Melissa K. Holt

7.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
65 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

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Melissa K. Holt is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa K. Holt has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Social Psychology, 43 papers in Clinical Psychology and 18 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Melissa K. Holt's work include Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (34 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (30 papers) and Intimate Partner and Family Violence (17 papers). Melissa K. Holt is often cited by papers focused on Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (34 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (30 papers) and Intimate Partner and Family Violence (17 papers). Melissa K. Holt collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Italy. Melissa K. Holt's co-authors include Dorothy L. Espelage, Jennifer L. Matjasko, Glenda Kaufman Kantor, Sarah DeGue, David Finkelhor, Greta M. Massetti, Linda Anne Valle, Andra Teten Tharp, Gerald Reid and Kristin M. Holland and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PEDIATRICS and Child Development.

In The Last Decade

Melissa K. Holt

63 papers receiving 5.0k citations

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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.

Examination of Peer–Group Contextual Effects on Aggression During Early Adolescence

2003 644 citations Dorothy L. Espelage, Melissa K. Holt et al. Child Development profile →
Bullying and Victimization During Early Adolescence

2001 579 citations Dorothy L. Espelage, Melissa K. Holt profile →
A systematic review of primary prevention strategies for sexual violence perpetration

2014 516 citations Sarah DeGue, Linda Anne Valle et al. Aggression and Violent Behavior profile →
Bullying and Suicidal Ideation and Behaviors: A Meta-Analysis

2015 473 citations Melissa K. Holt, Alana M. Vivolo‐Kantor et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Melissa K. Holt United States	32	3.1k	2.8k	1.4k	1.3k	1.1k	65	5.3k
Jun Sung Hong United States	43	3.7k 1.2×	2.8k 1.0×	967 0.7×	1.8k 1.4×	1.6k 1.4×	266	6.1k
Jennifer Connolly Canada	36	3.3k 1.1×	2.9k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	991 0.8×	1.7k 1.5×	96	6.1k
Esther Calvete Spain	49	3.3k 1.1×	4.9k 1.8×	2.0k 1.5×	1.8k 1.4×	2.4k 2.1×	266	8.3k
Jennifer K. Grotpeter United States	14	5.2k 1.7×	4.2k 1.5×	936 0.7×	2.1k 1.7×	1.4k 1.2×	16	6.8k
Ernest V. E. Hodges United States	32	4.7k 1.5×	3.5k 1.2×	661 0.5×	2.4k 1.9×	1.0k 0.9×	57	6.0k
V. Paul Poteat United States	42	3.9k 1.3×	1.3k 0.5×	436 0.3×	1.0k 0.8×	1.6k 1.4×	114	5.1k
Albert D. Farrell United States	41	2.5k 0.8×	3.3k 1.2×	866 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	1.0k 0.9×	143	5.9k
Marion K. Underwood United States	35	2.8k 0.9×	2.5k 0.9×	544 0.4×	1.5k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	83	4.5k
Ron Avi Astor United States	40	2.7k 0.9×	1.8k 0.6×	706 0.5×	2.6k 2.0×	1.1k 0.9×	151	5.0k
Friedrich Lösel Germany	37	2.0k 0.7×	3.2k 1.1×	565 0.4×	1.0k 0.8×	1.7k 1.5×	143	5.1k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Holt, Melissa K., et al.. (2025). A Longitudinal Analysis of Risk and Protective Factors of Bias-Based Bullying Victimization Among Adolescents. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 41(3-4). 685–709.

Holt, Melissa K., et al.. (2024). Recruitment of a U.S. Nation-Wide Sample of Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth. Journal of Adolescent Health. 75(6). 969–973. 1 indexed citations

Green, Jennifer, Manuel Ramírez, Gabriel J. Merrin, & Melissa K. Holt. (2024). Bias-Based Harassment Among US Adolescents. School Mental Health. 16(2). 343–353. 4 indexed citations

Holt, Melissa K., et al.. (2024). Social–emotional functioning among bias-based bullies, victims, and bully-victims.. School Psychology. 40(3). 397–403. 1 indexed citations

Holt, Melissa K., et al.. (2023). Identifying protective factors for gender diverse adolescents’ mental health. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 10–10. 5 indexed citations

Holt, Melissa K., et al.. (2021). Time trends and disparities in anxiety among adolescents, 2012–2018. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 57(1). 127–137. 82 indexed citations

Schneider, Shari Kessel, et al.. (2021). School Connectedness Still Matters: The Association of School Connectedness and Mental Health During Remote Learning Due to COVID-19. The Journal of Primary Prevention. 42(6). 641–648. 28 indexed citations

Holt, Melissa K., et al.. (2021). Associations between school-related factors and mental health among transgender and gender diverse youth. Journal of School Psychology. 90. 135–149. 32 indexed citations

Oblath, Rachel, Jennifer Green, Javier Guzmán, et al.. (2019). Retrospective perceptions of power imbalance in childhood bullying among college students. Journal of American College Health. 68(8). 891–899. 10 indexed citations

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Green, Jennifer, Rachel Oblath, Erika D. Felix, et al.. (2018). Initial evidence for the validity of the California Bullying Victimization Scale (CBVS-R) as a retrospective measure for adults.. Psychological Assessment. 30(11). 1444–1453. 17 indexed citations

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Felix, Erika D., Melissa K. Holt, Karen Nylund‐Gibson, et al.. (2018). Associations between childhood peer victimization and aggression and subsequent victimization and aggression at college.. Psychology of Violence. 9(4). 451–460. 21 indexed citations

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Gini, Gianluca, Claudia Marino, Tiziana Pozzoli, & Melissa K. Holt. (2017). Associations between peer victimization, perceived teacher unfairness, and adolescents' adjustment and well-being. Journal of School Psychology. 67. 56–68. 62 indexed citations

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Holt, Melissa K., et al.. (2016). Multidisciplinary Approaches to Research on Bullying in Adolescence. Adolescent Research Review. 2(1). 1–10. 16 indexed citations

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DeGue, Sarah, Linda Anne Valle, Melissa K. Holt, et al.. (2014). A systematic review of primary prevention strategies for sexual violence perpetration. Aggression and Violent Behavior. 19(4). 346–362. 516 indexed citations breakdown →

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Holt, Melissa K. & Dorothy L. Espelage. (2012). Cyberbullying Victimization: Associations with Other Victimization Forms and Psychological Distress. Missouri law review. 77(3). 4. 5 indexed citations

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Matjasko, Jennifer L., et al.. (2012). A systematic meta-review of evaluations of youth violence prevention programs: Common and divergent findings from 25years of meta-analyses and systematic reviews. Aggression and Violent Behavior. 17(6). 540–552. 107 indexed citations

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Turner, Heather A., David Finkelhor, Richard Ormrod, et al.. (2012). Family context, victimization, and child trauma symptoms: Variations in safe, stable, and nurturing relationships during early and middle childhood.. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 82(2). 209–219. 84 indexed citations

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DeGue, Sarah, Melissa K. Holt, Greta M. Massetti, et al.. (2011). Looking Ahead Toward Community-Level Strategies to Prevent Sexual Violence. Journal of Women s Health. 21(1). 1–3. 70 indexed citations

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Finkelhor, David, Richard Ormrod, Heather A. Turner, & Melissa K. Holt. (2009). Pathways to Poly-Victimization. Child Maltreatment. 14(4). 316–329. 217 indexed citations

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Espelage, Dorothy L., et al.. (2003). Examination of Peer–Group Contextual Effects on Aggression During Early Adolescence. Child Development. 74(1). 205–220. 644 indexed citations breakdown →

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