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Thomas J. Dishion

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Psychology

D-Index
118
Citations
56464
World Ranking
275
National Ranking
173

Thomas J. Dishion 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 Thomas J. Dishion sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 373 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas J. Dishion 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 Thomas J. Dishion sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 118 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Thomas J. Dishion was affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States. Their research focused on areas intersecting psychology, medicine, and health professions, with a substantial number of publications addressing clinical psychology and public health topics.

Their work covered various main topics, including:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Child and Adolescent Health
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care

Their research contributions appeared in several publication venues, notably:

  • Prevention Science
  • Development and Psychopathology
  • Journal of Community Psychology
  • Pediatric Obesity
  • Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Among their recent papers were:

  • "The long-term indirect effect of the early Family Check-Up intervention on adolescent internalizing and externalizing symptoms via inhibitory control," 2020, Development and Psychopathology
  • "Motivational Interviewing and Caregiver Engagement in the Family Check-Up 4 Health," 2020, Prevention Science
  • "Translating evidence-based parenting programs for primary care: Stakeholder recommendations for sustainable implementation," 2020, Journal of Community Psychology
  • "Health behaviour outcomes of a family based intervention for paediatric obesity in primary care: A randomized type II hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial," 2021, Pediatric Obesity
  • "Depression in mothers and the externalizing and internalizing behavior of children: An attempt to go beyond association," 2020, Journal of Abnormal Psychology

They frequently collaborated with:

  • Daniel S. Shaw
  • Melvin N. Wilson
  • Cady Berkel
  • Justin D. Smith
  • Anne Marie Mauricio

Best Publications

  • When interventions harm: Peer groups and problem behavior.

    Thomas J. Dishion;Joan McCord;François Poulin

  • Early predictors of male delinquency: a review.

    R. Loeber;T. Dishion

  • Parental monitoring and the prevention of child and adolescent problem behavior: a conceptual and empirical formulation.

    Thomas J. Dishion;Robert J. McMahon

  • Family, School, and Behavioral Antecedents to Early Adolescent Involvement with Antisocial Peers.

    T. J. Dishion;G. R. Patterson;M. Stoolmiller;M. L. Skinner

  • The Development and Ecology of Antisocial Behavior in Children and Adolescents

    Thomas J. Dishion;Gerald R. Patterson

  • Deviancy training in male adolescent friendships

    Thomas J. Dishion;Kathleen M. Spracklen;David W. Andrews;Gerald R. Patterson

  • Antisocial Boys and Their Friends in Early Adolescence: Relationship Characteristics, Quality, and Interactional Process

    Thomas J. Dishion;David W. Andrews;Lynn Crosby

  • Preventing escalation in problem behaviors with high-risk young adolescents: immediate and 1-year outcomes.

    Thomas J. Dishion;David W. Andrews

  • Peer Contagion in Child and Adolescent Social and Emotional Development

    Thomas J. Dishion;Jessica M. Tipsord

  • The evolutionary basis of risky adolescent behavior: Implications for science, policy, and practice

    Bruce J. Ellis;Marco Del Giudice;Thomas J. Dishion;Aurelio José Figueredo

  • CONTRIBUTIONS OF FAMILIES AND PEERS TO DELINQUENCY

    Gerald R. Patterson;Thomas J. Dishion

  • The development and ecology of antisocial behavior.

    Thomas J. Dishion;Doran C. French;Gerald R. Patterson

  • Peer ecology of male adolescent drug use

    Thomas J. Dishion;Deborah Capaldi;Kathleen M. Spracklen;Fuzhong Li

  • The family ecology of boys' peer relations in middle childhood.

    Thomas J. Dishion

  • The Family Check-Up With High-Risk Indigent Families: Preventing Problem Behavior by Increasing Parents’ Positive Behavior Support in Early Childhood

    Thomas J. Dishion;Daniel Shaw;Arin Connell;Frances Gardner

  • Intervening in Adolescent Problem Behavior: A Family-Centered Approach

    Thomas J. Dishion;Kate Kavanagh

  • Family interaction: A process model of deviancy training

    G. R. Patterson;Thomas J. Dishion;L. Bank

  • Premature adolescent autonomy: parent disengagement and deviant peer process in the amplification of problem behaviour.

    Thomas J. Dishion;Sarah E. Nelson;Bernadette Marie Bullock

  • Adolescent Marijuana and Alcohol Use: The Role of Parents and Peers Revisited

    Thomas J. Dishion;Rolf Loeber

  • Adolescent Growth in New Forms of Problem Behavior: Macro- and Micro-Peer Dynamics

    Gerald R. Patterson;Thomas J. Dishion;Karen Yoerger

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel S. Shaw
Daniel S. Shaw University of Pittsburgh
Melvin N. Wilson
Melvin N. Wilson University of Virginia
Elizabeth A. Stormshak
Elizabeth A. Stormshak University of Oregon
Frances Gardner
Frances Gardner University of Oxford
Justin D. Smith
Justin D. Smith University of Utah
Gerald R. Patterson
Gerald R. Patterson Ball State University
Mark J. Van Ryzin
Mark J. Van Ryzin Oregon Research Institute
Kenneth A. Dodge
Kenneth A. Dodge Duke University
Sarah E. Nelson
Sarah E. Nelson Harvard University
Luke W. Hyde
Luke W. Hyde University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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