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Melanie A. Hom 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 Melanie A. Hom sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 104 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Melanie A. Hom 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 Melanie A. Hom sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% 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

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Overview

Melanie A. Hom is affiliated with Florida State University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Psychology, with a focus on Clinical Psychology. Their subfield expertise also includes Health, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, and Social Psychology.

The main topics of Melanie A. Hom's work include:

  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Gun Ownership and Violence Research
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access

The scientist has published in several venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Psychological Services
  • SLEEP
  • Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
  • Crisis
  • Clinical Psychological Science

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Ian H. Stanley
  • Thomas E. Joiner
  • Þröstur Björgvinsson
  • Courtney Beard
  • Carol Chu

Among recent publications by Melanie A. Hom are:

  • "A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship Between Sleep Problems and Loneliness", 2020, Clinical Psychological Science
  • "Suicide attempt survivors' recommendations for improving mental health treatment for attempt survivors", 2020, Psychological Services
  • "Development of a virtual partial hospital program for an acute psychiatric population: Lessons learned and future directions for telepsychotherapy", 2020, Journal of Psychotherapy Integration

Best Publications

  • The interpersonal theory of suicide: A systematic review and meta-analysis of a decade of cross-national research.

    Carol Chu;Jennifer M. Buchman-Schmitt;Ian H. Stanley;Melanie A. Hom

  • A systematic review of suicidal thoughts and behaviors among police officers, firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics

    Ian H. Stanley;Melanie A. Hom;Thomas E. Joiner

  • Evaluating factors and interventions that influence help-seeking and mental health service utilization among suicidal individuals: A review of the literature.

    Melanie A. Hom;Ian H. Stanley;Thomas E. Joiner

  • Routinized Assessment of Suicide Risk in Clinical Practice: An Empirically Informed Update

    Carol Chu;Kelly M. Klein;Jennifer M. Buchman‐Schmitt;Melanie A. Hom

  • A systematic review of help-seeking and mental health service utilization among military service members.

    Melanie A. Hom;Ian H. Stanley;Matthew E. Schneider;Thomas E. Joiner

  • Career prevalence and correlates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors among firefighters

    Ian H. Stanley;Melanie A. Hom;Christopher R. Hagan;Thomas E. Joiner

  • Limitations of a single-item assessment of suicide attempt history: Implications for standardized suicide risk assessment.

    Melanie A. Hom;Thomas E. Joiner Jr.;Rebecca A. Bernert

  • PTSD symptoms and suicidal thoughts and behaviors among firefighters

    Joseph W. Boffa;Ian H. Stanley;Melanie A. Hom;Aaron M. Norr

  • Objectively Assessed Sleep Variability as an Acute Warning Sign of Suicidal Ideation in a Longitudinal Evaluation of Young Adults at High Suicide Risk

    Rebecca A. Bernert;Melanie A. Hom;Naomi G. Iwata;Thomas E. Joiner

  • Suicide as a derangement of the self-sacrificial aspect of eusociality

    Thomas E. Joiner;Melanie A. Hom;Christopher R. Hagan;Caroline Silva

  • Anxiety Sensitivity and Suicidal Ideation/Suicide Risk: A Meta-Analysis

    Ian H Stanley;Joseph W Boffa;Megan L Rogers;Melanie A Hom

  • Differences in psychiatric symptoms and barriers to mental health care between volunteer and career firefighters

    Ian H. Stanley;Joseph W. Boffa;Melanie A. Hom;Nathan A. Kimbrel

  • Understanding suicide among older adults: a review of psychological and sociological theories of suicide

    Ian H. Stanley;Melanie A. Hom;Megan L. Rogers;Christopher R. Hagan

  • A Review of Multidisciplinary Clinical Practice Guidelines in Suicide Prevention: Toward an Emerging Standard in Suicide Risk Assessment and Management, Training and Practice

    Rebecca A. Bernert;Melanie A. Hom;Laura Weiss Roberts

  • "Are You Having Thoughts of Suicide?" Examining Experiences With Disclosing and Denying Suicidal Ideation.

    Melanie A. Hom;Ian H. Stanley;Matthew C. Podlogar;Thomas E. Joiner

  • Conceptual and Empirical Scrutiny of Covarying Depression Out of Suicidal Ideation

    Megan L. Rogers;Ian H. Stanley;Melanie A. Hom;Bruno Chiurliza

  • Perceptions of belongingness and social support attenuate PTSD symptom severity among firefighters: A multistudy investigation.

    Ian H. Stanley;Melanie A. Hom;Carol Chu;Sean P. Dougherty

  • The Association between Sleep Disturbances and Depression among Firefighters: Emotion Dysregulation as an Explanatory Factor.

    Melanie A Hom;Ian H Stanley;Megan L Rogers;Mirela Tzoneva

  • Examining anxiety sensitivity as a mediator of the association between PTSD symptoms and suicide risk among women firefighters

    Ian H. Stanley;Melanie A. Hom;Sally Spencer-Thomas;Thomas E. Joiner

  • A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship Between Sleep Problems and Loneliness:

    Melanie A. Hom;Carol Chu;Megan L. Rogers;Thomas E. Joiner

  • Insomnia and suicide-related behaviors: A multi-study investigation of thwarted belongingness as a distinct explanatory factor

    Carol Chu;Melanie A. Hom;Megan L. Rogers;Ian H. Stanley

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas E. Joiner
Thomas E. Joiner Florida State University
Ian H. Stanley
Ian H. Stanley Florida State University
Megan L. Rogers
Megan L. Rogers Texas State University
Peter M. Gutierrez
Peter M. Gutierrez Florida State University
Sooyeon Suh
Sooyeon Suh Sungshin Women's University
Jameson K. Hirsch
Jameson K. Hirsch East Tennessee State University
Norman B. Schmidt
Norman B. Schmidt Florida State University
Jessica D. Ribeiro
Jessica D. Ribeiro Florida State University
Jesse R. Cougle
Jesse R. Cougle Florida State University
Natalie Sachs-Ericsson
Natalie Sachs-Ericsson Florida State University

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