Frances Gardner

15.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
193 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

Frances Gardner is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Education and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Frances Gardner has authored 193 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 152 papers in Clinical Psychology, 58 papers in Education and 50 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Frances Gardner's work include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (110 papers), Child Abuse and Trauma (71 papers) and Early Childhood Education and Development (44 papers). Frances Gardner is often cited by papers focused on Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (110 papers), Child Abuse and Trauma (71 papers) and Early Childhood Education and Development (44 papers). Frances Gardner collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and South Africa. Frances Gardner's co-authors include Lucie Cluver, Daniel S. Shaw, Thomas J. Dishion, Melvin N. Wilson, Wendy Knerr, Judy Hutchings, Don Operario, Luke W. Hyde, Jennifer Burton and Patty Leijten and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Frances Gardner

181 papers receiving 10.1k citations

Hit Papers

The Family Check-Up With High-Risk Indigent Families: Pre... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2015 2013 2019 2018 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. The Family Check-Up With High-Risk Indigent Families: Preventing Problem Behavior by Increasing Parents’ Positive Behavior Support in Early Childhood
    2008 448 citations Thomas J. Dishion, Daniel S. Shaw et al. profile →
  2. Standards of Evidence for Efficacy, Effectiveness, and Scale-up Research in Prevention Science: Next Generation
    2015 437 citations Frances Gardner et al. Prevention Science profile →
  3. Improving Positive Parenting Skills and Reducing Harsh and Abusive Parenting in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review
    2013 339 citations Frances Gardner, Lucie Cluver et al. Prevention Science profile →
  4. Shared Picture Book Reading Interventions for Child Language Development: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    2019 195 citations G. J. Meléndez‐Torres, Lynne Murray et al. profile →
  5. Meta-Analyses: Key Parenting Program Components for Disruptive Child Behavior
    2018 184 citations Patty Leijten, Frances Gardner et al. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent 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
Frances Gardner United Kingdom 56 7.5k 2.6k 2.3k 1.8k 1.4k 193 10.6k
Ronald J. Prinz United States 43 6.7k 0.9× 2.4k 0.9× 1.6k 0.7× 840 0.5× 1.2k 0.8× 127 9.5k
Panos Vostanis United Kingdom 47 6.1k 0.8× 1.3k 0.5× 2.1k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 1.6k 1.1× 279 8.3k
J. Douglas Coatsworth United States 41 5.7k 0.8× 1.9k 0.7× 1.2k 0.5× 1.4k 0.8× 1.5k 1.0× 118 8.5k
Irwin N. Sandler United States 61 7.7k 1.0× 1.9k 0.7× 2.5k 1.1× 828 0.5× 3.3k 2.3× 223 12.2k
William R. Beardslee United States 64 9.5k 1.3× 1.7k 0.6× 2.5k 1.1× 766 0.4× 2.6k 1.8× 204 13.0k
Michael H. Boyle Canada 58 6.0k 0.8× 1.4k 0.5× 2.0k 0.8× 586 0.3× 1.3k 0.9× 161 10.2k
Ann F. Garland United States 53 6.2k 0.8× 770 0.3× 2.5k 1.1× 1.5k 0.8× 874 0.6× 118 8.1k
Scott W. Henggeler United States 61 10.5k 1.4× 1.1k 0.4× 2.9k 1.2× 2.5k 1.4× 2.0k 1.4× 202 13.3k
Mark E. Feinberg United States 52 4.4k 0.6× 1.1k 0.4× 2.3k 1.0× 780 0.4× 2.6k 1.8× 250 9.4k
Anna S. Lau United States 45 5.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.5× 1.8k 0.7× 719 0.4× 1.7k 1.2× 166 7.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frances Gardner

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lachman, Jamie M., et al.. (2025). Scaling a parenting program to reduce child maltreatment in Tanzania: The role of facilitator fidelity in adolescent and parent outcomes. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 5. 100161–100161.
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Leijten, Patty, G. J. Meléndez‐Torres, Sophia Backhaus, et al.. (2025). Have parenting programs for disruptive child behavior become less effective?. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 67(1). 127–137.
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Meléndez‐Torres, G. J., Patty Leijten, Stephen Scott, et al.. (2024). Disruptive child behavior severity and parenting program session attendance: Individual participant data meta-analysis.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 92(10). 692–697.
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Spreckelsen, Thees F., et al.. (2023). The Association Between Facilitator Competent Adherence and Outcomes in Parenting Programs: a Systematic Review and SWiM Analysis. Prevention Science. 24(7). 1314–1326. 5 indexed citations
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Choe, Daniel Ewon, Santiago Barreda, Chardée A. Galán, et al.. (2023). Early childhood predictors of early school‐age academic skills and resilience among children living in poverty. Social Development. 33(1). 3 indexed citations
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Gardner, Frances, et al.. (2023). Brief Parenting Seminars for Preventing Child Behavioral and Emotional Difficulties: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 32(10). 3063–3075. 2 indexed citations
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Buckley, Pamela R., Charles R. Ebersole, Christine M. Steeger, et al.. (2021). The Role of Clearinghouses in Promoting Transparent Research: A Methodological Study of Transparency Practices for Preventive Interventions. Prevention Science. 23(5). 787–798. 7 indexed citations
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Tăut, Diana, Adriana Băban, Jamie M. Lachman, et al.. (2021). Prevention of child mental health problems through parenting interventions in Southeastern Europe (RISE): study protocol for a multi-site randomised controlled trial. Trials. 22(1). 960–960. 6 indexed citations
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Lachman, Jamie M., et al.. (2021). Measures of Facilitator Competent Adherence Used in Parenting Programs and Their Psychometric Properties: A Systematic Review. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review. 24(4). 834–853. 13 indexed citations
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Leijten, Patty, Stephen Scott, Sabine Landau, et al.. (2020). Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis: Impact of Conduct Problem Severity, Comorbid Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Emotional Problems, and Maternal Depression on Parenting Program Effects. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 59(8). 933–943. 46 indexed citations
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Nye, Elizabeth, G. J. Meléndez‐Torres, & Frances Gardner. (2017). Mixed Methods Systematic Review and Multilevel Meta-Analysis of a Teacher Classroom Management Programme: Effectiveness and Stakeholders' Experiences.. Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness.
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Cluver, Lucie, Franziska Meinck, Yulia Shenderovich, et al.. (2016). A parenting programme to prevent abuse of adolescents in South Africa: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials. 17(1). 328–328. 40 indexed citations
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Collishaw, Stephan, Frances Gardner, J. Lawrence Aber, & Lucie Cluver. (2015). Predictors of Mental Health Resilience in Children who Have Been Parentally Bereaved by AIDS in Urban South Africa. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 44(4). 719–730. 41 indexed citations
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Ward, Catherine L., Christopher Mikton, Lucie Cluver, et al.. (2014). Parenting for lifelong Health: From South Africa to other low- and middle-income countries. UWE Research Repository (UWE Bristol). 21 indexed citations
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Stöckl, Heidi & Frances Gardner. (2013). Women's perceptions of how pregnancy influences the context of intimate partner violence in Germany. Culture Health & Sexuality. 15(10). 1206–1220. 13 indexed citations
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Gardner, Frances, et al.. (2008). Opportunities Provision for Preventing Youth Gang Involvement for Children and Young People (7-16): A Systematic Review. Campbell Systematic Reviews. 4(8). 1 indexed citations
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Montgomery, Paul, et al.. (2008). Cognitive‐Behavioural Interventions for Preventing Youth Gang Involvement for Children and Young People (7‐16). Campbell Systematic Reviews. 4(1). 1–35. 5 indexed citations
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Montgomery, Paul, et al.. (2008). Opportunities Provision for Preventing Youth Gang Involvement for Children and Young People (7‐16). Campbell Systematic Reviews. 4(1). 1–32. 4 indexed citations
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Gardner, Frances, et al.. (2008). Cognitive-Behavioural Interventions for Preventing Youth Gang Involvement for Children and Young People (7-16): A Systematic Review. Campbell Systematic Reviews. 4(7). 7 indexed citations

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