Brian D. Haig

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Brian D. Haig is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and General Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian D. Haig has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in History and Philosophy of Science, 12 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 11 papers in General Psychology. Recurrent topics in Brian D. Haig's work include Philosophy and History of Science (24 papers), Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (11 papers) and Mental Health Research Topics (10 papers). Brian D. Haig is often cited by papers focused on Philosophy and History of Science (24 papers), Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (11 papers) and Mental Health Research Topics (10 papers). Brian D. Haig collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Netherlands and Australia. Brian D. Haig's co-authors include Denny Borsboom, Rogier Kievit, Jonas Dalege, Han L. J. van der Maas, Tony Ward, Raymond Hubbard, Rahul Parsa, Russil Durrant, Thomas O. Maguire and John Hattie and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Psychologist and Behavioral and Brain Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Brian D. Haig

55 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Theory Construction Methodology: A Practical Framework for Building Theories in Psychology

2021 195 citations Denny Borsboom, Han L. J. van der Maas et al. Perspectives on Psychological Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian D. Haig New Zealand	17	265	256	186	181	181	63	1.3k
Jennifer Fogo United States	5	150 0.6×	230 0.9×	248 1.3×	252 1.4×	315 1.7×	9	1.6k
Siu L. Chow Canada	12	175 0.7×	185 0.7×	203 1.1×	161 0.9×	112 0.6×	40	1.0k
David Spurrett South Africa	14	187 0.7×	339 1.3×	127 0.7×	115 0.6×	99 0.5×	49	1.7k
Charles R. Ebersole United States	11	259 1.0×	559 2.2×	368 2.0×	135 0.7×	84 0.5×	29	1.8k
Kathleen M. Galotti United States	21	216 0.8×	211 0.8×	312 1.7×	152 0.8×	449 2.5×	49	1.6k
Tom E Hardwicke United States	18	262 1.0×	225 0.9×	171 0.9×	78 0.4×	36 0.2×	36	1.9k
Keith A. Markus United States	15	210 0.8×	285 1.1×	802 4.3×	587 3.2×	119 0.7×	49	1.7k
Lewis F. Carter United States	6	119 0.4×	371 1.4×	297 1.6×	191 1.1×	248 1.4×	11	1.7k
Anna van 't Veer Netherlands	12	242 0.9×	268 1.0×	296 1.6×	120 0.7×	36 0.2×	19	1.2k
Julia M. Rohrer Germany	18	534 2.0×	506 2.0×	473 2.5×	332 1.8×	127 0.7×	43	2.0k

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All Works

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Haig, Brian D.. (2024). Should psychology adopt Bhaskar’s critical realist philosophy of science?. Theory & Psychology. 34(5). 585–590. 1 indexed citations

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Haig, Brian D.. (2023). Repositioning Construct Validity Theory: From Nomological Networks to Pragmatic Theories and Their Evaluation by Explanatory Means. Perspectives on Psychological Science. 20(2). 340–356. 4 indexed citations

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Borsboom, Denny, Han L. J. van der Maas, Jonas Dalege, Rogier Kievit, & Brian D. Haig. (2021). Theory Construction Methodology: A Practical Framework for Building Theories in Psychology. Perspectives on Psychological Science. 16(4). 756–766. 195 indexed citations breakdown →

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Haig, Brian D.. (2021). Understanding Replication in a Way That Is True to Science. Review of General Psychology. 26(2). 224–240. 14 indexed citations

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Ward, Tony, et al.. (2021). Translating science into practice in clinical psychology: A reformulation of the evidence-based practice inquiry model. Theory & Psychology. 32(3). 401–422. 11 indexed citations

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Haig, Brian D.. (2018). Exploratory Factor Analysis. Oxford University Press eBooks. 17 indexed citations

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Haig, Brian D.. (2013). Analogical modeling: a strategy for developing theories in psychology. Frontiers in Psychology. 4. 348–348. 4 indexed citations

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Haig, Brian D.. (2011). Philosophical Naturalism and Scientific Method. Psychological Inquiry. 22(2). 128–136. 2 indexed citations

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Haig, Brian D., et al.. (2010). Extending the network perspective on comorbidity. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 33(2-3). 158–158. 3 indexed citations

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Marie, Dannette & Brian D. Haig. (2009). The Maori renaissance and the politicization of science in New Zealand. 115–134. 4 indexed citations

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Haig, Brian D., et al.. (2008). An abductive perspective on clinical reasoning and case formulation. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 64(9). 1046–1068. 29 indexed citations

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Haig, Brian D.. (2008). Scientific method, abduction, and clinical reasoning. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 64(9). 1013–1018. 32 indexed citations

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Haig, Brian D.. (2008). On the permissiveness of the abductive theory of method. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 64(9). 1037–1045. 5 indexed citations

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Haig, Brian D.. (2008). What is science, then?. The New Scientist. 198(2660). 20–20. 1 indexed citations

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Haig, Brian D.. (2002). Truth, method, and postmodern psychology.. American Psychologist. 57(6-7). 457–458. 2 indexed citations

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Haig, Brian D.. (1996). Statistical Methods in Education and Psychology: A Critical Perspective. Australian Journal of Education. 40(2). 190–209. 5 indexed citations

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Haig, Brian D.. (1995). Grounded Theory as Scientific Method. 28(1). 133 indexed citations

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Maguire, Thomas O., John Hattie, & Brian D. Haig. (1994). Construct Validity and Achievement Assessment.. Alberta Journal of Educational Research. 40(2). 109–126. 20 indexed citations

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Haig, Brian D., et al.. (1985). Illegal betting 1920/21 to 1970/71; Counting bets: a comment.. 2(1). 69–77. 1 indexed citations

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Maguire, Thomas O. & Brian D. Haig. (1976). Problems of Control in Nonexperimental Educational Research.. Alberta Journal of Educational Research. 3 indexed citations

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