Alexander J. Rothman

22.1k total citations · 7 hit papers
201 papers, 14.8k citations indexed

About

Alexander J. Rothman is a scholar working on Applied Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander J. Rothman has authored 201 papers receiving a total of 14.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 117 papers in Applied Psychology, 50 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 45 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Alexander J. Rothman's work include Behavioral Health and Interventions (111 papers), Media Influence and Health (33 papers) and Eating Disorders and Behaviors (27 papers). Alexander J. Rothman is often cited by papers focused on Behavioral Health and Interventions (111 papers), Media Influence and Health (33 papers) and Eating Disorders and Behaviors (27 papers). Alexander J. Rothman collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Alexander J. Rothman's co-authors include Peter Salovey, Jerusha B. Detweiler, Neil D. Weinstein, Wayne T. Steward, Robert W. Jeffery, Stephen Sutton, William M. P. Klein, Gretchen B. Chapman, Austin S. Baldwin and Julie Leask and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychological Bulletin and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Alexander J. Rothman

195 papers receiving 13.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Shaping perceptions to motivate healthy behavior: The role of message framing.

1997 1.4k citations Alexander J. Rothman, Peter Salovey Psychological Bulletin profile →
Increasing Vaccination: Putting Psychological Science Into Action

2017 771 citations Alexander J. Rothman et al. profile →
Toward a theory-based analysis of behavioral maintenance.

2000 577 citations Alexander J. Rothman Health Psychology profile →
The Strategic Use of Gain- and Loss-Framed Messages to Promote Healthy Behavior: How Theory Can Inform Practice

2006 544 citations Alexander J. Rothman, Peter Salovey et al. profile →
Emotional states and physical health.

2000 513 citations Peter Salovey, Alexander J. Rothman et al. American Psychologist profile →
Behavior Change Techniques and Their Mechanisms of Action: A Synthesis of Links Described in Published Intervention Literature

2018 417 citations Rachel Carey, Marie Johnston et al. Annals of Behavioral Medicine profile →
NIH working group report: Innovative research to improve maintenance of weight loss

2014 408 citations Alexander J. Rothman et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Alexander J. Rothman	6.0k	3.8k	2.8k	2.5k	2.4k	201	14.8k
Meg Gerrard	4.8k 0.8×	5.2k 1.4×	3.0k 1.0×	4.6k 1.8×	2.5k 1.0×	202	16.1k
Neil D. Weinstein	7.8k 1.3×	6.7k 1.8×	3.4k 1.2×	2.0k 0.8×	2.8k 1.2×	98	21.8k
Seth M. Noar	4.3k 0.7×	3.2k 0.8×	5.1k 1.8×	1.8k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	249	13.9k
Paschal Sheeran	10.7k 1.8×	6.5k 1.7×	3.3k 1.2×	3.4k 1.4×	4.4k 1.8×	201	22.9k
William M. P. Klein	4.0k 0.7×	3.6k 0.9×	2.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	1.7k 0.7×	257	11.8k
Victor J. Strecher	4.2k 0.7×	2.2k 0.6×	5.7k 2.0×	2.0k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	137	15.6k
Gerjo Kok	2.9k 0.5×	2.9k 0.8×	4.7k 1.7×	2.4k 1.0×	1.4k 0.6×	355	14.3k
Hein de Vries	6.1k 1.0×	2.4k 0.6×	5.3k 1.9×	2.0k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	559	17.2k
Matthew W. Kreuter	3.1k 0.5×	3.5k 0.9×	7.1k 2.5×	1.8k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	198	18.5k
Sheina Orbell	4.9k 0.8×	3.0k 0.8×	2.3k 0.8×	1.8k 0.7×	1.9k 0.8×	123	11.5k

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Sheeran, Paschal, et al.. (2025). Are we making progress? Testing whether interventions to promote key health behaviors improved over the past 30 years. Social Science & Medicine. 383. 118484–118484.

Berli, Corina, Karoline Villinger, Gertraud Stadler, et al.. (2025). Compendium of dyadic behavior change techniques v2.0: results from a Delphi study. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 59(1). 1 indexed citations

Rothman, Alexander J., et al.. (2024). Mapping the integration of adult friends into the study of close relationships and health. Personal Relationships. 32(1).

Standen, Erin C., Alexander J. Rothman, & Traci Mann. (2024). Consequences of receiving weight-related advice from a healthcare provider: Understanding the varied experiences of people with higher weight. Social Science & Medicine. 347. 116784–116784. 4 indexed citations

Rothman, Alexander J., et al.. (2024). How affective and instrumental physical activity outcomes are associated with motivation, intentions, and engagement in subsequent behavior. Psychology of sport and exercise. 76. 102751–102751. 1 indexed citations

Standen, Erin C. & Alexander J. Rothman. (2023). Capitalizing on the potential of mobile health applications as behavioral interventions: A research agenda for calorie‐tracking and activity‐tracking applications. Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 17(3). 3 indexed citations

Joyal‐Desmarais, Keven, et al.. (2022). Appealing to motivation to change attitudes, intentions, and behavior: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 702 experimental tests of the effects of motivational message matching on persuasion.. Psychological Bulletin. 148(7-8). 465–517. 36 indexed citations

Dunton, Genevieve F., Adam M. Leventhal, Amanda L. Rebar, et al.. (2022). Towards consensus in conceptualizing and operationalizing physical activity maintenance. Psychology of sport and exercise. 61. 102214–102214. 35 indexed citations

Suls, Jerry, Alexander J. Rothman, & Karina W. Davidson. (2021). Now is the time to assess the effects of open science practiceswith randomized control trials.. American Psychologist. 77(3). 467–475. 8 indexed citations

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Johnston, Marie, Rachel Carey, Lauren Connell Bohlen, et al.. (2020). Development of an online tool for linking behavior change techniques and mechanisms of action based on triangulation of findings from literature synthesis and expert consensus. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 11(5). 1049–1065. 139 indexed citations

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Bohlen, Lauren Connell, Susan Michie, Marijn de Bruin, et al.. (2020). Do Combinations of Behavior Change Techniques That Occur Frequently in Interventions Reflect Underlying Theory?. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 54(11). 827–842. 36 indexed citations

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Rothman, Alexander J., et al.. (2020). What’s said in a subject line? Framing the email subject lines in health messages sent to university students. Journal of American College Health. 70(2). 446–452. 2 indexed citations

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Kwaśnicka, Dominika, Gill A. ten Hoor, Anne van Dongen, et al.. (2020). Promoting scientific integrity through open science in health psychology: results of the Synergy Expert Meeting of the European health psychology society. Health Psychology Review. 15(3). 333–349. 14 indexed citations

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Davidson, Karina W., Jazmin N. Mogavero, & Alexander J. Rothman. (2020). Using early phase studies to advance intervention research: The science of behavior change.. Health Psychology. 39(9). 731–735. 7 indexed citations

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Klein, William M. P., Alexander J. Rothman, & Jerry Suls. (2020). Bridging Behavioral Science with Cancer Prevention and Control: Contributions of an NCI Working Group (2009–2019). Cancer Prevention Research. 13(4). 337–342. 1 indexed citations

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Sniehotta, Falko F., Elizabeth H. Evans, Kirby Sainsbury, et al.. (2019). Behavioural intervention for weight loss maintenance versus standard weight advice in adults with obesity: A randomised controlled trial in the UK (NULevel Trial). PLoS Medicine. 16(5). e1002793–e1002793. 41 indexed citations

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Klein, William M. P., James A. Shepperd, Jerry Suls, Alexander J. Rothman, & Robert T. Croyle. (2014). Realizing the Promise of Social\nPsychology in Improving Public Health. Insecta mundi. 30 indexed citations

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Updegraff, John A. & Alexander J. Rothman. (2013). Health Message Framing: Moderators, Mediators, and Mysteries. Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 7(9). 668–679. 93 indexed citations

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Oishi, Shigehiro, Alexander J. Rothman, Mark Snyder, et al.. (2007). The socioecological model of procommunity action: The benefits of residential stability.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 93(5). 831–844. 88 indexed citations

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Salovey, Peter & Alexander J. Rothman. (2003). Social psychology of health : key readings. Psychology Press eBooks. 9 indexed citations

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