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Vernon L. Quinsey

Vernon L. Quinsey

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
74
Citations
25665
World Ranking
1851
National Ranking
99

Vernon L. Quinsey publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 220 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Vernon L. Quinsey 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 Vernon L. Quinsey sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - CPA Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science, Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)

Overview

Vernon L. Quinsey is affiliated with Queen's University in Canada and works primarily within the social sciences and psychology fields. Their research integrates dimensions of clinical psychology, health, and sociology and political science.

The scientist's research focuses on topics including psychopathy, forensic psychiatry, and sexual offending; intimate partner and family violence; and crime patterns and interventions. These areas reflect a multidisciplinary approach to complex social and health issues related to violence and criminal behavior.

One of the recent published works is titled Improving Risk Communication: Developing Risk Ratios for the VRAG-R, released in 2020 in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence. This publication reflects inquiry into risk assessment and communication within forensic contexts.

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Simon T. Davies
  • L. Maaike Helmus

The main publication venue for Quinsey's work is the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, which houses much of their relevant scholarship.

Their research contributes to an understanding of dynamics surrounding forensic psychiatry and social aspects of violence, aiming to support developments in crime prevention and intervention strategies.

Vernon L. Quinsey received the CPA Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science, awarded by the Canadian Psychological Association in 2008.

Best Publications

  • The Characteristics of Persistent Sexual Offenders: A Meta-Analysis of Recidivism Studies.

    R. Karl Hanson;Kelly E. Morton-Bourgon

  • Violent recidivism of mentally disordered offenders: The development of a statistical prediction instrument.

    Grant T. Harris;Marnie E. Rice;Vernon L. Quinsey

  • First report of the collaborative outcome data project on the effectiveness of psychological treatment for sex offenders.

    R. Karl Hanson;Arthur Gordon;Andrew J. R. Harris;Janice K. Marques

  • Actuarial Prediction of Sexual Recidivism

    Vernon L. Quinsey;Marnie E. Rice;Grant T. Harris

  • Violent offenders: Appraising and managing risk, 2nd ed.

    Vernon L. Quinsey;Grant T. Harris;Marnie E. Rice;Catherine A. Cormier

  • Psychopathy as a taxon: evidence that psychopaths are a discrete class.

    Grant T. Harris;Marnie E. Rice;Vernon L. Quinsey

  • The criminal recidivism process

    Edward Zamble;Vernon L. Quinsey

  • The relationship between testosterone and aggression: a meta-analysis

    Angela S. Book;Katherine B. Starzyk;Vernon L. Quinsey

  • A multisite comparison of actuarial risk instruments for sex offenders.

    Grant T. Harris;Marnie E. Rice;Vernon L. Quinsey;Martin L. Lalumière

  • Sexual recidivism among child molesters released from a maximum security psychiatric institution.

    Marnie E. Rice;Vernon L. Quinsey;Grant T. Harris

  • The violence prediction scheme: Assessing dangerousness in high risk men.

    Christopher D. Webster;Grant T. Harris;Marnie E. Rice;Catherine Cormier

  • A Follow-Up of Rapists Assessed in a Maximum-Security Psychiatric Facility

    Marnie E. Rice;Grant T. Harris;Vernon L. Quinsey

  • The Causes of Rape: Understanding Individual Differences in Male Propensity for Sexual Aggression

    Martin L. Lalumière;Grant T. Harris;Vernon L. Quinsey;Marnie E. Rice

  • Sex differences in intra-sex variations in human mating tactics: An evolutionary approach

    Monica A. Landolt;Martin L. Lalumière;Vernon L. Quinsey

  • Psychopathy as a taxon: Evidence that psychopaths are a discrete class.

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  • Predicting sexual offenses.

    Vernon L. Quinsey;Martin L. Lalumière;Marnie E. Rice;Grant T. Harris

  • Assessing Treatment Efficacy in Outcome Studies of Sex Offenders

    Vernon L. Quinsey;Grant T. Harris;Marnie E. Rice;Martin L. Lalumière

  • The Discriminability of Rapists from Non-Sex Offenders Using Phallometric Measures: A Meta-Analysis

    Martin L. Lalumière;Vernon L. Quinsey

  • Maximizing the discriminant validity of phallometric assessment data

    Grant T. Harris;Marnie E. Rice;Vernon L. Quinsey;Terry C. Chaplin

  • Sexual Predators and Social Policy

    Roxanne Lieb;Vernon Quinsey;Lucy Berliner

  • Aggression and Violence Throughout the Life Span

    Ray DeV. Peters;Robert J. McMahon;Vernon L. Quinsey

  • The Criminal Recidivism Process: The Study

    Edward Zamble;Vernon L. Quinsey

Frequent Co-Authors

Marnie E. Rice
Marnie E. Rice McMaster University
Grant T. Harris
Grant T. Harris University of Toronto
Martin L. Lalumière
Martin L. Lalumière University of Ottawa
Wendy M. Craig
Wendy M. Craig Queen's University
Michael C. Seto
Michael C. Seto University of Ottawa
Nikolaus F. Troje
Nikolaus F. Troje York University
Lucy Berliner
Lucy Berliner University of Washington
Judith V. Becker
Judith V. Becker University of Arizona
Robert J. McMahon
Robert J. McMahon Simon Fraser University
Michael H. Miner
Michael H. Miner University of Minnesota

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