Leonard Green

20.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
177 papers, 14.1k citations indexed

About

Leonard Green is a scholar working on General Decision Sciences, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Leonard Green has authored 177 papers receiving a total of 14.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in General Decision Sciences, 56 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 45 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Leonard Green's work include Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (73 papers), Behavioral and Psychological Studies (52 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (33 papers). Leonard Green is often cited by papers focused on Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (73 papers), Behavioral and Psychological Studies (52 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (33 papers). Leonard Green collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Leonard Green's co-authors include Joel Myerson, Howard Rachlin, Astrid F. Fry, Missaka Warusawitharana, Daniel D. Holt, John H. Kagel, Sara J. Estle, Paweł Ostaszewski, David Lichtman and Raymond C. Battalio and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, PLoS ONE and American Economic Review.

In The Last Decade

Leonard Green

169 papers receiving 13.3k citations

Hit Papers

A Discounting Framework for Choice... 1972 2026 1990 2008 2004 2001 1972 1994 1995 250 500 750 1000
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. A Discounting Framework for Choice With Delayed and Probabilistic Rewards.
    2004 1.2k citations Leonard Green, Joel Myerson profile →
  2. AREA UNDER THE CURVE AS A MEASURE OF DISCOUNTING
    2001 1.1k citations Joel Myerson, Leonard Green et al. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior profile →
  3. COMMITMENT, CHOICE AND SELF‐CONTROL1
    1972 865 citations Leonard Green et al. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior profile →
  4. Discounting of Delayed Rewards: A Life-Span Comparison
    1994 818 citations Leonard Green, Joel Myerson et al. profile →
  5. DISCOUNTING OF DELAYED REWARDS: MODELS OF INDIVIDUAL CHOICE
    1995 590 citations Joel Myerson, Leonard Green Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior profile →
  6. Maximization theory in behavioral psychology
    1981 414 citations John H. Kagel, Leonard Green et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Leonard Green United States 55 6.0k 4.1k 3.3k 2.9k 2.4k 177 14.1k
Joel Myerson United States 59 5.4k 0.9× 5.7k 1.4× 2.9k 0.9× 2.4k 0.8× 2.0k 0.9× 256 14.3k
Howard Rachlin United States 47 3.5k 0.6× 3.3k 0.8× 2.0k 0.6× 4.4k 1.5× 1.3k 0.5× 167 11.4k
Samuel M. McClure United States 42 2.4k 0.4× 6.4k 1.5× 1.1k 0.3× 585 0.2× 752 0.3× 75 10.9k
Kris N. Kirby United States 20 3.0k 0.5× 1.5k 0.4× 1.9k 0.6× 404 0.1× 1.2k 0.5× 31 6.7k
Joanna Mazur United States 57 1.4k 0.2× 1.8k 0.4× 1.1k 0.3× 2.7k 0.9× 593 0.2× 371 13.7k
George Ainslie United States 26 2.1k 0.3× 1.6k 0.4× 1.2k 0.4× 799 0.3× 1.0k 0.4× 60 5.5k
Paul W. Glimcher United States 52 3.2k 0.5× 9.9k 2.4× 908 0.3× 551 0.2× 929 0.4× 125 13.9k
R. J. Herrnstein United States 49 1.6k 0.3× 4.3k 1.0× 597 0.2× 7.0k 2.4× 1.3k 0.5× 118 16.5k
Seymour Epstein United States 54 2.8k 0.5× 2.6k 0.6× 3.0k 0.9× 1.7k 0.6× 669 0.3× 150 16.0k
Brian Knutson United States 71 2.2k 0.4× 14.3k 3.5× 1.5k 0.4× 676 0.2× 628 0.3× 172 24.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Leonard Green

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Green, Leonard, et al.. (2024). Delayed monetary losses: Do different procedures and discounting measures assess the same construct?. Behavioural Processes. 222. 105101–105101.
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Myerson, Joel, et al.. (2023). Individual differences in degree of discounting: Do different procedures and measures assess the same construct?. Behavioural Processes. 208. 104864–104864. 11 indexed citations
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Hale, Sandra, et al.. (2023). Distress Signals: Age Differences in Psychological Distress before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(4). 3549–3549. 2 indexed citations
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Fynes‐Clinton, Samuel, Leonard Green, Joel Myerson, et al.. (2022). Short-sighted decision-making by those not vaccinated against COVID-19. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 11906–11906. 7 indexed citations
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Myerson, Joel, et al.. (2022). Differential effects of psychological distress on mitigation and vaccination: A public health conundrum. Frontiers in Psychology. 13. 923056–923056. 4 indexed citations
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Battalio, Raymond C., Leonard Green, & John H. Kagel. (2016). Income-Leisure Tradeoffs of Animal Workers. American Economic Review. 71(4). 621–632. 8 indexed citations
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Long, Theodore, et al.. (2015). A Logic Model for Understanding and Reducing Preventable Hospitalizations.. PubMed. 98(12). 57–9. 2 indexed citations
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Myerson, Joel, Ana A. Baumann, & Leonard Green. (2014). Discounting of delayed rewards: (A)theoretical interpretation of the Kirby questionnaire. Behavioural Processes. 107. 99–105. 71 indexed citations
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Wacey, David, Martin Saunders, Malcolm P. Roberts, et al.. (2014). Enhanced cellular preservation by clay minerals in 1 billion-year-old lakes. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 5841–5841. 73 indexed citations
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Paule, Merle G., Leonard Green, Joel Myerson, et al.. (2012). Behavioral toxicology of cognition: Extrapolation from experimental animal models to humans. Neurotoxicology and Teratology. 34(2). 263–273. 14 indexed citations
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Bardgett, Mark E., et al.. (2009). Dopamine modulates effort-based decision making in rats.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 123(2). 242–251. 150 indexed citations
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Freeman, Kevin B., Leonard Green, Joel Myerson, & William L. Woolverton. (2009). Delay discounting of saccharin in rhesus monkeys. Behavioural Processes. 82(2). 214–218. 45 indexed citations
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Estle, Sara J., Leonard Green, Joel Myerson, & Daniel D. Holt. (2006). Differential effects of amount on temporal and probability discounting of gains and losses. Memory & Cognition. 34(4). 914–928. 258 indexed citations
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Yarkoni, Tal, Todd S. Braver, Jeremy R. Gray, & Leonard Green. (2005). PREFRONTAL BRAIN ACTIVITY PREDICTS TEMPORALLY EXTENDED DECISION-MAKING BEHAVIOR. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 84(3). 537–554. 29 indexed citations
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Green, Leonard, et al.. (2004). DISCOUNTING OF DELAYED FOOD REWARDS IN PIGEONS AND RATS: IS THERE A MAGNITUDE EFFECT?. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 81(1). 39–50. 170 indexed citations
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Green, Leonard, et al.. (2003). Is there a magnitude effect in tipping?. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. 10(2). 381–386. 20 indexed citations
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Green, Leonard & Daniel D. Holt. (2003). ECONOMIC AND BIOLOGICAL INFLUENCES ON KEY PECKING AND TREADLE PRESSING IN PIGEONS. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 80(1). 43–58. 9 indexed citations
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Myerson, Joel, Leonard Green, & Missaka Warusawitharana. (2001). AREA UNDER THE CURVE AS A MEASURE OF DISCOUNTING. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 76(2). 235–243. 1146 indexed citations breakdown →
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Green, Leonard & John H. Kagel. (1996). Substance use and abuse. 11 indexed citations
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Finger, Stanley, et al.. (1987). Effects of medial frontal cortex lesions on DRL performance in rats. Physiology & Behavior. 41(4). 387–389. 8 indexed citations

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