David Faust

6.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
102 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

David Faust is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and Family Practice. According to data from OpenAlex, David Faust has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Clinical Psychology, 16 papers in Social Psychology and 14 papers in Family Practice. Recurrent topics in David Faust's work include Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills (14 papers), Psychological Testing and Assessment (11 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury Research (9 papers). David Faust is often cited by papers focused on Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills (14 papers), Psychological Testing and Assessment (11 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury Research (9 papers). David Faust collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. David Faust's co-authors include Paul E. Meehl, Robyn M. Dawes, Thomas J. Guilmette, Kathleen Hart, Hal R. Arkes, Jay Ziskin, Barry S. Fogel, Karin Knorr Cetina, Aaron P. Nelson and Danny Wedding and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Applied Psychology and American Journal of Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

David Faust

97 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

Clinical Versus Actuarial Judgment 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Clinical Versus Actuarial Judgment
    1989 1.6k citations Robyn M. Dawes, David Faust et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Faust United States 27 1.3k 636 624 599 554 102 4.4k
Howard Leventhal United States 39 1.1k 0.8× 458 0.7× 1.1k 1.8× 738 1.2× 509 0.9× 98 6.8k
Denise de Ridder Netherlands 31 955 0.7× 301 0.5× 687 1.1× 417 0.7× 387 0.7× 78 3.9k
Sarah E. Nelson United States 37 2.6k 1.9× 578 0.9× 653 1.0× 768 1.3× 236 0.4× 81 4.2k
Jay G. Hull United States 42 1.5k 1.2× 578 0.9× 1.4k 2.3× 1.4k 2.3× 276 0.5× 75 7.5k
Marcel A. L. M. van Assen Netherlands 38 651 0.5× 196 0.3× 617 1.0× 622 1.0× 353 0.6× 126 5.6k
Richard Cooke United Kingdom 46 676 0.5× 1.1k 1.7× 329 0.5× 510 0.9× 673 1.2× 161 7.6k
William M. Grove United States 41 3.8k 2.9× 285 0.4× 749 1.2× 1.4k 2.3× 1.9k 3.5× 114 7.6k
Isaac M. Lipkus United States 52 808 0.6× 424 0.7× 1.4k 2.2× 2.2k 3.7× 206 0.4× 163 10.5k
Dylan Smith United States 30 292 0.2× 226 0.4× 564 0.9× 599 1.0× 296 0.5× 86 4.1k
Christopher Jepson United States 42 241 0.2× 334 0.5× 336 0.5× 666 1.1× 193 0.3× 87 6.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Faust

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Faust

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Faust, David. (2023). Invited Commentary: Advancing but not yet Advanced: Assessment of Effort/Malingering in Forensic and Clinical Settings. Neuropsychology Review. 33(3). 628–642. 7 indexed citations
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Faust, David. (2013). Base logics of explorationism.
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Faust, David, et al.. (2006). Practicing psychologists' knowledge of general psychotherapy research findings: Implications for science-practice relations.. Professional Psychology Research and Practice. 37(6). 708–716. 42 indexed citations
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Faust, David. (2005). Why Paul Meehl will revolutionize the philosophy of science and why it should matter to psychologists. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 61(10). 1355–1366. 4 indexed citations
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BARTH, J, Neil H. Pliskin, Bradley N. Axelrod, et al.. (2003). Introduction to the NAN 2001 Definition of a Clinical NeuropsychologistNAN Policy and Planning Committee. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 18(5). 551–555. 22 indexed citations
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Faust, David. (2003). Holistic Thinking is not the Whole Story. Assessment. 10(4). 428–441. 14 indexed citations
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Axelrod, Bradley N., Robert L. Heilbronner, Jeffrey T. Barth, et al.. (2000). The Use of Neuropsychology Test Technicians in Clinical Practice Official Statement of the National Academy of Neuropsychology. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 15(5). 381–382. 15 indexed citations
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Faust, David, et al.. (2000). Errors in Scoring Objective Personality Tests. Assessment. 7(2). 119–129. 19 indexed citations
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Axelrod, Bradley N., Jeffrey T. Barth, David Faust, et al.. (2000). Presence of Third Party Observers During Neuropsychological Testing Official Statement of the National Academy of Neuropsychology. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 15(5). 379–380. 37 indexed citations
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Faust, David, et al.. (1999). Effects of the Label "Schizophrenia" on Causal Attributions of Violence. Schizophrenia Bulletin. 25(3). 479–491. 24 indexed citations
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Faust, David. (1997). Of Science, Meta-Science, and Clinical Practice: The Generalization of a Generalization to a Particular. Journal of Personality Assessment. 68(2). 331–354. 8 indexed citations
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Dawes, Robyn M., David Faust, & Paul E. Meehl. (1993). Statistical prediction versus clinical prediction: Improving what works.. 22 indexed citations
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Faust, David & Paul E. Meehl. (1992). Using scientific methods to resolve questions in the history and philosophy of science: Some illustrations. Behavior Therapy. 23(2). 195–211. 26 indexed citations
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Goldberg, Richard J., David Faust, & Dennis H. Novack. (1992). Integrating the Cognitive Mental Status Examination into the Medical Interview. Southern Medical Journal. 85(5). 491–497. 5 indexed citations
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Weinstein, Ali A., et al.. (1992). Outcome of short-term hospitalization for children with severe asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 90(1). 66–75. 32 indexed citations
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Faust, David & Thomas J. Guilmette. (1990). To say it's not so doesn't prove that it isn't: Research on the detection of malingering: Reply to Bigler.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 58(2). 248–250. 18 indexed citations
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Faust, David & Barry S. Fogel. (1989). The Development and Initial Validation of a Sensitive Bedside Cognitive Screening Test. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 177(1). 25–31. 37 indexed citations
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Faust, David & Jay Ziskin. (1988). The Expert Witness in Psychology and Psychiatry. Science. 241(4861). 31–35. 216 indexed citations
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Hart, Kathleen & David Faust. (1988). Prediction of the effects of mild head injury: A message about the Kennard principle. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 44(5). 780–782. 16 indexed citations
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