David Watson

103.6k citations
273 papers · 73.7k indexed · 25 hit papers · h-index 90

David Watson

263 papers receiving 69.4k citations

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David Watson
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  • Applied Psychology 10.8k
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 24.6k
  • Clinical Psychology 32.2k
  • Social Psychology 24.8k
  • Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 991
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Fields of papers citing papers by David Watson

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The 25 scholars most cited alongside David Watson, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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Emotions and the emotional disorders: A quantitative hierarchical perspective
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14 201119
15 201027
16 200986
17 2008181
18 200534
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The Role of Person Versus Situation in Life Satisfaction: A Critical Examination.breakdown →
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Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect: The PANAS scales.breakdown →
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About David Watson

David Watson is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Applied Psychology, Social Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health, having authored 273 papers that have together received 73.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Mental Health Research Topics (71 papers), Personality Disorders and Psychopathology (71 papers), Personality Traits and Psychology (54 papers), Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (48 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (40 papers), Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (27 papers), Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (24 papers) and Mental Health and Psychiatry (21 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Applied Psychology (10.8k citations), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (24.6k citations), Clinical Psychology (32.2k citations), Social Psychology (24.8k citations) and Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology (991 citations). David Watson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Lee Anna Clark, Auke Tellegen, L A Clark, James W. Pennebaker, Roman Kotov, Wakiza Gámez, Leonard J. Simms, Jatin G. Vaidya, Frank Schmidt and Michael S. Chmielewski. Their work appears in journals such as Assessment, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Psychological Assessment and Journal of Personality.

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