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George E. Vaillant

George E. Vaillant

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
83
Citations
37645
World Ranking
1246
National Ranking
757

George E. Vaillant 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 George E. Vaillant sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 220 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

George E. Vaillant 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 George E. Vaillant sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% 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

  • 2010 - Oskar Pfister Award, American Psychiatric Association (APA)
  • 1931 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

George E. Vaillant is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their academic profile reflects a focus on research and scholarship rooted in a prestigious institution.

The scientist's work has been recognized through awards including the Oskar Pfister Award from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in 2010. They are also a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor awarded in 1931.

There is no recorded data on recent papers, frequent co-authors, or typical publication venues, and no information provided on book publications. The specific fields, subfields, and topics of study related to their research are not detailed in the available data.

Best Publications

  • Adaptation to Life

    George E. Vaillant

  • Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification

    C. Robert Cloninger

  • The wisdom of the ego

    George E. Vaillant

  • Pessimistic explanatory style is a risk factor for physical illness: a thirty-five-year longitudinal study

    Christopher Peterson;Martin E. P. Seligman;George E. Vaillant

  • Life event stress, social support, coping style, and risk of psychological impairment.

    Gavin Andrews;Christopher Tennant;Daphne M. Hewson;George E. Vaillant

  • The Natural History of Alcoholism

    George E Vaillant;Susanne Hiller-Sturmhöfel

  • Theoretical Hierarchy of Adaptive Ego Mechanisms: A 30-Year Follow-up of 30 Men Selected for Psychological Health

    George E. Vaillant

  • A systematic review of the mortality of depression

    Lawson R. Wulsin;George E. Vaillant;Victoria E. Wells

  • Adaptive mental mechanisms. Their role in a positive psychology.

    George E. Vaillant

  • The Natural History of Alcoholism Revisited

    George E. Vaillant

  • The Big Five Personality Traits and the Life Course: A 45-Year Longitudinal Study

    Stephen Soldz;George E. Vaillant

  • Some psychologic vulnerabilities of physicians

    G. E. Vaillant;Nancy C Sobowale;Charles McArthur

  • An empirically validated hierarchy of defense mechanisms.

    George E. Vaillant;Michael Bond;Caroline O. Vaillant

  • Ego mechanisms of defense and personality psychopathology

    George E. Vaillant

  • Natural history of male psychological health. V. The relation of choice of ego mechanisms of defense to adult adjustment.

    George E. Vaillant

  • A 20-Year Follow-Up of New York Narcotic Addicts

    George E. Vaillant

  • Prospective Prediction Of Schizophrenic Remission

    George E. Vaillant

  • Ego Mechanisms of Defense: A Guide for Clinicians and Researchers

    George E. Vaillant

  • A 60-year follow-up of alcoholic men

    George E. Vaillant

  • Expert Consensus on Characteristics of Wisdom: A Delphi Method Study

    Dilip V. Jeste;Monika Ardelt;Dan Blazer;Helena C. Kraemer

  • Shared Beginnings, Divergent Lives: Delinquent Boys to Age 70

    George E. Vaillant

Frequent Co-Authors

Monika Ardelt
Monika Ardelt University of Florida
Paula P. Schnurr
Paula P. Schnurr Dartmouth College
Robert E. Drake
Robert E. Drake Westat (United States)
Kenneth J. Mukamal
Kenneth J. Mukamal Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
William R. Beardslee
William R. Beardslee Boston Children's Hospital
John H. Laub
John H. Laub University of Maryland, College Park
Martin E. P. Seligman
Martin E. P. Seligman University of Pennsylvania
Glen H. Elder
Glen H. Elder University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Michael Bond
Michael Bond Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Nadine F. Marks
Nadine F. Marks University of Wisconsin–Madison

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