C. Nathan DeWall

23.6k total citations · 7 hit papers
170 papers, 16.0k citations indexed

About

C. Nathan DeWall is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, C. Nathan DeWall has authored 170 papers receiving a total of 16.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Social Psychology, 57 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 53 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in C. Nathan DeWall's work include Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion (70 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (37 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (30 papers). C. Nathan DeWall is often cited by papers focused on Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion (70 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (37 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (30 papers). C. Nathan DeWall collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hong Kong and Netherlands. C. Nathan DeWall's co-authors include Roy F. Baumeister, Jean M. Twenge, Jon K. Maner, Matthew T. Gailliot, Natalie J. Ciarocco, David S. Chester, Brad J. Bushman, Kathleen D. Vohs, Richard S. Pond and Liqing Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

C. Nathan DeWall

167 papers receiving 15.1k citations

Hit Papers

How Emotion Shapes Behavior: Feedback, Anticipation, and ... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2007 2005 2007 2007 2007 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. How Emotion Shapes Behavior: Feedback, Anticipation, and Reflection, Rather Than Direct Causation
    2007 1.1k citations Roy F. Baumeister, C. Nathan DeWall et al. profile →
  2. Social exclusion impairs self-regulation.
    2005 1.0k citations Roy F. Baumeister, C. Nathan DeWall et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  3. Social exclusion decreases prosocial behavior.
    2007 867 citations Roy F. Baumeister, C. Nathan DeWall et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  4. Does social exclusion motivate interpersonal reconnection? Resolving the "porcupine problem."
    2007 843 citations Jon K. Maner, C. Nathan DeWall et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  5. Self-control relies on glucose as a limited energy source: Willpower is more than a metaphor.
    2007 831 citations Roy F. Baumeister, C. Nathan DeWall et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  6. Self‐Regulation and Personality: How Interventions Increase Regulatory Success, and How Depletion Moderates the Effects of Traits on Behavior
    2006 624 citations Roy F. Baumeister, C. Nathan DeWall et al. profile →
  7. Violence restrained: Effects of self-regulation and its depletion on aggression
    2006 525 citations C. Nathan DeWall, Roy F. Baumeister et al. Journal of Experimental 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
C. Nathan DeWall United States 60 9.0k 5.3k 4.6k 3.5k 3.2k 170 16.0k
Kipling D. Williams United States 61 13.8k 1.5× 6.1k 1.2× 6.0k 1.3× 2.6k 0.7× 2.3k 0.7× 147 19.5k
June P. Tangney United States 55 11.9k 1.3× 8.5k 1.6× 7.0k 1.5× 3.0k 0.9× 3.5k 1.1× 119 21.1k
M. Brent Donnellan United States 60 7.1k 0.8× 9.1k 1.7× 4.0k 0.9× 1.9k 0.5× 4.4k 1.4× 203 17.5k
Arthur Aron United States 58 10.0k 1.1× 4.1k 0.8× 6.3k 1.4× 2.1k 0.6× 4.8k 1.5× 137 18.1k
Harry T. Reis United States 63 10.1k 1.1× 4.8k 0.9× 5.3k 1.2× 2.7k 0.8× 4.2k 1.3× 217 17.6k
Constantine Sedikides United Kingdom 86 15.7k 1.7× 5.7k 1.1× 9.6k 2.1× 3.4k 0.9× 3.9k 1.2× 435 24.8k
Shelly L. Gable United States 44 8.2k 0.9× 3.5k 0.7× 3.0k 0.7× 2.3k 0.6× 3.4k 1.1× 73 12.9k
Brad J. Bushman United States 79 14.5k 1.6× 10.4k 2.0× 12.3k 2.7× 2.2k 0.6× 3.3k 1.0× 285 28.1k
Tom Pyszczynski United States 74 15.4k 1.7× 8.1k 1.5× 8.4k 1.8× 3.3k 0.9× 2.2k 0.7× 201 20.2k
Dianne M. Tice United States 46 8.6k 1.0× 5.6k 1.1× 6.1k 1.3× 8.0k 2.3× 5.2k 1.6× 97 20.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Myers, David G. & C. Nathan DeWall. (2023). Psychologie. 1 indexed citations
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Tongeren, Daryl R. Van, Stacey E. McElroy‐Heltzel, Shauna M. Bowes, et al.. (2022). Intellectual humility in the context of existential commitment. The Journal of Positive Psychology. 18(2). 289–303. 3 indexed citations
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Tongeren, Daryl R. Van, C. Nathan DeWall, & Patty Van Cappellen. (2022). A sheep in wolf’s clothing? Toward an understanding of the religious dones.. Journal of Experimental Psychology General. 152(1). 98–119. 10 indexed citations
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Chester, David S., et al.. (2018). Sadism and Aggressive Behavior: Inflicting Pain to Feel Pleasure. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 45(8). 1252–1268. 73 indexed citations
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Su, Lei, Yuwei Jiang, Zhansheng Chen, & C. Nathan DeWall. (2017). Social Exclusion Stimulates Product and Brand Switching. PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University). 2(1). 150–156. 1 indexed citations
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Chester, David S., Donald R. Lynam, Richard Milich, et al.. (2016). How do negative emotions impair self-control? A neural model of negative urgency. NeuroImage. 132. 43–50. 108 indexed citations
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Eisenlohr‐Moul, Tory A., C. Nathan DeWall, Susan S. Girdler, & Suzanne C. Segerstrom. (2015). Ovarian hormones and borderline personality disorder features: Preliminary evidence for interactive effects of estradiol and progesterone. Biological Psychology. 109. 37–52. 41 indexed citations
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Pfundmair, Michaela, et al.. (2015). Sugar or spice: Using I3 metatheory to understand how and why glucose reduces rejection‐related aggression. Aggressive Behavior. 41(6). 537–543. 17 indexed citations
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Chester, David S., C. Nathan DeWall, Karen J. Derefinko, et al.. (2015). Looking for reward in all the wrong places: dopamine receptor gene polymorphisms indirectly affect aggression through sensation-seeking. Social Neuroscience. 11(5). 487–494. 37 indexed citations
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DeWall, C. Nathan, Eli J. Finkel, Nathaniel M. Lambert, et al.. (2013). The voodoo doll task: Introducing and validating a novel method for studying aggressive inclinations. Aggressive Behavior. 39(6). 419–439. 83 indexed citations
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Chester, David S., Caitlin Powell, Richard H. Smith, et al.. (2013). Justice for the average Joe: The role of envy and the mentalizing network in the deservingness of others’ misfortunes. Social Neuroscience. 8(6). 640–649. 16 indexed citations
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Gilman, Rich, Adrienne R. Carter‐Sowell, C. Nathan DeWall, Ryan Adams, & Inga Carboni. (2012). Validation of the Ostracism Experience Scale for Adolescents.. Psychological Assessment. 25(2). 319–330. 143 indexed citations
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DeWall, C. Nathan, et al.. (2011). Forbidden fruit: Inattention to attractive alternatives provokes implicit relationship reactance.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 100(4). 621–629. 25 indexed citations
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Pond, Richard S., et al.. (2011). Repulsed by violence: Disgust sensitivity buffers trait, behavioral, and daily aggression.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 102(1). 175–188. 61 indexed citations
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Finkel, Eli J., C. Nathan DeWall, Erica B. Slotter, et al.. (2011). Using I³ theory to clarify when dispositional aggressiveness predicts intimate partner violence perpetration.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 102(3). 533–549. 130 indexed citations
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DeWall, C. Nathan, Brad J. Bushman, Peter R. Giancola, & Gregory D. Webster. (2010). The big, the bad, and the boozed-up: Weight moderates the effect of alcohol on aggression. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 46(4). 619–623. 20 indexed citations
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Finkel, Eli J., C. Nathan DeWall, Erica B. Slotter, Megan Oaten, & Vangie A. Foshee. (2009). Self-regulatory failure and intimate partner violence perpetration.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 97(3). 483–499. 316 indexed citations
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DeWall, C. Nathan, et al.. (2009). Social exclusion and early-stage interpersonal perception: Selective attention to signs of acceptance.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 96(4). 729–741. 292 indexed citations
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Giancola, Peter R., Robert Josephs, C. Nathan DeWall, & Rachel L. Gunn. (2009). Applying the Attention-Allocation Model to the Explanation of Alcohol-Related Aggression: Implications for Prevention. Substance Use & Misuse. 44(9-10). 1263–1279. 30 indexed citations
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Baumeister, Roy F., Jon K. Maner, & C. Nathan DeWall. (2006). Evoked culture and evoked nature: Coevolution and the emergence of cultural animals. Psychological Inquiry. 17(2). 128–130. 1 indexed citations

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