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Laura S. Abrams publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Laura S. Abrams sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 132 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Laura S. Abrams D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Laura S. Abrams sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 38 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Laura S. Abrams is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within social sciences and psychology, focusing particularly on areas related to social work, criminal justice, and youth studies.

The main fields of study for this researcher are:

  • Social Sciences
  • Psychology

Within these fields, their subfields of focus include:

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Clinical Psychology
  • General Health Professions
  • Safety Research
  • Public Administration

The primary topics of their work cover a range of issues related to justice, social welfare, and trauma:

  • Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
  • Social Work Education and Practice
  • Crime Patterns and Interventions

Among their recent papers are:

  • Pathways to Civic Engagement Among Urban Youth of Color, 2020, Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development
  • Voices from the Frontlines: Social Workers Confront the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020, Social Work
  • The Criminalization of Young Children and Overrepresentation of Black Youth in the Juvenile Justice System, 2021, Race and Social Problems
  • Fierce Autonomy: How Girls and Young Women Impacted by Commercial Sexual Exploitation Perceive Health and Exercise Agency in Health Care Decision-Making, 2020, Qualitative Health Research
  • Interrogating the carceral state: Re-envisioning social work's role in systems serving children and youth, 2023, Children and Youth Services Review

Frequent co-authors collaborating with this researcher include:

  • Elizabeth S. Barnert
  • Eraka Bath
  • Laura Wray-Lake
  • Sarah M. Godoy
  • D. Michael Applegarth

Their work is often published in the following venues:

  • Children and Youth Services Review
  • Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research
  • Social Work
  • Race and Social Problems
  • Academic Pediatrics

In addition to journal articles, Laura S. Abrams has contributed to several book publications. Their books include:

  • The Hidden Talents Framework (2023), published by Cambridge University Press
  • Young Black Changemakers and the Road to Racial Justice (2024), published by Cambridge University Press
  • The Palgrave International Handbook of Youth Imprisonment (2021), published by Palgrave studies in prisons and penology

Best Publications

  • CRITICAL RACE THEORY AND THE CULTURAL COMPETENCE DILEMMA IN SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION

    Laura S. Abrams;Jené A. Moio

  • Sampling ‘Hard to Reach’ Populations in Qualitative Research: The Case of Incarcerated Youth

    Laura S. Abrams

  • DISRUPTING THE LOGIC OF HOME-SCHOOL RELATIONS Parent Involvement Strategies and Practices of Inclusion and Exclusion

    Laura S. Abrams;Jewelle Taylor Gibbs

  • Barriers to service use for postpartum depression symptoms among low-income ethnic minority mothers in the United States.

    Laura S Abrams;Katrina Dornig;Laura Curran

  • Teaching Notes: Reframing Multicultural Education--Teaching White Privilege in the Social Work Curriculum.

    Laura S. Abrams;Priscilla Gibson

  • Housing and Social Support for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care: State of the Research Literature and Directions for Future Inquiry

    Susanna R. Curry;Laura S. Abrams

  • Hidden talents in harsh environments.

    Bruce J. Ellis;Laura S. Abrams;Ann S. Masten;Robert J. Sternberg

  • Planning for School Change: School-Community Collaboration in a Full-Service Elementary School.

    Laura S. Abrams;Jewelle Taylor Gibbs

  • Informal Social Support Among Returning Young Offenders A Metasynthesis of the Literature

    Damian J. Martinez;Laura S. Abrams

  • From Corrections to Community: Youth Offenders' Perceptions of the Challenges of Transition.

    Laura S. Abrams

  • Listening to Juvenile Offenders: Can Residential Treatment Prevent Recidivism?

    Laura S. Abrams

  • The Nature and Usefulness of Qualitative Social Work Research: Some Thoughts and an Invitation to Dialogue

    Jane F. Gilgun;Laura S. Abrams

  • Sociocultural Variations in the Body Image Perceptions of Urban Adolescent Females

    Laura S. Abrams;Colleen Cook Stormer

  • MAKING MEN INTO DADS Fatherhood, the State, and Welfare Reform

    Laura Curran;Laura S. Abrams

  • Transition services for incarcerated youth: A mixed methods evaluation study

    Laura S. Abrams;Sarah K.S. Shannon;Cindy Sangalang

  • First-Time Violent Juvenile Offenders: Probation, Placement, and Recidivism

    Joseph P. Ryan;Laura S. Abrams;Hui Huang

  • Youth offender reentry: Models for intervention and directions for future inquiry

    Laura S. Abrams;Susan M. Snyder

  • Maternal Identity Negotiations Among Low-Income Women With Symptoms of Postpartum Depression

    Laura S Abrams;Laura Curran

  • Negative Trends, Possible Selves, and Behavior Change A Qualitative Study of Juvenile Offenders in Residential Treatment

    Laura S. Abrams;Jemel P. Aguilar

  • Pathways to Civic Engagement Among Urban Youth of Color.

    Laura Wray‐Lake;Laura S. Abrams

  • "AND YOU'RE TELLING ME NOT TO STRESS?" A GROUNDED THEORY STUDY OF POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS AMONG LOW-INCOME MOTHERS

    Laura S. Abrams;Laura Curran

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul J. Chung
Paul J. Chung Kaiser Permanente
Bridget Freisthler
Bridget Freisthler The Ohio State University
Jane F. Gilgun
Jane F. Gilgun University of Minnesota
Mark S. Umbreit
Mark S. Umbreit University of Minnesota
Bonnie T. Zima
Bonnie T. Zima University of California, Los Angeles
Ann S. Masten
Ann S. Masten University of Minnesota
Robert J. Sternberg
Robert J. Sternberg Cornell University
Bruce J. Ellis
Bruce J. Ellis University of Utah
Nim Tottenham
Nim Tottenham Columbia University
Aron Shlonsky
Aron Shlonsky Monash University

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