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R. Douglas Greer 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 R. Douglas Greer sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 134 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

R. Douglas Greer 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 R. Douglas Greer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

R. Douglas Greer is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of psychology. Their research primarily addresses topics within developmental and educational psychology, with a significant focus on behavioral and psychological studies. Their work also spans subfields such as statistics and probability, cognitive neuroscience, education, and clinical psychology.

The main topics explored in Greer's work include:

  • Behavioral and Psychological Studies
  • Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Reading and Literacy Development
  • Child and Animal Learning Development
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Early Childhood Education and Development

Greer's frequent publication venues reflect a focus on applied psychological research and behavior analysis. These include:

  • The Psychological Record
  • Behavior and Social Issues
  • Behavior Analysis in Practice
  • Journal of Behavioral Education
  • Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Among Greer's recent papers are:

  • "Verbal behavior development theory and relational frame theory: Reflecting on similarities and differences" (2023), Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
  • "The Selector in Behavior Selection" (2020), The Psychological Record
  • "Descriptive Analyses of Relations among Bidirectional Naming, Arbitrary, and Nonarbitrary Relations" (2020), The Psychological Record
  • "More complex incidental bidirectional naming results from exposure alone" (2023), Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
  • "Establishment of Conditioned Reinforcement for Reading Content and Effects on Reading Achievement for Early-Elementary Students" (2020), The Psychological Record

Collaborative work forms an important part of Greer's research activity. The most frequent co-authors include:

  • Daniel M. Fienup
  • Lin Du
  • Georgette A. Morgan
  • Lauren Baldonado
  • Lara M. Gentilini

Best Publications

  • Designing Teaching Strategies: An Applied Behavior Analysis Systems Approach

    R. Douglas Greer

  • Is the three-term contingency trial a predictor of effective instruction?

    Amy E. Albers;R. Douglas Greer

  • The emergence of the listener to speaker component of naming in children as a function of multiple exemplar instruction.

    R. Douglas Greer;Lauren Stolfi;Mapy Chavez-Brown;Celestina Rivera-Valdes

  • Music Listening Preferences of Elementary School Children

    R. Douglas Greer;Laura G. Dorow;Andrew Randall

  • The Integration of Speaker and Listener Responses: A Theory of Verbal Development

    R. Douglas Greer;JeanneMarie Speckman

  • The Induction of Naming in Children with No Prior Tact Responses as a Function of Multiple Exemplar Histories of Instruction

    Carol A. Fiorile;R. Douglas Greer

  • Changes in student and teacher responses in observed and generalized settings as a function of supervisor observations.

    Peggy Ingham;R. Douglas Greer

  • The evolution of verbal behavior in children.

    R. Douglas Greer;Dolleen-Day Keohane

  • Adult Approval and Students' Music Selection Behavior

    R. Douglas Greer;Laura G. Dorow;Gustav Wachhaus;Elmer R. White

  • Is the learn unit a fundamental measure of pedagogy

    R. Douglas Greer;Sally Hogin McDonough

  • Emergence of Untaught Mands or Tacts of Novel Adjective-Object Pairs as a Function of Instructional History

    Robin Nuzzolo-Gomez;R. Douglas Greer

  • Generalized imitation and the mand: inducing first instances of speech in young children with autism.

    Denise E. Ross;R.Douglas Greer

  • A FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE APPLICATION OF BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS TO SCHOOLING

    Jane E. Selinske;R. Douglas Greer;Seema Lodhi

  • Emergence of Naming in Preschoolers: A Comparison of Multiple and Single Exemplar Instruction

    R. Douglas Greer;Lauren Stolfi;Nirvana Pistoljevic

  • A Rose by Naming: How We May Learn How to Do It

    R. Douglas Greer;Jennifer Longano

  • Teaching Children with Autism to Prefer Books or Toys Over Stereotypy or Passivity

    Robin Nuzzolo-Gomez;Mandy A. Leonard;Eyleen Ortiz;Celestina M. Rivera

  • Novel dictation and intraverbal responses as a function of a multiple exemplar instructional history.

    R. Douglas Greer;Lynn Yaun;Grant Gautreaux

  • The speaker as listener.

    Seema Lodhi;R. Douglas Greer

  • Establishing Naming in Typically Developing Two-Year-Old Children as a Function of Multiple Exemplar Speaker and Listener Experiences

    Lina Gilic;R. Douglas Greer

  • Effects of Conditioning Voices as Reinforcers for Listener Responses on Rate of Learning, Awareness, and Preferences for Listening to Stories in Preschoolers With Autism

    R. Douglas Greer;Nirvana Pistoljevic;Claire Cahill;Lin Du

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Nevin
John A. Nevin University of New Hampshire
Thomas S. Critchfield
Thomas S. Critchfield Illinois State University
Olive Healy
Olive Healy Trinity College Dublin

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