Donald R. Goodenough

6.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
78 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Donald R. Goodenough is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald R. Goodenough has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 29 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 12 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Donald R. Goodenough's work include Sleep and Wakefulness Research (19 papers), Sleep and related disorders (16 papers) and Cognitive Abilities and Testing (8 papers). Donald R. Goodenough is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and Wakefulness Research (19 papers), Sleep and related disorders (16 papers) and Cognitive Abilities and Testing (8 papers). Donald R. Goodenough collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Italy. Donald R. Goodenough's co-authors include Herman A. Witkin, Stephen A. Karp, Philip K. Oltman, R. B. Dyk, Patricia W. Cox, Arthur Shapiro, Carol Ann Moore, David Koulack, H. F. Faterson and Riley W. Gardner and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and Psychological Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Donald R. Goodenough

77 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

Differentiation: Studies of development. 1962 2026 1983 2004 1962 1963 100 200 300
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. Differentiation: Studies of development.
    1962 393 citations Herman A. Witkin, R. B. Dyk et al. profile →
  2. Psychological Differentiation: Studies of Development
    1963 357 citations Herman A. Witkin, R. B. Dyk et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Donald R. Goodenough United States 35 1.8k 1.8k 1.4k 976 835 78 5.0k
Herman A. Witkin United States 36 2.6k 1.4× 1.7k 1.0× 3.4k 2.4× 2.1k 2.2× 2.2k 2.7× 86 8.8k
Thomas O. Nelson United States 43 2.1k 1.1× 4.6k 2.6× 2.8k 2.0× 988 1.0× 508 0.6× 113 7.1k
A. R. Lurii︠a︡ Tajikistan 16 1.1k 0.6× 2.5k 1.4× 1.6k 1.1× 726 0.7× 794 1.0× 33 5.8k
Patrick C. Kyllonen United States 26 1.7k 0.9× 950 0.5× 1.0k 0.7× 510 0.5× 622 0.7× 89 3.4k
Alan Baddeley United Kingdom 19 2.4k 1.3× 4.7k 2.6× 2.8k 2.0× 910 0.9× 515 0.6× 23 7.8k
Seymour Wapner United States 30 907 0.5× 1.4k 0.8× 657 0.5× 957 1.0× 279 0.3× 138 4.0k
Robert V. Kail United States 46 1.9k 1.0× 3.7k 2.0× 5.2k 3.7× 440 0.5× 1.3k 1.5× 111 8.4k
Yuko Munakata United States 39 1.3k 0.7× 2.8k 1.6× 2.5k 1.8× 755 0.8× 991 1.2× 102 6.0k
Irwin Silverman United States 32 1.1k 0.6× 727 0.4× 766 0.5× 780 0.8× 491 0.6× 113 3.5k
Donald E. Broadbent United Kingdom 41 2.2k 1.2× 4.4k 2.5× 1.8k 1.3× 1.7k 1.7× 169 0.2× 102 8.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zoccolotti, Pierluigi, Gabriella Antonucci, Donald R. Goodenough, Luigi Pizzamiglio, & Donatella Spinelli. (1992). The role of frame size on vertical and horizontal observers in the rod-and-frame illusion. Acta Psychologica. 79(2). 171–187. 34 indexed citations
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Goodenough, Donald R., et al.. (1985). A cognitive-style conception of the field-dependence dimension. 5(6). 687–705. 20 indexed citations
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Witkin, Herman A. & Donald R. Goodenough. (1985). Estilos cognitivos: naturaleza y orígenes. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 72(2). 363–70. 12 indexed citations
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Goodenough, Donald R., et al.. (1979). Orientation contrast effects in the rod-and-frame test. Perception & Psychophysics. 25(5). 419–424. 34 indexed citations
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Carlson, V. R., I. Feinberg, & Donald R. Goodenough. (1978). Perception of the duration of sleep intervals as a function of EEG sleep stage. Physiological Psychology. 6(4). 497–500. 10 indexed citations
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Goodenough, Donald R., Philip K. Oltman, Florence Friedman, Carol Ann Moore, & Herman A. Witkin. (1977). COGNITIVE STYLES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL CAREERS*. ETS Research Bulletin Series. 1977(2). 1 indexed citations
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Witkin, Herman A., Donald R. Goodenough, & Kurt Hirschhorn. (1977). XYY Men: Are They Criminally Aggressive?. The Sciences. 17(6). 10–13. 3 indexed citations
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Goodenough, Donald R. & Herman A. Witkin. (1977). ORIGINS OF THE FIELD‐DEPENDENT AND FIELD‐INDEPENDENT COGNITIVE STYLES. ETS Research Bulletin Series. 1977(1). 33 indexed citations
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Witkin, Herman A. & Donald R. Goodenough. (1977). Field dependence and interpersonal behavior.. Psychological Bulletin. 84(4). 661–689. 39 indexed citations
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Witkin, Herman A. & Donald R. Goodenough. (1977). Field dependence and interpersonal behavior.. Psychological Bulletin. 84(4). 661–689. 425 indexed citations
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Goodenough, Donald R., et al.. (1977). A study of X chromosome linkage with field dependence and spatial visualization. Behavior Genetics. 7(5). 373–387. 23 indexed citations
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Koulack, David & Donald R. Goodenough. (1976). Dream recall and dream recall failure: An arousal-retrieval model.. Psychological Bulletin. 83(5). 975–984. 114 indexed citations
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Oltman, Philip K., Donald R. Goodenough, Herman A. Witkin, Norbert Freedman, & Florence Friedman. (1974). PSYCHOLOGICAL DIFFERENTIATION AS A FACTOR IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION1. ETS Research Bulletin Series. 1974(1). 1 indexed citations
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Witkin, Herman A., et al.. (1966). Cognitive Patterning in Mildly Retarded Boys. Child Development. 37(2). 301–301. 34 indexed citations
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Goodenough, Donald R., et al.. (1965). SOME CORRELATES OF DREAM REPORTING FOLLOWING LABORATORY AWAKENINGS. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 140(5). 365–373. 36 indexed citations
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Goodenough, Donald R.. (1963). IV. Cyclical Fluctuations in Sleep-Depth and Eye-Movement Activity during the Course of Natural Sleep. Canadian Psychiatric Association Journal. 8(6). 406–408. 4 indexed citations
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Goodenough, Donald R., et al.. (1963). Witkin et al on Zigler on Witkin et al. Contemporary Psychology. 8(9). 363–365. 2 indexed citations
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Wolstenholme, G. E. W., Maureen K. O’Connor, & Donald R. Goodenough. (1963). The Nature of Sleep. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 136(3). 313–313. 108 indexed citations
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Witkin, Herman A., et al.. (1962). Differentiation: Studies of development.. 393 indexed citations breakdown →
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Witkin, Herman A., Stephen A. Karp, & Donald R. Goodenough. (1959). Dependence in Alcoholics. Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol. 20(3). 493–504. 91 indexed citations

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