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V. Paul Poteat

V. Paul Poteat

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
48
Citations
9292
World Ranking
5936
National Ranking
3224

V. Paul Poteat publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 132 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

V. Paul Poteat 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 V. Paul Poteat sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

V. Paul Poteat is affiliated with Boston College in the United States and conducts research primarily within the fields of Social Sciences and Psychology. Their work extensively addresses subfields such as Social Psychology, Safety Research, Gender Studies, Education, and General Health Professions.

Their research topics encompass a focus on LGBTQ health, identity, and policy, youth development and social support, gender roles and identity studies, bullying, victimization, and aggression, intimate partner and family violence, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, as well as gender, feminism, and media.

Frequent publication venues for Poteat include:

  • Journal of Youth and Adolescence
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Journal of School Psychology
  • Prevention Science
  • Child Development

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Poteat are:

  • Development of youth advocacy and sociopolitical efficacy as dimensions of critical consciousness within gender-sexuality alliances (2020, Developmental Psychology)
  • Teacher Support Moderates Associations among Sexual Orientation Identity Outness, Victimization, and Academic Performance among LGBQ+ Youth (2021, Journal of Youth and Adolescence)
  • Membership experiences in gender-sexuality alliances (GSAs) predict increased hope and attenuate the effects of victimization (2020, Journal of School Psychology)
  • Depression, Anxiety, and Interest in Mental Health Resources in School-Based Gender-Sexuality Alliances: Implications for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Health Promotion (2021, Prevention Science)
  • Developmental changes in young people's evaluations of sexual harassment (2022, Journal of Social Issues)

Poteat's most frequent co-authors include Jerel P. Calzo, Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Robert Marx, M D O'Brien, and Sarah B. Rosenbach, indicating collaborative research relationships across numerous publications.

Best Publications

  • Observing Bullying at School: The Mental Health Implications of Witness Status

    Ian Rivers;V. Paul Poteat;Nathalie Noret;Nigel Ashurst

  • Adolescent Health and Harassment Based on Discriminatory Bias

    Stephen T. Russell;Katerina O. Sinclair;V. Paul Poteat;Brian W. Koenig

  • The effects of general and homophobic victimization on adolescents' psychosocial and educational concerns: the importance of intersecting identities and parent support.

    V. Paul Poteat;Ethan H. Mereish;Craig D. DiGiovanni;Brian W. Koenig

  • Predicting psychosocial consequences of homophobic victimization in middle school students

    V. Paul Poteat;Dorothy L. Espelage

  • A relational model of sexual minority mental and physical health: The negative effects of shame on relationships, loneliness, and health.

    Ethan H. Mereish;V. Paul Poteat

  • Exploring the relation between bullying and homophobic verbal content: the homophobic content agent target (HCAT) scale.

    V. Paul Poteat;Dorothy L. Espelage

  • Gay--Straight Alliances Are Associated with Student Health: A Multischool Comparison of LGBTQ and Heterosexual Youth.

    V. Paul Poteat;Katerina O. Sinclair;Craig D. DiGiovanni;Brian W. Koenig

  • Stigma-Based Bullying Interventions: A Systematic Review.

    Valerie A. Earnshaw;Sari L. Reisner;David D. Menino;V. Paul Poteat

  • The White Privilege Attitudes Scale: Development and initial validation.

    E. Janie Pinterits;V. Paul Poteat;Lisa B. Spanierman

  • Peer group socialization of homophobic attitudes and behavior during adolescence.

    V. Paul Poteat

  • Cyberbullying Victimization and Mental Health in Adolescents and the Moderating Role of Family Dinners

    Frank J. Elgar;Anthony Napoletano;Grace Saul;Melanie A. Dirks

  • Cyber and Bias-based Harassment: Associations With Academic, Substance Use, and Mental Health Problems

    Katerina O. Sinclair;Sheri Bauman;V. Paul Poteat;Brian Koenig

  • The Influence of Peer Victimization on Educational Outcomes for LGBTQ and Non-LGBTQ High School Students

    Steven R. Aragon;V. Paul Poteat;Dorothy L. Espelage;Brian W. Koenig

  • Psychosocial Costs of Racism to White Counselors: Predicting Various Dimensions of Multicultural Counseling Competence

    Lisa B. Spanierman;V. Paul Poteat;Ying Fen Wang;Euna Oh

  • The socialization of dominance: peer group contextual effects on homophobic and dominance attitudes.

    V. Paul Poteat;Dorothy L. Espelage;Harold D. Green

  • Changes in White college students' color-blind racial ideology over 4 years: do diversity experiences make a difference?

    Helen A. Neville;V. Paul Poteat;Jioni A. Lewis;Lisa B. Spanierman

  • Psychosocial costs of racism to whites: Exploring patterns through cluster analysis.

    Lisa B. Spanierman;V. Paul Poteat;Amanda M. Beer;Patrick Ian Armstrong

  • Psychosocial concerns of sexual minority youth: complexity and caution in group differences.

    V. Paul Poteat;Steven R. Aragon;Dorothy L. Espelage;Brian W. Koenig

  • Strengthening Our Schools to Promote Resilience and Health Among LGBTQ Youth: Emerging Evidence and Research Priorities from The State of LGBTQ Youth Health and Wellbeing Symposium.

    Michelle M. Johns;V. Paul Poteat;Stacey S. Horn;Joseph Kosciw

  • Willingness to Remain Friends and Attend School with Lesbian and Gay Peers: Relational Expressions of Prejudice Among Heterosexual Youth

    V. Paul Poteat;Dorothy L. Espelage;Brian W. Koenig

  • The use of homophobic language across bullying roles during adolescence

    V. Paul Poteat;Ian Rivers

Frequent Co-Authors

Jerel P. Calzo
Jerel P. Calzo San Diego State University
Hirokazu Yoshikawa
Hirokazu Yoshikawa New York University
Lisa B. Spanierman
Lisa B. Spanierman Arizona State University
Dorothy L. Espelage
Dorothy L. Espelage University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ethan H. Mereish
Ethan H. Mereish University of Maryland, College Park
Stephen T. Russell
Stephen T. Russell The University of Texas at Austin
Ian Rivers
Ian Rivers University of Strathclyde
Jessica N. Fish
Jessica N. Fish University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Melissa K. Holt
Melissa K. Holt Boston University
Ryan J. Watson
Ryan J. Watson University of Connecticut

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