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Robert J. McMahon

Robert J. McMahon

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
64
Citations
21278
World Ranking
2918
National Ranking
179

Robert J. McMahon 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 Robert J. McMahon sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 178 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Robert J. McMahon 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 Robert J. McMahon sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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

  • 1998 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Robert J. McMahon is affiliated with Simon Fraser University in Canada, with a research focus primarily in the field of Psychology. Their work emphasizes Clinical Psychology, alongside related subfields such as Education, Sociology and Political Science, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and General Health Professions.

Their research topics cover a range of areas including Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Child Abuse and Trauma, Early Childhood Education and Development, Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, and Sexual Offending. Additional focal topics include Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Suicide and Self-Harm Studies, and Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment.

Frequently published in venues such as Development and Psychopathology, Child Psychiatry & Human Development, UNC Libraries, Prevention Science, and the Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, McMahon has contributed extensively to literature on child and adolescent mental health and behavior.

Recent notable publications include:

  • "Editorial Statement About JCCAP's 2023 Special Issue on Informant Discrepancies in Youth Mental Health Assessments: Observations, Guidelines, and Future Directions Grounded in 60 Years of Research" (2023), Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology
  • "Early Physical Abuse and Adult Outcomes" (2020), PEDIATRICS
  • "Moderators of Psychosocial Intervention Response for Children and Adolescents with Conduct Problems" (2021), Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology
  • "Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on substance use among adults without children, parents, and adolescents" (2021), Addictive Behaviors Reports
  • "The Fast Track intervention's impact on behaviors of despair in adolescence and young adulthood" (2020), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Collaborations frequently include Natalie Goulter, Kenneth A. Dodge, Jennifer E. Lansford, John E. Lochman, and Jennifer Godwin, reflecting a network of peers engaged in clinical and developmental psychology research.

In recognition of contributions to the field, McMahon was awarded Fellowship by the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1998.

Best Publications

  • Parental monitoring and the prevention of child and adolescent problem behavior: a conceptual and empirical formulation.

    Thomas J. Dishion;Robert J. McMahon

  • Helping the noncompliant child : a clinician's guide to parent training

    Rex L. Forehand;Robert J. McMahon;Robert G. Wahler

  • Parenting Practices and Child Disruptive Behavior Problems in Early Elementary School

    Elizabeth A. Stormshak;Karen L. Bierman;Robert J. McMahon;Liliana J. Lengua

  • Parent Involvement in School Conceptualizing Multiple Dimensions and Their Relations with Family and Demographic Risk Factors

    Gwynne O. Kohl;Liliana J. Lengua;Robert J. McMahon

  • Initial Impact of the Fast Track Prevention Trial for Conduct Problems: I. The High-Risk Sample

    Karen L. Bierman;John D. Coie;Kenneth A. Dodge;Mark T. Greenberg

  • Helping the Noncompliant Child: Family-Based Treatment for Oppositional Behavior

    Robert J. McMahon;Rex L. Forehand;Sharon L. Foster

  • Initial Impact of the Fast Track Prevention Trial for Conduct Problems: II. Classroom Effects

    Karen L. Bierman;John D. Coie;Kenneth A. Dodge;Mark T. Greenberg

  • A developmental and clinical model for the prevention of conduct disorder: The FAST Track Program

    Karen Linn Bierman;J. D. Coie;K. A. Dodge;Mark T. Greenberg

  • The effects of a multiyear universal social–emotional learning program: The role of student and school characteristics.

    Karen L. Bierman;John D. Coie;Kenneth A. Dodge;Mark T. Greenberg

  • The relationship between parental knowledge and monitoring and child and adolescent conduct problems: a 10-year update.

    Sarah Jensen Racz;Robert J. McMahon;Robert J. McMahon

  • Preventing childhood disorders, substance abuse, and delinquency.

    Ray DeV. Peters;Robert J. McMahon

  • Predictive Validity of Callous-Unemotional Traits Measured in Early Adolescence With Respect to Multiple Antisocial Outcomes

    Robert J. McMahon;Katie Witkiewitz;Julie S. Kotler

  • An examination of differences between nonclinic and behavior-problem clinic-referred children and their mothers.

    Douglas L. Griest;Rex Forehand;Karen C. Wells;Robert J. McMahon

  • The Effects of the Fast Track Program on Serious Problem Outcomes at the End of Elementary School

    Karen L. Bierman;John D. Coie;Kenneth A. Dodge;E. Michael Foster

  • Helping the noncompliant child

    Robert J. McMahon;Robert J. McMahon;Rex L. Forehand

  • How Attendance and Quality of Participation Affect Treatment Response to Parent Management Training

    Robert L. Nix;Karen L. Bierman;Robert J. McMahon

  • Helping the noncompliant child: Family-based treatment for oppositional behavior, 2nd ed.

    Robert J. McMahon;Rex L. Forehand

  • Impact of Early Intervention on Psychopathology, Crime, and Well-Being at Age 25

    Kenneth A. Dodge;Karen L. Bierman;John D. Coie;Mark T. Greenberg

  • Problem Behavior and Romantic Relationships: Assortative Mating, Behavior Contagion, and Desistance

    Dana M. Rhule-Louie;Robert J. McMahon

  • Aggression and Violence Throughout the Life Span

    Ray DeV. Peters;Robert J. McMahon;Vernon L. Quinsey

  • Diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of externalizing problems in children: the role of longitudinal data.

    Robert J. McMahon

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth A. Dodge
Kenneth A. Dodge Duke University
Rex Forehand
Rex Forehand University of Vermont
John D. Coie
John D. Coie Duke University
Mark T. Greenberg
Mark T. Greenberg Pennsylvania State University
John E. Lochman
John E. Lochman University of Alabama
Ellen E. Pinderhughes
Ellen E. Pinderhughes Tufts University
Karen L. Bierman
Karen L. Bierman Pennsylvania State University
Susan J. Spieker
Susan J. Spieker University of Washington
Karen C. Wells
Karen C. Wells Duke University
Kevin M. King
Kevin M. King University of Washington

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