Duane T. Wegener

25.4k total citations · 8 hit papers
135 papers, 17.4k citations indexed

About

Duane T. Wegener is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology and Applied Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Duane T. Wegener has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 17.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 50 papers in Social Psychology and 37 papers in Applied Psychology. Recurrent topics in Duane T. Wegener's work include Social and Intergroup Psychology (60 papers), Cultural Differences and Values (41 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (37 papers). Duane T. Wegener is often cited by papers focused on Social and Intergroup Psychology (60 papers), Cultural Differences and Values (41 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (37 papers). Duane T. Wegener collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Singapore. Duane T. Wegener's co-authors include Leandre R. Fabrigar, Richard E. Petty, Robert C. MacCallum, Erin J. Strahan, Bert N. Uchino, David DeSteno, Derek D. Rucker, Curtis P. Haugtvedt, Jason K. Clark and Kevin L. Blankenship and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychological Bulletin and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Duane T. Wegener

132 papers receiving 15.9k citations

Hit Papers

Evaluating the use of exploratory factor analysis in psyc... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1999 1997 2011 1998 1993 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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. Evaluating the use of exploratory factor analysis in psychological research.
    1999 6.4k citations Leandre R. Fabrigar, Duane T. Wegener et al. Psychological Methods profile →
  2. ATTITUDES AND ATTITUDE CHANGE
    1997 1.6k citations Richard E. Petty, Duane T. Wegener et al. profile →
  3. Exploratory Factor Analysis
    2011 799 citations Leandre R. Fabrigar, Duane T. Wegener profile →
  4. Attitude change: Multiple roles for persuasion variables.
    1998 712 citations Richard E. Petty, Duane T. Wegener profile →
  5. The problem of equivalent models in applications of covariance structure analysis.
    1993 663 citations Robert C. MacCallum, Duane T. Wegener et al. Psychological Bulletin profile →
  6. The elaboration likelihood model: Current status and controversies.
    1999 641 citations Richard E. Petty, Duane T. Wegener profile →
  7. Evaluating the use of exploratory factor analysis in psychological research.
    1999 522 citations Leandre R. Fabrigar, Duane T. Wegener et al. Psychological Methods profile →
  8. Changes in COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Black and White Individuals in the US
    2022 143 citations Duane T. Wegener 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
Duane T. Wegener United States 42 6.2k 4.8k 2.5k 2.3k 2.0k 135 17.4k
Leandre R. Fabrigar Canada 38 4.2k 0.7× 3.7k 0.8× 1.7k 0.7× 2.3k 1.0× 1.4k 0.7× 78 14.8k
Wendy Wood United States 67 8.1k 1.3× 4.9k 1.0× 4.9k 1.9× 2.4k 1.1× 2.6k 1.3× 161 20.4k
Jennifer S. Lerner United States 38 5.9k 1.0× 5.0k 1.1× 2.2k 0.9× 1.5k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 74 15.4k
Derek D. Rucker United States 50 8.0k 1.3× 6.4k 1.3× 2.5k 1.0× 3.2k 1.4× 3.8k 1.9× 138 20.6k
Mark P. Zanna Canada 71 10.1k 1.6× 8.3k 1.8× 3.5k 1.4× 2.4k 1.0× 2.1k 1.0× 214 20.9k
Thomas Gilovich United States 64 6.1k 1.0× 4.7k 1.0× 2.8k 1.1× 1.4k 0.6× 2.3k 1.1× 173 18.5k
Antony S. R. Manstead United Kingdom 70 7.4k 1.2× 8.5k 1.8× 2.3k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 1.0k 0.5× 222 19.1k
Leona S. Aiken United States 46 4.5k 0.7× 4.8k 1.0× 2.0k 0.8× 4.9k 2.2× 973 0.5× 126 20.5k
Douglas G. Bonett United States 33 4.8k 0.8× 4.9k 1.0× 1.4k 0.6× 3.7k 1.6× 1.7k 0.9× 107 22.6k
Tom Postmes Netherlands 63 11.0k 1.8× 7.1k 1.5× 1.4k 0.5× 1.8k 0.8× 621 0.3× 215 18.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chang, Mei‐Wei, Alai Tan, Joshua M. Smyth, & Duane T. Wegener. (2025). Modifiable risk factors for hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. Critical Public Health. 35(1). 1 indexed citations
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Siev, Joseph J., et al.. (2024). Endorsing both sides, pleasing neither: Ambivalent individuals face unexpected social costs in political conflicts. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 114. 104631–104631. 2 indexed citations
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Pek, Jolynn, et al.. (2024). Uses of uncertain statistical power: Designing future studies, not evaluating completed studies.. Psychological Methods. 2 indexed citations
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Wegener, Duane T., Jolynn Pek, & Leandre R. Fabrigar. (2024). Accumulating evidence across studies: Consistent methods protect against false findings produced by p-hacking. PLoS ONE. 19(8). e0307999–e0307999. 1 indexed citations
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Wallace, Laura, Maureen A. Craig, & Duane T. Wegener. (2023). Biased, but expert: Trade-offs in how stigmatized versus non-stigmatized advocates are perceived and consequences for persuasion. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 110. 104519–104519. 12 indexed citations
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Wegener, Duane T., et al.. (2023). Mechanisms in continued influence: The impact of misinformation corrections on source perceptions. Memory & Cognition. 51(6). 1317–1330. 11 indexed citations
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Boeck, Paul De, Jolynn Pek, Katherine M. Walton, et al.. (2023). A Call for Keeping Doors Open and for Parallel Efforts. Psychological Inquiry. 34(4). 291–297. 1 indexed citations
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Chang, Mei‐Wei, Alai Tan, Duane T. Wegener, & Rebecca E. Lee. (2023). A Pilot Goal-Oriented Episodic Future Thinking Weight Loss Intervention for Low-Income Overweight or Obese Young Mothers. Nutrients. 15(13). 3023–3023. 1 indexed citations
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Chang, Mei‐Wei, Roger Brown, & Duane T. Wegener. (2021). Perceived stress linking psychosocial factors and depressive symptoms in low-income mothers. BMC Public Health. 21(1). 62–62. 5 indexed citations
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Garcia‐Marques, Teresa, et al.. (2020). Norms for 150 consumer products: Perceived complexity, quality objectivity, material/experiential nature, perceived price, familiarity and attitude. PLoS ONE. 15(9). e0238848–e0238848. 7 indexed citations
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Chang, Mei‐Wei, Alai Tan, Jiying Ling, Duane T. Wegener, & Lorraine B. Robbins. (2020). Mediators of intervention effects on dietary fat intake in low-income overweight or obese women with young children. Appetite. 151. 104700–104700. 3 indexed citations
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Chang, Mei‐Wei, Jonathan Schaffir, Roger Brown, & Duane T. Wegener. (2019). Mediation by self-efficacy in the relation between social support and dietary intake in low-income postpartum women who were overweight or obese. Appetite. 140. 248–254. 8 indexed citations
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Chang, Mei‐Wei, Alai Tan, Jonathan Schaffir, & Duane T. Wegener. (2019). Sleep and weight loss in low-income overweight or obese postpartum women. BMC Obesity. 6(1). 12–12. 6 indexed citations
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Macal, Charles M., Michael North, Nicholson Collier, et al.. (2012). Modeling the spread of community-associated MRSA. Winter Simulation Conference. 73. 9 indexed citations
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Wegener, Duane T. & Richard E. Petty. (2001). On the Use of Naive Theories of Bias to Remove Or Avoid Bias: the Flexible Correction Model. ACR North American Advances. 5 indexed citations
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Wegener, Duane T.. (1994). The flexible correction model : using naive theories of bias to correct assessments of targets. OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network). 3 indexed citations
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Wegener, Duane T. & Richard E. Petty. (1994). Mood management across affective states: The hedonic contingency hypothesis.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 66(6). 1034–1048. 326 indexed citations
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MacCallum, Robert C., Duane T. Wegener, Bert N. Uchino, & Leandre R. Fabrigar. (1993). The problem of equivalent models in applications of covariance structure analysis.. Psychological Bulletin. 114(1). 185–199. 663 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wegener, Duane T.. (1991). Mood and Activity Choice: Comparisons of Mood-Management Across Affective States. OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network). 1 indexed citations

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