Gillian M. Sandstrom

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Gillian M. Sandstrom is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Gillian M. Sandstrom has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Social Psychology, 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 10 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in Gillian M. Sandstrom's work include Media Influence and Health (10 papers), Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (9 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (8 papers). Gillian M. Sandstrom is often cited by papers focused on Media Influence and Health (10 papers), Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (9 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (8 papers). Gillian M. Sandstrom collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. Gillian M. Sandstrom's co-authors include Elizabeth W. Dunn, Frank Russo, Lara B. Aknin, Peter J. Rentfrow, Neal Lathia, Cecilia Mascolo, Erica J. Boothby, Michael I. Norton, Alyssa Croft and Gus Cooney and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Psychological Science.

In The Last Decade

Gillian M. Sandstrom

33 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Social Interactions and Well-Being

2014 374 citations Gillian M. Sandstrom, Elizabeth W. Dunn Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gillian M. Sandstrom United Kingdom	20	797	450	372	352	270	35	1.6k
Michael R. Maniaci United States	10	733 0.9×	510 1.1×	278 0.7×	326 0.9×	416 1.5×	16	1.6k
Margaret E. Morris United States	15	375 0.5×	612 1.4×	486 1.3×	374 1.1×	391 1.4×	41	1.9k
Jeromy Anglim Australia	25	842 1.1×	647 1.4×	269 0.7×	537 1.5×	1.0k 3.8×	63	2.2k
Xuqun You China	23	1.2k 1.5×	439 1.0×	244 0.7×	410 1.2×	733 2.7×	78	2.4k
Sarah J. Barber United States	22	399 0.5×	378 0.8×	170 0.5×	303 0.9×	178 0.7×	66	1.4k
Kai Dou China	23	609 0.8×	404 0.9×	331 0.9×	276 0.8×	621 2.3×	60	1.5k
Michel Ferrari Canada	22	625 0.8×	194 0.4×	246 0.7×	299 0.8×	239 0.9×	61	1.8k
Daniel Danner Germany	25	581 0.7×	343 0.8×	208 0.6×	549 1.6×	522 1.9×	53	1.7k
F Richard United States	7	503 0.6×	464 1.0×	234 0.6×	342 1.0×	451 1.7×	22	1.4k
Max Weisbuch United States	24	828 1.0×	747 1.7×	335 0.9×	560 1.6×	258 1.0×	52	1.9k

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Lamarche, Veronica M., et al.. (2024). People perceive parasocial relationships to be effective at fulfilling emotional needs. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 8185–8185. 8 indexed citations

Aknin, Lara B. & Gillian M. Sandstrom. (2024). People are surprisingly hesitant to reach out to old friends. Communications Psychology. 2(1). 34–34.

Buchanan, Kathryn & Gillian M. Sandstrom. (2023). Buffering the effects of bad news: Exposure to others’ kindness alleviates the aversive effects of viewing others’ acts of immorality. PLoS ONE. 18(5). e0284438–e0284438. 2 indexed citations

Sandstrom, Gillian M.. (2023). Even minimal student-instructor interactions may increase enjoyment in the classroom: Preliminary evidence that greeting your students may have benefits even if you can’t remember their names. PLoS ONE. 18(8). e0288166–e0288166. 2 indexed citations

Sandstrom, Gillian M., et al.. (2023). People Overestimate Backlash Against Helpers Who Violate Gender Stereotypes: Experimental Examination of a Prosociality Paradox. Sex Roles. 88(5-6). 268–289.

Kelly, Caitlin S., et al.. (2023). Social support from weak ties: Insight from the literature on minimal social interactions. Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 17(3). 20 indexed citations

Sandstrom, Gillian M., Erica J. Boothby, & Gus Cooney. (2022). Talking to strangers: A week-long intervention reduces psychological barriers to social connection. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 102. 104356–104356. 19 indexed citations

Lamarche, Veronica M., et al.. (2022). Parasocial relationships on YouTube reduce prejudice towards mental health issues. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 16565–16565. 8 indexed citations

Buchanan, Kathryn, et al.. (2021). Brief exposure to social media during the COVID-19 pandemic: Doom-scrolling has negative emotional consequences, but kindness-scrolling does not. PLoS ONE. 16(10). e0257728–e0257728. 46 indexed citations

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Sandstrom, Gillian M. & Erica J. Boothby. (2020). Why do people avoid talking to strangers? A mini meta-analysis of predicted fears and actual experiences talking to a stranger. Self and Identity. 20(1). 47–71. 39 indexed citations

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Lathia, Neal, Gillian M. Sandstrom, Cecilia Mascolo, & Peter J. Rentfrow. (2017). Happier People Live More Active Lives: Using Smartphones to Link Happiness and Physical Activity. PLoS ONE. 12(1). e0160589–e0160589. 111 indexed citations

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Rachuri, Kiran K., et al.. (2017). Mobile Sensing at the Service of Mental Well-being. Open Access at Essex (University of Essex). 103–112. 97 indexed citations

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Sandstrom, Gillian M., Neal Lathia, Cecilia Mascolo, & Peter J. Rentfrow. (2016). Opportunities for Smartphones in Clinical Care: The Future of Mobile Mood Monitoring. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 77(2). e135–e137. 20 indexed citations

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Sandstrom, Gillian M., et al.. (2016). Talking Less during Social Interactions Predicts Enjoyment: A Mobile Sensing Pilot Study. PLoS ONE. 11(7). e0158834–e0158834. 2 indexed citations

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Sandstrom, Gillian M. & Catherine D. Rawn. (2015). Embrace Chattering Students. Teaching of Psychology. 42(3). 227–233. 13 indexed citations

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Sandstrom, Gillian M. & Elizabeth W. Dunn. (2014). Social Interactions and Well-Being. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 40(7). 910–922. 374 indexed citations breakdown →

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Russo, Frank, Naresh Vempala, & Gillian M. Sandstrom. (2013). Predicting musically induced emotions from physiological inputs: linear and neural network models. Frontiers in Psychology. 4. 468–468. 19 indexed citations

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Aknin, Lara B., Elizabeth W. Dunn, Gillian M. Sandstrom, & Michael I. Norton. (2013). Does social connection turn good deeds into good feelings? On the value of putting the 'social' in prosocial spending. Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University). 1(2). 155–155. 87 indexed citations

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Sandstrom, Gillian M. & Frank Russo. (2011). Absorption in music: Development of a scale to identify individuals with strong emotional responses to music. Psychology of Music. 41(2). 216–228. 69 indexed citations

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Aknin, Lara B., Gillian M. Sandstrom, Elizabeth W. Dunn, & Michael I. Norton. (2011). It's the Recipient That Counts: Spending Money on Strong Social Ties Leads to Greater Happiness than Spending on Weak Social Ties. PLoS ONE. 6(2). e17018–e17018. 82 indexed citations

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