| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | The Development of Purpose During Adolescence | Applied Developmental Science | 2003 | 783 |
| 2 | Early Childhood Education: Young Adult Outcomes From the Abecedarian Project | Applied Developmental Science | 2002 | 772 |
| 3 | Implications for educational practice of the science of learning and development | Applied Developmental Science | 2020 | 723 |
| 4 | Features of Pre-Kindergarten Programs, Classrooms, and Teachers: Do They Predict Observed Classroom Quality and Child-Teacher Interactions? | Applied Developmental Science | 2005 | 602 |
| 5 | What Exactly Is a Youth Development Program? Answers From Research and Practice | Applied Developmental Science | 2003 | 483 |
| 6 | Contribution of Developmental Assets to the Prediction of Thriving Among Adolescents | Applied Developmental Science | 2000 | 470 |
| 7 | When and What Parents Tell Children About Race: An Examination of Race-Related Socialization Among African American Families | Applied Developmental Science | 1997 | 439 |
| 8 | The School's Role in Developing Civic Engagement: A Study of Adolescents in Twenty-Eight Countries | Applied Developmental Science | 2002 | 425 |
| 9 | Developmental Assets: Measurement and Prediction of Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents | Applied Developmental Science | 1998 | 416 |
| 10 | Defining the Boundaries of Early Adolescence: A User's Guide to Assessing Pubertal Status and Pubertal Timing in Research With Adolescents | Applied Developmental Science | 2006 | 373 |
| 11 | Beyond the 'Village' Rhetoric: Creating Healthy Communities for Children and Adolescents | Applied Developmental Science | 1998 | 364 |
| 12 | Fathers' Influence on Their Children's Cognitive and Emotional Development: From Toddlers to Pre-K | Applied Developmental Science | 2007 | 360 |
| 13 | Predicting Child Outcomes at the End of Kindergarten from the Quality of Pre-Kindergarten Teacher–Child Interactions and Instruction | Applied Developmental Science | 2008 | 359 |
| 14 | Positive Youth Development: Thriving as the Basis of Personhood and Civil Society | Applied Developmental Science | 2003 | 356 |
| 15 | Long-Term Effects of the Seattle Social Development Intervention on School Bonding Trajectories | Applied Developmental Science | 2001 | 316 |
| 16 | Characteristics and Quality of Child Care for Toddlers and Preschoolers | Applied Developmental Science | 2000 | 295 |
| 17 | Parental, Sibling, and Peer Influences on Adolescent Substance Use and Alcohol Problems | Applied Developmental Science | 2000 | 291 |
| 18 | Caregiver Training and Classroom Quality in Child Care Centers | Applied Developmental Science | 2002 | 278 |
| 19 | Persistent Effects of Early Childhood Education on High-Risk Children and Their Mothers | Applied Developmental Science | 2000 | 270 |
| 20 | Dimensions of Citizenship and Opportunities for Youth Development: The What, Why, When, Where, and Who of Citizenship Development | Applied Developmental Science | 2002 | 250 |
| 21 | Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence: Toward a Field of Inquiry | Applied Developmental Science | 2003 | 239 |
| 22 | From Periphery to Center: Pathways for Youth Civic Engagement in the Day-To-Day Life of Communities | Applied Developmental Science | 2002 | 232 |
| 23 | Observed Ecological Assets in Families, Schools, and Neighborhoods: Conceptualization, Measurement, and Relations With Positive and Negative Developmental Outcomes | Applied Developmental Science | 2006 | 225 |
| 24 | A New Paradigm for Developmental Science: Relationism and Relational-Developmental Systems | Applied Developmental Science | 2013 | 216 |
| 25 | Drivers of human development: How relationships and context shape learning and development1 | Applied Developmental Science | 2020 | 215 |
| 26 | Youth Perceptions of Life at School: Contextual Correlates of School Connectedness in Adolescence | Applied Developmental Science | 2006 | 212 |
| 27 | Extracurricular Involvement and Adolescent Adjustment: Impact of Duration, Number of Activities, and Breadth of Participation | Applied Developmental Science | 2006 | 211 |
| 28 | Children's Social and Cognitive Development and Child-Care Quality: Testing for Differential Associations Related to Poverty, Gender, or Ethnicity | Applied Developmental Science | 2000 | 204 |
| 29 | High School Gay–Straight Alliances (GSAs) and Young Adult Well-Being: An Examination of GSA Presence, Participation, and Perceived Effectiveness | Applied Developmental Science | 2011 | 204 |
| 30 | Perceived School Climate and Difficulties in the Social Adjustment of Middle School Students | Applied Developmental Science | 1997 | 197 |
| 31 | Children's Reactions to and Memory for a Stressful Event: Influences of Age, Anatomical Dolls, Knowledge, and Parental Attachment | Applied Developmental Science | 1997 | 195 |
| 32 | Peer Influence on Adolescent Alcohol Use: The Moderating Role of Parental Support and Discipline | Applied Developmental Science | 2000 | 194 |
| 33 | Schools as Incubators of Democratic Participation: Building Long-Term Political Efficacy with Civic Education | Applied Developmental Science | 2008 | 192 |
| 34 | Hyphenated Selves: Muslim American Youth Negotiating Identities on the Fault Lines of Global Conflict | Applied Developmental Science | 2007 | 190 |
| 35 | Religion and Positive Youth Development: Identity, Meaning, and Prosocial Concerns | Applied Developmental Science | 2004 | 187 |
| 36 | 3-Year Iatrogenic Effects Associated With Aggregating High-Risk Adolescents in Cognitive-Behavioral Preventive Interventions | Applied Developmental Science | 2001 | 179 |
| 37 | Coming of Age in a Multicultural World: Globalization and Adolescent Cultural Identity Formation | Applied Developmental Science | 2003 | 176 |
| 38 | Risk and Protection in Successful Outcomes Among Disadvantaged Adolescents | Applied Developmental Science | 1998 | 167 |
| 39 | Why Could Father Involvement Benefit Children? Theoretical Perspectives | Applied Developmental Science | 2007 | 166 |
| 40 | Social Context in the Development of Adolescent Religiosity | Applied Developmental Science | 2004 | 164 |
| 41 | Parenting and Child Development in Adoptive Families: Does Parental Sexual Orientation Matter? | Applied Developmental Science | 2010 | 157 |
| 42 | Reaping What You Sow: Immigration, Youth, and Reactive Ethnicity | Applied Developmental Science | 2008 | 156 |
| 43 | The Effects of Intensive Training and Ongoing Supervision on the Quality of Investigative Interviews With Alleged Sex Abuse Victims | Applied Developmental Science | 2002 | 154 |
| 44 | The dimensions of successful young adult development: A conceptual and measurement framework | Applied Developmental Science | 2016 | 152 |
| 45 | Emotional Health and Positive Versus Negative Social Exchanges: A Daily Diary Analysis | Applied Developmental Science | 2001 | 149 |
| 46 | Is Ongoing Feedback Necessary to Maintain The Quality of Investigative Interviews With Allegedly Abused Children? | Applied Developmental Science | 2002 | 149 |
| 47 | Youth-Adult Partnerships: Entering New Territory in Community Work and Research | Applied Developmental Science | 2000 | 147 |
| 48 | Malleability, plasticity, and individuality: How children learn and develop in context1 | Applied Developmental Science | 2019 | 146 |
| 49 | Religion and Identity: The Role of Ideological, Social, and Spiritual Contexts | Applied Developmental Science | 2003 | 145 |
| 50 | Sociocultural Factors and School Engagement Among African American Youth: The Roles of Racial Discrimination, Racial Socialization, and Ethnic Identity | Applied Developmental Science | 2009 | 145 |
