2026 Wendy D. Manning: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	75	1807	1628	1061	934	242	18413

Overview

Wendy D. Manning is affiliated with Bowling Green State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of social sciences and psychology, with a notable focus on sociology and political science, social psychology, demography, gender studies, and general health professions.

The main topics covered in their work include family dynamics and relationships, LGBTQ health, identity, and policy, intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving, attachment and relationship dynamics, reproductive health and technologies, demographic trends and gender preferences, and intimate partner and family violence.

Frequent publication venues for their research include Socius Sociological Research for a Dynamic World, Journal of Marriage and the Family, Population Research and Policy Review, Demography, and Brain Behavior and Immunity.

Some recent papers authored by Wendy D. Manning are:

"Young Adulthood Relationships in an Era of Uncertainty: A Case for Cohabitation," 2020, Demography
"Marriage and Divorce Decline during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Five States," 2021, Socius Sociological Research for a Dynamic World
"Cognitive schemas and fertility motivations in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic," 2022, Vienna Yearbook of Population Research

Frequent co-authors in their work include Monica A. Longmore, Peggy C. Giordano, Claire M. Kamp Dush, Krista K. Payne, and Susan L. Brown.

Best Publications

"Everything's There Except Money": How Money Shapes Decisions to Marry among Cohabitors.

Pamela J. Smock;Wendy D. Manning;Meredith Porter

701
Citations
Adolescent Well-Being in Cohabiting, Married, and Single-Parent Families

Wendy D. Manning;Kathleen A. Lamb

646
Citations
Measuring and Modeling Cohabitation: New Perspectives from Qualitative Data

Wendy D. Manning;Pamela J. Smock

571
Citations
The effect of marriage and divorce on women's economic well-being

Pamela J. Smock;Wendy D. Manning;Sanjiv Gupta

495
Citations
Hooking Up: The Relationship Contexts of “Nonrelationship” Sex

Wendy D. Manning;Peggy C. Giordano;Monica A. Longmore

474
Citations
The relationship context of contraceptive use at first intercourse.

Wendy D. Manning;Monica A. Longmore;Peggy C. Giordano

469
Citations
Gender and the Meanings of Adolescent Romantic Relationships: A Focus on Boys

Peggy C. Giordano;Monica A. Longmore;Wendy D. Manning

413
Citations
Why Marry? Race and the Transition to Marriage among Cohabitors*

Wendy D. Manning;Pamela J. Smock

405
Citations
Cohabiting partners’ economic circumstances and marriage

Pamela J. Smock;Wendy D. Manning

402
Citations
The relative stability of cohabiting and marital unions for children

Wendy D. Manning;Pamela J. Smock;Debarun Majumdar

375
Citations
Children’s Economic Well-Being in Married and Cohabiting Parent Families

Wendy D. Manning;Susan Brown

353
Citations
The Characteristics of Romantic Relationships Associated with Teen Dating Violence

Peggy C. Giordano;Danielle A. Soto;Wendy D. Manning;Monica A. Longmore

345
Citations
The Changing Institution of Marriage: Adolescents’ Expectations to Cohabit and to Marry

Wendy D. Manning;Monica A. Longmore;Peggy C. Giordano

338
Citations
Parental Cohabitation and Children's Economic Well-Being

Wendy D. Manning;Daniel T. Lichter

329
Citations
The Age–IPV Curve: Changes in the Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence During Adolescence and Young Adulthood

Wendi L. Johnson;Peggy C. Giordano;Wendy D. Manning;Monica A. Longmore

319
Citations
ADOLESCENT ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS AND DELINQUENCY INVOLVEMENT

Dana L. Haynie;Peggy C. Giordano;Wendy D. Manning;Monica A. Longmore

317
Citations
Married and cohabiting parents' relationship stability: A focus on race and ethnicity.

Cynthia Osborne;Wendy D. Manning;Pamela J. Smock

310
Citations
Preadolescent Parenting Strategies and Teens' Dating and Sexual Initiation: A Longitudinal Analysis

Monica A. Longmore;Wendy D. Manning;Peggy C. Giordano

308
Citations
Adolescents involvement in non-romantic sexual activity.

Wendy D. Manning;Monica A. Longmore;Peggy C. Giordano

306
Citations
“Swapping” Families: Serial Parenting and Economic Support for Children

Wendy D. Manning;Pamela J. Smock

283
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Monica A. Longmore Bowling Green State University

Susan L. Brown Bowling Green State University

Alfred DeMaris Bowling Green State University

Alan Booth Pennsylvania State University

Susan M. McHale Pennsylvania State University

External Links

Personal website of Wendy D. Manning Google Scholar page

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