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D-Index
73
Citations
15679
World Ranking
1998
National Ranking
1164

Kevin M. Beaver 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 Kevin M. Beaver sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 431 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kevin M. Beaver 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 Kevin M. Beaver sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kevin M. Beaver is affiliated with Florida State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas primarily within the social sciences and psychology, with significant focus on criminology and forensic psychology.

Their scholarly work involves the study of crime patterns and interventions, criminal justice and corrections analysis, psychopathy, forensic psychiatry, and sexual offending. Additional topics covered in their research include cognitive abilities and testing, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, child abuse and trauma, and intimate partner and family violence.

Kevin M. Beaver's main fields of research are social sciences and psychology, with subfields in sociology and political science, clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, social psychology, and health.

The scientist has contributed regularly to various publication venues, including:

  • International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
  • Journal of Criminal Justice
  • American Journal of Criminal Justice
  • Crime & Delinquency
  • Deep Blue (University of Michigan)

Recent papers illustrate the scope and depth of their inquiry. These include:

  • "Low Self-Control, Victimization, and Financial Hardship: Does Low Self-Control Moderate the Relationship Between Strain and Criminal Involvement?" (2020), published in International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
  • "Examining the potential link between child maltreatment and callous-unemotional traits in children and adolescents: A multilevel analysis" (2021), published in Child Abuse & Neglect
  • "Examining the Association between Stuttering and Psychopathic Personality Traits, Nonviolent Crime, and Violent Crime" (2020), published in Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma
  • "What Separates Offenders Who are Not Victimized from Offenders Who are Victimized? Results from a Nationally Representative Sample of Males and Females" (2023), published in Victims & Offenders
  • "Factors Associated with Achieving the Desired Level of Education in a Longitudinal and Nationally Representative Sample" (2024), published in Youth & Society

Kevin M. Beaver frequently collaborates with other researchers including:

  • Dzhansarayeva Rima
  • Bridget Joyner
  • Marlen Turgumbayev
  • Michael G. Vaughn
  • Brian E. Perron

Best Publications

  • Cumulative-genetic plasticity, parenting and adolescent self-regulation

    Jay Belsky;Kevin M. Beaver

  • Do Parents Matter in Creating Self-Control in Their Children? A Genetically Informed Test of Gottfredson and Hirschi's Theory of Low Self-Control

    John Paul Wright;Kevin M. Beaver

  • Handbook of Crime Correlates

    Lee Ellis;Kevin M. Beaver;John Wright

  • The Severe 5%: A Latent Class Analysis of the Externalizing Behavior Spectrum in the United States.

    Michael G. Vaughn;Matt DeLisi;Tracy Gunter;Qiang Fu

  • Self-control and health outcomes in a nationally representative sample.

    Holly Ventura Miller;J C Barnes;Kevin M Beaver

  • Self-Control as an Executive Function: Reformulating Gottfredson and Hirschi's Parental Socialization Thesis

    Kevin M. Beaver;John Paul Wright;Matt Delisi

  • Natural born killers: The genetic origins of extreme violence

    Christopher J. Ferguson;Kevin M. Beaver

  • Genetic and Environmental Influences on Levels of Self-Control and Delinquent Peer Affiliation: Results from a Longitudinal Sample of Adolescent Twins

    Kevin M. Beaver;J. Eagle Schutt;Brian B. Boutwell;Marie Ratchford

  • The Intergenerational Transmission of Low Self-control

    Brian B. Boutwell;Kevin M. Beaver

  • A gene × gene interaction between DRD2 and DRD4 is associated with conduct disorder and antisocial behavior in males

    Kevin M Beaver;John Paul Wright;Matt DeLisi;Anthony Walsh

  • Genetic influences on the stability of low self-control: Results from a longitudinal sample of twins

    Kevin M. Beaver;John Paul Wright;Matt DeLisi;Michael G. Vaughn

  • Monoamine oxidase A genotype is associated with gang membership and weapon use.

    Kevin M. Beaver;Matt DeLisi;Michael G. Vaughn;J.C. Barnes

  • Evidence of Negligible Parenting Influences on Self‐Control, Delinquent Peers, and Delinquency in a Sample of Twins

    John Wright;Kevin Beaver;Matt Delisi;Michael Vaughn

  • DEMONSTRATING THE VALIDITY OF TWIN RESEARCH IN CRIMINOLOGY

    J. C. Barnes;John Paul Wright;John Paul Wright;Brian B. Boutwell;Joseph A. Schwartz

  • NONSHARED ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON ADOLESCENT DELINQUENT INVOLVEMENT AND ADULT CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR

    Kevin M. Beaver

  • Cutting the Grass: A Reexamination of the Link between Marital Attachment, Delinquent Peers and Desistance from Marijuana Use

    Michael O. Maume;Graham C. Ousey;Kevin Beaver

  • Genome-wide association studies of a broad spectrum of antisocial behavior

    Jorim J Tielbeek;Jorim J Tielbeek;Jorim J Tielbeek;Ada Johansson;Ada Johansson;Ada Johansson;Tinca J C Polderman;Marja-Riitta Rautiainen;Marja-Riitta Rautiainen;Marja-Riitta Rautiainen

  • Psychiatric Correlates of Bullying in the United States: Findings from a National Sample

    Michael G. Vaughn;Qiang Fu;Kimberly A. Bender;Matt DeLisi

  • Prior problem behavior accounts for the racial gap in school suspensions

    John Paul Wright;Mark Alden Morgan;Michelle A. Coyne;Kevin M. Beaver

  • EXAMINING THE GENETIC UNDERPINNINGS TO MOFFITT'S DEVELOPMENTAL TAXONOMY: A BEHAVIORAL GENETIC ANALYSIS*

    J.C. Barnes;Kevin M. Beaver;Brian B. Boutwell

Frequent Co-Authors

John Paul Wright
John Paul Wright University of Cincinnati
Matt DeLisi
Matt DeLisi Iowa State University
Michael G. Vaughn
Michael G. Vaughn Saint Louis University
J. C. Barnes
J. C. Barnes University of Cincinnati
Chris L. Gibson
Chris L. Gibson University of Florida
Matthew O. Howard
Matthew O. Howard University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Brian E. Perron
Brian E. Perron University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Christopher J. Ferguson
Christopher J. Ferguson Stetson University
William D. Bales
William D. Bales Florida State University
Daniel P. Mears
Daniel P. Mears Florida State University

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