David B. Pillemer

8.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
79 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

David B. Pillemer is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, David B. Pillemer has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 30 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 12 papers in Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology. Recurrent topics in David B. Pillemer's work include Identity, Memory, and Therapy (44 papers), Memory Processes and Influences (29 papers) and Aging and Gerontology Research (12 papers). David B. Pillemer is often cited by papers focused on Identity, Memory, and Therapy (44 papers), Memory Processes and Influences (29 papers) and Aging and Gerontology Research (12 papers). David B. Pillemer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Croatia. David B. Pillemer's co-authors include Richard J. Light, Ian P. Wilkinson, Sheldon H. White, Dorthe Kirkegaard Thomsen, Michelle D. Leichtman, Richard L. Light, Zorana Ivčević, Theresa E. DiDonato, Paul Wink and Danna Greenberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Statistical Association, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Child Development.

In The Last Decade

David B. Pillemer

78 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

Summing up: The Science of Reviewing Research 1984 2026 1998 2012 1987 1984 400 800 1.2k
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  1. Summing up: The Science of Reviewing Research
    1987 1.3k citations David B. Pillemer et al. profile →
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    1984 1.1k citations David B. Pillemer et al. Harvard University Press eBooks profile →

Peers

David B. Pillemer
Lee Sechrest United States
Harris Cooper United States
David Rindskopf United States
Betsy Jane Becker United States
Marley W. Watkins United States
Jelte M. Wicherts Netherlands
Gregory R. Hancock United States
Ken Kelley United States
Jacob Cohen United States
Elizabeth Tipton United States
Lee Sechrest United States
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David B. Pillemer

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thomsen, Dorthe Kirkegaard, et al.. (2025). A framework for vicarious and collective memory, future projections and narrative identity. Nature Reviews Psychology. 4(4). 292–305. 2 indexed citations
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Pillemer, David B., et al.. (2023). Remembering our darkest moments: Reminiscence bumps for highly negative life events.. Journal of Experimental Psychology General. 153(2). 352–371. 1 indexed citations
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Pillemer, David B., et al.. (2023). Adults’ memories of childhood cluster in the year of a residential move. Memory. 31(7). 1003–1010. 1 indexed citations
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Leichtman, Michelle D., et al.. (2021). What do you remember about Captain Jon’s visit?: Parent–child conversations and children’s memory for a science lesson. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 207. 105104–105104. 5 indexed citations
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Pillemer, David B., et al.. (2017). A decline in self-defining memories following a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Comprehensive Psychiatry. 76. 18–25. 14 indexed citations
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Pillemer, David B., et al.. (2016). The relocation bump: Memories of middle adulthood are organized around residential moves.. Journal of Experimental Psychology General. 145(8). 935–940. 14 indexed citations
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Leichtman, Michelle D., et al.. (2016). Talking after school: Parents’ conversational styles and children’s memory for a science lesson. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 156. 1–15. 28 indexed citations
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Pillemer, David B., et al.. (2015). Vicarious memories. Consciousness and Cognition. 36. 233–245. 95 indexed citations
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Pillemer, David B., et al.. (2014). Using memories to motivate future behaviour: An experimental exercise intervention. Memory. 23(3). 390–402. 40 indexed citations
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Pillemer, David B., et al.. (2013). The reminiscence bump in older adults' life story transitions. Memory. 22(8). 1002–1009. 28 indexed citations
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Berntsen, Dorthe, David C. Rubin, Tilmann Habermas, et al.. (2012). Understanding Autobiographical Memory. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 46 indexed citations
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Pillemer, David B., et al.. (2011). The reminiscence bump for salient personal memories: Is a cultural life script required?. Memory & Cognition. 39(6). 977–991. 30 indexed citations
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Thomsen, Dorthe Kirkegaard, David B. Pillemer, & Zorana Ivčević. (2011). Life story chapters, specific memories and the reminiscence bump. Memory. 19(3). 267–279. 56 indexed citations
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Pillemer, David B., et al.. (2010). Memories of past episodes shape current intentions and decisions. Memory. 18(4). 365–374. 58 indexed citations
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Collins, Katherine A., David B. Pillemer, Zorana Ivčević, & Rachel A. Gooze. (2007). Cultural scripts guide recall of intensely positive life events. Memory & Cognition. 35(4). 651–659. 49 indexed citations
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Pillemer, David B.. (1998). Momentous Events, Vivid Memories. Harvard University Press eBooks. 419 indexed citations
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Pillemer, David B., et al.. (1994). Very long‐term memories of a salient preschool event. Applied Cognitive Psychology. 8(2). 95–106. 74 indexed citations
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Winograd, Eugene, Ulric Neisser, Steen F. Larsen, et al.. (1992). Affect and Accuracy in Recall. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 224 indexed citations
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Greenberg, Danna, et al.. (1990). Children's Sex-Related Stereotyping of Colors. Child Development. 61(5). 1453–1453. 45 indexed citations
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Pillemer, David B. & Sheldon H. White. (1989). Childhood Events Recalled by Children and Adults. Advances in child development and behavior. 21. 297–340. 264 indexed citations

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