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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 55 4365 4036 2428 2195 191 13284

Sheryl O. Hughes publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sheryl O. Hughes between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sheryl O. Hughes published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 5.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2013. 15 of the 219 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2013. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 4 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 5 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 7 publications
1988 2025

219 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sheryl O. Hughes: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 0
1990 1
1991 1
1992 1
1993 0
1994 3
1995 0
1996 1
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 5
2004 1
2005 4
2006 3
2007 1
2008 5
2009 3
2010 6
2011 4
2012 18
2013 21
2014 13
2015 20
2016 17
2017 9
2018 12
2019 10
2020 14
2021 15
2022 11
2023 4
2024 8
2025 7
Total 219
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Sheryl O. Hughes publications per year - data summary

  • Sheryl O. Hughes, a Psychology scholar from Baylor College of Medicine, has 219 publications recorded across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1988 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2013, with 21 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 9 of the 38 years in the span carry no publications at all (1989, 1993, 1995, 1997 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 5.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.6 per year counting only the 29 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 45 publications, 21% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1988-2000: 8 publications (0.6 per year); 2001-2013: 71 publications (5.5 per year); 2014-2025: 140 publications (11.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Sheryl O. Hughes 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 Sheryl O. Hughes sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 191–200 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 191 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343 191
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Sheryl O. Hughes publication distribution in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 69 ranges running from 31–40 to 705+ publications.
  • Sheryl O. Hughes, a Psychology scholar from Baylor College of Medicine, records 191 publications - the 66th percentile of the discipline.
  • 66% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Sheryl O. Hughes, and about 34% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 151–160 publications range, and Sheryl O. Hughes ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 101–110 publications, holding 736 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 72% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 705 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Sheryl O. Hughes 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 Sheryl O. Hughes sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 54–55 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408 55
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Sheryl O. Hughes D-index placement in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 30–31 to 144+ D-Index.
  • Sheryl O. Hughes, a Psychology scholar from Baylor College of Medicine, records 55 D-Index - the 63rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 63% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Sheryl O. Hughes, and about 37% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 48–49 D-Index range, and Sheryl O. Hughes ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32–33 D-Index, holding 702 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 58–59 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Sheryl O. Hughes is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on public health, environmental and occupational health, psychiatry and mental health, clinical psychology, and education. Their research portfolio includes work on obesity, physical activity, diet, child nutrition and feeding issues, eating disorders and behaviors, early childhood education and development, child development and digital technology, and food security and health in diverse populations.

Among their recent publications, noteworthy papers include:

  • Caregiver Influences on Eating Behaviors in Young Children (2020), published in the Journal of the American Heart Association
  • Obesity risk in Hispanic children: Bidirectional associations between child eating behavior and child weight status over time (2020), published in Eating Behaviors
  • The physical activity parenting practices (PAPP) item Bank: a psychometrically validated tool for improving the measurement of physical activity parenting practices of parents of 5-12-year-old children (2020), published in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Are fathers' and mothers' food parenting practices differentially associated with children's eating behaviors? (2021), published in Appetite
  • Short-Term Effects of an Obesity Prevention Program Among Low-Income Hispanic Families With Preschoolers (2020), published in Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Their frequent co-authors encompass a diverse group of researchers, including Thomas G. Power, Teresia M. O'Connor, Nilda Micheli, Jennifer O. Fisher, and Μαρία Α. Παπαϊωάννου.

Sheryl O. Hughes' publications often appear in journals such as Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Appetite, Childhood Obesity, and Current Developments in Nutrition. These venues reflect a concentration in areas related to nutrition, behavioral health, and childhood obesity research.

Their numerous contributions in the subfields of medicine highlight a multidisciplinary approach, integrating public health strategies, mental health perspectives, clinical psychology methods, and educational frameworks. This cross-disciplinary stance supports their focus on topics ranging from obesity and nutritional behavior to child development and food security.

Best Publications

  • Stages of change profiles in outpatient alcoholism treatment

    Carlo C. DiClemente;Sheryl O. Hughes

  • Revisiting a neglected construct: parenting styles in a child-feeding context.

    Sheryl O. Hughes;Thomas G. Power;Jennifer Orlet Fisher;Stephen Mueller

  • The Alcohol Abstinence Self-Efficacy Scale

    Carlo C. DiClemente;Joseph P. Carbonari;Rosario P. G. Montgomery;Sheryl O. Hughes

  • Fundamental constructs in food parenting practices: A content map to guide future research

    Amber E. Vaughn;Dianne S. Ward;Jennifer O. Fisher;Myles S. Faith

  • The benefits of authoritative feeding style: caregiver feeding styles and children's food consumption patterns.

    Heather Patrick;Theresa A. Nicklas;Sheryl O. Hughes;Miriam Morales

  • A Systematic Review of Responsive Feeding and Child Obesity in High-Income Countries

    Kristen M. Hurley;Matthew B. Cross;Sheryl O. Hughes

  • Indulgent feeding style and children's weight status in preschool.

    Sheryl O. Hughes;Richard M. Shewchuk;Monica L. Baskin;Theresa A. Nicklas

  • Associations among parental feeding styles and children's food intake in families with limited incomes.

    Sharon L Hoerr;Sheryl O Hughes;Jennifer O Fisher;Theresa A Nicklas

  • Speech acts and the pragmatic deficits of autism

    Katherine A. Loveland;Susan H. Landry;Sheryl O. Hughes;Sharon K. Hall

  • Parent-child interactions and objectively measured child physical activity: a cross-sectional study

    Erin Hennessy;Sheryl O Hughes;Jeanne P Goldberg;Raymond R Hyatt

  • Cross-cultural equivalence of feeding beliefs and practices: The psychometric properties of the child feeding questionnaire among Blacks and Hispanics

    Cheryl B. Anderson;Sheryl O. Hughes;Jennifer O. Fisher;Theresa A. Nicklas

  • School Year Versus Summer Differences in Child Weight Gain: A Narrative Review

    Tom Baranowski;Teresia O'Connor;Craig Johnston;Sheryl Hughes

  • Nurturing children’s healthy eating: Position statement

    Jess Haines;Emma Haycraft;Leslie Lytle;Sophie Nicklaus

  • Parental Influences on Children's Self-Regulation of Energy Intake: Insights from Developmental Literature on Emotion Regulation

    Leslie A. Frankel;Sheryl O. Hughes;Teresia M. O'Connor;Thomas G. Power

  • The impact of child care providers' feeding on children's food consumption.

    Sheryl O. Hughes;Heather Patrick;Thomas G. Power;Jennifer O. Fisher

  • Emotional climate, feeding practices, and feeding styles: an observational analysis of the dinner meal in Head Start families

    Sheryl O Hughes;Thomas G Power;Maria A Papaioannou;Matthew B Cross

  • Parent behavior and child weight status among a diverse group of underserved rural families

    Erin Hennessy;Sheryl O. Hughes;Jeanne P. Goldberg;Raymond R. Hyatt

  • Measuring feeding in low-income African-American and Hispanic parents.

    Sheryl O. Hughes;Cheryl B. Anderson;Thomas G. Power;Nilda Micheli

  • Parenting practices are associated with fruit and vegetable consumption in pre-school children.

    Teresia M O’Connor;Sheryl O Hughes;Kathy B Watson;Tom Baranowski

  • Permissive Parental Feeding Behavior Is Associated with an Increase in Intake of Low-Nutrient-Dense Foods among American Children Living in Rural Communities

    Erin Hennessy;Sheryl O. Hughes;Jeanne P. Goldberg;Raymond R. Hyatt

  • Alcohol Abstinence Self-Efficacy Scale

    Carlo C. DiClemente;Joseph P. Carbonari;Rosario P. G. Montgomery;Sheryl O. Hughes

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas G. Power
Thomas G. Power Washington State University
Tom Baranowski
Tom Baranowski Baylor College of Medicine
Theresa A. Nicklas
Theresa A. Nicklas Baylor College of Medicine
Jennifer O. Fisher
Jennifer O. Fisher Temple University
Ester Cerin
Ester Cerin Australian Catholic University
Louise C. Mâsse
Louise C. Mâsse University of British Columbia
Richard M. Shewchuk
Richard M. Shewchuk University of Alabama at Birmingham
Mark R. Beauchamp
Mark R. Beauchamp University of British Columbia
Stef P. J. Kremers
Stef P. J. Kremers Maastricht University
Rebecca E. Lee
Rebecca E. Lee Arizona State University

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