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Personality Genetics

Personality Genetics is a subfield of behavioral genetics that investigates how genetic variation and its interaction with environmental factors contribute to individual differences in personality traits and their development across the lifespan.

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2017–2026

178

Variants

Genetics Of Personality

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Personality Structure: Emergence of the Five-Factor Model

John M. Digman · Annual Review of Psychology · 1990 · 6.5K citations

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Association of Anxiety-Related Traits with a Polymorphism in the Serotonin Transporter Gene Regulatory Region

Klaus‐Peter Lesch, Dietmar Bengel, Armin Heils et al. · Science · 1996 · 5.2K citations

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Dopamine D4 receptor (D4DR) exon III polymorphism associated with the human personality trait of Novelty Seeking

Richard P. Ebstein, Olga Novick, Roberto Umansky et al. · Nature Genetics · 1996 · 1.5K citations

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The antisocial personalities

Choice Reviews Online · 1996 · 1.2K citations

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Heritability of the Big Five Personality Dimensions and Their Facets: A Twin Study

Kerry L. Jang, W. John Livesley, Philip A. Vemon · Journal of Personality · 1996 · 947 citations

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Authors

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  1. NG
    Nicholas G. Martin

    QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Australia

    62 publications · 7.1K citations

    43

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  2. KL
    Kerry L. Jang

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    34 publications · 4.4K citations

    30

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  3. PA
    Philip A. Vernon

    Western University, Canada

    33 publications · 3.2K citations

    29

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  4. RR
    Rainer Riemann

    Bielefeld University, Germany

    32 publications · 2.9K citations

    26

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  5. AC
    Andrew C. Heath

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    30 publications · 4.2K citations

    26

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Institutions

1.2K

  1. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    39 h-index

    139 publications

    13.8K citations

  2. QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

    Brisbane, Australia

    39 h-index

    167 publications

    20.7K citations

  3. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    36 h-index

    134 publications

    16K citations

  4. Karolinska Institutet

    Stockholm, Sweden

    33 h-index

    152 publications

    9.1K citations

  5. Western University

    London, Canada

    31 h-index

    116 publications

    10.7K citations

  6. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    31 h-index

    73 publications

    8K citations

  7. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    30 h-index

    112 publications

    12.3K citations

  8. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    29 h-index

    167 publications

    19K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    49 publications · 7.4K citations

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  2. Behavior Genetics

    49 publications · 3.3K citations

    33

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  3. Psychological Medicine

    38 publications · 3.8K citations

    28

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  5. Twin Research and Human Genetics

    51 publications · 2.2K citations

    27

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