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D-Index
85
Citations
31517
World Ranking
1178
National Ranking
732

Vern L. Bengtson 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 Vern L. Bengtson sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 189 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Vern L. Bengtson 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 Vern L. Bengtson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1976 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Vern L. Bengtson was affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their academic career included contributions to the field of psychology, recognized notably by the award of Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1976.

The available data does not specify particular research papers, frequent co-authors, or publication venues for Vern L. Bengtson. Additionally, detailed information about fields or subfields of study and main research topics was not provided. Nor are there records of book publications linked to their work.

Despite the limited bibliometric details, the fellowship awarded by the American Psychological Association points to significant activity within the discipline of psychology during their career.

Vern L. Bengtson is deceased. The profile reflects a concise overview based solely on the provided source data without extrapolation beyond verified information.

Best Publications

  • Intergenerational solidarity in aging families: An example of formal theory construction.

    Vern L. Bengtson;Robert E. L. Roberts

  • An Exploration of the Activity Theory of Aging: Activity Types and Life Satisfaction Among In-movers to a Retirement Community

    Bruce W. Lemon;Vern L. Bengtson;James A. Peterson

  • Beyond the Nuclear Family: The Increasing Importance of Multigenerational Bonds

    Vern L. Bengtson

  • Intergenerational solidarity and the structure of adult child-parent relationships in American families

    Merril Silverstein;Vern L. Bengtson

  • The Life Course Perspective Applied to Families Over Time

    Vern L. Bengtson;Katherine R. Allen

  • Handbook of theories of aging

    Vern L. Bengtson;Richard A. Jr. Settersten;Brian K. Kennedy;Nancy Morrow-Howell

  • Attitude similarity in three-generation families: Socialization, status inheritance, or reciprocal influence?

    Jennifer Glass;Vern L. Bengtson;Charlotte Chorn Dunham

  • Solidarity, conflict, and ambivalence: Complementary or competing perspectives on intergenerational relationships?

    Vern Bengtson;Roseann Giarrusso;J. Beth Mabry;Merril Silverstein

  • Aging in minority populations. An examination of the double jeopardy hypothesis.

    James J. Dowd;Vern L. Bengtson

  • Generational Difference and the Developmental Stake

    Vern L. Bengtson;Joseph A. Kuypers

  • Reciprocity in Parent–Child Relations Over the Adult Life Course

    Merril Silverstein;Stephen J. Conroy;Haitao Wang;Roseann Giarrusso

  • Generation and Family Effects in Value Socialization.

    Vern L. Bengtson

  • Affection, social contact, and geographic distance between adult children and their parents

    Leora Lawton;Merril Silverstein;Vern Bengtson

  • Theory, Explanation, and a Third Generation of Theoretical Development in Social Gerontology

    Vern L. Bengtson;Elisabeth O. Burgess;Tonya M. Parrott

  • Factors That Predispose Middle-Aged Sons and Daughters to Provide Social Support to Older Parents.

    Merril Silverstein;Tonya M. Parrott;Vern L. Bengtson

  • How Families Still Matter: A Longitudinal Study of Youth in Two Generations

    Deborah Carr;Vern L. Bengtson;Timothy J. Biblarz;Robert E. L. Roberts

  • On The Relative Influence of Mothers and Fathers: A Covariance Analysis of Political and Religious Socialization.

    Alan C. Acock;Vern L. Bengtson

  • Socialization and Attribution Processes: Actual Versus Perceived Similarity Among Parents and Youth.

    Alan C. Acock;Vern L. Bengtson

  • Black grandmothers: Issues of timing and continuity of roles.

    Linda M. Burton;Vern L. Bengtson

  • Sourcebook of Family Theory and Research

    Vern L. Bengtson

  • Emergent Theories of Aging

    James E. Birren;Vern L. Bengtson;Donna E. Deutchman

  • The Cambridge handbook of age and ageing

    Malcolm L. Johnson;Vern L. Bengtson;Peter G. Coleman;Thomas B.L. Kirkwood

Frequent Co-Authors

Merril Silverstein
Merril Silverstein Syracuse University
Thomas B. L. Kirkwood
Thomas B. L. Kirkwood Newcastle University
Margaret Gatz
Margaret Gatz University of Southern California
Alan C. Acock
Alan C. Acock Oregon State University
Katherine R. Allen
Katherine R. Allen Virginia Tech
K. Warner Schaie
K. Warner Schaie University of Washington
James E. Birren
James E. Birren University of Southern California
J. Jill Suitor
J. Jill Suitor Purdue University West Lafayette
Deborah Carr
Deborah Carr Boston University
Linda K. George
Linda K. George Duke University

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