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39
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6312
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8570
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4577

Sally J. Wadsworth 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 Sally J. Wadsworth sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 118 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sally J. Wadsworth 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 Sally J. Wadsworth sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sally J. Wadsworth is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology, with notable contributions in experimental and cognitive psychology, clinical psychology, psychiatry and mental health, genetics, and health, toxicology, and mutagenesis.

The scientist's work explores several interconnected topics, including:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Urban Green Space and Health

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Sally J. Wadsworth cover a range of subjects relevant to behavioral genetics and childhood development. These include:

  • Genetic association study of childhood aggression across raters, instruments, and age (2021), published in Translational Psychiatry
  • Genome-wide Association Meta-analysis of Childhood and Adolescent Internalizing Symptoms (2022), published in Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • The role of neighborhood stressors on cognitive function: A coordinated analysis (2020), published in Health & Place
  • Genetic associations between executive functions and intelligence: A combined twin and adoption study (2022), published in Journal of Experimental Psychology General
  • Continuity of Genetic Risk for Aggressive Behavior Across the Life-Course (2021), published in Behavior Genetics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Wadsworth include Chandra A. Reynolds, Robin P. Corley, Andrew Smolen, Michael C. Stallings, and Luke M. Evans. Their ongoing collaborations suggest strong interdisciplinary engagement in behavioral and genetic research.

Publications by Wadsworth have appeared predominantly in the following venues:

  • Innovation in Aging
  • Behavior Genetics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Genetics
  • Translational Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • The heritability of general cognitive ability increases linearly from childhood to young adulthood

    Claire M. A. Haworth;M. J. Wright;M. Luciano;N. G. Martin

  • Predicting Word Reading and Comprehension with Executive Function and Speed Measures Across Development: A Latent Variable Analysis

    Micaela E. Christopher;Akira Miyake;Janice M. Keenan;Bruce Pennington

  • Genetic and environmental influences on reading and listening comprehension

    Janice M. Keenan;Rebecca S. Betjemann;Sally J. Wadsworth;John C. DeFries

  • Genetic and Environmental Influences on Aspects of Literacy and Language in Early Childhood: Continuity and Change from Preschool to Grade 2

    Brian Byrne;William L. Coventry;Richard K. Olson;Stefan Samuelsson;Stefan Samuelsson

  • Understanding the complex etiologies of developmental disorders: behavioral and molecular genetic approaches.

    Erik G. Willcutt;Bruce F. Pennington;Laramie Duncan;Shelley D. Smith

  • Environmental and genetic influences on prereading skills in Australia, Scandinavia, and the United States.

    Stefan Samuelsson;Brian Byrne;Peter Quain;Sally J. Wadsworth

  • Gender ratios for reading difficulties.

    Jesse L. Hawke;Richard K. Olson;Erik G. Willcut;Sally J. Wadsworth

  • Longitudinal twin study of early literacy development: Preschool through Grade 1

    Brian Byrne;Brian Byrne;Stefan Samuelsson;Stefan Samuelsson;Sally Wadsworth;Jacqueline Hulslander

  • Sensory processing, reading, IQ, and attention.

    Jacqueline Hulslander;Joel B Talcott;Caroline Witton;John DeFries

  • Longitudinal Twin Study of Early Reading Development in Three Countries: Preliminary Results

    Brian Byrne;Cara Delaland;Ruth Fielding-Barnsley;Peter Quain

  • Genetic and environmental influences on early literacy

    Brian Byrne;Richard K. Olson;Stefan Samuelsson;Sally Wadsworth

  • Differential Genetic Etiology of Reading Disability as a Function of IQ

    Sally J. Wadsworth;Richard K. Olson;Bruce F. Pennington;John C. DeFries

  • Longitudinal Twin Study of Early Literacy Development: Preschool and Kindergarten Phases.

    Brian Byrne;Sally Wadsworth;Robin Corley;Stefan Samuelsson

  • Response to early literacy instruction in the United States, Australia, and Scandinavia: A behavioral-genetic analysis.

    Stefan Samuelsson;Brian Byrne;Richard K. Olson;Jacqueline Hulslander

  • Longitudinal Study of Reading Disability and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Implications for Education.

    Erik G. Willcutt;Rebecca S. Betjemann;Bruce F. Pennington;Richard K. Olson

  • Genetic and Environmental Influences on Vocabulary and Reading Development

    Richard K. Olson;Janice M. Keenan;Brian Byrne;Stefan Samuelsson

  • Genetic association study of childhood aggression across raters, instruments, and age

    Hill F. Ip;Camiel M. van der Laan;Eva M.L. Krapohl;Isabell Brikell

  • Preschool twin study of the relation between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and prereading skills

    Erik G. Willcutt;Rebecca S. Betjemann;Sally J. Wadsworth;Stefan Samuelsson;Stefan Samuelsson

  • Gender ratios among reading-disabled children and their siblings as a function of parental impairment.

    Sally J. Wadsworth;J. C. DeFries;Jim Stevenson;Jeffrey W. Gilger

  • Genetic and environmental influences on prereading skills and early reading and spelling development in the United States, Australia, and Scandinavia

    Stefan Samuelsson;Stefan Samuelsson;Richard Olson;Sally Wadsworth;Robin Corley

  • Longitudinal Stability of Reading-Related Skills and Their Prediction of Reading Development

    Jacqueline Hulslander;Richard K. Olson;Erik G. Willcutt;Sally J. Wadsworth

Frequent Co-Authors

John C. DeFries
John C. DeFries University of Colorado Boulder
Richard K. Olson
Richard K. Olson University of Colorado Boulder
Robin P. Corley
Robin P. Corley University of Colorado Boulder
Erik G. Willcutt
Erik G. Willcutt University of Colorado Boulder
Stefan Samuelsson
Stefan Samuelsson Linköping University
Brian Byrne
Brian Byrne University of New England
Bruce F. Pennington
Bruce F. Pennington University of Denver
Chandra A. Reynolds
Chandra A. Reynolds University of California, Riverside
Robert Plomin
Robert Plomin King's College London
Janice M. Keenan
Janice M. Keenan University of Denver

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