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Michael S. Scheeringa

Michael S. Scheeringa

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
35
Citations
8804
World Ranking
9699
National Ranking
5120

Michael S. Scheeringa 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 S. Scheeringa sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 86 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael S. Scheeringa 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 S. Scheeringa sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael S. Scheeringa is affiliated with Tulane University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of psychology, focusing on clinical psychology and related subfields. Their research spans various areas including general health professions, public health, environmental and occupational health, experimental and cognitive psychology, as well as developmental and educational psychology.

The central themes of their work include child abuse and trauma, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, and posttraumatic stress disorder research. Additional topics of their research encompass migration, health and trauma, resilience and mental health, educational and psychological assessments, and broader mental health research topics.

Several recent papers authored or co-authored by Michael S. Scheeringa highlight the scope of their contributions:

  • Stepped Care Versus Standard Care for Children After Trauma: A Randomized Non-Inferiority Clinical Trial, 2022, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Reexamination of diathesis stress and neurotoxic stress theories: A qualitative review of pre-trauma neurobiology in relation to posttraumatic stress symptoms, 2020, International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
  • The Diagnostic Infant Preschool Assessment-Likert Version: Preparation, Concurrent Construct Validation, and Test-Retest Reliability, 2020, Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology
  • Child and parent secondary outcomes in stepped care versus standard care treatment for childhood trauma, 2022, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Links Between Oppositional Defiant Disorder Dimensions, Psychophysiology, and Interpersonal versus Non-interpersonal Trauma, 2021, Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Their collaborations include frequent co-authors such as Alison Salloum, Yuanyuan Lu, Henian Chen, Judith A. Cohen, and Kristen Salomon.

They have published predominantly in journals with a clinical focus, including:

  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology
  • Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
  • International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
  • Journal of Affective Disorders

Michael S. Scheeringa's research integrates both theoretical and applied aspects within psychology, with a pronounced emphasis on childhood trauma and its psychological consequences. The body of work reflects ongoing efforts to understand and assess trauma-related conditions and interventions targeted for children and adolescents.

Best Publications

  • A relational perspective on PTSD in early childhood.

    Michael S. Scheeringa;Charles H. Zeanah

  • Two approaches to the diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder in infancy and early childhood.

    Michael S. Scheeringa;Charles H. Zeanah;Martin J. Drell;Julie A. Larrieu

  • New findings on alternative criteria for PTSD in preschool children.

    Michael S. Scheeringa;Charles H. Zeanah;Leann Myers;Frank W. Putnam

  • Trauma‐focused cognitive‐behavioral therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in three‐through six year‐old children: a randomized clinical trial

    Michael S. Scheeringa;Carl F. Weems;Judith A. Cohen;Lisa Amaya-Jackson

  • Factors affecting the diagnosis and prediction of PTSD symptomatology in children and adolescents.

    M.P.H. Michael S. Scheeringa;Mary Jo Wright;M.P.H. John P. Hunt;Charles H. Zeanah

  • Reconsideration of harm's way: onsets and comorbidity patterns of disorders in preschool children and their caregivers following Hurricane Katrina

    Michael S. Scheeringa;Charles H. Zeanah

  • Reactive attachment disorder in maltreated toddlers.

    Charles H. Zeanah;Michael Scheeringa;N. W. Boris;Sherryl Scott Heller

  • Toward Establishing Procedural, Criterion, and Discriminant Validity for PTSD in Early Childhood

    Michael S. Scheeringa;Claire D. Peebles;Cynthia A. Cook;Charles H. Zeanah

  • Psychopharmacological Treatment for Very Young Children: Contexts and Guidelines

    Mary Margaret Gleason;Helen Link Egger;Graham J. Emslie;Laurence L. Greenhill

  • PTSD in children and adolescents: toward an empirically based algorithma

    Michael S. Scheeringa;Charles H. Zeanah;Judith A. Cohen

  • Predictive validity in a prospective follow-up of PTSD in preschool children.

    Michael S. Scheeringa;Charles H. Zeanah;Leann Myers;Frank W. Putnam

  • Symptom expression and trauma variables in children under 48 months of age

    Michael S. Scheeringa;Charles H. Zeanah

  • D-Cycloserine Augmentation of Exposure-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Individual Participant Data.

    David Mataix-Cols;Lorena Fernández de la Cruz;Benedetta Monzani;David Rosenfield

  • Psychopathology in Infancy

    Charles H. Zeanah;Neil W. Boris;Michael S. Scheeringa

  • The Reliability and Criterion Validity of the Diagnostic Infant and Preschool Assessment: A New Diagnostic Instrument for Young Children.

    Michael S. Scheeringa;Nancy Haslett

  • Attachment disorders in infancy and early childhood: A preliminary investigation of diagnostic criteria.

    Neil W. Boris;Charles H. Zeanah;Julie A. Larrieu;Michael S. Scheeringa

  • Research Diagnostic Criteria for Infants and Preschool Children: The Process and Empirical Support

    Michael Scheeringa

  • Post-traumatic stress disorder diagnosis in children: challenges and promises.

    Judith A. Cohen;Michael S. Scheeringa

  • Comparing criteria for attachment disorders: establishing reliability and validity in high-risk samples.

    Neil W. Boris;Sarah S. Hinshaw-Fuselier;Anna T. Smyke;Michael S. Scheeringa

  • Diagnosing PTSD in early childhood: an empirical assessment of four approaches.

    Michael S. Scheeringa;Leann Myers;Frank W. Putnam;Charles H. Zeanah

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles H. Zeanah
Charles H. Zeanah Tulane University
Carl F. Weems
Carl F. Weems Iowa State University
Judith A. Cohen
Judith A. Cohen Allegheny General Hospital
Eric A. Storch
Eric A. Storch Baylor College of Medicine
Frank W. Putnam
Frank W. Putnam University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tanya K. Murphy
Tanya K. Murphy University of South Florida
Kathryn L. Humphreys
Kathryn L. Humphreys Vanderbilt University
Tim Dalgleish
Tim Dalgleish University of Cambridge
David F. Tolin
David F. Tolin Yale University
Lisa Amaya-Jackson
Lisa Amaya-Jackson Duke University

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