Alvin Thomas

1.1k total citations
30 papers, 760 citations indexed

About

Alvin Thomas is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Alvin Thomas has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 760 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 15 papers in Clinical Psychology and 8 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Alvin Thomas's work include Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (7 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (7 papers) and Homelessness and Social Issues (6 papers). Alvin Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (7 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (7 papers) and Homelessness and Social Issues (6 papers). Alvin Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Alvin Thomas's co-authors include Cleopatra H. Caldwell, Shervin Assari, Lori S. Hoggard, Ronald B. Mincy, Elan C. Hope, Cynthia Ewell Foster, Polly Y. Gipson, Adam G. Horwitz, Deborah M. Stone and Kiel J. Opperman and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Psychologist and Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Alvin Thomas

29 papers receiving 742 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alvin Thomas United States 13 363 317 201 187 174 30 760
Rachel A. Fusco United States 14 458 1.3× 182 0.6× 248 1.2× 125 0.7× 172 1.0× 44 707
Trenette T. Clark United States 18 364 1.0× 366 1.2× 117 0.6× 106 0.6× 245 1.4× 36 821
Lori S. Hoggard United States 16 368 1.0× 489 1.5× 109 0.5× 149 0.8× 120 0.7× 27 766
Angela Moreland Begle United States 17 695 1.9× 200 0.6× 261 1.3× 122 0.7× 197 1.1× 22 961
Norma Rodriguez United States 9 373 1.0× 368 1.2× 106 0.5× 180 1.0× 127 0.7× 14 736
Evelina Landstedt Sweden 14 292 0.8× 159 0.5× 152 0.8× 156 0.8× 177 1.0× 38 665
Rajni L. Nair United States 14 443 1.2× 377 1.2× 65 0.3× 262 1.4× 111 0.6× 26 729
Kelly Rose‐Clarke United Kingdom 10 311 0.9× 225 0.7× 68 0.3× 101 0.5× 168 1.0× 27 683
Monica M. Fitzgerald United States 19 850 2.3× 193 0.6× 206 1.0× 140 0.7× 180 1.0× 24 1.0k
Natalie Wilkins United States 16 617 1.7× 230 0.7× 269 1.3× 84 0.4× 243 1.4× 35 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Alvin Thomas

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alvin Thomas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alvin Thomas

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thomas, Alvin, et al.. (2024). Public emotion and response immediately following the death of George Floyd: A sentiment analysis of social media comments. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 14. 100143–100143. 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alvin, et al.. (2023). Online Racial Discrimination, Critical Consciousness, and Psychosocial Distress Among Black and Latino Adolescents: A Moderated Mediation Model. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 52(5). 967–979. 5 indexed citations
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Cooper, Shauna M., et al.. (2023). Honoring foundational Black psychologists' contributions to research on Black fathers.. American Psychologist. 78(4). 535–550. 7 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alvin, et al.. (2022). Efficacy to avoid violence and parenting: A moderated mediation of violence exposure for African American urban-dwelling boys. Development and Psychopathology. 35(2). 838–849. 2 indexed citations
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Walsh, Tova B., et al.. (2022). Black fathers’ contributions to maternal mental health. Archives of Women s Mental Health. 26(1). 117–126. 3 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alvin, et al.. (2022). Taking the good with the bad?: Social Media and Online Racial Discrimination Influences on Psychological and Academic Functioning in Black and Hispanic Youth. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 52(2). 245–257. 12 indexed citations
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Toro, Juan Del, Adam Fine, Ming‐Te Wang, et al.. (2021). The Longitudinal Associations Between Paternal Incarceration and Family Well-Being: Implications for Ethnic/Racial Disparities in Health. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 61(3). 423–433. 19 indexed citations
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Cooper, Shauna M., et al.. (2021). Black American Fathers Employed in Higher-Risk Contexts for Contracting COVID-19: Implications for Individual Wellbeing and Work-Family Spillover. American Journal of Men s Health. 15(2). 1013915313–1013915313. 9 indexed citations
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Toro, Juan Del, Ming‐Te Wang, Alvin Thomas, & Diane Hughes. (2021). An Intersectional Approach to Understanding the Academic and Health Effects of Policing Among Urban Adolescents. Journal of Research on Adolescence. 32(1). 34–40. 20 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alvin, et al.. (2020). Age-Specific Mechanism of the Effects of Family Based Interventions with African American Nonresident Fathers and Sons. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 29(12). 3509–3520. 2 indexed citations
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So, Suzanna, et al.. (2020). Hyperarousal and hypervigilance in African American male adolescents exposed to community violence. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. 70. 101168–101168. 24 indexed citations
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Hoggard, Lori S., et al.. (2019). The role of emotional eating in the links between racial discrimination and physical and mental health. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 42(6). 1091–1103. 29 indexed citations
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Foster, Cynthia Ewell, Adam G. Horwitz, Alvin Thomas, et al.. (2017). Connectedness to family, school, peers, and community in socially vulnerable adolescents. Children and Youth Services Review. 81. 321–331. 186 indexed citations
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Assari, Shervin, Alvin Thomas, Cleopatra H. Caldwell, & Ronald B. Mincy. (2017). Blacks’ Diminished Health Return of Family Structure and Socioeconomic Status; 15 Years of Follow-up of a National Urban Sample of Youth. Journal of Urban Health. 95(1). 21–35. 175 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alvin, Cleopatra H. Caldwell, Shervin Assari, Robert J. Jagers, & Brian R. Flay. (2016). You Do What You See. The Journal of Men s Studies. 24(2). 185–207. 18 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alvin & Elan C. Hope. (2015). Walking Away Hurt, Walking Around Scared. Journal of Black Psychology. 42(5). 453–476. 2 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alvin, Wizdom Powell, & Laura P. Kohn‐Wood. (2014). Chill, be cool man: African American men, identity, coping, and aggressive ideation.. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology. 21(3). 369–379. 16 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alvin, Cleopatra H. Caldwell, & E. Hill De Loney. (2012). Black like me: The race socialization of African American boys by nonresident fathers.. 5 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alvin, et al.. (2009). Vocational Discernment among Tibetan Buddhist Monks in Dharamsala, India.. 3(4). 251–268. 2 indexed citations

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