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Philip A. Vernon 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 Philip A. Vernon sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 258 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Philip A. Vernon 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 Philip A. Vernon sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Philip A. Vernon is affiliated with the University of Western Ontario in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on various aspects of psychology, with a significant concentration on clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, and social psychology. Gender studies also form a part of their research interests.

The scientist's work encompasses multiple key topics, including cognitive abilities and testing, personality traits and psychology, personality disorders and psychopathology, emotional intelligence and performance, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, psychopathy, forensic psychiatry, sexual offending, and gender roles and identity studies.

Philip A. Vernon has contributed to a range of publications in notable venues. Significant outlets include:

  • The Wiley Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences
  • Personality and Individual Differences
  • Behavioral Sciences

Recent papers by Vernon include the following:

  • Looking beyond the Big Five: A selective review of alternatives to the Big Five model of personality (2020) - Personality and Individual Differences
  • Political Hearts of Darkness: The Dark Triad as Predictors of Political Orientations and Interest in Politics (2021) - Behavioral Sciences
  • Relations between a self-defeating interpersonal style and trait emotional intelligence (2022) - Personality and Individual Differences
  • Gene-Environment Interaction (2020) - The Wiley Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences
  • Twin Studies and Personality (2020) - The Wiley Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences

Throughout their career, Vernon has frequently collaborated with several researchers, most notably:

  • Breanna E. Atkinson
  • Anita Feher
  • Edward Bell
  • Christopher Marcin Kowalski
  • Julie Aitken Schermer

Their body of work centers substantially on the study of personality traits and cognitive abilities, integrating approaches from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. This includes the examination of gene-environment interactions and twin studies, which contribute to the understanding of personality development.

Philip A. Vernon's research spans interdisciplinary domains within psychology, reflecting interests in personality psychopathology, emotional intelligence, and the psychosocial development of children and adolescents, as well as forensic psychology issues related to psychopathy and sexual offending.

Best Publications

  • Heritability of the Big Five Personality Dimensions and Their Facets: A Twin Study

    K L Jang;W J Livesley;P A Vernon

  • The Structure of Human Abilities.

    Philip Ewart Vernon

  • Phenotypic and Genetic Structure of Traits Delineating Personality Disorder

    W. John Livesley;Kerry L. Jang;Philip A. Vernon

  • Genetic and Environmental Influences on Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: A Twin Study

    Murray B. Stein;Kerry L. Jang;Steven Taylor;Philip A. Vernon

  • A behavioral genetic investigation of the Dark Triad and the Big 5

    Philip A. Vernon;Vanessa C. Villani;Leanne C. Vickers;Julie Aitken Harris

  • Speed of Information Processing and General Intelligence.

    Philip A. Vernon

  • Intelligence and speed of information-processing: A review of 50 years of research

    Leah D. Sheppard;Philip A. Vernon

  • Intelligence, heredity and environment

    Philip Ewart Vernon

  • Study of values

    Gordon W. Allport;Philip Ewart Vernon;Gardner Lindzey

  • Relationships between bullying behaviours and the Dark Triad: A study with adults

    Holly M. Baughman;Sylvia Dearing;Erica Giammarco;Philip A. Vernon

  • A study of values

    G. W. Allport;P. E. Vernon

  • Intelligence and cultural environment

    Philip Ewart Vernon

  • The heritability of attitudes: a study of twins

    James M. Olson;Philip A. Vernon;Julie Aitken Harris;Kerry L. Jang

  • Speed of Information-Processing and Intelligence:

    Philip A. Vernon

  • Beyond g: Putting multiple intelligences theory to the test.

    Beth A. Visser;Michael C. Ashton;Philip A. Vernon

  • Genetic and environmental contributions to dimensions of personality disorder.

    W J Livesley;K L Jang;D N Jackson;P A Vernon

  • A behavioural genetic study of mental toughness and personality

    Vanessa A. Horsburgh;Julie Aitken Schermer;Livia Veselka;Philip A. Vernon

  • Studies In Expressive Movement

    Gordon W. Allport;Philip Ewart Vernon

  • Trait emotional intelligence and the dark triad traits of personality.

    K V Petrides;Philip A Vernon;Julie Aitken Schermer;Livia Veselka

  • Relationships between trait emotional intelligence and the Big Five in the Netherlands

    K.V. Petrides;P.A. Vernon;J.A. Schermer;L. Ligthart

Frequent Co-Authors

Julie Aitken Schermer
Julie Aitken Schermer University of Western Ontario
Andrew M. Johnson
Andrew M. Johnson University of Western Ontario
Gordon W. Allport
Gordon W. Allport Harvard University
W. John Livesley
W. John Livesley University of British Columbia
Kerry L. Jang
Kerry L. Jang University of British Columbia
Konstantinos V. Petrides
Konstantinos V. Petrides University College London
Rod A. Martin
Rod A. Martin University of Western Ontario
Michael C. Ashton
Michael C. Ashton Brock University
Nicholas G. Martin
Nicholas G. Martin QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Tim D. Spector
Tim D. Spector King's College London

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