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Maria Testa 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 Maria Testa sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 172 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Maria Testa 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 Maria Testa sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Maria Testa is affiliated with the University at Buffalo, State University of New York in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within social sciences and psychology, focusing extensively on topics related to sexual assault, victimization, and intimate partner dynamics. Testa's work is categorized primarily in the fields of social sciences and psychology, with significant contributions to subfields including gender studies, sociology and political science, clinical psychology, and social psychology.

Their research topics include:

  • Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
  • Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Sex Work and Related Issues
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior

Testa has published in a variety of peer-reviewed journals known for their focus on psychology and behavioral studies. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
  • Addictive Behaviors
  • Journal of Interpersonal Violence
  • Violence Against Women
  • Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon online (Institut für kunst- und musikhistorische Forschungen der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften)

Their recent scholarly articles reflect an emphasis on understanding behavioral interventions and social contexts related to victimization and risky behaviors. Selected recent papers include:

  • "Preventing College Sexual Victimization by Reducing Hookups: a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Personalized Normative Feedback Intervention" (2020, Prevention Science)
  • "When partners' disagreement prevents childbearing: A couple-level analysis in Australia" (2021, Demographic Research)
  • "Substance Use, Risky Sex, and Peer Interactions Predict Sexual Assault Among College Women: An Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) Study" (2020, Journal of Interpersonal Violence)
  • "Peer sexual harassment, affect, and substance use: Daily level associations among adolescents" (2022, Journal of Adolescence)
  • "A Qualitative Study on Friends and the Social Context of Sexual Victimization: Implications for Campus-Based Interventions" (2020, Violence Against Women)

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Testa's research career. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Weijun Wang
  • Jennifer A. Livingston
  • Jaye L. Derrick
  • Amanda B. Nickerson
  • Kenneth E. Leonard

Best Publications

  • Revising the SES: A Collaborative Process to Improve Assessment of Sexual Aggression and Victimization:

    Mary P. Koss;Antonia Abbey;Rebecca Campbell;Sarah Cook

  • Social Stigma: The Affective Consequences of Attributional Ambiguity

    Jennifer Crocker;Kristin Voelkl;Maria Testa;Brenda Major

  • The emergence of Sub-Replacement Family Size Ideals in Europe

    Joshua Goldstein;Wolfgang Lutz;Maria Rita Testa

  • Responses to upward and downward social comparisons: The impact of esteem-relevance and perceived control

    B. Major;M. Testa;W.H. Bylsma

  • Interrelationships between victimization experiences and women's alcohol use.

    Brenda A. Miller;William R. Downs;Maria Testa

  • Perceived social support, self-efficacy, and adjustment to abortion

    B Major;C Cozzarelli;A M Sciacchitano;M L Cooper

  • Attitudes, Norms and Perceived Behavioural Control: Explaining Fertility Intentions in Bulgaria

    Francesco C. Billari;Dimiter Philipov;Maria Rita Testa

  • ASSESSING WOMEN'S EXPERIENCES OF SEXUAL AGGRESSION USING THE SEXUAL EXPERIENCES SURVEY: Evidence for Validity and Implications for Research

    Maria Testa;Carol VanZile-Tamsen;Jennifer A. Livingston;Mary P. Koss

  • Women's substance use and experiences of intimate partner violence: a longitudinal investigation among a community sample.

    Maria Testa;Jennifer A Livingston;Kenneth E Leonard

  • Alcohol Consumption and Women's Vulnerability to Sexual Victimization: Can Reducing Women's Drinking Prevent Rape?

    Maria Testa;Jennifer A. Livingston

  • The role of women's alcohol consumption in sexual victimization

    Maria Testa;Kathleen A. Parks

  • Alcohol and sexual risk behaviors as mediators of the sexual victimization-revictimization relationship.

    Maria Testa;Joseph H. Hoffman;Jennifer A. Livingston

  • The impact of social comparisons after failure: the moderating effects of perceived control

    Maria Testa;Brenda Major

  • The Differential Correlates of Sexual Coercion and Rape

    Maria Testa;Kurt H. Dermen

  • The impact of men's alcohol consumption on perpetration of sexual aggression.

    Maria Testa

  • Prospective Prediction of Women’s Sexual Victimization by Intimate and Nonintimate Male Perpetrators

    Maria Testa;Carol VanZile-Tamsen;Jennifer A. Livingston

  • The Reciprocal Relationship Between Sexual Victimization and Sexual Assertiveness

    Jennifer A. Livingston;Maria Testa;Carol VanZile-Tamsen

  • Psychological Consequences of Sexual Victimization Resulting From Force, Incapacitation, or Verbal Coercion

    Adrienne L. Brown;Maria Testa;Terri L. Messman-Moore

  • Does Alcohol Make a Difference? Within-participants Comparison of Incidents of Partner Violence

    Maria Testa;Brian M. Quigley;Kenneth E. Leonard

  • On the positive correlation between education and fertility intentions in Europe: Individual- and country-level evidence☆

    Maria Rita Testa

Frequent Co-Authors

Jennifer A. Livingston
Jennifer A. Livingston University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Kenneth E. Leonard
Kenneth E. Leonard University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Joseph H. Hoffman
Joseph H. Hoffman University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Brian M. Quigley
Brian M. Quigley University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Brenda Major
Brenda Major University of California, Santa Barbara
Francesco C. Billari
Francesco C. Billari Bocconi University
Wolfgang Lutz
Wolfgang Lutz University of Trier
Antonia Abbey
Antonia Abbey Wayne State University
Jeanette Norris
Jeanette Norris University of Washington
Tomáš Sobotka
Tomáš Sobotka Austrian Academy of Sciences

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