2026 J. Philippe Rushton: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	78	1597	84	261	21060

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

1631
Citations
Behavioral Development and Construct Validity: The Principle of Aggregation

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

1295
Citations
Altruism and aggression: The heritability of individual differences.

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

872
Citations
THIRTY YEARS OF RESEARCH ON RACE DIFFERENCES IN COGNITIVE ABILITY

J. Philippe Rushton;Arthur R. Jensen

810
Citations
Altruism, socialization, and society

J. Philippe Rushton

694
Citations
Genetic similarity, human altruism, and group selection

J. Philippe Rushton

546
Citations
Differential K theory: The sociobiology of individual and group differences

J.Philippe Rushton

503
Citations
Teacher personality traits and student instructional ratings in six types of university courses

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

431
Citations
RACE DIFFERENCES IN BEHAVIOUR: A REVIEW AND EVOLUTIONARY ANALYSIS

J.Philippe Rushton

365
Citations
The genetics and evolution of the general factor of personality

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

343
Citations
Generosity in children: Immediate and long-term effects of modeling, preaching, and moral judgment.

J. Philippe Rushton

314
Citations
Brain size and cognitive ability: Correlations with age, sex, social class, and race.

J. Philippe Rushton;C. Davison Ankney

308
Citations
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

289
Citations
Productivity and scholarly impact (citations) of British, Canadian, and U.S. departments of psychology (1975).

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

285
Citations
PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH VOLUNTEERS: A REVIEW

Natalie J. Allen;J. Philippe Rushton

284
Citations
Whole brain size and general mental ability: a review.

J. Philippe Rushton;C. Davison Ankney

280
Citations
Genetic similarity theory: Beyond kin selection

Unknown

267
Citations
Socialization and the altruistic behavior of children.

J. Philippe Rushton

257
Citations
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

245
Citations
The Altruistic Personality

J. Philippe Rushton

236
Citations
Altruism and helping behavior : social, personality, and developmental perspectives

J. Philippe Rushton;Richard M. Sorrentino

226
Citations
The ontogeny of information: Developmental systems and evolution: S. Oyama: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (1985). Pages IX + 206. £8.95 (paperback)

J.Philippe Rushton

89
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Arthur R. Jensen University of California, Berkeley

Philip A. Vernon University of Western Ontario

Douglas N. Jackson University of Western Ontario

Donald I. Templer Alliant International University

Henry L. Roediger Washington University in St. Louis

Aurelio José Figueredo University of Arizona

Julie Aitken Schermer University of Western Ontario

Michael C. Neale Virginia Commonwealth University

David W. Fulker University of Colorado Boulder

W. Jake Jacobs University of Arizona

External Links

Personal website of J. Philippe Rushton Google Scholar page

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