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Ronald M. Rapee 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 M. Rapee sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 587 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Ronald M. Rapee 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 M. Rapee sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 127 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Psychology in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Psychology in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Ronald M. Rapee is affiliated with Macquarie University in Australia and specializes in psychology with a focus on clinical and experimental cognitive psychology, education, social psychology, and public health. Their research predominantly addresses child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, and cognitive processes.

Their recent published papers include the following:

  • Risk and Protective Factors for Prospective Changes in Adolescent Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020, Journal of Youth and Adolescence
  • The bidirectional relationships between peer victimization and internalizing problems in school-aged children: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis, 2021, Clinical Psychology Review
  • Research Review: Recommendations for reporting on treatment trials for child and adolescent anxiety disorders - an international consensus statement, 2020, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • A Detailed Hierarchical Model of Psychopathology: From Individual Symptoms up to the General Factor of Psychopathology, 2021, Clinical Psychological Science
  • Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents: A summary and overview of the literature, 2023, Behaviour Research and Therapy

Frequent co-authors in their work include Viviana M. Wuthrich, Ella L. Oar, Natasha R. Magson, Jennifer L. Hudson, and Jasmine Fardouly.

Publication venues where they have contributed most frequently are:

  • Journal of Anxiety Disorders
  • Behaviour Research and Therapy
  • Child Psychiatry & Human Development
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • Journal of Youth and Adolescence

The main fields of study covered in their research encompass psychology with notable subfields such as clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, education, social psychology, and public health, environmental, and occupational health.

The primary topics of their work include:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions

Best Publications

  • A cognitive-behavioral model of anxiety in social phobia

    Ronald M. Rapee;Richard G. Heimberg;Richard G. Heimberg

  • Family Treatment of Childhood Anxiety: A Controlled Trial

    Paula M. Barrett;Mark R. Dadds;Ronald M. Rapee

  • Potential role of childrearing practices in the development of anxiety and depression

    Ronald M. Rapee

  • Risk and Protective Factors for Prospective Changes in Adolescent Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

    Natasha R. Magson;Justin Y. A. Freeman;Ronald M. Rapee;Cele E. Richardson;Cele E. Richardson

  • Family enhancement of cognitive style in anxious and aggressive children.

    Paula M. Barrett;Ronald M. Rapee;Mark M. Dadds;Sharon M. Ryan

  • Anxiety Disorders During Childhood and Adolescence: Origins and Treatment

    Ronald M. Rapee;Carolyn A. Schniering;Jennifer L. Hudson

  • The etiology of social phobia: empirical evidence and an initial model.

    Ronald M. Rapee;Susan H. Spence

  • Parent–child interactions and anxiety disorders: an observational study

    Jennifer L Hudson;Ronald M Rapee

  • A parent-report measure of children's anxiety: psychometric properties and comparison with child-report in a clinic and normal sample.

    Maaike H. Nauta;Agnes Scholing;Ronald M. Rapee;Maree Abbott

  • Discrepancy Between Self- and Observer Ratings of Performance in Social Phobics

    Ronald M. Rapee;Lina Lim

  • Representations of the self in social phobia: Vulnerability to social threat

    Debra A. Hope;Ronald M. Rapee;Richard G. Heimberg;Mark J. Dombeck

  • The structure of anxiety symptoms among preschoolers

    Susan H Spence;Ronald Rapee;Casey McDonald;Michelle Ingram

  • The influence of an illusion of control on panic attacks induced via inhalation of 5.5% carbon dioxide-enriched air

    William C. Sanderson;Ronald M. Rapee;David H. Barlow

  • Prevention and Early Intervention of Anxiety Disorders in Inhibited Preschool Children.

    Ronald M. Rapee;Susan Kennedy;Michelle Ingram;Susan Edwards

  • Cognitive-behavioral treatment of anxiety disorders in children: long-term (6-year) follow-up

    Paula Maria Barrett;Amanda Louise Duffy;Mark Dadds;Ronald M. Rapee

  • More information from fewer questions: the factor structure and item properties of the original and brief fear of negative evaluation scale.

    Thomas L. Rodebaugh;Carol M. Woods;David M. Thissen;Richard G. Heimberg

  • Treating Anxiety Disorders in Children with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Controlled Trial

    Anne Marie Chalfant;Ron Rapee;Louisa Carroll

  • Reliability of DSM-III-R Anxiety Disorder Categories: Using the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule—Revised (ADIS-R)

    Peter A. Di Nardo;Peter A. Di Nardo;Karla Moras;Karla Moras;David H. Barlow;Ronald M. Rapee;Ronald M. Rapee

  • Current controversies in the anxiety disorders

    Ronald M. Rapee

  • A cognitive behavioral model of social anxiety disorder: update and extension

    Richard G. Heimberg;Faith A. Brozovich;Ronald M. Rapee

  • Family process and child anxiety and aggression: an observational analysis

    Mark R. Dadds;Paula M. Barrett;Ronald M. Rapee;Sharon Ryan

Frequent Co-Authors

Jennifer L. Hudson
Jennifer L. Hudson University of New South Wales
Maree J. Abbott
Maree J. Abbott University of Sydney
Viviana M. Wuthrich
Viviana M. Wuthrich Macquarie University
Jordana K. Bayer
Jordana K. Bayer La Trobe University
David H. Barlow
David H. Barlow Boston University
Susan H. Spence
Susan H. Spence Griffith University
Kathryn J. Lester
Kathryn J. Lester University of Sussex
Thalia C. Eley
Thalia C. Eley King's College London
Lexine Stapinski
Lexine Stapinski University of Sydney
Susan M. Bögels
Susan M. Bögels University of Amsterdam

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