The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert J. Thompson sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 173 publications — 53rd percentile
53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert J. Thompson sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 43 D-Index — 46th percentile
46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.
Robert J. Thompson is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research lies primarily within the social sciences, with a focus on education, sociology, political science, developmental and educational psychology, gender studies, and safety research.
Their work explores a range of topics including educational strategies and epistemologies, education and critical thinking development, sports, gender, and society, American sports and literature, sex work and related issues, HIV, drug use and sexual risk, and gender, feminism, and media.
Recent publications by Robert J. Thompson include:
Other noteworthy papers connected to their research network, though with different primary authorship, include:
Frequent publication venues for Thompson include:
The individual collaborates regularly with several coauthors, among them:
Armstrong Fd;Thompson Rj;Wang W;Zimmerman R
Robert Joseph Thompson Jr.;Kathryn E. Gustafson
Winfred Wang;Laura Enos;Dianne Gallagher;Robert Thompson
Jan L. Wallander;Robert J. Thompson Jr.;Ann Alriksson-Schmidt
A.Kimberly Iafolla;Robert J. Thompson;Charles R. Roe
Karen M. Gil;David A. Williams;Robert J. Thompson;Thomas R. Kinney
Ricki F. Goldstein;Robert J. Thompson;Jerri M. Oehler;Jane E. Brazy
Robert J. Thompson;Karen M. Gil;Daniel J. Burbach;Barbara R. Keith
Julie A. Reynolds;Christopher Thaiss;Wendy Katkin;Robert J. Thompson
Robert J. Thompson;Kathryn E. Gustafson;Kim W. Hamlett;Alexander Spock
Karen M. Gil;Robert J. Thompson;Barbara R. Keith;Mary Tota-Faucette
Robert J. Thompson;Karen M. Gil;Daniel J. Burbach;Barbara R. Keith
Robert J. Thompson;Kathryn E. Gustafson;Kim W. Hamlett;Alexander Spock
Robert J. Thompson;Karen M. Gil;Mary R. Abrams;George Phillips
Anthony Biglan;Herbert Severson;Dennis V. Ary;Carol Faller
Sushma Palmer;Robert J. Thompson;Thomas R. Linscheid
John Gale;Robert J. Thompson;Thomas Moran;William H. Sack
Jane E. Brazy;Ricki F. Goldstein;Jerri M. Oehler;Kathryn E. Gustafson
Virginia W. Berninger;William Nagy;Steve Tanimoto;Rob Thompson
William G. Kronenberg;Robert J. Thompson
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