Robert S. Pynoos

22.2k total citations · 7 hit papers
154 papers, 15.3k citations indexed

About

Robert S. Pynoos is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert S. Pynoos has authored 154 papers receiving a total of 15.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 129 papers in Clinical Psychology, 24 papers in General Health Professions and 20 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Robert S. Pynoos's work include Migration, Health and Trauma (78 papers), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (63 papers) and Child Abuse and Trauma (55 papers). Robert S. Pynoos is often cited by papers focused on Migration, Health and Trauma (78 papers), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (63 papers) and Child Abuse and Trauma (55 papers). Robert S. Pynoos collaborates with scholars based in United States, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Norway. Robert S. Pynoos's co-authors include Alan M. Steinberg, Christopher M. Layne, Melissa J. Brymer, Armen Goenjian, Lynn A. Fairbanks, Ernestine C. Briggs, Kathleen Nader, Kelly Decker, Spencer Eth and Bradley Stolbach and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Robert S. Pynoos

152 papers receiving 14.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

A developmental approach to complex PTSD: Childhood and adult cumulative trauma as predictors of symptom complexity

2009 971 citations Robert S. Pynoos et al. Journal of Traumatic Stress profile →
The University of California at Los Angeles post-traumatic stress disorder reaction index

2004 945 citations Alan M. Steinberg, Melissa J. Brymer et al. Current Psychiatry Reports profile →
Life Threat and Posttraumatic Stress in School-age Children

1987 945 citations Robert S. Pynoos profile →
Five Essential Elements of Immediate and Mid–Term Mass Trauma Intervention: Empirical Evidence

2007 885 citations Melissa J. Brymer, Christopher M. Layne et al. Psychiatry profile →
Psychometric Properties of the UCLA PTSD Reaction Index: Part I

2013 359 citations Alan M. Steinberg, Melissa J. Brymer et al. Journal of Traumatic Stress profile →
A Systematic Review of PTSD Prevalence and Trajectories in DSM-5 Defined Trauma Exposed Populations: Intentional and Non-Intentional Traumatic Events

2013 359 citations Robert S. Pynoos et al. profile →
Trauma histories among justice-involved youth: findings from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network

2013 328 citations Carly B. Dierkhising, Susan J. Ko et al. European journal of psychotraumatology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert S. Pynoos United States	63	13.1k	2.5k	2.4k	1.4k	1.2k	154	15.3k
Lisa H. Jaycox United States	55	11.4k 0.9×	1.8k 0.7×	2.7k 1.1×	602 0.4×	2.4k 2.0×	222	14.6k
Benjamin E. Saunders United States	57	9.2k 0.7×	2.4k 1.0×	2.4k 1.0×	353 0.3×	1.2k 1.0×	137	12.0k
Heidi S. Resnick United States	73	17.5k 1.3×	4.7k 1.9×	4.0k 1.7×	1.6k 1.2×	2.1k 1.7×	232	24.4k
Annette M. La Greca United States	57	7.6k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	927 0.4×	808 0.6×	2.7k 2.2×	159	11.5k
William Yule United Kingdom	72	10.9k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	564 0.4×	1.5k 1.2×	303	16.0k
Kenneth J. Ruggiero United States	53	7.0k 0.5×	1.9k 0.7×	2.0k 0.8×	570 0.4×	1.2k 1.0×	219	11.1k
Alan M. Steinberg United States	43	7.2k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	1.3k 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	704 0.6×	97	8.8k
Bernice Andrews United Kingdom	35	10.8k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	736 0.5×	2.7k 2.2×	58	13.5k
Glorisa Canino Puerto Rico	74	13.4k 1.0×	3.3k 1.3×	3.6k 1.5×	580 0.4×	4.1k 3.3×	366	21.3k
Judith A. Cohen United States	64	10.9k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	2.1k 0.9×	218 0.2×	1.3k 1.1×	173	12.5k

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Kaplow, Julie B., Benjamin Rolon‐Arroyo, Christopher M. Layne, et al.. (2019). Validation of the UCLA PTSD Reaction Index for DSM-5: A Developmentally Informed Assessment Tool for Youth. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 59(1). 186–194. 116 indexed citations

Briggs, Ernestine C., et al.. (2019). Trauma-informed measurement-based care for children: Implementation in diverse treatment settings.. Psychological Services. 17(3). 311–322. 10 indexed citations

Kaplow, Julie B., Christopher M. Layne, Benjamin Oosterhoff, et al.. (2018). Validation of the Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder (PCBD) Checklist: A Developmentally Informed Assessment Tool for Bereaved Youth. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 31(2). 244–254. 38 indexed citations

Vivrette, Rebecca, et al.. (2016). Impaired Caregiving, Trauma Exposure, and Psychosocial Functioning in a National Sample of Children and Adolescents. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma. 11(2). 187–196. 9 indexed citations

Charak, Ruby, et al.. (2015). Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder Symptom Domains Relate Differentially to PTSD and Depression: A Study of War-Exposed Bosnian Adolescents. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 44(7). 1361–1373. 25 indexed citations

Layne, Christopher M., Johanna K. P. Greeson, Sarah A. Ostrowski, et al.. (2014). Cumulative trauma exposure and high risk behavior in adolescence: Findings from the NCTSN Core Data Set. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy. 6. 5 indexed citations

Howell, Kathryn H., Julie B. Kaplow, Christopher M. Layne, et al.. (2014). Predicting adolescent posttraumatic stress in the aftermath of war: Differential effects of coping strategies across trauma reminder, loss reminder, and family conflict domains. Anxiety Stress & Coping. 28(1). 88–104. 24 indexed citations

Dierkhising, Carly B., Susan J. Ko, Briana Woods‐Jaeger, et al.. (2013). Trauma histories among justice-involved youth: findings from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. European journal of psychotraumatology. 4(1). 328 indexed citations breakdown →

Kaplow, Julie B., Christopher M. Layne, Robert S. Pynoos, Judith A. Cohen, & Alicia F. Lieberman. (2012). DSM-V Diagnostic Criteria for Bereavement-Related Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Developmental Considerations. Psychiatry. 75(3). 243–266. 86 indexed citations

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Briggs, Ernestine C., John A. Fairbank, Johanna K. P. Greeson, et al.. (2012). Links between child and adolescent trauma exposure and service use histories in a national clinic-referred sample.. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy. 5(2). 101–109. 78 indexed citations

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Lester, Patricia, Kris Peterson, J. Jeffery Reeves, et al.. (2010). The Long War and Parental Combat\nDeployment: Effects on Military\nChildren and At-Home Spouses. Insecta mundi. 120 indexed citations

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Zatzick, Douglas, David C. Grossman, Joan Russo, et al.. (2006). Predicting Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Longitudinally in a Representative Sample of Hospitalized Injured Adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 45(10). 1188–1195. 58 indexed citations

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Steinberg, Alan M., Melissa J. Brymer, Kelly Decker, & Robert S. Pynoos. (2004). The University of California at Los Angeles post-traumatic stress disorder reaction index. Current Psychiatry Reports. 6(2). 96–100. 945 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pfefferbaum, Betty, Rose L. Pfefferbaum, Robin H. Gurwitch, et al.. (2004). Teachers' Psychological Reactions 7 Weeks After the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing.. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 74(3). 263–271. 14 indexed citations

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Goenjian, Armen, Robert S. Pynoos, Alan M. Steinberg, et al.. (2003). Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal activity among Armenian adolescents with PTSD symptoms. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 16(4). 319–323. 36 indexed citations

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Saltzman, William R., Robert S. Pynoos, Christopher M. Layne, Alan M. Steinberg, & Eugene Aisenberg. (2001). Trauma- and grief-focused intervention for adolescents exposed to community violence: Results of a school-based screening and group treatment protocol.. Group Dynamics Theory Research and Practice. 5(4). 291–303. 143 indexed citations

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Layne, Christopher M., et al.. (2001). Trauma/grief-focused group psychotherapy: School-based postwar intervention with traumatized Bosnian adolescents.. Group Dynamics Theory Research and Practice. 5(4). 277–290. 183 indexed citations

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Goenjian, Armen, B Stilwell, Alan M. Steinberg, et al.. (1999). Moral Development and Psychopathological Interference in Conscience Functioning Among Adolescents After Trauma. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 38(4). 376–384. 37 indexed citations

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Frye, Mark A., et al.. (1995). Civil Unrest and Exacerbation of Psychiatric Symptoms. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 183(2). 109–110. 5 indexed citations

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Stuber, Margaret L., Kathleen Meeske, Donald Guthrie, et al.. (1994). Post‐traumatic stress after childhood cancer II: A family model. Psycho-Oncology. 3(4). 313–319. 31 indexed citations

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