Christopher J. Patrick

36.0k total citations · 8 hit papers
296 papers, 21.2k citations indexed

About

Christopher J. Patrick is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher J. Patrick has authored 296 papers receiving a total of 21.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 204 papers in Clinical Psychology, 87 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 66 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Christopher J. Patrick's work include Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (134 papers), Personality Disorders and Psychopathology (115 papers) and Mental Health Research Topics (59 papers). Christopher J. Patrick is often cited by papers focused on Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (134 papers), Personality Disorders and Psychopathology (115 papers) and Mental Health Research Topics (59 papers). Christopher J. Patrick collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Italy. Christopher J. Patrick's co-authors include Robert F. Krueger, Brian M. Hicks, William G. Iacono, Stephen D. Benning, Peter J. Lang, Margaret M. Bradley, John J. Curtin, Edward M. Bernat, Matt McGue and Laura E. Drislane and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychological Bulletin and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Christopher J. Patrick

284 papers receiving 20.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Etiologic connections among substance dependence, antisocial behavior and personality: Modeling the externalizing spectrum.

2002 1.1k citations Robert F. Krueger, Brian M. Hicks et al. Journal of Abnormal Psychology profile →
Triarchic conceptualization of psychopathy: Developmental origins of disinhibition, boldness, and meanness

2009 980 citations Christopher J. Patrick, Robert F. Krueger et al. Development and Psychopathology profile →
Linking antisocial behavior, substance use, and personality: An integrative quantitative model of the adult externalizing spectrum.

2007 625 citations Robert F. Krueger, Kristian E. Markon et al. Journal of Abnormal Psychology profile →
Emotion in the criminal psychopath: Startle reflex modulation.

1993 597 citations Christopher J. Patrick et al. Journal of Abnormal Psychology profile →
Emotion and psychopathy: Startling new insights

1994 528 citations Christopher J. Patrick Psychophysiology profile →
Emotion in the criminal psychopath: Startle reflex modulation.

1993 519 citations Christopher J. Patrick et al. Journal of Abnormal Psychology profile →
Factor Structure of the Psychopathic Personality Inventory: Validity and Implications for Clinical Assessment.

2003 507 citations Christopher J. Patrick, Brian M. Hicks et al. Psychological Assessment profile →
Psychopathic Personality

2011 393 citations Christopher J. Patrick, Scott O. Lilienfeld et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher J. Patrick United States	78	15.2k	5.7k	4.5k	4.3k	4.1k	296	21.2k
Joseph P. Newman United States	71	11.1k 0.7×	4.7k 0.8×	2.4k 0.5×	4.2k 1.0×	3.4k 0.8×	183	14.9k
Adrian Raine United States	80	14.3k 0.9×	3.8k 0.7×	3.8k 0.8×	6.3k 1.5×	5.0k 1.2×	408	22.4k
Tim Dalgleish United Kingdom	75	11.3k 0.7×	2.0k 0.3×	7.6k 1.7×	4.2k 1.0×	6.9k 1.7×	310	22.1k
David F. Tolin United States	73	15.2k 1.0×	1.5k 0.3×	6.3k 1.4×	2.5k 0.6×	6.6k 1.6×	276	20.0k
William G. Iacono United States	89	14.9k 1.0×	2.7k 0.5×	7.4k 1.6×	3.8k 0.9×	6.1k 1.5×	594	29.5k
Cynthia M. Bulik United States	94	28.4k 1.9×	4.8k 0.8×	2.9k 0.6×	2.2k 0.5×	1.8k 0.4×	751	34.3k
Carl W. Lejuez United States	81	11.7k 0.8×	1.8k 0.3×	7.1k 1.6×	3.5k 0.8×	3.3k 0.8×	324	22.1k
Peter F. Lovibond Australia	40	7.8k 0.5×	1.8k 0.3×	4.8k 1.1×	3.8k 0.9×	4.5k 1.1×	118	16.8k
Janet Treasure United Kingdom	105	34.7k 2.3×	6.7k 1.2×	4.4k 1.0×	4.1k 1.0×	5.0k 1.2×	823	40.5k
Benjamin B. Lahey United States	90	18.4k 1.2×	2.4k 0.4×	4.7k 1.0×	4.6k 1.1×	5.8k 1.4×	319	27.6k

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Moore, Ashlee A., Christopher J. Patrick, James R. Yancey, et al.. (2025). Dispositional threat sensitivity as a liability for fear-related pathologies: Evidence from a child-aged twin sample. Development and Psychopathology. 37(5). 2661–2671.

Joyner, Keanan J., et al.. (2025). Opposing Relations of Reward Positivity With Anhedonia and Threat Sensitivity: Implications for Differential Dimensional Diagnosis. Clinical Psychological Science. 13(5). 917–932.

Schwartz, Joseph A., Antti Latvala, Henrik Larsson, et al.. (2024). Evidence for intergenerational transmission of biological risk for antisocial behavior: Low resting heart rate in fathers predicts elevated criminality in sons. Journal of Criminal Justice. 94. 102258–102258. 3 indexed citations

DeYoung, Colin G., Scott D. Blain, Robert D. Latzman, et al.. (2024). The hierarchical taxonomy of psychopathology and the search for neurobiological substrates of mental illness: A systematic review and roadmap for future research.. Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. 133(8). 697–715. 5 indexed citations

Palumbo, Isabella M., Claudio Sica, Christopher J. Patrick, & Robert D. Latzman. (2023). Situating Psychopathy Within the DSM-5 Alternative Model of Personality Disorders (AMPD) Among Italian Community-Dwelling Adults. Journal of Personality Disorders. 37(1). 49–70. 2 indexed citations

Nelson, Lindsay D., Mark D. Kramer, Keanan J. Joyner, et al.. (2021). Relationship between transdiagnostic dimensions of psychopathology and traumatic brain injury (TBI): A TRACK-TBI study.. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 130(5). 423–434. 18 indexed citations

Brush, Christopher J., et al.. (2021). The effort-doors task: Examining the temporal dynamics of effort-based reward processing using ERPs. NeuroImage. 228. 117656–117656. 27 indexed citations

Joyner, Keanan J., et al.. (2019). Toward a neurobehavioral trait conceptualization of depression proneness. Psychophysiology. 56(7). e13367–e13367. 25 indexed citations

Greene, Ashley L., Nicholas R. Eaton, Kaiqiao Li, et al.. (2019). Are fit indices used to test psychopathology structure biased? A simulation study.. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 128(7). 740–764. 96 indexed citations

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Buchman‐Schmitt, Jennifer M., Sarah J. Brislin, Noah C. Venables, Thomas E. Joiner, & Christopher J. Patrick. (2016). Trait liabilities and specific promotive processes in psychopathology: The example of suicidal behavior. Journal of Affective Disorders. 216. 100–108. 19 indexed citations

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Sunderland, Matthew, Tim Slade, Robert F. Krueger, et al.. (2016). Efficiently measuring dimensions of the externalizing spectrum model: Development of the Externalizing Spectrum Inventory-Computerized Adaptive Test (ESI-CAT).. Psychological Assessment. 29(7). 868–880. 9 indexed citations

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Lilienfeld, Scott O., Katheryn C. Sauvigné, Justin Reber, et al.. (2016). Potential effects of severe bilateral amygdala damage on psychopathic personality features: A case report.. Personality Disorders Theory Research and Treatment. 9(2). 112–121. 8 indexed citations

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Verona, Edelyn & Christopher J. Patrick. (2015). Psychobiological Aspects of Antisocial Personality Disorder, Psychopathy, and Violence. The Psychiatric times. 32(3). 49–49. 3 indexed citations

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Monteiro, Renan Pereira, Rildésia Silva Veloso Gouveia, Christopher J. Patrick, et al.. (2015). A Psicopatia no Contexto dos Cinco Grandes Fatores da Personalidade. Psico. 46(4). 461–471. 2 indexed citations

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Patrick, Christopher J., Noah C. Venables, James R. Yancey, et al.. (2013). A construct-network approach to bridging diagnostic and physiological domains: Application to assessment of externalizing psychopathology.. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 122(3). 902–916. 167 indexed citations

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Blagov, Pavel S., Christopher J. Patrick, Scott O. Lilienfeld, et al.. (2011). Personality constellations in incarcerated psychopathic men.. Personality Disorders Theory Research and Treatment. 2(4). 293–315. 27 indexed citations

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Hicks, Brian M., Uma Vaidyanathan, & Christopher J. Patrick. (2010). Validating female psychopathy subtypes: Differences in personality, antisocial and violent behavior, substance abuse, trauma, and mental health.. Personality Disorders Theory Research and Treatment. 1(1). 38–57. 127 indexed citations

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Marsolek, Chad J., Rebecca G. Deason, Nicholas Ketz, et al.. (2009). Identifying objects impairs knowledge of other objects: A relearning explanation for the neural repetition effect. NeuroImage. 49(2). 1919–1932. 8 indexed citations

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Bernat, Edward M., et al.. (2007). Violent offending predicts P300 amplitude. International Journal of Psychophysiology. 66(2). 161–167. 41 indexed citations

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Pinheiro, Ângela Maria Vieira, et al.. (2007). TRADUÇÃO, ADAPTAÇÃO CULTURAL E ANÁLISE DE CONSISTÊNCIA INTERNA DO INVENTÁRIO DE EXTERNALIZAÇÃO. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10 indexed citations

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