J. Michael Bailey

16.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
172 papers, 10.8k citations indexed

About

J. Michael Bailey is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Michael Bailey has authored 172 papers receiving a total of 10.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Social Psychology, 49 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 48 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in J. Michael Bailey's work include LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (50 papers), Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (38 papers) and Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (32 papers). J. Michael Bailey is often cited by papers focused on LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (50 papers), Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (38 papers) and Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (32 papers). J. Michael Bailey collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. J. Michael Bailey's co-authors include Joan A. W. Linsenmeier, Nicholas G. Martin, Alec Coppen, Meredith L. Chivers, Kenneth J. Zucker, Gerulf Rieger, Douglas T. Kenrick, Norman P. Li, Michael P. Dunne and Brian A. Gladue and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

In The Last Decade

J. Michael Bailey

168 papers receiving 9.9k citations

Hit Papers

The necessities and luxuries of mate preferences: Testing... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 2016 200 400 600
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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.

  1. The necessities and luxuries of mate preferences: Testing the tradeoffs.
    2002 644 citations J. Michael Bailey, Joan A. W. Linsenmeier et al. profile →
  2. Sexual Orientation, Controversy, and Science
    2016 318 citations J. Michael Bailey, Paul L. Vasey et al. PubMed profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. Michael Bailey United States 58 3.7k 3.4k 3.2k 2.3k 2.1k 172 10.8k
Lindon J. Eaves United States 70 2.3k 0.6× 5.8k 1.7× 7.4k 2.3× 2.1k 0.9× 1.9k 0.9× 256 18.2k
Niklas Långström Sweden 63 1.5k 0.4× 871 0.3× 7.0k 2.2× 3.0k 1.3× 3.0k 1.5× 193 12.4k
Lisa M. Diamond United States 45 4.9k 1.3× 1.3k 0.4× 2.9k 0.9× 2.1k 0.9× 549 0.3× 98 7.2k
Marilyn J. Essex United States 59 3.0k 0.8× 1.6k 0.5× 6.0k 1.9× 1.3k 0.6× 711 0.3× 113 10.9k
Eric Turkheimer United States 51 1.7k 0.5× 3.3k 1.0× 4.7k 1.5× 1.6k 0.7× 766 0.4× 189 10.5k
Laurence Claes Belgium 61 2.4k 0.6× 1.4k 0.4× 9.3k 2.9× 1.7k 0.7× 2.8k 1.3× 359 12.6k
Christopher W. Kahler United States 70 2.3k 0.6× 4.0k 1.2× 6.3k 2.0× 1.6k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 343 19.1k
Cynthia M. Bulik United States 94 2.2k 0.6× 2.9k 0.8× 28.4k 8.8× 4.8k 2.1× 6.0k 2.9× 751 34.3k
Xiaojia Ge United States 50 2.6k 0.7× 1.3k 0.4× 6.7k 2.1× 2.5k 1.1× 249 0.1× 80 11.2k
Debra Kaysen United States 51 1.6k 0.4× 676 0.2× 3.9k 1.2× 1.0k 0.4× 1.2k 0.6× 214 8.9k

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All Works

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Littman, Lisa, et al.. (2023). Detransition and Desistance Among Previously Trans-Identified Young Adults. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 53(1). 57–76. 18 indexed citations
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Hsu, Kevin J. & J. Michael Bailey. (2023). Sexual Orientation, Sexual Motivation, and Erotic Target Identity Inversions in Male Adult Baby/Diaper Lovers. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 52(6). 2385–2401. 1 indexed citations
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Bailey, J. Michael & Kevin J. Hsu. (2022). How Autogynephilic Are Natal Females?. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 51(7). 3311–3318. 3 indexed citations
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Sylva, David, Kevin J. Hsu, A. M. Rosenthal, et al.. (2020). Robust evidence for bisexual orientation among men. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(31). 18369–18377. 31 indexed citations
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Bailey, J. Michael, Ray Blanchard, Kevin J. Hsu, & William Revelle. (2020). A map of desire: multidimensional scaling of men's sexual interest in male and female children and adults. Psychological Medicine. 51(15). 2714–2720. 6 indexed citations
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Bailey, J. Michael, et al.. (2020). Familiality of Gender Nonconformity Among Homosexual Men. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 49(7). 2461–2468. 4 indexed citations
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Hsu, Kevin J. & J. Michael Bailey. (2019). The “Furry” Phenomenon: Characterizing Sexual Orientation, Sexual Motivation, and Erotic Target Identity Inversions in Male Furries. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 48(5). 1349–1369. 13 indexed citations
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Bailey, J. Michael, et al.. (2016). An Internet study of men sexually attracted to children: Correlates of sexual offending against children.. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 125(7). 989–1000. 52 indexed citations
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Bailey, J. Michael, et al.. (2016). An Internet study of men sexually attracted to children: Sexual attraction patterns.. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 125(7). 976–988. 51 indexed citations
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Bailey, J. Michael, Paul L. Vasey, Lisa M. Diamond, et al.. (2016). Sexual Orientation, Controversy, and Science. PubMed. 17(2). 45–101. 318 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bailey, J. Michael. (2014). The Politics of Crime in Mexico. Lynne Rienner Publishers eBooks. 14 indexed citations
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Skidmore, W. Christopher, Joan A. W. Linsenmeier, & J. Michael Bailey. (2006). Gender Nonconformity and Psychological Distress in Lesbians and Gay Men. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 35(6). 685–697. 157 indexed citations
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Berenbaum, Sheri A. & J. Michael Bailey. (2003). Effects on Gender Identity of Prenatal Androgens and Genital Appearance: Evidence from Girls with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 88(3). 1102–1106. 152 indexed citations
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Mustanski, Brian, Meredith L. Chivers, & J. Michael Bailey. (2002). A Critical Review of Recent Biological Research on Human Sexual Orientation. PubMed. 13(1). 89–140. 124 indexed citations
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Bailey, J. Michael, et al.. (1998). The science and ethics of castration: Lessons from the Morse case. Northwestern University law review. 92(4). 1225–1245. 3 indexed citations
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Bailey, J. Michael, et al.. (1994). The irrelevance of the medical model of mental illness to law and ethics. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry. 17(2). 153–173. 9 indexed citations
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Costantino, Giuseppe, et al.. (1992). Clinical Utility of the TEMAS With Nonminority Children. Journal of Personality Assessment. 59(3). 433–438. 5 indexed citations
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Buhrich, Neil, J. Michael Bailey, & Nicholas G. Martin. (1991). Sexual orientation, sexual identity, and sex-dimorphic behaviors in male twins. Behavior Genetics. 21(1). 75–96. 38 indexed citations
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Bailey, J. Michael, Lee Willerman, & Carlton W. Parks. (1991). A test of the maternal stress theory of human male homosexuality. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 20(3). 277–293. 81 indexed citations
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Bailey, J. Michael. (1991). A Genetic Study of Male Sexual Orientation. Archives of General Psychiatry. 48(12). 1089–1089. 332 indexed citations

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