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Frank M. Spinath

Frank M. Spinath

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
57
Citations
14456
World Ranking
4000
National Ranking
179

Frank M. Spinath 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 Frank M. Spinath sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 215 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frank M. Spinath 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 Frank M. Spinath sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Frank M. Spinath is a researcher affiliated with Saarland University in Germany, specializing primarily in the field of psychology. Their academic work covers a broad spectrum of topics related to cognitive and social psychology, as well as clinical and applied psychology. The main fields of study include psychology, with significant contributions in experimental and cognitive psychology, social psychology, clinical psychology, sociology and political science, and applied psychology.

Their research focuses on several main topics, notably cognitive abilities and testing, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, early childhood education and development, education, achievement and giftedness, motivation and self-concept in sports, psychological testing and assessment, and psychometric methodologies and testing.

Frequent publication venues where they have contributed include Intelligence, Journal of Intelligence, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), SSRN Electronic Journal, and Personality and Individual Differences.

Frequent co-authors associated with their work are Elisabeth Hahn, Nicolas Becker, Marco Koch, Samuel Greiff, and Christoph H. Klatzka.

Recent papers by Frank M. Spinath illustrate a range of interests within psychology and education research:

  • How do educational inequalities develop? The role of socioeconomic status, cognitive ability, home environment, and self-efficacy along the educational path (2021, Intelligence)
  • The biological basis of intelligence: Benchmark findings (2022, Intelligence)
  • Motivational and personality variables distinguish academic underachievers from high achievers, low achievers, and overachievers (2021, Social Psychology of Education)
  • Teaching the underlying rules of figural matrices in a short video increases test scores (2020, Intelligence)
  • You Can Play the Game Without Knowing the Rules - But You're Better Off Knowing Them (2021, European Journal of Psychological Assessment)

Best Publications

  • Differentielle Psychologie und Persönlichkeitsforschung

    Gerhard Stemmler;Dirk Hagemann;Manfred Amelang;Frank M. Spinath

  • Predicting school achievement from general cognitive ability, self-perceived ability, and intrinsic value.

    Birgit Spinath;Frank M. Spinath;Nicole Harlaar;Robert Plomin

  • Thin slices of behavior as cues of personality and intelligence.

    Peter Borkenau;Nadine Mauer;Rainer Riemann;Frank M. Spinath

  • Intelligence and school grades: A meta-analysis

    Bettina Roth;Nicolas Becker;Sara Romeyke;Sarah Schäfer

  • Intelligence: Genetics, Genes, and Genomics

    Robert Plomin;Frank M. Spinath

  • Twins Early Development Study (TEDS): A Multivariate, Longitudinal Genetic Investigation of Language, Cognition and Behavior Problems in Childhood

    Alexandra Trouton;Frank M. Spinath;Robert Plomin

  • Is the genetic structure of human personality universal? A cross-cultural twin study from North America, Europe, and Asia.

    Shinji Yamagata;Atsunobu Suzuki;Atsunobu Suzuki;Juko Ando;Yutaka Ono

  • Predicting school achievement from cognitive and non-cognitive variables in a Chinese sample of elementary school children

    Liping Lu;Heike S. Weber;Frank M. Spinath;Jiannong Shi

  • Short measurements of personality—Validity and reliability of the GSOEP Big Five Inventory (BFI-S).

    Elisabeth Hahn;Juliana Gottschling;Frank M. Spinath

  • Genetics of Intelligence

    Ian J Deary;Frank M Spinath;Timothy C Bates

  • Patterns and sources of adult personality development: growth curve analyses of the NEO PI-R scales in a longitudinal twin study.

    Wiebke Bleidorn;Christian Kandler;Rainer Riemann;Alois Angleitner

  • Parental involvement and general cognitive ability as predictors of domain-specific academic achievement in early adolescence

    Julia Karbach;Juliana Gottschling;Marion Spengler;Katrin Hegewald

  • Longitudinal Analysis of the Link between Learning Motivation and Competence Beliefs among Elementary School Children.

    Birgit Spinath;Frank M. Spinath

  • Genetics and general cognitive ability (g).

    Robert Plomin;Frank M. Spinath

  • Genetic influences on early word recognition abilities and disabilities: a study of 7-year-old twins

    Nicole Harlaar;Frank M. Spinath;Philip S. Dale;Robert Plomin

  • Genetic and environmental influences on observed personality: evidence from the German Observational Study of Adult Twins.

    Peter Borkenau;Rainer Riemann;Alois Angleitner;Frank M. Spinath

  • The Nature of Creativity: The Roles of Genetic Factors, Personality Traits, Cognitive Abilities, and Environmental Sources

    Christian Kandler;Rainer Riemann;Alois Angleitner;Frank M. Spinath

  • Sources of cumulative continuity in personality: a longitudinal multiple-rater twin study.

    Christian Kandler;Wiebke Bleidorn;Rainer Riemann;Frank M. Spinath

  • The serotonin transporter gene and peer-rated neuroticism.

    David Ball;Linzy Hill;Bernard Freeman;Thalia C. Eley

  • Nature and nurture of the interplay between personality traits and major life goals.

    Wiebke Bleidorn;Christian Kandler;Ute R. Hülsheger;Rainer Riemann

  • Life events as environmental states and genetic traits and the role of personality : A longitudinal twin study

    Christian Kandler;Wiebke Bleidorn;Rainer Riemann;Alois Angleitner

Frequent Co-Authors

Rainer Riemann
Rainer Riemann Bielefeld University
Alois Angleitner
Alois Angleitner Bielefeld University
Robert Plomin
Robert Plomin King's College London
Julia Karbach
Julia Karbach Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Peter Borkenau
Peter Borkenau Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Christian Kandler
Christian Kandler University of Bremen
Birgit Spinath
Birgit Spinath Heidelberg University
Wendy Johnson
Wendy Johnson University of Edinburgh
Wiebke Bleidorn
Wiebke Bleidorn University of Zurich
Christian Montag
Christian Montag University of Macau

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