2026 Wayne W. Fisher: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	73	1970	1783	1152	1019	231	19337

Overview

Wayne W. Fisher is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on psychology and neuroscience, with notable contributions in cognitive neuroscience and developmental and educational psychology as key subfields. Clinical psychology, psychiatry and mental health, and social psychology also represent important areas within their scholarly work.

The main topics covered in their research include Autism Spectrum Disorder research, behavioral and psychological studies, child nutrition and feeding issues, obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, family and disability support research, and bullying, victimization, and aggression.

Fisher has published frequently in several academic venues, with a significant number of works appearing in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. Other publication venues include Behavioral Development, Perspectives on Behavior Science, the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, and Behavioural Processes.

A randomized clinical trial of a virtual-training program for teaching applied-behavior-analysis skills to parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (2020, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis)
Basic and applied research on extinction bursts (2022, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis)

They have collaborated extensively with several co-authors, including Brian Greer, Ashley M. Fuhrman, Daniel R. Mitteer, Cathleen C. Piazza, and Timothy A. Shahan.

Other recent notable papers in related behavioral analysis topics include the following works by different primary authors but from overlapping research communities and venues:

Resurgence following differential reinforcement of alternative behavior implemented with and without extinction (2020, Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior)
Treating food selectivity as resistance to change in children with autism spectrum disorder (2020, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis)
Assessment of children's and caregivers' preferences for treatments for escape-maintained problem behavior (2021, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis)

Wayne W. Fisher's work substantially covers applied behavioral analysis techniques in the context of developmental disabilities and neurobehavioral conditions. This includes intervention research aimed at autism spectrum disorders and related child behavior challenges.

Best Publications

A COMPARISON OF TWO APPROACHES FOR IDENTIFYING REINFORCERS FOR PERSONS WITH SEVERE AND PROFOUND DISABILITIES

Wayne Fisher;Cathleen C. Piazza;Lynn G. Bowman;Louis P. Hagopian

2194
Citations
Integrating caregiver report with a systematic choice assessment to enhance reinforcer identification

Wayne W. Fisher;Cathleen C. Piazza;Lynn G. Bowman;Adrianna Amari

548
Citations
EFFECTIVENESS OF FUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATION TRAINING WITH AND WITHOUT EXTINCTION AND PUNISHMENT: A SUMMARY OF 21 INPATIENT CASES

Louis P. Hagopian;Wayne W. Fisher;Michelle Thibault Sullivan;Jean Acquisto

535
Citations
Visual aids and structured criteria for improving visual inspection and interpretation of single-case designs.

Wayne W. Fisher;Michael E. Kelley;Joanna E. Lomas

484
Citations
FUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATION TRAINING WITH AND WITHOUT EXTINCTION AND PUNISHMENT

Wayne W. Fisher;Cathleen C. Piazza;Michael F. Cataldo;Robert Harrell

399
Citations
Basic and applied research on choice responding.

Wayne W. Fisher;James E. Mazur

381
Citations
Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Wayne W. Fisher;Cathleen C. Piazza;Henry S. Roane

343
Citations
Functional analysis of inappropriate mealtime behaviors

Cathleen C. Piazza;Wayne W. Fisher;Kimberly A. Brown;Bridget A. Shore

327
Citations
Using a choice assessment to predict reinforcer effectiveness.

Cathleen C. Piazza;Cathleen C. Piazza;Wayne W. Fisher;Louis P. Hagopian;Lynn G. Bowman

327
Citations
ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AND PREFERENCE FOR PUNISHMENT AND EXTINCTION COMPONENTS OF FUNCTION‐BASED INTERVENTIONS

Gregory P. Hanley;Cathleen C. Piazza;Wayne W. Fisher;Kristen A. Maglieri

323
Citations
Treatment of pica through multiple analyses of its reinforcing functions.

Cathleen C. Piazza;Wayne W. Fisher;Gregory P. Hanley;Linda A. LeBlanc

302
Citations
TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRUCTURED CRITERIA FOR INTERPRETATION OF FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS DATA

Louis P. Hagopian;Wayne W. Fisher;Rachel H. Thompson;Jamie Owen-Deschryver

296
Citations
Evaluation of client preference for function-based treatment packages.

Gregory P. Hanley;Cathleen C. Piazza;Wayne W. Fisher;Stephanie A. Contrucci

292
Citations
Schedule effects of noncontingent reinforcement on attention-maintained destructive behavior in identical quadruplets.

Louis P. Hagopian;Wayne W. Fisher;Steven M. Legacy

260
Citations
A prevalence study of pervasive developmental disorders in North Dakota.

Larry Burd;Wayne Fisher;Jacob Kerbeshian

250
Citations
Applied Behavior Analysis as Treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Henry S. Roane;Wayne W. Fisher;James E. Carr

247
Citations
The effects of videotape modeling on staff acquisition of functional analysis methodology.

James W. Moore;Wayne W. Fisher

241
Citations
FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS AND TREATMENT OF CIGARETTE PICA

Cathleen C. Piazza;Gregory P. Hanley;Wayne W. Fisher

235
Citations
Facilitating Tolerance of Delayed Reinforcement during Functional Communication Training.

Wayne W. Fisher;Rachel H. Thompson;Louis P. Hagopian;Lynn G. Bowman

227
Citations
Self-injurious behavior: Gene-brain-behavior relationships

Stephen R. Schroeder;Mary Lou Oster-Granite;Gershon Berkson;James W. Bodfish

206
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Cathleen C. Piazza Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Gregory P. Hanley Western New England University

Rachel H. Thompson Western New England University

Louis P. Hagopian Kennedy Krieger Institute

Iser G. DeLeon University of Florida

Tiffany Kodak Marquette University

Michael F. Cataldo Kennedy Krieger Institute

Brian A. Iwata University of Florida

Sung Woo Kahng Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

David P. Wacker University of Iowa

External Links

Personal website of Wayne W. Fisher Google Scholar page

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