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Psychology
USA
2023

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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Psychology D-index 147 Citations 144,665 317 World Ranking 53 National Ranking 28

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award

2013 - Bruno Klopfer Award, Society for Personality Assessment

1985 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Social psychology
  • Big Five personality traits
  • Developmental psychology

His scientific interests lie mostly in Personality, Big Five personality traits, Social psychology, Developmental psychology and Personality Assessment Inventory. His studies link Openness to experience with Personality. His study in Big Five personality traits and culture, Agreeableness, Alternative five model of personality, Extraversion and introversion and Facet is carried out as part of his Big Five personality traits studies.

His Social psychology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Coping, Coping behavior and Personality test. The various areas that Robert R. McCrae examines in his Developmental psychology study include Psychoticism and Personality theory. Robert R. McCrae combines subjects such as Test validity, Validity, Clinical psychology and Social perception with his study of Personality Assessment Inventory.

His most cited work include:

  • An introduction to the five-factor model and its applications. (4125 citations)
  • Validation of the five-factor model of personality across instruments and observers. (4046 citations)
  • Personality trait structure as a human universal. (2604 citations)

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

Robert R. McCrae spends much of his time researching Personality, Big Five personality traits, Social psychology, Developmental psychology and Personality Assessment Inventory. His study in Personality concentrates on Big Five personality traits and culture, Agreeableness, Revised NEO Personality Inventory, Personality development and Extraversion and introversion. His work on Alternative five model of personality, Hierarchical structure of the Big Five and Conscientiousness as part of his general Big Five personality traits study is frequently connected to Trait, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science.

His work on Facet, Openness to experience, Personality psychology and Trait theory as part of general Social psychology study is frequently connected to Cross-cultural, therefore bridging the gap between diverse disciplines of science and establishing a new relationship between them. His Developmental psychology research incorporates elements of Temperament, Cognitive psychology and Longitudinal study. Robert R. McCrae has researched Personality Assessment Inventory in several fields, including Personality disorders and Psychometrics.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Personality (67.92%)
  • Big Five personality traits (53.46%)
  • Social psychology (46.23%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2007-2021)?

  • Big Five personality traits (53.46%)
  • Personality (67.92%)
  • Social psychology (46.23%)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Big Five personality traits, Personality, Social psychology, Developmental psychology and Personality Assessment Inventory. His research in Big Five personality traits intersects with topics in Personality development and Psychometrics, Clinical psychology. In the field of Personality, his study on Revised NEO Personality Inventory, Facet, Alternative five model of personality and Agreeableness overlaps with subjects such as Trait.

He has included themes like Ipsative and Perception in his Social psychology study. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Cognition, Extraversion and introversion, Cross-cultural studies and Openness to experience. His Personality Assessment Inventory study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Test validity and Predictive validity.

Between 2007 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • NEO inventories for the NEO Personality Inventory-3 (NEO-PI-3), NEO Five-Factor Inventory-3 (NEO-FFI-3), NEO Personality Inventory-Revised (NEO PI-R) : professional manual (2348 citations)
  • The five-factor theory of personality. (2191 citations)
  • The revised NEO personality inventory (NEO-PI-R) (566 citations)

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Best Publications

An introduction to the five-factor model and its applications.

Robert R. McCrae;Oliver P. John.
Journal of Personality (1992)

9420 Citations

Validation of the five-factor model of personality across instruments and observers.

Robert R. McCrae;Paul T. Costa.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (1987)

9180 Citations

Personality in Adulthood: A Five-Factor Theory Perspective

Robert R. McCrae;Paul T. Costa.
(2005)

6033 Citations

Personality trait structure as a human universal.

Robert R. McCrae;Paul T. Costa.
American Psychologist (1997)

5696 Citations

The five-factor theory of personality.

Robert R. McCrae;Paul T. Costa Jr..
(2008)

5690 Citations

Four ways five factors are basic

Paul T. Costa;Robert R. McCrae.
Personality and Individual Differences (1992)

4544 Citations

Influence of extraversion and neuroticism on subjective well-being: happy and unhappy people.

Paul T. Costa;Robert R. McCrae.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (1980)

4451 Citations

Normal Personality Assessment in Clinical Practice: The NEO Personality Inventory.

Paul T. Costa;Robert R. McCrae.
Psychological Assessment (1992)

4013 Citations

NEO inventories for the NEO Personality Inventory-3 (NEO-PI-3), NEO Five-Factor Inventory-3 (NEO-FFI-3), NEO Personality Inventory-Revised (NEO PI-R) : professional manual

Robert R. McCrae;Paul T. Costa.
(2010)

3930 Citations

Gender Differences in Personality Traits Across Cultures: Robust and Surprising Findings

Paul T. Costa Jr.;Antonio Terracciano;Robert R. McCrae.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (2001)

3699 Citations

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