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Fred R. Volkmar

Fred R. Volkmar

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Psychology
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
128
Citations
71297
World Ranking
182
National Ranking
113

Medicine

D-Index
128
Citations
71263
World Ranking
2678
National Ranking
1496

Fred R. Volkmar 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 Fred R. Volkmar sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 497 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Fred R. Volkmar 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 Fred R. Volkmar sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 128 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award

Overview

Fred R. Volkmar is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and is active in research predominantly within the field of Neuroscience. Their work spans several subfields, including Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Education, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Their research covers diverse topics, with a strong focus on Autism Spectrum Disorder Research. Additional areas include Child Development and Digital Technology, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Family and Disability Support Research, Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders, Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Volkmar include Katarzyna Chawarska, James C. McPartland, Corey Horien, Kelly Powell, and Dustin Scheinost.

The scientist has published extensively in the following venues:

  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Autism Research
  • The "biomedical & life sciences collection.
  • Scientific Reports

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Volkmar include:

  • Seeing the forest and the trees: Disentangling autism phenotypes in the age of DSM-5, 2021, Development and Psychopathology
  • The Diagnosis of Autism: From Kanner to DSM-III to DSM-5 and Beyond, 2021, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • Low-motion fMRI data can be obtained in pediatric participants undergoing a 60-minute scan protocol, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Functional Outcomes of Children Identified Early in the Developmental Period as at Risk for ASD Utilizing the The Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa), 2020, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • Puppets facilitate attention to social cues in children with ASD, 2021, Autism Research

Best Publications

  • Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders

    Fred R. Volkmar;Sally J Rogers;Rhea Paul;Kevin Archer Pelphrey

  • Visual fixation patterns during viewing of naturalistic social situations as predictors of social competence in individuals with autism.

    Ami Klin;Warren Jones;Robert Schultz;Fred Volkmar

  • Functional impact of global rare copy number variation in autism spectrum disorders

    Dalila Pinto;Alistair T. Pagnamenta;Lambertus Klei;Richard Anney

  • Risperidone in Children with Autism and Serious Behavioral Problems

    James T. McCracken;James McGough;Bhavik Shah;Pegeen Cronin

  • The enactive mind, or from actions to cognition: lessons from autism

    Ami Klin;Warren Jones;Robert T. Schultz;Fred R. Volkmar

  • The screening and diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorders

    Pauline A. Filipek;Pasquale J. Accardo;Grace T. Baranek;Edwin H. Cook

  • Mapping autism risk loci using genetic linkage and chromosomal rearrangements

    Peter Szatmari;Andrew D. Paterson;Lonnie Zwaigenbaum;Wendy Roberts

  • Practice parameter: Screening and diagnosis of autism Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society

    P. A. Filipek;P. J. Accardo;S. Ashwal;G. T. Baranek

  • Abnormal ventral temporal cortical activity during face discrimination among individuals with autism and Asperger syndrome.

    Robert T. Schultz;Isabel Gauthier;Ami Klin;Robert K. Fulbright

  • Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders

    Fred R. Volkmar;Catherine Lord;Anthony Bailey;Robert T. Schultz

  • Field trial for autistic disorder in DSM-IV.

    Fred R. Volkmar;Ami Klin;Bryna Siegel;Peter Szatmari

  • Three diagnostic approaches to Asperger syndrome: implications for research.

    Ami Klin;David Pauls;Robert Schultz;Fred Volkmar

  • Social Skills Interventions for Individuals with Autism: Evaluation for Evidence-Based Practices within a Best Evidence Synthesis Framework

    Brian Reichow;Fred R. Volkmar

  • Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Fred Volkmar;Matthew Siegel;Marc Woodbury-Smith;Bryan King

  • Speech and Prosody Characteristics of Adolescents and Adults With High-Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome

    Lawrence D. Shriberg;Rhea Paul;Rhea Paul;Jane L. McSweeny;Ami Klin

  • Validity and Neuropsychological Characterization of Asperger Syndrome: Convergence with Nonverbal Learning Disabilities Syndrome

    A. Klin;F. R. Volkmar;S. S. Sparrow;D. V. Cicchetti

  • A genome-wide linkage and association scan reveals novel loci for autism

    Lauren A. Weiss;Lauren A. Weiss;Dan E. Arking;Mark J. Daly;Mark J. Daly;Aravinda Chakravarti

  • A full genome screen for autism with evidence for linkage to a region on chromosome 7q International Molecular Genetic Study of Autism Consortium

    Anthony Bailey;Amaia Hervas;Nicola Matthews;Sarah Palferman

  • A double-blind, placebo-controlled study of fluvoxamine in adults with autistic disorder.

    Christopher J. McDougle;Susan T. Naylor;Donald J. Cohen;Fred R. Volkmar

  • Social and Communication Abilities and Disabilities in Higher Functioning Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Vineland and the ADOS

    Ami Klin;Celine A. Saulnier;Sara S. Sparrow;Domenic V. Cicchetti

  • Sensitivity and Specificity of Proposed DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder

    James C. McPartland;Brian Reichow;Fred R. Volkmar

  • Pattern of dendritic branching in occipital cortex of rats reared in complex environments.

    William T. Greenough;Fred R. Volkmar

Frequent Co-Authors

Ami Klin
Ami Klin Emory University
Donald J. Cohen
Donald J. Cohen Yale University
Rhea Paul
Rhea Paul Sacred Heart University
Domenic V. Cicchetti
Domenic V. Cicchetti Yale University
Catherine Lord
Catherine Lord University of California, Los Angeles
Katarzyna Chawarska
Katarzyna Chawarska Yale University
Brian Reichow
Brian Reichow University of Connecticut Health Center
Christopher J. McDougle
Christopher J. McDougle Harvard University
James C. McPartland
James C. McPartland Yale University
Geraldine Dawson
Geraldine Dawson Duke University

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