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Robert J. Williams

Robert J. Williams

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 52 5041 4678 336 313 189 8897

Robert J. Williams publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert J. Williams between 1969 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert J. Williams published across 57 years, from 1969 to 2025, averaging 4 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2012. 8 of the 227 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2012. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 3 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 5 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 32 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 4 publications
1969 2025

227 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert J. Williams: publications per year, 1969 to 2025
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 1
1981 1
1982 1
1983 0
1984 1
1985 3
1986 1
1987 0
1988 2
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 2
1993 2
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 1
1998 1
1999 5
2000 1
2001 0
2002 3
2003 4
2004 10
2005 10
2006 3
2007 6
2008 6
2009 6
2010 10
2011 10
2012 32
2013 11
2014 6
2015 14
2016 9
2017 13
2018 6
2019 7
2020 2
2021 10
2022 8
2023 10
2024 4
2025 4
Total 227
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Robert J. Williams publications per year - data summary

  • Robert J. Williams, a Psychology scholar from University of Lethbridge, has 227 publications recorded across 57 years, from 1969 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1969 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2012, with 32 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1969, 1980, 1981, 1982 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 19 of the 57 years in the span carry no publications at all (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 4.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.0 per year counting only the 38 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 36 publications, 16% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1969-1987: 9 publications (0.5 per year); 1988-2006: 44 publications (2.3 per year); 2007-2025: 174 publications (9.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Robert J. Williams 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 Robert J. Williams 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, 181–190 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: 189 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.

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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
181–190 397 189
191–200 343
201–210 328
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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Robert J. Williams publication distribution in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 69 ranges running from 31–40 to 705+ publications.
  • Robert J. Williams, a Psychology scholar from University of Lethbridge, records 189 publications - the 65th percentile of the discipline.
  • 65% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Robert J. Williams, and about 35% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 151–160 publications range, and Robert J. Williams ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 101–110 publications, holding 736 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 72% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 705 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Robert J. Williams 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 Robert J. Williams 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, 52–53 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: 52 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% 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 52
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
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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Robert J. Williams D-index placement in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 30–31 to 144+ D-Index.
  • Robert J. Williams, a Psychology scholar from University of Lethbridge, records 52 D-Index - the 57th percentile of the discipline.
  • 57% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Robert J. Williams, and about 43% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 48–49 D-Index range, and Robert J. Williams ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32–33 D-Index, holding 702 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 58–59 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Robert J. Williams is affiliated with the University of Lethbridge in Canada and has a research focus rooted primarily in psychology. Their work extensively covers the domains of gambling behavior and treatments, with additional attention to sexuality, behavior, technology, substance abuse treatment and outcomes, financial literacy, schizophrenia research, homelessness, social issues, and sports analytics.

Their publication record includes contributions to several notable journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Gambling Studies
  • International Gambling Studies
  • Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
  • Addictive Behaviors
  • The Canadian Journal of Addiction

Williams has published work within the subfields of clinical psychology, epidemiology, economics and econometrics, accounting, and psychiatry and mental health.

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Williams include:

  • "Predictors of gambling and problem gambling in Canada," 2021, Canadian Journal of Public Health
  • "Gambling and Problem Gambling in Canada in 2018: Prevalence and Changes Since 2002," 2020, The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
  • "Etiology of problem gambling in Canada," 2022, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Other important related works in their research network include:

  • "The Conceptual Framework of Harmful Gambling: A revised framework for understanding gambling harm," 2020, Journal of Behavioral Addictions
  • "Gambling in Canada During the COVID Lockdown: Prospective National Survey," 2021, Journal of Gambling Studies

Frequent co-authors in their research efforts have been:

  • David C. Hodgins
  • Daniel S. McGrath
  • Rhys Stevens
  • Yale D. Belanger
  • Carrie A. Shaw

Best Publications

  • A Comprehensive and Comparative Review of Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Outcome

    Robert J. Williams;Samuel Y. Chang

  • THE POPULATION PREVALENCE OF PROBLEM GAMBLING: Methodological Influences, Standardized Rates, Jurisdictional Differences, and Worldwide Trends

    Robert J. Williams;Rachel A. Volberg;Rhys M. G. Stevens

  • Prevention of Problem Gambling: A Comprehensive Review of the Evidence and Identified Best Practices

    Robert J. Williams;Beverly L. West;Robert I. Simpson

  • Internet Gambling: Prevalence, Patterns, Problems, and Policy Options

    Robert T. Wood;Robert J. Williams

  • A comparative profile of the Internet gambler: Demographic characteristics, game-play patterns, and problem gambling status

    Robert T. Wood;Robert J. Williams

  • Validity of adolescent self-report of substance use.

    Robert J. Williams;Nadine R. Nowatzki

  • Gambling as a form of risk-taking: Individual differences in personality, risk-accepting attitudes, and behavioral preferences for risk.

    Sandeep Mishra;Martin L. Lalumière;Robert J. Williams

  • Problem gambling on the internet: implications for internet gambling policy in North America

    Robert T. Wood;Robert J. Williams

  • The classification accuracy of four problem gambling assessment instruments in population research

    Robert J. Williams;Rachel A. Volberg

  • Natural course of behavioral addictions: a 5-year longitudinal study

    Barna Konkolÿ Thege;Erica M Woodin;David C Hodgins;Robert J Williams

  • GAMBLING AND PROBLEM GAMBLING WITHIN FORENSIC POPULATIONS A Review of the Literature

    Robert J. Williams;Jennifer Royston;Brad F. Hagen

  • The association between childhood maltreatment and gambling problems in a community sample of adult men and women.

    David C. Hodgins;Don P. Schopflocher;Nady el-Guebaly;David M. Casey

  • Does learning about the mathematics of gambling change gambling behavior

    Robert J. Williams;Dennis Connolly

  • The Social and Economic Impacts of Gambling

    Robert J. Williams;Jürgen Rehm;Rhys M. G. Stevens

  • Prevention of Problem Gambling: A Comprehensive Review of the Evidence

    Robert J. Williams

  • Best Practices in the Population Assessment of Problem Gambling

    Robert J. Williams;Rachel A. Volberg

  • Incidence of fetal alcohol syndrome in northeastern Manitoba.

    Robert J. Williams;Felix S. Odaibo;Janet M. McGee

  • The Proportion of Gaming Revenue Derived from Problem Gamblers: Examining the Issues in a Canadian Context

    Robert J. Williams;Robert T. Wood

  • ‘How Much Money Do You Spend on Gambling?’ The Comparative Validity of Question Wordings Used to Assess Gambling Expenditure

    Robert T. Wood;Robert J. Williams

  • Conceptual Framework of Harmful Gambling: An International Collaboration

    Max Abbott;Per Binde;David Hodgins;David Korn

  • Association of functional variants in the dopamine D2-like receptors with risk for gambling behaviour in healthy Caucasian subjects.

    Daniela S.S. Lobo;Daniela S.S. Lobo;Renan P. Souza;Renan P. Souza;Ryan P. Tong;Ryan P. Tong;David M. Casey

  • Quinte longitudinal study of gambling and problem gambling

    Robert J. Williams;Robert G. Hann;Donald Peter Schopflocher;Beverly L. West

Frequent Co-Authors

David C. Hodgins
David C. Hodgins University of Calgary
Rachel A. Volberg
Rachel A. Volberg University of Massachusetts Amherst
Nady el-Guebaly
Nady el-Guebaly University of Calgary
Donald Schopflocher
Donald Schopflocher University of Alberta
Shawn R. Currie
Shawn R. Currie University of Calgary
Max Abbott
Max Abbott Auckland University of Technology
Lena C. Quilty
Lena C. Quilty Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Luke Clark
Luke Clark University of British Columbia
Larry E. Roberts
Larry E. Roberts McMaster University
James L. Kennedy
James L. Kennedy Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

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