Allison Master

4.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
32 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Allison Master is a scholar working on Safety Research, Education and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Allison Master has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Safety Research, 12 papers in Education and 11 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Allison Master's work include Career Development and Diversity (11 papers), Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (9 papers) and Gender and Technology in Education (9 papers). Allison Master is often cited by papers focused on Career Development and Diversity (11 papers), Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (9 papers) and Gender and Technology in Education (9 papers). Allison Master collaborates with scholars based in United States, Czechia and Israel. Allison Master's co-authors include Andrew N. Meltzoff, Sapna Cheryan, Nancy H. Apfel, Geoffrey L. Cohen, Julio Garcia, Carol S. Dweck, Gregory M. Walton, Dave Paunesku, James J. Gross and Carissa Romero and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Allison Master

27 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Reducing the Racial Achievement Gap: A Social-Psychologic... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 2015 2015 2017 2021 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Reducing the Racial Achievement Gap: A Social-Psychological Intervention
    2006 692 citations Geoffrey L. Cohen, Julio Garcia et al. Science profile →
  2. Cultural stereotypes as gatekeepers: increasing girls’ interest in computer science and engineering by diversifying stereotypes
    2015 392 citations Sapna Cheryan, Allison Master et al. Frontiers in Psychology profile →
  3. Computing whether she belongs: Stereotypes undermine girls’ interest and sense of belonging in computer science.
    2015 333 citations Allison Master, Sapna Cheryan et al. profile →
  4. Programming experience promotes higher STEM motivation among first-grade girls
    2017 224 citations Allison Master, Sapna Cheryan et al. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology profile →
  5. Gender stereotypes about interests start early and cause gender disparities in computer science and engineering
    2021 159 citations Allison Master, Andrew N. Meltzoff et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Allison Master United States 19 1.1k 842 821 761 643 32 3.0k
Jessica L. Degol United States 16 1.9k 1.8× 933 1.1× 983 1.2× 926 1.2× 361 0.6× 20 3.4k
Catherine Good United States 11 1.4k 1.4× 1.7k 2.0× 1.9k 2.3× 803 1.1× 1.4k 2.1× 15 4.4k
Mingming Zhou Macao 23 975 0.9× 842 1.0× 383 0.5× 131 0.2× 493 0.8× 61 2.6k
Elizabeth A. Canning United States 23 1.1k 1.0× 882 1.0× 914 1.1× 521 0.7× 290 0.5× 39 2.3k
Ellen L. Usher United States 30 3.1k 2.9× 1.9k 2.2× 1.4k 1.7× 753 1.0× 453 0.7× 74 5.6k
Meera Komarraju United States 20 1.1k 1.1× 1.2k 1.4× 748 0.9× 329 0.4× 434 0.7× 29 3.0k
Amanda M. Durik United States 25 1.3k 1.2× 1.3k 1.6× 1.7k 2.0× 442 0.6× 297 0.5× 43 3.1k
Barbara A. Greene United States 26 2.3k 2.2× 1.5k 1.7× 1.4k 1.7× 608 0.8× 374 0.6× 58 4.5k
Patrick Ian Armstrong United States 23 580 0.6× 536 0.6× 593 0.7× 714 0.9× 382 0.6× 40 1.9k
Barbara Schober Austria 27 1.1k 1.0× 759 0.9× 609 0.7× 147 0.2× 270 0.4× 88 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Allison Master

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Allison Master

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All Works

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Fan, Weihua, et al.. (2024). Student engagement, school involvement, and transfer student success. Contemporary Educational Psychology. 79. 102322–102322.
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Master, Allison, et al.. (2024). Causes and consequences of stereotypes: interest stereotypes reduce adolescent girls’ motivation to enroll in computer science classes. Journal of Research on Technology in Education. 57(1). 56–83. 3 indexed citations
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Meltzoff, Andrew N., et al.. (2024). Longitudinal stability and change across a year in children’s gender stereotypes about four different STEM fields.. Developmental Psychology. 60(6). 1109–1130. 5 indexed citations
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Master, Allison, et al.. (2024). Perceptions of Academic Performance, Impairment, and Mental Health in University Students With and Without ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders. 28(14). 1746–1759.
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Fan, Weihua, et al.. (2023). Achievement emotions predict transfer student academic success. Social Psychology of Education. 27(4). 1481–1508. 2 indexed citations
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Master, Allison, et al.. (2023). Gender equity and motivational readiness for computational thinking in early childhood. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 64. 242–254. 14 indexed citations
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Master, Allison. (2021). Gender Stereotypes Influence Children’s STEM Motivation. Child Development Perspectives. 15(3). 203–210. 73 indexed citations
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Master, Allison, Andrew N. Meltzoff, & Sapna Cheryan. (2021). Gender stereotypes about interests start early and cause gender disparities in computer science and engineering. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(48). 159 indexed citations breakdown →
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Master, Allison & Andrew N. Meltzoff. (2020). Cultural Stereotypes and Sense of Belonging Contribute to Gender Gaps in STEM.. International Journal of Gender, Science, and Technology. 12(1). 152–198. 106 indexed citations
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Goyer, J. Parker, Geoffrey L. Cohen, Jonathan Cook, et al.. (2019). Targeted identity-safety interventions cause lasting reductions in discipline citations among negatively stereotyped boys.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 117(2). 229–259. 39 indexed citations
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Master, Allison, et al.. (2017). Programming experience promotes higher STEM motivation among first-grade girls. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 160. 92–106. 224 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cheryan, Sapna, Allison Master, & Andrew N. Meltzoff. (2015). Cultural stereotypes as gatekeepers: increasing girls’ interest in computer science and engineering by diversifying stereotypes. Frontiers in Psychology. 6. 49–49. 392 indexed citations breakdown →
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Master, Allison, Sapna Cheryan, & Andrew N. Meltzoff. (2014). Reducing adolescent girls’ concerns about STEM stereotypes: When do female teachers matter?. International Review of Social Psychology. 27(3). 79–102. 24 indexed citations
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Romero, Carissa, Allison Master, Dave Paunesku, Carol S. Dweck, & James J. Gross. (2014). Academic and emotional functioning in middle school: The role of implicit theories.. Emotion. 14(2). 227–234. 232 indexed citations
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Bryan, Christopher J., Allison Master, & Gregory M. Walton. (2014). “Helping” Versus “Being a Helper”: Invoking the Self to Increase Helping in Young Children. Child Development. 85(5). 1836–1842. 86 indexed citations
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Yeager, David S., Valerie Purdie‐Vaughns, Julio Garcia, et al.. (2013). Breaking the cycle of mistrust: Wise interventions to provide critical feedback across the racial divide.. Journal of Experimental Psychology General. 143(2). 804–824. 229 indexed citations
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Master, Allison, Ellen M. Markman, & Carol S. Dweck. (2012). Thinking in Categories or Along a Continuum: Consequences for Children’s Social Judgments. Child Development. 83(4). 1145–1163. 29 indexed citations
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Master, Allison & Gregory M. Walton. (2012). Minimal Groups Increase Young Children's Motivation and Learning on Group-Relevant Tasks. Child Development. 84(2). 737–751. 35 indexed citations
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Cohen, Geoffrey L., Julio Garcia, Nancy H. Apfel, & Allison Master. (2006). Reducing the Racial Achievement Gap: A Social-Psychological Intervention. Science. 313(5791). 1307–1310. 692 indexed citations breakdown →

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