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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 39 8666 4607 134 4855

Ronald C. Johnson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ronald C. Johnson between 1961 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ronald C. Johnson published across 65 years, from 1961 to 2025, averaging 2.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 9 publications in 1987. 2 of the 141 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1961 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 9. Peak 9 publications in 1987. 1961: 1 publication 1962: 5 publications 1963: 3 publications 1964: 5 publications 1965: 2 publications 1966: 3 publications 1967: 1 publication 1968: 0 publications 1969: 2 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 5 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 7 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 9 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 0 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1961 2025

141 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ronald C. Johnson: publications per year, 1961 to 2025
Year Publications
1961 1
1962 5
1963 3
1964 5
1965 2
1966 3
1967 1
1968 0
1969 2
1970 0
1971 1
1972 0
1973 2
1974 2
1975 1
1976 5
1977 2
1978 3
1979 3
1980 3
1981 3
1982 7
1983 4
1984 6
1985 5
1986 3
1987 9
1988 3
1989 5
1990 6
1991 4
1992 3
1993 4
1994 3
1995 3
1996 5
1997 3
1998 3
1999 2
2000 3
2001 5
2002 0
2003 0
2004 2
2005 1
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 1
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 1
2023 1
2024 1
2025 1
Total 141
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Ronald C. Johnson 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 Ronald C. Johnson 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, 131–140 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: 134 publications — 40th percentile

40% 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
131–140 644 134
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
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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Ronald C. Johnson 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 Ronald C. Johnson 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, 38–39 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: 39 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% 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 39
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1970 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Ronald C. Johnson is affiliated with the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Health Professions, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Psychology. They focus on a variety of subfields such as Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Atmospheric Science, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Speech and Hearing, and Transportation.

Their recent publications cover topics related to balance, gait, and falls prevention; sleep and related disorders; noise effects and management; urban transport and accessibility; children's physical and motor development; geology and paleoclimatology research; and tree-ring climate responses. Key research venues include Sleep Science, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, and The Holocene.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Ronald C. Johnson include:

  • Association between Self-reported Sleep Quality and Single-task Gait in Young Adults: A Study Using Machine Learning (2023, Sleep Science)
  • Association Between Self-Reported Sleep Quality And Gait In Young Adults: A Study Using Machine Learning (2022, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise)
  • Development of a landscape in NE Minnesota, from the Early Holocene to Forest-harvesting, Agriculture and Industry (2024, The Holocene)

Frequent collaborators in their research include Haikun Huang, Lap-Fai Yu, Erica C. Jansen, Rebecca Martin, and Ali Boolani. These co-authors have partnered on projects contributing to the diverse range of Johnson's interdisciplinary studies.

Ronald C. Johnson's work addresses several scientific topics:

  • Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Tree-ring climate responses

Publication venues where their work has appeared multiple times are:

  • Sleep Science
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • The Holocene

Among awards, Ronald C. Johnson was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1970.

Best Publications

  • Cognitive Abilities: Use of Family Data as a Control to Assess Sex and Age Differences in Two Ethnic Groups:

    J. R. Wilson;J. C. De Fries;G. E. Mc Clearn;S. G. Vandenberg

  • Familial resemblance for specific cognitive abilities

    J. C. DeFries;R. C. Johnson;A. R. Kuse;G. E. McClearn

  • Prediction of major depression and dysthymia from CES-D scores among ethnic minority adolescents.

    Carol A. Prescott;John J. McARDLE;Earl S. Hishinuma;Ronald C. Johnson

  • Parent–offspring resemblance for specific cognitive abilities in two ethnic groups

    J. C. Defries;J. C. Defries;G. C. Ashton;G. C. Ashton;R. C. Johnson;R. C. Johnson;A. R. Kuse;A. R. Kuse

  • Cross-cultural assessment of altruism and its correlates

    Ronald C. Johnson;George P. Danko;Thomas J. Darvill;Stephen Bochner

  • Family resemblances in personality

    Frank M. Ahern;Ronald C. Johnson;James R. Wilson;Gerald E. McClearn

  • Near Identity of Cognitive Structure in Two Ethnic Groups

    J. C. DeFries;S. G. Vandenberg;G. E. McClearn;A. R. Kuse

  • Effects of ethanol: II. Behavioral sensitivity and acute behavioral tolerance.

    James R. Wilson;V. Gene Erwin;Gerald E. McClea;Robert Plomin

  • Guilt, shame, and adjustment in three cultures

    Ronald C. Johnson;George P. Danko;Yau Huang Huang;Jong Young Park

  • Galton's data a century later.

    Ronald C. Johnson;Gerald E. McClearn;Sylvia Yuen;Craig T. Nagoshi

  • Intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity as related to conscience, adjustment, and altruism

    Lai Ling Chau;Ronald C. Johnson;John K. Bowers;Thomas J. Darvill

  • Secular change in degree of assortative mating for ability

    Ronald C. Johnson;Frank Martin Ahern;Robert E. Cole

  • Family background, cognitive ability, and personality as predictors of educational and occupational attainment

    R. C. Johnson;C. T. Nagoshi;F. M. Ahern;J. R. Wilson

  • Psychometric properties of the state-trait anxiety inventory for Asian/Pacific-islander adolescents.

    Earl S. Hishinuma;Robin H. Miyamoto;Stephanie T. Nishimura;Linda B. Nahulu

  • A study of children's moral judgments.

    Ronald C. Johnson

  • Optimism and Perceived Control of Life Events as Related to Personality

    Thomas J. Darvill;Ronald C. Johnson

  • Ethnic variation in use and effects of alcohol

    J.R. Wilson;G.E. McClearn;R.C. Johnson

  • Generational differences in spouse similarity in educational attainment

    Frank M. Ahern;Ronald C. Johnson;Robert E. Cole

  • Sex-by-generation and ethnic group-by-generation interactions in the Hawaii family study of cognition.

    J C DeFries;R P Corley;R C Johnson;S G Vandenberg

  • Alcohol use and the flushing response in different racial-ethnic groups.

    S Y Schwitters;R C Johnson;G E McClearn;J R Wilson

  • A reply to Heath et al. On assortative mating for educational level.

    Ronald C. Johnson;Craig T. Nagoshi;Frank M. Ahern

Frequent Co-Authors

Craig T. Nagoshi
Craig T. Nagoshi The University of Texas at Arlington
Steven G. Vandenberg
Steven G. Vandenberg University of Colorado Boulder
John C. DeFries
John C. DeFries University of Colorado Boulder
John J. McArdle
John J. McArdle University of Southern California
Gerald E. McClearn
Gerald E. McClearn Pennsylvania State University
Carol A. Prescott
Carol A. Prescott University of Southern California
Robert Plomin
Robert Plomin King's College London
Robin P. Corley
Robin P. Corley University of Colorado Boulder
Alan B. Zonderman
Alan B. Zonderman National Institutes of Health
Gerald S. Wilkinson
Gerald S. Wilkinson University of Maryland, College Park

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