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D-Index
78
Citations
30511
World Ranking
1552
National Ranking
927

Michael D. Newcomb 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 Michael D. Newcomb sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 200 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael D. Newcomb 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 Michael D. Newcomb sits on this spectrum.

30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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

  • 1991 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Michael D. Newcomb was affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States.

During their career, Newcomb was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1991.

They were deceased at the time of this summary.

Best Publications

  • Development and validation of a brief screening version of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire

    David P Bernstein;Judith A Stein;Michael D Newcomb;Edward Walker

  • Predictors of Early High School Dropout: A Test of Five Theories.

    Sara Battin-Pearson;Michael D. Newcomb;Robert D. Abbott;Karl G. Hill

  • Consequences of Adolescent Drug Use: Impact on the Lives of Young Adults

    Michael D. Newcomb;Peter M. Bentler

  • Depression, self-derogation, substance use, and suicide ideation: lack of purpose in life as a mediational factor

    Lisa L. Harlow;Michael D. Newcomb;P. M. Bentler

  • Life events and substance use among adolescents: mediating effects of perceived loss of control and meaninglessness in life.

    Michael D. Newcomb;L. L. Harlow

  • Risk factors for drug use among adolescents: concurrent and longitudinal analyses.

    M. D. Newcomb;Ebrahim Maddahian;P. M. Bentler

  • Modeling the Etiology of Adolescent Substance Use: A Test of the Social Development Model

    Richard F. Catalano;Rick Kosterman;J. David Hawkins;Michael D. Newcomb

  • Impact of adolescent drug use and social support on problems of young adults: a longitudinal study

    Michael D. Newcomb;Peter M. Bentler

  • Multiple protective and risk factors for drug use and abuse: cross-sectional and prospective findings.

    Michael D. Newcomb;Maria Felix-Ortiz

  • Substance use and abuse among children and teenagers.

    Michael D. Newcomb;Peter M. Bentler

  • A Multidimensional Measure of Cultural Identity for Latino and Latina Adolescents

    Maria Felix-Ortiz;Michael D. Newcomb;Hector Myers

  • A multidimensional assessment of stressful life events among adolescents : Derivation and correlates

    Michael D. Newcomb;George J. Huba;Peter M. Bentler

  • Substance abuse and psychosocial risk factors among teenagers: associations with sex, age, ethnicity, and type of school

    Michael D. Newcomb;Ebrahim Maddahian;Rodney Skager;P. M. Bentler

  • Longitudinal study of marital success and failure.

    P. M. Bentler;Michael D. Newcomb

  • Ethnic Belonging and Traditional Masculinity Ideology Among African Americans, European Americans, and Latinos

    José M. Abreu;Rodney K. Goodyear;Alvaro Campos;Michael D. Newcomb

  • Cognitive motivation and drug use: a 9-year longitudinal study.

    Alan W. Stacy;Michael D. Newcomb;Peter M. Bentler

  • Mediational and deviance theories of late high school failure: Process roles of structural strains, academic competence, and general versus specific problem behavior.

    Michael D. Newcomb;Robert D. Abbott;Richard F. Catalano;J. David Hawkins

  • Cognitive motivations for drug use among adolescents: Longitudinal tests of gender differences and predictors of change in drug use.

    Michael D. Newcomb;Chih-ping Chou;P. M. Bentler;G. J. Huba

  • An 8-year study of multiple influences on drug use and drug use consequences.

    Judith A. Stein;Michael D. Newcomb;P. M. Bentler

  • Sexual risk behavior among youth: modeling the influence of prosocial activities and socioeconomic factors

    Jesus Ramirez-Valles;Marc A. Zimmerman;Michael D. Newcomb

  • A multivariate model of the determinants of cigarette smoking among adolescents.

    Felipe G. Castro;Ebrahim Maddahian;Michael D. Newcomb;Peter M. Bentler

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter M. Bentler
Peter M. Bentler University of California, Los Angeles
Judith A. Stein
Judith A. Stein University of California, Los Angeles
Alan W. Stacy
Alan W. Stacy Claremont Graduate University
Rodney K. Goodyear
Rodney K. Goodyear University of Redlands
David P. Bernstein
David P. Bernstein Maastricht University
Lisa L. Harlow
Lisa L. Harlow University of Rhode Island
Felipe González Castro
Felipe González Castro Arizona State University
Gail E. Wyatt
Gail E. Wyatt University of California, Los Angeles
Hector F. Myers
Hector F. Myers Vanderbilt University
Steve Sussman
Steve Sussman University of Southern California

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