# Most-cited Psychology papers of 2017, with free PDFs

The 25 most-cited Psychology research papers published in 2017, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.

1. [The effect of multiple adverse childhood experiences on health: a systematic review and meta-analysis](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2740726397) · 5,224 citations · Free PDF
2. [A network theory of mental disorders](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2582550385) · 3,487 citations
3. [The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP): A dimensional alternative to traditional nosologies.](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2599264051) · 3,371 citations
4. [Self-Determination Theory in Work Organizations: The State of a Science](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2342137125) · 3,164 citations
5. [A Review of Self-regulated Learning: Six Models and Four Directions for Research](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2597900308) · 2,857 citations · Free PDF
6. [Delivering Cognitive Behavior Therapy to Young Adults With Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety Using a Fully Automated Conversational Agent (Woebot): A Randomized Controlled Trial](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2623779865) · 2,700 citations
7. [Gender differences in depression in representative national samples: Meta-analyses of diagnoses and symptoms.](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2609632515) · 2,621 citations
8. [AffectNet: A Database for Facial Expression, Valence, and Arousal Computing in the Wild](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2745497104) · 2,317 citations · Free PDF
9. [Endocrine Treatment of Gender-Dysphoric/Gender-Incongruent Persons: An Endocrine Society* Clinical Practice Guideline](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2756092087) · 2,311 citations
10. [European guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of insomnia](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2753866150) · 2,055 citations
11. [Choosing Prediction Over Explanation in Psychology: Lessons From Machine Learning](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2284729062) · 1,988 citations
12. [Planning Health Promotion Programs: An Intervention Mapping Approach](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2761946449) · 1,857 citations
13. [The Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM–5 (CAPS-5): Development and initial psychometric evaluation in military veterans.](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2612417324) · 1,801 citations
14. [Short- and long-term health consequences of sleep disruption](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2615609848) · 1,767 citations · Free PDF
15. [Increases in Depressive Symptoms, Suicide-Related Outcomes, and Suicide Rates Among U.S. Adolescents After 2010 and Links to Increased New Media Screen Time](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2770314219) · 1,698 citations
16. [Trauma and PTSD in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2740846930) · 1,651 citations
17. [The Stroop Color and Word Test](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2605376995) · 1,638 citations · Free PDF
18. [Phase 2 of CATALISE: a multinational and multidisciplinary Delphi consensus study of problems with language development: Terminology](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2599350544) · 1,637 citations · Free PDF
19. [Coping, emotion regulation, and psychopathology in childhood and adolescence: A meta-analysis and narrative review.](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2626086283) · 1,539 citations
20. [Mind the Hype: A Critical Evaluation and Prescriptive Agenda for Research on Mindfulness and Meditation](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2761197918) · 1,521 citations
21. [Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4385358569) · 1,512 citations
22. [The reliability paradox: Why robust cognitive tasks do not produce reliable individual differences](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2724821146) · 1,511 citations · Free PDF
23. [Physical, psychological and occupational consequences of job burnout: A systematic review of prospective studies](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2763205864) · 1,505 citations
24. [Impending extinction crisis of the world’s primates: Why primates matter](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2581828022) · 1,463 citations · Free PDF
25. [Posttraumatic stress disorder in the World Mental Health Surveys](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2604674575) · 1,444 citations · Free PDF

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