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D-Index
41
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13095
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7716
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Leonard J. Simms 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 Leonard J. Simms sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 103 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Leonard J. Simms 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 Leonard J. Simms sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Leonard J. Simms is affiliated with the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, in the United States. The primary field of study is Psychology, with a focus on Clinical Psychology, reflected in 46 publications in that subfield. Other research interests include Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Philosophy, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Social Psychology.

The scientist's main topics of research cover Personality Disorders and Psychopathology, Mental Health and Psychiatry, Mental Health Research Topics, Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, Personality Traits and Psychology, Schizophrenia research and treatment, and issues related to Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, and Cognitive Processes.

Recent publications include:

  • The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP): A Quantitative Nosology Based on Consensus of Evidence, 2021, Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
  • The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) in psychiatric practice and research, 2022, Psychological Medicine
  • Development of Measures for the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP): A Collaborative Scale Development Project, 2021, Assessment
  • Age and gender differences in narcissism: A comprehensive study across eight measures and over 250,000 participants., 2023, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  • Rethinking the Diagnosis of Mental Disorders: Data-Driven Psychological Dimensions, Not Categories, as a Framework for Mental-Health Research, Treatment, and Training, 2021, Current Directions in Psychological Science

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Leonard J. Simms include:

  • Aidan G.C. Wright
  • Roman Kotov
  • David C. Cicero
  • David Watson
  • Camilo J. Ruggero

Key publication venues where the scientist frequently publishes research are:

  • Assessment
  • Personality Disorders Theory Research and Treatment
  • Personality and Mental Health
  • Clinical Psychological Science
  • UNC Libraries

Best Publications

  • The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP): A Dimensional Alternative to Traditional Nosologies

    Roman Kotov;Robert F. Krueger;David Watson;Thomas M. Achenbach

  • Confirmatory factor analyses of posttraumatic stress symptoms in deployed and nondeployed veterans of the Gulf War.

    Leonard J Simms;David Watson;Bradley N Doebbeling;Bradley N Doebbeling

  • Development and validation of the Inventory of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms (IDAS).

    David Watson;Michael W. O'Hara;Leonard J. Simms;Roman Kotov

  • Psychometric Properties of the State-Trait Inventory for Cognitive and Somatic Anxiety (STICSA): Comparison to the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI).

    Daniel F. Grös;Martin M. Antony;Leonard J. Simms;Randi E. McCabe

  • Basic dimensions of temperament and their relation to anxiety and depression: A symptom-based perspective

    David Watson;Wakiza Gamez;Leonard J. Simms

  • Progress in achieving quantitative classification of psychopathology

    Robert F. Krueger;Roman Kotov;David Watson;Miriam K. Forbes

  • The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP): A Quantitative Nosology Based on Consensus of Evidence.

    Roman Kotov;Robert F. Krueger;David Watson;David C. Cicero

  • Does the number of response options matter? Psychometric perspectives using personality questionnaire data.

    Leonard J. Simms;Kerry Zelazny;Trevor F. Williams;Lee Bernstein

  • A meta-analytic investigation of the structure of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms.

    Tom Yufik;Leonard J. Simms

  • Computerized adaptive assessment of personality disorder: introducing the CAT-PD project.

    Leonard J. Simms;Lewis R. Goldberg;John E. Roberts;David Watson

  • On the structure of personality disorder traits: conjoint analyses of the CAT-PD, PID-5, and NEO-PI-3 trait models.

    Aidan G. C. Wright;Leonard J. Simms

  • Integrating the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) into clinical practice

    Camilo J. Ruggero;Roman Kotov;Christopher J. Hopwood;Michael First

  • Classical and Modern Methods of Psychological Scale Construction

    Leonard J. Simms

  • A metastructural model of mental disorders and pathological personality traits.

    Aidan G.C. Wright;Leonard J. Simms

  • The construct validation approach to personality scale construction.

    Leonard J. Simms;David Watson

  • Psychometric evaluation of the Restructured Clinical Scales of the MMPI-2

    Leonard J. Simms;Alex Casillas;Lee Anna Clark;David Watson

  • Parsing the general and specific components of depression and anxiety with bifactor modeling.

    Leonard J. Simms;Daniel F. Grös;David Watson;Michael W. O'Hara

  • The structure of depression, anxiety and somatic symptoms in primary care

    L. J. Simms;J. J. Prisciandaro;R. F. Krueger;D. P. Goldberg

  • An item response theory integration of normal and abnormal personality scales.

    Douglas B. Samuel;Leonard J. Simms;Lee Anna Clark;W. John Livesley

  • The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) in psychiatric practice and research

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  • Contrasting prototypes and dimensions in the classification of personality pathology: evidence that dimensions, but not prototypes, are robust.

    N. R. Eaton;Robert Krueger;S. C. South;L. J. Simms

Frequent Co-Authors

Aidan G. C. Wright
Aidan G. C. Wright University of Pittsburgh
Lee Anna Clark
Lee Anna Clark University of Notre Dame
David Watson
David Watson University of Notre Dame
Daniel F. Gros
Daniel F. Gros Medical University of South Carolina
Roman Kotov
Roman Kotov Stony Brook University
Robert F. Krueger
Robert F. Krueger University of Minnesota
Camilo J. Ruggero
Camilo J. Ruggero University of North Texas
David C. Cicero
David C. Cicero University of North Texas
Thomas A. Widiger
Thomas A. Widiger University of Kentucky
Nicholas R. Eaton
Nicholas R. Eaton Stony Brook University

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