Deborah L. Tolman

6.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Deborah L. Tolman is a scholar working on Gender Studies, General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Deborah L. Tolman has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Gender Studies, 24 papers in General Health Professions and 14 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Deborah L. Tolman's work include Gender Roles and Identity Studies (24 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (19 papers) and Gender, Feminism, and Media (17 papers). Deborah L. Tolman is often cited by papers focused on Gender Roles and Identity Studies (24 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (19 papers) and Gender, Feminism, and Media (17 papers). Deborah L. Tolman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and Canada. Deborah L. Tolman's co-authors include Sara I. McClelland, Emily A. Impett, Deborah Schooler, Michelle V. Porche, Mary Brydon‐Miller, Meg I. Striepe, Janna L. Kim, Laura A. Szalacha, Lisa M. Diamond and Judy Y. Chu and has published in prestigious journals such as Developmental Psychology, Journal of Adolescent Health and Journal of Social Issues.

In The Last Decade

Deborah L. Tolman

61 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

Normative Sexuality Development in Adolescence: A Decade ... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400
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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. Normative Sexuality Development in Adolescence: A Decade in Review, 2000–2009
    2011 447 citations Deborah L. Tolman et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Deborah L. Tolman United States 31 2.0k 1.8k 1.6k 1.2k 1.1k 61 4.2k
Eva S. Lefkowitz United States 35 699 0.3× 1.7k 0.9× 1.6k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 1.0k 1.0× 99 3.8k
L. Monique Ward United States 44 3.5k 1.7× 3.5k 1.9× 1.1k 0.7× 2.0k 1.7× 1.0k 0.9× 108 6.9k
Aleksandar Štulhofer Croatia 36 1.7k 0.9× 2.5k 1.3× 813 0.5× 2.0k 1.7× 958 0.9× 197 4.2k
Diana T. Sanchez United States 38 1.2k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 546 0.3× 2.4k 2.0× 1.4k 1.3× 126 4.1k
Kristin Anderson Moore United States 45 1.1k 0.5× 1.9k 1.0× 2.1k 1.3× 1.9k 1.6× 1.1k 1.0× 183 6.0k
Kara Joyner United States 22 815 0.4× 854 0.5× 565 0.4× 1.6k 1.4× 1.4k 1.3× 37 3.3k
Bonnie Moradi United States 42 2.4k 1.2× 2.8k 1.5× 481 0.3× 2.4k 2.1× 3.0k 2.8× 96 6.3k
Carol T. Miller United States 30 711 0.4× 1.3k 0.7× 661 0.4× 1.6k 1.3× 1.3k 1.2× 64 3.9k
Ine Vanwesenbeeck Netherlands 31 835 0.4× 1.2k 0.6× 730 0.5× 1.3k 1.1× 579 0.5× 64 2.6k
Brent C. Miller United States 35 763 0.4× 1.9k 1.0× 2.6k 1.6× 1.4k 1.2× 1.3k 1.2× 71 5.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Deborah L. Tolman

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nielson, Matthew G., Deborah L. Tolman, Carol Lynn Martin, & Ashley M. Fraser. (2023). Boys’ Internalized Appearance-Related Norms from Different Socializers Uniquely, Negatively Relate to Wellbeing and Gender Beliefs. The Journal of Early Adolescence. 44(3). 306–333. 2 indexed citations
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Ringrose, Jessica, et al.. (2018). Hot right now: Diverse girls navigating technologies of racialized sexy femininity. Feminism & Psychology. 29(1). 76–95. 14 indexed citations
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Tolman, Deborah L., Chunyan Yu, & Kristin Mmari. (2017). Interpreting Narratives Within a Cross-National Interdisciplinary Study: A Case Study of a Collaborative Process. Journal of Adolescent Health. 61(4). S19–S23. 1 indexed citations
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Tolman, Deborah L., et al.. (2017). Reviving a Positive Discourse on Sexuality within Social Work. Social Work. 62(3). 227–234. 28 indexed citations
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Michielsen, Kristien, Sara De Meyer, Olena Ivanova, et al.. (2015). Reorienting adolescent sexual and reproductive health research: reflections from an international conference. Reproductive Health. 13(1). 3–3. 18 indexed citations
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Tolman, Deborah L., et al.. (2015). “That’s Just How It Is”. Journal of Adolescent Research. 31(1). 3–31. 47 indexed citations
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Tolman, Deborah L., Lisa Diamond, & José A. Bauermeister. (2014). Person-based approaches. American Psychological Association eBooks. 10 indexed citations
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Brotto, Lori A., Julia R. Heiman, & Deborah L. Tolman. (2009). Narratives of Desire in Mid-Age Women With and Without Arousal Difficulties. The Journal of Sex Research. 46(5). 387–398. 122 indexed citations
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Sorsoli, Lynn & Deborah L. Tolman. (2008). Hearing voices: Listening for multiplicity and movement in interview data.. 27 indexed citations
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Impett, Emily A. & Deborah L. Tolman. (2006). Late Adolescent Girls’ Sexual Experiences and Sexual Satisfaction. Journal of Adolescent Research. 21(6). 628–646. 118 indexed citations
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Tolman, Deborah L.. (2006). Through a lens of embodiment: New research from the center for research on gender and sexuality. Sexuality Research and Social Policy. 3(4). 1–7. 2 indexed citations
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Tolman, Deborah L., et al.. (2005). There is more to the story: The place of qualitative research on female adolescent sexuality in policy making. Sexuality Research and Social Policy. 2(4). 4–17. 21 indexed citations
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Tolman, Deborah L.. (2003). Dilemmas of Desire. Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health. 48(5). 370–371. 50 indexed citations
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Tolman, Deborah L., Renée Spencer, Myra Rosen‐Reynoso, & Michelle V. Porche. (2003). Sowing the Seeds of Violence in Heterosexual Relationships: Early Adolescents Narrate Compulsory Heterosexuality. Journal of Social Issues. 59(1). 159–178. 98 indexed citations
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Striepe, Meg I. & Deborah L. Tolman. (2003). Mom, Dad, I'm Straight: The Coming Out of Gender Ideologies in Adolescent Sexual-Identity Development. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. 32(4). 523–530. 31 indexed citations
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Tolman, Deborah L. & Lisa M. Diamond. (2001). Desegregating Sexuality Research: Cultural and Biological Perspectives on Gender and Desire. 12(1). 33–74. 102 indexed citations
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Tolman, Deborah L. & Mary Brydon‐Miller. (2001). From subjects to subjectivities : a handbook of interpretive and participatory methods. New York University Press eBooks. 218 indexed citations
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Tolman, Deborah L.. (2000). Object Lessons: Romance, Violation, and Female Adolescent Sexual Desire. Journal of Sex Education and Therapy. 25(1). 70–79. 31 indexed citations
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Tolman, Deborah L. & Laura A. Szalacha. (1999). Dimensions of Desire. Psychology of Women Quarterly. 23(1). 7–39. 104 indexed citations
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Gilligan, Carol, Annie G. Rogers, & Deborah L. Tolman. (1991). Introduction. Women & Therapy. 11(3-4). 1–3. 1 indexed citations

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