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Ronald L. Simons 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 Ronald L. Simons sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 292 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ronald L. Simons 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 L. Simons sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 105 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ronald L. Simons is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States. Their academic work primarily spans the social sciences, with a specific focus on sociology and political science, health, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, molecular biology, and clinical psychology.

Their research topics include:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Birth, development, and health
  • Epigenetics and DNA methylation
  • Racial and ethnic identity research
  • Urban, neighborhood, and segregation studies
  • Intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving
  • Dementia and cognitive impairment research

Simons has contributed multiple papers to prominent journals and research venues. Some recent publications are:

  • "The effects of social adversity, discrimination, and health risk behaviors on the accelerated aging of African Americans: Further support for the weathering hypothesis," 2020, Social Science & Medicine
  • "Racial Discrimination, Inflammation, and Chronic Illness Among African American Women at Midlife: Support for the Weathering Perspective," 2020, Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
  • "Losing Years Doing Time: Incarceration Exposure and Accelerated Biological Aging among African American Adults," 2021, Journal of Health and Social Behavior
  • "The Effect of Tobacco Smoking Differs across Indices of DNA Methylation-Based Aging in an African American Sample: DNA Methylation-Based Indices of Smoking Capture These Effects," 2020, Genes
  • "Array-Based Epigenetic Aging Indices May Be Racially Biased," 2020, Genes

The frequent co-authors that Simons collaborates with include:

  • Man-Kit Lei
  • Steven R. H. Beach
  • Robert A. Philibert
  • Mei Ling Ong
  • Frederick X. Gibbons

Simons' work appears regularly in a variety of academic journals, notably:

  • Social Science & Medicine
  • Genes
  • Journal of Health and Social Behavior
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

The research undertaken by Simons highlights intersections between social adversity, racial discrimination, inflammation, and aging processes, particularly focusing on African American populations. Their work incorporates elements of biological aging, epigenetic mechanisms, and health disparities within social science frameworks, contributing to an understanding of how societal and environmental factors influence health outcomes across populations.

Best Publications

  • Economic Stress, Coercive Family Process, and Developmental Problems of Adolescents

    Rand D. Conger;Xiaojia Ge;Glen H. Elder;Frederick O. Lorenz

  • A family process model of economic hardship and adjustment of early adolescent boys.

    Rand D. Conger;Katherine J. Conger;Glen H. Elder;Frederick O. Lorenz

  • Families in Troubled Times: Adapting to Change in Rural America

    Rand D. Conger;Glen H. Elder Jr.;Frederick O. Lorenz;Ronald L. Simons

  • Economic pressure in African American families: a replication and extension of the family stress model.

    Rand D. Conger;Lora Ebert Wallace;Yumei Sun;Ronald L. Simons

  • Linking economic hardship to marital quality and instability.

    Rand D. Conger;Glen H. Elder;Frederick O. Lorenz;Katherine J. Conger

  • Trajectories of Stressful Life Events and Depressive Symptoms during Adolescence.

    Xiaojia Ge;Frederick O. Lorenz;Rand D. Conger;Glen H. Elder

  • Economic hardship, parenting, and distress in adolescence.

    Jacques D. Lempers;Dania Clark-Lempers;Ronald L. Simons

  • Perceived Discrimination and the Adjustment of African American Youths: A Five-Year Longitudinal Analysis With Contextual Moderation Effects

    Gene H. Brody;Yi Fu Chen;Velma McBride Murry;Xiaojia Ge

  • Family economic stress and adjustment of early adolescent girls.

    Rand D. Conger;Katherine J. Conger;Glen H. Elder;Frederick O. Lorenz

  • Intergenerational transmission of harsh parenting.

    Ronald L. Simons;Leslie B Whitbeck;Rand D. Conger;Wu Chyi-In

  • The Influence of Neighborhood Disadvantage, Collective Socialization, and Parenting on African American Children's Affiliation with Deviant Peers

    Gene H Brody;Xiaojia Xiaojia Ge;Rand Conger;Frederick X Gibbons

  • Discrimination, crime, ethnic identity, and parenting as correlates of depressive symptoms among African American children: a multilevel analysis.

    Ronald L. Simons;Velma Murry;Vonnie McLoyd;Kuei Hsiu Lin

  • Parenting behaviors and the occurrence and co-occurrence of adolescent depressive symptoms and conduct problems.

    Xiaojia Ge;Karin M. Best;Rand D. Conger;Ronald L. Simons

  • Socialization in the Family of Origin and Male Dating Violence: A Prospective Study.

    Ronald L. Simons;Kuei-Hsiu Lin;Leslie C. Gordon

  • A LONGITUDINAL TEST OF THE EFFECTS OF PARENTING AND THE STABILITY OF SELF-CONTROL: NEGATIVE EVIDENCE FOR THE GENERAL THEORY OF CRIME*

    Callie Harbin Burt;Ronald L. Simons;Leslie G. Simons

  • “I Ain't Gonna Let No One Disrespect Me” Does the Code of the Street Reduce or Increase Violent Victimization among African American Adolescents?

    Eric A. Stewart;Christopher J. Schreck;Ronald L. Simons

  • Sisters, brothers, and delinquency: evaluating social influence during early and middle adolescence.

    Cheryl Slomkowski;Richard Rende;Katherine Jewsbury Conger;Ronald L. Simons

  • Sexual Abuse as a Precursor to Prostitution and Victimization Among Adolescent and Adult Homeless Women

    Ronald L. Simons;Les B. Whitbeck

  • Racial Discrimination, Ethnic-Racial Socialization, and Crime: A Micro-sociological Model of Risk and Resilience

    Callie Harbin Burt;Ronald L. Simons;Frederick X. Gibbons

  • TWO ROUTES TO DELINQUENCY: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EARLY AND LATE STARTERS IN THE IMPACT OF PARENTING AND DEVIANT PEERS*

    Ronald L. Simons;Chyi-In Wu;Rand D. Conger;Frederick O. Lorenz

Frequent Co-Authors

Frederick X. Gibbons
Frederick X. Gibbons University of Connecticut
Rand D. Conger
Rand D. Conger University of California, Davis
Leslie Gordon Simons
Leslie Gordon Simons University of Georgia
Steven R. H. Beach
Steven R. H. Beach University of Georgia
Gene H. Brody
Gene H. Brody University of Georgia
Les B. Whitbeck
Les B. Whitbeck University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Eric A. Stewart
Eric A. Stewart Florida State University
Meg Gerrard
Meg Gerrard University of Connecticut
Carolyn E. Cutrona
Carolyn E. Cutrona Iowa State University
Frederick O. Lorenz
Frederick O. Lorenz Iowa State University

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