2026 Robert E. Emery: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	68	2444	2234	1417	1267	164	24133

Research.com Recognitions

1994 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Robert E. Emery is affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States. Their research spans several fields within social sciences and psychology, with a focus on family dynamics and relationships as well as attachment and relationship dynamics.

Their recent scholarly output includes contributions to various peer-reviewed journals. Notable publications are:

"The Heroic Savior, the Jungle Guide and the Beacon Amidst a Fog of Uncertainty: Agency of Fathers in Prolonged Postdivorce Conflicts and Their Positioning of Children" (2022) in the Journal of Divorce & Remarriage
"Is the Emperor Naked? Questioning the Alienation Hypothesis" (2024) in Family Transitions
"E. Mavis Hetherington (1926-2023)." (2023) in American Psychologist
"Here's to you, Peter Salem!" (2024) in Family Court Review
"Examining psychological correlates of romantic satisfaction for first-time parents." (2025) in Couple and Family Psychology Research and Practice

Their work covers a range of topics, including:

Family Dynamics and Relationships
Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
Child Welfare and Adoption
Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
Family and Disability Support Research
Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Emery include Shannon M. Savell, Jan Pryor, Jan Stokkebekk, Jukka Törrönen, and Anette Christine Iversen.

The main publication venues contributing to Emery's research dissemination are:

Journal of Divorce & Remarriage
Family Transitions
American Psychologist
Family Court Review
Couple and Family Psychology Research and Practice

Emery's academic interests engage multiple disciplines, with publications categorized primarily under:

Social Sciences
Psychology

The scientific subfields addressed in Emery's research include:

Demography
Social Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Safety Research
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

In addition to journal articles, Emery authored the book Rethinking Childhood, published by Rutgers University Press in 2020.

Recognition of their professional standing includes receiving the honor of Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1994.

Best Publications

Interparental conflict and the children of discord and divorce.

Robert E. Emery

2953
Citations
Marriage, divorce, and children's adjustment

Robert E. Emery

1785
Citations
Children and Marital Conflict: The Impact of Family Dispute and Resolution

E. Mark Cummings;P. H. O'Connor Davies;Robert E. Emery

1432
Citations
Children's Adjustment Following Divorce: Risk and Resilience Perspectives

Joan B. Kelly;Robert E. Emery

1265
Citations
Renegotiating Family Relationships: Divorce, Child Custody, and Mediation

Robert E. Emery

881
Citations
Childhood sexual abuse moderates genetic influences on age at first consensual sexual intercourse in women.

Mary Waldron;Andrew C. Heath;Eric N. Turkheimer;Robert E. Emery

711
Citations
Detrimental psychological outcomes associated with early pubertal timing in adolescent girls

Jane Mendle;Eric Turkheimer;Robert E. Emery

663
Citations
Children's perceptions of marital discord and behavior problems of boys and girls

Robert E. Emery;K. Daniel O'Leary

650
Citations
The roles of ethnicity and culture in the development of eating disturbance and body dissatisfaction: a meta-analytic review.

Jennifer E Wildes;Robert E Emery;Anne D Simons

624
Citations
An overview of the nature, causes, and consequences of abusive family relationships: Toward differentiating maltreatment and violence.

Robert E. Emery;Lisa Laumann-Billings

522
Citations
Distress among young adults from divorced families.

Lisa Laumann-Billings;Robert E. Emery

468
Citations
Marital discord and child behavior problems in a nonclinic sample.

Robert E. Emery;K. Daniel O'Leary

398
Citations
Parent-child relationships and the management of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

Shari Miller-Johnson;Robert E. Emery;Robert S. Marvin;William Clarke

375
Citations
Family members as third parties in dyadic family conflict: strategies, alliances, and outcomes.

Samuel Vuchinich;Robert E. Emery;Jude Cassidy

366
Citations
Parental divorce and children's well-being: A focus on resilience.

Robert E. Emery;Rex Forehand

359
Citations
Do marriage problems affect fathering more than mothering? A quantitative and qualitative review.

Mary Jo Coiro;Robert E. Emery

347
Citations
Parental conflict and other correlates of the adjustment of school-age children whose parents have separated.

Daniel S. Shaw;Robert E. Emery

345
Citations
A Critical Assessment of Child Custody Evaluations Limited Science and a Flawed System

Robert E. Emery;Randy K. Otto;William T. O'Donohue

335
Citations
Changes in nonresident father-child contact from 1976 to 2002.

Paul R. Amato;Catherine E. Meyers;Robert E. Emery

327
Citations
The emotional sequelae of nonmarital relationship dissolution: Analysis of change and intraindividual variability over time.

David A. Sbarra;Robert E. Emery

323
Citations
Children of abused women: I. Adjustment at time of shelter residence.

Christina Christopoulos;Deborah A. Cohn;Daniel S. Shaw;Susan Joyce

319
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Turkheimer University of Virginia

Brian M. D’Onofrio Indiana University

Nicholas G. Martin QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

Wendy S. Slutske University of Missouri

K. Paige Harden The University of Texas at Austin

Andrew C. Heath Washington University in St. Louis

David A. Sbarra University of Arizona

Pamela A. F. Madden Washington University in St. Louis

Tara S. Peris University of California, Los Angeles

Daniel S. Shaw University of Pittsburgh

External Links

Personal website of Robert E. Emery

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