David Quinton

4.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
42 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

David Quinton is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, David Quinton has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Clinical Psychology, 18 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 16 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in David Quinton's work include Child Welfare and Adoption (16 papers), Child Abuse and Trauma (14 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (10 papers). David Quinton is often cited by papers focused on Child Welfare and Adoption (16 papers), Child Abuse and Trauma (14 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (10 papers). David Quinton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Tanzania. David Quinton's co-authors include Michael Rutter, Andrew Pickles, Alan Rushton, Olwen Rowlands, Eleanor E. Maccoby, Cherilyn Dance, Mark Zoccolillo, Barbara Maughan, William Yule and Michael Berger and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, The British Journal of Psychiatry and Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

David Quinton

40 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Parental psychiatric disorder: effects on children 1975 2026 1992 2009 1984 1975 200 400 600
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.

  1. Parental psychiatric disorder: effects on children
    1984 619 citations Michael Rutter, David Quinton Psychological Medicine profile →
  2. Attainment and Adjustment in Two Geographical Areas
    1975 264 citations Michael Rutter, David Quinton et al. The British Journal of Psychiatry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Quinton United Kingdom 28 2.4k 900 897 590 480 42 3.5k
Douglas Barnett United States 31 2.5k 1.0× 865 1.0× 479 0.5× 1.1k 1.9× 332 0.7× 60 3.3k
Katherine C. Pears United States 37 3.5k 1.4× 1.2k 1.4× 649 0.7× 796 1.3× 654 1.4× 79 4.6k
David S. DeGarmo United States 39 3.7k 1.5× 722 0.8× 1.2k 1.3× 901 1.5× 860 1.8× 100 5.0k
Lisa J. Berlin United States 30 2.9k 1.2× 463 0.5× 702 0.8× 1.5k 2.5× 409 0.9× 59 4.0k
Charles M. Borduin United States 33 4.6k 1.9× 875 1.0× 1.2k 1.3× 1.1k 1.9× 859 1.8× 94 5.4k
George W. Holden United States 31 4.2k 1.7× 430 0.5× 1.5k 1.7× 1.0k 1.8× 890 1.9× 78 5.5k
Laura V. Scaramella United States 34 2.4k 1.0× 352 0.4× 668 0.7× 919 1.6× 331 0.7× 54 3.4k
Ellen E. Pinderhughes United States 27 2.5k 1.0× 567 0.6× 632 0.7× 796 1.3× 518 1.1× 64 3.4k
Kristen M. McCabe United States 30 3.0k 1.2× 620 0.7× 736 0.8× 865 1.5× 711 1.5× 57 3.7k
Neil W. Boris United States 28 1.7k 0.7× 793 0.9× 383 0.4× 421 0.7× 345 0.7× 62 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Quinton

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Quinton, David & Julie Selwyn. (2009). Adoption as a solution to intractable parenting problems: Evidence from two English studies. Children and Youth Services Review. 31(10). 1119–1126. 11 indexed citations
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Selwyn, Julie, et al.. (2008). DCSF Research Brief: Pathways to Permanence for Black, Asian and Mixed Ethnicity Children: Dilemmas, Decision-making and outcomes. 2 indexed citations
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Messer, Julie, Barbara Maughan, David Quinton, & Alan Taylor. (2004). Precursors and correlates of criminal behaviour in women. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health. 14(2). 82–107. 9 indexed citations
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Selwyn, Julie & David Quinton. (2004). Stability, Permanence, Outcomes and Support: Foster Care and Adoption Compared. Adoption & Fostering. 28(4). 6–15. 33 indexed citations
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Rushton, Alan, et al.. (2003). Parenting Late-Placed Children: The Development of New Relationships and the Challenge of Behavioural Problems. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 8(3). 389–400. 47 indexed citations
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Dance, Cherilyn, Alan Rushton, & David Quinton. (2002). Emotional abuse in early childhood: relationships with progress in subsequent family placement. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 43(3). 395–407. 35 indexed citations
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Quinton, David. (1998). Joining new families : a study of adoption and fostering in middle childhood. Wiley eBooks. 108 indexed citations
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Pawlby, Susan, Alice Mills, & David Quinton. (1997). Vulnerable Adolescent Girls: Opposite‐sex Relationships. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 38(8). 909–920. 37 indexed citations
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Quinton, David, et al.. (1997). Contact between Children Placed Away from Home and their Birth Parents: Research Issues and Evidence. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 2(3). 393–413. 86 indexed citations
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Quinton, David. (1996). Outcome measurement in work with children: a response to Huxley. Child Abuse Review. 5(2). 83–89. 3 indexed citations
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Quinton, David, et al.. (1995). A 15–20 Year Follow-Up of Adult Psychiatric Patients. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 167(3). 315–323. 28 indexed citations
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Rushton, Alan, et al.. (1995). An Eight‐Year Prospective Study of Older Boys Placed in Permanent Substitute Families: A Research Note. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 36(4). 687–695. 40 indexed citations
13.
Zoccolillo, Mark, Andrew Pickles, David Quinton, & Michael Rutter. (1992). The outcome of childhood conduct disorder: implications for defining adult personality disorder and conduct disorder. Psychological Medicine. 22(4). 971–986. 262 indexed citations
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Quinton, David. (1989). Adult consequences of early parental loss.. BMJ. 299(6701). 694.2–695. 8 indexed citations
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Rushton, Alan, et al.. (1989). Sibling Groups in Permanent Placements. Adoption & Fostering. 13(4). 5–11. 1 indexed citations
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Rutter, Michael & David Quinton. (1984). Long‐term follow‐up of women institutionalized in childhood: Factors promoting good functioning in adult life*. British Journal of Developmental Psychology. 2(3). 191–204. 143 indexed citations
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Quinton, David, et al.. (1984). Institutional rearing, parenting difficulties and marital support. Psychological Medicine. 14(1). 107–124. 205 indexed citations
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Rutter, Michael & David Quinton. (1984). Parental psychiatric disorder: effects on children. Psychological Medicine. 14(4). 853–880. 619 indexed citations breakdown →
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Quinton, David & Michael Rutter. (1984). PARENTS WITH CHILDREN IN CARE—II. INTERGENERATIONAL CONTINUITIES. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 25(2). 231–250. 70 indexed citations
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Quinton, David, Michael Rutter, & Olwen Rowlands. (1977). An evaluation of an interview assessment of marriage. Psychological Medicine. 6(4). 577–586. 109 indexed citations

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