William R. Downs

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

William R. Downs is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, William R. Downs has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Clinical Psychology, 17 papers in General Health Professions and 14 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in William R. Downs's work include Child Abuse and Trauma (15 papers), Homelessness and Social Issues (14 papers) and Intimate Partner and Family Violence (13 papers). William R. Downs is often cited by papers focused on Child Abuse and Trauma (15 papers), Homelessness and Social Issues (14 papers) and Intimate Partner and Family Violence (13 papers). William R. Downs collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Denmark. William R. Downs's co-authors include Brenda A. Miller, Péter Molnár, Zhang Peizhen, Maria Testa, Dawn M. Gondoli, Louis L. Jacobs, Beverly A. Kopper, Francisco X. Barrios, Augustine Osman and Farish A. Jenkins and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Geology.

In The Last Decade

William R. Downs

55 papers receiving 3.1k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William R. Downs United States	28	1.2k	711	624	592	525	55	3.4k
James A. Peterson United States	33	572 0.5×	325 0.5×	686 1.1×	124 0.2×	490 0.9×	169	3.9k
Alan Logan Canada	42	228 0.2×	430 0.6×	437 0.7×	880 1.5×	53 0.1×	154	5.9k
Stefanie Müller Germany	16	1.6k 1.3×	330 0.5×	532 0.9×	143 0.2×	192 0.4×	38	3.8k
Robert Weiss United States	41	1.8k 1.5×	982 1.4×	198 0.3×	29 0.0×	327 0.6×	157	5.7k
David M. Casey United States	23	789 0.6×	130 0.2×	126 0.2×	291 0.5×	26 0.0×	46	1.7k
D. Brandt United States	19	398 0.3×	181 0.3×	227 0.4×	60 0.1×	67 0.1×	57	1.9k
Catherine P. Bradshaw United States	28	1.2k 1.0×	228 0.3×	346 0.6×	104 0.2×	285 0.5×	63	3.0k
Robert A. Nicholson United States	37	1.5k 1.2×	80 0.1×	237 0.4×	62 0.1×	66 0.1×	132	3.9k
David P. Schwartz United States	32	935 0.8×	637 0.9×	113 0.2×	16 0.0×	199 0.4×	90	5.0k
Patricia M. Anderson United States	49	141 0.1×	5.3k 7.5×	931 1.5×	918 1.6×	67 0.1×	158	8.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Downs, William R., et al.. (2006). Relationships Between Adult Women’s Mental Health Problems and their Childhood Experiences of Parental Violence and Psychological Aggression. Journal of Family Violence. 21(7). 439–447. 11 indexed citations

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Downs, William R., et al.. (2006). Women's Use of Physical and Nonphysical Self-Defense Strategies During Incidents of Partner Violence. Violence Against Women. 13(1). 28–45. 39 indexed citations

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Downs, William R., et al.. (2004). Adulthood Depression, Anxiety, and Trauma Symptoms: A Comparison of Women With Nonabusive, Abusive, and Absent Father Figures in Childhood. Violence and Victims. 19(6). 659–671. 11 indexed citations

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Downs, William R., et al.. (2004). Adulthood Depression, Anxiety, and Trauma Symptoms: A Comparison of Women With Nonabusive, Abusive, and Absent Father Figures in Childhood. Violence and Victims. 19(6). 659–671. 2 indexed citations

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Miller, Brenda A., Eugene Maguin, & William R. Downs. (2002). Alcohol, Drugs, and Violence in Children’s Lives. Recent developments in alcoholism. 13. 357–385. 43 indexed citations

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Miller, Brenda A. & William R. Downs. (2002). Violent Victimization among Women with Alcohol Problems. Recent developments in alcoholism. 12. 81–101. 33 indexed citations

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Osman, Augustine, et al.. (2001). Development and Psychometric Properties of the Student Worry Questionnaire–30. Psychological Reports. 88(1). 277–290. 19 indexed citations

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Osman, Augustine, William R. Downs, Beverly A. Kopper, et al.. (1998). The reasons for living inventory for adolescents (RFL-A): Development and psychometric properties. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 54(8). 1063–1078. 127 indexed citations

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Downs, William R. & Laurie Harrison. (1998). Childhood maltreatment and the risk of substance problems in later life. Health & Social Care in the Community. 6(1). 35–46. 44 indexed citations

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Downs, William R. & Brenda A. Miller. (1998). Relationships Between Experiences of Parental Violence During Childhood and Women's Self-Esteem. Violence and Victims. 13(1). 63–77. 21 indexed citations

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Jacobs, Louis L. & William R. Downs. (1994). THE EVOLUTION OF MURINE RODENTS IN ASIA. 8. 149–156. 100 indexed citations

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Jenkins, Farish A., Neil H. Shubin, Stephen M. Gatesy, et al.. (1994). Late Triassic continental vertebrates and depositional environments of the Fleming Fjord Formation, Jameson Land, East Greenland. 32. 76 indexed citations

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Miller, Brenda A. & William R. Downs. (1993). The Impact of Family Violence on the Use of Alcohol by Women. 17(2). 137–143. 59 indexed citations

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Miller, Brenda A., William R. Downs, & Maria Testa. (1993). Interrelationships between victimization experiences and women's alcohol use.. PubMed. 11(11). 109–117. 288 indexed citations

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Downs, William R.. (1993). Developmental Considerations for the Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 8(3). 331–345. 63 indexed citations

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Downs, William R., et al.. (1991). The relationship of adolescent peer groups to the incidence of psychosocial problems.. PubMed. 26(102). 473–92. 48 indexed citations

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Downs, William R. & Joan F. Robertson. (1990). Referral for Treatment among Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Abusers. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. 27(2). 190–209. 4 indexed citations

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Simons, Ronald L., Joan F. Robertson, & William R. Downs. (1988). The nature of the association between parental rejection and delinquent behavior. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 18(3). 297–310. 70 indexed citations

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Ray, M. C. & William R. Downs. (1986). An Empirical Test of Labeling Theory Using Longitudinal Data. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. 23(2). 169–194. 51 indexed citations

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Downs, William R.. (1985). Using panel data to examine sex differences in causal relationships among adolescent alcohol use, norms, and peer alcohol use. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 14(6). 469–486. 18 indexed citations

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