Standout Papers

The Belief in a Just World: A Fundamental Delusion. 1966 2026 1986 2006 1.6k
  1. The Belief in a Just World: A Fundamental Delusion. (1982)
    V. Lee Hamilton, Melvin J. Lerner Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews
  2. Just world research and the attribution process: Looking back and ahead. (1978)
    Melvin J. Lerner, Dale T. Miller Psychological Bulletin
  3. Observer's reaction to the "innocent victim": Compassion or rejection? (1966)
    Melvin J. Lerner, Carolyn H. Simmons Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  4. The justice motive: Some hypotheses as to its origins and forms1 (1977)
    Melvin J. Lerner Journal of Personality
  5. Reactions to suffering of others under conditions of indirect responsibility. (1967)
    Melvin J. Lerner et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Immediate Impact

8 by Nobel laureates 4 from Science/Nature 97 standout
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Works of Melvin J. Lerner being referenced

The Belief in a Just World: A Fundamental Delusion.
1982 Standout
Just world research and the attribution process: Looking back and ahead.
1978
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Melvin J. Lerner 3814 2552 876 1262 57 6.2k
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J. Nicole Shelton 5439 2621 1195 560 45 6.9k
Lawrence Kohlberg 2702 2397 1637 1969 83 10.3k
Rodolfo Mendoza‐Denton 2738 2361 1213 513 64 5.2k
Jennifer A. Richeson 6165 3522 866 1309 107 8.5k
Colin Wayne Leach 5293 3897 714 1434 69 7.2k
Martijn van Zomeren 5978 3207 492 918 111 7.5k

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