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Psychology 46 6292 5852 638 606 148 15404

Rudolf N. Cardinal publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rudolf N. Cardinal between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rudolf N. Cardinal published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 6.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2011. 22 of the 204 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2011. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 4 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 35 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 4 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 22 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 10 publications
1996 2025

204 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rudolf N. Cardinal: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 0
1998 0
1999 1
2000 4
2001 6
2002 4
2003 4
2004 5
2005 4
2006 4
2007 3
2008 0
2009 2
2010 3
2011 35
2012 1
2013 4
2014 2
2015 4
2016 2
2017 3
2018 7
2019 10
2020 12
2021 24
2022 15
2023 22
2024 12
2025 10
Total 204
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Rudolf N. Cardinal 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 Rudolf N. Cardinal 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, 141–150 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: 148 publications — 48th percentile

48% 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
141–150 597 148
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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Rudolf N. Cardinal 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 Rudolf N. Cardinal 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, 46–47 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: 46 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% 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 46
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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Overview

Rudolf N. Cardinal is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields with a primary focus on Psychology and Medicine. Within these areas, their work is deeply engaged in Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The research topics addressed by Cardinal cover several specialized themes. These include Schizophrenia research and treatment, Neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, Mental Health research topics, COVID-19 and mental health, Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders, Dementia and cognitive impairment research, as well as studies on anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, and cognitive processes.

The scientist has contributed to a range of prominent journals and publication venues. Frequent venues for their publications include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 15 publications, The British Journal of Psychiatry (5), BJPsych Open (5), Frontiers in Psychiatry (4), and SSRN Electronic Journal (4).

Several coauthors have contributed extensively to Cardinal's work. These frequent collaborators include Shanquan Chen, Trevor W. Robbins, J. R. Lewis, Peter B. Jones, and Emilio Fernández-Egea.

Representative recent papers authored or coauthored by Rudolf N. Cardinal include:

  • The early impact of COVID-19 on mental health and community physical health services and their patients' mortality in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, UK (2020, Journal of Psychiatric Research)
  • Mental health outcomes after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in the United States: A national cross-sectional study (2021, Journal of Affective Disorders)
  • Generation and evaluation of artificial mental health records for Natural Language Processing (2020, npj Digital Medicine)
  • Patient and public involvement to build trust in artificial intelligence: A framework, tools, and case studies (2022, Patterns)
  • Association between lithium use and the incidence of dementia and its subtypes: A retrospective cohort study (2022, PLoS Medicine)

Best Publications

  • Emotion and motivation: the role of the amygdala, ventral striatum, and prefrontal cortex

    Rudolf N. Cardinal;John A. Parkinson;Jeremy Hall;Barry J. Everitt

  • Prefrontal executive and cognitive functions in rodents: neural and neurochemical substrates

    Jeffrey W. Dalley;Rudolf N. Cardinal;Trevor W. Robbins

  • Impulsive choice induced in rats by lesions of the nucleus accumbens core

    Rudolf N. Cardinal;David R. Pennicott;C. Lakmali Sugathapala;Trevor W. Robbins

  • Contrasting Roles of Basolateral Amygdala and Orbitofrontal Cortex in Impulsive Choice

    Catharine A. Winstanley;David E. H. Theobald;Rudolf N. Cardinal;Trevor W. Robbins

  • Appetitive behavior: impact of amygdala-dependent mechanisms of emotional learning.

    Barry J Everitt;Rudolf N Cardinal;John A Parkinson;Trevor W Robbins

  • ANOVA for the Behavioral Sciences Researcher

    Rudolf N. Cardinal;Michael R.F. Aitken

  • Differential Involvement of NMDA, AMPA/Kainate, and Dopamine Receptors in the Nucleus Accumbens Core in the Acquisition and Performance of Pavlovian Approach Behavior

    Patricia Di Ciano;Rudolf N. Cardinal;Rosemary A. Cowell;Simon J. Little

  • Neural systems implicated in delayed and probabilistic reinforcement

    Rudolf N. Cardinal

  • The effects of d -amphetamine, chlordiazepoxide, α-flupenthixol and behavioural manipulations on choice of signalled and unsignalled delayed reinforcement in rats

    Rudolf N. Cardinal;Trevor W. Robbins;Barry J. Everitt

  • Limbic corticostriatal systems and delayed reinforcement.

    Rudolf N. Cardinal;Catharine A. Winstanley;Trevor W. Robbins;Barry J. Everitt

  • Nucleus accumbens dopamine depletion impairs both acquisition and performance of appetitive Pavlovian approach behaviour: implications for mesoaccumbens dopamine function.

    J.A Parkinson;J.W Dalley;R.N Cardinal;A Bamford

  • Double Dissociation between Serotonergic and Dopaminergic Modulation of Medial Prefrontal and Orbitofrontal Cortex during a Test of Impulsive Choice

    Catharine A. Winstanley;David E.H. Theobald;Jeffrey W. Dalley;Rudolf N. Cardinal

  • Distinct Changes in Cortical Acetylcholine and Noradrenaline Efflux during Contingent and Noncontingent Performance of a Visual Attentional Task

    Jeffrey W. Dalley;Jill McGaughy;Mark T. O'Connell;Rudolf N. Cardinal

  • Neural and psychological mechanisms underlying appetitive learning: links to drug addiction.

    Rudolf N Cardinal;Barry J Everitt

  • Effects of lesions of the nucleus accumbens core on choice between small certain rewards and large uncertain rewards in rats.

    Rudolf N Cardinal;Nathan J Howes

  • Cortical Cholinergic Function and Deficits in Visual Attentional Performance in Rats Following 192 IgG–Saporin-induced Lesions of the Medial Prefrontal Cortex

    Jeffrey W. Dalley;David E. Theobald;Pascale Bouger;Yogita Chudasama

  • Effects of selective excitotoxic lesions of the nucleus accumbens core, anterior cingulate cortex, and central nucleus of the amygdala on autoshaping performance in rats.

    Rudolf N. Cardinal;John A. Parkinson;Guillaume Lachenal;Katherine M. Halkerston

  • Decision making and neuropsychiatry

    Shibley Rahman;Barbara J. Sahakian;Rudolf N. Cardinal;Robert D. Rogers

  • Limbic cortical-ventral striatal systems underlying appetitive conditioning.

    John A. Parkinson;Rudolf N. Cardinal;Barry J. Everitt

  • Differential involvement of amygdala subsystems in appetitive conditioning and drug addiction.

    B.J. Everitt;R.N. Cardinal;J. Hall;J.A. Parkinson

Frequent Co-Authors

Trevor W. Robbins
Trevor W. Robbins University of Cambridge
Edward T. Bullmore
Edward T. Bullmore King's College London
Barry J. Everitt
Barry J. Everitt University of Cambridge
Barbara J. Sahakian
Barbara J. Sahakian University of Cambridge
John A. Parkinson
John A. Parkinson Bangor University
Naomi A. Fineberg
Naomi A. Fineberg University of Hertfordshire
Michael R. F. Aitken
Michael R. F. Aitken King's College London
Angela C. Roberts
Angela C. Roberts University of Cambridge
Samuel R. Chamberlain
Samuel R. Chamberlain University of Southampton
Jeremy Hall
Jeremy Hall Cardiff University

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