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Lawrence Scahill

Lawrence Scahill

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
97
Citations
35028
World Ranking
709
National Ranking
446

Medicine

D-Index
97
Citations
34929
World Ranking
9275
National Ranking
4790

Lawrence Scahill 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 Lawrence Scahill sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 348 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lawrence Scahill 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 Lawrence Scahill sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Lawrence Scahill is a researcher affiliated with Emory University in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on the study of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), child nutrition and feeding issues, as well as related areas in psychology, neuroscience, and medicine.

The main fields of study for Lawrence Scahill include:

  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine

The subfields they contribute to cover various aspects of psychological and neuroscientific research, particularly:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Scahill's research spans multiple significant topics, reflecting a focus on developmental and behavioral conditions:

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

The researcher has contributed notably to several journals, with frequent publications in the following venues:

  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Autism
  • Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
  • The Journal of Pediatrics

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Scahill showcase a variety of relevant research topics:

  • "The role of emotion regulation and core autism symptoms in the experience of anxiety in autism" (2020, Autism)
  • "Scurvy as a Sequela of Avoidant-Restrictive Food Intake Disorder in Autism: A Systematic Review" (2020, Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics)
  • "Big Data Approach to Characterize Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors in Autism" (2021, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)
  • "Intensive Multidisciplinary Intervention for Young Children with Feeding Tube Dependence and Chronic Food Refusal: An Electronic Health Record Review" (2020, The Journal of Pediatrics)
  • "Treatment of Folate Metabolism Abnormalities in Autism Spectrum Disorder" (2020, Seminars in Pediatric Neurology)

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Scahill's research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Scott Gillespie
  • Luc Lecavalier
  • William G. Sharp
  • Cynthia R. Johnson
  • Douglas W. Woods

Best Publications

  • Anxiety in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders

    Susan W. White;Donald Oswald;Thomas Ollendick;Lawrence Scahill

  • Social skills development in children with autism spectrum disorders: a review of the intervention research

    Susan Williams White;Kathleen Keonig;Lawrence Scahill

  • The Role of Emotion Regulation in Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Carla A. Mazefsky;John Herrington;Matthew Siegel;Angela Scarpa

  • Epidemiology of Adhd in School-Age Children

    Larry Scahill;Mary Schwab-Stone

  • Parent-rated anxiety symptoms in children with pervasive developmental disorders: frequency and association with core autism symptoms and cognitive functioning.

    Denis G. Sukhodolsky;Lawrence Scahill;Kenneth D. Gadow;L. Eugene Arnold

  • A placebo-controlled study of guanfacine in the treatment of children with tic disorders and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

    Larry Scahill;Phillip B. Chappell;Young S. Kim;Robert T. Schultz

  • Basal Ganglia volumes in patients with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome

    Bradley S. Peterson;Prakash Thomas;Michael J. Kane;Lawrence Scahill

  • The Dimensional Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (DY-BOCS): an instrument for assessing obsessive-compulsive symptom dimensions.

    M C Rosario-Campos;M C Rosario-Campos;E C Miguel;S Quatrano;P Chacon

  • Risperidone for the core symptom domains of autism: results from the study by the autism network of the research units on pediatric psychopharmacology.

    Christopher J Mcdougle;Lawrence Scahill;Michael G. Aman;James T. Mccracken

  • Challenges in Evaluating Psychosocial Interventions for Autistic Spectrum Disorders

    Catherine Lord;Ann Wagner;Sally J Rogers;Peter Szatmari

  • Adulthood outcome of tic and obsessive-compulsive symptom severity in children with Tourette syndrome.

    Michael H. Bloch;Bradley S. Peterson;Lawrence Scahill;Jessica Otka

  • Effect of Parent Training vs Parent Education on Behavioral Problems in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Karen Bearss;Cynthia Johnson;Cynthia Johnson;Tristram Smith;Luc Lecavalier

  • Designing Research Studies on Psychosocial Interventions in Autism

    Tristram Smith;Lawrence Scahill;Geraldine Dawson;Donald Guthrie

  • Randomized, controlled, crossover trial of methylphenidate in pervasive developmental disorders with hyperactivity

    David J. Posey;David J. Posey;Michael G. Aman;L. Eugene Arnold;Yaser Ramadan

  • A placebo-controlled trial of risperidone in Tourette syndrome

    L. Scahill;J.F. Leckman;R.T. Schultz;L. Katsovich

  • Ziprasidone treatment of children and adolescents with Tourette's syndrome: a pilot study.

    Floyd R. Sallee;Roger Kurlan;Christopher G. Goetz;Harvey Singer

  • Double-blind, crossover trial of fluoxetine and placebo in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    Mark A. Riddle;Lawrence Scahill;Robert A. King;Maureen T. Hardin

  • Obsessive compulsive disorder in children and adolescents: phenomenology and family history.

    Mark A. Riddle;Lawrence Scahill;Robert King;Maureen T. Hardin

  • Family accommodation in pediatric anxiety disorders.

    Eli R. Lebowitz;Joseph Woolston;Yair Bar-Haim;Lisa Calvocoressi

  • Disruptive behavior in children with Tourette's syndrome: association with ADHD comorbidity, tic severity, and functional impairment.

    Denis G. Sukhodolsky;Lawrence Scahill;Heping Zhang;Bradley S. Peterson

Frequent Co-Authors

James F. Leckman
James F. Leckman Yale University
Christopher J. McDougle
Christopher J. McDougle Harvard University
Michael G. Aman
Michael G. Aman The Ohio State University
James T. McCracken
James T. McCracken University of California, Los Angeles
Benedetto Vitiello
Benedetto Vitiello University of Turin
Robert A. King
Robert A. King Yale University
L. Eugene Arnold
L. Eugene Arnold The Ohio State University
John T. Walkup
John T. Walkup Lurie Children's Hospital
Denis G. Sukhodolsky
Denis G. Sukhodolsky Yale University
Douglas W. Woods
Douglas W. Woods Marquette University

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