Mark E. Courtney

11.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
153 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Mark E. Courtney is a scholar working on Safety Research, General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark E. Courtney has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Safety Research, 63 papers in General Health Professions and 53 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Mark E. Courtney's work include Child Welfare and Adoption (122 papers), Homelessness and Social Issues (55 papers) and Child Abuse and Trauma (42 papers). Mark E. Courtney is often cited by papers focused on Child Welfare and Adoption (122 papers), Homelessness and Social Issues (55 papers) and Child Abuse and Trauma (42 papers). Mark E. Courtney collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Spain. Mark E. Courtney's co-authors include Amy Dworsky, Thomas E. Keller, Nathanael J. Okpych, Jo Ann Lee, Jennifer Hook, Judy Havlicek, Irving Piliavin, Andrew Grogan‐Kaylor, Amy M. Salazar and Richard P. Barth and has published in prestigious journals such as PEDIATRICS, American Journal of Public Health and Journal of Marriage and the Family.

In The Last Decade

Mark E. Courtney

145 papers receiving 7.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth: outcomes at age 19

2005 629 citations Mark E. Courtney, Amy Dworsky et al. PDXScholar (Portland State University) profile →
Foster youth transitions to adulthood: a longitudinal view of youth leaving care.

2002 518 citations Mark E. Courtney, Irving Piliavin et al. PubMed profile →
Early outcomes for young adults transitioning from out‐of‐home care in the USA

2006 478 citations Mark E. Courtney, Amy Dworsky profile →
Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth: Outcomes at Ages 23 and 24

2007 408 citations Mark E. Courtney, Amy Dworsky et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Mark E. Courtney	6.3k	4.1k	3.6k	3.3k	765	153	8.1k
Richard P. Barth	7.1k 1.1×	8.0k 1.9×	4.7k 1.3×	3.0k 0.9×	1.0k 1.3×	289	12.3k
Amy Dworsky	2.7k 0.4×	1.4k 0.3×	1.9k 0.5×	1.7k 0.5×	368 0.5×	63	3.8k
Peter J. Pecora	2.3k 0.4×	2.0k 0.5×	1.2k 0.3×	1.1k 0.3×	257 0.3×	115	3.4k
Melissa Jonson‐Reid	2.2k 0.3×	4.5k 1.1×	2.5k 0.7×	1.3k 0.4×	206 0.3×	150	5.6k
Kristin Anderson Moore	973 0.2×	1.9k 0.4×	2.1k 0.6×	1.9k 0.6×	1.1k 1.4×	183	6.0k
Lawrence M. Berger	925 0.1×	2.5k 0.6×	1.9k 0.5×	1.7k 0.5×	887 1.2×	120	5.1k
Gary B. Melton	1.1k 0.2×	3.8k 0.9×	1.6k 0.4×	1.5k 0.5×	168 0.2×	176	5.9k
Christopher Wildeman	882 0.1×	3.2k 0.8×	4.1k 1.1×	4.4k 1.4×	513 0.7×	110	7.1k
Ana Mari Cauce	560 0.1×	3.4k 0.8×	2.6k 0.7×	2.2k 0.7×	377 0.5×	82	6.5k
Mark Chaffin	1.3k 0.2×	4.1k 1.0×	2.1k 0.6×	923 0.3×	91 0.1×	87	5.6k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Courtney, Mark E., et al.. (2025). Foster care policy and homelessness among youth transitioning to adulthood from foster care. Child Abuse & Neglect. 169(Pt 1). 107638–107638.

Park, Keunhye, et al.. (2024). Residential mobility for young adults in extended foster care. Child Abuse & Neglect. 156. 107002–107002. 1 indexed citations

Harris, Marian S. & Mark E. Courtney. (2024). Introduction to Special Section on Child Welfare: Current Realities and Future Possibilities in Clinical Social Work Practice. Clinical Social Work Journal. 52(2). 89–91.

Katz, Colleen C., et al.. (2024). Characteristics of Transition-Age Youth Engaging in Suicidal Behavior. Journal of Adolescent Health. 75(4). 600–609.

Katz, Colleen C., et al.. (2023). Prevalence and Predictors of Intimate Partner Violence Among Youth With Foster Care Histories. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 38(19-20). 10611–10639. 4 indexed citations

Park, Keunhye, et al.. (2023). Behavioral health and legal system involvement among transition-age youth in foster care: a longitudinal analysis of youth in California. Journal of Public Child Welfare. 18(5). 971–995. 1 indexed citations

Okpych, Nathanael J., et al.. (2023). Relationships That Persist and Protect: The Role of Enduring Relationships on Early-Adult Outcomes among Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care. Social Service Review. 97(4). 619–674. 9 indexed citations

Park, Sunggeun, et al.. (2022). County-Level Factors Matter: The Role of Contextual Factors in Foster Youths’ Extended Foster Care Participation and Human Capital Outcomes. Child Maltreatment. 28(2). 332–344. 7 indexed citations

Park, Sunggeun, et al.. (2021). Co-production of Care Leavers’ Transition Planning as Young Adults: An Analysis of Young People in California Foster Care. The British Journal of Social Work. 52(6). 3385–3405. 2 indexed citations

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Lee, Jo Ann, Mark E. Courtney, Tracy W. Harachi, & Emiko A. Tajima. (2015). Labeling and the effect of adolescent legal system involvement on adult outcomes for foster youth aging out of care.. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 85(5). 441–451. 19 indexed citations

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Courtney, Mark E., et al.. (2015). Becoming Adults: One-Year Impact Findings from the Youth Villages Transitional Living Evaluation.. Issue Lab (Candid). 14 indexed citations

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Courtney, Mark E., et al.. (2015). Becoming Adults: One-Year Impact Findings from the Youth Villages Transitional Living Evaluation. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

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Lee, Jo Ann, Mark E. Courtney, & Emiko A. Tajima. (2014). Extended foster care support during the transition to adulthood: Effect on the risk of arrest. Children and Youth Services Review. 42. 34–42. 44 indexed citations

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Garcia, Antonio R. & Mark E. Courtney. (2011). Prevalence and Predictors of Service Utilization Among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Adolescents in Foster Care Diagnosed With Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders. Journal of Public Child Welfare. 5(5). 521–545. 28 indexed citations

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Courtney, Mark E.. (2009). The Difficult Transition to Adulthood for Foster Youth in the US: Implications for the State as Corporate Parent and commentaries. 23(1). 1–20. 74 indexed citations

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Courtney, Mark E., Amy Dworsky, Gretchen Ruth Cusick, et al.. (2007). Executive Summary: Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth: outcomes at Age 21. PDXScholar (Portland State University). 17(6). 631–2. 149 indexed citations

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Courtney, Mark E., et al.. (2002). Foster youth transitions to adulthood: a longitudinal view of youth leaving care.. PubMed. 80(6). 685–717. 518 indexed citations breakdown →

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Courtney, Mark E., et al.. (2001). Involvement of TANF Applicants with Child Protective Services. Discussion Paper.. 58(12). 604–605. 2 indexed citations

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Courtney, Mark E.. (1997). The Politics and Realities of Transracial Adoption.. Child welfare. 76(6). 15 indexed citations

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Courtney, Mark E., et al.. (1996). Race and child welfare services: past research and future directions.. PubMed. 75(2). 99–137. 165 indexed citations

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