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Rachel Pruchno 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 Rachel Pruchno sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 706+

This scientist: 146 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 706 publications or more.

Rachel Pruchno 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 Rachel Pruchno sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Rachel Pruchno is affiliated with Rowan University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of psychology and social sciences, with significant attention to health and clinical psychology subfields. The scientist's work has marked contributions across topics including health disparities and outcomes, aging and gerontology research, psychological well-being and life satisfaction, disaster response and management, posttraumatic stress disorder research, resilience and mental health, and intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving.

Some of the frequent venues for their publications are:

  • Innovation in Aging
  • The Gerontologist
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series B
  • Social Science & Medicine
  • Research on Aging

Notable recent papers include:

  • Challenges Experienced by Older People During the Initial Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020, The Gerontologist)
  • Change in Loneliness Experienced by Older Men and Women Living Alone and With Others at the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021, Research on Aging)
  • Adverse childhood experiences, adult trauma, and depressive symptom trajectories (2021, Aging & Mental Health)
  • Understanding Attrition and Bolstering Retention in a Longitudinal Panel of Older Adults: ORANJ BOWL (2021, Innovation in Aging)
  • Peritraumatic Stress From a Disaster Increases Risk for Onset of Chronic Diseases Among Older Adults (2022, Innovation in Aging)

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Francine P. Cartwright
  • Allison R. Heid
  • Maureen Wilson-Genderson
  • Laura P. Sands
  • Pang Du

In addition to journal articles, Rachel Pruchno has contributed to book publications. One such work is Beyond Madness, published in 2022 by Johns Hopkins University Press.

Their research integrates elements from psychology with social science perspectives, with a clear focus on aging populations and mental health outcomes in the context of disasters and trauma. This multidisciplinary approach is reflected in their diverse topics, ranging from gerontology and psychological well-being to resilience and caregiving dynamics.

Best Publications

  • Husbands and Wives as Caregivers: Antecedents of Depression and Burden

    Rachel A. Pruchno;Nancy L. Resch

  • Caregiving spouses physical and mental health in perspective

    Rachel A. Pruchno;S. L. Potashnik

  • Raising Grandchildren: The Experiences of Black and White Grandmothers

    Rachel Pruchno

  • Successful Aging: Early Influences and Contemporary Characteristics

    Rachel A. Pruchno;Maureen Wilson-Genderson;Miriam Rose;Francine Cartwright

  • Predictors of institutionalization among Alzheimer disease victims with caregiving spouses.

    Rachel Pruchno;J. E. Michaels;S. L. Potashnik

  • Aberrant behaviors and Alzheimer's disease: mental health effects on spouse caregivers.

    Rachel A. Pruchno;Nancy L. Resch

  • Mental health of caregiving spouses: coping as mediator, moderator, or main effect?

    Rachel A. Pruchno;Nancy L. Resch

  • A Two-Factor Model of Successful Aging

    Rachel A Pruchno;Maureen Wilson-Genderson;Francine Cartwright

  • Mental and physical health of caregiving spouses: development of a causal model.

    Rachel A. Pruchno;Morton H. Kleban;J. Eileen Michaels;Norah P. Dempsey

  • Effects of neighborhood violence and perceptions of neighborhood safety on depressive symptoms of older adults

    Maureen Wilson-Genderson;Rachel Pruchno

  • Psychological Well-Being of Black and White Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren Examination of a Two-Factor Model

    Rachel A Pruchno;Dorothy McKenney

  • Population ageing and health.

    Peter Lloyd-Sherlock;Martin McKee;Shah Ebrahim;Shah Ebrahim;Mark Gorman

  • Recruiting Research Participants: A Comparison of the Costs and Effectiveness of Five Recruitment Strategies

    Julie Hicks Patrick;Rachel A. Pruchno;Miriam S. Rose

  • Mental Health of Sons and Daughters of the Institutionalized Aged

    Elaine M. Brody;Norah P. Dempsey;Rachel A. Pruchno

  • Balancing Caregiving and Work: Role Conflict and Role Strain Dynamics

    Judith R. Gordon;Rachel A. Pruchno;Maureen Wilson-Genderson;Wendy Marcinkus Murphy

  • Not Your Mother’s Old Age: Baby Boomers at Age 65

    Rachel Pruchno

  • Challenges Experienced by Older People During the Initial Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Allison R Heid;Francine Cartwright;Maureen Wilson-Genderson;Rachel Pruchno

  • Depressive symptoms and marital satisfaction in the context of chronic disease: a longitudinal dyadic analysis.

    Rachel A Pruchno;Maureen Wilson-Genderson;Francine P. Cartwright

  • African American and white mothers of adults with chronic disabilities: Caregiving burden and satisfaction

    Rachel Pruchno;Julie Hicks Patrick;Christopher J. Burant

  • Tai Chi and Low Impact Exercise: Effects on the Physical Functioning and Psychological Well-Being of Older People

    Brian Frye;Stephen Scheinthal;Tatyana Kemarskaya;Rachel Pruchno

  • The Effect of Long-Term Care Environments on Health Outcomes

    Rachel A. Pruchno;Miriam S. Rose

  • A Two-Factor Model of s uccessful Aging

    Rachel A. Pruchno;Maureen Wilson-Genderson;Francine Cartwright

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael A. Smyer
Michael A. Smyer Bucknell University
Edward P. Lemay
Edward P. Lemay University of Maryland, College Park
Deborah Carr
Deborah Carr Boston University
Jacqui Smith
Jacqui Smith University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Derek M. Isaacowitz
Derek M. Isaacowitz Northeastern University

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