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Most cited papers in Cultural Differences and Values

What are the most cited papers in Cultural Differences and Values?

The most cited paper in Cultural Differences and Values is "The moderator-mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations." (Reuben M. Baron, David A. Kenny, 1986), with 72,222 citations. Next come "Culture and the Self: Implications for Cognition, Emotion, and Motivation" (21,129) and "Social Cognitive Theory: An Agentic Perspective" (15,325).

Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 2,425 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 The moderator-mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations. Reuben M. Baron, David A. Kenny · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 1986 72,222
2 Culture and the Self: Implications for Cognition, Emotion, and Motivation Hazel Rose Markus, Shinobu Kitayama · Psychological Review Apr 1991 21,129
3 Social Cognitive Theory: An Agentic Perspective Albert Bandura · Annual Review of Psychology Review Feb 2001 15,325
4 Universals in the Content and Structure of Values: Theoretical Advances and Empirical Tests in 20 Countries Shalom H. Schwartz · Advances in experimental social psychology Book chapter 1992 14,493
5 Observational Study of Behavior: Sampling Methods Jeanne Altmann · Behaviour 1974 14,015
6 The Social Identity Theory of Intergroup Behavior Henri Tajfel, John C. Turner · Political Psychology Book chapter 9 Jan 2004 13,549
7 The weirdest people in the world? Joseph Henrich, Steven J. Heine, Ara Norenzayan · Behavioral and Brain Sciences Jun 2010 12,508
8 A meta-analytic test of intergroup contact theory. Thomas Fraser Pettigrew, Linda R. Tropp · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 2006 8,946
9 Measuring individual differences in implicit cognition: The implicit association test. Anthony G. Greenwald, Debbie E. McGhee, Jordan L. K. Schwartz · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 1998 8,378
10 Stereotype threat and the intellectual test performance of African Americans. Claude M. Steele, J. Aronson · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Nov 1995 8,163
11 Immigration, Acculturation, and Adaptation John W. Berry · Applied Psychology 1997 7,597
12 Features of similarity. Amos Tversky · Psychological Review Jul 1977 7,354
13 The Psychology of Attitudes Dipankar Chakravarti, Alice H. Eagly, Shelly Chaiken · Journal of Marketing Research May 1997 7,186
14 Dimensionalizing Cultures: The Hofstede Model in Context Geert H. Hofstede · Online Readings in Psychology and Culture Open access Dec 2011 7,167
15 The Influence of Culture, Community, and the Nested‐Self in the Stress Process: Advancing Conservation of Resources Theory Stevan E. Hobfoll · Applied Psychology Jul 2001 7,033
16 A model of (often mixed) stereotype content: Competence and warmth respectively follow from perceived status and competition. Susan T. Fiske, Amy J. C. Cuddy, Peter Glick et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Jun 2002 6,946
17 A Protection Motivation Theory of Fear Appeals and Attitude Change1 Ronald W. Rogers · The Journal of Psychology Sep 1975 6,821
18 Construal-level theory of psychological distance. Yaacov Trope, Nira Liberman · Psychological Review Open access 2010 6,585
19 INTERGROUP CONTACT THEORY Thomas Fraser Pettigrew · Annual Review of Psychology Review Feb 1998 5,990
20 Are There Universal Aspects in the Structure and Contents of Human Values? Shalom H. Schwartz · Journal of Social Issues 1994 5,813
21 Rethinking individualism and collectivism: Evaluation of theoretical assumptions and meta-analyses. Daphna Oyserman, Heather M. Coon, Markus Kemmelmeier · Psychological Bulletin 2002 5,762
22 Social categorization and intergroup behaviour Henri Tajfel, M. G. Billig, R. P. Bundy et al. · European Journal of Social Psychology Apr 1971 5,603
23 Normative Influences on Altruism Shalom H. Schwartz · Advances in experimental social psychology Book chapter 1977 5,247
24 Using social and behavioural science to support COVID-19 pandemic response Jay Joseph Van Bavel et al. · Nature Human Behaviour Open access 30 Apr 2020 5,135
25 The Social Self: On Being the Same and Different at the Same Time Marilynn B. Brewer · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin Oct 1991 5,110
26 Social dominance orientation: A personality variable predicting social and political attitudes. Felicia Pratto, Jim Sidanius, Lisa M. Stallworth et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Open access Oct 1994 4,836
27 Liberals and conservatives rely on different sets of moral foundations. Jesse Graham, Jonathan Haidt, Brian A. Nosek · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 20 Apr 2009 4,676
28 Universal dimensions of social cognition: warmth and competence Susan T. Fiske, Amy J. C. Cuddy, Peter Glick · Trends in Cognitive Sciences Review 23 Dec 2006 4,618
29 Biased assimilation and attitude polarization: The effects of prior theories on subsequently considered evidence. Charles G. Lord, Lee D. Ross, Mark R. Lepper · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Nov 1979 4,505
30 Beyond pleasure and pain. E. Tory Higgins · American Psychologist 1997 4,363
31 Nature and Operation of Attitudes Icek Ajzen · Annual Review of Psychology Review Feb 2001 4,307
32 Culture and systems of thought: Holistic versus analytic cognition. Richard E. Nisbett, Kaiping Peng, Incheol Choi et al. · Psychological Review Apr 2001 4,281
33 An Overview of the Schwartz Theory of Basic Values Shalom H. Schwartz · Online Readings in Psychology and Culture Open access Dec 2012 4,113
34 On the social psychology of the psychological experiment: With particular reference to demand characteristics and their implications. Martin T. Orne · American Psychologist Nov 1962 4,074
35 Dimensions of Brand Personality Jennifer Lynn Aaker · Journal of Marketing Research Aug 1997 4,012
36 Personality trait structure as a human universal. Robert R. McCrae, Paul T. Costa · American Psychologist May 1997 3,920
37 Putting the fear back into fear appeals: The extended parallel process model Kim Witte · Communication Monographs Dec 1992 3,918
38 Patterns of cognitive appraisal in emotion. Craig A. Smith, Phoebe C. Ellsworth · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 1985 3,889
39 Moral Identity and Developmental Theory Daniel K. Lapsley · Human Development Open access 2015 3,826
40 A general multilevel SEM framework for assessing multilevel mediation. Kristopher J. Preacher, Michael James Zyphur, Zhen Zhang · Psychological Methods 2010 3,805
41 Acculturation: Living successfully in two cultures John W. Berry · International Journal of Intercultural Relations 18 Oct 2005 3,640
42 The unbearable automaticity of being. John A. Bargh, Tanya L. Chartrand · American Psychologist Jul 1999 3,636
43 The Measurement of Independent and Interdependent Self-Construals Theodore M. Singelis · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin Oct 1994 3,620
44 Toward a universal psychological structure of human values. Shalom H. Schwartz, Wolfgang Bilsky · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Sep 1987 3,598
45 Social Identity and Self-Categorization Processes in Organizational Contexts Michael A. Hogg, Deborah J. Terry · Academy of Management Review 2000 3,529
46 The Psychology of Prejudice: Ingroup Love and Outgroup Hate? Marilynn B. Brewer · Journal of Social Issues 1999 3,502
47 Personality, Culture, and Subjective Well-Being: Emotional and Cognitive Evaluations of Life Ed Diener, Shigehiro Oishi, Richard E. Lucas · Annual Review of Psychology Review 23 Dec 2002 3,454
48 From Acts To Dispositions The Attribution Process In Person Perception EDWARD E. JONES, Keith E. Davis · Advances in experimental social psychology Book chapter 1965 3,450
49 Most people are not WEIRD Joseph Henrich, Steven J. Heine, Ara Norenzayan · Nature 29 Jun 2010 3,429
50 Who is this "We"? Levels of collective identity and self representations. Marilynn B. Brewer, Wendi L. Gardner · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Jul 1996 3,421

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