M. L. Klotz

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

M. L. Klotz is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, M. L. Klotz has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 4 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 3 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in M. L. Klotz's work include Social and Intergroup Psychology (4 papers), Risk Perception and Management (3 papers) and Climate Change Communication and Perception (2 papers). M. L. Klotz is often cited by papers focused on Social and Intergroup Psychology (4 papers), Risk Perception and Management (3 papers) and Climate Change Communication and Perception (2 papers). M. L. Klotz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. M. L. Klotz's co-authors include Mark D. Alicke, Tricia J. Yurak, Peter M. Sandman, N.D. Weinstein, Neil D. Weinstein, Richard H. Smith, Lynn Blanchard, Robert F. DeVellis, Kathleen Holt and Kathryn J. Luchok and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, American Journal of Public Health and Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

M. L. Klotz

9 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Personal contact, individuation, and the better-than-aver... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Personal contact, individuation, and the better-than-average effect.
    1995 646 citations Mark D. Alicke, M. L. Klotz et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M. L. Klotz United States 9 577 345 276 170 155 11 1.2k
Victor A. Harris United States 10 632 1.1× 484 1.4× 137 0.5× 277 1.6× 143 0.9× 15 1.2k
Nehemia Friedland Israel 20 336 0.6× 280 0.8× 117 0.4× 123 0.7× 84 0.5× 43 1.1k
Geoffrey D. Munro United States 19 654 1.1× 253 0.7× 185 0.7× 196 1.2× 57 0.4× 44 1.4k
Vera Hoorens Belgium 20 602 1.0× 480 1.4× 479 1.7× 210 1.2× 201 1.3× 68 1.4k
Tricia J. Yurak United States 7 361 0.6× 273 0.8× 234 0.8× 154 0.9× 92 0.6× 7 809
Roxana M. Gonzalez United States 6 845 1.5× 347 1.0× 177 0.6× 174 1.0× 76 0.5× 7 1.3k
Dan Coates United States 3 286 0.5× 550 1.6× 212 0.8× 73 0.4× 150 1.0× 6 1.1k
N. S. Fagley United States 16 283 0.5× 453 1.3× 341 1.2× 160 0.9× 116 0.7× 35 1.5k
Varda Liberman Israel 13 507 0.9× 282 0.8× 98 0.4× 197 1.2× 76 0.5× 20 1.2k
Hans‐J. Hippler United States 9 588 1.0× 204 0.6× 138 0.5× 60 0.4× 93 0.6× 9 1.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. L. Klotz

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All Works

11 of 11 papers shown
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Alicke, Mark D., et al.. (1995). Personal contact, individuation, and the better-than-average effect.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 68(5). 804–825. 646 indexed citations breakdown →
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DeVellis, Brenda M., et al.. (1993). Development and Validation of the Parent Health Locus of Control Scales. Health Education Quarterly. 20(2). 211–225. 35 indexed citations
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Alicke, Mark D. & M. L. Klotz. (1993). Social Roles and Social Judgment: How an Impression Conveyed Influences an Impression Formed. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 19(2). 185–194. 1 indexed citations
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Alicke, Mark D., et al.. (1992). Complaining Behavior in Social Interaction. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 18(3). 286–295. 118 indexed citations
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DeVellis, Robert F., et al.. (1991). Arthritis Patients' Reactions to Unavoidable Social Comparisons. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 17(4). 392–399. 38 indexed citations
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DeVellis, Robert F., et al.. (1990). The Relationship of Social Comparison to Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms and Affect. Basic and Applied Social Psychology. 11(1). 1–18. 63 indexed citations
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Weinstein, Neil D., M. L. Klotz, & Peter M. Sandman. (1989). Promoting Remedial Response to the Risk of Radon: Are Information Campaigns Enough?. Science Technology & Human Values. 14(4). 360–379. 12 indexed citations
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Weinstein, N.D., M. L. Klotz, & Peter M. Sandman. (1988). Optimistic biases in public perceptions of the risk from radon.. American Journal of Public Health. 78(7). 796–800. 94 indexed citations
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Sandman, Peter M., Neil D. Weinstein, & M. L. Klotz. (1987). Public Response to the Risk from Geological Radon. Journal of Communication. 37(3). 93–108. 75 indexed citations
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Alicke, Mark D., Richard H. Smith, & M. L. Klotz. (1986). Judgments of Physical Attractiveness. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 12(4). 381–389. 70 indexed citations
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Alicke, Mark D., M. L. Klotz, & John Schopler. (1985). Relative efficacy of different encoding structures and judgment topics in a cued-recall task. Journal of Research in Personality. 19(3). 261–270. 1 indexed citations

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