2026 Emily B. Ansell: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	45	6601	6145	3582	3252	85	10665

Overview

Emily B. Ansell is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research portfolio spans multiple interconnected fields within medicine and psychology, with a particular focus on substance use and its behavioral and neurobiological effects.

The main fields of study associated with Ansell's work include:

Medicine
Psychology

Within these fields, Ansell's contributions extend into several subfields, highlighting interdisciplinary expertise:

Clinical Psychology
Pharmacology
Epidemiology
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

The research topics Ansell has focused on involve both clinical and experimental perspectives related to substance use and its consequences. Key thematic areas are:

Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
Behavioral Health and Interventions
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Personality Disorders and Psychopathology

Ansell has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, with frequent contributions in the following venues:

Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research
JAMA Psychiatry
Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports
Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research

Among recent papers, notable publications include:

"Intersectional Prevalence of Suicide Ideation, Plan, and Attempt Based on Gender, Sexual Orientation, Race and Ethnicity, and Rurality" (2023) published in JAMA Psychiatry
"The Effects of Alcohol and Cannabis Co-use on Neurocognitive Function, Brain Structure, and Brain Function" (2021) in Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports
"The effects of simultaneous alcohol and cannabis use on subjective drug effects: A narrative review across methodologies" (2024) in Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research
"Associations between modes of cannabis use in daily life with concurrent and longitudinal hazardous use and consequences" (2021) in Addictive Behaviors
"Interpersonal complementarity and affect in daily life" (2023) in Motivation and Emotion

Ansell collaborates frequently with several researchers, indicating active engagement in multidisciplinary teams. Frequent co-authors include:

Margaret F. Bedillion
Eric D. Claus
Sara K. Blaine
Tara M. Chaplin
Aaron L. Pincus

Best Publications

Initial Construction and Validation of the Pathological Narcissism Inventory

Aaron L. Pincus;Emily B. Ansell;Claudia A. Pimentel;Nicole M. Cain

1628
Citations
Narcissism at the crossroads: phenotypic description of pathological narcissism across clinical theory, social/personality psychology, and psychiatric diagnosis.

Nicole M. Cain;Aaron L. Pincus;Emily B. Ansell

1111
Citations
Ten-Year Course of Borderline Personality Disorder: Psychopathology and Function From the Collaborative Longitudinal Personality Disorders Study

John G Gunderson;Robert L. Stout;Thomas H. McGlashan;M. Tracie Shea;M. Tracie Shea

992
Citations
The causes, phenomenology, and consequences of hurt feelings

Mark R. Leary;Carrie Springer;Laura Negel;Emily Ansell

584
Citations
Interpersonal Theory of Personality

Aaron L. Pincus;Emily B. Ansell

478
Citations
Personality Assessment in DSM--5: Empirical support for rating Severity, Style, and Traits

Christopher J. Hopwood;Johanna C. Malone;Emily B. Ansell;Charles A. Sanislow

448
Citations
Cumulative Adversity and Smaller Gray Matter Volume in Medial Prefrontal, Anterior Cingulate, and Insula Regions

Emily B. Ansell;Kenneth Rando;Keri Tuit;Joseph Guarnaccia

440
Citations
The interpersonal core of personality pathology.

Christopher J. Hopwood;Aidan G.C. Wright;Emily B. Ansell;Aaron L. Pincus

339
Citations
The time has come for dimensional personality disorder diagnosis

Christopher J. Hopwood;Roman Kotov;Robert F. Krueger;David Watson

334
Citations
Prosocial behavior mitigates the negative effects of stress in everyday life

Elizabeth B. Raposa;Holly B. Laws;Emily B. Ansell

311
Citations
Personality disorders predict relapse after remission from an episode of major depressive disorder: a 6-year prospective study.

Carlos M. Grilo;Robert L. Stout;John C. Markowitz;Charles A. Sanislow

191
Citations
The Impact of Pathological Narcissism on Psychotherapy Utilization, Initial Symptom Severity, and Early-Treatment Symptom Change: A Naturalistic Investigation

William D. Ellison;Kenneth N. Levy;Nicole M. Cain;Emily B. Ansell

182
Citations
Psychosocial impairment and treatment utilization by patients with borderline personality disorder, other personality disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, and a healthy comparison group

Emily B. Ansell;Charles A. Sanislow;Thomas H. McGlashan;Carlos M. Grilo

171
Citations
The circumplex structure of interpersonal sensitivities.

Christopher J. Hopwood;Emily B. Ansell;Aaron L. Pincus;Aidan G. C. Wright

162
Citations
Comparison of alternative models for personality disorders, II: 6-, 8- and 10-year follow-up.

L. C. Morey;C. J. Hopwood;J. C. Markowitz;J. G. Gunderson

159
Citations
Interpersonal Pathoplasticity in the Course of Major Depression.

Nicole M. Cain;Emily B. Ansell;Aidan G.C. Wright;Christopher J. Hopwood

156
Citations
The association of personality disorders with the prospective 7-year course of anxiety disorders

E. B. Ansell;A. Pinto;M. O. Edelen;J. C. Markowitz

144
Citations
Examining the interpersonal model of binge eating and loss of control over eating in women

Emily B. Ansell;Carlos M. Grilo;Marney A. White

127
Citations
Interactions of Borderline Personality Disorder and Anxiety Disorders Over 10 Years

Alex S. Keuroghlian;John G. Gunderson;Maria E. Pagano;John C. Markowitz

125
Citations
Effects of marijuana use on impulsivity and hostility in daily life

Emily B. Ansell;Holly B. Laws;Michael J. Roche;Rajita Sinha

121
Citations
Personality disorder risk factors for suicide attempts over 10 years of follow-up

Emily B. Ansell;Aidan G. C. Wright;John C. Markowitz;Charles A. Sanislow

115
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlos M. Grilo Yale University

Leslie C. Morey Texas A&M University

Christopher J. Hopwood University of Zurich

John C. Markowitz Columbia University

Charles A. Sanislow Wesleyan University

Shirley Yen Harvard Medical School

M. Tracie Shea Brown University

John G. Gunderson Harvard University

Mary C. Zanarini Harvard University

Aidan G. C. Wright University of Pittsburgh

External Links

Personal website of Emily B. Ansell

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