American Psychologist

Papers
(The H4-Index of American Psychologist is 32. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
E. Mavis Hetherington (1926–2023).392
(Un)ethical consequences: How psychology’s cold war defense of military personnel led to enhanced interrogation techniques in the war on terror.247
Supplemental Material for Fears About Artificial Intelligence Across 20 Countries and Six Domains of Application237
Supplemental Material for Step-by-Step to More Creativity: The Number of Steps in Everyday Life Is Related to Creative Ideation Performance194
Eileen Gavin (1931–2024).127
International Humanitarian Award: Garth Neufeld.118
Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Institutional Practice.108
An Ocean of Data by Gonzalo Bacigalupe68
Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: Shinobu Kitayama.63
Supplemental Material for Intergroup Contact Is Reliably Associated With Reduced Prejudice, Even in the Face of Group Threat and Discrimination58
Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Institutional Practice: Gayle Y. Iwamasa.58
A window into youth and family policy: State policymaker views on polarization and research utilization.57
Norman B. Anderson (1955–2024).55
Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: Richard E. Petty.53
Atypical child–parent neural synchrony is linked to negative family emotional climate and children’s psychopathological symptoms.53
Truth and reconciliation for whom? Transitional justice for Indigenous peoples in American psychology.51
Climate change and health equity: A research agenda for psychological science.49
Mental health and environmental factors in adults: A population-based network analysis.45
Applying rigorous standards is not a ban or censorship: A reply to León (2025) and Connor and Fuerst (2025).43
It’s time to replace the personality disorders with the interpersonal disorders.43
Increased functional connectivity between the midbrain and frontal cortex following bright light therapy in subthreshold depression: A randomized clinical trial.42
Conscious and unconscious processing of ensemble statistics oppositely modulate perceptual decision-making.41
Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology: Dobromir Rahnev.39
Martin Y. Iguchi (1955–2021).37
Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest: Brian J. Hall.37
Award for Distinguished Contributions of Applications of Psychology to Education and Training.36
Lee D. Ross (1942–2021).36
Rosalind Dymond Cartwright (1922–2021).36
Report of the American Psychological Association’s Board of Scientific Affairs Task Force on Promotion, Tenure, and Retention of Faculty of Color in Psychology.34
Supplemental Material for Dynamic Fit Index Cutoffs for Categorical Factor Analysis With Likert-Type, Ordinal, or Binary Responses34
Supplemental Material for Resilience of Racial and Ethnic Minority Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of a Prior Disability Prevention Intervention33
James R. Flynn (1934–2020).32
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