2026 Ronald Seifer: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	78	1576	1409	941	821	248	25077
Medicine	73	19611	18405	9765	9009	219	21763

Overview

Ronald Seifer is affiliated with Brown University in the United States and is active in research spanning psychology and medicine. Their work focuses primarily on clinical psychology, public health, pediatrics, and related fields, contributing to a multidisciplinary understanding of child development and health.

Their main research fields include:

Psychology
Medicine

Subfields represented in their work cover:

Clinical Psychology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
General Health Professions
Education

Key topics addressed in the research include:

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Child Abuse and Trauma
Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Early Childhood Education and Development
Infant Development and Preterm Care
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Birth, Development, and Health

Ronald Seifer's recent publications illustrate their engagement with a range of developmental and behavioral health issues. Notable papers include:

"Sex differences in associations between early adversity, child temperament, and behavior problems", 2020, International Journal of Behavioral Development
"Intergenerational Effects of Maternal Childhood Experiences on Maternal Parenting and Infant Developmental Progress", 2020, Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
"Testing the mid-range model: Attachment in a high risk sample", 2021, Developmental Science
"Cascades of Risk Linking Intimate Partner Violence and Adverse Childhood Experiences to Less Sensitive Caregiving During Infancy", 2021, Child Maltreatment
"Understanding links between maternal perinatal posttraumatic stress symptoms and infant socioemotional and physical health", 2022, Infant Mental Health Journal

Frequent collaborators in their research are:

Stephanie H. Parade
Jesse L. Coe
Audrey R. Tyrka
Lindsay Huffhines
A. Rani Elwy

Ronald Seifer's publications have appeared repeatedly in several journals, with multiple works published in:

Childhood Obesity
Infant Mental Health Journal
SLEEP
Developmental Science
International Journal of Behavioral Development

Best Publications

Intelligence quotient scores of 4-year-old children: social-environmental risk factors.

Arnold J. Sameroff;Ronald Seifer;Ralph Barocas;Melvin Zax

1511
Citations
Stability of Intelligence from Preschool to Adolescence: The Influence of Social and Family Risk Factors

Arnold J. Sameroff;Ronald Seifer;Alfred Baldwin;Clara Baldwin

1439
Citations
Adolescent Sleep Patterns, Circadian Timing, and Sleepiness at a Transition to Early School Days

Mary A. Carskadon;Amy R. Wolfson;Christine Acebo;Orna Tzischinsky

1009
Citations
Estimating sleep patterns with activity monitoring in children and adolescents: how many nights are necessary for reliable measures?

Christine Acebo;Avi Sadeh;Ronald Seifer;Orna Tzischinsky

850
Citations
Evidence for the validity of a Sleep Habits survey for adolescents

Amy R. Wolfson;Mary A. Carskadon;Christine Acebo;Ronald Seifer

770
Citations
Familial risk and child competence.

Arnold J. Sameroff;Ronald Seifer

598
Citations
Family and Social Influences on the Development of Child Competence

Arnold J. Sameroff;W. Todd Bartko;Alfred Baldwin;Clare Baldwin

582
Citations
Sleep/wake patterns derived from activity monitoring and maternal report for healthy 1- to 5-year-old children.

Christine Acebo;Avi Sadeh;Ronald Seifer;Orna Tzischinsky

552
Citations
Early Indicators of Developmental Risk: Rochester Longitudinal Study

Arnold J. Sameroff;Ronald Seifer;Melvin Zax;Ralph Barocas

540
Citations
Early development of children at risk for emotional disorder

Arnold J. Sameroff;Ronald Seifer;Melvin Zax

496
Citations
Child and family factors that ameliorate risk between 4 and 13 years of age.

Ronald Seifer;Arnold J. Sameroff;Clara P. Baldwin;Alfred L. Baldwin

476
Citations
Experimental restriction of sleep opportunity in children: effects on teacher ratings.

Gahan Fallone;Christine Acebo;Ronald Seifer;Mary A Carskadon

455
Citations
Attachment, maternal sensitivity, and infant temperament during the first year of life.

Ronald Seifer;Masha Schiller;Arnold J. Sameroff;Staci Resnick

441
Citations
Emotional Competence and Early School Adjustment: A Study of Preschoolers at Risk

Ann Shields;Susan Dickstein;Ronald Seifer;Laura Giusti

425
Citations
Effects of acute sleep restriction on behavior, sustained attention, and response inhibition in children.

Gahan Fallone;Christine Acebo;J. Todd Arnedt;Ronald Seifer

413
Citations
An Approach to Studying Circadian Rhythms of Adolescent Humans

Mary A. Carskadon;Christine Acebo;Gary S. Richardson;Barbara A. Tate

403
Citations
Infant temperament measured by multiple observations and mother report.

Ronald Seifer;Arnold J. Sameroff;Leanne C. Barrett;Elizabeth Krafchuk

401
Citations
The maternal lifestyle study: effects of substance exposure during pregnancy on neurodevelopmental outcome in 1-month-old infants.

Barry M. Lester;Edward Z. Tronick;Linda LaGasse;Ronald Seifer

381
Citations
Sociocultural variability in infant temperament ratings.

Arnold J. Sameroff;Ronald Seifer;Penelope Kelly Elias

334
Citations
Activity-based assessment of sleep-wake patterns during the 1st year of life

Avi Sadeh;Christine Acebo;R. Seifer;Semra Aytur

301
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan Dickstein Brown University

Mary A. Carskadon Brown University

Arnold J. Sameroff University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Barry M. Lester Brown University

Christine Acebo Brown University

Linda L. LaGasse Brown University

Glorisa Canino University of Puerto Rico

Audrey R. Tyrka Brown University

Seetha Shankaran Wayne State University

Alison L. Miller University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

External Links

Personal website of Ronald Seifer

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