David C. Funder

7.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
17 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

David C. Funder is a scholar working on Applied Psychology, Social Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, David C. Funder has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Applied Psychology, 6 papers in Social Psychology and 6 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in David C. Funder's work include Behavioral Health and Interventions (7 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (5 papers) and Mental Health Research Topics (4 papers). David C. Funder is often cited by papers focused on Behavioral Health and Interventions (7 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (5 papers) and Mental Health Research Topics (4 papers). David C. Funder collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Japan. David C. Funder's co-authors include Daniel J. Ozer, C. Randall Colvin, Kathleen D. Vohs, Roy F. Baumeister, Jack Block, Carl D. Sneed, R. Michael Furr, Christopher S. Nave, Ryne A. Sherman and Melinda C. Blackman and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Behavioral and Brain Sciences and Journal of Personality.

In The Last Decade

David C. Funder

17 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

Evaluating Effect Size in... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2019 2007 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. Evaluating Effect Size in Psychological Research: Sense and Nonsense
    2019 2.0k citations David C. Funder, Daniel J. Ozer Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science profile →
  2. Psychology as the Science of Self-Reports and Finger Movements: Whatever Happened to Actual Behavior?
    2007 1.1k citations Roy F. Baumeister, Kathleen D. Vohs et al. Perspectives on Psychological Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David C. Funder United States 14 1.9k 1.9k 1.6k 1.3k 986 17 4.9k
Daniel J. Ozer United States 26 2.6k 1.3× 2.1k 1.1× 1.3k 0.8× 1.7k 1.3× 1.0k 1.0× 51 5.8k
Allan Fenigstein United States 19 1.6k 0.9× 1.8k 1.0× 1.4k 0.9× 1.5k 1.2× 883 0.9× 30 4.9k
David C. Funder United States 29 1.8k 1.0× 1.8k 0.9× 1.5k 1.0× 1.4k 1.1× 976 1.0× 50 4.5k
C. Randall Colvin United States 25 2.1k 1.1× 2.3k 1.2× 1.6k 1.0× 1.4k 1.1× 1.2k 1.2× 45 5.1k
John A. Johnson United States 21 2.0k 1.0× 1.7k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 676 0.7× 76 4.6k
R. Michael Furr United States 37 2.2k 1.1× 1.8k 1.0× 1.2k 0.8× 1.3k 1.0× 803 0.8× 81 4.9k
Stefan C. Schmukle Germany 37 2.1k 1.1× 1.8k 1.0× 2.1k 1.3× 1.9k 1.5× 812 0.8× 89 5.4k
Jonathan M. Cheek United States 26 2.4k 1.3× 2.2k 1.2× 1.5k 0.9× 1.3k 1.0× 675 0.7× 36 5.6k
Lynn C. Miller United States 32 1.2k 0.7× 1.7k 0.9× 1.5k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 645 0.7× 113 4.7k
Anu Realo Estonia 37 1.7k 0.9× 2.2k 1.2× 1.6k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 597 0.6× 117 4.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by David C. Funder

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David C. Funder

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Funder, David C. & Daniel J. Ozer. (2019). Evaluating Effect Size in Psychological Research: Sense and Nonsense. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science. 2(2). 156–168. 1988 indexed citations breakdown →
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Funder, David C., et al.. (2012). The Person-situation Debate and the Assessment of Situations. The Japanese Journal of Personality. 21(1). 1–11. 22 indexed citations
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Funder, David C.. (2011). Directions and beliefs of self-presentational bias. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 34(1). 23–23. 4 indexed citations
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Sherman, Ryne A., Christopher S. Nave, & David C. Funder. (2011). Properties of persons and situations related to overall and distinctive personality-behavior congruence. Journal of Research in Personality. 46(1). 87–101. 89 indexed citations
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Baumeister, Roy F., Kathleen D. Vohs, & David C. Funder. (2007). Psychology as the Science of Self-Reports and Finger Movements: Whatever Happened to Actual Behavior?. Perspectives on Psychological Science. 2(4). 396–403. 1108 indexed citations breakdown →
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Funder, David C.. (2002). Why study religion. 16 indexed citations
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Funder, David C., R. Michael Furr, & C. Randall Colvin. (2000). The Riverside Behavioral Q‐sort: A Tool for the Description of Social Behavior. Journal of Personality. 68(3). 451–489. 156 indexed citations
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Funder, David C.. (1999). Personality judgment: A realistic approach to person perception.. Academic Press eBooks. 279 indexed citations
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Funder, David C.. (1997). Pieces of the Personality Puzzle. 3 indexed citations
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Blackman, Melinda C. & David C. Funder. (1996). Self-esteem as viewed from the outside: A peer and gender perspective.. Journal of social behavior and personality. 11 indexed citations
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Funder, David C.. (1996). The Personality Puzzle. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 196 indexed citations
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Colvin, C. Randall, Jack Block, & David C. Funder. (1995). Overly positive self-evaluations and personality: Negative implications for mental health.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 68(6). 1152–1162. 419 indexed citations
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Funder, David C. & Carl D. Sneed. (1993). Behavioral manifestations of personality: An ecological approach to judgmental accuracy.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 64(3). 479–490. 192 indexed citations
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Funder, David C. & C. Randall Colvin. (1991). Explorations in behavioral consistency: Properties of persons, situations, and behaviors.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 60(5). 773–794. 269 indexed citations
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Colvin, C. Randall & David C. Funder. (1991). Predicting personality and behavior: A boundary on the acquaintanceship effect.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 60(6). 884–894. 101 indexed citations
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Funder, David C. & Daniel J. Ozer. (1983). Behavior as a function of the situation.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 44(1). 107–112. 17 indexed citations
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Funder, David C.. (1980). The “trait” of ascribing traits: Individual differences in the tendency to trait ascription. Journal of Research in Personality. 14(3). 376–385. 31 indexed citations

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