Matt McGue

61.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
507 papers, 28.4k citations indexed

About

Matt McGue is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Matt McGue has authored 507 papers receiving a total of 28.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 223 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 210 papers in Clinical Psychology and 98 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Matt McGue's work include Cognitive Abilities and Testing (188 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (151 papers) and Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (80 papers). Matt McGue is often cited by papers focused on Cognitive Abilities and Testing (188 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (151 papers) and Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (80 papers). Matt McGue collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and United Kingdom. Matt McGue's co-authors include William G. Iacono, Robert F. Krueger, Thomas J. Bouchard, Kaare Christensen, Brian M. Hicks, Irene J. Elkins, David T. Lykken, S. Alexandra Burt, Stephen M. Malone and James W. Vaupel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Matt McGue

498 papers receiving 27.2k citations

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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 →
Adjustment of twin data for the effects of age and sex

1984 723 citations Matt McGue et al. profile →
Genetic and environmental influences on human psychological differences

2002 570 citations Matt McGue et al. profile →
Behavioral disinhibition and the development of substance-use disorders: Findings from theMinnesota Twin Family Study

1999 506 citations William G. Iacono, Jeanette Taylor et al. Development and Psychopathology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Matt McGue United States	89	12.2k	7.8k	3.7k	3.6k	3.6k	507	28.4k
William G. Iacono United States	89	14.9k 1.2×	7.4k 0.9×	3.8k 1.0×	6.4k 1.8×	2.3k 0.6×	594	29.5k
Michael C. Neale United States	90	12.7k 1.0×	10.8k 1.4×	3.5k 0.9×	4.8k 1.3×	7.5k 2.1×	523	37.8k
C. Robert Cloninger United States	85	18.3k 1.5×	6.4k 0.8×	4.7k 1.3×	6.3k 1.7×	2.8k 0.8×	412	36.6k
Carol A. Prescott United States	69	9.4k 0.8×	5.0k 0.6×	3.5k 0.9×	2.1k 0.6×	2.0k 0.6×	206	21.5k
Richie Poulton New Zealand	94	18.1k 1.5×	8.0k 1.0×	2.7k 0.7×	7.6k 2.1×	2.7k 0.8×	354	49.2k
Nancy L. Pedersen Sweden	101	5.4k 0.4×	6.0k 0.8×	2.0k 0.5×	6.0k 1.7×	5.6k 1.6×	652	37.5k
Lindon J. Eaves United States	70	7.4k 0.6×	5.8k 0.7×	1.3k 0.3×	1.9k 0.5×	3.5k 1.0×	256	18.2k
William W. Eaton United States	89	8.4k 0.7×	3.9k 0.5×	2.4k 0.7×	5.7k 1.6×	1.4k 0.4×	327	25.5k
John K. Hewitt United States	65	6.8k 0.6×	5.2k 0.7×	2.1k 0.6×	2.6k 0.7×	2.6k 0.7×	331	17.3k
Gustavo Turecki Canada	88	11.6k 0.9×	2.3k 0.3×	2.0k 0.5×	5.7k 1.6×	3.4k 1.0×	587	33.2k

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Willoughby, Emily A., Carlo Maj, Rafael Ahlskog, et al.. (2025). Within- and between-family genetic effects on educational achievement vary across countries and ages. Molecular Psychiatry. 31(4). 2029–2037.

Wilson, Sylia, et al.. (2024). Maladaptive personality traits and older adult relationship satisfaction: A co‐twin control approach to understanding associations. Journal of Personality. 93(2). 489–502.

Fraley, R. Chris, et al.. (2024). Genetic and environmental contributions to adult attachment styles: Evidence from the Minnesota Twin Registry.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 128(3). 639–669.

Luczak, Susan E., Christopher R. Beam, Shandell Pahlen, et al.. (2023). Remember this: Age moderation of genetic and environmental contributions to verbal episodic memory from midlife through late adulthood. Intelligence. 99. 101759–101759.

Harper, Jeremy, Jonathan D. Schaefer, Kayla M. Nelson, et al.. (2023). Pubertal timing and adolescent outcomes: investigating explanations for associations with a genetically informed design. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 64(8). 1232–1241. 7 indexed citations

Lacroix, Emilie, Sylia Wilson, Matt McGue, William G. Iacono, & Kristin M. von Ranson. (2023). Trajectories and Personality Predictors of Eating-Pathology Development in Girls From Preadolescence to Adulthood. Clinical Psychological Science. 12(4). 644–662. 3 indexed citations

Deak, Joseph D., David A. Clark, Mengzhen Liu, et al.. (2021). Alcohol and nicotine polygenic scores are associated with the development of alcohol and nicotine use problems from adolescence to young adulthood. Addiction. 117(4). 1117–1127. 9 indexed citations

Nguyen, Phuong, Moin Syed, & Matt McGue. (2021). Behavior genetics research on personality: Moving beyond traits to examine characteristic adaptations. Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 15(8). 8 indexed citations

Brislin, Sarah J., David A. Clark, Mary M. Heitzeg, et al.. (2021). Co‐development of alcohol use problems and antisocial peer affiliation from ages 11 to 34: selection, socialization and genetic and environmental influences. Addiction. 116(8). 1999–2007. 3 indexed citations

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Wilson, Sylia, Christopher J. Hopwood, Matt McGue, & William G. Iacono. (2019). Personality heterogeneity in adolescents with disruptive behavior disorders. Journal of Research in Personality. 82. 103851–103851. 4 indexed citations

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Foster, Katherine T., Brooke J. Arterberry, William G. Iacono, Matt McGue, & Brian M. Hicks. (2017). Psychosocial functioning among regular cannabis users with and without cannabis use disorder. Psychological Medicine. 48(11). 1853–1861. 27 indexed citations

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Gatz, Margaret, Jennifer R. Harris, Jaakko Kaprio, et al.. (2015). Cohort Profile: The National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council Twin Registry (NAS-NRC Twin Registry). WOS. 1 indexed citations

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Vaidyanathan, Uma, Stephen M. Malone, Michael B. Miller, Matt McGue, & William G. Iacono. (2014). Heritability and molecular genetic basis of acoustic startle eye blink and affectively modulated startle response: A genome‐wide association study. Psychophysiology. 51(12). 1285–1299. 27 indexed citations

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Wilson, Sylia, Uma Vaidyanathan, Michael B. Miller, Matt McGue, & William G. Iacono. (2014). Premorbid risk factors for major depressive disorder: Are they associated with early onset and recurrent course?. Development and Psychopathology. 26(4pt2). 1477–1493. 54 indexed citations

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Johnson, Wendy, Matt McGue, & Ian J. Deary. (2014). Behavior Genetics of Cognition Across the Lifespan. 9 indexed citations

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Christensen, Kaare, Mikael Thinggaard, Anna Oksuzyan, et al.. (2013). Physical and cognitive functioning of people older than 90 years: a comparison of two Danish cohorts born 10 years apart. The Lancet. 382(9903). 1507–1513. 274 indexed citations

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Bornovalova, Marina A., Brooke M. Huibregtse, Brian M. Hicks, et al.. (2012). Tests of a direct effect of childhood abuse on adult borderline personality disorder traits: A longitudinal discordant twin design.. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 122(1). 180–194. 95 indexed citations

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Malone, Stephen M., Jeanette Taylor, Naomi R. Marmorstein, Matt McGue, & William G. Iacono. (2004). Genetic and environmental influences on antisocial behavior and alcohol dependence from adolescence to early adulthood. Development and Psychopathology. 16(4). 943–66. 55 indexed citations

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McGue, Matt. (1983). Bivariate Path Analysis of Plasma Lipids. Human Heredity. 33(3). 145–152. 9 indexed citations

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McGue, Matt, Peter M. Laskarzewski, D. C. Rao, & Charles J. Glueck. (1983). The Cincinnati Lipid Research Clinic Family Study: Commingling in the Distributions of Lipids and Lipoprotein Concentrations. Human Heredity. 33(4). 223–230. 6 indexed citations

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