Ronald C. Kessler

354.1k citations
960 papers · 215.9k indexed · 83 hit papers · h-index 214

Impact in

    • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
    • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
    • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
    • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
    • Mental Health Research Topics

Papers in

    • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development 256
    • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies 170
    • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research 131
    • Mental Health Treatment and Access 293

Ronald C. Kessler

949 papers receiving 204.1k citations

Hit Papers

WHO World Mental Health Surveys International College Student Project: Prevalence and distribution of mental disorders. 2018 · 1.5k citations
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Peers

Ronald C. Kessler
Comparison fields: 5 of 227
  • Clinical Psychology 101.2k
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 36.2k
  • Biological Psychiatry 6.6k
  • Health 22.0k
  • Psychiatry and Mental health 39.6k
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All Works

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[Major depressive episode in college freshmen: prevalence, academic functioning and receipt of treatment].
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The global burden of anxiety and mood disorders: putting the European Study of the Epidemiology of Mental Disorders (ESEMeD) findings into perspective.
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Patterns and correlates of generalized anxiety disorder in community samples.
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The prevalence and correlates of untreated serious mental illness.
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About Ronald C. Kessler

Ronald C. Kessler is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Health, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health, having authored 960 papers that have together received 215.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Mental Health Treatment and Access (293 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (256 papers), Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (170 papers), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (131 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (113 papers), Mental Health Research Topics (91 papers), Employment and Welfare Studies (71 papers) and Schizophrenia research and treatment (69 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Clinical Psychology (101.2k citations), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (36.2k citations), Biological Psychiatry (6.6k citations), Health (22.0k citations) and Psychiatry and Mental health (39.6k citations). Ronald C. Kessler has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Ellen E. Walters, Olga Demler, Kathleen R. Merikangas, Patricia A. Berglund, Robert Jin, Wai Tat Chiu, Eva Hiripi, Philip S. Wang, Nancy A. Sampson and Alan M. Zaslavsky. Their work appears in journals such as Psychological Medicine, International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, American Journal of Psychiatry, Journal of Affective Disorders and Depression and Anxiety.

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