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Ronald J. Prinz

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
53
Citations
17908
World Ranking
4711
National Ranking
2614

Ronald J. Prinz publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 137 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ronald J. Prinz 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 Ronald J. Prinz sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ronald J. Prinz is affiliated with the University of South Carolina in the United States. Their research spans across psychology and social sciences, with a particular focus on clinical psychology, education, general health professions, public health, and environmental and occupational health. These areas highlight a broad engagement with behavioral and developmental sciences.

The scientist's work extensively covers several key topics, including:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics

Their publications appear predominantly in journals such as Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, Prevention Science, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Annals of Behavioral Medicine. This demonstrates recurring collaborations with interdisciplinary and behavioral health-focused venues.

Recent notable papers by Ronald J. Prinz include:

  • Online-delivered parenting intervention for young children with disruptive behavior problems: a noninferiority trial focused on child and parent outcomes (2021), published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • The Results of the Families Improving Together (FIT) for Weight Loss Randomized Trial in Overweight African American Adolescents (2022), published in Annals of Behavioral Medicine
  • A Strategic Plan for Strengthening America's Families: A Brief from the Coalition of Behavioral Science Organizations (2020), published in Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
  • Prevention Science and Health Equity: A Comprehensive Framework for Preventing Health Inequities and Disparities Associated with Race, Ethnicity, and Social Class (2023), published in Prevention Science
  • Development and Validation of Fidelity Monitoring and Enhancement in an Evidence-Based Parenting Program (2020), published in The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research

Frequent coauthors of Ronald J. Prinz include Matthew R. Sanders, Carol W. Metzler, Dawn K. Wilson, Anthony Biglan, and Michael W. Beets. These collaborative relationships reflect a consistent engagement with researchers working in overlapping fields of child psychology and behavioral health.

Best Publications

  • Potential roles of parental self-efficacy in parent and child adjustment: a review.

    Tracy L. Jones;Ronald J. Prinz

  • Population-based prevention of child maltreatment: the U.S. Triple p system population trial.

    Ronald J. Prinz;Matthew R. Sanders;Cheri J. Shapiro;Daniel J. Whitaker

  • Treatment fidelity in outcome studies

    Frank J. Moncher;Ronald J. Prinz

  • MULTIVARIATE ASSESSMENT OF CONFLICT IN DISTRESSED AND NONDISTRESSED MOTHER‐ADOLESCENT DYADS

    Ronald J. Prinz;Sharon L. Foster;Ronald N. Kent;K. Daniel O'Leary

  • Parental alcoholism and childhood psychopathology.

    Melissa O. West;Ronald J. Prinz

  • The Pupil Evaluation Inventory. A sociometric technique for assessing children's social behavior.

    Eugene G. Pekarik;Ronald J. Prinz;Diane E. Liebert;Sheldon Weintraub

  • School Bonding in Children and Adolescents: Conceptualization, Assessment, and Associated Variables

    Samuel J. Maddox;Ronald J. Prinz

  • Family-Based Treatment for Childhood Antisocial Behavior: Experimental Influences on Dropout and Engagement.

    Ronald J. Prinz;Gloria E. Miller

  • Measurement of parental discipline and nurturance

    Lisa M Locke;Ronald J Prinz

  • Coping and adjustment during childhood and adolescence

    Laurie Fields;Ronald J. Prinz

  • Enhancement of social learning family interventions for childhood conduct disorder.

    Gloria E. Miller;Ronald J. Prinz

  • Engagement in child and adolescent treatment: the role of parental cognitions and attributions.

    Erin Morrissey-Kane;Ronald J. Prinz

  • Home chaos: sociodemographic, parenting, interactional, and child correlates

    Jean E. Dumas;Jenelle Nissley;Alicia Nordstrom;Emilie Phillips Smith

  • The Impact of Childcare and Parent–Child Interactions on School Readiness and Social Skills Development for Low-Income African American Children

    Christian M Connell;Ronald J Prinz

  • Promoting intervention fidelity: Conceptual issues, methods, and preliminary results from the EARLY ALLIANCE prevention trial

    Jean E Dumas;Anne M Lynch;James E Laughlin;Emilie Phillips Smith

  • Understanding and Improving the Validity of Self-Report of Parenting

    Sarah K. Morsbach;Ronald J. Prinz

  • Multiple perspectives of rejected, neglected, and accepted children: relation between sociometric status and behavioral characteristics.

    V. L. Cantrell;Ronald J. Prinz

  • Adopting a population-level approach to parenting and family support interventions.

    Ronald J. Prinz;Matthew R. Sanders

  • Dietary correlates of hyperactive behavior in children.

    Ronald J. Prinz;William A. Roberts;Elaine Hantman

  • Engagement of families in treatment for childhood conduct problems

    Gloria E. Miller;Ronald J. Prinz

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew R. Sanders
Matthew R. Sanders University of Queensland
Emilie Phillips Smith
Emilie Phillips Smith University of Georgia
K. Daniel O'Leary
K. Daniel O'Leary Stony Brook University
John R. Lutzker
John R. Lutzker Georgia State University
Daniel J. Whitaker
Daniel J. Whitaker Georgia State University
Daryl Higgins
Daryl Higgins Australian Catholic University
Anthony Biglan
Anthony Biglan Oregon Research Institute
John M. Neale
John M. Neale Stony Brook University
Dawn K. Wilson
Dawn K. Wilson University of South Carolina
Hyman Hops
Hyman Hops Oregon Research Institute

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