Aaron L. Pincus

19.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
184 papers, 11.4k citations indexed

About

Aaron L. Pincus is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Aaron L. Pincus has authored 184 papers receiving a total of 11.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 144 papers in Clinical Psychology, 62 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 36 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Aaron L. Pincus's work include Personality Disorders and Psychopathology (101 papers), Personality Traits and Psychology (69 papers) and Mental Health Research Topics (49 papers). Aaron L. Pincus is often cited by papers focused on Personality Disorders and Psychopathology (101 papers), Personality Traits and Psychology (69 papers) and Mental Health Research Topics (49 papers). Aaron L. Pincus collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Aaron L. Pincus's co-authors include Jerry S. Wiggins, Aidan G.C. Wright, Mark R. Lukowitsky, Nicole M. Cain, Emily B. Ansell, Lynn E. Alden, David E. Conroy, Christopher J. Hopwood, Kenneth N. Levy and Michael B. Gurtman and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Aaron L. Pincus

176 papers receiving 10.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Initial construction and validation of the Pathological Narcissism Inventory.

2009 917 citations Aaron L. Pincus, Nicole M. Cain et al. profile →
Construction of Circumplex Scales for the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems

1990 689 citations Aaron L. Pincus et al. Journal of Personality Assessment profile →
Pathological Narcissism and Narcissistic Personality Disorder

2009 678 citations Aaron L. Pincus, Mark R. Lukowitsky profile →
Narcissism at the crossroads: Phenotypic description of pathological narcissism across clinical theory, social/personality psychology, and psychiatric diagnosis

2007 595 citations Nicole M. Cain, Aaron L. Pincus et al. profile →
Interpersonal Analysis of Grandiose and Vulnerable Narcissism

2003 549 citations Aaron L. Pincus et al. Journal of Personality Disorders profile →
The hierarchical structure of DSM-5 pathological personality traits.

2012 338 citations Aidan G.C. Wright, Christopher J. Hopwood et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Aaron L. Pincus United States	54	9.4k	3.1k	3.0k	1.3k	1.3k	184	11.4k
Christopher J. Hopwood United States	52	7.5k 0.8×	1.6k 0.5×	2.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	322	10.0k
David C. Zuroff Canada	64	9.4k 1.0×	4.5k 1.4×	5.2k 1.7×	1.3k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	210	12.2k
Aidan G.C. Wright United States	59	8.7k 0.9×	2.2k 0.7×	4.4k 1.5×	865 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	263	11.5k
Adam O. Horvath Canada	33	9.6k 1.0×	4.8k 1.5×	1.5k 0.5×	735 0.5×	1.6k 1.3×	70	12.2k
Drew Westen United States	69	12.6k 1.3×	3.0k 0.9×	2.9k 1.0×	1.9k 1.4×	1.9k 1.5×	193	16.3k
Kerry L. Jang Canada	47	5.1k 0.5×	1.5k 0.5×	2.6k 0.9×	750 0.6×	579 0.5×	157	8.0k
Filip De Fruyt Belgium	51	4.9k 0.5×	2.4k 0.8×	2.3k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	789 0.6×	199	8.4k
Carla Sharp United States	54	8.3k 0.9×	2.5k 0.8×	1.6k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	513 0.4×	370	10.7k
Lynn E. Alden Canada	46	5.8k 0.6×	2.6k 0.8×	4.1k 1.4×	1.8k 1.3×	715 0.6×	132	9.5k
Kristian E. Markon United States	56	10.2k 1.1×	1.9k 0.6×	4.3k 1.4×	884 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	147	13.8k

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Pincus, Aaron L. & Christopher J. Hopwood. (2025). The interpersonal situation: Contemporary integrative interpersonal theory, assessment, and psychotherapy.. American Psychological Association eBooks. 2 indexed citations

Pincus, Aaron L., et al.. (2023). The impact of personality traits on interpersonal dynamics at zero acquaintance . SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9. 61–77. 1 indexed citations

Hopwood, Christopher J., Aaron L. Pincus, & Aidan G.C. Wright. (2023). A clinically useful model of psychopathology must account for interpersonal dynamics. World Psychiatry. 22(1). 152–154. 7 indexed citations

Pincus, Aaron L., et al.. (2023). Examining Schizotypal Personality Scales Within and Across Interpersonal Circumplex Surfaces. Assessment. 30(7). 2296–2317. 4 indexed citations

Pincus, Aaron L., et al.. (2021). Comparing English-Language and Chinese-Language Assessment of DSM-5 Personality Disorders and Interpersonal Problems in Chinese Bilingual Speakers. Journal of Personality Assessment. 104(4). 509–521. 3 indexed citations

Johnson, Benjamin N., et al.. (2021). My problem or yours? Interpersonal problems and marital quality. Journal of Personality. 90(4). 595–614.

Kealy, David, Olivier Laverdière, & Aaron L. Pincus. (2020). Pathological Narcissism and Symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder Among Psychiatric Outpatients. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 208(2). 161–164. 15 indexed citations

Pincus, Aaron L., et al.. (2020). Importance of Self and Other in Defining Personality Pathology. Psychopathology. 53(3-4). 133–140. 37 indexed citations

Pincus, Aaron L.. (2020). Commentary on the Special Issue: Complexity, Pleomorphism, and Dynamic Processes in Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Journal of Personality Disorders. 34(Supplement). 204–206. 5 indexed citations

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Ram, Nilàm, et al.. (2019). Happy Like a Fish in Water? The Role of Personality–Situation Fit for Momentary Happiness in Social Interactions across the Adult Lifespan. European Journal of Personality. 33(3). 298–316. 27 indexed citations

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Benson, Lizbeth, Tammy English, David E. Conroy, et al.. (2019). Age differences in emotion regulation strategy use, variability, and flexibility: An experience sampling approach.. Developmental Psychology. 55(9). 1951–1964. 53 indexed citations

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Levy, Kenneth N., Benjamin N. Johnson, Yogev Kivity, et al.. (2018). The Role of Negative Affect and Self-Concept Clarity in Predicting Self-Injurious Urges in Borderline Personality Disorder Using Ecological Momentary Assessment. SSRN Electronic Journal. 29 indexed citations

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Waugh, Mark H., Christopher J. Hopwood, Robert F. Krueger, et al.. (2017). Psychological assessment with the DSM–5 Alternative Model for Personality Disorders: Tradition and innovation.. Professional Psychology Research and Practice. 48(2). 79–89. 99 indexed citations

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Conroy, David E., Nilàm Ram, Aaron L. Pincus, et al.. (2014). Daily physical activity and alcohol use across the adult lifespan.. Health Psychology. 34(6). 653–660. 51 indexed citations

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Roche, Michael J., Aaron L. Pincus, Mark R. Lukowitsky, Kim S. Ménard, & David E. Conroy. (2013). An Integrative Approach to the Assessment of Narcissism. Journal of Personality Assessment. 95(3). 237–248. 97 indexed citations

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Roche, Michael J., Aaron L. Pincus, David E. Conroy, Amanda L. Hyde, & Nilàm Ram. (2012). Pathological narcissism and interpersonal behavior in daily life.. Personality Disorders Theory Research and Treatment. 4(4). 315–323. 68 indexed citations

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Wright, Aidan G.C., Aaron L. Pincus, David E. Conroy, & Mark J. Hilsenroth. (2009). Integrating Methods to Optimize Circumplex Description and Comparison of Groups. Journal of Personality Assessment. 91(4). 311–322. 107 indexed citations

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Ryder, Andrew G., et al.. (2009). Pathological narcissism and the depressive temperament. Journal of Affective Disorders. 122(3). 280–284. 86 indexed citations

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Conroy, David E., Andrew J. Elliot, & Aaron L. Pincus. (2009). The Expression of Achievement Motives in Interpersonal Problems. Journal of Personality. 77(2). 495–526. 18 indexed citations

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Wright, Aidan G.C., Aaron L. Pincus, David E. Conroy, & Andrew J. Elliot. (2009). The Pathoplastic Relationship Between Interpersonal Problems and Fear of Failure. Journal of Personality. 77(4). 997–1024. 30 indexed citations

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