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Child Welfare and Adoption

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Child Welfare and Adoption is a topic indexed in ScholarIQ from OpenAlex.

What is known about Child Welfare and Adoption?

ScholarIQrecord summary

This cluster of papers focuses on the mental health, developmental trajectories, attachment, and transition to adulthood of children and youths in the foster care and child welfare system. It covers topics such as the impact of institutionalization, effects of early deprivation, behavior problems, intervention strategies, and outcomes for youth aging out of foster care.

How many works does Child Welfare and Adoption have?

ScholarIQindexed works

Child Welfare and Adoption has 132 works in the ScholarIQ index. The count is the OpenAlex total, not the number of papers listed on this page.

What is the OpenAlex record for Child Welfare and Adoption?

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The OpenAlex for Child Welfare and Adoption is on the source record.

What are the most-cited papers on Child Welfare and Adoption?

ScholarIQmost cited works
Cognitive Recovery in Socially Deprived Young Children: The Bucharest Early Intervention Project
Charles A. Nelson, Charles H. Zeanah, Nathan A. Fox, Peter J. Marshall, Anna T. Smyke, Donald Guthrie
Science. 2007961 Citations
Prolonged institutional rearing is associated with atypically large amygdala volume and difficulties in emotion regulation
Nim Tottenham, Todd A. Hare, Brian Quinn, Thomas McCarry, Marcella Nurse, Tara Gilhooly, Alexander J. Millner, Adriana Galván, Matthew C. Davidson, Inge‐Marie Eigsti, Kathleen M. Thomas, Peter Freed, Elizabeth S. Booma, Megan R. Gunnar, Margaret Altemus, Jane Aronson, B.J. Casey
Developmental Science. 2009908 CitationsOPEN ACCESS
Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth: outcomes at age 19
Mark E. Courtney, Amy Dworsky, Gretchen Ruth, Thomas E. Keller, Judy Havlicek, Noel S. Bost
PDXScholar (Portland State University). 2005788 CitationsOPEN ACCESS
Foster youth transitions to adulthood: a longitudinal view of youth leaving care.
Mark E. Courtney, Irving Piliavin, Andrew Grogan‐Kaylor, Andrea A. Nesmith
PubMed. 2002694 Citations
Genes and behavior: Nature-nurture interplay explained
Richard J. Rose, Michael Rutter
European Psychologist. 2007666 Citations

Where is Child Welfare and Adoption research published, and who funds it?

ScholarIQvenues & funding sources

TOP FUNDERS

National Science Foundation—
NIH—
Wellcome Trust—
European Research Council—
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How much of the research on Child Welfare and Adoption is open access?

ScholarIQopen access share
40%OPEN ACCESS
Gold
7%
Green
20%
Hybrid
0%
Bronze
13%
Closed
60%

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