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Alain Brunet

Alain Brunet

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 62 3228 2973 200 185 196 14881

Alain Brunet publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alain Brunet between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alain Brunet published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 5.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2010. 15 of the 214 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2010. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 11 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 8 publications
1987 2025

214 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alain Brunet: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 6
1997 0
1998 2
1999 0
2000 4
2001 3
2002 1
2003 11
2004 3
2005 7
2006 11
2007 5
2008 7
2009 6
2010 15
2011 7
2012 10
2013 8
2014 8
2015 8
2016 8
2017 5
2018 6
2019 4
2020 13
2021 14
2022 14
2023 12
2024 7
2025 8
Total 214
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Alain Brunet publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alain Brunet sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 191–200 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 196 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343 196
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Alain Brunet D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alain Brunet sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 62–63 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248 62
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Overview

Alain Brunet is affiliated with McGill University in Canada and has an extensive research portfolio spanning psychology and medicine. Their work is particularly concentrated in clinical psychology, with significant contributions also made in social psychology, general health professions, oncology, and epidemiology.

The research topics Alain Brunet focuses on include:

  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Cancer survivorship and care

Brunet's publication record features papers in several reputable venues. Their frequent publication outlets comprise:

  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • European Journal of Psychotraumatology
  • Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Some of the recent papers associated with their research include:

  • The mental health impacts of receiving a breast cancer diagnosis: A meta-analysis (2021), published in British Journal of Cancer
  • Impairing memory reconsolidation with propranolol in healthy and clinical samples: a meta-analysis (2022), published in Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience
  • Mental Health Services for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: Perceptions and Experiences of Professionals and Refugees (2020), published in Qualitative Health Research
  • The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Study: protocol for a prospective investigation of mental health risk and resilience factors (2022), published in Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada
  • Disaster-related prenatal maternal stress predicts HPA reactivity and psychopathology in adolescent offspring: Project Ice Storm (2020), published in Psychoneuroendocrinology

Alain Brunet's collaborations involve frequent coauthors who contribute to their breadth of research. Notable coauthors include:

  • Marjolaine Rivest-Beauregard
  • Ram P. Sapkota
  • Michelle Lonergan
  • R. Nicholas Carleton
  • Shannon Sauer-Zavala

The scientist has also authored a book titled Contract Management, published in 2021 by Springer International Publishing.

Best Publications

  • Effect of post-retrieval propranolol on psychophysiologic responding during subsequent script-driven traumatic imagery in post-traumatic stress disorder.

    Alain Brunet;Scott P. Orr;Scott P. Orr;Jacques Tremblay;Kate Robertson

  • The Peritraumatic Distress Inventory: A Proposed Measure of PTSD Criterion A2

    Alain Brunet;Daniel S. Weiss;Thomas J. Metzler;Suzanne R. Best

  • Immediate treatment with propranolol decreases posttraumatic stress disorder two months after trauma

    Guillaume Vaiva;François Ducrocq;Karine Jezequel;Benoit Averland

  • Mental disorder symptoms among public safety personnel in Canada.

    R. Nicholas Carleton;Tracie O. Afifi;Sarah Turner;Tamara Taillieu

  • Psychometric Validation of the English and French Versions of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5)

    Andrea R. Ashbaugh;Stephanie Houle-Johnson;Christophe Herbert;Wissam El-Hage

  • Stress During Pregnancy Affects General Intellectual and Language Functioning in Human Toddlers

    David P Laplante;Ronald G Barr;Alain Brunet;Guillaume Galbaud Du Fort

  • Project Ice Storm: Prenatal Maternal Stress Affects Cognitive and Linguistic Functioning in 5½-Year-Old Children

    David P. Laplante;Alain Brunet;Norbert Schmitz;Antonio Ciampi

  • Validation of a French version of the impact of event scale-revised.

    Alain Brunet;Annie St-Hilaire;Louis Jehel;Suzanne King

  • Prevalence and types of aggressive behaviour among adults with intellectual disabilities.

    Anne G. Crocker;C. Mercier;Y. Lachapelle;A. Brunet

  • Amygdala response in patients with acute PTSD to masked and unmasked emotional facial expressions

    Jorge L. Armony;Vincent Corbo;Marie-Hélène Clément;Alain Brunet

  • The Predictive Power of Peritraumatic Dissociation and Acute Stress Symptoms for Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms: A Three-Month Prospective Study

    Philippe Birmes;Alain Brunet;Didier Carreras;Jean-Louis Ducassé

  • Reduction of PTSD Symptoms With Pre-Reactivation Propranolol Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Alain Brunet;Daniel Saumier;Aihua Liu;David L. Streiner

  • Critical incident exposure and sleep quality in police officers.

    Thomas C. Neylan;Thomas J. Metzler;Suzanne R. Best;Daniel S. Weiss

  • Frequency and severity approaches to indexing exposure to trauma: The Critical Incident History Questionnaire for police officers

    Daniel S. Weiss;Alain Brunet;Suzanne R. Best;Thomas J. Metzler

  • Propranolol's effects on the consolidation and reconsolidation of long-term emotional memory in healthy participants: a meta-analysis.

    Michelle H. Lonergan;Lening A. Olivera-Figueroa;Roger K. Pitman;Alain Brunet

  • Disaster-related prenatal maternal stress influences birth outcomes: project Ice Storm.

    Kelsey N. Dancause;David P. Laplante;Carolina Oremus;Sarah Fraser

  • Trauma reactivation under the influence of propranolol decreases posttraumatic stress symptoms and disorder: 3 open-label trials.

    Alain Brunet;Joaquin Poundja;Jacques Tremblay;Éric Bui

  • Low posttrauma GABA plasma levels as a predictive factor in the development of acute posttraumatic stress disorder

    Guillaume Vaiva;Pierre Thomas;François Ducrocq;Monique Fontaine

  • Prenatal maternal stress predicts autism traits in 6½ year-old children: Project Ice Storm

    Deborah J. Walder;David P. Laplante;Alexandra Sousa-Pires;Franz Veru

  • Childhood abuse and dissociative symptoms in adult schizophrenia.

    Darren W Holowka;Suzanne King;Dominique Saheb;Monica Pukall

  • PTSD symptoms predict waking salivary cortisol levels in police officers

    Thomas C. Neylan;Thomas C. Neylan;Alain Brunet;Nnamdi Pole;Suzanne R. Best

Frequent Co-Authors

Suzanne King
Suzanne King McGill University
David P. Laplante
David P. Laplante Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Roger K. Pitman
Roger K. Pitman Harvard University
Rachel F. Rodgers
Rachel F. Rodgers Northeastern University
Daniel S. Weiss
Daniel S. Weiss University of California, San Francisco
Jorge L. Armony
Jorge L. Armony McGill University
Thomas J. Metzler
Thomas J. Metzler Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
Charles R. Marmar
Charles R. Marmar New York University
Stéphane Guay
Stéphane Guay University of Montreal
Michael W. O'Hara
Michael W. O'Hara University of Iowa

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