John W. Atkinson

13.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
47 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

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John W. Atkinson is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Applied Psychology and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, John W. Atkinson has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 9 papers in Applied Psychology and 6 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in John W. Atkinson's work include Psychological Testing and Assessment (8 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (6 papers) and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (5 papers). John W. Atkinson is often cited by papers focused on Psychological Testing and Assessment (8 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (6 papers) and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (5 papers). John W. Atkinson collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. John W. Atkinson's co-authors include N. T. Feather, David C. McClelland, Edgar L. Lowell, O. J. Harvey, Russell A. Clark, Joel O. Raynor, George H. Litwin, William Revelle, David Birch and Joseph Veroff and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Psychological Review and American Psychologist.

In The Last Decade

John W. Atkinson

47 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Motivational determinants of risk-taking behavior.

1957 2.2k citations John W. Atkinson Psychological Review profile →
The Achievement Motive.

1954 1.3k citations John W. Atkinson et al. profile →
Motives in fantasy, action, and society

1958 1.3k citations John W. Atkinson profile →
A theory of achievement motivation

1966 616 citations John W. Atkinson et al. Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
Motivation and Achievement

1975 558 citations John W. Atkinson et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John W. Atkinson United States	26	3.1k	2.8k	2.5k	1.3k	1.2k	47	8.3k
E. Paul Torrance United States	36	2.1k 0.7×	5.2k 1.8×	1.2k 0.5×	1.8k 1.4×	1.3k 1.1×	269	10.8k
Nancy Cantor United States	41	3.9k 1.3×	2.4k 0.8×	2.0k 0.8×	860 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	118	9.8k
Abraham H. Maslow United States	31	4.0k 1.3×	1.4k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	1.7k 1.4×	1.1k 0.9×	86	11.8k
et al United States	43	4.6k 1.5×	1.9k 0.7×	2.3k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	1.7k 1.4×	422	11.9k
Lawrence A. Pervin United States	27	3.5k 1.1×	2.4k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	745 0.6×	707 0.6×	68	9.2k
Philip G. Zimbardo United States	53	5.6k 1.8×	4.8k 1.7×	2.6k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	185	12.9k
J. Daryl United States	28	3.0k 1.0×	1.3k 0.4×	942 0.4×	650 0.5×	764 0.6×	47	8.2k
Abraham Tesser United States	50	4.2k 1.4×	2.0k 0.7×	1.7k 0.7×	604 0.5×	484 0.4×	154	9.0k
Michael Argyle United Kingdom	57	7.1k 2.3×	2.4k 0.9×	1.5k 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	159	14.5k
Ladd Wheeler United States	34	4.6k 1.5×	2.3k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	544 0.4×	509 0.4×	77	9.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Atkinson, John W., et al.. (2021). Nearshore Monitoring With X‐Band Radar: Maximizing Utility in Dynamic and Complex Environments. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 126(4). 7 indexed citations

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Braddick, Oliver & John W. Atkinson. (2020). Perceptual Learning: The Flexibility of the Senses. Perception. 1 indexed citations

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Hood, Bruce, John W. Atkinson, & Oliver Braddick. (1998). Cognitive neuroscience of attention: A developmental perspective. 145 indexed citations

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Montoya, Isaac D. & John W. Atkinson. (1996). Economic Perceptions and Expectations of Out-of-Treatment Drug Users. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. 22(3). 299–311. 7 indexed citations

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Braddick, Oliver & John W. Atkinson. (1995). VISUAL AND VISUOSPATIAL DEVELOPMENT IN YOUNG WILLIAMS-SYNDROME CHILDREN. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 36. 6 indexed citations

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Atkinson, John W.. (1989). Atkinson battery of child development for examining functional vision (ABCDEFV). Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 9(4). 470–470. 2 indexed citations

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Atkinson, John W., Bruce Hood, Oliver Braddick, & John Wattam-Bell. (1988). INFANTS CONTROL OF FIXATION SHIFTS WITH SINGLE AND COMPETING TARGETS - MECHANISMS OF SHIFTING ATTENTION. Perception. 17. 367–368. 27 indexed citations

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Atkinson, John W. & Julius Kühl. (1986). Motivation, Thought, and Action. Praeger eBooks. 41 indexed citations

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Brown, Donald R., Joseph Veroff, & John W. Atkinson. (1986). Frontiers of Motivational Psychology: Essays in Honor of John W. Atkinson. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 5 indexed citations

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Lens, Willy, et al.. (1981). Cognition in human motivation and learning : festschrift for J.(R.) Nuttin. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations

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Atkinson, John W.. (1981). Studying personality in the context of an advanced motivational psychology.. American Psychologist. 36(2). 117–128. 54 indexed citations

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Atkinson, John W.. (1978). Personality, motivation, and action. 13 indexed citations

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Atkinson, John W., et al.. (1977). Explorations using computer simulation to comprehend thematic apperceptive measurement of motivation. Motivation and Emotion. 1(1). 1–27. 58 indexed citations

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Atkinson, John W.. (1975). Einführung in die Motivationsforschung. 5 indexed citations

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Atkinson, John W.. (1963). EFFECTS OF ABILITY GROUPING IN SCHOOLS RELATED TO INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN ACHIEVEMENT-RELATED MOTIVATION, FINAL REPORT.. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 4 indexed citations

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Atkinson, John W.. (1958). Motives in fantasy, action and society : a method of assessment and study. 132 indexed citations

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Atkinson, John W.. (1958). Motives in fantasy, action, and society. 1258 indexed citations breakdown →

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Atkinson, John W.. (1957). Motivational determinants of risk-taking behavior.. Psychological Review. 64(6, Pt.1). 359–372. 2228 indexed citations breakdown →

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Atkinson, John W. & Edward L. Walker. (1956). The affiliation motive and perceptual sensitivity to faces.. Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology. 53(1). 38–41. 43 indexed citations

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Atkinson, John W.. (1953). The achievement motive and recall of interrupted and completed tasks.. Journal of Experimental Psychology. 46(6). 381–390. 88 indexed citations

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