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D-Index
45
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8332
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6690
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672

René Mõttus 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 René Mõttus sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 188 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

René Mõttus 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 René Mõttus sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

René Mõttus is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the broad field of psychology, with a focus on clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, applied psychology, genetics, and social psychology.

Their work centers around several key topics within psychology, including:

  • Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors

Mõttus has contributed to a range of publications, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • Journal of Personality
  • Personality Science
  • Journal of Research in Personality
  • Appetite
  • European Journal of Personality

Their recent papers include:

  • Descriptive, Predictive and Explanatory Personality Research: Different Goals, Different Approaches, but a Shared Need to Move beyond the Big Few Traits, 2020, European Journal of Personality
  • Big Five and HEXACO Personality Traits, Proenvironmental Attitudes, and Behaviors: A Meta-Analysis, 2020, Perspectives on Psychological Science
  • The finer details? The predictability of life outcomes from Big Five domains, facets, and nuances, 2021, Journal of Personality
  • Bottom Up Construction of a Personality Taxonomy, 2020, European Journal of Psychological Assessment
  • "Global warming" versus "climate change": A replication on the association between political self-identification, question wording, and environmental beliefs, 2020, Journal of Environmental Psychology

Frequent collaborators in their research include Uku Vainik, Kadri Arumäe, Wendy Johnson, Tõnu Esko, and Anu Realo. These co-authors have worked with Mõttus on multiple occasions, indicating ongoing collaborative relationships.

Best Publications

  • The Gaussian Graphical Model in Cross-Sectional and Time-Series Data.

    Sacha Epskamp;Lourens J. Waldorp;René Mõttus;Denny Borsboom

  • State of the aRt personality research: A tutorial on network analysis of personality data in R

    Giulio Costantini;Sacha Epskamp;Denny Borsboom;Marco Perugini

  • Personality traits below facets: The consensual validity, longitudinal stability, heritability, and utility of personality nuances.

    René Mõttus;Christian Kandler;Wiebke Bleidorn;Rainer Riemann

  • Towards More Rigorous Personality Trait–Outcome Research:

    René Mõttus;René Mõttus

  • The associations between personality, diet and body mass index in older people.

    René Mõttus;Geraldine McNeill;Xueli Jia;Leone C A Craig

  • Big Five and HEXACO Personality Traits, Proenvironmental Attitudes, and Behaviors: A Meta-Analysis:

    Alistair Raymond Bryce Soutter;Timothy C. Bates;René Mõttus;René Mõttus

  • Neuroticism and Extraversion in Youth Predict Mental Wellbeing and Life Satisfaction 40 Years Later.

    Catharine R. Gale;Tom Booth;René Mõttus;Diana Kuh

  • Descriptive, Predictive and Explanatory Personality Research: Different Goals, Different Approaches, but a Shared Need to Move beyond the Big Few Traits:

    Rene Mottus;Rene Mottus;Dustin Wood;David Condon;Mitja D. Back

  • Towards understanding the links between health literacy and physical health.

    René Mõttus;Wendy Johnson;Catherine Murray;Michael S. Wolf

  • Personality traits in old age: Measurement and rank-order stability and some mean-level change

    René Mõttus;Wendy Johnson;Ian J. Deary

  • Personality characteristics below facets: A replication and meta-analysis of cross-rater agreement, rank-order stability, heritability and utility of personality nuances

    René Mõttus;Jonah Sinick;Antonio Terracciano;Martina Hřebíčková

  • Personality traits and eating habits in a large sample of Estonians.

    Rene Mõttus;Anu Realo;Jueri Allik;Ian J. Deary

  • Successful explanations start with accurate descriptions: Questionnaire items as personality markers for more accurate predictions

    Anne Seeboth;René Mõttus;René Mõttus

  • A Five-Factor Theory Perspective on Causal Analysis.

    Robert R. McCrae;Angelina R. Sutin

  • The Effect of Response Style on Self-Reported Conscientiousness Across 20 Countries:

    Rene Mottus;Jueri Allik;Jueri Allik;Anu Realo;Jerome Rossier

  • Breaking ground in cross-cultural research on the fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia): A multi-national study involving 73 countries

    Rene T. Proyer;Willibald Ruch;Numan S. Ali;Hmoud S. Al-Olimat

  • Toward More Readable Big Five Personality Inventories

    René Mõttus;Helle Pullmann;Jüri Allik

  • How people see others is different from how people see themselves: a replicable pattern across cultures.

    Jueri Allik;Anu Realo;Rene Mõttus;Peter Borkenau

  • Pathological gambling in Estonia: relationships with personality, self-esteem, emotional States and cognitive ability.

    Pille-Riin Kaare;René Mõttus;Kenn Konstabel;Kenn Konstabel

  • Oxford Handbook of Psychological Situations

    Rene Mõttus;Michael Allerhand;Wendy Johnson

  • Personality Profiles and the “Russian Soul”: Literary and Scholarly Views Evaluated

    Jueri Allik;Anu Realo;Rene Mõttus;Helle Pullmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Anu Realo
Anu Realo University of Warwick
Jüri Allik
Jüri Allik University of Tartu
Ian J. Deary
Ian J. Deary University of Edinburgh
John M. Starr
John M. Starr University of Edinburgh
Wendy Johnson
Wendy Johnson University of Edinburgh
Michelle Luciano
Michelle Luciano University of Edinburgh
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Robert R. McCrae
Robert R. McCrae Independent Scientist / Consultant, US
Sacha Epskamp
Sacha Epskamp National University of Singapore
Peter Kuppens
Peter Kuppens KU Leuven

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