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Merril Silverstein

Merril Silverstein

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
71
Citations
21365
World Ranking
2150
National Ranking
1255

Merril Silverstein 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 Merril Silverstein sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 251 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Merril Silverstein 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 Merril Silverstein 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

Merril Silverstein is a researcher affiliated with Syracuse University in the United States, specializing in the Social Sciences with a particular focus on Sociology and Political Science, Health, Demography, Clinical Psychology, and Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology. Their work includes a significant volume of publications spanning multiple domains within these disciplines.

The scholar's research primarily addresses topics such as intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving, health disparities and outcomes, religion, spirituality, and psychology, grief, bereavement, and mental health, migration, aging, and tourism studies, aging and gerontology research, and broader family dynamics and relationships.

Merril Silverstein's recent papers include:

  • "Multigenerational social support in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic" (2020, Journal of Family Theory & Review)
  • "Grandparents caring for grandchildren in rural China: consequences for emotional and cognitive health in later life" (2020, Aging & Mental Health)
  • "Perceived availability of future care and depressive symptoms among older adults in China: evidence from CHARLS" (2020, BMC Geriatrics)
  • "Are Filial Piety and Ethnic Community Engagement Associated With Psychological Wellbeing Among Older Chinese American Immigrants? A Cultural Resource Perspective" (2020, Research on Aging)
  • "Intergenerational Support of Older Adults by the 'Mature' Sandwich Generation: The Relevance of National Policy Regimes" (2020, Theoretical Inquiries in Law)

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Woosang Hwang
  • María Brown
  • Jeung Hyun Kim
  • Xiaoyu Fu
  • Kent Jason G. Cheng

Merril Silverstein has published extensively in several venues, such as:

  • Innovation in Aging
  • Family Process
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series B
  • Journal of Family Psychology
  • Research on Aging

Best Publications

  • Intergenerational solidarity and the structure of adult child-parent relationships in American families

    Merril Silverstein;Vern L. Bengtson

  • Intergenerational Transfers and Living Arrangements of Older People in Rural China: Consequences for Psychological Well-Being

    Merril Silverstein;Zhen Cong;Shuzhuo Li

  • Solidarity, conflict, and ambivalence: Complementary or competing perspectives on intergenerational relationships?

    Vern Bengtson;Roseann Giarrusso;J. Beth Mabry;Merril Silverstein

  • Mental, Physical and Social Components in Leisure Activities Equally Contribute to Decrease Dementia Risk

    Anita Karp;Stephanie Paillard-Borg;Hui Xin Wang;Merril Silverstein

  • Reciprocity in Parent–Child Relations Over the Adult Life Course

    Merril Silverstein;Stephen J. Conroy;Haitao Wang;Roseann Giarrusso

  • Intergenerational social support and the psychological well-being of older parents in China.

    Xuan Chen;Merril Silverstein

  • Aging and Family Life: A Decade Review

    Merril Silverstein;Roseann Giarrusso

  • Intergenerational Support to Aging Parents The Role of Norms and Needs

    Merril Silverstein;Daphna Gans;Frances M. Yang

  • Affection, social contact, and geographic distance between adult children and their parents

    Leora Lawton;Merril Silverstein;Vern Bengtson

  • LEISURE ACTIVITIES AND QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG THE OLDEST OLD IN SWEDEN

    Merril Silverstein;Marti G. Parker

  • Too Much of a Good Thing? Intergenerational Social Support and the Psychological Well-Being of Older Parents

    Merril Silverstein;Xuan Chen;Kenneth Heller

  • Factors That Predispose Middle-Aged Sons and Daughters to Provide Social Support to Older Parents.

    Merril Silverstein;Tonya M. Parrott;Vern L. Bengtson

  • Does Engagement With Life Enhance Survival of Elderly People in Sweden? The Role of Social and Leisure Activities

    Carin Lennartsson;Merril Silverstein

  • How Americans Enact the Grandparent Role Across the Family Life Course

    Merril Silverstein;Anne Marenco

  • Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren: Family Structure and Well-Being in Culturally Diverse Families.

    Catherine Goodman;Merril Silverstein

  • Relationships with Grandparents and the Emotional Well-Being of Late Adolescent and Young Adult Grandchildren

    Sarah A. Ruiz;Merril Silverstein

  • Does intergenerational social support influence the psychological well-being of older parents? The contingencies of declining health and widowhood.

    Merril Silverstein;Vern L. Bengtson

  • A Sociocultural Stress and Coping Model for Mental Health Outcomes Among African American Caregivers in Southern California

    Bob G. Knight;Merril Silverstein;T. J. McCallum;Lauren S. Fox

  • Norms of Filial Responsibility for Aging Parents Across Time and Generations

    Daphna Gans;Merril Silverstein

  • Choosing optimal support groups: a review and reformulation.

    Peter Messeri;Merril Silverstein;Eugene Litwak

  • Intergenerational transmission of values over the family life course

    Joohong Min;Merril Silverstein;Jessica P. Lendon

Frequent Co-Authors

Vern L. Bengtson
Vern L. Bengtson University of Southern California
Iris Chi
Iris Chi University of Southern California
J. Jill Suitor
J. Jill Suitor Purdue University West Lafayette
Hal Kendig
Hal Kendig Australian National University
Mats Thorslund
Mats Thorslund Karolinska Institute
Ingemar Kåreholt
Ingemar Kåreholt Karolinska Institute
Michael J. Cody
Michael J. Cody University of Southern California
Karl Pillemer
Karl Pillemer Cornell University
Bob G. Knight
Bob G. Knight University of Southern Queensland
Laura Fratiglioni
Laura Fratiglioni Karolinska Institute

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