2026 Silvia Sara Canetto: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	35	9745	9119	5146	4698	96	6943

Research.com Recognitions

2000 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Silvia Sara Canetto is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and social sciences, with significant contributions in clinical psychology, sociology and political science, social psychology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and health.

The scientist's work focuses on several topics, including suicide and self-harm studies, homicide, infanticide, and child abuse, maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum, health disparities and outcomes, reproductive health and contraception, employment and welfare studies, and mental health treatment and access.

Frequent publication venues for their research include Social Science & Medicine, Crisis, Journal of Psychiatric Research, Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, and American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.

Recent peer-reviewed papers by Silvia Sara Canetto include:

"Midlife suicide: A systematic review and meta-analysis of socioeconomic, psychiatric and physical health risk factors," 2022, Journal of Psychiatric Research
"Language, culture, gender, and intersectionalities in suicide theory, research, and prevention: Challenges and changes," 2021, Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
"Women's suicide in low-, middle-, and high-income countries: Do laws discriminating against women matter?," 2021, Social Science & Medicine
"Suicidal as Normal - A Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth Script?," 2020, Crisis
"Caregiving as suicide-prevention: an ecological 20-country study of the association between men's family carework, unemployment, and suicide," 2021, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Co-authors frequently working with Silvia Sara Canetto include Paul Yip, Neal S. Rubin, Ziyi Cai, Qingsong Chang, and Ying-Yeh Chen.

In addition to journal articles, Silvia Sara Canetto has published books with Cambridge University Press:

Women and Suicidal Behavior, 2020
The Cambridge Handbook of Psychology and Human Rights, 2020

Among their recognitions, Silvia Sara Canetto was named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2000.

Best Publications

The Gender Paradox in Suicide

Silvia Sara Canetto;Isaac Sakinofsky

1422
Citations
A systematic review of physical illness, functional disability, and suicidal behaviour among older adults

Madeleine Mellqvist Fässberg;Gary Cheung;Silvia Sara Canetto;Annette Erlangsen

475
Citations
Academic Self‐Efficacy and Performance of Underrepresented STEM Majors: Gender, Ethnic, and Social Class Patterns

David MacPhee;Samantha Farro;Silvia Sara Canetto

451
Citations
A systematic review of social factors and suicidal behavior in older adulthood

Madeleine Mellqvist Fässberg;Kimberly A van Orden;Paul Duberstein;Annette Erlangsen

403
Citations
Women and suicidal behavior: a cultural analysis.

Silvia Sara Canetto

322
Citations
Meanings of Gender and Suicidal Behavior during Adolescence

Silvia Sara Canetto

281
Citations
Women and suicidal behavior

Silvia Sara Canetto;David Lester

230
Citations
Gender and suicide in the elderly.

Silvia Sara Canetto

209
Citations
Gender, Culture, and Suicidal Behavior

Silvia S. Canetto;David Lester

168
Citations
She Died for Love and He for Glory: Gender Myths of Suicidal Behavior

Silvia Sara Canetto

166
Citations
Review of suicidology

Ronald W. Maris;Morton M. Silverman;Silvia Sara Canetto;John L. McIntosh

146
Citations
Advancing prevention research on the role of culture in suicide prevention

Sean Joe;Silvia Sara Canetto;Daniel Romer

141
Citations
Suicide Why Are Older Men So Vulnerable

Silvia Sara Canetto

125
Citations
Gender and suicidal behavior: Theories and evidence.

Silvia Sara Canetto

122
Citations
Gender and the Primary Prevention of Suicide Mortality

Silvia Sara Canetto;David Lester

118
Citations
Gender Roles, Suicide Attempts, and Substance Abuse

Silvia S. Canetto

111
Citations
Suicide Coverage in U.S. Newspapers Following the Publication of the Media Guidelines

Phillip T. Tatum;Silvia Sara Canetto;Michael D. Slater

108
Citations
Typical and Optimal Aging in Women and Men: Is There a Double Standard?:

Silvia Sara Canetto;Patricia L. Kaminski;Diane M. Felicio

108
Citations
The Role of Gender and Suicide Precipitant in Attitudes Toward Nonfatal Suicidal Behavior

Eric R. Dahlen;Silvia Sara Canetto

97
Citations
Suicidal Behaviors Among Muslim Women. Patterns, Pathways, Meanings, and Prevention.

Silvia Sara Canetto

95
Citations
Permissive beliefs and attitudes about older adult suicide: a suicide enabling script?

Erin Winterrowd;Silvia Sara Canetto;Kathrin Benoit

90
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David Lester Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

Paul R. Duberstein Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Sarah E. Ullman University of Illinois at Chicago

Dorian A. Lamis Emory University

David L. Streiner University of Toronto

Kevin C.-W. Wu National Taiwan University

Paolo Scocco University of Padua

Marnin J. Heisel University of Western Ontario

Luis H. Zayas The University of Texas at Austin

Kimberly A. Van Orden University of Rochester Medical Center

External Links

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