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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Psychology D-index 37 Citations 10,626 98 World Ranking 5437 National Ranking 3058

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Awards & Achievements

1985 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Developmental psychology
  • Social psychology
  • Cognition

His primary scientific interests are in Developmental psychology, Child development, Cognitive development, Psychosocial and Cognition. In the subject of general Developmental psychology, his work in Construct validity is often linked to Relevance, thereby combining diverse domains of study. His Child development research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Psychological intervention, Reliability and Developing country.

His Psychological intervention research incorporates elements of Developmental Science, Early childhood and Social protection. His Psychosocial research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, Environmental health, Psychological research, Stressor and Malnutrition. His work deals with themes such as Poverty and Breastfeeding, which intersect with Environmental health.

His most cited work include:

  • Child development: risk factors for adverse outcomes in developing countries (1349 citations)
  • Inequality in early childhood: risk and protective factors for early child development (916 citations)
  • Bringing order out of chaos: Psychometric characteristics of the confusion, hubbub, and order scale (501 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Developmental psychology, Child development, Cognition, Temperament and Cognitive development. As a part of the same scientific study, he usually deals with the Developmental psychology, concentrating on Social environment and frequently concerns with Action. Theodore D. Wachs has researched Child development in several fields, including Psychological intervention, Environmental health, Early childhood and Psychosocial.

His research in Environmental health tackles topics such as Developing country which are related to areas like Poverty. His work carried out in the field of Psychosocial brings together such families of science as Breastfeeding and Malnutrition. The study incorporates disciplines such as Cognitive psychology and Affect in addition to Cognition.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Developmental psychology (54.69%)
  • Child development (17.19%)
  • Cognition (15.62%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2008-2021)?

  • Developmental psychology (54.69%)
  • Child development (17.19%)
  • Psychological intervention (6.25%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Developmental psychology, Child development, Psychological intervention, Developing country and Poverty are his primary areas of study. His Developmental psychology research includes elements of Temperament, Stressor, Cognition and Malnutrition. Theodore D. Wachs has included themes like Infant nutrition, Exploratory research, Anthropometry and Socioeconomic status in his Malnutrition study.

His research investigates the link between Child development and topics such as Environmental health that cross with problems in Breastfeeding. His Psychological intervention research includes themes of Psychosocial, Developmental Science, Early childhood and Sustainable development. His studies in Injury prevention integrate themes in fields like Suicide prevention and Human factors and ergonomics.

Between 2008 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Inequality in early childhood: risk and protective factors for early child development (916 citations)
  • Nurturing care: promoting early childhood development (449 citations)
  • Maternal Depression: A Global Threat to Children’s Health, Development, and Behavior and to Human Rights (253 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Developmental psychology
  • Social psychology
  • Cognition

Theodore D. Wachs focuses on Child development, Developmental psychology, Psychological intervention, Developing country and Human development. His work often combines Child development and Injury prevention studies. His work in Developmental psychology addresses subjects such as Stressor, which are connected to disciplines such as Infant temperament and Malnutrition.

Theodore D. Wachs interconnects Psychosocial, Early childhood and Social protection in the investigation of issues within Psychological intervention. His Psychosocial study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, Cognition, Neuroscience, Psychological research and Clinical psychology. His Human development study which covers Childhood development that intersects with Poverty and Bioecological model.

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Best Publications

Child development: risk factors for adverse outcomes in developing countries

Susan P Walker;Theodore D Wachs;Julie Meeks Gardner;Betsy Lozoff.
The Lancet (2007)

2239 Citations

Inequality in early childhood: risk and protective factors for early child development

Susan P Walker;Theodore D Wachs;Sally Grantham-McGregor;Maureen M Black.
The Lancet (2011)

1532 Citations

Nurturing care: promoting early childhood development

Pia R Britto;Stephen J Lye;Kerrie Proulx;Aisha K Yousafzai.
The Lancet (2017)

844 Citations

Bringing order out of chaos: Psychometric characteristics of the confusion, hubbub, and order scale

Adam P. Matheny;Theodore D. Wachs;Jennifer L. Ludwig;Kay Phillips.
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology (1995)

777 Citations

Maternal Depression: A Global Threat to Children’s Health, Development, and Behavior and to Human Rights

Theodore D. Wachs;Maureen M. Black;Patrice L. Engle.
Child Development Perspectives (2009)

386 Citations

The use and abuse of environment in behavior-genetic research.

Theodore D. Wachs.
Child Development (1983)

235 Citations

Proximal Experience and Early Cognitive-Intellectual Development: The Physical Environment.

Theodore D. Wachs.
Merrill-palmer Quarterly (1979)

227 Citations

Temperament, environment, and six-month cognitive-intellectual development: A test of the organismic specificity hypothesis.

Theodore D. Wachs;Mary Jane Gandour.
International Journal of Behavioral Development (1983)

183 Citations

Chaos and its influence on children's development: An ecological perspective.

Gary W. Evans;Theodore D. Wachs.
(2010)

175 Citations

Relation of maternal zinc nutriture to pregnancy outcome and infant development in an Egyptian village.

Avanelle Kirksey;Theodore D. Wachs;F. Yunis;U. Srinath.
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (1994)

166 Citations

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