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Patricia L. East 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 Patricia L. East sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 81 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Patricia L. East 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 Patricia L. East sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Patricia L. East is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with significant work in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Clinical Psychology, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Hematology.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Iron Metabolism and Disorders
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Health disparities and outcomes

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Patricia L. East include:

  • Iron deficiency in infancy and neurocognitive and educational outcomes in young adulthood, 2021, Developmental Psychology
  • Childhood socioeconomic hardship, family conflict, and young adult hypertension: The Santiago Longitudinal Study, 2020, Social Science & Medicine
  • Iron Deficiency in Infancy and Sluggish Cognitive Tempo and ADHD Symptoms in Childhood and Adolescence, 2021, Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology

Other notable papers where Patricia L. East has contributed as an author include:

  • Risk taking, sensation seeking and personality as related to changes in substance use from adolescence to young adulthood, 2020, Journal of Adolescence
  • Maternal Depression Trajectories Relate to Youths' Psychosocial and Cognitive Functioning at Adolescence and Young Adulthood, 2020, Journal of Child and Family Studies

Patricia L. East frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Development and Psychopathology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Journal of Adolescence
  • Social Science & Medicine
  • Journal of Child and Family Studies

Collaborations form a significant part of their research. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Sheila Gahagan
  • Estela Blanco
  • Raquel Burrows
  • Betsy Lozoff
  • Paulina Correa-Burrows

Best Publications

  • Compensatory Patterns of Support Among Children's Peer Relationships: A Test Using School Friends, Nonschool Friends, and Siblings.

    Patricia L. East;Karen S. Rook

  • Racial and ethnic differences in girls' sexual, marital, and birth expectations

    Patricia L. East

  • Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting: Findings From A Racially Diverse Sample

    Patricia L. East;Marianne E. Felice

  • Association between adolescent pregnancy and a family history of teenage births.

    Patricia L. East;Barbara T. Reyes;Emily J. Horn

  • Longitudinal pathways linking family factors and sibling relationship qualities to adolescent substance use and sexual risk behaviors.

    Patricia L East;Siek Toon Khoo

  • Temperament, perceived competence, and depression in early and late adolescents.

    Michael Windle;Karen Hooker;Kathleen Lenerz;Patricia L. East

  • Sisters' and Girlfriends' Sexual and Childbearing Behavior: Effects on Early Adolescent Girls' Sexual Outcomes.

    Patricia L. East;Marianne E. Felice;Maria C. Morgan

  • Children's Provision of Family Caregiving: Benefit or Burden?

    Patricia L. East

  • The Younger Sisters of Childbearing Adolescents: Their Attitudes, Expectations, and Behaviors

    Patricia L. East

  • Peer Social Support and Adjustment of Early Adolescent Peer Groups

    Patricia L. East;Laura E. Hess;Richard M. Lerner

  • The younger siblings of teenage mothers: a follow-up of their pregnancy risk.

    Patricia L. East;Leanne J. Jacobson

  • Risk and Protective Factors Predictive of Adolescent Pregnancy: A Longitudinal, Prospective Study

    Patricia L. East;Siek Toon Khoo;Barbara T. Reyes

  • Adolescent emotional response to music and its relationship to risk-taking behaviors

    Kendall R Roberts;Joel Dimsdale;Patricia East;Lawrence Friedman

  • Risk and Protective Factors for Sexual and Dating Violence Victimization: A Longitudinal, Prospective Study of Latino and African American Adolescents

    Patricia L. East;Audrey Hokoda

  • The parent-child relationships of withdrawn, aggressive, and sociable children: Child and parent perspectives.

    Patricia L. East

  • Obesity leads to declines in motor skills across childhood.

    J. Cheng;P. East;E. Blanco;E. Kang Sim

  • Impact of Adolescent Childbearing on Families and Younger Sibling: Effects that Increase Younger Siblings' Risk for Early Pregnancy

    Patricia L. East

  • Adolescents' pregnancy intentions: relations to life situations and caretaking behaviors prenatally and 2 years postpartum.

    Valerie Rubin;Patricia L East

  • Links between Past Abuse, Suicide Ideation, and Sexual Orientation among San Diego College Students.

    Jacob Garcia;Joyce Adams;Lawrence Friedman;Patricia East

  • Qualities of adolescent mothers' parenting.

    Patricia L. East;Karen L. Matthews;Marianne E. Felice

  • Do Adolescent Pregnancy and Childbearing Affect Younger Siblings

    Patricia L. East

  • Past physical abuse is significantly correlated with pregnancy as an adolescent.

    Julie A. Adams;P. L. East

Frequent Co-Authors

Jennifer S. Barber
Jennifer S. Barber Indiana University
Thomas S. Weisner
Thomas S. Weisner University of California, Los Angeles
Richard M. Lerner
Richard M. Lerner Tufts University
Jacqueline V. Lerner
Jacqueline V. Lerner Boston College
Karen Hooker
Karen Hooker Oregon State University
Christine McCauley Ohannessian
Christine McCauley Ohannessian Florida State University
Karen S. Rook
Karen S. Rook University of California, Irvine
Michael Windle
Michael Windle Emory University

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