2026 Robert W. Levenson: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	95	756	662	476	405	221	50790

Research.com Recognitions

2018 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2014 - William James Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science (APA)

Overview

Robert W. Levenson is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Medicine, with a notable focus on Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

Their scholarly work covers key topics such as Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Family Caregiving in Mental Illness, Mental Health Treatment and Access, Mental Health Research Topics, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving, and Family Support in Illness.

Frequent venues for publication include Innovation in Aging, Alzheimer's & Dementia, Clinical Psychological Science, Clinical Gerontologist, and The Gerontologist. These reflect the scientist's ongoing engagement with aging, dementia, and mental health communities in academic contexts.

Robert W. Levenson has collaborated recurrently with authors Casey L. Brown, Kuan-Hua Chen, Jennifer Merrilees, Jenna L. Wells, and Claire Yee. These partnerships indicate a sustained network within psychological and social research domains.

Best Publications

Autonomic nervous system activity distinguishes among emotions

Paul Ekman;Robert W. Levenson;Wallace V. Friesen

4163
Citations
Emotion elicitation using films

James J. Gross;Robert W. Levenson

3665
Citations
Hiding feelings: The acute effects of inhibiting negative and positive emotion.

James J. Gross;Robert W. Levenson

3019
Citations
Positive emotions speed recovery from the cardiovascular sequelae of negative emotions.

Barbara L. Fredrickson;Robert W. Levenson

2679
Citations
Emotional suppression: Physiology, self-report, and expressive behavior.

James J. Gross;Robert W. Levenson

2618
Citations
Voluntary facial action generates emotion-specific autonomic nervous system activity.

Robert W. Levenson;Paul Ekman;Wallace V. Friesen

1933
Citations
The tie that binds? Coherence among emotion experience, behavior, and physiology.

Iris B. Mauss;Robert W. Levenson;Loren McCarter;Frank H. Wilhelm

1683
Citations
Marital interaction: physiological linkage and affective exchange.

Robert W. Levenson;John M. Gottman

1127
Citations
Marital processes predictive of later dissolution: behavior, physiology, and health.

John M. Gottman;Robert W. Levenson

1099
Citations
Emotional behavior in long-term marriage.

Laura L. Carstensen;John M. Gottman;Robert W. Levenson

1058
Citations
Empathy: A physiological substrate.

Robert W. Levenson;Anna M. Ruef

926
Citations
Emotion, physiology, and expression in old age.

Robert W. Levenson;Laura L. Carstensen;Wallace V. Friesen;Paul Ekman

866
Citations
Autonomic Nervous System Differences Among Emotions

Robert W. Levenson

865
Citations
Long-term marriage : age, gender, and satisfaction

Robert W. Levenson;Laura L. Carstensen;John M. Gottman

776
Citations
Mental health and clinical psychological science in the time of COVID-19: Challenges, opportunities, and a call to action.

June Gruber;Mitchell J. Prinstein;Lee Anna Clark;Jonathan Rottenberg

684
Citations
The Timing of Divorce: Predicting When a Couple Will Divorce Over a 14-Year Period

John Mordechai Gottman;Robert Wayne Levenson

661
Citations
Physiological and affective predictors of change in relationship satisfaction.

Robert W. Levenson;John M. Gottman

608
Citations
Emotion and autonomic nervous system activity in the Minangkabau of west Sumatra.

Robert W. Levenson;Paul Ekman;Karl Heider;Wallace V. Friesen

571
Citations
The Intrapersonal Functions of Emotion

Robert W. Levenson

553
Citations
Risk for Alcoholism and Individual Differences in the Stress-Response-Dampening Effect of Alcohol

Kenneth J. Sher;Robert W. Levenson

537
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

John M. Gottman University of Washington

Joel H. Kramer University of California, San Francisco

Anett Gyurak Stanford University

James J. Gross Stanford University

Laura L. Carstensen Stanford University

Paul Ekman University of California, San Francisco

Barbara L. Fredrickson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Wallace V. Friesen University of California, San Francisco

Jeanne L. Tsai Stanford University

Kenneth J. Sher University of Missouri

External Links

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