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41
Citations
10917
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7746
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4157

Shawn O. Utsey 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 Shawn O. Utsey sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 96 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shawn O. Utsey 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 Shawn O. Utsey sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Shawn O. Utsey is affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences and Psychology, with a focus on subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, and Health.

Their work covers multiple main topics, including:

  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
  • Social Media in Health Education

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Utsey include:

  • "The Weight of Racial Discrimination: Examining the Association Between Racial Discrimination and Change in Adiposity Among Emerging Adult Women Enrolled in a Behavioral Weight Loss Program" (2021), published in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
  • "Risk, Protective, and Associated Factors of Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms and Campus Health Services Utilization Among Black Men on a College Campus" (2021), published in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
  • "Mental health disorder symptom prevalence and rates of help-seeking among University-Enrolled, emerging adults" (2021), published in Journal of American College Health
  • ""Could Be Even Worse in College": Social Factors, Anxiety, and Depressive Symptoms Among Black Men on a College Campus" (2022), published in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
  • "A Nominal Group Technique Study of Patients Who Identify as Black or African American and Access to Renal Transplantation" (2023), published in Progress in Transplantation

Utsey frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
  • Journal of Black Psychology
  • Journal of American College Health
  • Progress in Transplantation
  • International Perspectives in Psychology

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Jessica Gokee LaRose
  • Amy Adkins
  • Kofoworola D. A. Williams
  • Sally I-Chun Kuo
  • Danielle M. Dick

Best Publications

  • Cultural humility: measuring openness to culturally diverse clients.

    Joshua N. Hook;Don E. Davis;Jesse Owen;Everett L. Worthington Jr.

  • Racial Discrimination, Coping, Life Satisfaction, and Self‐Esteem Among African Americans

    Shawn O. Utsey;Joseph G. Ponterotto;Amy L. Reynolds;Anthony A. Cancelli

  • Self-concealment, social self-efficacy, acculturative stress, and depression in African, Asian, and Latin American international college students.

    Madonna G. Constantine;Sumie Okazaki;Shawn O. Utsey

  • Development and Validation of the Index of Race-Related Stress (IRRS).

    Shawn O. Utsey;Joseph G. Ponterotto

  • Effect of ethnic group membership on ethnic identity, race-related stress, and quality of life.

    Shawn O. Utsey;Mark H. Chae;Christa F. Brown;Deborah Kelly

  • A Revision of the Multicultural Counseling Awareness Scale

    Joseph G. Ponterotto;Denise Gretchen;Shawn O. Utsey;Brian P. Rieger

  • Examining the Cultural Adjustment Experiences of African International College Students: A Qualitative Analysis.

    Madonna G. Constantine;Gregory M. Anderson;LaVerne A. Berkel;Leon D. Caldwell

  • Development and Initial Validation of the Africultural Coping Systems Inventory

    Shawn O. Utsey;Eve P. Adams;Mark Bolden

  • Cultural, Sociofamilial, and Psychological Resources That Inhibit Psychological Distress in African Americans Exposed to Stressful Life Events and Race-Related Stress

    Shawn O. Utsey;Norman Giesbrecht;Joshua Hook;Pia M. Stanard

  • The Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM): Psychometric Review and Further Validity Testing

    Joseph G. Ponterotto;Denise Gretchen;Shawn O. Utsey;Thomas Stracuzzi

  • Cultural humility and racial microaggressions in counseling.

    Joshua N. Hook;Jennifer E. Farrell;Don E. Davis;Cirleen DeBlaere

  • Examining the Role of Culture-Specific Coping as a Predictor of Resilient Outcomes in African Americans From High-Risk Urban Communities

    Shawn O. Utsey;Mark A. Bolden;Yzette Lanier;Otis Williams

  • Assessing the Stressful Effects of Racism: A Review of Instrumentation

    Shawn O. Utsey

  • Collectivism, Forgiveness, and Social Harmony

    Joshua N. Hook;Everett L. Worthington;Shawn O. Utsey

  • Development and Validation of a Short Form of the Index of Race-Related Stress (IRRS)—Brief Version

    Shawn O. Utsey

  • Race-Related Stress, Quality of Life Indicators, and Life Satisfaction among Elderly African Americans.

    Shawn O. Utsey;Yasser A. Payne;Ebonique S. Jackson;Antoine M. Jones

  • Examining White Counselor Trainees’ Reactions to Racial Issues in Counseling and Supervision Dyads

    Shawn O. Utsey;Carol A. Gernat;Lawrence Hammar

  • Handbook of African American Psychology

    Helen A. Neville;Brendesha M. Tynes;Shawn O. Utsey

  • Cultural orientation, ego resilience, and optimism as predictors of subjective well-being in African Americans

    Shawn O. Utsey;Joshua N. Hook;Nicole Fischer;Benita Belvet

  • Utility of an African-centered support group for African American men confronting societal racism and oppression.

    Don Elligan;Shawn Utsey

Frequent Co-Authors

Joshua N. Hook
Joshua N. Hook University of North Texas
Don E. Davis
Don E. Davis Georgia State University
Joseph G. Ponterotto
Joseph G. Ponterotto Fordham University
Everett L. Worthington
Everett L. Worthington Virginia Commonwealth University
Madonna G. Constantine
Madonna G. Constantine Columbia University
Danielle M. Dick
Danielle M. Dick Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Helen A. Neville
Helen A. Neville University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jesse Owen
Jesse Owen University of Denver
Faye Z. Belgrave
Faye Z. Belgrave Virginia Commonwealth University

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