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 Sharon S. Rostosky sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 135 publications — 41st percentile
41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sharon S. Rostosky sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 45 D-Index — 43rd percentile
43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.
Sharon S. Rostosky is affiliated with the University of Kentucky in the United States and specializes in psychology, with a focus on social psychology, gender studies, reproductive medicine, clinical psychology, and sociology and political science. Their research primarily addresses topics related to LGBTQ health, identity, and policy, reproductive health and technologies, gender roles and identity studies, gender, feminism, and media, sexuality, behavior, and technology, attachment and relationship dynamics, and family support in illness.
Among their recent papers are notable works exploring diverse aspects of LGBTQ experiences and identities. These include "LGBTQ individuals' lived experiences of hypervigilance" published in 2021 in Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, "Perceived psychosocial impacts of legalized same-sex marriage: A scoping review of sexual minority adults' experiences" in 2021 appearing in PLoS ONE, and "How Do LGBTQ+ Parents Raise Well-Adjusted, Resilient, and Thriving Children?" published in 2022 in Current Directions in Psychological Science. Other recent contributions include "Religion/Spirituality, Stress, and Resilience Among Sexual and Gender Minorities: The Religious/Spiritual Stress and Resilience Model" in 2023 in Perspectives on Psychological Science, and "'Male privilege doesn't lift the social status of all men in the same way': Trans masculine individuals' lived experiences of male privilege in the United States" published in 2021 in Psychology of Men & Masculinity.
Frequently collaborating with Rostosky are:
Their work is often published in specialized journals and venues including:
Rostosky's research fields are grounded largely in psychology with 16 publications, emphasizing social psychology through 12 works and contributions to gender studies, reproductive medicine, clinical psychology, and sociology and political science. Their scholarly focus encompasses a range of intersecting themes from identity and minority stress to family dynamics and resilience among sexual and gender minorities.
Ellen D. B. Riggle;Joy S. Whitman;Amber Olson;Sharon Scales Rostosky
Sharon Scales Rostosky;Brian L. Wilcox;Margaret Laurie Comer Wright;Brandy A. Randall
Sharon Scales Rostosky;Mark D. Regnerus;Margaret Laurie Comer Wright
Sharon Scales Rostosky;Ellen D. B. Riggle;Sharon G. Horne;Angela D. Miller
Melanie D. Otis;Sharon S. Rostosky;Ellen D. B. Riggle;Rebecca Hamrin
Ellen D. B. Riggle;Sharon S. Rostosky;Sharon G. Horne
Ellen D. B. Riggle;Sharon S. Rostosky;C. Stuart Reedy
Sharon Scales Rostosky;Olga Dekhtyar;Pamela K Cupp;Eric M Anderman
Sharon Scales Rostosky;Ellen D. B. Riggle;Barry E. Gray;Roxanna L. Hatton
Ellen D. B. Riggle;Sharon S. Rostosky;Whitney W. Black;Danielle E. Rosenkrantz
Renee Vickerman Galliher;Sharon Scales Rostosky;Hannah K. Hughes
Sharon S. Rostosky;Ellen D. B. Riggle
Ellen D. B. Riggle;Jonathan J. Mohr;Sharon S. Rostosky;Adam W. Fingerhut
Ellen D.B. Riggle;Sharon Scales Rostosky;LaWanda E. McCants;David Pascale-Hague
F. Nicholas Denton;Sharon Scales Rostosky;Fred Danner
Sharon Scales Rostosky;Gina P Owens;Rick S Zimmerman;Ellen D.B Riggle
Sharon Scales Rostosky;Ellen D.B. Riggle;David Pascale-Hague;LaWanda E. McCants
Sharon S. Rostosky;Fred Danner;Ellen D.B. Riggle
Michael G. Dudley;Sharon Scales Rostosky;Bethe A. Korfhage;Rick S. Zimmerman
Deborah P. Welsh;Sharon S. Rostosky;Myra Christen Kawaguchi
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