Laurence Alison

2.8k total citations
68 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Laurence Alison is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Laurence Alison has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Social Psychology, 29 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 26 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Laurence Alison's work include Deception detection and forensic psychology (22 papers), Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (17 papers) and Policing Practices and Perceptions (9 papers). Laurence Alison is often cited by papers focused on Deception detection and forensic psychology (22 papers), Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (17 papers) and Policing Practices and Perceptions (9 papers). Laurence Alison collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Laurence Alison's co-authors include Paul Christiansen, Emily Alison, Sara Waring, Claudia van den Heuvel, Stamatis Elntib, Nicola Power, Andreas Mokros, Pekka Santtila, N. Kenneth Sandnabba and Neil Shortland and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Psychology, American Psychologist and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Laurence Alison

67 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Laurence Alison United Kingdom 27 897 768 753 233 225 68 1.7k
Brent Snook Canada 22 799 0.9× 536 0.7× 453 0.6× 260 1.1× 170 0.8× 86 1.5k
Christopher L. Aberson United States 20 829 0.9× 634 0.8× 197 0.3× 141 0.6× 52 0.2× 47 1.6k
Karl Ask Sweden 16 435 0.5× 610 0.8× 213 0.3× 362 1.6× 140 0.6× 69 1.1k
Margaret Bull Kovera United States 21 350 0.4× 651 0.8× 237 0.3× 526 2.3× 70 0.3× 66 1.4k
P.J. van Koppen Netherlands 18 427 0.5× 542 0.7× 248 0.3× 447 1.9× 153 0.7× 116 1.3k
Richard E. Redding United States 20 396 0.4× 452 0.6× 434 0.6× 78 0.3× 100 0.4× 94 1.3k
L Alison United Kingdom 20 893 1.0× 202 0.3× 545 0.7× 42 0.2× 128 0.6× 59 1.2k
Joel D. Lieberman United States 21 794 0.9× 728 0.9× 436 0.6× 228 1.0× 163 0.7× 39 1.5k
Andrew Livingstone United Kingdom 22 828 0.9× 510 0.7× 124 0.2× 94 0.4× 144 0.6× 57 1.3k
David L. Faigman United States 18 262 0.3× 228 0.3× 269 0.4× 160 0.7× 93 0.4× 74 1.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Alison, Laurence, et al.. (2024). Medical maximization: The effect of personality on triage decision-making. Social Science & Medicine. 352. 117006–117006. 4 indexed citations
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Waring, Sara, et al.. (2024). Taking ACTION: Identifying factors that affect public willingness to engage in emergency preparedness activities. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management. 32(1). 1 indexed citations
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Shortland, Neil, Laurence Alison, Nikki Blacksmith, et al.. (2023). Avoidant authority: The effect of organizational power on decision-making in high-uncertainty situations. Frontiers in Psychology. 13. 1027108–1027108. 1 indexed citations
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Oldfield, Lucy, Robert N. Hanson, Richard Jackson, et al.. (2022). United Kingdom Early Detection Initiative (UK-EDI): protocol for establishing a national multicentre cohort of individuals with new-onset diabetes for early detection of pancreatic cancer. BMJ Open. 12(10). e068010–e068010. 10 indexed citations
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Alison, Laurence, et al.. (2021). An Economic Evaluation of the Impact of Using Rapport-Based Interviewing Approaches With Child Sexual Abuse Suspects. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. 778970–778970. 3 indexed citations
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Shortland, Neil, et al.. (2021). The Effect of a 3-Minute Mindfulness Intervention, and the Mediating Role of Maximization, on Critical Incident Decision-Making. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. 674694–674694. 6 indexed citations
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Waring, Sara, Laurence Alison, Neil Shortland, & Michael Humann. (2021). Correction to: The role of information sharing on decision delay during multiteam disaster response. Cognition Technology & Work. 24(2). 391–391. 1 indexed citations
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Alison, Laurence, et al.. (2020). The right to silence and the permission to talk: Motivational interviewing and high-value detainees.. American Psychologist. 75(7). 1011–1021. 18 indexed citations
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Alison, Laurence, et al.. (2020). The impact of individual differences on investigative hypothesis generation under time pressure. International Journal of Police Science & Management. 22(2). 171–182. 4 indexed citations
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Waring, Sara, Laurence Alison, Neil Shortland, & Michael Humann. (2019). The role of information sharing on decision delay during multiteam disaster response. Cognition Technology & Work. 22(2). 263–279. 25 indexed citations
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Waring, Sara, et al.. (2018). Information sharing in interteam responses to disaster. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology. 91(3). 591–619. 46 indexed citations
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Long, Matthew L., et al.. (2016). KIRAT: Law enforcement’s prioritization tool for investigating indecent image offenders.. Psychology Public Policy and Law. 22(1). 12–21. 38 indexed citations
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Alison, Laurence, Nicola Power, Claudia van den Heuvel, & Sara Waring. (2014). A taxonomy of endogenous and exogenous uncertainty in high-risk, high-impact contexts.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 100(4). 1309–1318. 26 indexed citations
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McManus, Michelle, et al.. (2013). Paraphilias: definition, diagnosis and treatment. F1000Prime Reports. 5. 36–36. 28 indexed citations
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Alison, Laurence, et al.. (2013). The effects of subjective time pressure and individual differences on hypotheses generation and action prioritization in police investigations.. Journal of Experimental Psychology Applied. 19(1). 83–93. 25 indexed citations
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Sandnabba, N. Kenneth, et al.. (2006). Differences and Similarities Between Gay and Straight Individuals Involved in the Sadomasochistic Subculture. Journal of Homosexuality. 50(2-3). 41–57. 36 indexed citations
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Alison, Laurence, et al.. (2003). Toulmin's philosophy of argument and its relevance to offender profiling. Psychology Crime and Law. 9(2). 173–183. 38 indexed citations
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Sandnabba, N. Kenneth, et al.. (2002). Demographics, sexual behaviour, family background and abuse experiences of practitioners of sadomasochistic sex: A review of recent research. Sexual & Relationship Therapy. 17(1). 39–55. 49 indexed citations
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Alison, Laurence, et al.. (2000). Rhetoric in "psychic detection.". 3 indexed citations

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