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D-Index
72
Citations
25543
World Ranking
2031
National Ranking
1183

Colin G. DeYoung 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 Colin G. DeYoung sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 183 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Colin G. DeYoung 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 Colin G. DeYoung sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Colin G. DeYoung is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research spans psychology and neuroscience, with a focus on experimental and cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, clinical psychology, philosophy, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging. The main topics of their work include mental health research, functional brain connectivity, personality disorders and psychopathology, mental health and psychiatry, cognitive abilities and testing, neural dynamics and brain function, and neural and behavioral psychology studies.

Several frequent co-authors collaborate with DeYoung, including Robert F. Krueger, Robert D. Latzman, Tyler A. Sassenberg, Roman Kotov, and Scott D. Blain. Their research is often published in journals such as the Journal of Personality, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science, and Cerebral Cortex.

Notable recent publications by DeYoung include:

  • The distinction between symptoms and traits in the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP), 2020, Journal of Personality
  • The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP): A Quantitative Nosology Based on Consensus of Evidence, 2021, Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
  • Linking RDoC and HiTOP: A new interface for advancing psychiatric nosology and neuroscience, 2021, Clinical Psychology Review
  • The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) in psychiatric practice and research, 2022, Psychological Medicine
  • Precision behavioral phenotyping as a strategy for uncovering the biological correlates of psychopathology, 2023, Nature Mental Health

Their work integrates multiple aspects of psychopathology, personality research, and neuroscience, contributing to quantitative and hierarchical models for understanding mental health disorders. The research addresses relationships between symptoms and traits within psychiatric taxonomies and explores interfaces connecting psychiatric nosology with neuroscience frameworks.

Best Publications

  • Between facets and domains: 10 aspects of the Big Five.

    Colin G. DeYoung;Lena C. Quilty;Jordan B. Peterson

  • Testing Predictions From Personality Neuroscience Brain Structure and the Big Five

    Colin G. DeYoung;Jacob B. Hirsh;Matthew S. Shane;Xenophon Papademetris

  • Gender Differences in Personality across the Ten Aspects of the Big Five.

    Yanna J. Weisberg;Colin G. DeYoung;Jacob B. Hirsh

  • Higher-order factors of the Big Five in a multi-informant sample.

    Colin G. DeYoung

  • Cybernetic Big Five Theory.

    Colin G. DeYoung

  • Higher-order factors of the Big Five predict conformity: Are there neuroses of health?

    Colin G DeYoung;Jordan B Peterson;Daniel M Higgins

  • Sources of openness/intellect : Cognitive and neuropsychological correlates of the fifth factor of personality

    Colin G. DeYoung;Jordan B. Peterson;Daniel M. Higgins

  • Openness to Experience and Intellect Differentially Predict Creative Achievement in the Arts and Sciences

    Scott Barry Kaufman;Lena C. Quilty;Rachael G. Grazioplene;Jacob B. Hirsh

  • Implicit learning as an ability.

    Scott Barry Kaufman;Caroline G. DeYoung;Jeremy R. Gray;Luis Jimenez

  • Individual Differences in Delay Discounting Relation to Intelligence, Working Memory, and Anterior Prefrontal Cortex

    Noah A. Shamosh;Colin G. DeYoung;Adam E. Green;Deidre L. Reis

  • Compassionate Liberals and Polite Conservatives: Associations of Agreeableness With Political Ideology and Moral Values

    Jacob B. Hirsh;Colin G. DeYoung;Xiaowen Xu;Jordan B. Peterson

  • Progress in achieving quantitative classification of psychopathology

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

  • The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP): A Quantitative Nosology Based on Consensus of Evidence.

    Roman Kotov;Robert F. Krueger;David Watson;David C. Cicero

  • Personality Neuroscience and the Biology of Traits

    Colin G. DeYoung

  • A Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology Can Transform Mental Health Research

    Christopher C. Conway;Miriam K. Forbes;Kelsie T. Forbush;Eiko I. Fried

  • Openness/intellect: A dimension of personality reflecting cognitive exploration.

    Colin G. DeYoung

  • The neuromodulator of exploration: A unifying theory of the role of dopamine in personality

    Colin G. DeYoung

  • Motivation and Personality: A Neuropsychological Perspective

    Philip J. Corr;Colin G. DeYoung;Neil McNaughton

  • Personality Is Reflected in the Brain's Intrinsic Functional Architecture

    Jonathan S. Adelstein;Zarrar Shehzad;Maarten Mennes;Colin G. DeYoung

  • From madness to genius: The Openness/Intellect trait domain as a paradoxical simplex

    Colin G. DeYoung;Rachael G. Grazioplene;Jordan B. Peterson

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert F. Krueger
Robert F. Krueger University of Minnesota
Jeremy R. Gray
Jeremy R. Gray Michigan State University
Jordan B. Peterson
Jordan B. Peterson University of Toronto
Aldo Rustichini
Aldo Rustichini University of Minnesota
Lena C. Quilty
Lena C. Quilty Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Roman Kotov
Roman Kotov Stony Brook University
R. Michael Bagby
R. Michael Bagby University of Toronto
Elena L. Grigorenko
Elena L. Grigorenko University of Houston
Stephanie N. Mullins-Sweatt
Stephanie N. Mullins-Sweatt Oklahoma State University
David Watson
David Watson University of Notre Dame

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