Vernon Hamilton

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Vernon Hamilton is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental health and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vernon Hamilton has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Clinical Psychology, 7 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 6 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Vernon Hamilton's work include Schizophrenia research and treatment (5 papers), Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (3 papers) and Psychiatric care and mental health services (3 papers). Vernon Hamilton is often cited by papers focused on Schizophrenia research and treatment (5 papers), Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (3 papers) and Psychiatric care and mental health services (3 papers). Vernon Hamilton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Vernon Hamilton's co-authors include David M. Warburton, Gordon H. Bower, Nico H. Frijda, Charles P. Friedman, Richard C Lewontin, Miriam Schiff, Donald A. Gordon, Michael A. Thalbourne, Robin Fox and Phillida Salmon and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Child Development and The British Journal of Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Vernon Hamilton

32 papers receiving 940 citations

Hit Papers

Cognitive Perspectives on Emotion and Motivation 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 100 200 300 400
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. Cognitive Perspectives on Emotion and Motivation
    1988 426 citations Vernon Hamilton, Gordon H. Bower et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vernon Hamilton United Kingdom 11 352 273 261 230 166 34 1.1k
Hans Kreitler Israel 19 274 0.8× 331 1.2× 210 0.8× 186 0.8× 152 0.9× 75 1.1k
Aron Wolfe Siegman United States 24 571 1.6× 395 1.4× 561 2.1× 245 1.1× 173 1.0× 59 1.6k
Vincent Nowlis United States 7 504 1.4× 389 1.4× 344 1.3× 168 0.7× 125 0.8× 9 1.3k
Benjamin Kotkov United States 14 375 1.1× 296 1.1× 399 1.5× 157 0.7× 192 1.2× 31 1.3k
Stuart Valins United States 9 465 1.3× 328 1.2× 298 1.1× 280 1.2× 128 0.8× 15 1.2k
Steven W. Cornelius United States 14 229 0.7× 309 1.1× 171 0.7× 181 0.8× 175 1.1× 17 884
Dorothy H. Eichorn United States 15 197 0.6× 210 0.8× 312 1.2× 128 0.6× 259 1.6× 35 1.2k
Vicky Rippere United Kingdom 18 316 0.9× 198 0.7× 479 1.8× 83 0.4× 91 0.5× 66 1.2k
Jay S. Efran United States 16 357 1.0× 296 1.1× 372 1.4× 166 0.7× 130 0.8× 37 902
Joseph C. Speisman United States 11 337 1.0× 228 0.8× 261 1.0× 128 0.6× 93 0.6× 21 801

Countries citing papers authored by Vernon Hamilton

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vernon Hamilton

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vernon Hamilton

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Vernon Hamilton. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Vernon Hamilton based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Vernon Hamilton. Vernon Hamilton is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hamilton, Vernon, et al.. (2008). Psychological aspects of the alien contact experience. Cortex. 44(10). 1387–1395. 34 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Vernon, et al.. (1989). Human Abilities in Cultural Context. British Journal of Educational Studies. 37(3). 307–307. 4 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Vernon, Gordon H. Bower, & Nico H. Frijda. (1988). Cognitive Perspectives on Emotion and Motivation. 426 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hamilton, Vernon. (1987). The size, accessibility, and thresholds of semantic networks associated with three personality and motivational dispositions.. PubMed. 139(2). 65–80. 2 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Vernon, Miriam Schiff, & Richard C Lewontin. (1987). Education and Class: The Irrelevance of IQ Genetic Studies. British Journal of Educational Studies. 35(3). 292–292. 47 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Vernon. (1985). A Cognitive Model of Anxiety: Implications for Theories of Personality and Motivation. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 7(1-4). 229–250. 10 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Vernon & David M. Warburton. (1979). Human stress and cognition : an information processing approach. J. Wiley eBooks. 352 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Vernon & Donald A. Gordon. (1978). Teacher-Child Interactions in Preschool and Task Persistence. American Educational Research Journal. 15(3). 459–466. 15 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Vernon, et al.. (1974). A Method of Scaling Conservation-of-Quantity Problems by Information Content. Child Development. 45(3). 737–737. 1 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Vernon, et al.. (1974). A Method of Scaling Conservation-of-Quantity Problems by Information Content. Child Development. 45(3). 737–745. 2 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Vernon. (1972). CONTINUITIES AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN CONSERVATION. British Journal of Psychology. 63(3). 429–440. 4 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Vernon. (1972). THE SIZE CONSTANCY PROBLEM IN SCHIZOPHRENIA: A COGNITIVE SKILL ANALYSIS. British Journal of Psychology. 63(1). 73–84. 5 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Vernon & P. R. Freeman. (1971). Academic Achievement and Student Personality Characteristics--A Multivariate Study. British Journal of Sociology. 22(1). 31–31. 9 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Vernon. (1971). Effect of Maternal Attitude on Development of Logical Operations. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 33(1). 63–69. 2 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Vernon. (1970). NON‐COGNITIVE FACTORS IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' EXAMINATION PERFORMANCE. British Journal of Psychology. 61(2). 229–241. 3 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Vernon. (1964). Psychological Changes In Chronic Schizophrenics Following Differential Activity Programmes. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 110(467). 602–603. 1 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Vernon. (1963). SIZE CONSTANCY AND CUE RESPONSIVENESS IN PSYCHOSIS. British Journal of Psychology. 54(1). 25–39. 12 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Vernon. (1959). EYSENCK'S THEORIES OF ANXIETY AND HYSTERIA—A METHODOLOGICAL CRITIQUE. British Journal of Psychology. 50(1). 48–63. 7 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Vernon. (1957). PERCEPTUAL AND PERSONALITY DYNAMICS IN REACTIONS TO AMBIGUITY. British Journal of Psychology. 48(3). 200–215. 25 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Vernon. (1957). Conflict Avoidance in Obsessionals and Hysterics, and the Validity of the Concept of Dysthymia. Journal of Mental Science. 103(432). 666–676. 7 indexed citations

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