Ambika Krishnakumar

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Ambika Krishnakumar is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Demography. According to data from OpenAlex, Ambika Krishnakumar has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Clinical Psychology, 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 12 papers in Demography. Recurrent topics in Ambika Krishnakumar's work include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (17 papers), Family Dynamics and Relationships (12 papers) and Early Childhood Education and Development (10 papers). Ambika Krishnakumar is often cited by papers focused on Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (17 papers), Family Dynamics and Relationships (12 papers) and Early Childhood Education and Development (10 papers). Ambika Krishnakumar collaborates with scholars based in United States, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana. Ambika Krishnakumar's co-authors include Cheryl Buehler, Maureen M. Black, Jean Gérard, Srimathi Kannan, Dawn P. Misra, J. Timothy Dvonch, Cheryl Buehler, Christine Anthony, Mihaela Robila and Brian K. Barber and has published in prestigious journals such as American Psychologist, PEDIATRICS and Environmental Health Perspectives.

In The Last Decade

Ambika Krishnakumar

43 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Interparental Conflict and Parenting Behaviors: A Meta‐An... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 200 400 600
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Interparental Conflict and Parenting Behaviors: A Meta‐Analytic Review
    2000 659 citations Ambika Krishnakumar, Cheryl Buehler profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ambika Krishnakumar United States 22 1.3k 905 852 790 410 46 2.8k
Melissa A. Barnett United States 25 1.0k 0.8× 544 0.6× 378 0.4× 584 0.7× 54 0.1× 70 2.1k
Jeremy B. Yorgason United States 26 766 0.6× 923 1.0× 446 0.5× 816 1.0× 52 0.1× 128 2.1k
Heidi Saltzman United States 9 2.6k 2.0× 1.1k 1.3× 107 0.1× 878 1.1× 114 0.3× 9 4.0k
Thomas E. Fuller‐Rowell United States 31 940 0.7× 427 0.5× 97 0.1× 1.3k 1.6× 91 0.2× 65 2.8k
Harriet Gross United Kingdom 19 402 0.3× 385 0.4× 208 0.2× 512 0.6× 119 0.3× 56 1.8k
Katrina M. Walsemann United States 27 639 0.5× 422 0.5× 79 0.1× 983 1.2× 223 0.5× 74 2.7k
Sarah O. Meadows United States 20 798 0.6× 451 0.5× 341 0.4× 744 0.9× 25 0.1× 71 2.3k
Jennifer McIntosh Australia 25 773 0.6× 448 0.5× 669 0.8× 795 1.0× 26 0.1× 140 2.2k
Kathrin Boerner United States 31 1.5k 1.1× 515 0.6× 304 0.4× 805 1.0× 101 0.2× 119 3.4k
Jutta Lindert Germany 22 1.6k 1.2× 371 0.4× 342 0.4× 685 0.9× 33 0.1× 113 2.5k

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All Works

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Zhang, Xiaoyan, Ambika Krishnakumar, & Lutchmie Narine. (2020). Family economic hardship and child outcomes: Test of family stress model in the Chinese context.. Journal of Family Psychology. 34(8). 960–968. 28 indexed citations
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Krishnakumar, Ambika, et al.. (2017). Poverty in Ukraine: Development, Validity and Reliability of a New Measure of Financial Strain for Young Adults. World health & population. 17(2). 32–45.
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Krishnakumar, Ambika, et al.. (2015). Intimate partner violence perpetrated by young adult women against men in Ukraine: Examining individual, familial, and cultural factors. Aggressive Behavior. 42(4). 380–393. 7 indexed citations
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Roopnarine, Jaipaul L., et al.. (2015). Caregivers’ Knowledge About Children’s Development in Three Ethnic Groups in Trinidad and Tobago. Parenting. 15(4). 229–246. 8 indexed citations
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Krishnakumar, Ambika, et al.. (2014). Multilevel and Cross-Level Effects of Neighborhood and Family Influences on Children’s Behavioral Outcomes in Trinidad and Tobago: The Intervening Role of Parental Control. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 42(6). 1057–1068. 29 indexed citations
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Narine, Lutchmie, et al.. (2013). A Multilevel Analysis of the Role of Parental and Community Variables on Young Children’s Health. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 38(10). 1144–1154. 3 indexed citations
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Roopnarine, Jaipaul L., et al.. (2009). Beliefs about mothers’ and fathers’ roles and the division of child care and household labor in Indo-Caribbean immigrants with young children.. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology. 15(2). 173–182. 10 indexed citations
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Kannan, Srimathi, Dawn P. Misra, J. Timothy Dvonch, & Ambika Krishnakumar. (2006). Exposures to Airborne Particulate Matter and Adverse Perinatal Outcomes: A Biologically Plausible Mechanistic Framework for Exploring Potential Effect Modification by Nutrition. Environmental Health Perspectives. 114(11). 1636–1642. 398 indexed citations
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Gérard, Jean, Ambika Krishnakumar, & Cheryl Buehler. (2006). Marital Conflict, Parent-Child Relations, and Youth Maladjustment. Journal of Family Issues. 27(7). 951–975. 206 indexed citations
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Robila, Mihaela & Ambika Krishnakumar. (2005). Effects of Economic Pressure on Marital Conflict in Romania.. Journal of Family Psychology. 19(2). 246–251. 67 indexed citations
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Ziegler, Paula, Srimathi Kannan, Satya S. Jonnalagadda, et al.. (2005). Dietary Intake, Body Image Perceptions, and Weight Concerns of Female US International Synchronized Figure Skating Teams. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. 15(5). 550–566. 17 indexed citations
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Krishnakumar, Ambika & Maureen M. Black. (2003). Family Processes Within Three-Generation Households and Adolescent Mothers' Satisfaction With Father Involvement.. Journal of Family Psychology. 17(4). 488–498. 52 indexed citations
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Krishnakumar, Ambika, Cheryl Buehler, & Brian K. Barber. (2003). Youth Perceptions of Interparental Conflict, Ineffective Parenting, and Youth Problem Behaviors in European-American and African-American Families. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 20(2). 239–260. 10 indexed citations
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Krishnakumar, Ambika & Maureen M. Black. (2002). Longitudinal predictors of competence among African American children. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. 23(3). 237–266. 35 indexed citations
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Black, Maureen M., et al.. (2000). Failure-to-thrive, maltreatment and the behavior and development of 6-year-old children from low-income, urban families: a cumulative risk model. Child Abuse & Neglect. 24(5). 587–598. 63 indexed citations
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Black, Maureen M. & Ambika Krishnakumar. (1999). Predicting Longitudinal Growth Curves of Height and Weight Using Ecological Factors for Children with and without Early Growth Deficiency. Journal of Nutrition. 129(2). 539S–543S. 35 indexed citations
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Black, Maureen M. & Ambika Krishnakumar. (1998). Children in low-income, urban settings: Interventions to promote mental health and well-being.. American Psychologist. 53(6). 635–646. 10 indexed citations

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