Belle Liang

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Belle Liang is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Belle Liang has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Social Psychology, 36 papers in Clinical Psychology and 25 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in Belle Liang's work include Youth Development and Social Support (22 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (17 papers) and Mentoring and Academic Development (11 papers). Belle Liang is often cited by papers focused on Youth Development and Social Support (22 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (17 papers) and Mentoring and Academic Development (11 papers). Belle Liang collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Egypt. Belle Liang's co-authors include Sarah R. Weintraub, Lisa A. Goodman, Renée Spencer, Pratyusha Tummala–Narra, Linda M. Williams, Allison J. Tracy, Jean E. Rhodes, Catherine A. Taylor, Rachel E. Latta and Janet E. Helms and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Vocational Behavior and Frontiers in Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Belle Liang

70 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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. A Theoretical Framework for Understanding Help-Seeking Processes Among Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
    2005 581 citations Belle Liang, Pratyusha Tummala–Narra et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Belle Liang 1.2k 1.2k 725 697 609 72 2.8k
Clea McNeely 677 0.5× 1.4k 1.2× 678 0.9× 526 0.8× 1.0k 1.7× 50 3.2k
Jennifer L. Matjasko 990 0.8× 923 0.8× 1.0k 1.4× 853 1.2× 648 1.1× 33 3.2k
Pamela Orpinas 977 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 567 0.8× 353 0.5× 591 1.0× 81 2.5k
Barton J. Hirsch 919 0.7× 1.0k 0.9× 740 1.0× 630 0.9× 929 1.5× 48 2.7k
Paul R. Smokowski 1.3k 1.1× 2.2k 1.8× 1.2k 1.7× 578 0.8× 1.1k 1.8× 102 3.6k
Maury Nation 494 0.4× 856 0.7× 625 0.9× 387 0.6× 653 1.1× 38 2.3k
Cheryl Buehler 1.3k 1.1× 1.7k 1.4× 1.5k 2.0× 856 1.2× 334 0.5× 66 3.4k
Nazlı Baydar 573 0.5× 1.6k 1.3× 730 1.0× 253 0.4× 866 1.4× 51 3.1k
Shmuel Shulman 1.9k 1.5× 1.9k 1.6× 1.0k 1.4× 301 0.4× 516 0.8× 133 3.6k
Sabrina Oesterle 455 0.4× 1.2k 1.0× 680 0.9× 540 0.8× 686 1.1× 78 3.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Belle Liang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Belle Liang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Belle Liang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Belle Liang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Belle Liang based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Belle Liang. Belle Liang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Hill, Nancy E., et al.. (2025). Adolescent self‐efficacy and orientation about the future: Longitudinal associations with family/school support and sense of purpose. Journal of Research on Adolescence. 35(3). e70055–e70055.
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Lund, Terese J., et al.. (2024). Predictors of Purpose Among Young Adults in College: An Exploratory Analysis of the Importance of Relational Supports and Experiential Learning. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(4). 1494–1504. 1 indexed citations
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Lund, Terese J., et al.. (2024). Transforming Service into Civic Purpose: A Qualitative Study of Adolescent Civic Engagement and Purpose Development. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 90–106. 1 indexed citations
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Lund, Terese J., et al.. (2023). The Powerful Role of Mothers in Adolescent Purpose Development. 5(1). 1–16. 2 indexed citations
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Cepeda-Lopez, Ana C, et al.. (2023). MentorOn: A peer mentoring program developed for COVID‐19 times. Journal of Community Psychology. 51(8). 3152–3170. 1 indexed citations
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Abu‐Zaid, Ahmed, et al.. (2022). Systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy of acupuncture as an adjunct to IVF cycles in China and the world. Journal of Turkish Society of Obstetric and Gynecology. 19(4). 315–326. 2 indexed citations
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Liang, Belle, et al.. (2021). MPOWER: The Impact of a Purpose Program on Adolescents’ Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. 761580–761580. 4 indexed citations
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Lund, Terese J., et al.. (2021). Parenting and Youth Purpose: Fostering Other-Oriented Aims. Youth. 1(1). 2–13. 3 indexed citations
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Kenny, Maureen E., et al.. (2019). Applying the Psychology of Working Theory for Transformative Career Education. Journal of Career Development. 46(6). 623–636. 34 indexed citations
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Hill, Nancy E., et al.. (2018). Adolescents’ Perceptions of the Economy: Its Association with Academic Engagement and the Role of School-Based and Parental Relationships. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 47(5). 895–915. 9 indexed citations
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West, Jennifer, Belle Liang, & Joseph Spinazzola. (2016). Trauma sensitive yoga as a complementary treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder: A qualitative descriptive analysis.. International Journal of Stress Management. 24(2). 173–195. 57 indexed citations
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Liang, Belle & Jennifer West. (2011). Relational health, alexithymia, and psychological distress in college women: Testing a mediator model.. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 81(2). 246–254. 32 indexed citations
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Liang, Belle, Pratyusha Tummala–Narra, & Jennifer West. (2011). Revisiting community work from a psychodynamic perspective.. Professional Psychology Research and Practice. 42(5). 398–404. 9 indexed citations
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Spencer, Renée & Belle Liang. (2009). “She Gives Me a Break from the World”: Formal Youth Mentoring Relationships Between Adolescent Girls and Adult Women. The Journal of Primary Prevention. 30(2). 109–130. 50 indexed citations
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Liang, Belle, et al.. (2007). Cultivating the vital element of youth mentoring. Applied Developmental Science. 11(2). 1 indexed citations
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Liang, Belle & Jennifer West. (2007). Youth Mentoring: Do Race and Ethnicity Really Matter? Research in Action. Issue 9.. 1 indexed citations
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Liang, Belle, Linda M. Williams, & Jane A. Siegel. (2006). Relational Outcomes of Childhood Sexual Trauma in Female Survivors. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 21(1). 42–57. 74 indexed citations
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Liang, Belle, et al.. (2005). Peace Talk: A Relational Approach to Group Negotiation among Arab and Israeli Youths. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy. 55(4). 481–506. 10 indexed citations
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Liang, Belle & Yue Liu. (2003). Texas School Survey of Substance Use Among Students: Grades 4-6 2002. 6 indexed citations
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Liang, Belle, G. Anne Bogat, & Marianne P. McGrath. (1993). Differential understanding of sexual abuse prevention concepts among preschoolers. Child Abuse & Neglect. 17(5). 641–650. 19 indexed citations

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