2026 Christopher J. Patrick: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	107	449	393	290	248	343	44725

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

3244
Citations
Triarchic conceptualization of psychopathy: developmental origins of disinhibition, boldness, and meanness.

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

1964
Citations
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

1445
Citations
Emotion in the criminal psychopath: startle reflex modulation.

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

1236
Citations
Emotion and psychopathy: startling new insights.

Christopher J. Patrick

1171
Citations
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

1151
Citations
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

962
Citations
Psychopathic Personality Bridging the Gap Between Scientific Evidence and Public Policy

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

897
Citations
Development and validation of a brief form of the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire.

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

803
Citations
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

666
Citations
Family Transmission and Heritability of Externalizing Disorders: A Twin-Family Study

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

664
Citations
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

640
Citations
The psychopath as observer: emotion and attention in picture processing.

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

634
Citations
Identifying psychopathy subtypes on the basis of personality structure.

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

607
Citations
Psychopathy, antisocial personality, and suicide risk.

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

600
Citations
Emotion in the criminal psychopath: Fear image processing.

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

579
Citations
Handbook of Psychopathy

Christopher J. Patrick

575
Citations
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

537
Citations
Psychopathic personality traits: heritability and genetic overlap with internalizing and externalizing psychopathology

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

522
Citations
Progress in achieving quantitative classification of psychopathology

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

507
Citations
Assessment of Psychopathy in a Population of Incarcerated Adolescent Offenders

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

473
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert F. Krueger University of Minnesota

William G. Iacono University of Minnesota

Scott O. Lilienfeld Emory University

Brian M. Hicks University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Edward M. Bernat University of Maryland, College Park

Robert D. Latzman Georgia State University

Martin Sellbom Monash University

John F. Edens Texas A&M University

Roman Kotov Stony Brook University

Jennifer L. Tackett Northwestern University

External Links

Personal website of Christopher J. Patrick

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