Dean Keith Simonton

24.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
315 papers, 13.2k citations indexed

About

Dean Keith Simonton is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dean Keith Simonton has authored 315 papers receiving a total of 13.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 149 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 60 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 37 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Dean Keith Simonton's work include Creativity in Education and Neuroscience (131 papers), Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (30 papers) and Aesthetic Perception and Analysis (24 papers). Dean Keith Simonton is often cited by papers focused on Creativity in Education and Neuroscience (131 papers), Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (30 papers) and Aesthetic Perception and Analysis (24 papers). Dean Keith Simonton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Norway and Poland. Dean Keith Simonton's co-authors include James L. Farr, Michael West, Rodica Ioana Damian, Ted Goertzel, C. W. Smith, Peter Knapp, Michael D. Mumford, Simone M. Ritter, Rick B. van Baaren and Ap Dijksterhuis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, JAMA and Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Dean Keith Simonton

306 papers receiving 11.6k citations

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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.

Innovation and Creativity at Work: Psychological and Organizational Strategies.

1992 967 citations Dean Keith Simonton et al. profile →
Advancing Creativity Theory and Research: A Socio‐cultural Manifesto

2019 213 citations John Baer, James C. Kaufman et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Combinatorial creativity as blind-variation and selective-retention: A definitional update 2024 ·Physics of Life Reviews ·Dean Keith Simonton	2
2	Phenomena complexity, disciplinary consensus, and experimental versus correlational research in psychological science 2024 ·Behavioral and Brain Sciences ·Dean Keith Simonton	0
3	A publication missing from Lewis M. Terman’s CV? Ralph K. White’s 1931 “The versatility of genius”. 2019 ·History of Psychology ·Dean Keith Simonton	1
4	Creative Genius as Inherently Relevant and Beneficial: The View from Mount Olympus 2018 ·The Repository of University in Bialystok (University in Bialystok) ·Dean Keith Simonton	6
5	Can super smart leaders suffer from too much of a good thing? The curvilinear effect of intelligence on perceived leadership behavior. 2017 ·Journal of Applied Psychology ·John Antonakis, Robert J. House, Dean Keith Simonton	75
6	Scientific Genius in Islamic Civilization: Quantified Time Series from Qualitative Historical Narratives 2016 ·Dean Keith Simonton	3
7	Creativity and Mental Illness 2014 ·Cambridge University Press eBooks ·James C. Kaufman, George Becker, Dean Keith Simonton, (unknown), (unknown), Anna Abraham, Aaron Kozbelt, James E. Swain, (unknown), Neus Barrantes‐Vidal, Geir Kaufmann, Dione Healey, Shelley Carson, Maja Djikic, Dennis K. Kinney, Marie Forgeard, Todd M. Thrash, Michael J. Lowis	53
8	Can creative productivity be both positively and negatively correlated with psychopathology? Yes! 2014 ·Frontiers in Psychology ·Dean Keith Simonton	10
9	Psychopathology, adversity, and creativity: Diversifying experiences in the development of eminent African Americans. 2014 ·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology ·Rodica Ioana Damian, Dean Keith Simonton	39
10	Scientific genius is extinct 2013 ·Nature ·Dean Keith Simonton	35
11	Blind-variation and selective-retention theory of creativity 2013 ·Physics of Life Reviews ·Dean Keith Simonton	4
12	Combinatorial Creativity and Sightedness: Monte Carlo Simulations Using Three-Criterion Definitions 2012 ·The International Journal of Creativity and Problem Solving ·Dean Keith Simonton	11
13	Creative thought as blind-variation and selective-retention: Combinatorial models of exceptional creativity 2010 ·Physics of Life Reviews ·Dean Keith Simonton	12
14	Creative thought as blind-variation and selective-retention: Combinatorial models of exceptional creativity 2010 ·Physics of Life Reviews ·Dean Keith Simonton	151
15	The International Handbook of Creativity 2006 ·Cambridge University Press eBooks ·James C. Kaufman, Robert J. Sternberg, John Baer, David Preiss, Cándido Genovard, Christophe Mouchiroud, Alessandro Antonietti, Siegfried Preiser, Gudmund J. W. Smith, (unknown), Edward Nȩcka, Roberta M. Milgram, Günseli Oral, Weihua Niu, In-Soo Choe, Girishwar Misra, Elias Mpofu, Dean Keith Simonton	204
16	Predicting Presidential Performance in the United States: Equation Replication on Recent Survey Results 2001 ·The Journal of Social Psychology ·Dean Keith Simonton	23
17	Origins of genius : Darwinian perspectives on creativity 1999 ·Oxford University Press eBooks ·Dean Keith Simonton	348
18	Mad King George: The Impace of Personal and Political Stress on Mental and Physical Health 1998 ·Journal of Personality ·Dean Keith Simonton	26
19	Creative Productivity through the Adult Years. 1991 ·Dean Keith Simonton	12
20	The swan-song phenomenon: Last-works effects for 172 classical composers. 1989 ·Psychology and Aging ·Dean Keith Simonton	46

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