Deborah Nelson

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
5 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Deborah Nelson is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Deborah Nelson has authored 5 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 2 papers in Clinical Psychology, 1 paper in Social Psychology and 1 paper in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Deborah Nelson's work include Migration, Health and Trauma (2 papers), Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (1 paper) and Diverse Educational Innovations Studies (1 paper). Deborah Nelson is often cited by papers focused on Migration, Health and Trauma (2 papers), Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (1 paper) and Diverse Educational Innovations Studies (1 paper). Deborah Nelson collaborates with scholars based in Australia and United States. Deborah Nelson's co-authors include Roger T. Johnson, David W. Johnson, Geoffrey Maruyama, Joanna Zubrzycki, R. Craig Lefebvre and Richard A. Carleton and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, Health Education Research and International Social Work.

In The Last Decade

Deborah Nelson

5 papers receiving 970 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.

Effects of cooperative, competitive, and individualistic goal structures on achievement: A meta-analysis.

1981 1.1k citations David W. Johnson, Geoffrey Maruyama et al. Psychological Bulletin profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Deborah Nelson Australia	5	510	471	309	174	120	5	1.2k
Rachel Hertz‐Lazarowitz Israel	18	819 1.6×	558 1.2×	243 0.8×	254 1.5×	124 1.0×	60	1.5k
Maria K. DiBenedetto United States	10	499 1.0×	322 0.7×	300 1.0×	137 0.8×	76 0.6×	18	1.2k
Nadine Engels Belgium	21	1.2k 2.4×	301 0.6×	280 0.9×	198 1.1×	67 0.6×	56	1.6k
Anneli Eteläpelto Finland	23	1.3k 2.5×	372 0.8×	209 0.7×	302 1.7×	141 1.2×	53	1.9k
Avner Caspi Israel	18	803 1.6×	383 0.8×	268 0.9×	303 1.7×	48 0.4×	49	1.4k
Chen Schechter Israel	22	1.1k 2.2×	321 0.7×	189 0.6×	125 0.7×	246 2.0×	118	1.6k
Ralph G. Brockett United States	16	1.1k 2.1×	455 1.0×	164 0.5×	147 0.8×	61 0.5×	50	1.6k
Dennis Sumara Canada	25	1.3k 2.5×	513 1.1×	268 0.9×	517 3.0×	62 0.5×	72	2.4k
Roger Hiemstra United States	19	1.0k 2.0×	406 0.9×	140 0.5×	127 0.7×	57 0.5×	75	1.6k
Katja Vähäsantanen Finland	21	1.3k 2.6×	280 0.6×	232 0.8×	356 2.0×	148 1.2×	54	1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Deborah Nelson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Deborah Nelson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Deborah Nelson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Deborah Nelson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Deborah Nelson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Deborah Nelson. Deborah Nelson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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5 of 5 papers shown

1.

Nelson, Deborah. (2016). Tough Enough. 20 indexed citations

2.

Nelson, Deborah, et al.. (2016). Critical social work with unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people: Restoring hope, agency and meaning for the client and worker. International Social Work. 60(3). 601–613. 13 indexed citations

3.

Nelson, Deborah, et al.. (2013). Integrating Human Rights and Trauma Frameworks in Social Work with People from Refugee Backgrounds. Australian Social Work. 67(4). 567–581. 17 indexed citations

4.

Nelson, Deborah, et al.. (1987). A campaign strategy for weight loss at worksites. Health Education Research. 2(1). 27–31. 14 indexed citations

5.

Johnson, David W., et al.. (1981). Effects of cooperative, competitive, and individualistic goal structures on achievement: A meta-analysis.. Psychological Bulletin. 89(1). 47–62. 1146 indexed citations breakdown →

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