Helmut Lamm

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Helmut Lamm is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Safety Research and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Helmut Lamm has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 13 papers in Safety Research and 11 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Helmut Lamm's work include Social and Intergroup Psychology (17 papers), Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (13 papers) and Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence (10 papers). Helmut Lamm is often cited by papers focused on Social and Intergroup Psychology (17 papers), Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (13 papers) and Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence (10 papers). Helmut Lamm collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Austria. Helmut Lamm's co-authors include David G. Myers, Gisela Trommsdorff, Nathan Kogan, Arnold S. Kahn, Judith E. Krulewitz, Virginia E. O’Leary, Marvin Karlins, Ulrich Wiesmann, Arnold Kahn and Harold M. Schroder and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychological Bulletin and Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Helmut Lamm

54 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

The group polarization phenomenon. 1976 2026 1992 2009 1976 200 400 600
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. The group polarization phenomenon.
    1976 703 citations David G. Myers, Helmut Lamm Psychological Bulletin profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Helmut Lamm Germany 23 943 799 389 287 285 54 2.2k
Martin F. Kaplan United States 21 821 0.9× 599 0.7× 174 0.4× 157 0.5× 136 0.5× 73 2.0k
Ivan D. Steiner United States 16 1.0k 1.1× 1.6k 1.9× 212 0.5× 469 1.6× 141 0.5× 46 3.0k
Albert Pepitone United States 20 954 1.0× 668 0.8× 139 0.4× 168 0.6× 117 0.4× 49 2.1k
William Titus United States 7 633 0.7× 1.2k 1.5× 121 0.3× 659 2.3× 156 0.5× 9 2.0k
Alvin Zander United States 24 978 1.0× 1.3k 1.7× 186 0.5× 265 0.9× 123 0.4× 57 3.2k
S. S. Komorita United States 29 1.3k 1.4× 537 0.7× 180 0.5× 84 0.3× 1.1k 3.8× 72 2.6k
Norman R. F. Maier United States 26 604 0.6× 1.1k 1.3× 394 1.0× 264 0.9× 89 0.3× 89 3.0k
George A. Quattrone United States 12 892 0.9× 489 0.6× 139 0.4× 73 0.3× 213 0.7× 14 1.7k
Howard L. Fromkin United States 15 1.3k 1.4× 750 0.9× 349 0.9× 77 0.3× 87 0.3× 25 2.5k
Charles G. McClintock United States 27 2.0k 2.1× 1.1k 1.3× 383 1.0× 73 0.3× 1.4k 4.8× 65 3.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Helmut Lamm

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lamm, Helmut & Ulrich Wiesmann. (1997). Subjective attributes of attraction: How people characterize their liking, their love, and their being in love. Personal Relationships. 4(3). 271–284. 20 indexed citations
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Lamm, Helmut, et al.. (1996). Legitimate Interest in Couple Conflict. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 13(4). 619–626. 7 indexed citations
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Barrett, Edith J. & Helmut Lamm. (1989). The role of procedural justice in the allocation of limited resources: A West German perspective. Social Justice Research. 3(1). 21–30. 2 indexed citations
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Lamm, Helmut, et al.. (1988). LONELINESS AS RELATED TO VARIOUS PERSONALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES: RESEARCH WITH THE GERMAN ADAPTATION OF THE UCLA LONELINESS SCALE. Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal. 16(2). 169–174. 22 indexed citations
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Lamm, Helmut, et al.. (1983). Need Consideration in Allocation Decisions: Is it Just?. The Journal of Social Psychology. 119(2). 205–209. 29 indexed citations
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Lamm, Helmut, et al.. (1982). ATTRIBUTION AND DISTRIBUTION: THE WEIGHT OF PERFORMANCE, EFFORT, AND ABILITY IN THE ALLOCATION OF JOINTLY ATTAINED GAINS AND LOSSES. Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal. 10(1). 105–116. 2 indexed citations
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Lamm, Helmut, et al.. (1980). Input integration and input weighting in decisions on allocations of gains and losses. European Journal of Social Psychology. 10(1). 1–15. 26 indexed citations
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Lamm, Helmut, et al.. (1979). Geschlecht und Alter als Einflußfaktoren der Risikobereitschaft bei Entscheidungen für die eigene und eine andere Person. KOPS (University of Konstanz). 26. 496–508. 4 indexed citations
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Trommsdorff, Gisela, et al.. (1979). A longitudinal study of adolescents' future orientation (time perspective). Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 8(2). 131–147. 87 indexed citations
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Trommsdorff, Gisela, et al.. (1978). Erziehung für die Zukunft : theoretische und empirische Untersuchungen zum Zusammenhang von Zukunftserleben und Erziehung. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 5 indexed citations
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Lamm, Helmut, et al.. (1978). Social class and sex as determinants of future orientation (time perspective) in adults. European Journal of Social Psychology. 8(1). 71–90. 29 indexed citations
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Lamm, Helmut, et al.. (1977). Impulskontrolle und einige Persönlichkeitscharakteristika bei delinquenten und nichtdelinquenten Jugendlichen. KOPS (University of Konstanz). 19(3). 340–354. 1 indexed citations
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Myers, David G. & Helmut Lamm. (1976). The group polarization phenomenon.. Psychological Bulletin. 83(4). 602–627. 703 indexed citations breakdown →
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Myers, David G. & Helmut Lamm. (1975). The polarizing effect of group discussion.. PubMed. 63(3). 297–303. 70 indexed citations
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Lamm, Helmut, et al.. (1973). Group-Induced Extremization: Review of Evidence and a Minority-Change Explanation. Psychological Reports. 33(2). 471–484. 8 indexed citations
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Lamm, Helmut, et al.. (1972). Factors limiting the generality of the risky‐shift phenomenon. European Journal of Social Psychology. 2(4). 455–458. 10 indexed citations
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Lamm, Helmut, et al.. (1971). Risky shift as a function of group members' value of risk and need for approval.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 20(3). 430–435. 24 indexed citations
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Lamm, Helmut. (1967). Will an observer advise higher risk taking after hearing a discussion of the decision problem?. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 6(4, Pt.1). 467–471. 41 indexed citations
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Karlins, Marvin & Helmut Lamm. (1965). Sex Differences and Motor Task Performance. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 20(2). 430–430. 2 indexed citations

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