feeding responsiveness and picky eating behavior (2020), published in Eating Behaviors

The venues in which Kelly K. Bost frequently publishes include:

  • Nutrients
  • Eating Behaviors
  • Childhood Obesity
  • Appetite
  • SLEEP

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kelly K. Bost comprise:

  • Samantha Iwinski
  • Sehyun Ju
  • Barbara H. Fiese
  • Sharon M. Donovan
  • Brent A. McBride

Best Publications

  • Paternal Identity, Maternal Gatekeeping, and Father Involvement.

    Brent A. McBride;Geoffrey L. Brown;Kelly K. Bost;Nana Shin

  • Structural and supportive changes in couples' family and friendship networks across the transition to parenthood

    Kelly K. Bost;Martha J. Cox;Margaret R. Burchinal;Chris Payne

  • Toward a Developmental Conceptualization of Contributors to Overweight and Obesity in Childhood: The Six‐Cs Model

    Kristen Harrison;Kelly K. Bost;Brent A. McBride;Sharon M. Donovan

  • Attachment and temperament: Redundant, independent, or interacting influences on interpersonal adaptation and personality development?

    Brian E. Vaughn;Kelly K. Bost

  • Social Competence, Social Support, and Attachment: Demarcation of Construct Domains, Measurement, and Paths of Influence for Preschool Children Attending Head Start

    Kelly K. Bost;Brian E. Vaughn;Wanda Newell Washington;Kerry L. Cielinski

  • Parenting predictors of father-child attachment security: Interactive effects of father involvement and fathering quality.

    Geoffrey L. Brown;Brent A. McBride;Nana Shin;Kelly K. Bost

  • Attachment, temperament, and preschool children's peer acceptance

    Margaret Szewczyk-Sokolowski;Kelly K Freeman Bost;Ada B. Wainwright

  • Attachment and temperament: Additive and interactive influences on behavior, affect, and cognition during infancy and childhood.

    Brian E. Vaughn;Kelly K. Bost;Marinus H. van IJzendoorn

  • Maternal secure base scripts, children's attachment security, and mother - Child narrative styles

    Kelly K. Bost;Nana Shin;Brent A. Mcbride;Geoffrey L. Brown

  • Negative interactions and social competence for preschool children in two samples: Reconsidering the interpretation of aggressive behavior for young children.

    Brian E. Vaughn;Margaret Vollenweider;Kelly K. Bost;Muriel R. Azria-Evans

  • Caregiving antecedents of secure base script knowledge: a comparative analysis of young adult attachment representations.

    Ryan D. Steele;Theodore E. A. Waters;Kelly K. Bost;Brian E. Vaughn

  • Friendship and social competence in a sample of preschool children attending Head Start.

    Brian E. Vaughn;Muriel R. Azria;Lisa Krzysik;Lisa R. Caya

  • The quality of maternal secure-base scripts predicts children's secure-base behavior at home in three sociocultural groups

    Brian E. Vaughn;Gabrielle Coppola;Manuela Veríssimo;Lígia Maria Santos Monteiro

  • The social integration of students with mild disabilities in general education classrooms: Peer group membership and peer-assessed social behavior

    Ruth Pearl;Thomas W. Farmer;Richard Van Acker;Philip C. Rodkin

  • Parental Involvement, Child Temperament, and Parents' Work Hours: Differential Relations for Mothers and Fathers.

    Geoffrey L. Brown;Brent A. McBride;Kelly K. Bost;Nana Shin

  • Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Benchmarks for Nutrition in Child Care 2011: Are Child-Care Providers across Contexts Meeting Recommendations?

    Dipti A. Dev;Brent A. McBride;Kristen Harrison;Kelly Bost

  • Hierarchical Models of Social Competence in Preschool Children: A Multisite, Multinational Study

    Brian E. Vaughn;Nana Shin;Mina Kim;Gabrielle Coppola

  • Parenting Values, Attitudes, Behaviors, and Goals of African American Mothers from a Low-Income Population in Relation to Social and Societal Contexts

    Ellen Abell;Mellisa Clawson;Wanda Newell Washington;Kelly K. Bost

  • Script-like attachment representations and behavior in families and across cultures: Studies of parental secure base narratives

    Brian E. Vaughn;Harriet S. Waters;Gabrielle Coppola;Jude Cassidy

  • Secure base representations for both fathers and mothers predict children's secure base behavior in a sample of Portuguese families.

    Lígia Maria Santos Monteiro;Manuela Veríssimo;Brian E. Vaughn;António José Santos

Frequent Co-Authors

Brent A. McBride
Brent A. McBride University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Barbara H. Fiese
Barbara H. Fiese University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Brian E. Vaughn
Brian E. Vaughn Auburn University
Glenn I. Roisman
Glenn I. Roisman University of Minnesota
Cathryn Booth-LaForce
Cathryn Booth-LaForce University of Washington
Kristen Harrison
Kristen Harrison University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jude Cassidy
Jude Cassidy University of Maryland, College Park
Jeffrey M. Spielberg
Jeffrey M. Spielberg University of Delaware
Wendy Heller
Wendy Heller University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Margaret Tresch Owen
Margaret Tresch Owen The University of Texas at Dallas

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