Carol D. Ryff

72.5k citations

253 papers · 47.4k indexed · 12 hit papers · h-index 82

Impact in

Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology top 0.01%
- Aging and Gerontology Research
Applied Psychology top 0.01%
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being

Papers in

Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 27
- Aging and Gerontology Research 27
Applied Psychology 46
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being 42

Co-authors: Corey L. M. Keyes Burton H. Singer Dov Shmotkin Gayle D. Love Pamela S. Schmutte Elliot Friedman Marilyn J. Essex Richard J. Davidson
Journals: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (16 papers)Psychology and Aging (16 papers)Psychosomatic Medicine (11 papers)Health Psychology (10 papers)Journal of Aging and Health (7 papers)
Partner nations: United States Japan United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Carol D. Ryff

249 papers receiving 43.4k citations

Hit Papers

12 papers align trajectories log scale

Psychological Well-Being Revisited: Advances in the Science and Practice of Eudaimonia 2013 · 1.7k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2013 Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
2006 Journal of Happiness Studies
2004 Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
2002 Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
1998 Psychological Inquiry
1996 Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
1995 Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
1995 Current Directions in Psychological Science
1995 Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
1989 Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
1989 Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
1989 International Journal of Behavioral Development

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1	Sense of Purpose in Life and Likelihood of Future Illicit Drug Use or Prescription Medication Misuse Psychosomatic Medicine ·Eric S. Kim, Carol D. Ryff, Afton L. Hassett, Chad M. Brummett, Charlotte S. Yeh, Victor J. Strecher	2020	24
2	Individual Differences in the Association Between Subjective Stress and Heart Rate Are Related to Psychological and Physical Well-Being Psychological Science ·О. К. Гогаев, Stacey M. Schaefer, Markus Bräuer, Carol D. Ryff, Richard J. Davidson	2019	42
3	Eudaimonic well-being, inequality, and health: Recent findings and future directions International Review of Economics ·Carol D. Ryff	2017	161
4	The CIRCORT database: Reference ranges and seasonal changes in diurnal salivary cortisol derived from a meta-dataset comprised of 15 field studies Psychoneuroendocrinology ·Robert Miller, Tobias Stalder, Marc N. Jarczok, David M. Almeida, Ellena Badrick, Meike Bartels, Dorret I. Boomsma, Christopher L. Coe, Marieke J. H. J. Dekker, Bonny Donzella, Joachim E. Fischer, Megan R. Gunnar, Meena Kumari, Florian Lederbogen, Christopher Power, Carol D. Ryff, S.V. Subramanian, Henning Tiemeier, Sarah Enos Watamura, Clemens Kirschbaum	2016	157
5	Sustained Striatal Activity Predicts Eudaimonic Well-Being and Cortisol Output Psychological Science ·Aaron S. Heller, Carien M. van Reekum, Stacey M. Schaefer, Regina C. Lapate, Barry Radler, Carol D. Ryff, Richard J. Davidson	2013	88
6	Relation Between Optimism and Lipids in Midlife The American Journal of Cardiology ·Julia K. Boehm, David R. Williams, Eric B. Rimm, Carol D. Ryff, Laura D. Kubzansky	2013	61
7	Trait anxiety and glucose metabolism in people without diabetes: vulnerabilities among black women Diabetic Medicine ·Vera K. Tsenkova, Michelle A. Albert, Napier Devitt, Carol D. Ryff	2012	14
8	Conscientiousness predicts greater recovery from negative emotion. Emotion ·Kristin N. Javaras, Stacey M. Schaefer, Carien M. van Reekum, Regina C. Lapate, Lawrence L. Greischar, David R. W. Bachhuber, Gayle D. Love, Carol D. Ryff, Richard J. Davidson	2012	74
9	Early Life Adversity and Inflammation in African Americans and Whites in the Midlife in the United States Survey Psychosomatic Medicine ·Natalie Slopen, Tené T. Lewis, Tara L. Gruenewald, Mahasin S. Mujahid, Carol D. Ryff, Michelle A. Albert, David R. Williams	2010	160
10	Peer Reviewed: Evolving Definitions of Mental Illness and Wellness Preventing Chronic Disease ·Ronald W. Manderscheid, Carol D. Ryff, Amy J. Kiste, Lela R. McKnight-Eily, Satvinder Dhingra, Tara W. Strine	2010	6
11	Heart Rate Recovery After Cognitive Challenge Is Preserved With Age Psychosomatic Medicine ·J. A. B. MACDONALD, Matthew M. Burg, Paula S. McKinley, Joseph E. Schwartz, William Gerin, Carol D. Ryff, Maxine Weinstein, Teresa E. Seeman, Richard P. Sloan	2009	20
12	What to Do about Positive and Negative Items in Studies of Psychological Well-Being and Ill-Being? Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics ·Carol D. Ryff, Burton H. Singer	2006	31
13	Social relationships, sleep quality, and interleukin-6 in aging women Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Elliot Friedman, Mary S. Hayney, Gayle D. Love, Heather L. Urry, Melissa A. Rosenkranz, Richard J. Davidson, Burton H. Singer, Carol D. Ryff	2005	181
14	La validazione italiana delle Psychological Well-being Scales (PWB) Rivista di psichiatria ·Chiara Ruini, Fedra Ottolini, Chiara Rafanelli, Carol D. Ryff, Giovanni A. Fava	2003	98
15	Health Status and Health Behavior of Middle-aged Korean Men and Women： Focused on Gender and Age-group Differences Family and environment research ·Gyoung-Hae Han, Santa Margarida Santos, Jong‐Hwa Lee, Carol D. Ryff, 신의경 이경화, Tolulope A. Ogunnusi	2003	6
16	Paths to Successful Development Cambridge University Press eBooks ·Lea Pulkkinen, Mary K. Rothbart, Nancy Eisenberg, Klaus E. Grossmann, Richard J. Rose, Marcel A. G. van Aken, Glen H. Elder, Lars R. Bergman, Brett Laursen, Rainer Κ. Silbereisen, Jutta Heckhausen, Avshalom Caspi, Carol D. Ryff, Johan Ormel, Jochen Brandtstädter	2002	25
17	Gender, Social Roles and Mental Health in Mid-life Journal of the Korea Gerontological Society ·Gyoung-Hae Han, Helen J. Grant, Santa Margarida Santos, Carol D. Ryff, 신의경 이경화	2002	2
18	The parental experience in midlife University of Chicago Press eBooks ·Carol D. Ryff, Marsha Mailick Seltzer	1996	64
19	Psychological Weil-Being: Meaning, Measurement, and Implications for Psychotherapy Research Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics ·Carol D. Ryff, Burton H. Singer Hit paper breakdown →	1996	839
20	Happiness is everything, or is it? Explorations on the meaning of psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology ·Carol D. Ryff Hit paper breakdown →	1989	8918

About Carol D. Ryff

Carol D. Ryff is a scholar working on Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Applied Psychology, Health, Social Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience, having authored 253 papers that have together received 47.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (107 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (61 papers), Optimism, Hope, and Well-being (42 papers), Aging and Gerontology Research (27 papers), Cultural Differences and Values (17 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (15 papers), Health, psychology, and well-being (15 papers) and Mental Health Research Topics (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology (3.3k citations), Applied Psychology (8.7k citations), Social Psychology (24.7k citations), Health (8.7k citations) and Clinical Psychology (13.9k citations). Carol D. Ryff has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Japan and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Corey L. M. Keyes, Burton H. Singer, Dov Shmotkin, Gayle D. Love, Pamela S. Schmutte, Elliot Friedman, Marilyn J. Essex, Richard J. Davidson, Barry Radler and Susan M. Heidrich. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychology and Aging, Psychosomatic Medicine, Health Psychology and Journal of Aging and Health.

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