2026 George E. Vaillant: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	83	1248	1101	757	650	220	37645

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Current World Ranking

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Psychology

1248

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757

650

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37645

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

6075
Citations
Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification

C. Robert Cloninger

1398
Citations
The wisdom of the ego

George E. Vaillant

1333
Citations
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

1283
Citations
Life event stress, social support, coping style, and risk of psychological impairment.

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

1205
Citations
The Natural History of Alcoholism

George E Vaillant;Susanne Hiller-Sturmhöfel

1052
Citations
Theoretical Hierarchy of Adaptive Ego Mechanisms: A 30-Year Follow-up of 30 Men Selected for Psychological Health

George E. Vaillant

1030
Citations
A systematic review of the mortality of depression

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

1020
Citations
Adaptive mental mechanisms. Their role in a positive psychology.

George E. Vaillant

889
Citations
The Natural History of Alcoholism Revisited

George E. Vaillant

808
Citations
The Big Five Personality Traits and the Life Course: A 45-Year Longitudinal Study

Stephen Soldz;George E. Vaillant

803
Citations
Some psychologic vulnerabilities of physicians

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

640
Citations
An empirically validated hierarchy of defense mechanisms.

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

617
Citations
Ego mechanisms of defense and personality psychopathology

George E. Vaillant

610
Citations
Natural history of male psychological health. V. The relation of choice of ego mechanisms of defense to adult adjustment.

George E. Vaillant

539
Citations
A 20-Year Follow-Up of New York Narcotic Addicts

George E. Vaillant

479
Citations
Prospective Prediction Of Schizophrenic Remission

George E. Vaillant

444
Citations
Ego Mechanisms of Defense: A Guide for Clinicians and Researchers

George E. Vaillant

421
Citations
A 60-year follow-up of alcoholic men

George E. Vaillant

394
Citations
Expert Consensus on Characteristics of Wisdom: A Delphi Method Study

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

355
Citations
Shared Beginnings, Divergent Lives: Delinquent Boys to Age 70

George E. Vaillant

22
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Monika Ardelt University of Florida

Paula P. Schnurr Dartmouth College

William R. Beardslee Boston Children's Hospital

Glen H. Elder University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Michael Bond Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Martin E. P. Seligman University of Pennsylvania

Karestan C. Koenen Harvard University

Katie A. McLaughlin University of Oregon

Helena C. Kraemer Stanford University

Johannes C. Eichstaedt Stanford University

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