G. William Walster

6.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
38 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

G. William Walster is a scholar working on Computational Theory and Mathematics, Sociology and Political Science and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, G. William Walster has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics, 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 4 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in G. William Walster's work include Numerical Methods and Algorithms (13 papers), Digital Filter Design and Implementation (3 papers) and Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (3 papers). G. William Walster is often cited by papers focused on Numerical Methods and Algorithms (13 papers), Digital Filter Design and Implementation (3 papers) and Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (3 papers). G. William Walster collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. G. William Walster's co-authors include Ellen Berscheid, Elaine Walster, Jane Traupmann, William G. Austin, Mary K. Utne, Elaine Hatfield, Karen K. Dion, Ramesh K. Shukla, André L. Delbecq and David H. Gustafson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Journal of Educational Psychology.

In The Last Decade

G. William Walster

36 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

Equity : theory and research 1971 2026 1989 2007 1978 1973 1971 500 1000 1.5k
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. Equity : theory and research
    1978 1.7k citations Elaine Hatfield, G. William Walster et al. Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
  2. New directions in equity research.
    1973 1.2k citations Elaine Walster, Ellen Berscheid et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  3. Physical attractiveness and dating choice: A test of the matching hypothesis
    1971 411 citations Ellen Berscheid, Elaine Walster et al. profile →

Peers

G. William Walster
Bruce J. Biddle United States
Leon Mann Australia
James T. Austin United States
Harold B. Gerard United States
Stephen G. Harkins United States
Morris Zelditch United States
Bertram H. Raven United States
Richard D. Arvey United States
George W. Bohrnstedt United States
Joel Cooper United States
Bruce J. Biddle United States
G. William Walster
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G. William Walster

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Longpré, Luc, William Gasarch, G. William Walster, & Владик Крейнович. (2007). m solutions good, m-1 solutions better. Applied mathematical sciences. 2(5). 223–239. 2 indexed citations
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Kearfott, R. Baker & G. William Walster. (2002). SIAM Conference on Optimization, Validated Computing 2002, and the Fields Institute Informal Working Group on Validated Optimization. Reliable Computing. 8(5). 419–424.
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Hansen, Eldon & G. William Walster. (2002). Sharp Bounds on Interval Polynomial Roots. Reliable Computing. 8(2). 115–122. 8 indexed citations
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Kearfott, R. Baker & G. William Walster. (2000). On stopping criteria in verified nonlinear systems or optimization algorithms. ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software. 26(3). 373–389. 6 indexed citations
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Walster, G. William & Владик Крейнович. (1996). For unknown-but-bounded errors, interval estimates are often better than averaging. ACM SIGNUM Newsletter. 31(2). 6–19. 7 indexed citations
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Hansen, Eskil & G. William Walster. (1993). Bounds for lagrange multipliers and optimal points. Computers & Mathematics with Applications. 25(10-11). 59–69. 8 indexed citations
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Walster, G. William, et al.. (1980). Analytic Subtraction Applied to the Incomplete Gamma and Beta Functions. SIAM Journal on Scientific and Statistical Computing. 1(3). 321–326. 3 indexed citations
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Walster, G. William, et al.. (1980). Further comments on the computation of modified Bessel function ratios. Mathematics of Computation. 35(151). 937–939. 4 indexed citations
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Hatfield, Elaine, G. William Walster, Ellen Berscheid, et al.. (1978). Equity : theory and research. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1726 indexed citations breakdown →
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Walster, Elaine, G. William Walster, & Jane Traupmann. (1978). Equity and premarital sex.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 36(1). 82–92. 5 indexed citations
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Walster, G. William. (1976). Reply to Dr. William Samuel: Suggested Amendments to New Directions in Equity Research. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 2(1). 40–44. 8 indexed citations
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Walster, Elaine & G. William Walster. (1975). Equity and Social Justice. Journal of Social Issues. 31(3). 21–43. 159 indexed citations
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Walster, G. William, et al.. (1975). Central and Noncentral Distributions of Wilks' Statistic in Manova as Mixtures of Incomplete Beta Functions. The Annals of Statistics. 3(2). 16 indexed citations
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Walster, Elaine, Ellen Berscheid, & G. William Walster. (1973). New directions in equity research.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 25(2). 151–176. 1201 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gustafson, David H., Ramesh K. Shukla, André L. Delbecq, & G. William Walster. (1973). A comparative study of differences in subjective likelihood estimates made by individuals, interacting groups, Delphi groups, and nominal groups. Organizational Behavior and Human Performance. 9(2). 280–291. 272 indexed citations
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Walster, G. William, et al.. (1973). Relationship between the internal-external control construct and achievement.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 64(1). 9–14. 22 indexed citations
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Clifford, Margaret M., T. Anne Cleary, & G. William Walster. (1972). Effects of Emphasizing Competition in Classroom-Testing Procedures. The Journal of Educational Research. 65(5). 234–238. 10 indexed citations
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Walster, G. William & Elaine Walster. (1970). Choice between Negative Alternatives: Dissonance Reduction or Regret?. Psychological Reports. 26(3). 995–1005. 9 indexed citations
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Walster, G. William, et al.. (1970). A Proposal for a New Editorial Policy in the Social Sciences. The American Statistician. 24(2). 16–16. 10 indexed citations

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