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Peter J. Pecora publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter J. Pecora sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 182 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Peter J. Pecora D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter J. Pecora sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 36 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Peter J. Pecora is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology, Social Sciences, and Health Professions, with a focus on several related subfields including Clinical Psychology, Safety Research, General Health Professions, Public Administration, and Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health.

Their work addresses a variety of topics centered on social and health issues, notably Child Abuse and Trauma, Child Welfare and Adoption, Homelessness and Social Issues, Family and Disability Support Research, Child and Adolescent Health, Social Work Education and Practice, and Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints.

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Peter J. Pecora are:

  • The Effects of Child Poverty Reductions on Child Protective Services Involvement (2023, Social Service Review)
  • Research and knowledge gaps in child welfare in the United States: A national survey of agency staff, allied disciplines, tribal leaders, and people who have experienced child welfare (2022, Children and Youth Services Review)
  • Understanding the effects of an interdisciplinary approach to parental representation in child welfare (2020, Children and Youth Services Review)
  • Technical reviewing for the Family First Prevention Services Act: Strategies and recommendations (2020, Children and Youth Services Review)
  • Examining the effects of the Eckerd rapid safety feedback process on the occurrence of repeat maltreatment among children involved in the child welfare system (2022, Child Abuse & Neglect)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Peter J. Pecora include:

  • Elizabeth M. Parker
  • Kirk O'Brien
  • Jessica Pac
  • Sophie Collyer
  • Lawrence M. Berger

Their work is often published in venues such as:

  • Children and Youth Services Review
  • Child Abuse & Neglect
  • Social Service Review
  • American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research
  • Clinical Social Work Journal

Best Publications

  • Educational and employment outcomes of adults formerly placed in foster care: Results from the Northwest Foster Care Alumni Study

    Peter J. Pecora;Peter J. Pecora;Ronald C. Kessler;Kirk O'Brien;Catherine Roller White

  • Assessing the educational achievements of adults who were formerly placed in family foster care

    Peter J. Pecora;Peter J. Pecora;Jason Williams;Ronald C. Kessler;Eva Hiripi

  • Maximizing educational achievement of youth in foster care and alumni: Factors associated with success ☆

    Peter J. Pecora

  • Mental health of current and former recipients of foster care: a review of recent studies in the USA

    Peter J. Pecora;Peter J. Pecora;Catherine Roller White;Lovie J. Jackson;Tamera Wiggins

  • Mental health services for children placed in foster care: an overview of current challenges.

    Peter J. Pecora;Peter S. Jensen;Lisa Hunter Romanelli;Lovie J. Jackson

  • Families in Crisis: The Impact of Intensive Family Preservation Services

    Mark W. Fraser;Peter J. Pecora;David Haapala

  • Providing better opportunities for older children in the child welfare system.

    Ruth Massinga;Peter J. Pecora

  • Risk assessment as a practice method in child protective services.

    Diana J. English;Peter J. Pecora

  • Effects of Enhanced Foster Care on the Long-term Physical and Mental Health of Foster Care Alumni

    Ronald C. Kessler;Peter J. Pecora;Jason Williams;Eva Hiripi

  • An experiment in family reunification: Correlates of outcomes at one-year follow-up

    Mark W. Fraser;Elaine Walton;Robert E. Lewis;Peter J. Pecora

  • Evaluating Family-Based Services

    Peter J. Pecora

  • Children Placed in Long-Term Foster Care: An Intake Profile Using the Child Behavior Checklist/4-18

    Peter J. Pecora;Vincent H. Payne;James P. Szatkiewicz

  • The child welfare challenge

    Peter J Pecora

  • In-home family-focused reunification: an experimental study

    E. Walton;Mark W. Fraser;R. E. Lewis;P. J. Pecora

  • Investigating Allegations of Child Maltreatment:: The Strengths and Limitations of Current Risk Assessment Systems

    Peter J. Pecora

  • What Works in Foster Care?: Key Components of Success From the Northwest Foster Care Alumni Study

    Peter J. Pecora

  • Disproportionality in education and employment outcomes of adult foster care alumni

    Marian S. Harris;Lovie J. Jackson;Kirk O'Brien;Peter J. Pecora;Peter J. Pecora

  • Effective services for improving education and employment outcomes for children and alumni of foster care service: correlates and educational and employment outcomes

    Burt S. Barnow;Amy Buck;Kirk O'Brien;Peter Pecora;Peter Pecora

  • An evaluation of recovery factors for foster care alumni with physical or psychiatric impairments: Predictors of psychological outcomes.

    Tina M. Anctil;Laurie D. McCubbin;Kirk O'Brien;Peter Pecora

  • Alcohol and Drug Use among Alumni of Foster Care: Decreasing Dependency Through Improvement of Foster Care Experiences

    Catherine Roller White;Kirk O’Brien;James White;James White;Peter J. Pecora;Peter J. Pecora

  • Event history analysis:A proportional hazards perspective on modeling outcomes in intensive family preservation services

    Mark W. Fraser;Peter J. Pecora;Chirapat Popuang;David A. Haapala

Frequent Co-Authors

Diana J. English
Diana J. English University of Washington
Richard P. Barth
Richard P. Barth University of Maryland, Baltimore
Ronald C. Kessler
Ronald C. Kessler Harvard University
Mark W. Fraser
Mark W. Fraser University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Peter S. Jensen
Peter S. Jensen REACH Institute
Irving Hwang
Irving Hwang Harvard University
Kimberly Hoagwood
Kimberly Hoagwood New York University
Tracy W. Harachi
Tracy W. Harachi University of Washington
Nancy A. Sampson
Nancy A. Sampson Harvard University
Steven P. Schinke
Steven P. Schinke Columbia University

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