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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 130 169 147 107 91 456 98259

C. Robert Cloninger publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by C. Robert Cloninger between 1970 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. C. Robert Cloninger published across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, averaging 9.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2015. 8 of the 508 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2015. 1970: 2 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 4 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 5 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 7 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 9 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 10 publications 1988: 9 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 11 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 15 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 16 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 14 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 2 publications
1970 2025

508 publications in total across all disciplines

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C. Robert Cloninger: publications per year, 1970 to 2025
Year Publications
1970 2
1971 0
1972 0
1973 2
1974 2
1975 4
1976 0
1977 0
1978 3
1979 4
1980 5
1981 3
1982 7
1983 6
1984 5
1985 9
1986 8
1987 10
1988 9
1989 6
1990 5
1991 11
1992 11
1993 6
1994 15
1995 8
1996 16
1997 11
1998 14
1999 8
2000 11
2001 7
2002 5
2003 12
2004 8
2005 8
2006 14
2007 6
2008 18
2009 11
2010 9
2011 17
2012 16
2013 21
2014 14
2015 23
2016 23
2017 13
2018 9
2019 17
2020 13
2021 13
2022 9
2023 13
2024 6
2025 2
Total 508
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C. Robert Cloninger 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 C. Robert Cloninger 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, 451–460 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: 456 publications — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 27 456
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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C. Robert Cloninger 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 C. Robert Cloninger 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, 130–131 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: 130 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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
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 10 130
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award
  • 2014 - Oskar Pfister Award, American Psychiatric Association (APA)
  • 1995 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1989 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

C. Robert Cloninger is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology, with notable contributions across several specialized subfields, including clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, social psychology, genetics, and psychiatry and mental health.

Their work addresses multiple key topics, such as child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, personality disorders and psychopathology, personality traits and psychology, mental health research topics, genetic associations and epidemiology, psychosomatic disorders and their treatments, and schizophrenia research and treatment.

Cloninger has published extensively in various scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • Scientific Reports
  • PeerJ
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • The International Journal of Person Centered Medicine

Among their recent papers are:

  • "A Comparison of Ten Polygenic Score Methods for Psychiatric Disorders Applied Across Multiple Cohorts," 2021, Biological Psychiatry
  • "Evolution of genetic networks for human creativity," 2021, Molecular Psychiatry
  • "Interaction Testing and Polygenic Risk Scoring to Estimate the Association of Common Genetic Variants With Treatment Resistance in Schizophrenia," 2022, JAMA Psychiatry
  • "Virtues in action are related to the integration of both temperament and character: Comparing the VIA classification of virtues and Cloninger's biopsychosocial model of personality," 2021, The Journal of Positive Psychology
  • "Student engagement with school and personality: a biopsychosocial and person-centred approach," 2020, British Journal of Educational Psychology

Frequent co-authors in Cloninger's research collaborations include:

  • Paulo Moreira
  • Richard A. Inman
  • Terho Lehtimäki
  • Kevin M. Cloninger
  • Igor Zwir

Cloninger has received several awards, including the Oskar Pfister Award from the American Psychiatric Association in 2014, election as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1995, and membership in the National Academy of Medicine since 1989.

Best Publications

  • Biological insights from 108 schizophrenia-associated genetic loci

    Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Aiden Corvin;James T. R. Walters

  • A Psychobiological Model of Temperament and Character

    C. Robert Cloninger;Dragan M. Svrakic;Thomas R. Przybeck

  • The international personality item pool and the future of public-domain personality measures ☆

    Lewis R. Goldberg;John A. Johnson;Herbert W. Eber;Robert Hogan

  • The temperament and character inventory (TCI) : a guide to its development and use

    C. Robert Cloninger

  • Inheritance of alcohol abuse. Cross-fostering analysis of adopted men

    C. Robert Cloninger;Michael Bohman;Sören Sigvardsson

  • Genome-wide association study identifies five new schizophrenia loci

    Stephan Ripke;Alan R. Sanders;Kenneth S. Kendler;Douglas F. Levinson

  • Genetic relationship between five psychiatric disorders estimated from genome-wide SNPs

    S. Hong Lee;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Stephen V. Faraone

  • A systematic method for clinical description and classification of personality variants. A proposal.

    Unknown

  • Neurogenetic adaptive mechanisms in alcoholism.

    Unknown

  • A new, semi-structured psychiatric interview for use in genetic linkage studies: a report on the reliability of the SSAGA.

    K. K. Bucholz;R. Cadoret;C. R. Cloninger;S. H. Dinwiddie

  • Modeling Linkage Disequilibrium Increases Accuracy of Polygenic Risk Scores

    Bjarni J. Vilhjálmsson;Jian Yang;Hilary K. Finucane;Alexander Gusev

  • Genome Scan Meta-Analysis of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder, Part II: Schizophrenia

    Cathryn M. Lewis;Douglas F. Levinson;Lesley H. Wise;Lynn E. DeLisi

  • The Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire: U.S. normative data.

    C. Robert Cloninger;Thomas R. Przybeck;Dragan M. Svrakic

  • Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification

    C. Robert Cloninger

  • Common variants on chromosome 6p22.1 are associated with schizophrenia

    Jianxin Shi;Douglas F. Levinson;Jubao Duan;Alan R. Sanders

  • Genomic Relationships, Novel Loci, and Pleiotropic Mechanisms across Eight Psychiatric Disorders

    Phil H. Lee;Verneri Anttila;Hyejung Won;Yen-Chen A. Feng

  • Identification of loci associated with schizophrenia by genome-wide association and follow-up

    Michael C. O'Donovan;Nicholas Craddock;Nadine Norton;Hywel Williams

  • Childhood personality predicts alcohol abuse in young adults.

    C. Robert Cloninger;Sören Sigvardsson;Michael Bohman

  • Differential Diagnosis of Personality Disorders by the Seven-Factor Model of Temperament and Character

    Dragan M. Svrakic;Cynthia Whitehead;Thomas R. Przybeck;C. Robert Cloninger

  • Genome‐wide search for genes affecting the risk for alcohol dependence

    Theodore Reich;Howard J. Edenberg;Alison Goate;Jeff T. Williams

  • Contribution of copy number variants to schizophrenia from a genome-wide study of 41,321 subjects

    Christian R Marshall;Daniel P Howrigan;Daniel P Howrigan;Daniele Merico;Bhooma Thiruvahindrapuram

  • Comorbidity of mood and anxiety disorders

    Jack D. Maser;C. Robert Cloninger

  • Variants in nicotinic receptors and risk for nicotine dependence

    Laura Jean Bierut;Jerry A. Stitzel;Jen C. Wang;Anthony L. Hinrichs

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeremy M. Silverman
Jeremy M. Silverman Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Bryan J. Mowry
Bryan J. Mowry University of Queensland
Pablo V. Gejman
Pablo V. Gejman NorthShore University HealthSystem
Alan R. Sanders
Alan R. Sanders NorthShore University HealthSystem
Jubao Duan
Jubao Duan University of Chicago
Theodore Reich
Theodore Reich Washington University in St. Louis
Dan Rujescu
Dan Rujescu Medical University of Vienna
Danielle Posthuma
Danielle Posthuma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Sarah E. Bergen
Sarah E. Bergen Karolinska Institute
Stephan Ripke
Stephan Ripke Massachusetts General Hospital

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