American Psychologist

Papers
(The median citation count of American Psychologist is 0. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
E. Mavis Hetherington (1926–2023).416
(Un)ethical consequences: How psychology’s cold war defense of military personnel led to enhanced interrogation techniques in the war on terror.222
International Humanitarian Award: Garth Neufeld.131
Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Institutional Practice.130
An Ocean of Data by Gonzalo Bacigalupe128
Applying rigorous standards is not a ban or censorship: A reply to León (2025) and Connor and Fuerst (2025).79
Eileen Gavin (1931–2024).71
Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: Shinobu Kitayama.68
Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Institutional Practice: Gayle Y. Iwamasa.66
Supplemental Material for Intergroup Contact Is Reliably Associated With Reduced Prejudice, Even in the Face of Group Threat and Discrimination64
Norman B. Anderson (1955–2024).64
Supplemental Material for Step-by-Step to More Creativity: The Number of Steps in Everyday Life Is Related to Creative Ideation Performance63
Supplemental Material for Fears About Artificial Intelligence Across 20 Countries and Six Domains of Application58
Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: Richard E. Petty.53
It’s time to replace the personality disorders with the interpersonal disorders.52
Mental health and environmental factors in adults: A population-based network analysis.50
Increased functional connectivity between the midbrain and frontal cortex following bright light therapy in subthreshold depression: A randomized clinical trial.47
Climate change and health equity: A research agenda for psychological science.46
Truth and reconciliation for whom? Transitional justice for Indigenous peoples in American psychology.45
Conscious and unconscious processing of ensemble statistics oppositely modulate perceptual decision-making.44
Atypical child–parent neural synchrony is linked to negative family emotional climate and children’s psychopathological symptoms.44
Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology: Dobromir Rahnev.42
Martin Y. Iguchi (1955–2021).41
Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest: Brian J. Hall.41
Award for Distinguished Contributions of Applications of Psychology to Education and Training.41
Supplemental Material for Dynamic Fit Index Cutoffs for Categorical Factor Analysis With Likert-Type, Ordinal, or Binary Responses39
Supplemental Material for Resilience of Racial and Ethnic Minority Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of a Prior Disability Prevention Intervention39
Dianne L. Chambless (1948–2023).36
James R. Flynn (1934–2020).36
Amplifying Black excellence in industrial–organizational psychology.36
Stanley R. Graham (1926–2023).35
Jerry (Jerald) Rudmann (1944–2024).35
From “behind the bridge” to the presidency of the American Psychological Association: Lessons learned on an unplanned journey.35
Lee D. Ross (1942–2021).34
Anthony J. Marsella (1940–2024).31
Supplemental Material for Shifting the Gaze From Racism to Healing From Racism: A Systematic Review of Selected Psychology Journals From 1992 to 202231
Distressed yet bonded: A longitudinal investigation of the COVID-19 pandemic’s silver lining effects on life satisfaction.30
The American Psychological Association and antisemitism: Toward equity, diversity, and inclusion.28
No client left behind: A meta-analysis of premature termination from psychotherapy in U.S. service members and veterans.28
Epistemological oppression and racism—Failure to see the forest from the trees: Reply to Mckay and Koppelman-White (2025) and Strambler (2025).28
Social support and psychological adjustment: A quantitative synthesis of 60 meta-analyses.28
Assessing the safety and efficacy of prescribing psychologists in New Mexico and Louisiana.27
Field social psychology.26
Report of the American Psychological Association’s Board of Scientific Affairs Task Force on Promotion, Tenure, and Retention of Faculty of Color in Psychology.26
Interpersonal and personality disorders: Commentary on Wright et al. (2022).25
Supplemental Material for The Associations and Mediators Between Visual Disabilities and Anxiety Disorders in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Population-Based Study25
Supplemental Material for Integrating Systems of Power and Privilege in the Study of Resilience25
All Hands In by Yolanda Peña Mazzoni24
Scholarship, not politics: Reply to Eidelson (2025).24
Mental health care equity and access: A group therapy solution.23
Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.22
Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research: Jennifer C. Wolff.22
Language brokering and immigrant-origin youth’s well-being: A meta-analytic review.22
Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology: Stephen L. Chew.22
Intelligence … moving beyond the lowest common denominator.22
Alfred B. Heilbrun, Jr. (1924–2022).21
Process-focused psychotherapy training is evidence-based psychotherapy training: Commentary on Westra and Di Bartolomeo (2024).21
Gary B. Melton (1952–2020).21
Supplemental Material for Reflections From the Wading Pool: Detoxifying Racist Psychological Waters While Submerged in Their Waves21
Carol McDonald Connor (1953–2020).21
Michael E. Connor (1942–2023).21
Supplemental Material for Responses to Political Partisans Are Shaped by a COVID-19-Sensitive Disease Avoidance Psychology: A Longitudinal Investigation of Functional Flexibility20
Supplemental Material for How Elections Shape Perceptions of Ideal Leadership20
Inconvenience and generalization in building a better psychology: Commentary on Sherman (2025).20
Promoting institutional change to support public psychology: Innovations and challenges at the University of California.20
Supplemental Material for Cultural Tightness Reduces Humor Production: Evidence From Multiple Countries20
Cotton Candy Sunset by Randy Bott20
A network analysis of high school and college students’ COVID-19-related concerns, self-regulatory skills, and affect.19
Scaling up psychological treatments: Lessons learned from global mental health.19
A randomized wait-list controlled trial of Men in Mind: Enhancing mental health practitioners’ self-rated clinical competencies to work with men.18
Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: Vonnie C. McLoyd.18
Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest: Cynthia J. Najdowski.18
APA/APAGS Award for Distinguished Graduate Student in Professional Psychology: Shawntell Nicole Pace.17
Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: Megan R. Gunnar.17
Supplemental Material for Exponential Authorship Inflation in Neuroscience and Psychology From the 1950s to the 2020s17
Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research.17
Supplemental Material for How Subjective Idea Valuation Energizes and Guides Creative Idea Generation17
AA1133 (Rothko) by Alan D. Entin16
Expert predictions of societal change: Insights from the world after COVID project.16
Supplemental Material for The Impact of Self-Affirmation Interventions on Well-Being: A Meta-Analysis16
Supplemental Material for Psychological Predictors of Socioeconomic Resilience Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence From Machine Learning16
A refreshing and necessary start: Commentary on Westra and Di Bartolomeo (2024).16
Cultural tightness reduces humor production: Evidence from multiple countries.16
Public psychology: Introduction to the special issue.16
Robin J. Hailstorks (1954–2023).16
Is psychological research producing the kind of knowledge clinicians find useful?16
Supplemental Material for Citation Accuracy in American Psychological Association Amicus Curiae Briefs16
Summary report of journal operations, 2023.15
Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research: Pim Cuijpers.15
A stigma-conscious framework for resilience and posttraumatic change.15
Asuncion (Siony) Miteria Austria (1932–2020).15
A quasi-experimental study examining the efficacy of multimodal bot screening tools and recommendations to preserve data integrity in online psychological research.15
Vineland Near Ventura, Right Bank Looking East by Randye N. Sandel14
Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Institutional Practice.14
Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology.14
Supplemental Material for “More Is Better” or “Better Near the Middle”? A U.S.-Based Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis of Socioeconomic Status and Depressive Symptoms14
Susan M. Johnson (1947–2024).13
Duane F. Alexander (1940–2020).13
Supplemental Material for I Forgot That You Existed: Role of Memory Accessibility in the Gender Citation Gap13
Edison J. Trickett (1941–2022).13
Toward a better understanding of cultural change: Reply to Bao et al. (2022).12
Evolving evolutionary psychology.12
Supplemental Material for To Read or Not to Read? Motives for Reading Negative COVID-19 News12
Standing on the shoulders of a giant: The legacy of Robert M. Sellers.12
Beyond “heartfelt condolences”: A critical take on mainstream psychology’s responses to anti-Black police brutality.12
Supplemental Material for Language Brokering and Immigrant-Origin Youth’s Well-Being: A Meta-Analytic Review11
Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Institutional Practice.11
Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest: Kimberly G. Noble.11
A tale of two perspectives: Reply to Schneider (2022).11
Supplemental Material for Five Decades of Research on Psychological Treatments of Depression: A Historical and Meta-Analytic Overview11
Supplemental Material for Navigating Ethical Challenges in Psychological Research Involving Digital Remote Technologies and People Who Use Alcohol or Drugs11
Aaron T. Beck (1921–2021).11
Möbius Rising by Allison Zuckerman11
Psi Chi/APA Edwin B. Newman Graduate Research Award.11
Building a dynamic adaptational process theory of resilience (ADAPTOR): Stress exposure, reserve capacity, adaptation, and consequence.11
Supplemental Material for Racial Uplifts and the Asian American Experience11
International Humanitarian Award.11
The far reach of personality traits in relationship functioning and COVID-19: Comment on Pietromonaco and Overall (2020).11
Resilience of racial and ethnic minority older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of a prior disability prevention intervention.10
There is much more to tolerance than social categorization: Commentary on Simon (2023).10
Rocky Mountain Sunflowers by Jan Bushart10
Neural specialization with generalizable representations underlies children’s cognitive development of attention.10
Moving human rights to the forefront of psychology: Summary of the final report of the APA task force on human rights.10
Intergenerational transmission of depression risk and the developing brain.10
Irwin Pollack (1925–2021).9
Leveraging psychological fit to encourage saving behavior.9
Exponential authorship inflation in neuroscience and psychology from the 1950s to the 2020s.9
Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology.9
Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest.9
On the accuracy, media representation, and public perception of psychological scientists’ judgments of societal change.9
Addressing racial equity in health psychology research: An application of the multicultural orientation framework.9
Responsible data sharing: Identifying and remedying possible re-identification of human participants.9
Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest: Kathryn J. Holland.9
Jerome Kagan (1929–2021).9
International Humanitarian Award.9
Professional practice guidelines for operational psychology: An executive summary.9
Broadening the evidentiary basis for clinical practice guidelines: Recommendations from qualitative psychotherapy researchers.9
A nuanced view of the extent to which samples from narrow populations are scientifically problematic.9
Lewis Paeff Lipsitt (1929–2021).9
APF Charles l. Brewer Award for Distinguished Teaching of Psychology: Jeffrey S. Nevid.9
Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research.9
Psychology and whiteness itself.9
Supplemental Material for A Review of General Cognitive-Behavioral Programs in English and Welsh Prisons and Probation Services: Three Decades of Quasi-Experimental Evaluations8
Online racial discrimination and the role of white bystanders.8
White fragility: An emotion regulation perspective.8
Supplemental Material for Publication Trends for Qualitative Inquiry in American Psychological Association and Association for Psychological Science Journals8
Frans B. M. de Waal (1948–2024).8
Idea ex Plenum by Philip Zelazo8
Interventions in everyday life to improve mental health and reduce symptoms of psychiatric disorders.8
Developing practices for hospital-based violence intervention programs to address anti-Black racism and historical trauma.8
The detection of automatic behavior in other people.8
Daniel Kahneman (1934–2024).8
James S. Jackson and the program for research on Black Americans: Contributions to psychology and the social sciences.8
Fears about artificial intelligence across 20 countries and six domains of application.8
What is awe? On an uncontested definition, conceptual ambiguities, and cultural limitations.8
Psychologist undercover: George Kelly and the Central Intelligence Agency.8
Now is the time to assess the effects of open science practiceswith randomized control trials.8
Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest.7
Reducing racial bias in scientific communication: Journal policies and their influence on reporting racial demographics.7
Harvey Schlossberg (1936–2021).7
Acceptance and commitment therapy versus trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy: A comparative study of the effects on the posttraumatic stress symptoms of female Afghan adolescents.7
Supplemental Material for Effectiveness of Youth Psychotherapy Delivered Remotely: A Meta-Analysis7
Supplemental Material for Atypical Child–Parent Neural Synchrony Is Linked to Negative Family Emotional Climate and Children’s Psychopathological Symptoms7
To reduce editor bias and increase diversity and transparency, editors must be motivated: Commentary on Sharpe (2024).7
Effectiveness of youth psychotherapy delivered remotely: A meta-analysis.7
APA/APAGS Award for Distinguished Graduate Student in Professional Psychology: Sarah C. Leighton.7
Supplemental Material for What Is Unique About Acceptance and Correction of Misinformation? Insights From Work on Attitudes, Persuasion, and Beyond7
Provenance by Lyle Rushing7
The Long Wait by Lisa Jacobs7
Pathways to queer thriving in an LGBTQ+ intergenerational community.7
International Humanitarian Award: Bhava Nath Poudyal.7
International Humanitarian Award.7
A Grand Welcome for the Outsider by Grace Lynne Haynes7
Island Sovereign by Theodore Walker Robinson7
Racism exposure and trauma accumulation perpetuate pain inequities—advocating for change (RESTORATIVE): A conceptual model.6
Ethical applications of digital community-based research with Black immigrant and refugee youth and families.6
“And they are still the guardians of these sacred waters …”: Land as a process of reconciliation.6
Emotion regulation strategies and psychological health across cultures.6
Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology: Dylan G. Gee.6
APF Gold Medal Award for Impact in Psychology: Robert D. Enright.6
A cultural script for suicide among White men in the Mountain West Region of the United States.6
Loneliness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review with meta-analysis.6
Some closure on exposure—Realigning the perspective on trauma treatment and finding a pathway forward: Reply to Brown (2024) and Najavits (2024).6
Psychologists return to the first question of Western philosophy.6
Expanding the role of justice in secondary research using digital psychological data.6
Knowledge and intelligence: Reply to Oswald et al. (2023) and Sternberg (2023).6
APF Gold Medal Award for Impact in Psychology: Mark L. Hatzenbuehler.6
Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: Lisa Feldman Barrett.6
Robert Sommer (1929–2021).6
Does risk perception motivate preventive behavior during a pandemic? A longitudinal study in the United States and China.6
The social determinants of resilience: A conceptual framework to integrate psychological and policy research.6
The Faceless by Jane Zich6
La Luna Como un Garbanzo (The Moon as a Chickpea) by Marcia Salas6
Frank L. Schmidt (1944–2021).6
Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology: Keely A. Muscatell.6
Responses to political partisans are shaped by a COVID-19-sensitive disease avoidance psychology: A longitudinal investigation of functional flexibility.6
Internalization of weight bias and stigma: Scientific challenges and opportunities.5
Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: Michael S. Fanselow.5
A review of general cognitive-behavioral programs in English and Welsh prisons and probation services: Three decades of quasi-experimental evaluations.5
The (post)colonial predicament in community mental health services for American Indians: Explorations in alter-Native psy-ence.5
A historic apology: The American Psychological Association’s commitment to dismantling systemic racism and advancing racial equity in psychology.5
On definition and description in psychopathology: Reply to Widiger et al. (2023).5
Using psychological science to understand and fight health misinformation: An APA consensus statement.5
Duane Schultz (1934–2023).5
The meditation app revolution.5
Supplemental Material for Gender Disparities in Authorship of Invited Submissions in High-Impact Psychology Journals5
Demographics and clinical characteristics of patients of prescribing psychologists, psychiatrists, and primary care physicians.5
Intersectionality is not a footnote: Commentary on Roberts and Rizzo (2021).5
Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology: Kathleen M. Pike.5
Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology: Judith L. Gibbons.5
Supplemental Material for A Randomized Wait-List Controlled Trial of Men in Mind: Enhancing Mental Health Practitioners’ Self-Rated Clinical Competencies to Work With Men5
Supplemental Material for Assessing the Safety and Efficacy of Prescribing Psychologists in New Mexico and Louisiana4
Jean Maria Arrigo (1944–2024).4
Supplemental Material for The Misperception of Organizational Racial Progress Toward Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion4
Herbert J. Greenwald (1929–2024).4
James “Jim” C. Coyne (1947–2024).4
Socioeconomic disparities and neuroplasticity: Moving toward adaptation, intersectionality, and inclusion.4
Supplemental Material for Purpose in Life: A Resolution on the Definition, Conceptual Model, and Optimal Measurement4
Overcoming the streetlight effect: Shining light on the foundations of learning and development in early childhood.4
Philip G. Zimbardo (1933–2024).4
Supplemental Material for Replicating and Extending Sengupta et al. (2023): Contact Predicts No Within-Person Longitudinal Outgroup-Bias Change4
Ron E. Franco Durán (1963–2022).4
Dismantling racism through partnership with resettled refugee communities.4
Heat on the brain: The impacts of rising temperatures on psychiatric functioning, potential causes, and related compounding factors.4
Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology.4
Supplemental Material for A Person-Centered Approach to Capture Health Disparities and Multidimensional Impact of COVID-Related Stressors4
Supplemental Material for No Client Left Behind: A Meta-Analysis of Premature Termination From Psychotherapy in U.S. Service Members and Veterans4
Supplemental Material for Active Exploration of Faces in Police Lineups Increases Discrimination Accuracy4
Guidelines for psychological practice for people with low-income and economic marginalization: Executive summary.4
Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: BJ Casey.4
Opening editorial 2022.4
A generalizable framework for assessing the role of emotion during choice.4
Why citation accuracy matters in psychological science: A commentary on Marcus et al. (2025) and call to the field.4
Sankofa by Mahmood Ayobami Babalola4
Supplemental Material for The Associations Among Racial Discrimination, Pubertal Timing, Neighborhoods, and Mental Health Among U.S. Mexican Boys4
Ravenna M. Helson (1925–2020).4
Supplemental Material for Broadening the Evidentiary Basis for Clinical Practice Guidelines: Recommendations From Qualitative Psychotherapy Researchers3
Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology: Brian A. Anderson.3
Racial justice allyship requires civil courage: A behavioral prescription for moral growth and change.3
Warren K. Bickel (1956–2024).3
Dehumanization risks associated with artificial intelligence use.3
How psychologists can help achieve equity in health care—advancing innovative partnerships and models of care delivery: Introduction to the special issue.3
Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology.3
Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Institutional Practice: Sharon L. Mitchell.3
Violence and aggression against educators and school personnel, retention, stress, and training needs: National survey results.3
Measuring gender in elementary school-aged children in the United States: Promising practices and barriers to moving beyond the binary.3
Acknowledgment of Ad Hoc Reviewers3
APA/APAGS Award for Distinguished Graduate Student in Professional Psychology.3
What counts as good science? How the battle for methodological legitimacy affects public psychology.3
A decolonial and liberation lens to social justice research: Upholding promises for diverse, inclusive, and equitable psychological science.3
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