American Psychologist

Papers
(The H4-Index of American Psychologist is 33. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
E. Mavis Hetherington (1926–2023).443
(Un)ethical consequences: How psychology’s cold war defense of military personnel led to enhanced interrogation techniques in the war on terror.237
International Humanitarian Award: Garth Neufeld.139
Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Institutional Practice.139
An Ocean of Data by Gonzalo Bacigalupe136
Eileen Gavin (1931–2024).84
Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: Shinobu Kitayama.75
Norman B. Anderson (1955–2024).71
Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Institutional Practice: Gayle Y. Iwamasa.71
Supplemental Material for Intergroup Contact Is Reliably Associated With Reduced Prejudice, Even in the Face of Group Threat and Discrimination70
Supplemental Material for Step-by-Step to More Creativity: The Number of Steps in Everyday Life Is Related to Creative Ideation Performance69
Supplemental Material for Fears About Artificial Intelligence Across 20 Countries and Six Domains of Application68
Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: Richard E. Petty.61
Conscious and unconscious processing of ensemble statistics oppositely modulate perceptual decision-making.60
Truth and reconciliation for whom? Transitional justice for Indigenous peoples in American psychology.56
Applying rigorous standards is not a ban or censorship: A reply to León (2025) and Connor and Fuerst (2025).53
Climate change and health equity: A research agenda for psychological science.50
Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology.49
Mental health and environmental factors in adults: A population-based network analysis.48
Translating neurophysiological biomarkers into clinical tools: A psychometric blueprint illustrated with the error-related negativity.48
Atypical child–parent neural synchrony is linked to negative family emotional climate and children’s psychopathological symptoms.46
It’s time to replace the personality disorders with the interpersonal disorders.44
Increased functional connectivity between the midbrain and frontal cortex following bright light therapy in subthreshold depression: A randomized clinical trial.44
Martin Y. Iguchi (1955–2021).42
Supplemental Material for Resilience of Racial and Ethnic Minority Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of a Prior Disability Prevention Intervention41
Dianne L. Chambless (1948–2023).40
Supplemental Material for Dynamic Fit Index Cutoffs for Categorical Factor Analysis With Likert-Type, Ordinal, or Binary Responses40
Distressed yet bonded: A longitudinal investigation of the COVID-19 pandemic’s silver lining effects on life satisfaction.37
From “behind the bridge” to the presidency of the American Psychological Association: Lessons learned on an unplanned journey.36
Field social psychology.36
James R. Flynn (1934–2020).36
No client left behind: A meta-analysis of premature termination from psychotherapy in U.S. service members and veterans.36
Jerry (Jerald) Rudmann (1944–2024).34
0.10133099555969