J. P. Gerber

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 892 citations indexed

About

J. P. Gerber is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, J. P. Gerber has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 892 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Social Psychology, 4 papers in Clinical Psychology and 2 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in J. P. Gerber's work include Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion (5 papers), Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (3 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (2 papers). J. P. Gerber is often cited by papers focused on Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion (5 papers), Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (3 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (2 papers). J. P. Gerber collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Malaysia. J. P. Gerber's co-authors include Ladd Wheeler, Jerry Suls, Kipling D. Williams and Louis I. Landau and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, Personality and Individual Differences and Perspectives on Psychological Science.

In The Last Decade

J. P. Gerber

9 papers receiving 858 citations

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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.

A social comparison theory meta-analysis 60+ years on.

2017 475 citations J. P. Gerber, Ladd Wheeler et al. Psychological Bulletin profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. P. Gerber Australia	7	498	336	272	170	150	9	892
Aaron C. Weidman United States	13	478 1.0×	418 1.2×	242 0.9×	158 0.9×	227 1.5×	24	974
Kristine M. Kelly United States	8	488 1.0×	410 1.2×	214 0.8×	101 0.6×	110 0.7×	11	971
Yu Niiya Japan	12	576 1.2×	339 1.0×	287 1.1×	198 1.2×	249 1.7×	33	940
Letitia Slabu United Kingdom	10	542 1.1×	411 1.2×	169 0.6×	157 0.9×	123 0.8×	12	858
Michael Baliousis United Kingdom	5	452 0.9×	295 0.9×	265 1.0×	144 0.8×	125 0.8×	15	865
Steve A. Nida United States	12	591 1.2×	441 1.3×	253 0.9×	113 0.7×	87 0.6×	15	1.1k
Paul A. Mongeau United States	19	513 1.0×	585 1.7×	213 0.8×	229 1.3×	152 1.0×	55	1.1k
Alexander Gunz United States	10	641 1.3×	342 1.0×	219 0.8×	277 1.6×	167 1.1×	10	1.1k
Simon Schindler Germany	19	403 0.8×	365 1.1×	356 1.3×	151 0.9×	174 1.2×	56	1.0k
Selma C. Rudert Germany	19	675 1.4×	342 1.0×	344 1.3×	123 0.7×	82 0.5×	44	968

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. P. Gerber

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All Works

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Gerber, J. P., Ladd Wheeler, & Jerry Suls. (2017). A social comparison theory meta-analysis 60+ years on.. Psychological Bulletin. 144(2). 177–197. 475 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gerber, J. P., et al.. (2016). Construct validity of Williams' ostracism needs threat scale. Personality and Individual Differences. 115. 50–53. 48 indexed citations

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Gerber, J. P. & Ladd Wheeler. (2013). Clarifying the Relationship Between Ostracism and Relational Devaluation. The Journal of Social Psychology. 154(1). 14–27. 18 indexed citations

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Gerber, J. P., et al.. (2012). Measuring the existence of cool using an extended social relations model. 10(2). 103–115. 15 indexed citations

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Gerber, J. P.. (2011). Six solutions to the circular nature of trait psychology. 297–305. 1 indexed citations

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Gerber, J. P. & Louis I. Landau. (2010). Driving change in rural workforce planning: the Medical Schools Outcomes Database. Australian Journal of Primary Health. 16(1). 36–39. 11 indexed citations

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Gerber, J. P. & Ladd Wheeler. (2009). Rejoinder to Baumeister, DeWall, and Vohs (2009). Perspectives on Psychological Science. 4(5). 494–495. 6 indexed citations

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Gerber, J. P. & Ladd Wheeler. (2009). On Being Rejected: A Meta-Analysis of Experimental Research on Rejection. Perspectives on Psychological Science. 4(5). 468–488. 300 indexed citations

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Williams, Kipling D. & J. P. Gerber. (2005). Ostracism. Interaction Studies Social Behaviour and Communication in Biological and Artificial Systems. 6(3). 359–374. 18 indexed citations

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