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Roberta Sherman

Psychology · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1980
Eating Disorders and BehaviorsSports injuries and preventionObesity, Physical Activity, DietPhysical Activity and HealthCardiovascular Effects of Exercise

Publications

52

Citations

4,661

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

41

Publishing since 1980

Research summary
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Roberta Sherman conducts psychology research focused on eating disorders and unhealthy behaviors, particularly among athletes. Their work examines topics such as body image, disordered eating, exercise in eating disorder treatment, and energy deficiency in sport. A recurring focus is developing and validating measurement tools, such as self-report scales for unhealthy training behaviors.

Eating disorders and disordered eatingAthlete body image and training behaviorsRelative energy deficiency in sportExercise in eating disorder treatmentPsychometric scale development

Publication activity appears concentrated around 2018 and 2020, with no recorded publications in the most recent years, indicating a slowing cadence.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 478 established Psychology PIs within our index
Citations: 4,661cohort median 2,193
h-index: 28cohort median 22
Publications / year (recent): 0.0cohort median 3

Typically publishes in teams of ~11 · 0% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 7 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.0/year recently
172018: 4 publications418192020: 2 publications20212223242526
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 0 collaborators at the same institution2020: 1 collaborator at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 0 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 0 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • British Journal of Sports Medicine×1
  • International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism×1
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise×1
  • International Journal of Eating Disorders×1
  • PsycTESTS Dataset×1
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Last updated Jul 27, 2026.

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