Bruce N. Cuthbert

39.3k total citations · 16 hit papers
119 papers, 26.5k citations indexed

About

Bruce N. Cuthbert is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bruce N. Cuthbert has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 26.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 42 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 22 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Bruce N. Cuthbert's work include Mental Health Research Topics (25 papers), Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (22 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (19 papers). Bruce N. Cuthbert is often cited by papers focused on Mental Health Research Topics (25 papers), Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (22 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (19 papers). Bruce N. Cuthbert collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Czechia. Bruce N. Cuthbert's co-authors include Peter J. Lang, Margaret M. Bradley, Thomas R. Insel, Charles A. Sanislow, Robert Heinssen, Kevin J. Quinn, Daniel S. Pine, Marjorie A. Garvey, Philip Wang and Maurizio Codispoti and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Psychological Bulletin and Nature reviews. Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Bruce N. Cuthbert

116 papers receiving 25.7k 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.

Research Domain Criteria (RDoC): Toward a New Classification Framework for Research on Mental Disorders

2010 4.5k citations Thomas R. Insel, Bruce N. Cuthbert et al. American Journal of Psychiatry profile →
Toward the future of psychiatric diagnosis: the seven pillars of RDoC

2013 1.9k citations Bruce N. Cuthbert, Thomas R. Insel profile →
Emotion and motivation I: Defensive and appetitive reactions in picture processing.

2001 1.7k citations Margaret M. Bradley, Bruce N. Cuthbert et al. profile →
Emotion, attention, and the startle reflex.

1990 1.7k citations Peter J. Lang, Margaret M. Bradley et al. profile →
International Affective Picture System (IAPS): Instruction Manual and Affective Ratings (Tech. Rep. No. A-4)

1999 1.4k citations Peter J. Lang, Margaret M. Bradley et al. profile →
Motivated attention : affect, activation, and action

1997 1.2k citations Peter J. Lang, Margaret M. Bradley et al. profile →
Affective picture processing: The late positive potential is modulated by motivational relevance

2000 1.1k citations Bruce N. Cuthbert, Margaret M. Bradley et al. Psychophysiology profile →
Committee report: Guidelines for human startle eyeblink electromyographic studies

2005 921 citations Bruce N. Cuthbert et al. Psychophysiology profile →
The RDoC framework: facilitating transition from ICD/DSM to dimensional approaches that integrate neuroscience and psychopathology

2014 875 citations Bruce N. Cuthbert profile →
Emotion, motivation, and anxiety: brain mechanisms and psychophysiology

1998 771 citations Peter Lang, Margaret M. Bradley et al. Biological Psychiatry profile →
Emotional arousal and activation of the visual cortex: An fMRI analysis

1998 655 citations Peter J. Lang, Margaret M. Bradley et al. Psychophysiology profile →
Developing constructs for psychopathology research: Research domain criteria.

2010 544 citations Charles A. Sanislow, Daniel S. Pine et al. Journal of Abnormal Psychology profile →
Research Domain Criteria: cognitive systems, neural circuits, and dimensions of behavior

2012 456 citations Sarah E. Morris, Bruce N. Cuthbert profile →
Brain disorders? Precisely

2015 446 citations Thomas R. Insel, Bruce N. Cuthbert Science profile →
The NIMH Research Domain Criteria Initiative: Background, Issues, and Pragmatics

2016 431 citations Michael J. Kozak, Bruce N. Cuthbert Psychophysiology profile →
Three Approaches to Understanding and Classifying Mental Disorder:ICD-11, DSM-5, and the National Institute of Mental Health’s Research Domain Criteria (RDoC)

2017 372 citations Bruce N. Cuthbert et al. PubMed profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Bruce N. Cuthbert	12.7k	10.7k	7.4k	4.8k	4.7k	119	26.5k
Kevin N. Ochsner	17.5k 1.4×	13.1k 1.2×	9.0k 1.2×	9.7k 2.0×	4.9k 1.0×	203	33.7k
Hugo Critchley	19.3k 1.5×	8.9k 0.8×	4.9k 0.7×	5.8k 1.2×	10.1k 2.1×	353	34.6k
Richard D. Lane	8.6k 0.7×	6.6k 0.6×	5.1k 0.7×	4.0k 0.8×	5.4k 1.2×	212	21.2k
Daniel Tranel	29.3k 2.3×	9.6k 0.9×	4.6k 0.6×	9.4k 2.0×	7.0k 1.5×	426	42.4k
Hanna Damásio	19.4k 1.5×	6.4k 0.6×	4.1k 0.5×	5.6k 1.2×	4.4k 0.9×	161	29.9k
Leanne M. Williams	14.5k 1.1×	6.6k 0.6×	5.6k 0.8×	2.2k 0.5×	5.8k 1.2×	415	26.5k
Mary L. Phillips	15.6k 1.2×	8.2k 0.8×	7.3k 1.0×	2.8k 0.6×	10.1k 2.2×	314	28.1k
Tor D. Wager	37.3k 2.9×	15.4k 1.4×	7.9k 1.1×	7.6k 1.6×	10.0k 2.1×	319	57.6k
Deanna M. Barch	28.2k 2.2×	9.9k 0.9×	6.3k 0.9×	3.2k 0.7×	11.0k 2.3×	530	42.1k
Greg Hajcak	20.5k 1.6×	15.0k 1.4×	11.2k 1.5×	4.0k 0.8×	3.7k 0.8×	380	31.7k

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Cuthbert, Bruce N., Olusola Ajilore, Jonathan E. Alpert, et al.. (2026). The Future of DSM : Role of Candidate Biomarkers and Biological Factors. American Journal of Psychiatry. appiajp20250877–appiajp20250877.

Kas, Martien J., Brenda W.J.H. Penninx, Gitte M. Knudsen, et al.. (2025). Precision psychiatry roadmap: towards a biology-informed framework for mental disorders. Molecular Psychiatry. 30(8). 3846–3855. 7 indexed citations

Kas, Martien J., Steven E. Hyman, Leanne M. Williams, et al.. (2024). Towards a consensus roadmap for a new diagnostic framework for mental disorders. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 90. 16–27. 6 indexed citations

Alrohaibani, Alaaeddin, et al.. (2019). The Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Physical and Cognitive Outcomes in a Small Cohort of Outpatients with Schizophrenia. PubMed. 5(2). 161–174. 21 indexed citations

Corcoran, Sarah, et al.. (2018). Impaired reward responsiveness in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research. 199. 46–52. 4 indexed citations

Cuthbert, Bruce N.. (2018). The PRISM project: Social withdrawal from an RDoC perspective. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 97. 34–37. 11 indexed citations

Insel, Thomas R. & Bruce N. Cuthbert. (2015). Brain disorders? Precisely. Science. 348(6234). 499–500. 446 indexed citations breakdown →

Morris, Sarah E., Judith M. Rumsey, & Bruce N. Cuthbert. (2014). Rethinking mental disorders: The role of learning and brain plasticity. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience. 32(1). 5–23. 20 indexed citations

Yzer, Marco, Kathleen D. Vohs, Mónica Luciana, Bruce N. Cuthbert, & Angus W. MacDonald. (2011). Affective Antecedents of the Perceived Effectiveness of Antidrug Advertisements: An Analysis of Adolescents’ Momentary and Retrospective Evaluations. Prevention Science. 12(3). 278–288. 20 indexed citations

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Insel, Thomas R., Bruce N. Cuthbert, Marjorie A. Garvey, et al.. (2010). Research Domain Criteria (RDoC): Toward a New Classification Framework for Research on Mental Disorders. American Journal of Psychiatry. 167(7). 748–751. 4492 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sanislow, Charles A., Daniel S. Pine, Kevin J. Quinn, et al.. (2010). Developing constructs for psychopathology research: Research domain criteria.. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 119(4). 631–639. 544 indexed citations breakdown →

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McTeague, Lisa M., Peter J. Lang, Marie-Claude Laplante, et al.. (2008). Fearful Imagery in Social Phobia: Generalization, Comorbidity, and Physiological Reactivity. Biological Psychiatry. 65(5). 374–382. 131 indexed citations

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Alexopoulos, George S., Soo Borson, Bruce N. Cuthbert, et al.. (2002). Assessment of late life depression. Biological Psychiatry. 52(3). 164–174. 111 indexed citations

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Cuthbert, Bruce N.. (2002). Social anxiety disorder: trends and translational research. Biological Psychiatry. 51(1). 4–10. 18 indexed citations

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Lang, Peter, Margaret M. Bradley, & Bruce N. Cuthbert. (1998). Emotion, motivation, and anxiety: brain mechanisms and psychophysiology. Biological Psychiatry. 44(12). 1248–1263. 771 indexed citations breakdown →

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Greenwald, Mark K., Margaret M. Bradley, Bruce N. Cuthbert, & Peter J. Lang. (1998). Startle potentiation: Shock sensitization, aversive learning, and affective picture modulation.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 112(5). 1069–1079. 6 indexed citations

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Patrick, Christopher J., Bruce N. Cuthbert, & Peter J. Lang. (1994). Emotion in the criminal psychopath: Fear image processing.. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 103(3). 523–534. 232 indexed citations

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Bradley, Margaret M., Bruce N. Cuthbert, & Peter J. Lang. (1993). Pictures as prepulse: Attention and emotion in startle modification. Psychophysiology. 30(5). 541–545. 209 indexed citations

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Bradley, Margaret M., Bruce N. Cuthbert, & Peter J. Lang. (1990). Startle Reflex Modification: Emotion or Attention?. Psychophysiology. 27(5). 513–522. 325 indexed citations

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Lang, Peter J. & Bruce N. Cuthbert. (1984). Affective information processing and the assessment of anxiety. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. 6(4). 369–395. 77 indexed citations

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