2026 Suniya S. Luthar: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	74	1824	1644	1071	943	177	45743

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Overview

Suniya S. Luthar is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology and social sciences, with a significant emphasis on clinical psychology, education, and health. Additional subfields include sociology and political science as well as social psychology.

The scientist's work centers on several topics, including:

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Resilience and Mental Health
Early Childhood Education and Development
Health Disparities and Outcomes
Family and Disability Support Research
Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Child Abuse and Trauma

Luthar has been published multiple times in venues such as:

International Journal of School & Educational Psychology
American Psychologist
Psychological Reports
Development and Psychopathology
Developmental Psychology

Notable recent publications include:

"Trauma-informed schools: Supporting educators as they support the children," 2020, International Journal of School & Educational Psychology
"A Systematic Overview of Meta-Analyses on Socioeconomic Status, Cognitive Ability, and Achievement: The Need to Focus on Specific Pathways," 2020, Psychological Reports
"Risk and resilience during COVID-19: A new study in the Zigler paradigm of developmental science," 2020, Development and Psychopathology
"Introduction to the special issue: Socialization of emotion and self-regulation: Understanding processes and application," 2020, Developmental Psychology
"COVID-19 and Resilience in Schools: Implications for Practice and Policy," 2021, Social Policy Report

Collaborations have frequently occurred with a select group of co-authors, including:

Ashley M. Ebbert
Nina L. Kumar
Frank J. Infurna
Kevin J. Grimm
Kevin M. Korous

Best Publications

The Construct of Resilience: A Critical Evaluation and Guidelines for Future Work

Suniya S. Luthar;Dante Cicchetti;Bronwyn Becker

14267
Citations
The construct of resilience: Implications for interventions and social policies

Suniya S. Luthar;Dante Cicchetti

3589
Citations
Resilience in Development: A Synthesis of Research across Five Decades

Suniya S. Luthar

2905
Citations
Vulnerability and resilience: a study of high-risk adolescents.

Suniya S. Luthar

2099
Citations
Vulnerability and competence: a review of research on resilience in childhood.

Suniya S. Luthar;Edward Zigler

2083
Citations
Resilience and Vulnerability: Adaptation in the Context of Childhood Adversities

Suniya S. Luthar

1643
Citations
Social–Emotional Factors Affecting Achievement Outcomes Among Disadvantaged Students: Closing the Achievement Gap

Bronwyn E. Becker;Suniya S. Luthar

1057
Citations
Research on resilience: An integrative review

Suniya S. Luthar;Laurel Bidwell Zelazo

940
Citations
Poverty and Children′s Adjustment

Suniya S. Luthar

709
Citations
Resilience is not a unidimensional construct: Insights from a prospective study of inner-city adolescents

Suniya S. Luthar;Carol H. Doernberger;Edward Zigler

669
Citations
Annotation: methodological and conceptual issues in research on childhood resilience.

Suniya S. Luthar

634
Citations
Conceptual issues in studies of resilience: past, present, and future research.

Suniya S. Luthar;Jeanette A. Sawyer;Pamela J. Brown

609
Citations
Privileged but pressured? A study of affluent youth.

Suniya S. Luthar;Bronwyn E. Becker

581
Citations
The Culture of Affluence: Psychological Costs of Material Wealth

Suniya S. Luthar

561
Citations
Maximizing resilience through diverse levels of inquiry : Prevailing paradigms, possibilities, and priorities for the future

Suniya S. Luthar;Pamela J. Brown

539
Citations
Research on Resilience: Response to Commentaries.

Suniya S. Luthar;Dante Cicchetti;Bronwyn Becker

495
Citations
Resilience and Vulnerability

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487
Citations
Children of the Affluent Challenges to Well-Being

Suniya S. Luthar;Shawn J. Latendresse

483
Citations
Developmental psychopathology : perspectives on adjustment, risk, and disorder

S S Luthar;Dante Cicchetti;J Burack;D Cicchetti

472
Citations
Nonsuicidal self-injury among "privileged" youths: longitudinal and cross-sectional approaches to developmental process.

Tuppett M. Yates;Allison J. Tracy;Suniya S. Luthar

408
Citations
Measurement Issues in the Empirical Study of Resilience

Suniya S. Luthar;Gretta Cushing

404
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Elena L. Grigorenko University of Houston

Frank J. Infurna Arizona State University

Baptiste Barbot Université Catholique de Louvain

Edward Zigler Yale University

Dante Cicchetti University of Minnesota

Kathleen R. Merikangas National Institutes of Health

Robert H. Bradley Arizona State University

Jacob A. Burack McGill University

Sidney J. Blatt Yale University

Kevin J. Grimm Arizona State University

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