L. J. Eaves

9.9k citations

87 papers · 7.6k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 43

Impact in

Experimental and Cognitive Psychology top 0.2%
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Mental Health Research Topics
Clinical Psychology top 0.5%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Papers in

Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 45
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing 41
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior 7
Genetics 36
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals 16
- Genetic Associations and Epidemiology 15
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock 12

Co-authors: Nicholas G. Martin Andrew C. Heath H. J. Eysenck Michael C. Neale Ronald C. Kessler Kenneth S. Kendler John K. Hewitt Judy L. Silberg
Journals: Behavior Genetics (21 papers)Psychological Medicine (12 papers)Heredity (7 papers)Nature (5 papers)Personality and Individual Differences (5 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Australia

In The Last Decade

L. J. Eaves

87 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Stressful life events, genetic liability, and onset of an episode of major depression in women 1995 · 750 citations

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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.

1995 American Journal of Psychiatry
1989 Medical Entomology and Zoology
1978 Heredity
1978 Heredity

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1	A direct test of the diathesis–stress model for depression Molecular Psychiatry ·Lucía Colodro‐Conde, Baptiste Couvy‐Duchesne, Gu Zhu, William L. Coventry, Enda M. Byrne, Scott D. Gordon, Margaret J. Wright, Grant W. Montgomery, Pamela A. F. Madden, Stephan Ripke, L. J. Eaves, Andrew C. Heath, Naomi R. Wray, Sarah E. Medland, Nicholas G. Martin	2017	182
2	Storage and Executive Components of Working Memory: Integrating Cognitive Psychology and Behavior Genetics in the Study of Aging The Journals of Gerontology Series B ·William S. Kremen, Hong Xian, Kristen C. Jacobson, L. J. Eaves, Carol E. Franz, Matthew S. Panizzon, Seth A. Eisen, Andrew Crider, Michael J. Lyons	2008	7
3	Monoamine oxidase A and childhood adversity as risk factors for conduct disorder in females Psychological Medicine ·Elizabeth Prom‐Wormley, L. J. Eaves, Debra L. Foley, C Gardner, Kellie J. Archer, Brandon Wormley, Hermine H. Maes, Brien P. Riley, Judy L. Silberg	2008	60
4	A genetically informative developmental study of the relationship between conduct disorder and peer deviance in males Psychological Medicine ·Kenneth S. Kendler, Kristen C. Jacobson, J. Myers, L. J. Eaves	2007	67
5	Analysing the contributions of genes and parent–child interaction to childhood behavioural and emotional problems: a model for the children of twins Psychological Medicine ·Angela D. Power, L. J. Eaves	2004	56
6	Assessment of genetic and environmental influences on differential ratings of within-family experiences and relationships in twins Psychological Medicine ·René Carbonneau, Michael Rutter, Judy L. Silberg, Emily Simonoff, L. J. Eaves	2002	8
7	Concordance among monozygotic and dizygotic twins from a population-based sample for self-reported atopic triad, syndrome x, and psychiatric conditions Genetics in Medicine ·Wenya Huang, Wolfgang Maier, Lenn Murrelle, Linda A. Corey, L. J. Eaves, Nancy S. Shepherd	2000	1
8	Assortative mating for major psychiatric diagnoses in two population-based samples Psychological Medicine ·Hermine H. Maes, Michael C. Neale, Kenneth S. Kendler, John K. Hewitt, Judy L. Silberg, Debra L. Foley, Joanne M. Meyer, Michael Rutter, Emily Simonoff, Andrew Pickles, L. J. Eaves	1998	165
9	Genetic influences on childhood hyperactivity: contrast effects imply parental rating bias, not sibling interaction Psychological Medicine ·Emily Simonoff, Andrew Pickles, Amaia Hervás, Judy L. Silberg, Michael Rutter, L. J. Eaves	1998	140
10	An impressive prevalence of genetic conditions in a parents' association's population of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A ·E. Podsiado, L. J. Eaves, Emily Simonoff, Hermine Maes, Lenn Murrelle, Andrew Pickles, Megan Rutter	1997	2
11	Perceived support and adjustment to stress in a general population sample of female twins Psychological Medicine ·Ronald C. Kessler, K. S. Kendler, Andrew C. Heath, Michael C. Neale, L. J. Eaves	1994	31
12	A model system for analysis of family resemblance in extended kinships of twins Behavior Genetics ·Kim R. Truett, L. J. Eaves, Ellen E. Walters, Andrew C. Heath, John K. Hewitt, Joanne M. Meyer, Judy L. Silberg, Michael C. Neale, Nicholas G. Martin, Kenneth S. Kendler	1994	114
13	Testing hypotheses about direction of causation using cross-sectional family data Behavior Genetics ·Andrew C. Heath, Ronald C. Kessler, Michael C. Neale, John K. Hewitt, L. J. Eaves, Kenneth S. Kendler	1993	173
14	Religion and education as mediators of attitudes: A multivariate analysis Behavior Genetics ·Kim R. Truett, L. J. Eaves, Joanne M. Meyer, Andrew C. Heath, Nicholas G. Martin	1992	50
15	The analysis of parental ratings of children's behavior using LISREL Behavior Genetics ·John K. Hewitt, Judy L. Silberg, Michael C. Neale, L. J. Eaves, Marilyn T. Erickson	1992	112
16	Genetic and environmental factors in the aetiology of menstrual, premenstrual and neurotic symptoms: a population-based twin study Psychological Medicine ·Kenneth S. Kendler, Judy L. Silberg, Michael C. Neale, Ronald C. Kessler, Andrew C. Heath, L. J. Eaves	1992	84
17	Personality and reproductive fitness Behavior Genetics ·L. J. Eaves, Nicholas G. Martin, Andrew C. Heath, John K. Hewitt, Michael C. Neale	1990	84
18	The Estimation of Probandwise Concordance in Twins: The Effect of Unequal Ascertainment Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae twin research ·Kenneth S. Kendler, L. J. Eaves	1989	34
19	Including the environment in models for genetic segregation Journal of Psychiatric Research ·L. J. Eaves	1987	5
20	The causes and effects of smoking SAGE Publications eBooks ·H. J. Eysenck, L. J. Eaves	1980	204

About L. J. Eaves

L. J. Eaves is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Genetics, Clinical Psychology, Anatomy and Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, having authored 87 papers that have together received 7.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cognitive Abilities and Testing (41 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (21 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (16 papers), Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (15 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (12 papers), Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (7 papers), Genetics and Plant Breeding (5 papers) and Early Childhood Education and Development (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (3.3k citations), Clinical Psychology (2.7k citations), Behavioral Neuroscience (395 citations), Applied Psychology (370 citations) and Biological Psychiatry (171 citations). L. J. Eaves has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Nicholas G. Martin, Andrew C. Heath, H. J. Eysenck, Michael C. Neale, Ronald C. Kessler, Kenneth S. Kendler, John K. Hewitt, Judy L. Silberg, Ellen E. Walters and C J MacLean. Their work appears in journals such as Behavior Genetics, Psychological Medicine, Heredity, Nature and Personality and Individual Differences.

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