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Leonard H. Epstein 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 Leonard H. Epstein sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 590 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Leonard H. Epstein 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 Leonard H. Epstein sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 127 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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 Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Leonard H. Epstein is affiliated with the University at Buffalo, State University of New York in the United States. Their research spans across the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with significant contributions in subfields such as Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology, Applied Psychology, General Health Professions, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

The primary topics of their work include obesity, physical activity, and diet, with additional focuses on eating disorders and behaviors, behavioral health and interventions, child nutrition and feeding issues, food security and health in diverse populations, psychological and temporal perspectives research, and obesity and health practices.

Epstein's frequent collaborators include Rocco A. Paluch, Denise E. Wilfley, Stephanie Anzman-Frasca, Warren K. Bickel, and Katelyn A. Carr.

The scientist has published extensively in a range of journals. Some of the venues they publish in most often are:

  • Appetite
  • Pediatric Obesity
  • Obesity
  • JAMA Pediatrics
  • Health Psychology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Epstein include:

  • "Experimental Designs to Optimize Treatments for Individuals," 2021, JAMA Pediatrics
  • "Temporal discounting as a candidate behavioral marker of obesity," 2021, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • "Setting a goal could help you control: Comparing the effect of health goal versus general episodic future thinking on health behaviors among cigarette smokers and obese individuals," 2020, Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology
  • "Delay Discounting, Glycemic Regulation and Health Behaviors in Adults with Prediabetes," 2020, Behavioral Medicine
  • "Family-Based Behavioral Treatment for Childhood Obesity Implemented in Pediatric Primary Care," 2023, JAMA

Leonard H. Epstein was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Long-term maintenance of weight loss: current status.

    Robert W. Jeffery;Leonard H. Epstein;G. Terence Wilson;Adam Drewnowski

  • Overweight, obesity, and health risk.

    C. J. Billington;L. H. Epstein;N. J. Goodwin;J. O. Hill

  • Ten-year outcomes of behavioral family-based treatment for childhood obesity.

    Leonard H. Epstein;Alice Valoski;Rena R. Wing;James McCurley

  • The Relationship Between Motor Proficiency and Physical Activity in Children

    Brian H. Wrotniak;Leonard H. Epstein;Joan M. Dorn;Katherine E. Jones

  • Ten-year follow-up of behavioral, family-based treatment for obese children.

    Leonard H. Epstein;Alice Valoski;Rena R. Wing;James McCurley

  • Increasing fruit and vegetable intake and decreasing fat and sugar intake in families at risk for childhood obesity.

    Leonard H. Epstein;Constance C. Gordy;Hollie A. Raynor;Marlene Beddome

  • Treatment of pediatric obesity.

    Leonard H. Epstein;Michelle D. Myers;Hollie A. Raynor;Brian E. Saelens

  • Determinants of physical activity and interventions in youth.

    James F. Sallis;Bruce G. Simons-Morton;Elaine J. Stone;Charles B. Corbin

  • Decreasing sedentary behaviors in treating pediatric obesity.

    Leonard H. Epstein;Rocco A. Paluch;Constance C. Gordy;Joan Dorn

  • A Randomized Trial of the Effects of Reducing Television Viewing and Computer Use on Body Mass Index in Young Children

    Leonard H. Epstein;James N. Roemmich;Jodie L. Robinson;Rocco A. Paluch

  • Effects of decreasing sedentary behavior and increasing activity on weight change in obese children.

    Leonard H. Epstein;Alice M. Valoski;Linda S. Vara;James McCurley

  • Long-term effects of modest weight loss in type II diabetic patients.

    Rena R. Wing;Randi Koeske;Leonard H. Epstein;Mary Patricia Nowalk

  • Vigorous exercise in leisure-time and the incidence of coronary heart-disease.

    J.N. Morris;S.P.W. Chave;C. Adam;C. Sirey

  • NIH working group report: Innovative research to improve maintenance of weight loss

    Paul S. MacLean;Rena R. Wing;Terry Davidson;Leonard Epstein

  • Family-Based Obesity Treatment, Then and Now: Twenty-Five Years of Pediatric Obesity Treatment

    Leonard H. Epstein;Rocco A. Paluch;James N. Roemmich;Meghan D. Beecher

  • Association of access to parks and recreational facilities with the physical activity of young children.

    James N. Roemmich;Leonard H. Epstein;Samina Raja;Li Yin

  • Does delay discounting play an etiological role in smoking or is it a consequence of smoking

    Janet Audrain-McGovern;Daniel Rodriguez;Leonard H. Epstein;Jocelyn Cuevas

  • A preliminary study of subsymptom threshold exercise training for refractory post-concussion syndrome.

    John J Leddy;Karl F Kozlowski;James P Donnelly;David R Pendergast

  • Dietary variety, energy regulation, and obesity.

    Hollie A. Raynor;Leonard H. Epstein

  • A behavioral medicine perspective on adherence to long-term medical regimens.

    Leonard H. Epstein;Patricia A. Cluss

Frequent Co-Authors

Rena R. Wing
Rena R. Wing Brown University
Kenneth A. Perkins
Kenneth A. Perkins University of Pittsburgh
Brian E. Saelens
Brian E. Saelens Seattle Children's Hospital
Denise E. Wilfley
Denise E. Wilfley Washington University in St. Louis
Warren K. Bickel
Warren K. Bickel Virginia Tech
Caryn Lerman
Caryn Lerman University of Southern California
Larry W. Hawk
Larry W. Hawk University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Raymond Niaura
Raymond Niaura New York University
Kenneth B. Schechtman
Kenneth B. Schechtman Washington University in St. Louis
Mary Patricia Nowalk
Mary Patricia Nowalk University of Pittsburgh

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