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D-Index
42
Citations
11908
World Ranking
7406
National Ranking
497

Derek G.V. Mitchell 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 Derek G.V. Mitchell sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 83 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Derek G.V. Mitchell 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 Derek G.V. Mitchell sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Derek G.V. Mitchell is affiliated with the University of Western Ontario in Canada. Their research primarily spans the disciplines of psychology, neuroscience, and medicine, with specific emphasis on cognitive neuroscience, social psychology, and clinical psychology. The scientist's work integrates themes from experimental and cognitive psychology, as well as pharmacy.

The main research topics addressed by their studies include bullying, victimization, and aggression; psychopathy, forensic psychiatry, and sexual offending; infant health and development; emotions and moral behavior; functional brain connectivity studies; media influence and health; and neuroendocrine regulation and behavior.

Several recent papers illustrate the range and focus of their research. These include:

  • Early symptoms in symptomatic and preclinical genetic frontotemporal lobar degeneration, 2020, Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
  • Predicting youth aggression with empathy and callous unemotional traits: A Meta-analytic review, 2022, Clinical Psychology Review
  • Neural effects of oxytocin and mimicry in frontotemporal dementia, 2020, Neurology
  • The psychophysiology of guilt in healthy adults, 2023, Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Emotion regulation in emerging adults with major depressive disorder and frequent cannabis use, 2021, NeuroImage Clinical

Mitchell frequently collaborates with other researchers in the field. Common coauthors include Elizabeth Finger, Mary B. Ritchie, Lindsay D. Oliver, Kristy Coleman, and Richard W. J. Neufeld.

The scientist's work has been published across multiple venues, reflecting interdisciplinary interests. Frequent publication outlets include Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience, Scientific Reports, Clinical Psychology Review, Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, and Neurology.

Best Publications

  • A selective impairment in the processing of sad and fearful expressions in children with psychopathic tendencies.

    R. J. R. Blair;E. Colledge;L. Murray;D. G. V. Mitchell

  • The Psychopath: Emotion and the Brain

    James Blair;Derek Mitchell;Karina Blair

  • Reduced Amygdala Response to Fearful Expressions in Children and Adolescents With Callous-Unemotional Traits and Disruptive Behavior Disorders

    Abigail A. Marsh;Elizabeth C. Finger;Derek G.V. Mitchell;Marguerite E. Reid

  • The development of psychopathy

    R.J.R. Blair;K.S. Peschardt;S. Budhani;D.G.V. Mitchell

  • Theory of mind and psychopathy: can psychopathic individuals read the ‘language of the eyes’?

    R.A Richell;D.G.V Mitchell;C Newman;A Leonard

  • Modulation of emotion by cognition and cognition by emotion.

    K.S. Blair;B.W. Smith;D.G.V. Mitchell;J. Morton

  • Risky decisions and response reversal: is there evidence of orbitofrontal cortex dysfunction in psychopathic individuals?

    Derek G. V. Mitchell;E. Colledge;A. Leonard;R. J. R. Blair

  • Reduced sensitivity to others’ fearful expressions in psychopathic individuals

    R.J.R. Blair;D.G.V. Mitchell;K.S. Peschardt;E. Colledge

  • Somatic Markers and Response Reversal: Is There Orbitofrontal Cortex Dysfunction in Boys With Psychopathic Tendencies?

    R. J. R. Blair;E. Colledge;D. G. V. Mitchell

  • Abnormal ventromedial prefrontal cortex function in children with psychopathic traits during reversal learning.

    Elizabeth C. Finger;Abigail A. Marsh;Derek G. Mitchell;Marguerite E. Reid

  • Turning a deaf ear to fear: impaired recognition of vocal affect in psychopathic individuals.

    R. James R. Blair;Derek G. V. Mitchell;Rebecca A. Richell;Steve Kelly

  • The nexus between decision making and emotion regulation: A review of convergent neurocognitive substrates

    Derek G.V. Mitchell

  • Psychopathy, attention and emotion

    R. J. R. Blair;D. G. V. Mitchell

  • Passive avoidance learning in individuals with psychopathy: modulation by reward but not by punishment

    R.J.R. Blair;D.G.V. Mitchell;D.G.V. Mitchell;A. Leonard;S. Budhani;S. Budhani

  • Differentiating among prefrontal substrates in psychopathy: Neuropsychological test findings.

    K. S. Blair;C. Newman;D. G. V. Mitchell;R. A. Richell

  • Neural Substrates of Reward Magnitude, Probability, and Risk During a Wheel of Fortune Decision-Making Task

    Bruce W. Smith;Derek G. V. Mitchell;Michael G. Hardin;Sandra Jazbec

  • The impact of processing load on emotion

    Derek G. V. Mitchell;M. Nakic;D. Fridberg;N. Kamel

  • Emotion at the expense of cognition : Psychopathic individuals outperform controls on an operant response task

    Derek G. V. Mitchell;Rebecca A. Richell;Alan Leonard;R. James R. Blair

  • Caught in the act: the impact of audience on the neural response to morally and socially inappropriate behavior.

    Elizabeth C. Finger;Abigail A. Marsh;Niveen Kamel;Derek G. V. Mitchell

  • The effects of oxytocin on social cognition and behaviour in frontotemporal dementia

    Sarah Jesso;Darlyne Morlog;Sarah Ross;Marc D. Pell

Frequent Co-Authors

R. J. R. Blair
R. J. R. Blair National Institutes of Health
Jean Théberge
Jean Théberge University of Western Ontario
Richard W. J. Neufeld
Richard W. J. Neufeld University of Western Ontario
Daniel S. Pine
Daniel S. Pine National Institutes of Health
Andrew Kertesz
Andrew Kertesz University of Western Ontario
Isabel Dziobek
Isabel Dziobek Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Abigail A. Marsh
Abigail A. Marsh Georgetown University
Timothy D. Wilson
Timothy D. Wilson University of Virginia
Mario Masellis
Mario Masellis Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Ellen Leibenluft
Ellen Leibenluft National Institutes of Health

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