Eric Klinger

9.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
74 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Eric Klinger is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric Klinger has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 25 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 21 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Eric Klinger's work include Mind wandering and attention (11 papers), Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (11 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (7 papers). Eric Klinger is often cited by papers focused on Mind wandering and attention (11 papers), Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (11 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (7 papers). Eric Klinger collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Eric Klinger's co-authors include W. Miles Cox, Steven G. Barta, Javad Salehi Fadardi, Igor Marchetti, Ernst H. W. Koster, Lauren B. Alloy, Timothy J. Hoelscher, Michael Bock, James Intriligator and Ernest D. Kemble and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychological Bulletin and Psychological Review.

In The Last Decade

Eric Klinger

72 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

A motivational model of alcohol use. 1974 2026 1991 2008 1988 1988 1975 1978 1974 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. A motivational model of alcohol use.
    1988 936 citations W. Miles Cox, Eric Klinger Journal of Abnormal Psychology profile →
  2. A motivational model of alcohol use.
    1988 878 citations W. Miles Cox, Eric Klinger Journal of Abnormal Psychology profile →
  3. Consequences of commitment to and disengagement from incentives.
    1975 623 citations Eric Klinger profile →
  4. Meaning And Void: Inner Experience and the Incentives in People’s Lives
    1978 425 citations Eric Klinger profile →
  5. Structure and Functions of Fantasy
    1974 274 citations Eric Klinger 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
Eric Klinger United States 33 2.0k 1.7k 1.5k 1.5k 1.5k 74 5.7k
W. Miles Cox United Kingdom 33 1.9k 0.9× 1.8k 1.1× 1.7k 1.1× 2.5k 1.6× 1.5k 1.0× 112 6.2k
Jim H. Patton United States 7 1.7k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 3.8k 2.5× 802 0.5× 1.8k 1.3× 7 7.6k
Bruce D. Bartholow United States 43 1.5k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 1.0k 0.7× 2.6k 1.8× 143 6.6k
Peter R. Giancola United States 44 1.0k 0.5× 750 0.5× 2.6k 1.7× 1.7k 1.1× 906 0.6× 114 6.1k
Rudy E. Vuchinich United States 32 662 0.3× 1.4k 0.8× 897 0.6× 1.7k 1.1× 464 0.3× 76 4.0k
Debra A. Hope United States 48 4.6k 2.3× 840 0.5× 4.7k 3.1× 955 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 151 7.7k
Matthew S. Stanford United States 25 1.9k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 5.0k 3.3× 883 0.6× 2.1k 1.4× 61 9.4k
Brady Reynolds United States 35 1.3k 0.7× 1.7k 1.0× 1.5k 1.0× 619 0.4× 1.4k 0.9× 53 5.1k
Richard J. Viken United States 42 1.5k 0.7× 395 0.2× 2.0k 1.3× 1.2k 0.8× 378 0.3× 130 5.4k
Eni S. Becker Netherlands 46 4.6k 2.3× 1.5k 0.9× 4.0k 2.6× 498 0.3× 2.7k 1.8× 263 9.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Klinger, Eric, Ernst H. W. Koster, & Igor Marchetti. (2018). Spontaneous Thought and Goal Pursuit. Oxford University Press eBooks. 12 indexed citations
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Cox, W. Miles, Eric Klinger, & Javad Salehi Fadardi. (2017). Free will in addictive behaviors: A matter of definition. Addictive Behaviors Reports. 5. 94–103. 6 indexed citations
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Cox, W. Miles, Javad Salehi Fadardi, James Intriligator, & Eric Klinger. (2014). Attentional bias modification for addictive behaviors: clinical implications. CNS Spectrums. 19(3). 215–224. 71 indexed citations
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Cox, W. Miles, Eric Klinger, & Javad Salehi Fadardi. (2014). The motivational basis of cognitive determinants of addictive behaviors. Addictive Behaviors. 44. 16–22. 34 indexed citations
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Klinger, Eric. (2013). Goal Commitments and the content of thoughts and dreams: basic principles. Frontiers in Psychology. 4. 415–415. 114 indexed citations
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McMurran, Mary, et al.. (2009). Validity of the offender version of the Personal Concerns Inventory with adult male prisoners. Psychology Crime and Law. 15(5). 451–468. 12 indexed citations
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Cox, W. Miles & Eric Klinger. (2004). Handbook of motivational counseling : concepts, approaches, and assessment. J. Wiley eBooks. 179 indexed citations
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Cox, W. Miles, et al.. (2003). Outcomes of Systematic Motivational Counseling for Substance Use Following Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Addictive Diseases. 22(1). 93–110. 31 indexed citations
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Cox, W. Miles & Eric Klinger. (2002). Motivational structure. Addictive Behaviors. 27(6). 925–940. 68 indexed citations
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Cox, W. Miles, et al.. (2001). Temptation, restriction, and alcohol consumption among American and German college students. Addictive Behaviors. 26(4). 573–581. 13 indexed citations
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Klinger, Eric, et al.. (1998). The effects of current-concern- and nonconcern-related waking suggestions on nocturnal dream content.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 75(1). 242–255. 39 indexed citations
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Cox, W. Miles & Eric Klinger. (1988). A motivational model of alcohol use.. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 97(2). 168–180. 936 indexed citations breakdown →
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Klinger, Eric & W. Miles Cox. (1987). Dimensions of Thought Flow in Everyday Life. Imagination Cognition and Personality. 7(2). 105–128. 214 indexed citations
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Cox, W. Miles, Eric Klinger, & Ernest D. Kemble. (1987). The effect of ethanol on activity level following reward shift. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society. 25(4). 286–288. 4 indexed citations
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Klinger, Eric, et al.. (1980). Motivational correlates of thought content frequency and commitment.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 39(6). 1222–1237. 148 indexed citations
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Klinger, Eric, et al.. (1963). Short Cut Calculation of the Fisher-Yates “Exact Test”. Psychometrika. 28(3). 289–291. 18 indexed citations

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