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139
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Richie Poulton publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richie Poulton sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 424 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Richie Poulton D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richie Poulton sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 139 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2010 - Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Overview

Richie Poulton was affiliated with the University of Otago in New Zealand. Their research spanned various interconnected fields, primarily focusing on Medicine and Psychology, with 109 and 71 publications respectively. Within these areas, they worked extensively in subfields such as Clinical Psychology, Genetics, Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

Their scholarly output included numerous studies addressing a range of topics. Key themes in their work involved Health disparities and outcomes, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Birth, Development, and Health, as well as Health, Environment, and Cognitive Aging.

Richie Poulton coauthored frequently with several researchers, including Terrie E. Moffitt, Avshalom Caspi, Sandhya Ramrakha, Renate Houts, and Karen Sugden. This collaboration is reflected in a range of significant contributions in their fields of study.

Their recent papers demonstrate the breadth of their research interests and impact. Notable publications included:

  • What Is the Test-Retest Reliability of Common Task-Functional MRI Measures? New Empirical Evidence and a Meta-Analysis (2020, Psychological Science)
  • Longitudinal Assessment of Mental Health Disorders and Comorbidities Across 4 Decades Among Participants in the Dunedin Birth Cohort Study (2020, JAMA Network Open)
  • Quantification of the pace of biological aging in humans through a blood test, the DunedinPoAm DNA methylation algorithm (2020, eLife)
  • Genomic and phenotypic insights from an atlas of genetic effects on DNA methylation (2021, Nature Genetics)
  • Disparities in the pace of biological aging among midlife adults of the same chronological age have implications for future frailty risk and policy (2021, Nature Aging)

Publications by Richie Poulton appeared frequently in venues such as bioRxiv, UNC Libraries, Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Nature Genetics, and OPAL (Open@LaTrobe).

They also published books with Harvard University Press, including two editions of "The Origins of You" published in 2020, which attracted citations over time.

Throughout their career, Richie Poulton received recognition for their contributions, including being named a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Theo Vos;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Influence of Life Stress on Depression: Moderation by a Polymorphism in the 5-HTT Gene

    Avshalom Caspi;Karen Sugden;Terrie E. Moffitt;Alan Taylor

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohammad H Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H Ross Anderson;Victoria F Bachman

  • Role of Genotype in the Cycle of Violence in Maltreated Children

    Avshalom Caspi;Avshalom Caspi;Joseph McClay;Terrie E. Moffitt;Terrie E. Moffitt;Jonathan Mill

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Theo Vos;Ryan M. Barber;Brad Bell;Amelia Bertozzi-Villa

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohsen Naghavi;Haidong Wang;Rafael Lozano;Adrian Davis

  • A gradient of childhood self-control predicts health, wealth, and public safety

    Terrie E. Moffitt;Louise Arseneault;Daniel Belsky;Nigel Dickson

  • Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Haidong Wang;Mohsen Naghavi;Christine Allen;Ryan M Barber

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Jeffrey D. Stanaway;Ashkan Afshin;Emmanuela Gakidou;Stephen S. Lim

  • Global, regional, and national burden of neurological disorders, 1990-2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Valery L Feigin;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Foad Abd-Allah

  • Prior juvenile diagnoses in adults with mental disorder: developmental follow-back of a prospective-longitudinal cohort.

    Julia Kim-Cohen;Avshalom Caspi;Terrie E. Moffitt;HonaLee Harrington

  • The p Factor: One General Psychopathology Factor in the Structure of Psychiatric Disorders?

    Avshalom Caspi;Renate M. Houts;Daniel W. Belsky;Sidra J. Goldman-Mellor

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016

    Simon I. Hay;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Persistent cannabis users show neuropsychological decline from childhood to midlife

    Madeline H. Meier;Avshalom Caspi;Antony Ambler;Antony Ambler;Hona Lee Harrington

  • Cannabis use in adolescence and risk for adult psychosis: longitudinal prospective study

    Louise Arseneault;Mary Cannon;Richie Poulton;Robin Murray

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 315 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE), 1990-2015 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Nicholas J. Kassebaum;Megha Arora;Ryan M. Barber;Zulfiqar A. Bhutta;Zulfiqar A. Bhutta

  • Moderation of the effect of adolescent-onset cannabis use on adult psychosis by a functional polymorphism in the catechol-O-methyltransferase gene: longitudinal evidence of a gene X environment interaction.

    Avshalom Caspi;Terrie E. Moffitt;Terrie E. Moffitt;Mary Cannon;Mary Cannon;Joseph McClay

  • A longitudinal, population-based, cohort study of childhood asthma followed to adulthood

    Malcolm R. Sears;Justina M. Greene;Andrew R. Willan;Elizabeth M. Wiecek

  • Low Self-Esteem During Adolescence Predicts Poor Health, Criminal Behavior, and Limited Economic Prospects During Adulthood

    Kali H. Trzesniewski;M. Brent Donnellan;Terrie E. Moffitt;Richard W. Robins

Frequent Co-Authors

Terrie E. Moffitt
Terrie E. Moffitt Duke University
Avshalom Caspi
Avshalom Caspi Duke University
Renate Houts
Renate Houts Duke University
Daniel W. Belsky
Daniel W. Belsky Columbia University
Ahmad R. Hariri
Ahmad R. Hariri Duke University
Louise Arseneault
Louise Arseneault King's College London
Malcolm R. Sears
Malcolm R. Sears McMaster University
Andrea Danese
Andrea Danese King's College London
Alan D. Lopez
Alan D. Lopez University of Melbourne
Bach Xuan Tran
Bach Xuan Tran Vietnam National University, Hanoi

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