2026 Stephen R. Hooper: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	78	1606	1438	957	837	345	18661

Overview

Stephen R. Hooper is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research focuses primarily in the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Nephrology, Speech and Hearing, Molecular Biology, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The scientist has published extensively, with notable frequent publication venues including:

UNC Libraries
Pediatric Nephrology
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Hypertension
American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Stephen R. Hooper's research covers a range of topics such as:

Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
Infant Development and Preterm Care
Congenital Heart Defects Research
Birth, Development, and Health
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies

Their recent published papers include:

Using common genetic variation to examine phenotypic expression and risk prediction in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, 2020, Nature Medicine
Pediatric and Adult Ambulatory Blood Pressure Thresholds and Blood Pressure Load as Predictors of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Adolescents, 2021, Hypertension
Subclinical Systolic and Diastolic Dysfunction Is Evident in Youth With Elevated Blood Pressure, 2020, Hypertension
The brain in pediatric chronic kidney disease-the intersection of cognition, neuroimaging, and clinical biomarkers, 2020, Pediatric Nephrology
Estimating the community prevalence, child traits, and maternal risk factors of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) from a random sample of school children, 2021, Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Frequent collaborators who have co-authored many publications with Stephen R. Hooper include:

Susan L. Furth
Bradley A. Warady
Marc B. Lande
Matthew B. Matheson
Jean A. Frazier

Best Publications

Psychiatric disorders from childhood to adulthood in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: results from the International Consortium on Brain and Behavior in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome.

Maude Schneider;Martin Debbané;Anne S. Bassett;Eva W.C. Chow

814
Citations
Neuropsychological Findings in Childhood Neglect and their Relationships to Pediatric PTSD

Michael D. De Bellis;Stephen R. Hooper;Eve G. Spratt;Donald P. Woolley

437
Citations
Cumulative risk and early cognitive development: a comparison of statistical risk models.

Margaret R. Burchinal;Joanne E. Roberts;Stephen Hooper;Susan A. Zeisel

420
Citations
Executive Functions in Elementary School Children With and Without Problems in Written Expression

Stephen R. Hooper;Carl W. Swartz;Melissa B. Wakely;Renée E. L. de Kruif

395
Citations
Social Risk and Protective Child, Parenting, and Child Care Factors in Early Elementary School Years

Margaret Burchinal;Joanne E. Roberts;Susan A. Zeisel;Elizabeth A. Hennon

336
Citations
The psychobiology of maltreatment in childhood

Tiffany Watts-English;Beverly L. Fortson;Nicole Gibler;Stephen R. Hooper

331
Citations
Research on the preschool prediction of later academic achievement: A review

Michael G Tramontana;Stephen R Hooper;S.Claire Selzer

308
Citations
Health-Related Quality of Life of Children with Mild to Moderate Chronic Kidney Disease

Arlene C. Gerson;Alicia Wentz;Allison G. Abraham;Susan R. Mendley

278
Citations
The National Consortium on Alcohol and NeuroDevelopment in Adolescence (NCANDA): a multisite study of adolescent development and substance use

Sandra A. Brown;Ty Brumback;Kristin Tomlinson;Kevin Cummins

262
Citations
Neuropsychological findings in pediatric maltreatment: Relationship of PTSD, dissociative symptoms, and abuse/neglect indices to neurocognitive outcomes

Michael D. De Bellis;Donald P. Woolley;Stephen R. Hooper

260
Citations
Amygdala, Hippocampus, and Ventral Medial Prefrontal Cortex Volumes Differ in Maltreated Youth with and without Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Rajendra A Morey;Rajendra A Morey;Courtney C Haswell;Courtney C Haswell;Stephen R Hooper;Michael D De Bellis

260
Citations
Cognitive Decline Preceding the Onset of Psychosis in Patients With 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome

Jacob A. S. Vorstman;Elemi J. Breetvelt;Sasja N. Duijff;Stephan Eliez

258
Citations
Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Amantadine Hydrochloride in the Treatment of Children With Autistic Disorder

Bryan H. King;D. Mark Wright;Benjamin L. Handen;Linmarie Sikich

246
Citations
Dose-dependent expression of claudin-5 is a modifying factor in schizophrenia

C Greene;J Kealy;M M Humphries;Y Gong

242
Citations
Working memory subsystems and task complexity in young boys with Fragile X syndrome.

S Baker;S Hooper;M Skinner;D Hatton

230
Citations
NEURODEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY ASSOCIATED WITH CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE

Michael D. De Bellis;Eve G. Spratt;Stephen R. Hooper

216
Citations
ADHD symptoms in children with FXS.

Kelly Sullivan;Deborah Hatton;Julie Hammer;John Sideris

214
Citations
Proton MR spectroscopy in children with bipolar affective disorder: preliminary observations.

Mauricio Castillo;Lester Kwock;Helen Courvoisie;Stephen R. Hooper

211
Citations
A Clinical Tool to Measure the Components of Health-Care Transition from Pediatric Care to Adult Care: The UNC TR x ANSITION Scale

Maria E. Ferris;Donna H. Harward;Kristi Bickford;J. Bradley Layton

202
Citations
Problem behavior in boys with fragile X syndrome.

Deborah D. Hatton;Stephen R. Hooper;Donald B. Bailey;Martie L. Skinner

188
Citations
Child Psychopathology : Diagnostic Criteria and Clinical Assessment

Stephen R. Hooper;George W. Hynd;Richard E. Mattison

125
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael D. De Bellis Duke University

Doron Gothelf Tel Aviv University

Deborah D. Hatton Vanderbilt University

Carrie E. Bearden University of California, Los Angeles

Joanne E. Roberts University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Margaret Burchinal University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Elaine H. Zackai Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

George W. Hynd University of Georgia

Raquel E. Gur University of Pennsylvania

Michael John Owen Cardiff University

External Links

Personal website of Stephen R. Hooper

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