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D-Index
83
Citations
35816
World Ranking
1250
National Ranking
758

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Cognition
  • Social psychology
  • Developmental psychology

R. J. R. Blair mainly focuses on Developmental psychology, Psychopathy, Antisocial personality disorder, Empathy and Cognitive psychology. R. J. R. Blair interconnects Theory of mind and Emotional expression in the investigation of issues within Psychopathy. His work in Emotional expression addresses subjects such as Anger, which are connected to disciplines such as Orbitofrontal cortex.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Aggression and Amygdala. His Amygdala study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Prefrontal cortex and Consumer neuroscience. His work deals with themes such as Neurocognitive and Cognition, which intersect with Empathy.

His most cited work include:

  • Dissociable neural responses to facial expressions of sadness and anger (1061 citations)
  • A cognitive developmental approach to morality: investigating the psychopath (1018 citations)
  • Responding to the emotions of others: dissociating forms of empathy through the study of typical and psychiatric populations. (819 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary scientific interests are in Developmental psychology, Psychopathy, Cognition, Empathy and Cognitive psychology. In general Developmental psychology study, his work on Emotional expression and Conduct disorder often relates to the realm of Facial expression, thereby connecting several areas of interest. His work carried out in the field of Psychopathy brings together such families of science as Orbitofrontal cortex, Antisocial personality disorder, Psychopathy Checklist, Social cognition and Amygdala.

His studies deal with areas such as Autism and Child abuse as well as Cognition. His Empathy research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Callous and unemotional traits, Callous unemotional, Distress, Aggression and Personality. His Cognitive psychology research focuses on subjects like Punishment, which are linked to Reinforcement and Cognitive analysis.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Developmental psychology (72.73%)
  • Psychopathy (68.18%)
  • Cognition (34.09%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2004-2018)?

  • Developmental psychology (72.73%)
  • Psychopathy (68.18%)
  • Empathy (34.09%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

R. J. R. Blair focuses on Developmental psychology, Psychopathy, Empathy, Cognitive psychology and Antisocial personality disorder. In the field of Developmental psychology, his study on Emotional expression overlaps with subjects such as Facial expression. His Psychopathy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Cognition, Prefrontal cortex, Orbitofrontal cortex, Social cognition and Psychopathy Checklist.

His Empathy study incorporates themes from Conduct disorder and Aggression. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Face perception and Amygdala. His research integrates issues of Consumer neuroscience and Ventromedial prefrontal cortex in his study of Amygdala.

Between 2004 and 2018, his most popular works were:

  • Responding to the emotions of others: dissociating forms of empathy through the study of typical and psychiatric populations. (819 citations)
  • Deficits in facial affect recognition among antisocial populations: a meta-analysis. (572 citations)
  • The amygdala and ventromedial prefrontal cortex in morality and psychopathy (466 citations)

Best Publications

  • A cognitive developmental approach to morality: investigating the psychopath

    Robert James Blair

  • Responding to the emotions of others: dissociating forms of empathy through the study of typical and psychiatric populations.

    R. J. R. Blair

  • Dissociable neural responses to facial expressions of sadness and anger

    R. J. Blair;J. S. Morris;C. D. Frith;D. I. Perrett

  • Impaired social response reversal. A case of 'acquired sociopathy'.

    R. J. R. Blair;L. Cipolotti

  • Deficits in facial affect recognition among antisocial populations: a meta-analysis.

    Abigail A. Marsh;R.J.R. Blair

  • A selective impairment in the processing of sad and fearful expressions in children with psychopathic tendencies.

    R. J. R. Blair;E. Colledge;L. Murray;D. G. V. Mitchell

  • Neurocognitive models of aggression, the antisocial personality disorders, and psychopathy

    R J R Blair

  • The psychopathic individual: A lack of responsiveness to distress cues?

    Robert James Richard Blair;Lawrence Jones;Fiona Clark;Margaret Smith

  • The amygdala and ventromedial prefrontal cortex in morality and psychopathy

    R.J.R. Blair

  • The roles of orbital frontal cortex in the modulation of antisocial behavior

    R.J.R. Blair

  • Facial expressions, their communicatory functions and neuro-cognitive substrates.

    R. J. R. Blair

  • The development of psychopathy

    R.J.R. Blair;K.S. Peschardt;S. Budhani;D.G.V. Mitchell

  • Responsiveness to distress cues in the child with psychopathic tendencies

    R.J.R. Blair

  • An fMRI study of intentional and unintentional (embarrassing) violations of social norms

    S. Berthoz;J. L. Armony;R. J. Blair;Raymond J. Dolan

  • Theory of mind and psychopathy: can psychopathic individuals read the ‘language of the eyes’?

    R.A Richell;D.G.V Mitchell;C Newman;A Leonard

  • Ventrolateral Prefrontal Cortex Activation and Attentional Bias in Response to Angry Faces in Adolescents With Generalized Anxiety Disorder

    Christopher S Monk;Eric E Nelson;Erin B McClure;Karin Mogg

  • Recognition of emotion in facial expressions and vocal tones in children with psychopathic tendencies.

    D Stevens;Tony Charman;R. J. R. Blair

  • Risky decisions and response reversal: is there evidence of orbitofrontal cortex dysfunction in psychopathic individuals?

    Derek G. V. Mitchell;E. Colledge;A. Leonard;R. J. R. Blair

  • Neural substrates of choice selection in adults and adolescents: Development of the ventrolateral prefrontal and anterior cingulate cortices

    Neir Eshel;Eric E. Nelson;R. James Blair;Daniel S. Pine

  • Reduced sensitivity to others’ fearful expressions in psychopathic individuals

    R.J.R. Blair;D.G.V. Mitchell;K.S. Peschardt;E. Colledge

Frequent Co-Authors

Derek G.V. Mitchell
Derek G.V. Mitchell University of Western Ontario
David I. Perrett
David I. Perrett University of St Andrews
Lisa Cipolotti
Lisa Cipolotti University College London
Daniel S. Pine
Daniel S. Pine National Institutes of Health
Jorge L. Armony
Jorge L. Armony McGill University
Jennifer S. Cheavens
Jennifer S. Cheavens The Ohio State University
Abigail A. Marsh
Abigail A. Marsh Georgetown University
Sylvie Berthoz
Sylvie Berthoz Institut Mutualiste Montsouris
Thomas R. Lynch
Thomas R. Lynch University of Southampton
Uta Frith
Uta Frith University College London

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