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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 100 623 545 396 336 349 38146
Medicine 99 8588 8067 4425 4093 351 36592

Harriet de Wit publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Harriet de Wit between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Harriet de Wit published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 9.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2018. 46 of the 434 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2018. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 2 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 20 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 20 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 26 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 24 publications
1981 2025

434 publications in total across all disciplines

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Harriet de Wit: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 0
1983 1
1984 2
1985 0
1986 0
1987 2
1988 0
1989 3
1990 0
1991 5
1992 5
1993 1
1994 2
1995 6
1996 2
1997 2
1998 3
1999 3
2000 10
2001 8
2002 9
2003 8
2004 8
2005 4
2006 20
2007 5
2008 11
2009 11
2010 20
2011 13
2012 17
2013 21
2014 19
2015 17
2016 21
2017 18
2018 26
2019 21
2020 15
2021 16
2022 16
2023 16
2024 22
2025 24
Total 434
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Harriet de Wit 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 Harriet de Wit sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 341–350 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 349 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85 349
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Harriet de Wit 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 Harriet de Wit sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 100–101 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 100 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57 100
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Overview

Harriet de Wit is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States and has focused their research primarily within the field of neuroscience. Their work spans several subfields including cellular and molecular neuroscience, clinical psychology, cognitive neuroscience, pharmacology, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The scientist's research explores key topics such as neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, psychedelics and drug studies, cannabis and cannabinoid research, neural and behavioral psychology studies, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, chemical synthesis and alkaloids, and memory and neural mechanisms.

Harriet de Wit has contributed to multiple recent papers, including the following:

  • Subjective Responses to Alcohol in the Development and Maintenance of Alcohol Use Disorder, 2021, American Journal of Psychiatry
  • Repeated low doses of LSD in healthy adults: A placebo-controlled, dose-response study, 2022, Addiction Biology
  • Low doses of LSD reduce broadband oscillatory power and modulate event-related potentials in healthy adults, 2021, Psychopharmacology
  • Low doses of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) increase reward-related brain activity, 2022, Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Using pharmacological manipulations to study the role of dopamine in human reward functioning: A review of studies in healthy adults, 2020, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

The scientist frequently publishes in a selection of known venues, including:

  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Among frequent collaborators are Anissa Abi-Dargham, New York, Deanna M. Barch, St Louis, and Edward T. Bullmore.

Harriet de Wit has also contributed to book literature, with a publication titled Recent Advances in Research on Impulsivity and Impulsive Behaviors (2020) released by Springer Science+Business Media.

Best Publications

  • The reinstatement model of drug relapse: history, methodology and major findings.

    Yavin Shaham;Uri Shalev;Lin Lu;Harriet de Wit

  • Impulsivity as a determinant and consequence of drug use: a review of underlying processes

    Harriet de Wit

  • Role of unconditioned and conditioned drug effects in the self-administration of opiates and stimulants.

    Jane Stewart;Harriet de Wit;Roelof Eikelboom

  • Dimensions of impulsive behavior: Personality and behavioral measures

    Brady Reynolds;Amanda Ortengren;Jerry B. Richards;Harriet de Wit

  • Reinstatement of cocaine-reinforced responding in the rat

    Harriet de Wit;Jane Stewart

  • DELAY OR PROBABILITY DISCOUNTING IN A MODEL OF IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR: EFFECT OF ALCOHOL

    Jerry B. Richards;Lan Zhang;Suzanne H. Mitchell;Harriet de Wit

  • Genome-wide association analyses of risk tolerance and risky behaviors in over 1 million individuals identify hundreds of loci and shared genetic influences

    Richard Karlsson Linnér;Richard Karlsson Linnér;Pietro Biroli;Edward Kong;S. Fleur W. Meddens;S. Fleur W. Meddens

  • Transancestral GWAS of alcohol dependence reveals common genetic underpinnings with psychiatric disorders

    Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters;Renato Polimanti;Emma C. Johnson;Jeanette N. McClintick

  • Preference for Immediate over Delayed Rewards Is Associated with Magnitude of Ventral Striatal Activity

    Ahmad R. Hariri;Sarah M. Brown;Douglas E. Williamson;Janine D. Flory;Janine D. Flory

  • Acute administration of d-amphetamine decreases impulsivity in healthy volunteers.

    Harriet de Wit;Justin L Enggasser;Jerry B Richards

  • GWAS of lifetime cannabis use reveals new risk loci, genetic overlap with psychiatric traits, and a causal influence of schizophrenia

    Joëlle A. Pasman;Karin J. H. Verweij;Karin J. H. Verweij;Zachary Gerring;Sven Stringer

  • IQ and nonplanning impulsivity are independently associated with delay discounting in middle-aged adults

    Harriet de Wit;Janine D. Flory;Janine D. Flory;Ashley Acheson;Michael McCloskey

  • Effects of THC on Behavioral Measures of Impulsivity in Humans

    Jennifer McDonald;Laura Schleifer;Jerry B Richards;Harriet de Wit

  • Rewarding, stimulant, and sedative alcohol responses and relationship to future binge drinking.

    Andrea C. King;Harriet de Wit;Patrick J. McNamara;Dingcai Cao

  • Effects of dopaminergic drugs on delayed reward as a measure of impulsive behavior in rats.

    Tammy R. Wade;Harriet de Wit;Jerry B. Richards

  • Effects of d-amphetamine and alcohol on a measure of behavioral inhibition in rats.

    Tyler W. Feola;Harriet de Wit;Jerry B. Richards

  • Association between A2a receptor gene polymorphisms and caffeine-induced anxiety.

    Karen Alsene;Jürgen Deckert;Philipp Sand;Harriet de Wit

  • The latent structure of impulsivity: impulsive choice, impulsive action, and impulsive personality traits

    James MacKillop;James MacKillop;Jessica Weafer;Joshua C Gray;Joshua C Gray;Assaf Oshri

  • Genetics of caffeine consumption and responses to caffeine

    Amy Yang;Abraham A. Palmer;Harriet de Wit

  • Behavioral and Biological Indicators of Impulsivity in the Development of Alcohol Use, Problems, and Disorders

    C. W. Lejuez;Jessica F. Magidson;Suzanne H. Mitchell;Ranjana Sinha

  • Priming Effects With Drugs and Other Reinforcers

    Harriet de Wit

Frequent Co-Authors

Abraham A. Palmer
Abraham A. Palmer University of California, San Diego
James MacKillop
James MacKillop McMaster University
Pierre Fontanillas
Pierre Fontanillas 23andMe (United States)
K. Luan Phan
K. Luan Phan The Ohio State University
Patrik K. E. Magnusson
Patrik K. E. Magnusson Karolinska Institute
Grant W. Montgomery
Grant W. Montgomery University of Queensland
Dorret I. Boomsma
Dorret I. Boomsma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Aarno Palotie
Aarno Palotie University of Helsinki
Joel Gelernter
Joel Gelernter Yale University
Jaakko Kaprio
Jaakko Kaprio University of Helsinki

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