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78
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1597
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84

J. Philippe Rushton 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 J. Philippe Rushton sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 706+

This scientist: 261 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 706 publications or more.

J. Philippe Rushton 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 J. Philippe Rushton sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

J. Philippe Rushton is affiliated with the University of Western Ontario in Canada. The research portfolio encompasses multiple domains, notably within the fields of Immunology and Microbiology as well as Social Sciences. Their work spans various subfields, including Parasitology, Cell Biology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Analytical Chemistry, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their scholarly output includes notable publications across different venues:

  • Retraction notice to "Do pigmentation and the melanocortin system modulate aggression and sexuality in humans as they do in other animals?" (2021) in Personality and Individual Differences
  • Blindness associated with presumed bilateral optic neuritis and sphenoid bone osteomyelitis in a dog with leishmaniosis (2023) in Veterinary Record Case Reports
  • Nicoleta Bazgan, Parisiennes: City Women in French Cinema (2025) in French Studies

The research topics frequently addressed include melanin and skin pigmentation, regulation of appetite and obesity, dye analysis and toxicity, research on leishmaniasis studies, Bartonella species infections research, vector-borne infectious diseases, and French historical and cultural studies.

Frequent collaborators in these academic efforts are:

  • Donald I. Templer
  • Ben Safrany
  • Paul Y. Barthez
  • Andrea E. Holmes

Rushton's work has appeared in publication venues such as:

  • Personality and Individual Differences
  • Veterinary Record Case Reports
  • French Studies

Best Publications

  • The altruistic personality and the self-report altruism scale

    J. Philippe Rushton;Roland D. Chrisjohn;G. Cynthia Fekken

  • Behavioral Development and Construct Validity: The Principle of Aggregation

    J. Philippe Rushton;Charles J. Brainerd;Michael Pressley

  • Altruism and aggression: The heritability of individual differences.

    J. P. Rushton;D. W. Fulker;M. C. Neale;D. K. B. Nias

  • THIRTY YEARS OF RESEARCH ON RACE DIFFERENCES IN COGNITIVE ABILITY

    J. Philippe Rushton;Arthur R. Jensen

  • Altruism, socialization, and society

    J. Philippe Rushton

  • Genetic similarity, human altruism, and group selection

    J. Philippe Rushton

  • Differential K theory: The sociobiology of individual and group differences

    J.Philippe Rushton

  • Teacher personality traits and student instructional ratings in six types of university courses

    Harry G. Murray;J. Philippe Rushton;Sampo V. Paunonen

  • RACE DIFFERENCES IN BEHAVIOUR: A REVIEW AND EVOLUTIONARY ANALYSIS

    J.Philippe Rushton

  • The genetics and evolution of the general factor of personality

    J. Philippe Rushton;Trudy Ann Bons;Yoon-Mi Hur

  • Generosity in children: Immediate and long-term effects of modeling, preaching, and moral judgment.

    J. Philippe Rushton

  • Brain size and cognitive ability: Correlations with age, sex, social class, and race.

    J. Philippe Rushton;C. Davison Ankney

  • A General Factor of Personality (GFP) from two meta-analyses of the Big Five: Digman (1997) and Mount, Barrick, Scullen, and Rounds (2005)

    J. Philippe Rushton;Paul Irwing

  • Productivity and scholarly impact (citations) of British, Canadian, and U.S. departments of psychology (1975).

    Norman S. Endler;J. Philippe Rushton;Henry L. Roediger

  • PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH VOLUNTEERS: A REVIEW

    Natalie J. Allen;J. Philippe Rushton

  • Whole brain size and general mental ability: a review.

    J. Philippe Rushton;C. Davison Ankney

  • Genetic similarity theory: Beyond kin selection

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  • Socialization and the altruistic behavior of children.

    J. Philippe Rushton

  • Salivary Testosterone and Self-Report Aggressive and Pro-Social Personality Characteristics in Men and Women

    Julie Aitken Harris;J. Philippe Rushton;Elizabeth Hampson;Douglas N. Jackson

  • The Altruistic Personality

    J. Philippe Rushton

  • Altruism and helping behavior : social, personality, and developmental perspectives

    J. Philippe Rushton;Richard M. Sorrentino

  • The ontogeny of information: Developmental systems and evolution: S. Oyama: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (1985). Pages IX + 206. £8.95 (paperback)

    J.Philippe Rushton

Frequent Co-Authors

Arthur R. Jensen
Arthur R. Jensen University of California, Berkeley
Philip A. Vernon
Philip A. Vernon University of Western Ontario
Douglas N. Jackson
Douglas N. Jackson University of Western Ontario
Donald I. Templer
Donald I. Templer Alliant International University
Henry L. Roediger
Henry L. Roediger Washington University in St. Louis
Aurelio José Figueredo
Aurelio José Figueredo University of Arizona
Julie Aitken Schermer
Julie Aitken Schermer University of Western Ontario
Michael C. Neale
Michael C. Neale Virginia Commonwealth University
David W. Fulker
David W. Fulker University of Colorado Boulder
W. Jake Jacobs
W. Jake Jacobs University of Arizona

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