Joyce Sprafkin

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
81 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Joyce Sprafkin is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental health and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Joyce Sprafkin has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Clinical Psychology, 36 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 22 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Joyce Sprafkin's work include Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (34 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (28 papers) and Child Development and Digital Technology (18 papers). Joyce Sprafkin is often cited by papers focused on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (34 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (28 papers) and Child Development and Digital Technology (18 papers). Joyce Sprafkin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Joyce Sprafkin's co-authors include Gabrielle A. Carlson, Kenneth D. Gadow, Edith E. Nolan, Jayne Schneider, Jeffrey Sverd, Joseph E. Schwartz, Helen Salisbury, Jan Loney, Robert M. Liebert and Eli A. Rubinstein and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Psychiatry, PEDIATRICS and Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Joyce Sprafkin

79 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Handbook for ... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 400 800 1.2k
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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. Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Handbook for Diagnosis and Treatment
    1992 1.3k citations Joyce Sprafkin, Gabrielle A. Carlson profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Joyce Sprafkin United States 33 2.7k 2.3k 1.4k 986 503 81 4.3k
Gerald J. August United States 40 2.2k 0.8× 2.4k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 724 1.4× 107 4.7k
Barbara Henker United States 40 2.1k 0.8× 2.1k 0.9× 1.0k 0.8× 1.5k 1.5× 397 0.8× 91 4.0k
Carol K. Whalen United States 43 2.2k 0.8× 2.2k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 1.5k 1.6× 410 0.8× 97 4.5k
Theodore Shapiro United States 31 746 0.3× 1.6k 0.7× 1.3k 1.0× 720 0.7× 293 0.6× 135 3.4k
Angela Scarpa United States 39 968 0.4× 3.3k 1.4× 2.2k 1.6× 389 0.4× 644 1.3× 111 4.9k
Joseph H. Beitchman Canada 35 561 0.2× 3.6k 1.5× 758 0.5× 2.3k 2.3× 686 1.4× 77 5.6k
Kenneth D. Gadow United States 52 4.7k 1.8× 5.2k 2.2× 4.7k 3.4× 1.5k 1.6× 1.0k 2.0× 219 8.8k
Micah O. Mazurek United States 37 1.9k 0.7× 2.5k 1.1× 3.7k 2.6× 523 0.5× 1.3k 2.5× 120 4.9k
George M. Realmuto United States 34 1.1k 0.4× 1.9k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 356 0.4× 484 1.0× 75 3.3k
Herbert C. Quay United States 36 1.6k 0.6× 4.2k 1.8× 1.2k 0.8× 1.3k 1.4× 1.1k 2.2× 92 6.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lavigne, John V., Taya Cromley, Joyce Sprafkin, & Kenneth D. Gadow. (2009). The Child and Adolescent Symptom Inventory-Progress Monitor: A Brief Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , 4 th Edition-Referenced Parent-Report Scale for Children and Adolescents. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 19(3). 241–252. 18 indexed citations
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Schneider, Jayne, Kenneth D. Gadow, Judith A. Crowell, & Joyce Sprafkin. (2009). Anxiety in Boys with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder with and without Chronic Multiple Tic Disorder. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 19(6). 737–748. 18 indexed citations
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Sprafkin, Joyce & Kenneth D. Gadow. (2007). Choosing an Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Rating Scale: Is Item Randomization Necessary?. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 17(1). 75–84. 5 indexed citations
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Gadow, Kenneth D., Jeffrey Sverd, Edith E. Nolan, Joyce Sprafkin, & Jayne Schneider. (2007). Immediate-Release Methylphenidate for ADHD in Children With Comorbid Chronic Multiple Tic Disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 46(7). 840–848. 57 indexed citations
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Gadow, Kenneth D., Deborah A. G. Drabick, Jan Loney, et al.. (2004). Comparison of ADHD symptom subtypes as source‐specific syndromes. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 45(6). 1135–1149. 104 indexed citations
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Gadow, Kenneth D., Edith E. Nolan, Joyce Sprafkin, & Joseph E. Schwartz. (2002). Tics and psychiatric comorbidity in children and adolescents. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 44(5). 330–338. 78 indexed citations
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Carlson, Gabrielle A., et al.. (2002). Correspondence Between Adolescent Report, Parent Report, and Teacher Report of Manic Symptoms. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 12(1). 27–35. 34 indexed citations
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Gadow, Kenneth D., Edith E. Nolan, Jeffrey Sverd, Joyce Sprafkin, & Joseph E. Schwartz. (2002). Anxiety and Depression Symptoms and Response to Methylphenidate in Children With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Tic Disorder. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 22(3). 267–274. 52 indexed citations
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Sprafkin, Joyce, Kenneth D. Gadow, Helen Salisbury, Jayne Schneider, & Jan Loney. (2002). Further Evidence of Reliability and Validity of the Child Symptom Inventory-4: Parent Checklist in Clinically Referred Boys. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. 31(4). 513–524. 173 indexed citations
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Nolan, Edith E., Kenneth D. Gadow, & Joyce Sprafkin. (2001). Teacher Reports of DSM-IV ADHD, ODD, and CD Symptoms in Schoolchildren. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 40(2). 241–249. 201 indexed citations
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Hartman, Catharina A., Joop J. Hox, Gideon J. Mellenbergh, et al.. (2001). DSM‐IV Internal Construct Validity: When a Taxonomy Meets Data. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 42(6). 817–836. 96 indexed citations
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Gadow, Kenneth D., et al.. (2000). Comparison of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptom Subtypes in Ukrainian Schoolchildren. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 39(12). 1520–1527. 85 indexed citations
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Gadow, Kenneth D., Jeffrey Sverd, Joyce Sprafkin, Edith E. Nolan, & Steven R. Grossman. (1999). Long-term Methylphenidate Therapy in Children With Comorbid Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Chronic Multiple Tic Disorder. Archives of General Psychiatry. 56(4). 330–330. 131 indexed citations
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Sprafkin, Joyce & Kenneth D. Gadow. (1996). Double-Blind Versus Open Evaluations of Stimulant Drug Response in Children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 6(4). 215–228. 22 indexed citations
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Sprafkin, Joyce & Kenneth D. Gadow. (1993). Case Report: Four Purported Cases of Methylphenidate-Induced Tic Exacerbation: Methodological and Clinical Doubts. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 3(4). 231–244. 12 indexed citations
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Gadow, Kenneth D., et al.. (1992). Methylphenidate in Aggressive Hyperactive Boys: II. Indirect Effects of Medication Treatment on Peer Behavior. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2(1). 49–61. 14 indexed citations
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Gadow, Kenneth D., et al.. (1990). Methylphenidate in Aggressive-Hyperactive Boys: I. Effects on Peer Aggression in Public School Settings. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 29(5). 710–718. 100 indexed citations
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Sprafkin, Joyce, et al.. (1990). Effects of video based training on spoken and signed language acquisition by students with mental retardation. Research in Developmental Disabilities. 11(3). 273–288. 10 indexed citations
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Sprafkin, Joyce & Kenneth D. Gadow. (1987). An observational study of emotionally disturbed and learning-disabled children in school settings. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 15(3). 393–408. 21 indexed citations
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Sprafkin, Joyce, et al.. (1986). Reality perceptions of television: A preliminary comparison of emotionally disturbed and nonhandicapped children.. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 56(1). 147–152. 14 indexed citations

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