2026 Howard Berenbaum: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	55	4433	4103	2465	2231	200	10260

Overview

Howard Berenbaum is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the broad area of psychology, with a focus on clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, social psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and education.

Their recent publications cover a diverse range of topics related to mental health and emotional processes. Notable papers include:

"Emotional Awareness in Daily Life: Exploring Its Potential Role in Repetitive Thinking and Healthy Coping" (2020) published in Behavior Therapy
"Misophonia and Hearing Comorbidities in a Collegiate Population" (2023) published in Ear and Hearing
"Accelerating the rate of progress in reducing mental health burdens: Recommendations for training the next generation of clinical psychologists" (2021) published in Clinical Psychology Science and Practice
"Cultivating Affective Resilience: Proof-of-Principle Evidence of Translational Benefits From a Novel Cognitive-Emotional Training Intervention" (2021) published in Frontiers in Psychology
"Intensity, frequency, and differentiation of discrete emotion categories in daily life and their associations with depression, worry, and rumination" (2021) published in Emotion

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Howard Berenbaum include Nathaniel S. Eckland, Ariana A. Castro, Christian L. Williams, Florin Dolcos, and Wenting Mu.

The prominent publication venues where they have contributed multiple papers are:

The Journal of Positive Psychology
Behavior Therapy
Ear and Hearing
Clinical Psychology Science and Practice
Emotion

The main topics addressed in their research include:

Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Mental Health Research Topics
Emotions and Moral Behavior
Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
Noise Effects and Management

Berenbaum's work often explores the interface of emotional and cognitive processes as they relate to mental health conditions, treatment approaches, and psychosocial development. Their contributions also extend to understanding hearing-related conditions in clinical populations.

Best Publications

Emotional experience and expression in schizophrenia and depression.

Howard Berenbaum;Thomas F. Oltmanns

694
Citations
Emotional approach and problem-focused coping: A comparison of potentially adaptive strategies

John P. Baker;Howard Berenbaum

546
Citations
Intolerance of uncertainty: Exploring its dimensionality and associations with need for cognitive closure, psychopathology, and personality.

Howard Berenbaum;Keith Bredemeier;Renee J. Thompson

382
Citations
A taxonomy of emotional disturbances

Howard Berenbaum;Chitra Raghavan;Huynh Nhu Le;Laura L. Vernon

333
Citations
Childhood abuse, alexithymia and personality disorder

Howard Berenbaum

315
Citations
Correlates and retrospectively reported antecedents of alexithymia.

Howard Berenbaum;Taryn James

311
Citations
Cognitive impairments associated with formal thought disorder in people with schizophrenia.

John G. Kerns;Howard Berenbaum

290
Citations
Brain Injury in Battered Women

Eve M. Valera;Howard Berenbaum

269
Citations
Psychodynamic treatment of schizophrenia: is there a future?

Kim T. Mueser;Howard Berenbaum

246
Citations
Schizophrenia and personality: exploring the boundaries and connections between vulnerability and outcome.

Howard Berenbaum;Frank Fujita

241
Citations
The dimensions of emotional intelligence, alexithymia, and mood awareness: Associations with personality and performance on an emotional stroop task

Erin Coffey;Howard Berenbaum;John G. Kerns

240
Citations
Culture and alexithymia: mean levels, correlates, and the role of parental socialization of emotions.

Huynh Nhu Le;Howard Berenbaum;Chitra Raghavan

234
Citations
Shame regulation in personality pathology.

Michelle Schoenleber;Howard Berenbaum

188
Citations
Cross-sectional and longitudinal relations between affective instability and depression

Renee J. Thompson;Howard Berenbaum;Keith Bredemeier

150
Citations
Varieties of joy-related pleasurable activities and feelings.

Howard Berenbaum

144
Citations
Intolerance of uncertainty and perceived threat.

Keith Bredemeier;Howard Berenbaum

144
Citations
Are emotional clarity and emotion differentiation related

Matthew Tyler Boden;Renee J. Thompson;Mügé Dizén;Howard Berenbaum

136
Citations
Alexithymia and the interpretation of emotion-relevant information

Howard Berenbaum;Jonathan D. Prince

134
Citations
Psychological Trauma and Schizotypal Symptoms

Howard Berenbaum;Eve M. Valera;John G. Kerns

124
Citations
Alexithymia, anger, and interpersonal behavior.

Howard Berenbaum;Stacey Irvin

123
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Renee J. Thompson Washington University in St. Louis

Matthew Tyler Boden Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center

Deanna M. Barch Washington University in St. Louis

Wendy Heller University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Thomas F. Oltmanns Washington University in St. Louis

Daniel J. Simons University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Florin Dolcos University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Gregory A. Miller University of California, Los Angeles

Irving I. Gottesman University of Minnesota

John G. Kerns University of Missouri

External Links

Personal website of Howard Berenbaum Google Scholar page

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