2026 Vicky Phares: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	47	6142	5708	3339	3027	119	9791

Overview

Vicky Phares is affiliated with the University of South Florida in the United States. Their research spans several key areas within psychology and medicine, with a focus on clinical psychology and psychiatry and mental health.

Their work addresses a range of topics including:

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Child Abuse and Trauma
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
Migration, Health and Trauma
Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
Film in Education and Therapy
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Several of their recent papers illustrate the diversity of their research interests. Notable publications include:

"Parental descriptions of childhood avoidance symptoms after trauma," 2020, Traumatology An International Journal
"Using Memoirs and Autobiographies To Enhance the Teaching of Abnormal Child Psychology," 2020, Psychology Learning & Teaching
"Virtual Internships and Experience in the Helping Professions," 2024, Eye on Psi Chi Magazine

These papers explore trauma symptoms in children, education methods in abnormal child psychology, and practical professional experiences in helping fields respectively.

Vicky Phares has collaborated with a range of coauthors across their publications. Frequent collaborators include:

Zoe Blair-Andrews
Alison Salloum
Stephanie Evans
Eric A. Storch
Jessica Hankinson

Their research has been published in several academic journals, with repeated contributions in venues such as:

Traumatology An International Journal
Psychology Learning & Teaching
Eye on Psi Chi Magazine

Vicky Phares' primary fields of study are psychology and medicine. Within these broader domains, their subfields of specialization include clinical psychology, psychiatry and mental health, general psychology, and health information management.

Best Publications

The role of fathers in child and adolescent psychopathology: make room for daddy.

Vicky Phares;Bruce E. Compas

918
Citations
Fathers' role in the etiology, prevention and treatment of child anxiety: a review and new model.

Susan Bögels;Vicky Phares

689
Citations
Interparental Agreement on Internalizing, Externalizing, and Total Behavior Problems: A Meta-analysis

Amy M. Duhig;Kimberly Renk;Monica K. Epstein;Vicky Phares

588
Citations
Are Fathers Involved in Pediatric Psychology Research and Treatment

Vicky Phares;Elena Lopez;Sherecce Fields;Dimitra Kamboukos

543
Citations
Cross-informant ratings of social competence in children and adolescents

Kimberly Renk;Vicky Phares

450
Citations
Where's Poppa?: The Relative Lack of Attention to the Role of Fathers in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

Vicky Phares

413
Citations
Still looking for Poppa.

Vicky Phares;Sherecce Fields;Dimitra Kamboukos;Elena Lopez

384
Citations
Risk factors for emotional/behavioral problems in young adolescents: a prospective analysis of adolescent and parental stress and symptoms

Bruce E. Compas;David C. Howell;Vicky Phares;Rebecca A. Williams

356
Citations
Gender Differences in Peer and Parental Influences: Body Image Disturbance, Self-Worth, and Psychological Functioning in Preadolescent Children

Vicky Phares;Ari R. Steinberg;J. Kevin Thompson

334
Citations
Adolescent motherhood and postpartum depression.

Robyn Birkeland;J. Kevin Thompson;Vicky Phares

245
Citations
Perspectives on Child Behavior Problems: Comparisons of Children's Self-Reports with Parent and Teacher Reports

Vicky Phares;Bruce E. Compas;David C. Howell

235
Citations
Fathers' and Mothers' Involvement with Their Adolescents

Vicky Phares;Sherecce A Fields;Dimitra Kamboukos

230
Citations
Body Image, Psychological Functioning, and Parental Feedback Regarding Physical Appearance

Donna J. Schwartz;Vicky Phares;Stacey Tantleff-Dunn;Joel Kevin Thompson

219
Citations
Parent and Child Stress and Symptoms: An Integrative Analysis

Bruce E. Compas;David C. Howell;Vicky Phares;Rebecca A. Williams

194
Citations
Fathers and developmental psychopathology

Vicky Phares

191
Citations
The connections between adolescents’ perceptions of parents, parental psychological symptoms, and adolescent functioning

Georgetta L Bosco;Kimberly Renk;Tara M Dinger;Monica K Epstein

187
Citations
Mothers, fathers, gender role, and time parents spend with their children

Kimberly Renk;Rex Roberts;Angela Roddenberry;Mary Luick

173
Citations
A structural equation analysis of family accommodation in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Nicole E. Caporino;Jessica Morgan;Jason Beckstead;Vicky Phares

170
Citations
A meta-analysis of family accommodation and OCD symptom severity

Monica S. Wu;Joseph F. McGuire;Charitie Martino;Vicky Phares

164
Citations
Seven‐Year Outcome of the Vermont Intervention Program for Low‐Birthweight Infants

Thomas M. Achenbach;Vicky Phares;Catherine T. Howell;Virginia A. Rauh

155
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric A. Storch Baylor College of Medicine

Kimberly Renk University of Central Florida

Brent J. Small University of South Florida

Bruce E. Compas Vanderbilt University

Adam B. Lewin University of South Florida

Stephen P. Whiteside Mayo Clinic

Susan M. Bögels University of Amsterdam

J. Kevin Thompson University of South Florida

Gary R. Geffken University of Florida

Scott P. Orr Harvard University

External Links

Personal website of Vicky Phares

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