| Circumscription and compromise: A developmental theory of occupational aspirations. LS Gottfredson Journal of Counseling psychology 28 (6), 545, 1981 | 4279 | 1981 |
| Why g matters: The complexity of everyday life LS Gottfredson Intelligence 24 (1), 79-132, 1997 | 2303 | 1997 |
| Mainstream science on intelligence: An editorial with 52 signatories, history, and bibliography LS Gottfredson Intelligence 24 (1), 13-23, 1997 | 2129 | 1997 |
| Gottfredson’s theory of circumscription, compromise, and self-creation LS Gottfredson Career choice and development 4, 85-148, 2002 | 1488 | 2002 |
| Gottfredson's theory of circumscription and compromise LS Gottfredson Career choice and development, 179-232, 1996 | 1180 | 1996 |
| Applying Gottfredson’s theory of circumscription and compromise in career guidance and counseling LS Gottfredson Career development and counseling: Putting theory and research to work 1, 71-100, 2005 | 987 | 2005 |
| Intelligence predicts health and longevity, but why? LS Gottfredson, IJ Deary Current Directions in Psychological Science 13 (1), 1-4, 2004 | 861 | 2004 |
| Intelligence: is it the epidemiologists' elusive" fundamental cause" of social class inequalities in health? LS Gottfredson Journal of personality and social psychology 86 (1), 174, 2004 | 839 | 2004 |
| Premorbid (early life) IQ and later mortality risk: systematic review GD Batty, IJ Deary, LS Gottfredson Annals of epidemiology 17 (4), 278-288, 2007 | 541 | 2007 |
| The general intelligence factor LS Gottfredson Scientific American, Incorporated 4, 24-29, 1998 | 479 | 1998 |
| Where and why g matters: Not a mystery LS Gottfredson Human performance 15 (1-2), 25-46, 2002 | 429 | 2002 |
| Dissecting practical intelligence theory: Its claims and evidence LS Gottfredson Intelligence 31 (4), 343-397, 2003 | 391 | 2003 |
| Assessing gender-based circumscription of occupational aspirations LS Gottfredson, RT Lapan Journal of career assessment 5 (4), 419-441, 1997 | 300 | 1997 |
| g: Highly general and highly practical LS Gottfredson The general factor of intelligence, 343-392, 2002 | 298 | 2002 |
| Societal consequences of the g factor in employment LS Gottfredson Journal of Vocational Behavior 29 (3), 379-410, 1986 | 298 | 1986 |
| Intelligence: Foundations and issues in assessment. L Gottfredson, DH Saklofske Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne 50 (3), 183, 2009 | 198 | 2009 |
| The challenge and promise of cognitive career assessment LS Gottfredson Journal of Career Assessment 11 (2), 115-135, 2003 | 173 | 2003 |
| The relation of vocational aspirations and assessments to employment reality GD Gottfredson, JL Holland, LS Gottfredson Journal of Vocational Behavior 7 (1), 135-148, 1975 | 168 | 1975 |
| A challenge to vocational psychology: How important are aspirations in determining male career development? LS Gottfredson, HJ Becker Journal of Vocational Behavior 18 (2), 121-137, 1981 | 158 | 1981 |
| Occupational aptitude patterns map: Development and implications for a theory of job aptitude requirements LS Gottfredson Journal of Vocational Behavior 29 (2), 254-291, 1986 | 157 | 1986 |
Ian DearyProfessorial Fellow, Lothian Birth Cohorts, Department of Psychology, University of EdinburghVerified email at ed.ac.uk
