2026 Leonard I. Pearlin: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	56	4093	2288	118	47410

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Psychology

4093

2288

118

47410

Research.com Recognitions

1998 - Distinguished Career Award for the Practice of Sociology, American Sociological Association

Overview

Leonard I. Pearlin was affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their academic career focused principally within the discipline of sociology.

During their career, Pearlin received the Distinguished Career Award for the Practice of Sociology from the American Sociological Association in 1998.

The available information does not include specific details about Pearlin's research publications, subfields, or main topics of work. There are no records of frequent co-authors, publication venues, or book publishers associated with their contributions.

Best Publications

The structure of coping.

Leonard I. Pearlin;Carmi Schooler

13269
Citations
The stress process.

L I Pearlin;M A Lieberman;E G Menaghan;J T Mullan

8901
Citations
Caregiving and the Stress Process: An Overview of Concepts and Their Measures

Leonard I. Pearlin;Joseph T. Mullan;Shirley J. Semple;Marilyn M. Skaff

6331
Citations
The sociological study of stress

Leonard I. Pearlin

4449
Citations
Stress, Health, and the Life Course: Some Conceptual Perspectives.

Leonard I. Pearlin;Scott Schieman;Elena M. Fazio;Stephen C. Meersman

1812
Citations
Financial strain over the life course and health among older adults.

Joan R. Kahn;Leonard I. Pearlin

760
Citations
Marital Status, Life-Strains and Depression

Unknown

666
Citations
Current Issues and Future Directions in Research into the Stress Process

Leonard I. Pearlin;Alex Bierman

636
Citations
Stress and the Life Course: A Paradigmatic Alliance

Leonard I. Pearlin;Marilyn McKean Skaff

585
Citations
The forms and mechanisms of stress proliferation: the case of AIDS caregivers.

Leonard I. Pearlin;Carol S. Aneshensel;Allen J. LeBlanc

574
Citations
Stress, Role Captivity, and the Cessation of Caregiving

Carol S. Aneshensel;Leonard I. Pearlin;Roberleigh H. Schuler

506
Citations
The Life Course and the Stress Process: Some Conceptual Comparisons

Leonard I. Pearlin

490
Citations
The Stress Process Revisited

Leonard I. Pearlin

490
Citations
Caregiving: Role Engulfment and the Loss of Self

Marilyn M. Skaff;Leonard I. Pearlin

455
Citations
The stress process revisited: Reflections on concepts and their interrelationships.

Leonard I. Pearlin

432
Citations
Social Class and Self-Esteem Among Children and Adults

Unknown

426
Citations
The sense of mastery as a mediator and moderator in the association between economic hardship and health in late life.

Tetyana Pudrovska;Scott Schieman;Leonard I. Pearlin;Kim Nguyen

338
Citations
Role Strains and Personal Stress

Unknown

337
Citations
Structural contexts of sex differences in stress.

Carol S. Aneshensel;Leonard I. Pearlin

331
Citations
Stress and mental health: A conceptual overview.

Leonard I. Pearlin

307
Citations
Modeling caregiver adaptation over time: the longitudinal impact of behavior problems.

Joseph E. Gaugler;Adam Davey;Leonard I. Pearlin;Steven H. Zarit

290
Citations
Sex Roles and Depression

Leonard I. Pearlin

264
Citations
Transitions in the caregiving career : Effects on sense of mastery

Marilyn McKean Skaff;Leonard I. Pearlin;Joseph T. Mullan

259
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph T. Mullan University of California, San Francisco

Steven H. Zarit Pennsylvania State University

Carol S. Aneshensel University of California, Los Angeles

Joseph E. Gaugler University of Minnesota

Scott Schieman University of Toronto

K. Warner Schaie University of Washington

Adam Davey University of Delaware

Heather A. Turner University of New Hampshire

Carmi Schooler National Institutes of Health

Morton A. Lieberman University of California, San Francisco

External Links

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