John Thibaut

24.1k total citations · 9 hit papers
58 papers, 17.4k citations indexed

About

John Thibaut is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Law and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, John Thibaut has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 17.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 11 papers in Law and 10 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in John Thibaut's work include Jury Decision Making Processes (10 papers), Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (10 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (7 papers). John Thibaut is often cited by papers focused on Jury Decision Making Processes (10 papers), Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (10 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (7 papers). John Thibaut collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Ukraine. John Thibaut's co-authors include Harold H. Kelley, Laurens Walker, William F. Kenkel, Donald A. Hansen, Catherine De Montlibert, Stuart S. Nagel, Greg A. Caldeira, Robert C. Carson, Janet T. Spence and E. Allan Lind and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Administrative Science Quarterly and American Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

John Thibaut

58 papers receiving 15.1k citations

Hit Papers

The Social Psychology of Groups 1959 2026 1981 2003 1959 1975 1976 1982 1960 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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 Social Psychology of Groups
    1959 4.5k citations John Thibaut, Harold H. Kelley et al. profile →
  2. Procedural Justice: A Psychological Analysis
    1975 2.3k citations John Thibaut, Laurens Walker Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
  3. Procedural Justice: A Psychological Analysis
    1976 2.2k citations John Thibaut, Laurens Walker et al. profile →
  4. Interpersonal Relations: A Theory of Interdependence
    1982 2.1k citations Harold H. Kelley, John Thibaut et al. profile →
  5. The Social Psychology of Groups
    1960 1.7k citations John Thibaut, Harold H. Kelley et al. profile →
  6. The Social Psychology of Groups.
    1960 823 citations John Thibaut, Harold H. Kelley et al. American Sociological Review profile →
  7. A Theory of Procedure
    1978 383 citations John Thibaut California Law Review profile →
  8. A Theory of Procedure
    1978 378 citations John Thibaut, Laurens Walker California Law Review profile →
  9. Contemporary topics in social psychology
    1976 376 citations John Thibaut, Janet T. Spence et al. Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John Thibaut United States 37 8.2k 5.4k 4.6k 1.8k 1.6k 58 17.4k
Morton Deutsch United States 43 8.1k 1.0× 4.4k 0.8× 2.8k 0.6× 1.8k 1.0× 1.1k 0.7× 113 16.1k
Harold H. Kelley United States 43 11.2k 1.4× 8.4k 1.6× 4.1k 0.9× 2.2k 1.2× 1.7k 1.1× 84 24.0k
George C. Homans United States 21 6.0k 0.7× 2.3k 0.4× 3.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 71 12.7k
Fritz Heider United States 9 8.4k 1.0× 6.9k 1.3× 2.4k 0.5× 993 0.6× 877 0.6× 22 18.9k
Alvin W. Gouldner United States 33 7.3k 0.9× 2.5k 0.5× 5.8k 1.3× 800 0.4× 1.5k 1.0× 94 16.6k
Henri Tajfel United Kingdom 34 17.4k 2.1× 9.2k 1.7× 3.2k 0.7× 1.8k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 66 27.7k
Jerald Greenberg United States 52 6.6k 0.8× 4.0k 0.7× 9.8k 2.1× 1.4k 0.8× 2.0k 1.2× 113 17.4k
Talcott Parsons United States 53 9.5k 1.2× 2.9k 0.5× 2.4k 0.5× 607 0.3× 1.4k 0.9× 164 22.2k
Stephen Worchel United States 29 13.1k 1.6× 7.4k 1.4× 2.9k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 984 0.6× 79 20.5k
E. Allan Lind United States 41 6.5k 0.8× 3.0k 0.6× 4.6k 1.0× 1.2k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 84 12.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Thibaut, John & Harold H. Kelley. (2017). The Social Psychology of Groups. 130 indexed citations
2.
Insko, Chester A., et al.. (1987). Individual versus group discontinuity: The role of intergroup contact. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 23(3). 250–267. 84 indexed citations
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Crum, Larry, et al.. (1983). Reply to Turner's comments. European Journal of Social Psychology. 13(4). 369–381. 21 indexed citations
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Insko, Chester A., et al.. (1980). Social evolution and the emergence of leadership.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 39(3). 431–448. 41 indexed citations
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Walker, Laurens, E. Allan Lind, & John Thibaut. (1979). The Relation between Procedural and Distributive Justice. Virginia Law Review. 65(8). 1401–1401. 89 indexed citations
6.
Thibaut, John. (1978). A Theory of Procedure. California Law Review. 66(3). 541–566. 383 indexed citations breakdown →
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Spence, Janet T., Robert C. Carson, & John Thibaut. (1976). Behavioral approaches to therapy. 98 indexed citations
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Thibaut, John & Laurens Walker. (1975). Procedural Justice: A Psychological Analysis. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2328 indexed citations breakdown →
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Friedland, Nehemia, Susan Arnold, & John Thibaut. (1974). Motivational bases in mixed-motive interactions: The effects of comparison levels. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 10(2). 188–199. 9 indexed citations
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Holmes, John G., et al.. (1974). Functions of a third party in the resolution of conflict: The role of a judge in pretrial conferences.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 30(2). 293–306. 34 indexed citations
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Ross, Michael G. & John Thibaut. (1974). Determinants of standards of judgment1. Journal of Personality. 42(3). 383–398. 2 indexed citations
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Walker, Laurens, Stephen A. LaTour, E. Allan Lind, & John Thibaut. (1974). Reactions of Participants and Observers to Modes of Adjudication1. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 4(4). 295–310. 41 indexed citations
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Lind, E. Allan, John Thibaut, & Laurens Walker. (1973). Discovery and Presentation of Evidence in Adversary and Nonadversary Proceedings. Michigan Law Review. 71(6). 1129–1129. 21 indexed citations
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Thibaut, John, et al.. (1970). An Experimental Examination of Pretrial Conference Techniques. Minnesota law review. 6 indexed citations
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Kelley, Harold H., et al.. (1962). The development of cooperation in the "minimal social situation".. The Psychological Monographs. 76(19). 1–19. 67 indexed citations
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Thibaut, John, et al.. (1960). The Social Psychology of Groups.. American Sociological Review. 25(4). 590–590. 823 indexed citations breakdown →
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Guetzkow, Harold, John Thibaut, Harold H. Kelley, & Mason Haire. (1960). The Social Psychology of Groups.. Midwest Journal of Political Science. 4(3). 303–303. 68 indexed citations
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Thibaut, John & Lloyd Strickland. (1956). Psychological Set and Social Conformity1. Journal of Personality. 25(2). 115–129. 81 indexed citations
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Thibaut, John & Henry W. Riecken. (1955). Authoritarianism, Status and the Communication of Aggression. Human Relations. 8(2). 95–120. 48 indexed citations
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Thibaut, John, et al.. (1952). The role of communication in the reduction of interpersonal hostility.. Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology. 47(4). 770–777. 63 indexed citations

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