David L. Sam

10.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
80 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

David L. Sam is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, David L. Sam has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 29 papers in Social Psychology and 16 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in David L. Sam's work include Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (36 papers), Cultural Differences and Values (25 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (23 papers). David L. Sam is often cited by papers focused on Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (36 papers), Cultural Differences and Values (25 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (23 papers). David L. Sam collaborates with scholars based in Norway, Canada and Netherlands. David L. Sam's co-authors include John W. Berry, Paul Vedder, Jean S. Phinney, Jonas R. Kunst, Erkki Virta, John W. Berry, Brit Oppedal, Ype H. Poortinga, Seger M. Breugelmans and Athanasios Chasiotis and has published in prestigious journals such as Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Current Directions in Psychological Science and Frontiers in Psychology.

In The Last Decade

David L. Sam

76 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

Immigrant Youth: Acculturation, Identity, and Adaptation

2006 1.3k citations John W. Berry, Jean S. Phinney et al. profile →
Immigrant Youth in Cultural Transition

2006 781 citations John W. Berry, Jean S. Phinney et al. Psychology Press eBooks profile →
Acculturation

2010 744 citations David L. Sam, John W. Berry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David L. Sam Norway	32	3.9k	1.8k	1.7k	1.4k	895	80	5.8k
Paul Vedder Netherlands	33	3.7k 0.9×	2.6k 1.4×	2.3k 1.3×	2.1k 1.5×	498 0.6×	109	6.8k
Constance A. Flanagan United States	38	2.9k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	1.8k 1.1×	3.5k 2.5×	756 0.8×	109	7.5k
Madonna G. Constantine United States	46	2.1k 0.5×	2.5k 1.4×	3.5k 2.1×	1.4k 1.0×	785 0.9×	119	6.0k
Uichol Kim South Korea	23	2.2k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	1.8k 1.1×	636 0.5×	650 0.7×	52	4.1k
Karmela Liebkind Finland	26	3.0k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	759 0.5×	330 0.4×	74	3.8k
Christine J. Yeh United States	32	1.5k 0.4×	1.7k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	687 0.8×	96	3.7k
Amado M. Padilla United States	41	3.4k 0.9×	2.5k 1.4×	2.1k 1.3×	1.9k 1.4×	501 0.6×	134	7.5k
Michael L. Hecht United States	42	1.9k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	1.6k 1.0×	771 0.6×	764 0.9×	143	5.3k
Çiğdem Kâğıtçıbaşı Türkiye	33	1.9k 0.5×	1.8k 1.0×	2.4k 1.4×	1.5k 1.1×	243 0.3×	73	5.2k
Meifen Wei United States	39	2.3k 0.6×	3.9k 2.2×	4.2k 2.5×	690 0.5×	559 0.6×	96	7.5k

Countries citing papers authored by David L. Sam

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Svendsen, Majbritt, David L. Sam, Oddvar Kaarbøe, & Esperanza Díaz. (2025). Migrants’ experiences as health ambassadors during the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway-a qualitative study. International Journal for Equity in Health. 24(1). 118–118.

Sam, David L.. (2024). 50+ years of psychological acculturation research: Progress and challenges. International Journal of Intercultural Relations. 103. 102076–102076. 3 indexed citations

Sam, David L., et al.. (2024). “I felt so small”: A qualitative study of migrant nursing assistants' experiences in Norway. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. 38(4). 996–1004.

Doná, Giorgia, et al.. (2023). The Migration Experience of Forced Migrant Children and Youth in Iceland. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 33(1). 75–88.

Abu‐Rayya, Hisham M., John W. Berry, David L. Sam, & Dmitry Grigoryev. (2023). Evaluating the integration hypothesis: A meta‐analysis of the ICSEY project data using two new methods. British Journal of Psychology. 114(4). 819–837. 18 indexed citations

Kunst, Jonas R., April H. Bailey, Gulnaz Anjum, et al.. (2023). Investigation of gender bias in the mental imagery of faces. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations. 27(6). 1376–1402. 1 indexed citations

Ásgeirsdóttir, Bryndís Björk, et al.. (2023). The integration hypothesis and positive mental health outcomes for children and young asylum-seekers in Iceland. International Journal of Intercultural Relations. 96. 101848–101848. 1 indexed citations

Lelo, Patricia, et al.. (2023). Caregivers’ Perspective on the Psychological Burden of Living with Children Affected by Sickle Cell Disease in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo. Children. 10(2). 261–261. 3 indexed citations

Berry, John W., Jean S. Phinney, David L. Sam, & Paul Vedder. (2022). Immigrant Youth in Cultural Transition. 7 indexed citations

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Renvik, Tuuli Anna, et al.. (2020). Citizenship and socio-political integration: A person-oriented analysis among Russian-speaking minorities in Estonia, Finland and Norway. Journal of Social and Political Psychology. 8(1). 53–77. 8 indexed citations

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Abu‐Rayya, Hisham M. & David L. Sam. (2016). Is Integration the Best Way to Acculturate? A Reexamination of the Bicultural-Adaptation Relationship in the “ICSEY Dataset” Using the Bilineal Method. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 48(3). 287–293. 37 indexed citations

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Kunst, Jonas R., Lotte Thomsen, David L. Sam, & John W. Berry. (2015). “We Are in This Together”. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 41(10). 1438–1453. 61 indexed citations

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Found, Andrew & David L. Sam. (2013). Gender, sibling position and parental expectations: A study of Chinese college students. Journal of Family Studies. 19(3). 285–296. 5 indexed citations

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Berry, John W., Ype H. Poortinga, Seger M. Breugelmans, Athanasios Chasiotis, & David L. Sam. (2011). Cross-Cultural Psychology: List of additional topics online. 132 indexed citations

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Strohmeier, Dagmar, Eva Schmitt‐Rodermund, David L. Sam, et al.. (2008). Immigrant youth in European countries. Psychology Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations

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Vedder, Paul, David L. Sam, & Karmela Liebkind. (2007). The acculturation and adaptation of Turkish adolescents in North-Western Europe. Developmental Science. 11(3). 126–136. 3 indexed citations

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Kosić, Ankica, Lucia Mannetti, & David L. Sam. (2005). Self-monitoring: A moderating role between acculturation strategies and adaptation of immigrants. International Journal of Intercultural Relations. 30(2). 141–157. 33 indexed citations

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Sam, David L. & Brit Oppedal. (2003). Acculturation as a Developmental Pathway. ScholarWorks - GVSU (Grand Valley State University). 8(1). 41 indexed citations

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Sam, David L.. (2000). Psychological Adaptation of Adolescents With Immigrant Backgrounds. The Journal of Social Psychology. 140(1). 5–25. 151 indexed citations

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Sam, David L.. (1992). Psychological Acculturation of Young Visible Immigrants.. 20(3). 21–24. 7 indexed citations

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