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Marilyn J. Essex 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 Marilyn J. Essex sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 110 publications — 26th percentile

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

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

Marilyn J. Essex 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 Marilyn J. Essex sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Marilyn J. Essex is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology, with an emphasis on clinical psychology and aspects of experimental and cognitive psychology, applied psychology, and safety research.

Their recent publications include research on emotional and psychosocial development in children and adolescents, with topics covering mental health and behavioral interventions. Notable papers authored or co-authored by Essex include:

  • Hopelessness and depressive symptoms in children and adolescents: An integrative data analysis, 2021, Journal of Abnormal Psychology
  • Sex Differences in the Relationship Between Childhood Self-Regulation and Adolescent Adiposity, 2020, Obesity
  • Are increased weight and appetite useful indicators of depression in children and adolescents?, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Structure and Measurement of Depression in Youth: Applying Item Response Theory to Clinical Data, 2020, UNC Libraries

Frequent co-authors in Essex's research include Robert L. Findling, Eric A. Youngstrom, John F. Curry, Janet Shibley Hyde, and Bruce E. Compas. Each of these collaborators has contributed to multiple publications together.

Essex's work has been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of Abnormal Psychology
  • Obesity

The central themes of Essex's research address child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development and intersect with mental health research topics, including the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Youth Development and Social Support

Best Publications

  • Maternal stress beginning in infancy may sensitize children to later stress exposure: Effects on cortisol and behavior

    Marilyn J Essex;Marjorie H Klein;Eunsuk Cho;Ned H Kalin

  • A new approach to integrating data from multiple informants in psychiatric assessment and research: mixing and matching contexts and perspectives.

    Helena C. Kraemer;Jeffrey R. Measelle;Jennifer C. Ablow;Marilyn J. Essex

  • Trajectories of Classroom Externalizing Behavior: Contributions of Child Characteristics, Family Characteristics, and the Teacher-Child Relationship during the School Transition.

    Rebecca B. Silver;Jeffrey R. Measelle;Jeffrey M. Armstrong;Marilyn J. Essex

  • How and why criteria defining moderators and mediators differ between the Baron & Kenny and MacArthur approaches.

    Helena Chmura Kraemer;Michaela Kiernan;Marilyn Essex;David J. Kupfer

  • Temperamental Vulnerability and Negative Parenting as Interacting Predictors of Child Adjustment

    Amanda Sheffield Morris;Jennifer S. Silk;Laurence Steinberg;Frances M. Sessa

  • Epigenetic Vestiges of Early Developmental Adversity: Childhood Stress Exposure and DNA Methylation in Adolescence.

    Marilyn J. Essex;W. Thomas Boyce;Clyde Hertzman;Lucia L. Lam

  • Biological sensitivity to context: II. Empirical explorations of an evolutionary–developmental theory

    Bruce J. Ellis;Marilyn J. Essex;W. Thomas Boyce

  • Developmental pathways to amygdala-prefrontal function and internalizing symptoms in adolescence

    Cory A Burghy;Diane E Stodola;Paula L Ruttle;Erin K Molloy

  • Revealing the relation between temperament and behavior problem symptoms by eliminating measurement confounding: expert ratings and factor analyses.

    Kathryn S. Lemery;Marilyn J. Essex;Nancy A. Smider

  • Childhood maltreatment is associated with altered fear circuitry and increased internalizing symptoms by late adolescence.

    Ryan J. Herringa;Rasmus M. Birn;Paula L. Ruttle;Cory A. Burghy

  • Family Environments, Adrenarche, and Sexual Maturation: A Longitudinal Test of a Life History Model

    Bruce J. Ellis;Marilyn J. Essex

  • Autonomic reactivity and psychopathology in middle childhood.

    W. Thomas Boyce;Jodi Quas;Abbey Alkon;Nancy A. Smider

  • My children and me: midlife evaluations of grown children and of self

    Carol D. Ryff;Young Hyun Lee;Marilyn J. Essex;Pamela S. Schmutte

  • Resilience in Adulthood and Later Life

    Carol D. Ryff;Gayle Dienberg Love;Marilyn J. Essex;Burton Singer

  • Exploring Risk Factors for the Emergence of Children's Mental Health Problems

    Marilyn J. Essex;Helena C. Kraemer;Jeffrey M. Armstrong;W. Thomas Boyce

  • The confluence of mental, physical, social, and academic difficulties in middle childhood. II: developing the Macarthur health and Behavior Questionnaire.

    Marilyn J. Essex;W. Thomas Boyce;Lauren Heim Goldstein;Jeffrey M. Armstrong

  • The interpretation of life experience and well-being: the sample case of relocation.

    Carol D. Ryff;Marilyn J. Essex

  • Maternity leave and women's mental health.

    Janet Shibley Hyde;Marjorie H. Klein;Marilyn J. Essex;Roseanne Clark

  • Early Risk Factors and Developmental Pathways to Chronic High Inhibition and Social Anxiety Disorder in Adolescence

    Marilyn J. Essex;Marjorie H. Klein;Marcia J. Slattery;H. Hill Goldsmith

  • The PedBE clock accurately estimates DNA methylation age in pediatric buccal cells.

    Lisa M. McEwen;Kieran J. O’Donnell;Kieran J. O’Donnell;Megan G. McGill;Rachel D. Edgar

  • Concurrent and longitudinal associations of basal and diurnal cortisol with mental health symptoms in early adolescence.

    Elizabeth A. Shirtcliff;Marilyn J. Essex

Frequent Co-Authors

Marjorie H. Klein
Marjorie H. Klein University of Wisconsin–Madison
W. Thomas Boyce
W. Thomas Boyce University of California, San Francisco
H. Hill Goldsmith
H. Hill Goldsmith University of Wisconsin–Madison
David J. Kupfer
David J. Kupfer University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Janet Shibley Hyde
Janet Shibley Hyde University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ned H. Kalin
Ned H. Kalin University of Wisconsin–Madison
Richard J. Davidson
Richard J. Davidson University of Wisconsin–Madison
Helena C. Kraemer
Helena C. Kraemer Stanford University
Elizabeth A. Shirtcliff
Elizabeth A. Shirtcliff Iowa State University
Carol D. Ryff
Carol D. Ryff University of Wisconsin–Madison

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