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Psychology
USA
2023

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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Best Scientists D-index 192 Citations 175,720 537 World Ranking 268 National Ranking 182
Psychology D-index 187 Citations 159,598 507 World Ranking 10 National Ranking 3

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award

2022 - Research.com Best Scientist Award

2022 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award

2016 - APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association

2008 - Rema Lapouse Award, American Public Health Association

Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Psychiatry
  • Developmental psychology
  • Internal medicine

His primary scientific interests are in Developmental psychology, Psychiatry, Personality, Cohort study and Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study. His Developmental psychology research includes themes of Big Five personality traits, Social psychology and Personality development. His work focuses on many connections between Psychiatry and other disciplines, such as Young adult, that overlap with his field of interest in Age of onset.

In his study, Stressor, Menarche and Psychosocial is strongly linked to Longitudinal study, which falls under the umbrella field of Personality. His Cohort study research incorporates elements of Substance abuse, Prospective cohort study, Early childhood and Pediatrics. His Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study study incorporates themes from Psychological intervention and Gerontology.

His most cited work include:

  • Influence of Life Stress on Depression: Moderation by a Polymorphism in the 5-HTT Gene (6506 citations)
  • Role of Genotype in the Cycle of Violence in Maltreated Children (3618 citations)
  • Role of Genotype in the Cycle of Violence in Maltreated Children (3618 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Avshalom Caspi mainly investigates Developmental psychology, Psychiatry, Clinical psychology, Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study and Cohort study. Avshalom Caspi focuses mostly in the field of Developmental psychology, narrowing it down to matters related to Personality and, in some cases, Life course approach. Psychiatry is often connected to Young adult in his work.

His Clinical psychology study focuses on Psychopathology in particular. His work in Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study tackles topics such as Gerontology which are related to areas like Cognitive decline. His work in Cohort study addresses issues such as Cohort, which are connected to fields such as Demography, Intelligence quotient and Cognition.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Developmental psychology (41.82%)
  • Psychiatry (31.44%)
  • Clinical psychology (21.88%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study (21.88%)
  • Twin study (16.05%)
  • Clinical psychology (21.88%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study, Twin study, Clinical psychology, Demography and Developmental psychology. Avshalom Caspi focuses mostly in the field of Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study, narrowing it down to topics relating to Biomarker and, in certain cases, Gerontology, Cognitive decline and Meta-analysis. His Twin study study deals with Young adult intersecting with Cohort study.

The Clinical psychology study which covers Association that intersects with Confounding. Avshalom Caspi brings together Developmental psychology and Life chances to produce work in his papers. His work in the fields of Psychiatry, such as Traumatic stress and Conduct disorder, overlaps with other areas such as Suicide prevention.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • All for One and One for All: Mental Disorders in One Dimension. (233 citations)
  • Measuring childhood maltreatment to predict early-adult psychopathology: Comparison of prospective informant-reports and retrospective self-reports (112 citations)
  • Genetic analysis of social-class mobility in five longitudinal studies. (108 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Internal medicine
  • Psychiatry
  • Cognition

Twin study, Psychiatry, Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study, Developmental psychology and Psychopathology are his primary areas of study. His work deals with themes such as Epigenetics, Intelligence quotient and Clinical psychology, which intersect with Twin study. In his research on the topic of Psychiatry, Neuroticism, Big Five personality traits, Middle age and Personality is strongly related with Demography.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Affect, Educational attainment and Behavior change. His Psychopathology study incorporates themes from Conduct disorder and Genetic architecture. His Cohort study research incorporates themes from Mental health and Gerontology.

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Best Publications

Influence of Life Stress on Depression: Moderation by a Polymorphism in the 5-HTT Gene

Avshalom Caspi;Karen Sugden;Terrie E. Moffitt;Alan Taylor.
Science (2003)

10373 Citations

Role of Genotype in the Cycle of Violence in Maltreated Children

Avshalom Caspi;Avshalom Caspi;Joseph McClay;Terrie E. Moffitt;Terrie E. Moffitt;Jonathan Mill.
Science (2002)

6270 Citations

A gradient of childhood self-control predicts health, wealth, and public safety

Terrie E. Moffitt;Louise Arseneault;Daniel Belsky;Nigel Dickson.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2011)

4964 Citations

Personality development: stability and change.

Avshalom Caspi;Brent W. Roberts;Rebecca L. Shiner.
Annual Review of Psychology (2005)

3657 Citations

Sex Differences in Antisocial Behaviour: Conduct Disorder, Delinquency, and Violence in the Dunedin Longitudinal Study

Terrie E. Moffitt;Avshalom Caspi;Michael Rutter;Phil A. Silva.
(2001)

2931 Citations

Prior juvenile diagnoses in adults with mental disorder: developmental follow-back of a prospective-longitudinal cohort.

Julia Kim-Cohen;Avshalom Caspi;Terrie E. Moffitt;HonaLee Harrington.
Archives of General Psychiatry (2003)

2490 Citations

The Power of Personality: The Comparative Validity of Personality Traits, Socioeconomic Status, and Cognitive Ability for Predicting Important Life Outcomes:

Brent W. Roberts;Nathan R. Kuncel;Rebecca Shiner;Avshalom Caspi.
Perspectives on Psychological Science (2007)

2487 Citations

Males on the life-course-persistent and adolescence-limited antisocial pathways: follow-up at age 26 years.

Terrie E. Moffitt;Avshalom Caspi;Honalee Harrington;Barry J. Milne.
Development and Psychopathology (2002)

2403 Citations

Childhood predictors differentiate life-course persistent and adolescence-limited antisocial pathways among males and females.

Terrie E. Moffitt;Avshalom Caspi.
Development and Psychopathology (2001)

2286 Citations

The p Factor: One General Psychopathology Factor in the Structure of Psychiatric Disorders?

Avshalom Caspi;Renate M. Houts;Daniel W. Belsky;Sidra J. Goldman-Mellor.
Clinical psychological science (2014)

2010 Citations

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