Essi Viding

22.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
251 papers, 15.1k citations indexed

About

Essi Viding is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Essi Viding has authored 251 papers receiving a total of 15.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 180 papers in Clinical Psychology, 67 papers in Social Psychology and 66 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Essi Viding's work include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (90 papers), Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (89 papers) and Child Abuse and Trauma (62 papers). Essi Viding is often cited by papers focused on Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (90 papers), Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (89 papers) and Child Abuse and Trauma (62 papers). Essi Viding collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. Essi Viding's co-authors include Eamon McCrory, Stéphane A. De Brito, Robert Plomin, Nilli Lavie, Catherine L. Sebastian, Jan W. de Fockert, Paul J. Frick, Geoffrey Bird, Alice Jones Bartoli and Terrie E. Moffitt and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Essi Viding

237 papers receiving 14.7k citations

Hit Papers

Load Theory of Selective Attention and Cognitive Control. 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 2005 2017 400 800 1.2k
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. Load Theory of Selective Attention and Cognitive Control.
    2004 1.3k citations Essi Viding et al. profile →
  2. Evidence for substantial genetic risk for psychopathy in 7‐year‐olds
    2005 529 citations Essi Viding, Terrie E. Moffitt et al. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry profile →
  3. Annual Research Review: Childhood maltreatment, latent vulnerability and the shift to preventative psychiatry – the contribution of functional brain imaging
    2017 241 citations Eamon McCrory, Essi Viding et al. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Essi Viding United Kingdom 63 9.6k 4.8k 4.0k 2.3k 2.2k 251 15.1k
Harald Merckelbach Netherlands 66 8.1k 0.8× 6.0k 1.2× 4.5k 1.1× 5.0k 2.2× 1.5k 0.7× 502 16.2k
Adrian Raine United States 80 14.3k 1.5× 5.0k 1.0× 6.3k 1.6× 3.8k 1.7× 3.8k 1.7× 408 22.4k
Todd A. Hare Switzerland 42 5.1k 0.5× 9.1k 1.9× 3.0k 0.7× 4.5k 2.0× 1.0k 0.5× 77 17.1k
Jürgen Margraf Germany 65 7.2k 0.8× 2.5k 0.5× 3.0k 0.8× 5.1k 2.3× 2.5k 1.1× 461 14.6k
Reínout W. Wiers Netherlands 77 6.1k 0.6× 6.1k 1.3× 2.1k 0.5× 7.5k 3.3× 2.8k 1.3× 478 20.8k
Irwin D. Waldman United States 63 7.1k 0.7× 3.5k 0.7× 2.5k 0.6× 3.3k 1.5× 1.1k 0.5× 185 14.0k
Mark R. Dadds Australia 80 14.4k 1.5× 2.5k 0.5× 6.0k 1.5× 3.6k 1.6× 2.4k 1.1× 288 19.1k
Seth D. Pollak United States 54 6.6k 0.7× 3.4k 0.7× 3.0k 0.7× 2.5k 1.1× 712 0.3× 147 13.5k
Eveline A. Crone Netherlands 76 5.6k 0.6× 10.8k 2.3× 4.7k 1.2× 5.2k 2.3× 1.8k 0.8× 270 21.2k
Susan M. Bögels Netherlands 66 11.7k 1.2× 3.7k 0.8× 3.8k 1.0× 6.2k 2.8× 893 0.4× 296 16.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Essi Viding

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Essi Viding

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bright, Joanna K., Christopher Rayner, Helena M. S. Zavos, et al.. (2025). Using twin-pairs to assess potential bias in polygenic prediction of externalising behaviours across development. Molecular Psychiatry. 30(7). 3129–3137.
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Tomlinson, Rachel C., Essi Viding, Stéphane A. De Brito, et al.. (2025). The Nature and Nurture of Primary and Secondary Callous-Unemotional Traits: Evidence From Two Independent Twin Samples. Biological Psychiatry. 97(9). S61–S61.
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Gaule, Anne, Peter Martin, Patricia Lockwood, et al.. (2024). Reduced prosocial motivation and effort in adolescents with conduct problems and callous‐unemotional traits. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 65(8). 1061–1071.
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Pingault, Jean‐Baptiste, et al.. (2024). Causal and common risk pathways linking childhood maltreatment to later intimate partner violence victimization. Molecular Psychiatry. 30(5). 2027–2037. 2 indexed citations
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Baskin–Sommers, Arielle, et al.. (2024). Advancing the science of biosocial transactions related to aggression in children and young people: A brief review and steps forward. Aggression and Violent Behavior. 79. 102001–102001. 4 indexed citations
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Binetti, Nicola, et al.. (2024). Expression perceptive fields explain individual differences in the recognition of facial emotions. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 62–62.
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Lloyd, Alex, et al.. (2024). No decision about me, without me: Collaborating with young people in mental health research. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(4). e12291–e12291. 2 indexed citations
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Lawn, Will, Claire Mokrysz, Tom P. Freeman, et al.. (2023). Associations between regular cannabis use and brain resting-state functional connectivity in adolescents and adults. Journal of Psychopharmacology. 37(9). 904–919. 6 indexed citations
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Binetti, Nicola, Christina Carlisi, Vinay P. Namboodiri, et al.. (2023). Genetic algorithms reveal identity independent representation of emotional expressions.. Emotion. 24(2). 495–505. 1 indexed citations
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Malanchini, Margherita, Kaili Rimfeld, Andrew McMillan, et al.. (2022). Explaining the influence of non‐shared environment ( NSE ) on symptoms of behaviour problems from preschool to adulthood: mind the missing NSE gap. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 64(5). 747–757. 5 indexed citations
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Binetti, Nicola, et al.. (2022). Genetic algorithms reveal profound individual differences in emotion recognition. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(45). e2201380119–e2201380119. 16 indexed citations
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Rimfeld, Kaili, Margherita Malanchini, Andrea G. Allegrini, et al.. (2021). Using DNA to predict behaviour problems from preschool to adulthood. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 63(7). 781–792. 9 indexed citations
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Yoon, Yeosun, Jessica Deighton, Alice Wickersham, et al.. (2021). The role of mental health symptomology and quality of life in predicting referrals to special child and adolescent mental health services. BMC Psychiatry. 21(1). 366–366. 2 indexed citations
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Sebastian, Catherine L., et al.. (2013). Social brain development and the affective consequences of ostracism in adolescence (vol 72, pg 134, 2010). UCL Discovery (University College London). 4 indexed citations
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Viding, Essi. (2013). Callous-Unemotional Traits in Children. APS observer. 26(8).
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Humayun, Sajid, Rachel E. Kahn, Paul J. Frick, & Essi Viding. (2013). Callous-Unemotional Traits and Anxiety in a Community Sample of 7-Year-Olds. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. 43(1). 36–42. 38 indexed citations
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Barker, Edward D., Bonamy R. Oliver, Essi Viding, Randall T. Salekin, & Barbara Maughan. (2011). The impact of prenatal maternal risk, fearless temperament and early parenting on adolescent callous‐unemotional traits: a 14‐year longitudinal investigation. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 52(8). 878–888. 170 indexed citations
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Viding, Essi, et al.. (2005). Strong genetic risk for psychopathic syndrome in children. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations

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