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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Psychology D-index 53 Citations 12,026 122 World Ranking 3480 National Ranking 220

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Awards & Achievements

2005 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Psychiatry
  • Social psychology
  • Cognition

His main research concerns Personality, Personality disorders, Developmental psychology, Big Five personality traits and Clinical psychology. His Personality study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Medical diagnosis, Psychopathology, Borderline personality disorder and Behavioural genetics. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Cognitive psychology and Personality Assessment Inventory.

His Developmental psychology research includes elements of Agreeableness and Facet. Many of his research projects under Big Five personality traits are closely connected to Conceptualization with Conceptualization, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. His work in Clinical psychology tackles topics such as Nosology which are related to areas like Comorbidity and Convergence.

His most cited work include:

  • The borderline diagnosis I: psychopathology, comorbidity, and personaltity structure (616 citations)
  • Genetic and Environmental Influences on Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: A Twin Study (442 citations)
  • The borderline diagnosis II: biology, genetics, and clinical course (309 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Personality, Personality disorders, Developmental psychology, Clinical psychology and Personality pathology are his primary areas of study. His research on Personality often connects related topics like Psychotherapist. His Personality disorders study combines topics in areas such as Cognitive psychology and Empirical research.

His Developmental psychology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Cognition, Personality development and Heritability. The Clinical psychology study combines topics in areas such as Nosology, Psychopathy and Sadistic personality disorder. His studies in Personality pathology integrate themes in fields like Family Environment Scale and Psychopathology.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Personality (59.17%)
  • Personality disorders (34.17%)
  • Developmental psychology (33.33%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Borderline personality disorder (14.17%)
  • Clinical psychology (26.67%)
  • Psychotherapist (15.83%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

W. John Livesley mainly investigates Borderline personality disorder, Clinical psychology, Psychotherapist, Interpersonal communication and Feeling. His study explores the link between Borderline personality disorder and topics such as Psychological intervention that cross with problems in Mental health. His work carried out in the field of Clinical psychology brings together such families of science as Abandonment, Emotional dependency, Rumination, Personality pathology and Sadistic personality disorder.

His Psychotherapist research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Identity, Psychology of self, Maladaptive schemas, Construct and Interpersonal relationship. W. John Livesley combines subjects such as Distress and Cognition with his study of Feeling. His Cognition study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Dissociative and Developmental psychology.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • The time has come for dimensional personality disorder diagnosis (94 citations)
  • Why is an evidence-based classification of personality disorder so elusive? (2 citations)
  • Integrated Modular Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder: A Practical Guide to Combining Effective Treatment Methods (2 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Psychiatry
  • Cognition
  • Psychotherapist

His scientific interests lie mostly in Borderline personality disorder, Personality, Clinical psychology, Modulation and Neuroscience. The various areas that he examines in his Borderline personality disorder study include Mental health, Construct and Psychology of self. His Personality study frequently draws connections to adjacent fields such as Empirical evidence.

He performs multidisciplinary study on Modulation and Emotional regulation in his works.

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Best Publications

The borderline diagnosis I: psychopathology, comorbidity, and personality structure.

Andrew E Skodol;John G Gunderson;John G Gunderson;Bruce Pfohl;Thomas A Widiger.
Biological Psychiatry (2002)

1087 Citations

Genetic and Environmental Influences on Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: A Twin Study

Murray B. Stein;Kerry L. Jang;Steven Taylor;Philip A. Vernon.
American Journal of Psychiatry (2002)

751 Citations

The borderline diagnosis II: biology, genetics, and clinical course

Andrew E Skodol;Larry J Siever;W.John Livesley;John G Gunderson.
Biological Psychiatry (2002)

542 Citations

Is the genetic structure of human personality universal? A cross-cultural twin study from North America, Europe, and Asia.

Shinji Yamagata;Atsunobu Suzuki;Atsunobu Suzuki;Juko Ando;Yutaka Ono.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (2006)

477 Citations

Deriving an empirical structure of personality pathology for DSM-5.

Robert F. Krueger;Nicholas R. Eaton;Lee Anna Clark;David Watson.
Journal of Personality Disorders (2011)

373 Citations

Suggestions for a framework for an empirically based classification of personality disorder.

W John Livesley.
The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (1998)

301 Citations

Personality disorder research agenda for the DSM-V

Thomas A. Widiger;Erik Simonsen;Robert Krueger;W. John Livesley.
Journal of Personality Disorders (2005)

293 Citations

Genetic and environmental influences on the covariance of facets defining the domains of the five-factor model of personality

Kerry L. Jang;W.John Livesley;Alois Angleitner;Rainer Riemann.
Personality and Individual Differences (2002)

283 Citations

Dimensions of Personality Disorder and Their Relationships to the Big Five Dimensions of Personality.

Marsha L. Schroeder;Janice A. Wormworth;W. John Livesley.
Psychological Assessment (1992)

268 Citations

The borderline diagnosis III: identifying endophenotypes for genetic studies

Larry J Siever;Svenn Torgersen;John G Gunderson;W.John Livesley.
Biological Psychiatry (2002)

268 Citations

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