This page reviews the scientists who have contributed work-product, in terms of scholarly scientific articles, in the peer-reviewed literature in the field of criminal psychopathy. All rankings were completed using google scholar citations (last updated 01.16.20).
Top Psychopath Professors:
Dr. James Blair is a noted authority on psychopathy and anxiety disorders.
Dr. Robert D. Hare is the world-wide leading authority on psychopathy. He has nearly 60,000 citations to his life’s work. He is also the leading citation leader in the last five years, despite the fact he is technically retired.
Dr. Paul Frick is a leading authority on callous/unemotional traits (i.e., pre-psychopathic traits) in children.
Dr. Adrian Raine is a top researcher in psychopathy. His work also covers many other areas including antisocial behavior generally and criminal behavior in particular.
Dr. Kent Kiehl is author of the recent book The Psychopath Whisperer: The science of those without conscience. Dr. Kiehl specializes in the neuroscience of psychopaths.
Dr. Essi Viding is Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at University College London in the Faculty of Brain Sciences, where she co-directs the Developmental Risk and Resilience Unit, and an associate of King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry
Dr. Joseph Newman is best known for his research on attentional processes in psychopathy.
Dr. Eva R. Kimonis’ program of research focuses on the development, assessment, and treatment of psychopathic traits and aggressive behavior in youth. She has special interest in risk factors of childhood maltreatment and deficits in emotional processing.
Dr. Andrea Glenn is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at UA. She holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor’s Degree in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology from Emory University.
Top Psychopathy Researchers (under the age of 50)
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