David M. Messick

13.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
131 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

David M. Messick is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Safety Research and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, David M. Messick has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 35 papers in Safety Research and 19 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in David M. Messick's work include Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (35 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (18 papers) and Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (17 papers). David M. Messick is often cited by papers focused on Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (35 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (18 papers) and Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (17 papers). David M. Messick collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Canada. David M. Messick's co-authors include Ann E. Tenbrunsel, Charles G. McClintock, Roderick M. Kramer, Scott T. Allison, Keith P. Sentis, Diane M. Mackie, Christel G. Rutte, Marilynn B. Brewer, Charles D. Samuelson and J. Mark Weber and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychological Bulletin and Journal of the American Statistical Association.

In The Last Decade

David M. Messick

127 papers receiving 7.7k citations

Hit Papers

Motivational bases of choice in experimental games 1968 2026 1987 2006 1968 1999 250 500 750
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. Motivational bases of choice in experimental games
    1968 792 citations David M. Messick et al. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology profile →
  2. Sanctioning Systems, Decision Frames, and Cooperation
    1999 515 citations Ann E. Tenbrunsel, David M. Messick Administrative Science Quarterly 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 M. Messick United States 48 4.7k 3.2k 2.1k 1.3k 925 131 8.5k
J. Keith Murnighan United States 47 4.1k 0.9× 3.2k 1.0× 2.6k 1.2× 1.3k 1.0× 760 0.8× 131 10.2k
Henk Wilke Netherlands 42 4.5k 1.0× 1.9k 0.6× 1.9k 0.9× 771 0.6× 429 0.5× 96 7.4k
Maurice E. Schweitzer United States 40 3.1k 0.7× 1.9k 0.6× 2.5k 1.2× 1.7k 1.3× 766 0.8× 138 8.8k
Roderick M. Kramer United States 37 5.6k 1.2× 1.8k 0.6× 3.3k 1.6× 501 0.4× 329 0.4× 66 12.1k
Don A. Moore United States 38 1.8k 0.4× 1.8k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 938 0.7× 1.6k 1.8× 109 7.6k
E. Allan Lind United States 41 6.5k 1.4× 1.2k 0.4× 3.0k 1.4× 914 0.7× 395 0.4× 84 12.6k
Thomas Mussweiler Germany 47 3.6k 0.8× 1.2k 0.4× 2.5k 1.2× 1.6k 1.3× 2.0k 2.2× 109 8.6k
Deborah A. Small United States 32 3.5k 0.7× 1.1k 0.3× 1.7k 0.8× 1.4k 1.1× 793 0.9× 68 6.7k
Margaret A. Neale United States 49 5.5k 1.2× 1.7k 0.5× 3.3k 1.6× 290 0.2× 1.0k 1.1× 148 13.8k
Rachel Croson United States 50 3.8k 0.8× 5.1k 1.6× 930 0.4× 619 0.5× 1.9k 2.0× 111 12.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wade‐Benzoni, Kimberly A., Morela Hernandez, Victoria Husted Medvec, & David M. Messick. (2007). In fairness to future generations: The role of egocentrism, uncertainty, power, and stewardship in judgments of intergenerational allocations. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 44(2). 233–245. 75 indexed citations
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Messick, David M.. (2004). Human Nature and Business Ethics. 4. 129–133. 1 indexed citations
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Weber, J. Mark, Shirli Kopelman, & David M. Messick. (2004). A Conceptual Review of Decision Making in Social Dilemmas: Applying a Logic of Appropriateness. Personality and Social Psychology Review. 8(3). 281–307. 333 indexed citations
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Tenbrunsel, Ann E. & David M. Messick. (1999). Sanctioning Systems, Decision Frames, and Cooperation. Administrative Science Quarterly. 44(4). 684–707. 515 indexed citations breakdown →
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Messick, David M.. (1999). Alternative logics for decision making in social settings. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. 39(1). 11–28. 186 indexed citations
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Messick, David M.. (1998). Social Categories and Business Ethics. 1. 149–172. 13 indexed citations
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Tenbrunsel, Ann E., Kimberly A. Wade‐Benzoni, David M. Messick, & Max H. Bazerman. (1997). The Dysfunctional Aspects of Environmental Standards. 3–9. 11 indexed citations
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Messick, David M., Don A. Moore, & Max H. Bazerman. (1997). Ultimatum Bargaining with a Committee: Underestimating the Importance of Decision Rule. 1 indexed citations
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Messick, David M. & Ann E. Tenbrunsel. (1996). Codes of Conduct: Behavioral Research into Business Ethics. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 5(3). 84 indexed citations
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Messick, David M. & Max H. Bazerman. (1996). Ethics for the 21st Century: A Decision Making Approach. Acta veterinaria Scandinavica. 58(1). 83–83. 24 indexed citations
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Messick, David M.. (1996). Why Ethics is not the Only Thing That Matters. Business Ethics Quarterly. 6(2). 223–226. 1 indexed citations
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Messick, David M.. (1996). Why Ethics is not the Only Thing that Matters. Business Ethics Quarterly. 6(2). 223–226. 14 indexed citations
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Kramer, Roderick M. & David M. Messick. (1995). Negotiation as a Social Process. 69 indexed citations
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Messick, David M.. (1995). Equality, fairness, and social conflict. Social Justice Research. 8(2). 153–173. 71 indexed citations
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Wilke, H.A.M., David M. Messick, & Christel G. Rutte. (1986). Experimental social dilemmas. P. Lang eBooks. 163 indexed citations
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Harris, Richard, David M. Messick, & Keith P. Sentis. (1981). Proportionality, linearity, and parameter constancy: Messick and Sentis reconsidered. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 17(2). 210–225. 5 indexed citations
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Messick, David M., et al.. (1972). Perceived motivation, role variations, and the attribution of personal characteristics. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 8(5). 482–491. 17 indexed citations
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Messick, David M. & Warren Thorngate. (1967). Relative gain maximization in experimental games. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 3(1). 85–101. 85 indexed citations
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Messick, David M.. (1965). The utility of variability in probability learning. Psychonomic Science. 3(1-12). 355–356. 2 indexed citations
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Messick, David M. & Amnon Rapoport. (1964). Computer-controlled experiments in psychology. Systems Research and Behavioral Science. 9(4). 378–382. 11 indexed citations

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