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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 55 4379 4050 2437 2204 222 12416

Vanessa L. Malcarne publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Vanessa L. Malcarne between 1988 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Vanessa L. Malcarne published across 39 years, from 1988 to 2026, averaging 7.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2018. 15 of the 281 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2018. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 14 publications 2026: 1 publication
1988 2026

281 publications in total across all disciplines

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Vanessa L. Malcarne: publications per year, 1988 to 2026
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 1
1990 0
1991 2
1992 1
1993 1
1994 2
1995 1
1996 2
1997 1
1998 1
1999 3
2000 1
2001 0
2002 2
2003 2
2004 4
2005 7
2006 13
2007 9
2008 5
2009 6
2010 5
2011 7
2012 8
2013 14
2014 17
2015 16
2016 15
2017 13
2018 19
2019 18
2020 19
2021 10
2022 15
2023 10
2024 15
2025 14
2026 1
Total 281
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Vanessa L. Malcarne 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 Vanessa L. Malcarne sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 221–230 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 222 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283 222
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Vanessa L. Malcarne 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 Vanessa L. Malcarne sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 54–55 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408 55
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Vanessa L. Malcarne is affiliated with San Diego State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with notable contributions in subfields such as pathology and forensic medicine, clinical psychology, genetics, dermatology, and epidemiology.

Their main areas of study include systemic sclerosis and related diseases, body image and dysmorphia studies, eating disorders and behaviors, inflammatory myopathies and dermatomyositis, dermatologic treatments and research, interstitial lung diseases and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, as well as dental health and care utilization.

Vanessa L. Malcarne has published extensively in various academic venues. The frequent publication outlets include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Body Image
  • Journal of Psychosomatic Research
  • Trials
  • Arthritis Care & Research

Their recent papers encompass research on body image satisfaction and related sociocultural constructs, as well as mental health symptoms in systemic sclerosis participants, including:

  • Demographic predictors of body image satisfaction: The U.S. Body Project I (2022, Body Image)
  • Pathways from sociocultural and objectification constructs to body satisfaction among women: The U.S. Body Project I (2022, Body Image)
  • Demographic predictors of objectification theory and tripartite influence model constructs: The U.S. Body Project I (2021, Body Image)
  • Pathways from sociocultural and objectification constructs to body satisfaction among men: The U.S. Body Project I (2022, Body Image)
  • Changes in mental health symptoms from pre-COVID-19 to COVID-19 among participants with systemic sclerosis from four countries: A Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort study (2020, Journal of Psychosomatic Research)

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Vanessa L. Malcarne include:

  • Brett D. Thombs
  • Linda Kwakkenbos
  • Marie-Eve Carrier
  • Susan J. Bartlett
  • Karen Gottesman

Among the recognitions received, Vanessa L. Malcarne was named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Coping with stressful events in older children and young adolescents.

    Bruce E. Compas;Vanessa L. Malcarne;Karen M. Fondacaro

  • Perceived control and coping with stress: A developmental perspective.

    Bruce E. Compas;Gerard A. Banez;Vanessa Malcarne;Nancy Worsham

  • When Mom or Dad Has Cancer: Markers of Psychological Distress in Cancer Patients, Spouses, and Children

    Bruce E. Compas;Nancy L. Worsham;JoAnne E. Epping-Jordan;Kathryn E. Grant

  • Math Anxiety in Second and Third Graders and Its Relation to Mathematics Achievement

    Sarah S. Wu;Maria Barth;Hitha Amin;Vanessa Malcarne

  • The PedsQL in pediatric cerebral palsy: reliability, validity, and sensitivity of the Generic Core Scales and Cerebral Palsy Module

    James W Varni;Tasha M Burwinkle;Susan J Berrin;Sandra A Sherman

  • Post-occupancy evaluation of healing gardens in a pediatric cancer center

    Sandra A. Sherman;James W. Varni;Roger S. Ulrich;Vanessa L. Malcarne

  • Does God Determine Your Health? The God Locus of Health Control Scale

    Kenneth A. Wallston;Vanessa L. Malcarne;Lise Flores;Ingunn Hansdottir

  • Health‐related quality of life of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: hearing the voices of the children

    James W Varni;Tasha M Burwinkle;Sandra A Sherman;Kanela Hanna

  • Reliability and validity of the Perceived Stress Scale-10 in Hispanic Americans with English or Spanish language preference.

    Sharon H Baik;Rina S Fox;Sarah D Mills;Scott C Roesch;Scott C Roesch

  • Validation of interpersonal support evaluation list-12 (ISEL-12) scores among English- and Spanish-speaking Hispanics/Latinos from the HCHS/SOL Sociocultural Ancillary Study.

    Erin L. Merz;Scott C. Roesch;Vanessa L. Malcarne;Frank J. Penedo

  • Psychometric properties of Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) original and short forms in an African American community sample

    Erin L. Merz;Vanessa L. Malcarne;Vanessa L. Malcarne;Scott C. Roesch;Celine M. Ko

  • A multigroup confirmatory factor analysis of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 among English- and Spanish-speaking Latinas.

    Erin L. Merz;Vanessa L. Malcarne;Scott C. Roesch;Natasha Riley

  • The effects of dyadic strength and coping styles on psychological distress in couples faced with prostate cancer.

    Rajni Banthia;Vanessa L Malcarne;James W Varni;James W Varni;Celine M Ko

  • The PedsQL in pediatric cerebral palsy: reliability, validity, and sensitivity of the Generic Core Scales and Cerebral Palsy Module

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  • Scrutinizing the relationship between shyness and social phobia.

    Denise A Chavira;Murray B Stein;Vanessa L Malcarne

  • The psychometric properties of the generalized anxiety disorder-7 scale in Hispanic Americans with English or Spanish language preference.

    Sarah D. Mills;Rina S. Fox;Vanessa L. Malcarne;Scott C. Roesch

  • Depressive symptoms among young breast cancer survivors: the importance of reproductive concerns

    Jessica R. Gorman;Vanessa L. Malcarne;Vanessa L. Malcarne;Scott C. Roesch;Lisa Madlensky

  • Experiencing reproductive concerns as a female cancer survivor is associated with depression

    Jessica R. Gorman;H. Irene Su;Samantha C. Roberts;Sally A. Dominick

  • The Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort : protocol for a cohort multiple randomised controlled trial (cmRCT) design to support trials of psychosocial and rehabilitation interventions in a rare disease context

    Linda Kwakkenbos;Lisa R. Jewett;Murray Baron;Susan J. Bartlett

  • Reliability and Validity of the Beck Depression and Anxiety Inventories in Caucasian Americans and Latinos

    Sandra Contreras;Senaida Fernandez;Vanessa L. Malcarne;Rick E. Ingram

  • Attaining negative margins in breast-conservation operations: is there a consensus among breast surgeons?

    Sarah L. Blair;Kari Thompson;Joseph Rococco;Vanessa Malcarne

  • Sleep disturbance and cancer-related fatigue symptom cluster in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

    Rina S. Fox;Sonia Ancoli-Israel;Scott C. Roesch;Scott C. Roesch;Erin L. Merz

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott C. Roesch
Scott C. Roesch San Diego State University
James W. Varni
James W. Varni Texas A&M University
Luc Mouthon
Luc Mouthon Université Paris Cité
Daniel E. Furst
Daniel E. Furst University of California, Los Angeles
Maureen D. Mayes
Maureen D. Mayes The University of Texas at Austin
Dinesh Khanna
Dinesh Khanna University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Philip J. Clements
Philip J. Clements University of California, Los Angeles
Elizabeth A. Klonoff
Elizabeth A. Klonoff University of Central Florida
Frank J. Penedo
Frank J. Penedo University of Miami
Janet E. Pope
Janet E. Pope University of Western Ontario

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