Avril Thorne

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Avril Thorne is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Social Psychology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Avril Thorne has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 16 papers in Social Psychology and 13 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Avril Thorne's work include Identity, Memory, and Therapy (16 papers), Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (9 papers) and Family Support in Illness (7 papers). Avril Thorne is often cited by papers focused on Identity, Memory, and Therapy (16 papers), Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (9 papers) and Family Support in Illness (7 papers). Avril Thorne collaborates with scholars based in United States and Netherlands. Avril Thorne's co-authors include Stephen J. Freeman, Lloyd Sloan, Robert B. Cialdini, Richard J. Borden, Kate C. McLean, Neill Korobov, Elizabeth M. Morgan, Enrico E. Jones, Jack Block and Eileen L. Zurbriggen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Child Development and Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Avril Thorne

37 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Basking in reflected glory: Three (football) field studies. 1976 2026 1992 2009 1976 500 1000 1.5k
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. Basking in reflected glory: Three (football) field studies.
    1976 1.6k citations Avril Thorne et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Avril Thorne United States 21 1.6k 1.0k 769 755 496 38 3.1k
Lynn E. McCutcheon United States 22 1.5k 1.0× 1.2k 1.2× 254 0.3× 832 1.1× 1.1k 2.2× 112 4.2k
Constantine Sedikides United Kingdom 23 1.2k 0.7× 1.9k 1.8× 217 0.3× 483 0.6× 635 1.3× 65 3.0k
Judith A. Howard United States 23 1.4k 0.9× 797 0.8× 173 0.2× 536 0.7× 386 0.8× 60 3.0k
E. Tory Higgins United States 19 1.5k 1.0× 1.6k 1.6× 394 0.5× 200 0.3× 576 1.2× 35 3.9k
Richard P. Eibach Canada 27 1.5k 0.9× 1.3k 1.3× 303 0.4× 645 0.9× 393 0.8× 54 3.1k
J. Aronson United States 2 2.7k 1.7× 1.5k 1.5× 318 0.4× 1.1k 1.4× 450 0.9× 2 5.0k
Penelope Lockwood Canada 20 1.7k 1.1× 1.6k 1.6× 206 0.3× 599 0.8× 579 1.2× 43 4.3k
Myron Rothbart United States 27 2.6k 1.6× 1.9k 1.8× 402 0.5× 485 0.6× 240 0.5× 47 4.0k
Melvin Manis United States 29 1.7k 1.1× 1.4k 1.4× 190 0.2× 513 0.7× 743 1.5× 61 3.8k
Sheri R. Levy United States 36 2.4k 1.5× 2.2k 2.1× 255 0.3× 557 0.7× 496 1.0× 91 4.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Avril Thorne

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Avril Thorne

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thorne, Avril, Julie Pham, Tal Shany‐Ur, et al.. (2015). Neural substrates of spontaneous narrative production in focal neurodegenerative disease. Neuropsychologia. 79(Pt A). 158–171. 15 indexed citations
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Thorne, Avril, et al.. (2014). “So it’s like, do you like Jeff a lot or, I mean…”. Emerging Adulthood. 2(4). 294–303. 6 indexed citations
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Norona, Jerika C., et al.. (2013). Patterns of Intimacy and Distancing as Young Women (and Men) Friends Exchange Stories of Romantic Relationships. Sex Roles. 68(7-8). 439–453. 8 indexed citations
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Amsel, Eric, Jay N. Giedd, Laurence Steinberg, et al.. (2011). Adolescent Vulnerabilities and Opportunities. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 13 indexed citations
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Nelson, Paul A., Avril Thorne, & Lauren A. Spies Shapiro. (2011). I'm Outgoing and She's Reserved: The Reciprocal Dynamics of Personality in Close Friendships in Young Adulthood. Journal of Personality. 79(5). 1113–1148. 20 indexed citations
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Morgan, Elizabeth M., Avril Thorne, & Eileen L. Zurbriggen. (2010). A longitudinal study of conversations with parents about sex and dating during college.. Developmental Psychology. 46(1). 139–150. 62 indexed citations
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Thorne, Avril, et al.. (2009). Caught in the act: How extraverted and introverted friends communally cope with being recorded. Journal of Research in Personality. 43(4). 634–642. 9 indexed citations
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Korobov, Neill & Avril Thorne. (2009). The Negotiation of Compulsory Romance in Young Women Friends' Stories about Romantic Heterosexual Experiences. Feminism & Psychology. 19(1). 49–70. 19 indexed citations
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Thorne, Avril, Neill Korobov, & Elizabeth M. Morgan. (2007). Channeling identity: A study of storytelling in conversations between introverted and extraverted friends. Journal of Research in Personality. 41(5). 1008–1031. 23 indexed citations
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Thorne, Avril, et al.. (2004). When Remembering Is Not Enough: Reflecting on Self‐Defining Memories in Late Adolescence. Journal of Personality. 72(3). 513–542. 160 indexed citations
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Thorne, Avril. (2004). Putting the Person into Social Identity. Human Development. 47(6). 361–365. 68 indexed citations
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McLean, Kate C. & Avril Thorne. (2003). Late adolescents' self-defining memories about relationships.. Developmental Psychology. 39(4). 635–645. 214 indexed citations
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Thorne, Avril, Charles P. Thompson, John J. Skowronski, Steen F. Larsen, & Andrew L. Betz. (1998). Using What to Remember When: Studies of 450 Daily Diaries. The American Journal of Psychology. 111(3). 480–480. 2 indexed citations
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Thorne, Avril, et al.. (1996). Situating Adolescent Gender and Self-Esteem with Personal Memories. Child Development. 67(4). 1374–1374. 22 indexed citations
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Thorne, Avril. (1995). Developmental Truths in Memories of Childhood and Adolescence. Journal of Personality. 63(2). 139–163. 50 indexed citations
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Thorne, Avril. (1991). Portraits of Type: An MBTI Research Compendium. 25 indexed citations
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Jones, Enrico E. & Avril Thorne. (1987). Rediscovery of the subject: Intercultural approaches to clinical assessment.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 55(4). 488–495. 44 indexed citations
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Thorne, Avril. (1987). The press of personality: A study of conversations between introverts and extraverts.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 53(4). 718–726. 14 indexed citations
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Thorne, Avril. (1985). In the shadow of the past: Psychology portrays the sexes. Women s Studies International Forum. 8(6). 652–653. 53 indexed citations
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Block, Jack, Daniel S. Weiss, & Avril Thorne. (1979). How relevant is a semantic similarity interpretation of personality ratings?. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 37(6). 1055–1074. 4 indexed citations

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