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Richard M. Lerner

Richard M. Lerner

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
125
Citations
68556
World Ranking
206
National Ranking
129

Richard M. Lerner 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 Richard M. Lerner sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 704 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard M. Lerner 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 Richard M. Lerner sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 125 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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

  • 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

Richard M. Lerner is affiliated with Tufts University in the United States and focuses on research in social sciences and psychology. Their scholarly output covers a range of subfields including safety research, education, clinical psychology, social psychology, and sociology and political science.

The scientist's research themes emphasize youth development and social support, resilience and mental health, early childhood education and development, motivation and self-concept in sports, poverty, education, and child welfare, youth education and societal dynamics, as well as religion, spirituality, and psychology.

Frequent publication venues for Richard M. Lerner include:

  • Journal of Youth Development
  • Journal of Moral Education
  • Journal for Person-Oriented Research
  • International Journal of Behavioral Development
  • Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Notable recent papers authored by Richard M. Lerner include:

  • Positive Youth Development in 2020: Theory, Research, Programs, and the Promotion of Social Justice (2021, Journal of Research on Adolescence)
  • Enhancing the International Study of Positive Youth Development: Process, Specificity, and the Sample Case of Character Virtues (2021, Journal of Youth Development)

Key collaborators in their research have been Jacqueline V. Lerner, Jonathan M. Tirrell, Elizabeth M. Dowling, Alistair T.R. Sim, and G. John Geldhof.

Richard M. Lerner has been recognized with several awards including the James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award from the Association for Psychological Science in 2020, the Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize in 2003, and fellowships from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 1984 and the American Psychological Association (APA) since 1979.

Best Publications

  • Concepts and Theories of Human Development

    Richard M. Lerner

  • Life-Span Development and Behavior

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

  • Handbook of adolescent psychology

    Richard M. Lerner;Laurence D. Steinberg

  • Developmental Systems Theory: An Integrative Approach

    Donald Herbert Ford;Richard M. Lerner

  • Theoretical models of human development

    Richard M. Lerner;William Damon

  • 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

  • Career development : a life-span developmental approach

    Fred W. Vondracek;Richard M. Lerner;John E. Schulenberg

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

    Richard M. Lerner;Elizabeth M. Dowling;Pamela M. Anderson

  • Liberty: Thriving and Civic Engagement Among America′s Youth

    Richard M. Lerner

  • Positive Youth Development A View of the Issues

    Richard M. Lerner;Jason B. Almerigi;Christina Theokas;Jacqueline V. Lerner

  • Developmental Science, Developmental Systems, and Contemporary Theories of Human Development†

    Richard M. Lerner

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

    Richard M. Lerner;Nancy L. Galambos

  • Trajectories of School Engagement during Adolescence: Implications for Grades, Depression, Delinquency, and Substance Use.

    Yibing Li;Richard M. Lerner

  • On the nature of human plasticity

    Richard M. Lerner

  • Toward a Science for and of the People: Promoting Civil Society through the Application of Developmental Science

    Richard M. Lerner;Celia B. Fisher;Richard A. Weinberg

  • Reassessing the Dimensions of Temperamental Individuality Across the Life Span:The Revised Dimensions of Temperament Survey (DOTS-R):

    Michael Windle;Richard M. Lerner

  • Handbook of child psychology and developmental science

    Richard M. Lerner

  • Handbook of adolescent psychology, 2nd ed.

    Richard M. Lerner;Laurence Steinberg

  • Handbook of Adolescent Psychology: Lerner/Adolescent Psychology

    Richard M. Lerner;Laurence Steinberg

  • Life-Span Development and Behavior : Volume 10

    Paul B. Baltes;David L. Featherman;Richard M. Lerner

  • Advances in Child Development and Behavior

    Hayne Waring Reese;Lewis Paeff Lipsitt;Charles C. Spiker;Robert V. Kail

  • Life-Span Development and Behavior : Volume 11

    David L. Featherman;Richard M. Lerner;Marion Perlmutter

  • Handbook of child psychology: Theoretical models of human development, Vol. 1, 6th ed.

    Richard M. Lerner;William Damon

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacqueline V. Lerner
Jacqueline V. Lerner Boston College
Edmond P. Bowers
Edmond P. Bowers Clemson University
G. John Geldhof
G. John Geldhof Oregon State University
Alexander von Eye
Alexander von Eye Michigan State University
Celia B. Fisher
Celia B. Fisher Fordham University
Laurence Steinberg
Laurence Steinberg Temple University
John E. Schulenberg
John E. Schulenberg University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Fred W. Vondracek
Fred W. Vondracek Pennsylvania State University
Cynthia Garcia Coll
Cynthia Garcia Coll University of Puerto Rico
Christine McCauley Ohannessian
Christine McCauley Ohannessian Florida State University

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