Robert B. Cairns

11.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
115 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Robert B. Cairns is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert B. Cairns has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Social Psychology, 23 papers in Clinical Psychology and 16 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Robert B. Cairns's work include Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (22 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (21 papers) and Behavioral and Psychological Studies (12 papers). Robert B. Cairns is often cited by papers focused on Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (22 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (21 papers) and Behavioral and Psychological Studies (12 papers). Robert B. Cairns collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Cameroon. Robert B. Cairns's co-authors include Beverley D. Cairns, Holly J. Neckerman, Joseph L. Mahoney, James A. R. Samson, Scott D. Gest, Hongling Xie, Jerome Kagan, Lars R. Bergman, Jean-Louis Gariépy and Lisa Brown Buchanan and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Robert B. Cairns

111 papers receiving 7.0k 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.

Social networks and aggressive behavior: Peer support or peer rejection?

1988 660 citations Robert B. Cairns, Beverley D. Cairns et al. Developmental Psychology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert B. Cairns United States	45	3.4k	3.0k	2.5k	1.3k	1.3k	115	8.0k
B. J. Thompson United States	53	2.1k 0.6×	2.6k 0.9×	748 0.3×	480 0.4×	981 0.8×	201	14.7k
Philip A. Fisher United States	52	1.1k 0.3×	5.4k 1.8×	1.6k 0.6×	2.4k 1.8×	873 0.7×	235	8.6k
Doran C. French United States	29	1.7k 0.5×	2.0k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	324 0.2×	654 0.5×	84	3.7k
C. W. Turner United States	46	1.6k 0.5×	2.9k 0.9×	360 0.1×	411 0.3×	1.1k 0.8×	393	8.8k
James Snyder United States	39	1.2k 0.4×	2.5k 0.8×	847 0.3×	246 0.2×	519 0.4×	114	4.2k
N. T. Feather Australia	61	5.4k 1.6×	1.8k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	611 0.5×	5.1k 4.0×	261	12.5k
Charles E. Cunningham Canada	49	1.0k 0.3×	3.2k 1.1×	1.0k 0.4×	285 0.2×	384 0.3×	197	9.0k
William von Hippel Australia	44	2.3k 0.7×	790 0.3×	546 0.2×	645 0.5×	2.5k 1.9×	164	7.2k
Kenneth H. Rubin United States	82	8.3k 2.4×	14.6k 4.9×	8.6k 3.5×	900 0.7×	2.1k 1.6×	315	20.8k
Jonathan Green United Kingdom	65	1.3k 0.4×	6.1k 2.0×	1.3k 0.5×	662 0.5×	612 0.5×	380	14.7k

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Cairns, Robert B.. (2007). Aggression from a Developmental Perspective: Genes, Environments and Interactions. Novartis Foundation symposium. 194. 45–60. 8 indexed citations

Xie, Hongling, Beverley D. Cairns, & Robert B. Cairns. (2005). The Development of Aggressive Behaviors Among Girls: Measurement Issues, Social Functions, and Differential Trajectories.. 48 indexed citations

Jessor, Richard, Robert B. Cairns, Denise B. Kandel, et al.. (1998). New Perspectives on Adolescent Risk Behavior. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 210 indexed citations

Cairns, Robert B., Lars R. Bergman, Jerome Kagan, & Marian Radke‐Yarrow. (1998). Methods and models for studying the individual : essays in honor of Marian Radke-Yarrow. SAGE Publications eBooks. 62 indexed citations

Cairns, Robert B., et al.. (1998). Paths across generations: Academic competence and aggressive behaviors in young mothers and their children.. Developmental Psychology. 34(6). 1162–1174. 59 indexed citations

Cairns, Robert B., Hongling Xie, & Man‐Chi Leung. (1998). The popularity of friendship and the neglect of social networks: Toward a new balance. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development. 1998(81). 25–53. 110 indexed citations

Gariépy, Jean-Louis, Paul L. Gendreau, Robert B. Cairns, & Mark H. Lewis. (1998). D1 dopamine receptors and the reversal of isolation-induced behaviors in mice. Behavioural Brain Research. 95(1). 103–111. 17 indexed citations

Mahoney, Joseph L. & Robert B. Cairns. (1997). Do extracurricular activities protect against early school dropout?. Developmental Psychology. 33(2). 241–253. 433 indexed citations

Cairns, Robert B., Urie Bronfenbrenner, David Magnusson, et al.. (1996). Developmental Science. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 119 indexed citations

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Cairns, Robert B., et al.. (1995). A brief method for assessing social development: Structure, reliability, stability, and developmental validity of the Interpersonal Competence Scale. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 33(6). 725–736. 158 indexed citations

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Cobb, Brenda K., Beverley D. Cairns, Margaret Shandor Miles, & Robert B. Cairns. (1995). A longitudinal study of the role of sociodemographic factors and childhood aggression on adolescent injury and “close calls”. Journal of Adolescent Health. 17(6). 381–388. 25 indexed citations

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Cairns, Robert B., Man‐Chi Leung, Lisa Brown Buchanan, & Beverley D. Cairns. (1995). Friendships and Social Networks in Childhood and Adolescence: Fluidity, Reliability, and Interrelations. Child Development. 66(5). 1330–1330. 179 indexed citations

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Petitto, John M., et al.. (1993). Genetic Differences in Social Behavior: Relation to Natural Killer Cell Function and Susceptibility to Tumor Development. Neuropsychopharmacology. 8(1). 35–43. 17 indexed citations

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Cairns, Robert B.. (1979). Social development : the origins and plasticity of interchanges. 194 indexed citations

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Paris, Scott G. & Robert B. Cairns. (1972). An Experimental and Ethological Analysis of Social Reinforcement with Retarded Children. Child Development. 43(3). 717–717. 16 indexed citations

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Cairns, Robert B. & Scott G. Paris. (1971). Informational determinants of social reinforcement effectiveness among retarded children.. PubMed. 76(3). 362–9. 11 indexed citations

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Cairns, Robert B., Halstead Harrison, & Richard I. Schoen. (1970). A Discussion on photoelectron spectroscopy - Multiple photoelectron processes and their relationship to electron energy spectra. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 268(1184). 163–167. 1 indexed citations

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Cairns, Robert B.. (1970). Meaning and Attention as Determinants of Social Reinforcer Effectiveness. Child Development. 41(4). 1067–1067. 23 indexed citations

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Cairns, Robert B. & Jack Werboff. (1967). Behavior Development in the Dog: An Interspecific Analysis. Science. 158(3804). 1070–1072. 28 indexed citations

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Samson, James A. R. & Robert B. Cairns. (1966). Ionization Potential of O_2*. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 56(6). 769–769. 33 indexed citations

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