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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Psychology D-index 37 Citations 7,093 110 World Ranking 5497 National Ranking 3141

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Awards & Achievements

1991 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Developmental psychology
  • Social psychology
  • Cognition

Melvin N. Wilson mostly deals with Developmental psychology, Early childhood, Clinical psychology, Intervention and Parenting styles. His research links Social influence with Developmental psychology. His Early childhood research incorporates elements of Social relation, Conduct disorder, Depression and Child development.

In his study, Parent training and Positive behavior support is inextricably linked to Social support, which falls within the broad field of Clinical psychology. His research in Intervention intersects with topics in Family therapy and Ethnically diverse. His Parenting styles research includes themes of Academic achievement and Self-control.

His most cited work include:

  • Family Ecologies of Ethnic Minority Children. (512 citations)
  • The Family Check‐Up With High‐Risk Indigent Families: Preventing Problem Behavior by Increasing Parents’ Positive Behavior Support in Early Childhood (432 citations)
  • The relations among cumulative risk, parenting, and behavior problems during early childhood. (216 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Melvin N. Wilson mainly investigates Developmental psychology, Early childhood, Clinical psychology, Intervention and Injury prevention. His work in the fields of Developmental psychology, such as Child rearing, Child development and Family structure, overlaps with other areas such as Social environment and Low income. The study incorporates disciplines such as Conduct disorder, Moderation, Social support, Positive behavior support and Depression in addition to Early childhood.

His study in Clinical psychology is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Psychological intervention, Psychosocial, Health psychology, Aggression and Family therapy. Many of his research projects under Intervention are closely connected to Control with Control, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. He works mostly in the field of Injury prevention, limiting it down to topics relating to Human factors and ergonomics and, in certain cases, Suicide prevention, as a part of the same area of interest.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Developmental psychology (62.70%)
  • Early childhood (43.65%)
  • Clinical psychology (38.89%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Early childhood (43.65%)
  • Intervention (25.40%)
  • Clinical psychology (38.89%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Melvin N. Wilson mainly focuses on Early childhood, Intervention, Clinical psychology, Developmental psychology and Injury prevention. His studies in Early childhood integrate themes in fields like Conduct disorder, Psychopathology, School age child, Moderation and Positive behavior support. His studies deal with areas such as Middle childhood, Mental health and Inhibitory control as well as Intervention.

His work carried out in the field of Clinical psychology brings together such families of science as Psychosocial, Externalization, Aggression and Depression. His Developmental psychology study combines topics in areas such as Identity, Substance use and Identification. The Injury prevention study combines topics in areas such as Suicide prevention and Human factors and ergonomics.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Predictors of Participation in the Family Check-Up Program: a Randomized Trial of Yearly Services from Age 2 to 10 Years. (24 citations)
  • Transactional Associations Among Maternal Depression, Parent-Child Coercion, and Child Conduct Problems During Early Childhood. (13 citations)
  • Trajectories and Predictors of Children's Early-Starting Conduct Problems: Child, Family, Genetic, and Intervention Effects. (12 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Developmental psychology
  • Social psychology
  • Cognition

Intervention, Psychological intervention, Early childhood, Clinical psychology and Developmental psychology are his primary areas of study. His Intervention study incorporates themes from Mental health, Irritability and Psychopathology. His study in the field of Motivational interviewing also crosses realms of Longitudinal study.

His Early childhood study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Conduct disorder, Early adolescence and Early adolescents. His research integrates issues of Middle childhood, Community health, Public health and Depression in his study of Clinical psychology. His Developmental psychology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Transactional leadership, Ethnic group and Substance use.

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Best Publications

Family Ecologies of Ethnic Minority Children.

Algea O. Harrison;Melvin N. Wilson;Charles J. Pine;Samuel Q. Chan.
Child Development (1990)

789 Citations

The Family Check‐Up With High‐Risk Indigent Families: Preventing Problem Behavior by Increasing Parents’ Positive Behavior Support in Early Childhood

Thomas J. Dishion;Daniel Shaw;Arin Connell;Frances Gardner.
Child Development (2008)

600 Citations

The relations among cumulative risk, parenting, and behavior problems during early childhood.

Christopher J. Trentacosta;Luke W. Hyde;Daniel S. Shaw;Thomas J. Dishion.
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (2008)

331 Citations

Improvements in maternal depression as a mediator of intervention effects on early childhood problem behavior

Daniel S. Shaw;Arin Connell;Thomas J. Dishion;Melvin N. Wilson.
Development and Psychopathology (2009)

311 Citations

The Black Extended Family: An Analytical Consideration.

Melvin N. Wilson.
Developmental Psychology (1986)

232 Citations

Parental influences on academic performance in African-American students

Lorraine C. Taylor;Ivora D. Hinton;Melvin N. Wilson.
Journal of Child and Family Studies (1995)

213 Citations

Coercive family process and early-onset conduct problems from age 2 to school entry.

Justin D. Smith;Thomas J. Dishion;Daniel S. Shaw;Melvin N. Wilson.
Development and Psychopathology (2014)

211 Citations

Collateral Benefits of the Family Check-Up on Early Childhood School Readiness: Indirect Effects of Parents’ Positive Behavior Support

Erika S. Lunkenheimer;Thomas J. Dishion;Daniel S. Shaw;Arin M. Connell.
Developmental Psychology (2008)

197 Citations

A Re-Examination of Risk and Resilience During Adolescence: Incorporating Culture and Diversity

Edith G. Arrington;Melvin N. Wilson.
Journal of Child and Family Studies (2000)

179 Citations

Do harsh and positive parenting predict parent reports of deceitful-callous behavior in early childhood?

Rebecca Waller;Frances Gardner;Luke W. Hyde;Daniel S. Shaw.
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (2012)

177 Citations

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