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Psychology D-index 111 Citations 52,157 629 World Ranking 250 National Ranking 166

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Awards & Achievements

2020 - James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science

2003 - Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize

1984 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

1979 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Developmental psychology
  • Social psychology
  • Social science

Richard M. Lerner spends much of his time researching Developmental psychology, Positive Youth Development, Social psychology, Human development and Developmental Science. His Developmental psychology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Personality development, Personality and Competence. His Positive Youth Development research incorporates elements of Developmental stage theories, Adolescent development, Legal psychology, Thriving and Civic engagement.

The Social psychology study combines topics in areas such as Ecology, Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, Social change, Structural equation modeling and Academic achievement. The concepts of his Human development study are interwoven with issues in Epistemology, Cognitive science, Developmental systems theory and Contextualism. His research investigates the connection with Developmental systems theory and areas like Scholarship which intersect with concerns in Outreach.

His most cited work include:

  • Handbook of adolescent psychology (1868 citations)
  • Life Span Development and Behavior (1464 citations)
  • Positive Youth Development, Participation in Community Youth Development Programs, and Community Contributions of Fifth-Grade Adolescents: Findings From the First Wave Of the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development (848 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Richard M. Lerner mainly focuses on Developmental psychology, Positive Youth Development, Social psychology, Human development and Developmental Science. Richard M. Lerner undertakes multidisciplinary studies into Developmental psychology and Life span in his work. His research investigates the link between Positive Youth Development and topics such as Health psychology that cross with problems in Legal psychology.

His Social psychology study focuses on Personality in particular. His work deals with themes such as Epistemology, Cognitive psychology and Contextualism, which intersect with Human development. His studies in Developmental Science integrate themes in fields like Cognitive science and Scholarship.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Developmental psychology (44.48%)
  • Positive Youth Development (25.11%)
  • Social psychology (19.21%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2021)?

  • Developmental psychology (44.48%)
  • Positive Youth Development (25.11%)
  • Social psychology (19.21%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Developmental psychology, Positive Youth Development, Social psychology, Developmental Science and Thriving. Richard M. Lerner has included themes like Perspective, Interpersonal relationship and Human development in his Developmental psychology study. His Positive Youth Development study combines topics in areas such as Metatheory, Public relations, Health psychology, Scholarship and Youth studies.

His Health psychology study frequently intersects with other fields, such as Legal psychology. His work in Social psychology addresses subjects such as Character, which are connected to disciplines such as Higher education. The study incorporates disciplines such as Epistemology, Cognitive science and Developmental systems theory in addition to Developmental Science.

Between 2012 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Positive Youth Development and Relational‐Developmental‐Systems (155 citations)
  • Interrelations of Behavioral, Emotional, and Cognitive School Engagement in High School Students (118 citations)
  • Handbook of child psychology and developmental science (108 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Developmental psychology
  • Social psychology
  • Social science

His primary areas of investigation include Developmental psychology, Positive Youth Development, Social psychology, Health psychology and Developmental Science. The Developmental psychology study combines topics in areas such as Scale, Metatheory, Cognition, Human development and Measurement invariance. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Perspective, Thriving, Public relations, Youth studies and Academic achievement.

His study explores the link between Social psychology and topics such as Civic engagement that cross with problems in Social engagement. His Health psychology course of study focuses on Legal psychology and Social control. His studies in Developmental Science integrate themes in fields like Epistemology and Cognitive science.

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Best Publications

Concepts and Theories of Human Development

Richard M. Lerner.
(1976)

2679 Citations

Life-Span Development and Behavior

Paul B. Baltes;David L. Featherman;Richard M. Lerner;Orville Gilbert Brim.
(1984)

2378 Citations

Handbook of adolescent psychology

Richard M. Lerner;Laurence D. Steinberg.
(2009)

1924 Citations

Developmental Systems Theory: An Integrative Approach

Donald Herbert Ford;Richard M. Lerner.
(1992)

1671 Citations

Theoretical models of human development

Richard M. Lerner;William Damon.
(1998)

1304 Citations

Career development : a life-span developmental approach

Fred W. Vondracek;Richard M. Lerner;John E. Schulenberg.
(1986)

1106 Citations

Liberty: Thriving and Civic Engagement Among America′s Youth

Richard M. Lerner.
(2004)

1078 Citations

Positive youth development: Thriving as the basis of personhood and civil society.

Richard M. Lerner;Elizabeth M. Dowling;Pamela M. Anderson.
Applied Developmental Science (2003)

1039 Citations

Positive Youth Development, Participation in Community Youth Development Programs, and Community Contributions of Fifth-Grade Adolescents: Findings From the First Wave Of the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development

Richard M. Lerner;Jacqueline V. Lerner;Jason B. Almerigi;Christina Theokas.
Journal of Early Adolescence (2005)

978 Citations

Adolescent development: challenges and opportunities for research, programs, and policies.

Richard M. Lerner;Nancy L. Galambos.
Annual Review of Psychology (1998)

931 Citations

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