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41
Citations
8221
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7822
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Scott R. Vrana 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 Scott R. Vrana sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 84 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Scott R. Vrana 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 Scott R. Vrana sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Scott R. Vrana is affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within psychology and neuroscience, focusing notably on cognitive neuroscience and clinical psychology.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Further specialization is evident in the following subfields:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Clinical Psychology
  • General Health Professions
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Scott R. Vrana's research covers several main topics, which include:

  • Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
  • Neuroscience and Music Perception
  • Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
  • Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
  • Healthcare Systems and Technology

Their recent papers reflect a focus on clinical psychology, neuroscience, and communication in healthcare contexts. Selected publications include:

  • "Measuring the quality of patient-physician communication," published in 2020 in the Journal of Biomedical Informatics
  • "Treating Adolescent Misophonia With Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Considerations for Including Exposure," published in 2021 in Clinical Case Studies
  • "Does context matter in misophonia? A multi-method experimental investigation," published in 2023 in Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • "A new treatment approach to conduct disorder and callous-unemotional traits: an assessment of the acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of Impact VR," published in 2025 in Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • "Effects of self-focused attention on recognizing previously presented self-relevant and irrelevant stimuli," published in 2020 in Psychology the Journal of the Hellenic Psychological Society

Frequent coauthors contributing to their work are:

  • Nao Hagiwara
  • Nicholas D. Thomson
  • Salpi S. Kevorkian
  • Laura Hazlett
  • Robert A. Perera

The venues where Scott R. Vrana's work has been published include:

  • Journal of Biomedical Informatics
  • Clinical Case Studies
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Psychology the Journal of the Hellenic Psychological Society

Best Publications

  • Prevalence of traumatic events and post‐traumatic psychological symptoms in a nonclinical sample of college students

    Scott Vrana;Dean Lauterbach

  • The startle probe response: A new measure of emotion?

    Scott R. Vrana;Ellen L. Spence;Peter J. Lang

  • Psychophysiological responses as indices of affective dimensions.

    Charlotte VanOYEN Witvliet;Scott R. Vrana

  • The psychophysiology of disgust: Differentiating negative emotional contexts with facial EMG

    Scott R. Vrana

  • Fear imagery and text processing.

    Scott R. Vrana;Bruce N. Cuthbert;Peter J. Lang

  • Play it again Sam: Repeated exposure to emotionally evocative music polarises liking and smiling responses, and influences other affective reports, facial EMG, and heart rate

    Charlotte V. O. Witvliet;Scott R. Vrana

  • The relationship among personality variables, exposure to traumatic events, and severity of posttraumatic stress symptoms

    Dean Lauterbach;Scott Vrana

  • Fear imagery and the startle-probe reflex.

    Scott R. Vrana;Peter J. Lang

  • Three Studies on the Reliability and Validity of a Self-Report Measure of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder:

    Dean Lauterbach;Scott Vrana

  • Selective processing of trauma-relevant words in posttraumatic stress disorder

    Scott R. Vrana;Allison Roodman;Jean C. Beckham;Jean C. Beckham

  • The role of ethnicity, gender, emotional content, and contextual differences in physiological, expressive, and self-reported emotional responses to imagery

    Scott R. Vrana;David Rollock

  • Efficacy of a Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Insomnia and Nightmares in Afghanistan and Iraq Veterans With PTSD

    Skye Ochsner Margolies;Bruce Rybarczyk;Scott R. Vrana;David J. Leszczyszyn

  • Emotional imagery in simple and social phobia: Fear versus anxiety.

    Daniel W. McNeil;Scott R. Vrana;Barbara G. Melamed;Bruce N. Cuthbert

  • Reactions to facial expressions: effects of social context and speech anxiety on responses to neutral, anger, and joy expressions

    Scott R Vrana;Daniel Gross

  • Effect of worrisome and relaxing thinking on fearful emotional processing.

    Catherine Peasley-Miklus;Scott R Vrana

  • Emotional processing and fear measurement synchrony as indicators of treatment outcome in fear of flying

    Jean C. Beckham;Scott R. Vrana;Jack G. May;David J. Gustafson

  • Detecting implicit racial bias in provider communication behaviors to reduce disparities in healthcare: Challenges, solutions, and future directions for provider communication training.

    Nao Hagiwara;Jennifer Elston Lafata;Briana Mezuk;Scott R. Vrana

  • Magnitude and duration of cardiovascular responses to anger in Vietnam veterans with and without posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Jean Crowell Beckham;Scott R. Vrana;John C. Barefoot;Michelle E. Feldman

  • Physiological response to a minimal social encounter: Effects of gender, ethnicity, and social context

    Scott R. Vrana;David Rollock

  • Psychometric properties of the Civilian version of the Mississippi PTSD scale

    Dean Lauterbach;Scott Vrana;Daniel W. King;Lynda A. King

  • Substituting nonsomatic for somatic symptoms in the diagnosis of depression in elderly male medical patients.

    Rapp;Vrana S

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean C. Beckham
Jean C. Beckham Duke University
Patrick S. Calhoun
Patrick S. Calhoun Duke University
Michelle F. Dennis
Michelle F. Dennis Duke University
Georgia Panayiotou
Georgia Panayiotou University of Cyprus
Peter Lang
Peter Lang University of Bern
Michelle E. Feldman
Michelle E. Feldman Solutions In Practice
F. Joseph McClernon
F. Joseph McClernon Duke University
Roxann Roberson-Nay
Roxann Roberson-Nay Virginia Commonwealth University
Bruce N. Cuthbert
Bruce N. Cuthbert National Institutes of Health

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