Brian P. Meier

7.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Brian P. Meier is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian P. Meier has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Social Psychology, 34 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 24 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Brian P. Meier's work include Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (20 papers), Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (19 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (18 papers). Brian P. Meier is often cited by papers focused on Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (20 papers), Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (19 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (18 papers). Brian P. Meier collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Brian P. Meier's co-authors include Michael D. Robinson, Benjamin M. Wilkowski, Mark J. Landau, Lucas A. Keefer, Sara Konrath, Brad J. Bushman, Gerald L. Clore, Courtney M. Lappas, Amanda J. Dillard and John A. Bargh and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychological Bulletin and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Brian P. Meier

89 papers receiving 4.7k 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.

A metaphor-enriched social cognition.

2010 542 citations Mark J. Landau, Brian P. Meier et al. Psychological Bulletin profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian P. Meier United States	36	2.6k	2.2k	1.2k	1.1k	988	94	5.0k
Jeff T. Larsen United States	29	2.0k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	2.7k 2.3×	672 0.6×	980 1.0×	54	5.8k
Rob W. Holland Netherlands	37	2.1k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	1.3k 1.1×	795 0.7×	1.6k 1.7×	91	5.5k
Daniël Wigboldus Netherlands	36	2.1k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	2.2k 1.9×	598 0.6×	1.9k 1.9×	77	5.7k
Elliot T. Berkman United States	39	1.3k 0.5×	1.6k 0.7×	1.9k 1.6×	1.2k 1.1×	739 0.7×	91	5.4k
Olivier Corneille Belgium	41	2.2k 0.9×	1.8k 0.8×	2.0k 1.7×	702 0.7×	1.8k 1.8×	139	5.3k
Batja Mesquita Belgium	37	4.6k 1.8×	1.8k 0.8×	1.7k 1.5×	1.3k 1.3×	2.1k 2.1×	99	7.4k
Roland Deutsch Germany	25	1.7k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	1.5k 1.3×	966 0.9×	1.9k 1.9×	55	4.9k
Skyler T. Hawk Netherlands	32	1.9k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	1.6k 1.4×	1.6k 1.5×	1.1k 1.1×	71	5.1k
Rick B. van Baaren Netherlands	34	2.0k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	1.6k 1.4×	370 0.3×	1.2k 1.2×	68	4.7k
Agnes Moors Belgium	26	1.9k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	2.0k 1.7×	623 0.6×	1.2k 1.2×	84	4.9k

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Meier, Brian P., Amanda J. Dillard, & Courtney M. Lappas. (2025). The naturalness bias. Current Opinion in Psychology. 67. 102143–102143.

Wilson, Kevin D., et al.. (2024). Does reductive information increase satisfaction with scientific explanations? Three preregistered tests of the reductive allure effect. Cognition. 254. 105941–105941.

Meier, Brian P., Michael Schaefer, Li‐Jun Ji, & Carlota Batres. (2024). Cross-cultural evidence for an association between agreeableness and sweet taste preferences. Journal of Research in Personality. 113. 104547–104547. 1 indexed citations

Hauser, David & Brian P. Meier. (2023). Unvaxxed and unafraid: Unvaccinated Americans perceive less disease risk than do vaccinated Americans. Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 17(7). 1 indexed citations

Fetterman, Adam K., et al.. (2021). What shall we call God? An exploration of metaphors coded from descriptions of God from a large U.S. undergraduate sample. PLoS ONE. 16(7). e0254626–e0254626. 5 indexed citations

Konrath, Sara, Brian P. Meier, & Brad J. Bushman. (2017). Development and validation of the single item trait empathy scale (SITES). Journal of Research in Personality. 73. 111–122. 57 indexed citations

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

Fetterman, Adam K., Michael D. Robinson, & Brian P. Meier. (2012). Anger as “seeing red”: Evidence for a perceptual association. Cognition & Emotion. 26(8). 1445–1458. 64 indexed citations

Meier, Brian P., Simone Schnall, Norbert Schwarz, & John A. Bargh. (2012). Embodiment in Social Psychology. Topics in Cognitive Science. 4(4). 705–716. 223 indexed citations

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Meier, Brian P., Paul R. D’Agostino, Andrew J. Elliot, Markus Maier, & Benjamin M. Wilkowski. (2012). Color in Context: Psychological Context Moderates the Influence of Red on Approach- and Avoidance-Motivated Behavior. PLoS ONE. 7(7). e40333–e40333. 92 indexed citations

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Weger, Ulrich, Nic Hooper, Brian P. Meier, & Tim Hopthrow. (2011). Mindful maths: Reducing the impact of stereotype threat through a mindfulness exercise. Consciousness and Cognition. 21(1). 471–475. 60 indexed citations

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Robinson, Michael D., Benjamin M. Wilkowski, Brian P. Meier, Sara K. Moeller, & Adam K. Fetterman. (2011). Counting to ten milliseconds: Low-anger, but not high-anger, individuals pause following negative evaluations. Cognition & Emotion. 26(2). 261–281. 7 indexed citations

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Wilkowski, Benjamin M. & Brian P. Meier. (2010). Bring it on: Angry facial expressions potentiate approach-motivated motor behavior.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 98(2). 201–210. 105 indexed citations

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Landau, Mark J., Brian P. Meier, & Lucas A. Keefer. (2010). A metaphor-enriched social cognition.. Psychological Bulletin. 136(6). 1045–1067. 542 indexed citations breakdown →

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Robinson, Michael D., Brian P. Meier, Maya Tamir, Benjamin M. Wilkowski, & Scott Ode. (2009). Behavioral facilitation: A cognitive model of individual differences in approach motivation.. Emotion. 9(1). 70–82. 11 indexed citations

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Wilkowski, Benjamin M., et al.. (2009). “Hot-headed” is more than an expression: The embodied representation of anger in terms of heat.. Emotion. 9(4). 464–477. 52 indexed citations

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Weger, Ulrich, Brian P. Meier, Michael D. Robinson, & Albrecht W. Inhoff. (2007). Things are sounding up: Affective influences on auditory tone perception. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. 14(3). 517–521. 34 indexed citations

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Meier, Brian P., et al.. (2007). What's "up" with God? Vertical space as a representation of the divine.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 93(5). 699–710. 188 indexed citations

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Robinson, Michael D., Benjamin M. Wilkowski, & Brian P. Meier. (2006). Unstable in More Ways Than One: Reaction Time Variability and the Neuroticism/Distress Relationship. Journal of Personality. 74(2). 311–344. 23 indexed citations

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Gaither, George A., Martin Sellbom, & Brian P. Meier. (2003). The effect of stimulus content on volunteering for sexual interest research among college students. The Journal of Sex Research. 40(3). 240–248. 22 indexed citations

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