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D-Index
114
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68155
World Ranking
328
National Ranking
211

Brent W. Roberts 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 Brent W. Roberts sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 345 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brent W. Roberts 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 Brent W. Roberts sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 114 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Brent W. Roberts is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Psychology, with significant contributions to Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Applied Psychology, and Safety Research.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics that include Personality Traits and Psychology, Emotional Intelligence and Performance, Mental Health Research Topics, Personality Disorders and Psychopathology, Cognitive Abilities and Testing, Resilience and Mental Health, and Behavioral Health and Interventions.

Brent W. Roberts has authored several recent papers such as "Integrating Models of Self-Regulation" (2020) published in the Annual Review of Psychology, "Personality stability and change: A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies." (2022) published in Psychological Bulletin, and "Changing personality traits with the help of a digital personality change intervention" (2021) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Additional recent publications include "Personality Psychology" (2021) in the Annual Review of Psychology and "Personality trait stability and change" (2021) in Personality Science.

Their frequent coauthors include Christopher J. Soto, Christopher M. Napolitano, Heejun Roy Yoon, Madison N. Sewell, and Mathias Allemand. The scientist has published most often in several venues, including the European Journal of Personality, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Assessment, Journal of Research in Personality, and PsycTESTS Dataset.

In addition to journal publications, Brent W. Roberts has contributed to book publications, notably with the World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks, including the 2023 book titled "Conscientiousness and Labor Market Returns: Evidence from a Field Experiment in West Africa."

Best Publications

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

    Terrie E. Moffitt;Louise Arseneault;Daniel Belsky;Nigel Dickson

  • Patterns of mean-level change in personality traits across the life course: a meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.

    Brent W. Roberts;Kate E. Walton;Wolfgang Viechtbauer

  • The rank-order consistency of personality traits from childhood to old age: a quantitative review of longitudinal studies.

    Brent W. Roberts;Wendy F. DelVecchio

  • Personality development: stability and change.

    Avshalom Caspi;Brent W. Roberts;Rebecca L. Shiner

  • 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

  • Conscientiousness and health-related behaviors: a meta-analysis of the leading behavioral contributors to mortality.

    Tim Bogg;Brent W. Roberts

  • Personality Development Across the Life Course:The Argument for Change and Continuity

    Avshalom Caspi;Brent W. Roberts

  • Personality Trait Change in Adulthood

    Brent W. Roberts;Daniel Mroczek

  • A systematic review of personality trait change through intervention.

    Brent W. Roberts;Jing Luo;Daniel A. Briley;Philip I. Chow

  • Low self-esteem prospectively predicts depression in adolescence and young adulthood

    Ulrich Orth;Richard W. Robins;Brent W. Roberts

  • Personality continuity and change across the life course.

    Avshalom Caspi;Brent W. Roberts

  • Personality Measurement and Employment Decisions. Questions and Answers.

    Robert Hogan;Joyce Hogan;Brent W. Roberts

  • Recommendations for increasing replicability in psychology.

    Jens B. Asendorpf;Mark Conner;Filip de Fruyt;Jan De Houwer

  • THE STRUCTURE OF CONSCIENTIOUSNESS: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION BASED ON SEVEN MAJOR PERSONALITY QUESTIONNAIRES

    Brent W. Roberts;Oleksandr S. Chernyshenko;Stephen Stark;Lewis R. Goldberg

  • Work experiences and personality development in young adulthood.

    Brent W. Roberts;Avshalom Caspi;Terrie E. Moffitt

  • A Longitudinal Study of Personality Change in Young Adulthood

    Richard W. Robins;R. Chris Fraley;Brent W. Roberts;Kali H. Trzesniewski

  • The Divided Self: Concurrent and Longitudinal Effects of Psychological Adjustment and Social Roles on Self-Concept Differentiation

    Eileen M. Donahue;Richard W. Robins;Brent W. Roberts;Oliver P. John

  • The kids are alright: Growth and stability in personality development from adolescence to adulthood.

    Brent W. Roberts;Avshalom Caspi;Terrie E. Moffitt;Terrie E. Moffitt

  • The development of personality traits in adulthood.

    Brent W. Roberts;Dustin Wood;Avshalom Caspi

  • Broad Dispositions, Broad Aspirations: The Intersection of Personality Traits and Major Life Goals

    Brent W. Roberts;Richard W. Robins

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick L. Hill
Patrick L. Hill Washington University in St. Louis
Ulrich Trautwein
Ulrich Trautwein University of Tübingen
Avshalom Caspi
Avshalom Caspi Duke University
Joshua J. Jackson
Joshua J. Jackson Washington University in St. Louis
Richard W. Robins
Richard W. Robins University of California, Davis
Dustin Wood
Dustin Wood University of Alabama
Oliver Lüdtke
Oliver Lüdtke Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education
Jaap J. A. Denissen
Jaap J. A. Denissen Utrecht University
Peter D. Harms
Peter D. Harms University of Alabama
R. Chris Fraley
R. Chris Fraley University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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