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Stephen Houghton 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 Stephen Houghton sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 235 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stephen Houghton 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 Stephen Houghton sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Stephen Houghton is affiliated with the University of Western Australia in Australia and primarily works in the field of Psychology, with a focus on Clinical Psychology. Their research encompasses Psychiatry and Mental Health, Education, Sociology and Political Science, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology as well.

Their main research topics include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, COVID-19 and Mental Health, Early Childhood Education and Development, Resilience and Mental Health, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, and various Mental Health Research Topics.

Recent published papers by Stephen Houghton include the following:

  • Adolescents' longitudinal trajectories of mental health and loneliness: The impact of COVID-19 school closures (2022), published in Journal of Adolescence
  • Longitudinal trajectories of mental health and loneliness for Australian adolescents with-or-without neurodevelopmental disorders: the impact of COVID-19 school lockdowns (2022), published in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Frequent co-authors collaborated with Stephen Houghton are:

  • David Lawrence
  • Simon C. Hunter
  • Elaine Chapman
  • Rapson Gomez
  • Michael J. Kyron

The most common venues where Stephen Houghton's work appears include:

  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • School Psychology International
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Heliyon

Best Publications

  • Differential patterns of executive function in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder according to gender and subtype.

    Stephen Houghton;Graham Douglas;John West;Ken Whiting

  • Self-efficacy and academic achievement in Australian high school students: the mediating effects of academic aspirations and delinquency.

    Annemaree Carroll;Stephen Houghton;Robert Wood;Kerrie Unsworth

  • The influence of the neighborhood physical environment on early child health and development: A review and call for research

    Hayley Christian;Stephen R Zubrick;Sarah Foster;Billie Giles-Corti

  • Classroom Behaviour Problems which Secondary School Teachers say they find most Troublesome

    Stephen Houghton;Kevin Wheldall;Frank Merrett

  • The Conceptual and Methodological Mayhem of "Screen Time".

    Linda K. Kaye;Amy Orben;David A. Ellis;Simon C. Hunter;Simon C. Hunter

  • Executive function and ADHD: A comparison of children’s performance during neuropsychological testing and real-world activities

    Vivienne Lawrence;Stephen Houghton;Graham Douglas;Kevin Durkin

  • A Comparison of Teachers’ and Parents’ Knowledge and Beliefs About Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD)

    John West;Myra Taylor;Stephen Houghton;Shirlene Hudyma

  • ADHD outside the laboratory: boys' executive function performance on tasks in videogame play and on a visit to the zoo.

    Vivienne Lawrence;Stephen Houghton;Rosemary Tannock;Graham Douglas

  • Adolescents' longitudinal trajectories of mental health and loneliness: The impact of COVID‐19 school closures

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  • Virtually impossible: limiting Australian children and adolescents daily screen based media use.

    Stephen Houghton;Simon C Hunter;Michael Rosenberg;Lisa Wood

  • Impulsivity in juvenile delinquency: Differences among early-onset, late-onset and non-offenders

    Annemaree Carroll;Francene Hemingway;Julie Bower;Adrian Ashman

  • Television, computer use, physical activity, diet and fatness in Australian adolescents

    Valerie Burke;Lawrie J. Beilin;Kevin Durkin;Werner G. K. Stritzke

  • Reciprocal relationships between trajectories of depressive symptoms and screen media use during adolescence

    Stephen Houghton;David Lawrence;Simon C. Hunter;Michael Rosenberg

  • Goal Setting Among Adolescents: A Comparison of Delinquent, At-Risk, and Not-At-Risk Youth

    Annemaree Carroll;Kevin Durkin;John Hattie;Stephen Houghton

  • Adolescent Reputation Enhancement: Differentiating Delinquent, Nondelinquent, and At‐risk Youths

    Annemaree Carroll;Stephen Houghton;John Hattie;Kevin Durkin

  • The Effects of Contingent Teacher Praise, as Specified by Canter's Assertive Discipline Programme, on Children's On‐task Behaviour

    Elizabeth Ferguson;Stephen Houghton

  • Rates of Cyber Victimization and Bullying among Male Australian Primary and High School Students.

    Tass Sakellariou;Annemaree Carroll;Stephen Houghton

  • Adolescent Reputations and Risk: Developmental Trajectories to Delinquency

    Annemaree Carroll;Stephen Houghton;Kevin Durkin;John A. Hattie

  • Reputation enhancement and involvement in delinquency among high school students

    Annemaree Carroll;Shauna Green;Stephen Houghton;Robert Wood

  • Consensus statement on ADHD.

    Russell A. Barkley;Edwin H. Cook;Mina Dulcan;Susan Campbell

  • The multidimensional anxiety scale for children: A further validation with Australian adolescents with and without ADHD

    Stephen Houghton;Simon C. Hunter;Toby Trewin;Ken Glasgow

  • Delinquency and Learning Disabilities

    Annemaree Carroll;Stephen Houghton

Frequent Co-Authors

Annemaree Carroll
Annemaree Carroll University of Queensland
Kevin Durkin
Kevin Durkin University of Strathclyde
John Hattie
John Hattie University of Melbourne
Simon C. Hunter
Simon C. Hunter Glasgow Caledonian University
Lisa Wood
Lisa Wood University of Newcastle Australia
David Lawrence
David Lawrence University of Western Australia
Kevin Wheldall
Kevin Wheldall Macquarie University
Simone Pettigrew
Simone Pettigrew George Institute for Global Health
Valerie Burke
Valerie Burke University of Western Australia
Rosemary Tannock
Rosemary Tannock University of Toronto

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