Brad J. Bushman

43.2k total citations · 13 hit papers
285 papers, 28.1k citations indexed

About

Brad J. Bushman is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brad J. Bushman has authored 285 papers receiving a total of 28.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 172 papers in Social Psychology, 108 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 83 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Brad J. Bushman's work include Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (118 papers), Media Influence and Health (61 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (41 papers). Brad J. Bushman is often cited by papers focused on Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (118 papers), Media Influence and Health (61 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (41 papers). Brad J. Bushman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and France. Brad J. Bushman's co-authors include Craig A. Anderson, Roy F. Baumeister, W. Keith Campbell, C. Nathan DeWall, Angelica M. Bonacci, Sara Konrath, L. Rowell Huesmann, Helen Cooper, Sander Thomaes and Julie J. Exline and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and Psychological Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Brad J. Bushman

279 papers receiving 25.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Human Aggression

2002 2.5k citations Craig A. Anderson, Brad J. Bushman profile →
Threatened egotism, narcissism, self-esteem, and direct and displaced aggression: Does self-love or self-hate lead to violence?

1998 1.4k citations Brad J. Bushman, Roy F. Baumeister profile →
Violent video game effects on aggression, empathy, and prosocial behavior in Eastern and Western countries: A meta-analytic review.

2010 1.3k citations Craig A. Anderson, Brad J. Bushman et al. Psychological Bulletin profile →
Effects of Violent Video Games on Aggressive Behavior, Aggressive Cognition, Aggressive Affect, Physiological Arousal, and Prosocial Behavior: A Meta-Analytic Review of the Scientific Literature

2001 1.3k citations Craig A. Anderson, Brad J. Bushman Psychological Science profile →
H UMAN A GGRESSION

2002 907 citations Craig A. Anderson, Brad J. Bushman profile →
Psychological Entitlement: Interpersonal Consequences and Validation of a Self-Report Measure

2004 862 citations Brad J. Bushman et al. profile →
Egos Inflating Over Time: A Cross‐Temporal Meta‐Analysis of the Narcissistic Personality Inventory

2008 657 citations Sara Konrath, Brad J. Bushman et al. Journal of Personality profile →
Effects of alcohol on human aggression: An intergrative research review.

1990 568 citations Brad J. Bushman et al. Psychological Bulletin profile →
Is it time to pull the plug on hostile versus instrumental aggression dichotomy?

2001 551 citations Brad J. Bushman, Craig A. Anderson Psychological Review profile →
Does Venting Anger Feed or Extinguish the Flame? Catharsis, Rumination, Distraction, Anger, and Aggressive Responding

2002 549 citations Brad J. Bushman profile →
The Effects of Prosocial Video Games on Prosocial Behaviors: International Evidence From Correlational, Longitudinal, and Experimental Studies

2009 452 citations Craig A. Anderson, Brad J. Bushman et al. profile →
The General Aggression Model

2017 298 citations Craig A. Anderson, Brad J. Bushman et al. Current Opinion in Psychology profile →
The link between narcissism and aggression: A meta-analytic review.

2021 133 citations Brad J. Bushman et al. Psychological Bulletin profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brad J. Bushman United States	79	14.5k	12.3k	10.4k	4.1k	3.3k	285	28.1k
Jean M. Twenge United States	89	13.0k 0.9×	11.3k 0.9×	11.6k 1.1×	4.0k 1.0×	4.8k 1.5×	177	32.2k
Craig A. Anderson United States	81	12.6k 0.9×	13.1k 1.1×	5.9k 0.6×	5.7k 1.4×	2.5k 0.7×	269	25.7k
Jeffrey Jensen Arnett United States	64	10.1k 0.7×	12.9k 1.1×	11.4k 1.1×	4.7k 1.1×	4.4k 1.3×	140	34.8k
Mark R. Leary United States	81	22.4k 1.5×	15.0k 1.2×	15.7k 1.5×	3.1k 0.7×	8.6k 2.6×	254	45.4k
Hazel Rose Markus United States	85	27.0k 1.9×	20.1k 1.6×	9.0k 0.9×	5.6k 1.4×	8.2k 2.5×	219	50.5k
Peter Salovey United States	98	25.7k 1.8×	7.9k 0.6×	13.0k 1.3×	7.0k 1.7×	7.0k 2.1×	276	45.5k
Dan P. McAdams United States	68	7.5k 0.5×	8.1k 0.7×	6.9k 0.7×	2.0k 0.5×	3.8k 1.2×	241	22.9k
Richard W. Robins United States	78	14.1k 1.0×	7.5k 0.6×	14.7k 1.4×	2.7k 0.7×	7.9k 2.4×	247	30.3k
W. Keith Campbell United States	85	10.6k 0.7×	8.8k 0.7×	14.7k 1.4×	1.4k 0.3×	4.9k 1.5×	199	25.9k
Shinobu Kitayama United States	70	24.6k 1.7×	15.1k 1.2×	6.2k 0.6×	2.8k 0.7×	6.0k 1.8×	208	37.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brad J. Bushman

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Menéndez-Blanco, María, et al.. (2025). What is robot abuse? A sociotechnical definition. Behaviour and Information Technology. 1–19. 1 indexed citations

Sterck, Elisabeth H. M., et al.. (2025). Reactions to social videos in long-tailed macaques. Animal Cognition. 28(1). 50–50.

Baumeister, Roy F. & Brad J. Bushman. (2023). Cultural Animal Theory of Political Partisan Conflict and Hostility. Psychological Inquiry. 34(1). 1–16.

Kruglanski, Arie W., Molly Ellenberg, Ewa Szumowska, et al.. (2023). Frustration–aggression hypothesis reconsidered: The role of significance quest. Aggressive Behavior. 49(5). 445–468. 29 indexed citations

Schütz, Astrid, et al.. (2022). Dominance and prestige: Meta-analytic review of experimentally induced body position effects on behavioral, self-report, and physiological dependent variables.. Psychological Bulletin. 148(1-2). 67–85. 24 indexed citations

Gabbiadini, Alessandro, Paolo Riva, Luca Andrighetto, Chiara Volpato, & Brad J. Bushman. (2021). Preliminary evidence of the effectiveness of a brief self‐control intervention on reducing the short‐term harmful consequences of violent video games on adolescents. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 52(4). 246–258. 4 indexed citations

Benjamin, Arlin James, Sven Kepes, & Brad J. Bushman. (2017). Effects of Weapons on Aggressive Thoughts, Angry Feelings, Hostile Appraisals, and Aggressive Behavior: A Meta-Analytic Review of the Weapons Effect Literature. Personality and Social Psychology Review. 22(4). 347–377. 29 indexed citations

Bushman, Brad J.. (2016). Violent media and hostile appraisals: A meta‐analytic review. Aggressive Behavior. 42(6). 605–613. 40 indexed citations

Benjamin, Arlin James & Brad J. Bushman. (2016). The weapons priming effect. Current Opinion in Psychology. 12. 45–48. 17 indexed citations

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Brummelman, Eddie, Jennifer Crocker, & Brad J. Bushman. (2016). The Praise Paradox: When and Why Praise Backfires in Children With Low Self-Esteem. Child Development Perspectives. 10(2). 111–115. 45 indexed citations

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Brummelman, Eddie, Sander Thomaes, Bram Orobio de Castro, Geertjan Overbeek, & Brad J. Bushman. (2014). “That’s Not Just Beautiful—That’s Incredibly Beautiful!”. Psychological Science. 25(3). 728–735. 72 indexed citations

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Konrath, Sara, Brian P. Meier, & Brad J. Bushman. (2014). Development and Validation of the Single Item Narcissism Scale (SINS). PLoS ONE. 9(8). e103469–e103469. 177 indexed citations

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Bushman, Brad J., et al.. (2013). Violent video games and the Supreme Court: Reply to Ferguson (2013). American Psychologist. 1 indexed citations

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Thomaes, Sander, Eddie Brummelman, Albert Reijntjes, & Brad J. Bushman. (2012). When Narcissus Was a Boy: Origins, Nature, and Consequences of Childhood Narcissism. Child Development Perspectives. 7(1). 22–26. 31 indexed citations

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Thomaes, Sander, Hedy Stegge, Tjeert Olthof, Brad J. Bushman, & John B. Nezlek. (2011). Turning shame inside-out: “humiliated fury” in young adolescents.. Emotion. 11(4). 786–793. 82 indexed citations

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Bushman, Brad J., et al.. (2009). A Review of the Effects of Violent Video Games on Children and Adolescents. Washington and Lee law review. 66(3). 1033–1051. 7 indexed citations

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Konrath, Sara, Brad J. Bushman, & Tyler Grove. (2009). Seeing My World in a Million Little Pieces: Narcissism, Self‐Construal, and Cognitive–Perceptual Style. Journal of Personality. 77(4). 1197–1228. 71 indexed citations

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Lemmens, Jeroen S., Brad J. Bushman, & Elly A. Konijn. (2006). The Appeal of Violent Video Games to Lower Educated Aggressive Adolescent Boys from Two Countries. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 9(5). 638–641. 56 indexed citations

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Bushman, Brad J. & Craig A. Anderson. (2001). Is it time to pull the plug on hostile versus instrumental aggression dichotomy?. Psychological Review. 108(1). 273–279. 551 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bushman, Brad J.. (1983). Perceived Symbols of Authority and Their Influence on Conformity.. Critical Reviews in Toxicology. 48(3). 195–216. 1 indexed citations

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