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Melissa K. Holt 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 Melissa K. Holt sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 92 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Melissa K. Holt 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 Melissa K. Holt sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Melissa K. Holt is affiliated with Boston University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within psychology and social sciences, with a focus on issues related to child and adolescent development, bullying, and LGBTQ health.

The main fields of study in their work include:

  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences

Within these fields, Holt's research covers several subfields such as:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Education
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Speech and Hearing

Their main research topics include:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Holt cover a range of subjects related to adolescent mental health, school environments, and gender diversity. Notable publications include:

  • Time trends and disparities in anxiety among adolescents, 2012-2018 (2021), Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
  • The COVID-19 Pandemic Disrupted Both School Bullying and Cyberbullying (2022), American Economic Review Insights
  • School Connectedness Still Matters: The Association of School Connectedness and Mental Health During Remote Learning Due to COVID-19 (2021), The Journal of Primary Prevention
  • Associations between school-related factors and mental health among transgender and gender diverse youth (2021), Journal of School Psychology
  • Fluidity in Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Identity in Transgender and Nonbinary Youth (2023), The Journal of Sex Research

Holt's frequent coauthors indicate collaboration across related research areas. The most common collaborators are:

  • Jennifer Green
  • Katharine B. Parodi
  • Gabriel J. Merrin
  • Ziming Xuan
  • Sabra L. Katz-Wise

In terms of publication venues, Holt has contributed to several journals and outlets, including:

  • School Mental Health
  • Journal of School Violence
  • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
  • American Economic Review Insights
  • The Journal of Primary Prevention

Holt's academic contributions also extend to book publications. One book titled Bullying and Peer Victimization was published in 2022 by Hogrefe Publishing eBooks.

Best Publications

  • Examination of Peer-Group Contextual Effects on Aggression during Early Adolescence

    Dorothy L. Espelage;Melissa K. Holt;Melissa K. Holt;Rachael R. Henkel

  • Bullying and Victimization During Early Adolescence: Peer Influences and Psychosocial Correlates

    Dorothy L. Espelage;Melissa K. Holt

  • A systematic review of primary prevention strategies for sexual violence perpetration.

    Sarah DeGue;Linda Anne Valle;Melissa K. Holt;Greta M. Massetti

  • Bullying and Suicidal Ideation and Behaviors: A Meta-Analysis

    Melissa K. Holt;Alana M. Vivolo-Kantor;Joshua R. Polanin;Kristin M. Holland

  • Perceived social support among bullies, victims, and bully-victims

    Melissa K. Holt;Dorothy L. Espelage

  • Pathways to poly-victimization.

    David Finkelhor;Richard Ormrod;Heather A. Turner;Melissa Holt

  • Multiple victimization experiences of urban elementary school students: associations with psychosocial functioning and academic performance.

    Melissa K. Holt;David Finkelhor;Glenda Kaufman Kantor

  • Parent/Child Concordance about Bullying Involvement and Family Characteristics Related to Bullying and Peer Victimization

    Melissa K. Holt;Glenda Kaufman Kantor;David Finkelhor

  • Suicidal Ideation and School Bullying Experiences After Controlling for Depression and Delinquency

    Dorothy L. Espelage;Melissa K. Holt

  • Social Support as a Moderator between Dating Violence Victimization and Depression/Anxiety among African American and Caucasian Adolescents.

    Melissa K. Holt;Dorothy L. Espelage

  • Dating Violence & Sexual Harassment Across the Bully-Victim Continuum Among Middle and High School Students

    Dorothy L. Espelage;Melissa K. Holt

  • TEACHERS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD BULLYING

    Melissa K. Holt;Melissa A. Keyes

  • Association Between Bullying Victimization and Health Risk Behaviors Among High School Students in the United States.

    Marci Feldman Hertz;Sherry Everett Jones;Lisa Barrios;Corinne David-Ferdon

  • Cyberbullying Victimization and Mental Health in Adolescents and the Moderating Role of Family Dinners

    Frank J. Elgar;Anthony Napoletano;Grace Saul;Melanie A. Dirks

  • A systematic meta-review of evaluations of youth violence prevention programs: Common and divergent findings from 25 years of meta-analyses and systematic reviews.

    Jennifer L. Matjasko;Alana M. Vivolo-Kantor;Greta M. Massetti;Kristin M. Holland

  • Family Context, Victimization, and Child Trauma Symptoms: Variations in Safe, Stable, and Nurturing Relationships During Early and Middle Childhood

    Heather A. Turner;David Finkelhor;Richard Ormrod;Sherry Hamby

  • Hidden forms of victimization in elementary students involved in bullying.

    Melissa K. Holt;David Finkelhor;Glenda Kaufman Kantor

  • Development and Preliminary Psychometric Properties of the Multidimensional Neglectful Behavior Scale-Child Report:

    Glenda Kaufman Kantor;Melissa K. Holt;Carolyn J. Mebert;Murray A. Straus

  • Looking ahead toward community-level strategies to prevent sexual violence.

    Sarah DeGue;Melissa K. Holt;Greta M. Massetti;Jennifer L. Matjasko

  • A Cluster Analytic Investigation of Victimization Among High School Students: Are Profiles Differentially Associated with Psychological Symptoms and School Belonging?

    Melissa K. Holt;Dorothy L. Espelage

Frequent Co-Authors

Jennifer Greif Green
Jennifer Greif Green Boston University
Dorothy L. Espelage
Dorothy L. Espelage University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
David Finkelhor
David Finkelhor University of New Hampshire
Michael J. Furlong
Michael J. Furlong University of California, Santa Barbara
V. Paul Poteat
V. Paul Poteat Boston College
Jonathan S. Comer
Jonathan S. Comer Florida International University
Gianluca Gini
Gianluca Gini University of Padua
Murray A. Straus
Murray A. Straus University of New Hampshire
Heather A. Turner
Heather A. Turner University of New Hampshire
Tiziana Pozzoli
Tiziana Pozzoli University of Padua

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