Maria Knight Lapinski

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
90 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Maria Knight Lapinski is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology and Applied Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Maria Knight Lapinski has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 26 papers in Social Psychology and 23 papers in Applied Psychology. Recurrent topics in Maria Knight Lapinski's work include Behavioral Health and Interventions (23 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (21 papers) and Environmental Education and Sustainability (16 papers). Maria Knight Lapinski is often cited by papers focused on Behavioral Health and Interventions (23 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (21 papers) and Environmental Education and Sustainability (16 papers). Maria Knight Lapinski collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and China. Maria Knight Lapinski's co-authors include Rajiv N. Rimal, Erin K. Maloney, Kim Witte, Jocelyn Steinke, Timothy R. Levine, Kevin Real, Ewen C.D. Todd, Franklin J. Boster, Brooks Applegate and Marilee Long and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Maria Knight Lapinski

86 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

An Explication of Social Norms

2005 986 citations Maria Knight Lapinski, Rajiv N. Rimal profile →
A Re-Explication of Social Norms, Ten Years Later

2015 287 citations Rajiv N. Rimal, Maria Knight Lapinski profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Maria Knight Lapinski United States	28	1.5k	855	702	431	420	90	3.6k
Joanne R. Smith United Kingdom	31	1.9k 1.2×	936 1.1×	678 1.0×	629 1.5×	251 0.6×	74	4.0k
Shirley S. Ho Singapore	35	2.3k 1.5×	610 0.7×	273 0.4×	435 1.0×	909 2.2×	134	4.2k
Sandi W. Smith United States	32	1.3k 0.8×	769 0.9×	537 0.8×	136 0.3×	323 0.8×	116	3.3k
Elizabeth Levy Paluck United States	23	3.3k 2.1×	1.7k 1.9×	389 0.6×	223 0.5×	479 1.1×	58	5.5k
Marco Yzer United States	25	1.1k 0.7×	337 0.4×	977 1.4×	184 0.4×	314 0.7×	60	2.9k
Kevin Real United States	17	935 0.6×	338 0.4×	716 1.0×	216 0.5×	243 0.6×	39	2.5k
Nancy Welch United States	12	1.7k 1.1×	603 0.7×	878 1.3×	179 0.4×	129 0.3×	54	4.3k
Judith A. Ouellette United States	11	1.3k 0.8×	714 0.8×	1.4k 2.0×	421 1.0×	142 0.3×	18	3.6k
Jakob D. Jensen United States	33	1.9k 1.2×	539 0.6×	1.3k 1.8×	169 0.4×	554 1.3×	121	4.6k
William D. Crano United States	40	2.5k 1.6×	1.7k 1.9×	778 1.1×	192 0.4×	360 0.9×	185	6.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maria Knight Lapinski

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Lucas, Todd, Christopher D. Heaney, Steve W. Granger, et al.. (2025). Culturally targeted messaging and racial equity in SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing by multiplex salivary measurement: Protocol overview of a SeroNet investigation. Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health. 46. 101019–101019.

Lapinski, Maria Knight, et al.. (2024). Persuasive communication, financial incentives, and social norms: Interactions and effects on behaviors. Current Opinion in Psychology. 59. 101851–101851. 2 indexed citations

Turner, Monique Mitchell, et al.. (2024). Do COVID-19 related primary emotions affect risk perceptions, efficacy beliefs, and information seeking and behavior? Examining emotions as audience segments. Frontiers in Communication. 9.

Yoon, Hyung-Ro, et al.. (2024). The Role of Collective Group Orientation and Social Norms on Physical Distancing Behaviors for Disease Prevention. Health Communication. 39(13). 3108–3121. 1 indexed citations

Lapinski, Maria Knight, et al.. (2023). The Effect of Dynamic Norms Messages and Group Identity on Pro-Environmental Behaviors. Communication Research. 51(4). 439–462. 8 indexed citations

Bergan, Daniel E., Maria Knight Lapinski, & Shawn Turner. (2022). Do Populists Really Reject Expert Judgment?: Expert Consensus and Support for Clean Water Act Protections. International Journal of Public Opinion Research. 34(2). 6 indexed citations

Lapinski, Maria Knight, et al.. (2022). Measuring social norms related to handwashing: development and psychometric testing of measurement scales in a low-income urban setting in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. BMJ Open. 12(4). e048929–e048929. 1 indexed citations

Rimal, Rajiv N. & Maria Knight Lapinski. (2021). Attribute-centred theorizing to address behavioural changes. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 99(11). 828–833. 10 indexed citations

Zhao, Jinhua, John M. Kerr, Maria Knight Lapinski, & Robert Shupp. (2021). Reciprocity and Social Norms: Short- and Long-Run Crowding Out Effects of Financial Incentives. Frontiers of Economics in China. 16(2). 177–213.

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Turner, Monique Mitchell, et al.. (2020). The Use of Stigmatizing Messaging in Anti-Obesity Communications Campaigns: Quantification of Obesity Stigmatization. Communication Reports. 33(3). 107–120. 13 indexed citations

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Lapinski, Maria Knight, et al.. (2019). Testing a susceptibility threshold for risk promotion messages in the shark diving context. Journal of Risk Research. 23(5). 626–641. 4 indexed citations

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Hussain, Syed Ali & Maria Knight Lapinski. (2016). Nostalgic Emotional Appeals for Smoking Prevention. Communication Research Reports. 34(1). 48–57. 9 indexed citations

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Connolly, Christopher P., James M. Pivarnik, Lanay M. Mudd, et al.. (2015). The Influence of Risk Perceptions and Efficacy Beliefs on Leisure-Time Physical Activity During Pregnancy. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 13(5). 494–503. 10 indexed citations

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Lapinski, Maria Knight, Jenn Anderson, Alicia Shugart, & Ewen C.D. Todd. (2013). Social Influence in Child Care Centers: A Test of the Theory of Normative Social Behavior. Health Communication. 29(3). 219–232. 57 indexed citations

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Maloney, Erin K., Maria Knight Lapinski, & Kim Witte. (2011). Fear Appeals and Persuasion: A Review and Update of the Extended Parallel Process Model. Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 5(4). 206–219. 234 indexed citations

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Lapinski, Maria Knight, Rajiv N. Rimal, Katherine A. Klein, & Hillary C. Shulman. (2009). Risk Perceptions of People Living with HIV/AIDS. Journal of Health Psychology. 14(2). 251–257. 4 indexed citations

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Steinke, Jocelyn, et al.. (2006). Assessing Media Influences on Middle School-Aged Children's Perceptions of Women in Science and Engineering Using the Draw-A-Scientist Test (DAST). 3 indexed citations

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Lapinski, Maria Knight & Franklin J. Boster. (2001). Modeling the ego-defensive function of attitudes. Communication Monographs. 68(3). 314–324. 45 indexed citations

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Suvedi, Murari, Shelly Campo, & Maria Knight Lapinski. (1999). Trends in Michigan Farmers’ Information Seeking Behaviors and Perspectives on the Delivery of Information. Journal of Applied Communications. 83(3). 25 indexed citations

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McCornack, Steven A., Timothy R. Levine, Kelly Morrison, & Maria Knight Lapinski. (1996). Speaking of information manipulation: A critical rejoinder. Communication Monographs. 63(1). 83–92. 14 indexed citations

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