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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 119 265 228 168 142 328 56677
Neuroscience 119 394 353 233 206 334 58809

Joel T. Nigg publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Joel T. Nigg between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Joel T. Nigg published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 9.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2012. 14 of the 344 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2012. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 5 publications
1991 2025

344 publications in total across all disciplines

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Joel T. Nigg: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 2
1993 1
1994 1
1995 0
1996 2
1997 2
1998 3
1999 2
2000 1
2001 2
2002 5
2003 5
2004 5
2005 15
2006 14
2007 10
2008 12
2009 12
2010 19
2011 12
2012 20
2013 10
2014 20
2015 12
2016 20
2017 19
2018 20
2019 18
2020 19
2021 17
2022 14
2023 15
2024 9
2025 5
Total 344
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Joel T. Nigg 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 Joel T. Nigg 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, 321–330 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: 328 publications — 90th percentile

90% 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 76 328
331–340 92
341–350 85
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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Joel T. Nigg 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 Joel T. Nigg 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, 118–119 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: 119 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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
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 22 119
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

Joel T. Nigg is affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and related areas within medicine, neuroscience, and psychology.

The main fields of study covered in their work include:

  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology

Within these broader fields, their research extends to several subfields such as:

  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

The primary research topics addressed by Joel T. Nigg include:

  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Mental Health Research Topics

Their recent publications cover core issues in ADHD research and developmental psychology, including:

  • Development of ADHD: Etiology, Heterogeneity, and Early Life Course (2020), published in Annual Review of Developmental Psychology
  • Toward a Revised Nosology for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Heterogeneity (2020), published in Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging

Other notable recent papers to which they have contributed include:

  • The World Federation of ADHD International Consensus Statement: 208 Evidence-based conclusions about the disorder (2021), published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Annual Research Review: Perspectives on progress in ADHD science - from characterization to cause (2022), published in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • Large epigenome-wide association study of childhood ADHD identifies peripheral DNA methylation associated with disease and polygenic risk burden (2020), published in Translational Psychiatry

Their frequently collaborating coauthors include:

  • Sarah L. Karalunas
  • Michael A. Mooney
  • Damien A. Fair
  • Hanna Gustafsson
  • Peter Ryabinin

Joel T. Nigg's work is often published in venues such as:

  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
  • JCPP Advances
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • Validity of the executive function theory of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a meta-analytic review.

    Erik G. Willcutt;Alysa E. Doyle;Joel T. Nigg;Stephen V. Faraone

  • The autism brain imaging data exchange: towards a large-scale evaluation of the intrinsic brain architecture in autism

    A Di Martino;C-G Yan;Q Li;E Denio

  • On inhibition/disinhibition in developmental psychopathology: Views from cognitive and personality psychology and a working inhibition taxonomy.

    Joel T. Nigg

  • Brain charts for the human lifespan

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  • Emotion dysregulation in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

    Philip Shaw;Argyris Stringaris;Joel Nigg;Ellen Leibenluft

  • Annual Research Review: On the relations among self-regulation, self-control, executive functioning, effortful control, cognitive control, impulsivity, risk-taking, and inhibition for developmental psychopathology

    Joel T. Nigg

  • Is ADHD a Disinhibitory Disorder

    Joel T. Nigg

  • Temperament and developmental psychopathology

    Joel T. Nigg

  • Causal heterogeneity in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: do we need neuropsychologically impaired subtypes?

    Joel T. Nigg;Erik G. Willcutt;Alysa E. Doyle;Edmund J.S. Sonuga-Barke

  • Validity of DSM-IV attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptom dimensions and subtypes.

    Erik G. Willcutt;Joel T. Nigg;Bruce F. Pennington;Mary V. Solanto

  • An integrative theory of attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder based on the cognitive and affective neurosciences.

    Joel T. Nigg;B. J. Casey

  • Etiologic subtypes of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: brain imaging, molecular genetic and environmental factors and the dopamine hypothesis.

    James M. Swanson;Marcel Kinsbourne;Joel Nigg;Bruce Lanphear

  • Neuropsychological executive functions and DSM-IV ADHD subtypes.

    Joel T. Nigg;Lisa G. Blaskey;Cynthia L. Huang-Pollock;Marsha D. Rappley

  • Neuropsychologic theory and findings in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: the state of the field and salient challenges for the coming decade.

    Joel T. Nigg

  • Poor response inhibition as a predictor of problem drinking and illicit drug use in adolescents at risk for alcoholism and other substance use disorders.

    Joel T. Nigg;Maria M. Wong;Michelle M. Martel;Jennifer M. Jester

  • Enhancing studies of the connectome in autism using the autism brain imaging data exchange II

    Adriana Di Martino;David O'Connor;David O'Connor;Bosi Chen;Kaat Alaerts

  • What causes ADHD? : understanding what goes wrong and why

    Joel T. Nigg

  • Executive Dysfunction and Delay Aversion in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Nosologic and Diagnostic Implications

    Edmund J.S. Sonuga-Barke;Edmund J.S. Sonuga-Barke;Edmund J.S. Sonuga-Barke;Joseph A. Sergeant;Joel Nigg;Erik Willcutt

  • Distinct neuropsychological subgroups in typically developing youth inform heterogeneity in children with ADHD

    Damien A. Fair;Deepti Bathula;Deepti Bathula;Molly A. Nikolas;Joel T. Nigg

  • Distinct neural signatures detected for ADHD subtypes after controlling for micro-movements in resting state functional connectivity MRI data.

    Damien A. Fair;Joel T. Nigg;Swathi Iyer;Deepti Bathula;Deepti Bathula

  • Parent stress and coping in relation to child ADHD severity and associated child disruptive behavior problems.

    Cheryl Lynn Podolski;Joel T. Nigg

Frequent Co-Authors

Damien A. Fair
Damien A. Fair University of Minnesota
Michelle M. Martel
Michelle M. Martel University of Kentucky
Robert A. Zucker
Robert A. Zucker University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Cynthia L. Huang-Pollock
Cynthia L. Huang-Pollock Pennsylvania State University
Hiram E. Fitzgerald
Hiram E. Fitzgerald Michigan State University
Bonnie J. Nagel
Bonnie J. Nagel Oregon Health & Science University
Klaus-Peter Lesch
Klaus-Peter Lesch University of Würzburg
Maria M. Wong
Maria M. Wong Idaho State University
Kenneth M. Adams
Kenneth M. Adams University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Edmund J.S. Sonuga-Barke
Edmund J.S. Sonuga-Barke King's College London

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