Leif D. Nelson

17.5k total citations · 7 hit papers
77 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

Leif D. Nelson is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Cognitive Neuroscience and General Decision Sciences. According to data from OpenAlex, Leif D. Nelson has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 16 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 15 papers in General Decision Sciences. Recurrent topics in Leif D. Nelson's work include Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (15 papers), Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (12 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (11 papers). Leif D. Nelson is often cited by papers focused on Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (15 papers), Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (12 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (11 papers). Leif D. Nelson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Italy. Leif D. Nelson's co-authors include Joseph P. Simmons, Uri Simonsohn, Ayelet Gneezy, David A. Sherman, Claude M. Steele, Amber Brown, Uri Gneezy, Michael I. Norton, Jeff Galak and Robyn A. LeBoeuf and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Leif D. Nelson

72 papers receiving 10.1k citations

Hit Papers

False-Positive Psychology 2000 2026 2008 2017 2011 2013 2000 2014 2012 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Leif D. Nelson United States 32 2.8k 2.2k 2.0k 1.9k 1.6k 77 10.6k
Uri Simonsohn United States 30 2.5k 0.9× 2.1k 1.0× 2.3k 1.1× 2.2k 1.1× 1.2k 0.8× 78 11.9k
Joseph P. Simmons United States 27 2.5k 0.9× 2.1k 1.0× 2.2k 1.1× 1.8k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 69 11.2k
Klaus Fiedler Germany 52 4.2k 1.5× 3.8k 1.8× 2.5k 1.2× 2.3k 1.2× 1.7k 1.1× 266 11.0k
Kevin R. Murphy United States 60 2.1k 0.8× 2.8k 1.3× 2.6k 1.3× 1.5k 0.8× 1.4k 0.9× 206 15.3k
Ralph L. Rosnow United States 40 3.5k 1.2× 3.0k 1.4× 1.6k 0.8× 1.8k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 115 12.6k
Marco Perugini Italy 46 4.2k 1.5× 3.8k 1.7× 2.5k 1.2× 3.8k 2.0× 2.6k 1.7× 151 14.0k
David Trafimow United States 40 2.7k 0.9× 2.5k 1.1× 950 0.5× 754 0.4× 1.6k 1.0× 244 6.8k
Dražen Prelec United States 35 1.3k 0.5× 884 0.4× 1.6k 0.8× 760 0.4× 1.0k 0.7× 68 11.2k
Scott E. Maxwell United States 58 3.0k 1.0× 4.8k 2.2× 2.0k 1.0× 3.4k 1.7× 1.5k 0.9× 180 19.9k
Christopher K. Hsee United States 35 3.3k 1.2× 1.7k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 900 0.5× 1.8k 1.2× 110 9.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leif D. Nelson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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O’Donnell, Michael, Leif D. Nelson, & Don A. Moore. (2023). Reply to Shah et al. & Lynch et al.: In defense of replication. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(26). e2304251120–e2304251120.
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Saccardo, Silvia, et al.. (2023). Image Concerns and Generosity: Field Evidence and Predictions. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Nelson, Leif D., et al.. (2022). Prosocial spending encourages happiness: A replication of the only experiment reported in Dunn, Aknin, and Norton (2008). PLoS ONE. 17(9). e0272434–e0272434. 5 indexed citations
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Simmons, Joseph P., Leif D. Nelson, & Uri Simonsohn. (2020). Pre‐registration: Why and How. Journal of Consumer Psychology. 31(1). 151–162. 111 indexed citations
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Simmons, Joseph P., Leif D. Nelson, & Uri Simonsohn. (2020). Pre‐registration is a Game Changer. But, Like Random Assignment, it is Neither Necessary Nor Sufficient for Credible Science. Journal of Consumer Psychology. 31(1). 177–180. 20 indexed citations
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Vosgerau, Joachim, Uri Simonsohn, Leif D. Nelson, & Joseph P. Simmons. (2019). 99% impossible: A valid, or falsifiable, internal meta-analysis.. Journal of Experimental Psychology General. 148(9). 1628–1639. 61 indexed citations
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Simmons, Joseph P., Leif D. Nelson, & Uri Simonsohn. (2017). False-Positive Citations. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Simonsohn, Uri, Joseph P. Simmons, & Leif D. Nelson. (2015). Better P-curves: Making P-curve analysis more robust to errors, fraud, and ambitious P-hacking, a Reply to Ulrich and Miller (2015).. Journal of Experimental Psychology General. 144(6). 1146–1152. 12 indexed citations
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Nelson, Leif D., et al.. (2014). Paying more when paying for others.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 107(3). 414–431. 58 indexed citations
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Chen, Yuping, et al.. (2013). Identifying Symbols of the Consumer Marketplace From Human Brain Activity. ACR North American Advances. 1 indexed citations
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Simmons, Joseph P., Leif D. Nelson, & Uri Simonsohn. (2013). Life After P-Hacking. ACR North American Advances. 20 indexed citations
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Simmons, Joseph P., Leif D. Nelson, & Uri Simonsohn. (2011). False-Positive Psychology. Psychological Science. 22(11). 1359–1366. 4385 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gneezy, Ayelet, Uri Gneezy, & Leif D. Nelson. (2011). Social Preferences and Charitable Giving: How Pay-What-You-Want Pricing Can Optimize Social Welfare. ACR North American Advances.
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Gneezy, Ayelet, Uri Gneezy, Leif D. Nelson, & Amber Brown. (2010). Shared Social Responsibility: A Field Experiment in Pay-What-You-Want Pricing and Charitable Giving. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations
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Simmons, Joseph P., Leif D. Nelson, Jeff Galak, & Shane Frederick. (2010). Are Crowds Wise When Predicting Against Point Spreads? It Depends on How You Ask. ACR North American Advances. 2 indexed citations
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Sackett, Aaron M., et al.. (2010). You're Having Fun When Time Flies: The Hedonic Consequences of Subjective Time Progression. SSRN Electronic Journal. 11 indexed citations
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Gneezy, Ayelet, Ziv Carmon, & Leif D. Nelson. (2009). Getting Less Than You Pay For: Very High Prices Lead to Inferences of Very Low Quality. ACR North American Advances. 2 indexed citations
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Nelson, Leif D., Jeff Galak, & Joachim Vosgerau. (2008). The Unexpected Enjoyment of Expected Events: the Suboptimal Consumption of Televised Sports.. ACR North American Advances. 2 indexed citations
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Simmons, Joseph P. & Leif D. Nelson. (2007). Intuitive Confidence: When Consumer Choices Are Sensitive to Matching Prices. ACR North American Advances. 1 indexed citations
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Nelson, Leif D.. (2005). Special Session Summary Advances in the Investigation and Application of the Anchoring and Adjustment Heuristic. ACR North American Advances.

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