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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 62 3270 3014 1842 1658 208 11723

Levent Kirisci publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Levent Kirisci between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Levent Kirisci published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 7.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 1997. 13 of the 238 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 1997. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 9 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 17 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 14 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 3 publications
1993 2025

238 publications in total across all disciplines

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Levent Kirisci: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 9
1995 6
1996 7
1997 17
1998 7
1999 5
2000 1
2001 14
2002 5
2003 4
2004 9
2005 10
2006 7
2007 14
2008 7
2009 12
2010 3
2011 6
2012 8
2013 10
2014 9
2015 8
2016 11
2017 4
2018 3
2019 4
2020 12
2021 3
2022 3
2023 6
2024 10
2025 3
Total 238
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Levent Kirisci 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 Levent Kirisci 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, 201–210 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: 208 publications — 71st percentile

71% 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
201–210 328 208
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
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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Levent Kirisci 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 Levent Kirisci 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, 62–63 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: 62 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% 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 62
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
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

Levent Kirisci is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research spans the fields of psychology and medicine, with particular focus in clinical psychology and epidemiology. Kirisci's contributions include work in social psychology, psychiatry and mental health, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The scientist's main research topics include substance abuse treatment and outcomes, posttraumatic stress disorder research, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, mental health treatment and access, mental health via writing, traumatic brain injury research, and various mental health research topics.

Levent Kirisci has published papers in several venues, with multiple contributions in Research Square, the Journal of Personalized Medicine, and Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology. Other publication venues include Addictive Behaviors and Psychological Assessment.

  • The Performance of Gene Expression Signature-Guided Drug-Disease Association in Different Categories of Drugs and Diseases (2020), Molecules
  • Developmental trajectory classes in psychological dysregulation predict later decision-making competence (2020), Addictive Behaviors
  • Elaborating on the longitudinal measurement invariance and construct validity of the triarchic psychopathy scales from the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire (2021), Psychological Assessment
  • Impact of pharmacist motivational interviewing on hepatitis B vaccination in adults with diabetes (2022), Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
  • DeepBiomarker2: Prediction of Alcohol and Substance Use Disorder Risk in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Patients Using Electronic Medical Records and Multiple Social Determinants of Health (2024), Journal of Personalized Medicine

Kirisci has frequently collaborated with several coauthors, including Xiguang Qi, Maureen Reynolds, Oshin Miranda, M. Daniel Brannock, and Thomas R. Kosten. These collaborations reflect interdisciplinary approaches within their fields.

Best Publications

  • Neurobehavioral Disinhibition in Childhood Predicts Early Age at Onset of Substance Use Disorder

    Ralph E. Tarter;Levent Kirisci;Ada Mezzich;Jack R. Cornelius

  • Common liability to addiction and “gateway hypothesis”: Theoretical, empirical and evolutionary perspective

    Michael M. Vanyukov;Ralph E. Tarter;Galina P. Kirillova;Levent Kirisci

  • Efficacy of Valproate Maintenance in Patients With Bipolar Disorder and Alcoholism: A Double-blind Placebo-Controlled Study

    Ihsan M. Salloum;Jack R. Cornelius;Dennis C. Daley;Levent Kirisci

  • Neurobehavior disinhibition in childhood predisposes boys to substance use disorder by young adulthood: direct and mediated etiologic pathways

    Ralph E Tarter;Levent Kirisci;Miguel Habeych;Maureen Reynolds

  • Adolescent versus adult onset and the development of substance use disorders in males.

    Duncan B Clark;Levent Kirisci;Ralph E Tarter

  • Child abuse potential in parents with histories of substance use disorder.

    Robert T. Ammerman;David J. Kolko;Levent Kirisci;Timothy C. Blackson;Timothy C. Blackson

  • Origins and consequences of child neglect in substance abuse families

    Marija G. Dunn;Ralph E. Tarter;Ada C. Mezzich;Michael Vanyukov

  • Monte carlo studies in item response theory

    Michael R Harwell;Clement A. Stone;Tse Chi Hsu;Levent Kirisci

  • Liability to substance use disorders: 1. Common mechanisms and manifestations.

    Michael M Vanyukov;Ralph E Tarter;Levent Kirisci;Galina P Kirillova

  • An application of item response theory analysis to alcohol, cannabis, and cocaine criteria in DSM-IV

    James W. Langenbucher;Erich Labouvie;Christopher S. Martin;Pilar M. Sanjuan

  • Childhood risk categories for adolescent substance involvement: a general liability typology.

    Duncan B. Clark;Jack R. Cornelius;Levent Kirisci;Ralph E. Tarter

  • Substance use and risky sexual behavior in female adolescents

    Ada Castillo Mezzich;Ralph E. Tarter;Peter R. Giancola;Sandy Lu

  • Association between hyperactivity and executive cognitive functioning in childhood and substance use in early adolescence.

    Sema Aytaclar;Ralph E. Tarter;Levent Kirisci;Sandy Lu

  • Predictors of marijuana use in adolescents before and after licit drug use: examination of the gateway hypothesis.

    Ralph E. Tarter;Michael Vanyukov;Levent Kirisci;Maureen Reynolds

  • Item response theory analysis of diagnostic criteria for alcohol and cannabis use disorders in adolescents: implications for DSM-V.

    Christopher S. Martin;Tammy Chung;Levent Kirisci;James W. Langenbucher

  • Analysis of risk factors for adverse drug events in critically ill patients

    Sandra L. Kane-Gill;Levent Kirisci;Margaret M. Verrico;Jeffrey M. Rothschild

  • Norms and sensitivity of the adolescent version of the Drug Use Screening Inventory

    Levent Kirisci;Ada Mezzich;Ralph Tarter

  • Behavioral self-regulation: correlates and 2 year follow-ups for boys at risk for substance abuse.

    Michael A. Dawes;Ralph E. Tarter;Levent Kirisci

  • Executive cognitive functioning predicts reactive aggression in boys at high risk for substance abuse: a prospective study.

    Peter R. Giancola;Howard B. Moss;Christopher S. Martin;Levent Kirisci

  • Robustness of Item Parameter Estimation Programs to Assumptions of Unidimensionality and Normality

    Levent Kirisci;Tse-chi Hsu;Lifa Yu

  • Child abuse potential in parents with histories of substance use disorder - Are they at increased risk?

    Robert T. Ammerman;Robert T. Ammerman;David J. Kolko;Levent Kirisci;Timothy C. Blackson;Timothy C. Blackson

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralph E. Tarter
Ralph E. Tarter University of Pittsburgh
Michael M. Vanyukov
Michael M. Vanyukov University of Pittsburgh
Duncan B. Clark
Duncan B. Clark University of Pittsburgh
Ada C. Mezzich
Ada C. Mezzich University of Pittsburgh
Jack R. Cornelius
Jack R. Cornelius University of Pittsburgh
Howard B. Moss
Howard B. Moss University of California, Riverside
Tammy Chung
Tammy Chung Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Peter R. Giancola
Peter R. Giancola University of Kentucky
Christopher S. Martin
Christopher S. Martin University of Pittsburgh
Michael E. Thase
Michael E. Thase University of Pennsylvania

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