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Christopher J. Patrick

Christopher J. Patrick

Florida State University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
107
Citations
44725
World Ranking
449
National Ranking
290

Christopher J. Patrick 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 Christopher J. Patrick sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 343 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.

Christopher J. Patrick 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 Christopher J. Patrick sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 107 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Christopher J. Patrick is affiliated with Florida State University in the United States. Their primary field of study is Psychology, with a particular focus on Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Cognitive Neuroscience. Additional subfields include Psychiatry and Mental Health as well as Sociology and Political Science.

Their research work covers several main topics, including Personality Disorders and Psychopathology, Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending, Mental Health Research, Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, and Personality Traits and Psychology.

Recent published papers by Christopher J. Patrick include:

  • Psychopathy: Current Knowledge and Future Directions, 2022, Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
  • Validity and utility of Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP): II. Externalizing superspectrum, 2021, World Psychiatry
  • Three recommendations based on a comparison of the reliability and validity of the predominant models used in research on the empirical structure of psychopathology., 2021, Journal of Abnormal Psychology
  • The effort-doors task: Examining the temporal dynamics of effort-based reward processing using ERPs, 2021, NeuroImage
  • The difference between trait disinhibition and impulsivity-and why it matters for clinical psychological science., 2020, Psychological Assessment

Christopher J. Patrick has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Robert D. Latzman, Keanan J. Joyner, Emily R. Perkins, Claudio Sica, and Robert F. Krueger.

The scientist's work has appeared in multiple publication venues, with notable frequency in Development and Psychopathology, Clinical Psychological Science, Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science, Journal of Personality Disorders, and PsycTESTS Dataset.

An award received by Christopher J. Patrick is Fellowship of the American Psychological Association (APA), awarded in 2016.

Best Publications

  • The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP): A Dimensional Alternative to Traditional Nosologies

    Roman Kotov;Robert F. Krueger;David Watson;Thomas M. Achenbach

  • Triarchic conceptualization of psychopathy: developmental origins of disinhibition, boldness, and meanness.

    Christopher J. Patrick;Don C. Fowles;Robert F. Krueger

  • Etiologic connections among substance dependence, antisocial behavior, and personality: Modeling the externalizing spectrum

    Robert F. Krueger;Brian M. Hicks;Christopher J. Patrick;Scott R. Carlson

  • Emotion in the criminal psychopath: startle reflex modulation.

    Christopher J. Patrick;Margaret M. Bradley;Peter J. Lang

  • Emotion and psychopathy: startling new insights.

    Christopher J. Patrick

  • Linking Antisocial Behavior, Substance Use, and Personality: An Integrative Quantitative Model of the Adult Externalizing Spectrum

    Robert F. Krueger;Kristian E. Markon;Christopher J. Patrick;Stephen D. Benning

  • Factor structure of the psychopathic personality inventory: validity and implications for clinical assessment.

    Stephen D. Benning;Christopher J. Patrick;Brian M. Hicks;Daniel M. Blonigen

  • Psychopathic Personality Bridging the Gap Between Scientific Evidence and Public Policy

    Jennifer L. Skeem;Devon L. L. Polaschek;Christopher J. Patrick;Scott O. Lilienfeld

  • Development and validation of a brief form of the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire.

    Christopher J. Patrick;John J. Curtin;Auke Tellegen

  • Role of serotonin and dopamine system interactions in the neurobiology of impulsive aggression and its comorbidity with other clinical disorders

    Dongju Seo;Christopher J. Patrick;Patrick J. Kennealy

  • Family Transmission and Heritability of Externalizing Disorders: A Twin-Family Study

    Brian M. Hicks;Robert F. Krueger;William G. Iacono;Matt McGue

  • Externalizing psychopathology in adulthood: a dimensional-spectrum conceptualization and its implications for DSM-V.

    Robert F. Krueger;Kristian E. Markon;Christopher J. Patrick;William G. Iacono

  • The psychopath as observer: emotion and attention in picture processing.

    Gary K. Levenston;Christopher J. Patrick;Margaret M. Bradley;Peter J. Lang

  • Identifying psychopathy subtypes on the basis of personality structure.

    Brian M. Hicks;Kristian E. Markon;Christopher J. Patrick;Robert F. Krueger

  • Psychopathy, antisocial personality, and suicide risk.

    Edelyn Verona;Christopher J. Patrick;Thomas E. Joiner

  • Emotion in the criminal psychopath: Fear image processing.

    Christopher J. Patrick;Bruce N. Cuthbert;Peter J. Lang

  • Handbook of Psychopathy

    Christopher J. Patrick

  • Estimating facets of psychopathy from normal personality traits: a step toward community epidemiological investigations.

    Stephen D. Benning;Christopher J. Patrick;Daniel M. Blonigen;Brian M. Hicks

  • Psychopathic personality traits: heritability and genetic overlap with internalizing and externalizing psychopathology

    Daniel M. Blonigen;Brian M. Hicks;Robert F. Krueger;Christopher J. Patrick

  • Progress in achieving quantitative classification of psychopathology

    Robert F. Krueger;Roman Kotov;David Watson;Miriam K. Forbes

  • Assessment of Psychopathy in a Population of Incarcerated Adolescent Offenders

    John Randall Brandt;Wallace A. Kennedy;Christopher J. Patrick;John J. Curtin

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert F. Krueger
Robert F. Krueger University of Minnesota
William G. Iacono
William G. Iacono University of Minnesota
Scott O. Lilienfeld
Scott O. Lilienfeld Emory University
Brian M. Hicks
Brian M. Hicks University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Edward M. Bernat
Edward M. Bernat University of Maryland, College Park
Robert D. Latzman
Robert D. Latzman Georgia State University
Martin Sellbom
Martin Sellbom Monash University
John F. Edens
John F. Edens Texas A&M University
Roman Kotov
Roman Kotov Stony Brook University
Jennifer L. Tackett
Jennifer L. Tackett Northwestern University

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