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46
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6300
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Tama Leventhal 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 Tama Leventhal sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 98 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tama Leventhal 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 Tama Leventhal 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

Tama Leventhal is affiliated with Tufts University in the United States and specializes in the field of social sciences. Their research primarily focuses on education, sociology and political science, and general health professions, alongside topics related to transportation and safety research.

The main topics covered in their work include urban, neighborhood, and segregation studies; early childhood education and development; homelessness and social issues; parental involvement in education; school choice and performance; urban transport and accessibility; and youth development and social support.

Leventhal's publications appear in a variety of academic venues including:

  • Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development
  • Applied Developmental Science
  • Health Affairs
  • Journal of Research in Science Teaching
  • Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Recent papers by Leventhal demonstrate a range of research interests and publication years:

  • "Place-Based Developmental Research: Conceptual and Methodological Advances in Studying Youth Development in Context," 2023, Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development
  • "School-based extracurricular activity involvement and high school dropout among at-risk students: Consistency matters," 2020, Applied Developmental Science
  • "Experimental Evidence Shows That Housing Vouchers Provided Measurable Benefits, Including Parent Stress Reduction," 2024, Health Affairs
  • "Breaking down the STEM pathway: Utilizing neighborhood resources to improve Mexican-origin adolescents' life chances," 2022, Journal of Research in Science Teaching
  • "High residential mobility and young children's healthy development in low-income families: Exploring the moderating role of Head Start," 2021, Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Leventhal has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Robert Crosnoe
  • Robert Julius Anastasio
  • Dawn P. Witherspoon
  • Rebecca M. B. White
  • Mayra Y. Bámaca-Colbert

Best Publications

  • The neighborhoods they live in: the effects of neighborhood residence on child and adolescent outcomes.

    Tama Leventhal;Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

  • Moving to Opportunity: an Experimental Study of Neighborhood Effects on Mental Health

    Tama Leventhal;Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

  • Neighborhood Residence and Mental Health Problems of 5- to 11-Year-Olds

    Yange Xue;Tama Leventhal;Jeanne Brooks-Gunn;Felton J. Earls

  • Neighborhood disadvantage: pathways of effects for young children.

    Dafna E. Kohen;Tama Leventhal;V. Susan Dahinten;Cameron N. McIntosh

  • Neighborhood Context and Racial Differences in Early Adolescent Sexual Activity

    Christopher R. Browning;Tama Leventhal;Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

  • Relations between Housing Characteristics and the Well-Being of Low-Income Children and Adolescents.

    Rebekah Levine Coley;Tama Leventhal;Alicia Doyle Lynch;Melissa Kull

  • Family Socioeconomic Status and Consistent Environmental Stimulation in Early Childhood

    Robert Crosnoe;Tama Leventhal;R. J. Wirth;Kim M. Pierce

  • Sexual initiation in early adolescence : The nexus of parental and community control

    Christopher R. Browning;Tama Leventhal;Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

  • Housing and child development

    Tama Leventhal;Sandra Newman

  • Neighborhood income and physical and social disorder in Canada: associations with young children's competencies.

    Dafna E. Kohen;Jeanne Brooks-Gunn;Tama Leventhal;Clyde Hertzman

  • A Randomized Study of Neighborhood Effects on Low-Income Children's Educational Outcomes.

    Tama Leventhal;Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

  • Neighborhood Influences on Adolescent Development

    Tama Leventhal;Véronique Dupéré;Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

  • Children and Youth in Neighborhood Contexts

    Tama Leventhal;Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

  • Neighborhood Structural Inequality, Collective Efficacy, and Sexual Risk Behavior among Urban Youth

    Christopher R. Browning;Lori A. Burrington;Tama Leventhal;Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

  • Stressors and Turning Points in High School and Dropout: A Stress Process, Life Course Framework

    Véronique Dupéré;Tama Leventhal;Eric Dion;Robert Crosnoe

  • Understanding the positive role of neighborhood socioeconomic advantage in achievement: the contribution of the home, child care, and school environments.

    Veronique Dupere;Tama Leventhal;Robert Crosnoe;Eric Dion

  • Short-term effects of moving from public housing in poor to middle-class neighborhoods on low-income, minority adults' outcomes.

    Rebecca C. Fauth;Tama Leventhal;Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

  • Neighborhood Processes, Self-Efficacy, and Adolescent Mental Health:

    Véronique Dupéré;Tama Leventhal;Frank Vitaro

  • Neighborhood poverty and suicidal thoughts and attempts in late adolescence.

    Veronique Dupéré;Tama Leventhal;Eric Lacourse

  • Adolescent Academic Achievement and School Engagement: An Examination of the Role of School-Wide Peer Culture

    Alicia Doyle Lynch;Richard M. Lerner;Tama Leventhal

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeanne Brooks-Gunn
Jeanne Brooks-Gunn Columbia University
Robert Crosnoe
Robert Crosnoe The University of Texas at Austin
Sandra J. Newman
Sandra J. Newman Johns Hopkins University
Rebekah Levine Coley
Rebekah Levine Coley Boston College
Christopher R. Browning
Christopher R. Browning The Ohio State University
Marc H. Bornstein
Marc H. Bornstein National Institutes of Health
Felton Earls
Felton Earls Harvard University
Eric Lacourse
Eric Lacourse University of Montreal
Wen Jui Han
Wen Jui Han New York University
Todd D. Little
Todd D. Little Texas Tech University

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