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Michele Vecchione 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 Michele Vecchione sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 150 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Michele Vecchione 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 Michele Vecchione sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michele Vecchione is affiliated with Sapienza University of Rome in Italy and has contributed extensively to psychological research, particularly within the domain of personality psychology. Their work spans several specialized fields including clinical psychology, social psychology, sociology and political science, experimental and cognitive psychology, and cognitive neuroscience.

The main research topics addressed by Michele Vecchione focus on:

  • Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Personality Disorders and Psychopathology

Recent publications by Michele Vecchione include:

  • "Personal values and academic achievement," 2022, British Journal of Psychology
  • "Development and Validation of a Short Version of the Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory of Personality Questionnaire (RST-PQ-S)," 2020, Journal of Personality Assessment

Other notable papers related to the broader research community that provide context within the scientific landscape include works published in Emotion, Journal of Personality, and Assessment.

Frequently collaborating scholars in their research activities include:

  • Francesco Dentale
  • Giorgia Spagnolo
  • Daniele Ferrarese
  • Guido Alessandri
  • Mariacarolina Vacca

Key publication venues for Michele Vecchione span a range of psychology journals with multiple contributions to:

  • Journal of Personality Assessment
  • Personality and Individual Differences
  • PLoS ONE
  • Current Psychology
  • European Journal of Personality

The scope of their scientific contributions is primarily in psychology, with a total of 59 publications recorded within this field. Subfields include 22 publications in clinical psychology and 18 in social psychology, highlighting a focus on applied and interpersonal dimensions of personality research.

Best Publications

  • Refining the theory of basic individual values.

    Shalom H. Schwartz;Jan Cieciuch;Michele Vecchione;Eldad Davidov

  • Personality and Politics: Values, Traits, and Political Choice

    Gian Vittorio Caprara;Shalom Schwartz;Cristina Capanna;Michele Vecchione

  • Longitudinal Analysis of the Role of Perceived Self-Efficacy for Self-Regulated Learning in Academic Continuance and Achievement.

    Gian Vittorio Caprara;Roberta Fida;Michele Vecchione;Giannetta Del Bove

  • The contribution of personality traits and self‐efficacy beliefs to academic achievement: A longitudinal study

    Gian Vittorio Caprara;Michele Vecchione;Guido Alessandri;Maria Gerbino

  • Basic Personal Values, Core Political Values, and Voting: A Longitudinal Analysis

    Shalom H. Schwartz;Gian Vittorio Caprara;Michele Vecchione

  • Personality determinants of political participation: The contribution of traits and self-efficacy beliefs

    Michele Vecchione;Gian Vittorio Caprara

  • Perceived political self-efficacy: Theory, assessment, and applications

    Gian Vittorio Caprara;Michele Vecchione;Cristina Capanna;Minou Mebane

  • Basic Personal Values Underlie and Give Coherence to Political Values: A Cross National Study in 15 Countries

    Shalom H. Schwartz;Shalom H. Schwartz;Gian Vittorio Caprara;Michele Vecchione;Paul G. Bain

  • Stability and change of basic personal values in early adulthood: An 8-year longitudinal study

    Michele Vecchione;Shalom H. Schwartz;Guido Alessandri;Anna K. Döring

  • Assessing civic moral disengagement: Dimensionality and construct validity

    Gian Vittorio Caprara;Roberta Fida;Michele Vecchione;Carlo Tramontano

  • Refining the theory of basic individual values

    Schwartz Shalom;J Cieciuch;M Vecchione;E Davidov

  • Voters’ personality traits in presidential elections

    Claudio Barbaranelli;Gian Vittorio Caprara;Michele Vecchione;Chris R. Fraley

  • Academic motivation predicts educational attainment: Does gender make a difference?

    Michele Vecchione;Guido Alessandri;Gilda Marsicano

  • Personal values and political activism: A cross‐national study

    Michele Vecchione;Shalom H. Schwartz;Shalom H. Schwartz;Gian Vittorio Caprara;Harald Schoen

  • On the factor structure of the Rosenberg (1965) general self-esteem scale

    Guido Alessandri;Michele Vecchione;Nancy Eisenberg;Mariola Łaguna

  • Value tradeoffs propel and inhibit behavior: Validating the 19 refined values in four countries

    Shalom H. Schwartz;Shalom H. Schwartz;Jan Cieciuch;Michele Vecchione;Claudio Torres

  • BFQ-2. Big Five Questionnaire-2.

    Michele Vecchione;Claudio Barbaranelli;Laura Borgogni;G.V. Caprara

  • The Cross-National Invariance Properties of a New Scale to Measure 19 Basic Human Values A Test Across Eight Countries

    Jan Cieciuch;Eldad Davidov;Michele Vecchione;Constanze Beierlein

  • Emotional Stability and Affective Self–regulatory Efficacy Beliefs: Proofs of Integration between Trait Theory and Social Cognitive Theory:

    Gianvittorio Caprara;Michele Vecchione;Claudio Barbaranelli;Guido Alessandri

  • Personality Foundations of Ideological Divide: A Comparison of Women Members of Parliament and Women Voters in Italy

    Gianvittorio Caprara;Donata Francescato;Minou Mebane;Roberta Sorace

  • The personalization of politics: Lessons from the Italian case

    Gian Vittorio Caprara;Shalom H. Schwartz;Michele Vecchione;Claudio Barbaranelli

Frequent Co-Authors

Guido Alessandri
Guido Alessandri Sapienza University of Rome
Claudio Barbaranelli
Claudio Barbaranelli Sapienza University of Rome
Gian Vittorio Caprara
Gian Vittorio Caprara Sapienza University of Rome
Shalom H. Schwartz
Shalom H. Schwartz Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jan Cieciuch
Jan Cieciuch VIZJA University
Laura Borgogni
Laura Borgogni Sapienza University of Rome
Markku Verkasalo
Markku Verkasalo University of Helsinki
Harald Schoen
Harald Schoen University of Mannheim
Cláudio Vaz Torres
Cláudio Vaz Torres University of Brasília
Jan-Erik Lönnqvist
Jan-Erik Lönnqvist University of Helsinki

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