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28055
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1265
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767

Martha J. Cox 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 Martha J. Cox sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 706+

This scientist: 155 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 706 publications or more.

Martha J. Cox 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 Martha J. Cox sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Martha J. Cox is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily centers around social sciences, with a focus on education and clinical psychology, alongside sociology and political science, health, and developmental and educational psychology as subfields.

Their body of work addresses several key topics, including:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Community Health and Development

Notable recent publications by Martha J. Cox cover diverse aspects within these areas:

  • "Childhood sexual trauma and subsequent parenting beliefs and behaviors," 2020, UNC Libraries
  • "Messages About Tobacco and Alcohol Co-Users," 2024, Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
  • "Fathers' sensitive parenting and the development of early executive functioning," 2020, UNC Libraries
  • "Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Low-Income Families: Correlates and Change in Prevalence Over the First 5 Years of a Child's Life," 2020, UNC Libraries
  • "Relations Among Intimate Partner Violence, Maternal Depressive Symptoms, and Maternal Parenting Behaviors," 2020, UNC Libraries

The majority of their publications have appeared in UNC Libraries, with contributions also to the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs and the Journal of Child and Family Studies. There is an indication of a diverse research dissemination pattern within academic and institutional venues.

Martha J. Cox frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • W. Roger Mills-Koonce
  • Clancy Blair
  • Hanna C. Gustafsson
  • Michael T. Willoughby
  • Stephanie T. Lanza

Best Publications

  • FAMILIES AS SYSTEMS

    Martha J. Cox;Blair Paley

  • Teachers’ judgments of problems in the transition to kindergarten

    Sara E Rimm-Kaufman;Robert C Pianta;Martha J Cox

  • Understanding Families as Systems

    Martha J. Cox;Blair Paley

  • The relation of kindergarten classroom environment to teacher, family, and school characteristics and child outcomes

    Robert C. Pianta;Karen M. La Paro;Chris Payne;Martha J. Cox

  • Salivary Cortisol Mediates Effects of Poverty and Parenting on Executive Functions in Early Childhood

    Clancy Blair;Douglas A. Granger;Michael Willoughby;Roger Mills-Koonce

  • Child Care and Mother-Child Interaction in the First Three Years of Life

    M Appelbaum;DA Batten;J Belsky;C Booth

  • The relation of child care to cognitive and language development

    A Clarke-Stewart;S Friedman;Dane Phillips;CL Booth

  • Long-Term Effects of Divorce and Remarriage on the Adjustment of Children

    E. Mavis Hetherington;Martha Cox;Roger Cox

  • School Readiness and the Transition to Kindergarten in the Era of Accountability.

    Robert C. Pianta;Martha J. Cox;Kyle LaBrie Snow

  • Nonmaternal Care and Family Factors in Early Development: An Overview of the NICHD Study of Early Child Care

    Virginia Allhusen;Mark Appelbaum;Jay Belsky;Cathryn L. Booth

  • Duration and Developmental Timing of Poverty and Children's Cognitive and Social Development from Birth Through Third Grade.

    Virginia Allhusen;Jay Belsky;Cathryn Booth-LaForce;Robert Bradley

  • Marital Perceptions and Interactions across the Transition to Parenthood

    Martha J. Cox;Blair Paley;Margaret Burchinal;C. Chris Payne

  • Child-care effect sizes for the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development

    A Huston;C. Booth-LaForce;Robert Bradley;C. Brownell

  • Kindergarten Teachers' Practices Related to the Transition to School: Results of a National Survey.

    Robert C. Pianta;Martha J. Cox;Lorraine Taylor;Diane Early

  • Marriage, adult adjustment, and early parenting.

    Martha J Cox;M. T. Owen;J. M. Lewis;V. K. Henderson

  • Structural and supportive changes in couples' family and friendship networks across the transition to parenthood

    Kelly K. Bost;Martha J. Cox;Margaret R. Burchinal;Chris Payne

  • Play and Social Interaction in Children Following Divorce

    E. Mavis Hetherington;Martha Cox;Roger Cox

  • Families With Young Children: A Review of Research in the 1990s

    David H. Demo;Martha J. Cox

  • Trajectories of internalizing problems across childhood: Heterogeneity, external validity, and gender differences

    Sonya K. Sterba;Mitchell J. Prinstein;Martha J. Cox

  • Early behavioral attributes and teachers' sensitivity as predictors of competent behavior in the kindergarten classroom

    Sara E Rimm-Kaufman;Diane M Early;Martha J Cox;Gitanjali Saluja

  • Marital conflict and the development of infant-parent attachment relationships

    Margaret Tresch Owen;Martha J. Cox

  • The transition to kindergarten

    Robert C. Pianta;Martha J. Cox

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert C. Pianta
Robert C. Pianta University of Virginia
Margaret Burchinal
Margaret Burchinal University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
W. Roger Mills-Koonce
W. Roger Mills-Koonce University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Margaret Tresch Owen
Margaret Tresch Owen The University of Texas at Dallas
Jay Belsky
Jay Belsky University of California, Davis
Sarah L. Friedman
Sarah L. Friedman George Washington University
Robert H. Bradley
Robert H. Bradley Arizona State University
Susan J. Spieker
Susan J. Spieker University of Washington
Deborah Lowe Vandell
Deborah Lowe Vandell University of California, Irvine
Michael T. Willoughby
Michael T. Willoughby RTI International

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