Brett Laursen

17.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
179 papers, 10.8k citations indexed

About

Brett Laursen is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Brett Laursen has authored 179 papers receiving a total of 10.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in Clinical Psychology, 109 papers in Social Psychology and 39 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Brett Laursen's work include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (101 papers), Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (63 papers) and Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (53 papers). Brett Laursen is often cited by papers focused on Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (101 papers), Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (63 papers) and Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (53 papers). Brett Laursen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Finland. Brett Laursen's co-authors include W. Andrew Collins, W. Andrew Collins, Erika Hoff, Katherine C. Coy, William M. Bukowski, Todd D. Little, Noel A. Card, Willard W. Hartup, Kenneth H. Rubin and Ryan Adams and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Brett Laursen

175 papers receiving 10.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Handbook of developmental research methods

2012 902 citations Brett Laursen et al. profile →
Person-Centered and Variable-Centered Approaches to Longitudinal Data

2006 669 citations Brett Laursen et al. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly profile →
Reconsidering Changes in Parent-Child Conflict across Adolescence: A Meta-Analysis

1998 548 citations Brett Laursen, Katherine C. Coy et al. Child Development profile →
Handbook of Peer Interactions, Relationships, and Groups

2011 445 citations Brett Laursen et al. profile →
Toward understanding the functions of peer influence: A summary and synthesis of recent empirical research

2021 189 citations Brett Laursen, René Veenstra Journal of Research on Adolescence profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Brett Laursen

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brett Laursen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Brett Laursen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Brett Laursen 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 Brett Laursen. Brett Laursen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Friend loss exacerbates adjustment difficulties among shy children 2025 ·International Journal of Behavioral Development ·(unknown), Goda Kaniušonytė, Rita Žukauskienė, Brett Laursen	1
2	Age Differences in Academic Suasion: Friends are More Influential During Early Adolescence than During Late Childhood 2025 ·Merrill-Palmer Quarterly ·(unknown), Goda Kaniušonytė, Brett Laursen	0
3	Intrusiveness and Emotional Manipulation as Facets of Parental Psychological Control: A Culturally and Developmentally Sensitive Reconceptualization 2023 ·Human Development ·(unknown), Brett Laursen, Charissa S. L. Cheah, Liliana J. Lengua, Sarah J. Schoppe‐Sullivan, Daniel M. Bagner	11
4	Reconsidering the failure model: Using a genetically controlled design to assess the spread of problems from reactive aggression to internalizing symptoms through peer rejection across the primary school years 2023 ·Child Development ·(unknown), (unknown), Frank Vitaro, Mara Brendgen, Michel Boivin, Brett Laursen	0
5	The spread of political alienation from parents to adolescent children. 2023 ·Journal of Family Psychology ·(unknown), Katharina Eckstein, (unknown), Peter Noack, Brett Laursen	2
6	Reciprocal patterns of peer speech in preschoolers with and without hearing loss 2022 ·Early Childhood Research Quarterly ·Lynn K. Perry, (unknown), Stephanie Custode, (unknown), Brett Laursen, Chaoming Song, Daniel S. Messinger	13
7	In defense of peer influence: The unheralded benefits of conformity 2022 ·Child Development Perspectives ·Brett Laursen, René Veenstra	18
8	Being nice and being mean: Friend characteristics foreshadow changes in perceptions of relationship negativity 2021 ·Journal of Research on Adolescence ·(unknown), (unknown), Brett Laursen	2
9	Teacher expectations and perceived teacher involvement anticipate changes in Latino/a middle school students’ expectations of math success 2020 ·Educational Psychology ·(unknown), Jill Denner, Daniel J. Dickson, Brett Laursen	7
10	The adolescent friendship structure inventory (AFSI): A review and empirical consolidation of existing measures 2018 ·European Journal of Developmental Psychology ·(unknown), Amanda L. Duffy, Melanie J. Zimmer‐Gembeck, Brett Laursen	2
11	Perceptions of parental support buffer against depression for Brazilian youth with interpersonal difficulties 2012 ·International Journal of Behavioral Development ·Dawn DeLay, Christopher A. Hafen, (unknown), Lídia Natália Dobrianskyj Weber, Brett Laursen	24
12	Relationship Pathways: From Adolescence to Young Adulthood 2012 ·Brett Laursen, W. Andrew Collins	138
13	Paths to Successful Development 2002 ·Cambridge University Press eBooks ·Lea Pulkkinen, Mary K. Rothbart, Nancy Eisenberg, Klaus E. Grossmann, Richard J. Rose, Marcel A. G. van Aken, Glen H. Elder, Lars R. Bergman, Brett Laursen, Rainer Κ. Silbereisen, Jutta Heckhausen, Avshalom Caspi, Carol D. Ryff, Johan Ormel, Jochen Brandtstädter	25
14	Relationships as developmental contexts 1999 ·W. Andrew Collins, Brett Laursen, Willard W. Hartup	143
15	The Development of Romantic Relationships in Adolescence 1999 ·Cambridge University Press eBooks ·Wyndol Furman, Willard W. Hartup, B. Bradford Brown, Reed Larson, Brett Laursen, Brent C. Miller, W. Andrew Collins, Geraldine Downey, Lisa M. Diamond, Candice Feiring, (unknown), Jennifer Connolly, Deborah L. Coates, Julia A. Graber	495
16	Reconsidering Changes in Parent-Child Conflict across Adolescence: 1998 ·Child Development ·Brett Laursen, Katherine C. Coy, W. Andrew Collins	9
17	Towards understanding peer conflict 1996 ·Merrill-palmer Quarterly ·Brett Laursen	87
18	What's important about important conflicts ? Adolescents' perceptions of daily disagreements 1995 ·Merrill-palmer Quarterly ·Brett Laursen, (unknown)	24
19	Close friendships in adolescence 1993 ·Brett Laursen	96
20	Conflict and Friendship Relations in Middle Childhood: Behavior in a Closed-Field Situation 1993 ·Child Development ·Willard W. Hartup, Doran C. French, Brett Laursen, (unknown), John R. Ogawa	72

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