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D-Index
60
Citations
16700
World Ranking
3494
National Ranking
1969

R. Jay Turner 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. Jay Turner sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 79 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

R. Jay Turner 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. Jay Turner sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% 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

  • 1992 - Rema Lapouse Award, American Public Health Association

Overview

R. Jay Turner was affiliated with Florida State University in the United States. Their research spanned various areas within medicine, including neurology, genetics, clinical psychology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and pathology and forensic medicine.

The main topics of Turner's research included:

  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
  • Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Vitamin D Research Studies

Turner contributed to several publications across different respected venues. These included:

  • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®
  • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
  • European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Among Turner's recent papers were:

  • "Continuing Non-Invasive Ventilation During Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-Related Hospice Care Is Medically, Administratively, and Financially Feasible" (2020) published in American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®
  • "Developing a Comfort Care Service: A Palliative Care and Hospital Medicine Partnership" (2025) published in Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
  • "Routine testing of vitamin D at the time of breast cancer diagnosis" (2024) published in European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Their frequent collaborators included Philip J. Choi, Michael Murn, Richard Bedlack, Neha Kayastha, and Yvonne Acker.

In 1992, Turner received the Rema Lapouse Award from the American Public Health Association.

Best Publications

  • The epidemiology of social stress

    R. Jay Turner;Blair Wheaton;Donald A. Lloyd

  • Status variations in stress exposure: implications for the interpretation of research on race, socioeconomic status, and gender.

    R Jay Turner;William R Avison

  • Social support and social structure: a descriptive epidemiology.

    Unknown

  • Lifetime traumas and mental health: the significance of cumulative adversity.

    Unknown

  • BIS/BAS Levels and Psychiatric Disorder: An Epidemiological Study

    Sheri L. Johnson;R. Jay Turner;Noboru Iwata

  • Family structure and the mental health of children. Concurrent and longitudinal community-wide studies.

    Sheppard G. Kellam;Margaret E. Ensminger;R. Jay Turner

  • Social support as a contingency in psychological well-being.

    Unknown

  • Family structure and mental health: the mediating effects of socioeconomic status, family process, and social stress.

    Anne E. Barrett;R. Jay Turner

  • Family structure and substance use problems in adolescence and early adulthood: examining explanations for the relationship.

    Anne E Barrett;R Jay Turner

  • Checklist measurement of stressful life events.

    R. Jay Turner;Blair Wheaton

  • A longitudinal study of the role and significance of mattering to others for depressive symptoms.

    J Taylor;R J Turner

  • Psychosocial Resources and the Stress Process

    R. Jay Turner;Patricia Roszell

  • Perceived discrimination, social stress, and depression in the transition to adulthood: Racial contrasts

    John Taylor;R. Jay Turner

  • Stress burden and the lifetime incidence of psychiatric disorder in young adults: racial and ethnic contrasts.

    R. Jay Turner;Donald A. Lloyd

  • Exposure to Community Violence and Young Adult Crime: The Effects of Witnessing Violence, Traumatic Victimization, and Other Stressful Life Events:

    David Eitle;R. Jay Turner

  • Unemployment, underemployment and depressive affect among Southeast Asian refugees.

    M Beiser;P J Johnson;R J Turner

  • Catastrophic stress and factors affecting its consequences among Southeast Asian refugees

    M Beiser;R J Turner;S Ganesan

  • Direct, Indirect, and Moderating Effects of Social Support on Psychological Distress and Associated Conditions

    Unknown

  • Social Integration and Support

    R. Jay Turner;J. Blake Turner

  • Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders in South Florida: Racial/Ethnic and Gender Contrasts in a Young Adult Cohort

    R. Jay Turner;Andres G. Gil

  • Gender and depression: assessing exposure and vulnerability to life events in a chronically strained population

    R. Jay Turner;William R. Avison

  • Innovations in the measurement of life stress: crisis theory and the significance of event resolution.

    Turner Rj;Avison Wr

  • Social Support and Mental Health

    R. Jay Turner;Robyn Lewis Brown

  • Cumulative Lifetime Adversities and Alcohol Dependence in Adolescence and Young Adulthood

    Donald A. Lloyd;R. Jay Turner

  • Cumulative adversity and drug dependence in young adults: racial/ethnic contrasts.

    R. Jay Turner;Donald A. Lloyd

  • Race/ethnicity and depressive symptoms in community-dwelling young adults: a differential item functioning analysis

    Noboru Iwata;Noboru Iwata;R.Jay Turner;Donald A Lloyd

  • Physical disability and mental health: An epidemiology of psychiatric and substance disorders.

    R. Jay Turner;Donald A. Lloyd;John Taylor

Frequent Co-Authors

John W. Taylor
John W. Taylor University of California, Berkeley
Janette Beals
Janette Beals University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Christina M. Mitchell
Christina M. Mitchell University of Colorado Denver
William A. Vega
William A. Vega Florida International University
William R. Avison
William R. Avison University of Western Ontario
Nancy Rumbaugh Whitesell
Nancy Rumbaugh Whitesell University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Robert J. Johnson
Robert J. Johnson University of Miami
Spero M. Manson
Spero M. Manson University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Paul Spicer
Paul Spicer University of Oklahoma
Bruce G. Link
Bruce G. Link University of California, Riverside

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