Brian Mullen

10.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
112 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Brian Mullen is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Mullen has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 35 papers in Social Psychology and 15 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in Brian Mullen's work include Social and Intergroup Psychology (45 papers), Cultural Differences and Values (19 papers) and Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence (15 papers). Brian Mullen is often cited by papers focused on Social and Intergroup Psychology (45 papers), Cultural Differences and Values (19 papers) and Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence (15 papers). Brian Mullen collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Brian Mullen's co-authors include Carolyn Copper, George R. Goethals, Craig Johnson, Eduardo Salas, Colleen Smith, Rupert Brown, Li‐tze Hu, Jerry Suls, James E. Driskell and Paige Muellerleile and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Journal of Neuroscience and Psychological Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Brian Mullen

111 papers receiving 6.8k 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.

The relation between group cohesiveness and performance: An integration.

1994 967 citations Brian Mullen, Carolyn Copper profile →
Ingroup bias as a function of salience, relevance, and status: An integration

1992 865 citations Brian Mullen et al. profile →
Theories of Group Behavior

1987 749 citations Brian Mullen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian Mullen United States	37	3.4k	3.2k	906	889	873	112	7.6k
Norbert L. Kerr United States	43	3.4k 1.0×	3.6k 1.1×	856 0.9×	796 0.9×	735 0.8×	146	9.5k
John M. Levine United States	40	2.5k 0.7×	2.4k 0.8×	762 0.8×	579 0.7×	1.1k 1.3×	112	6.6k
Donna M. Webster United States	17	2.6k 0.8×	3.1k 1.0×	944 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	393 0.5×	18	6.2k
Reid Hastie United States	53	2.9k 0.8×	3.8k 1.2×	1.1k 1.2×	2.2k 2.5×	622 0.7×	148	12.0k
Chip Heath United States	31	2.1k 0.6×	2.9k 0.9×	847 0.9×	1.1k 1.3×	435 0.5×	51	10.6k
Richard L. Moreland United States	35	2.8k 0.8×	1.9k 0.6×	685 0.8×	469 0.5×	1.4k 1.6×	60	6.3k
Yoshihisa Kashima Australia	51	4.4k 1.3×	5.3k 1.7×	1.1k 1.2×	1.0k 1.2×	783 0.9×	246	9.5k
Dieter Frey Germany	46	3.1k 0.9×	3.5k 1.1×	598 0.7×	822 0.9×	753 0.9×	251	8.5k
Elliot Aronson United States	55	3.3k 1.0×	4.7k 1.5×	1.2k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	462 0.5×	135	10.9k
Bibb Latané United States	40	4.7k 1.4×	6.4k 2.0×	818 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	1.3k 1.5×	97	13.0k

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Mullen, Brian, et al.. (2025). Characterization of Auditory Responsive Neurons in the Mouse Superior Colliculus to White Noise and Frequency-Restricted Sounds. Journal of Neuroscience. 45(38). e0084252025–e0084252025.

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Lu, Ju, Michelle Tjia, Brian Mullen, et al.. (2021). An analog of psychedelics restores functional neural circuits disrupted by unpredictable stress. Molecular Psychiatry. 26(11). 6237–6252. 59 indexed citations

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Landman, Adam, et al.. (2020). User experience with a voice-enabled smartphone app to collect patient-reported outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology. 2 indexed citations

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Mullen, Brian & Craig Johnson. (2013). The Psychology of Consumer Behavior. Psychology Press eBooks. 36 indexed citations

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Mullen, Brian & Craig Johnson. (2013). The Social Context. 135–149. 19 indexed citations

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Mullen, Brian & Craig Johnson. (2013). The Cultural Context. 150–161. 11 indexed citations

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Mullen, Brian, et al.. (2002). Altering intergroup perceptions by altering prevailing mode of cognitive representation: "They look like people.". Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 83(6). 1333–1343. 16 indexed citations

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Mullen, Brian, et al.. (2002). Altering intergroup perceptions by altering prevailing mode of cognitive representation: "They look like people.". Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 83(6). 1333–1343. 15 indexed citations

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Foels, Rob, James E. Driskell, Brian Mullen, & Eduardo Salas. (2000). The Effects of Democratic Leadership on Group Member Satisfaction. Small Group Research. 31(6). 676–701. 99 indexed citations

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Mullen, Brian, et al.. (2000). The validity of the MAST in psychiatric settings: a meta-analytic integration. Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test.. Journal of Studies on Alcohol. 61(2). 254–261. 34 indexed citations

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Allen, David B., et al.. (1994). A meta-analysis of the effect of oral and inhaled corticosteroids on growth. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 93(6). 967–976. 210 indexed citations

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Copper, Carolyn, et al.. (1992). Cross-Racial Facial Identification: A Social Cognitive Integration. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 18(3). 296–301. 125 indexed citations

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Mullen, Brian & Craig Johnson. (1990). Distinctiveness‐based illusory correlations and stereotyping: A meta‐analytic integration*. British Journal of Social Psychology. 29(1). 11–28. 123 indexed citations

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Mullen, Brian, Cynthia Wolford Symons, Li‐tze Hu, & Eduardo Salas. (1989). Group Size, Leadership Behavior, and Subordinate Satisfaction. The Journal of General Psychology. 116(2). 155–170. 57 indexed citations

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Mullen, Brian, et al.. (1989). Focus of Attention in Groups: A Self-Attention Perspective. The Journal of Social Psychology. 129(6). 807–817. 20 indexed citations

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Mullen, Brian & Roy F. Baumeister. (1987). Group effects on self-attention and performance: Social loafing, social facilitation, and social impairment.. 20 indexed citations

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Mullen, Brian. (1984). SELECT1 and SELECT2: BASIC computer programs for selection data analysis in industrial/organizational psychology classes. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers. 16(5). 473–474. 4 indexed citations

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Mullen, Brian & Jerry Suls. (1982). The effectiveness of attention and rejection as coping styles: A meta-analysis of temporal differences. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 26(1). 43–49. 144 indexed citations

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Mullen, Brian & Jerry Suls. (1982). “Know thyself”: Stressful life changes and the ameliorative effect of private self-consciousness. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 18(1). 43–55. 53 indexed citations

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Mullen, Brian. (1982). A BASIC program for metaanalysis using Stouffer’s formula. Behavior Research Methods. 14(6). 551–551. 4 indexed citations

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