Melissa J. Williams

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Melissa J. Williams is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa J. Williams has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 14 papers in Social Psychology and 8 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Melissa J. Williams's work include Social and Intergroup Psychology (19 papers), Cultural Differences and Values (7 papers) and Gender Diversity and Inequality (5 papers). Melissa J. Williams is often cited by papers focused on Social and Intergroup Psychology (19 papers), Cultural Differences and Values (7 papers) and Gender Diversity and Inequality (5 papers). Melissa J. Williams collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Melissa J. Williams's co-authors include Jennifer L. Eberhardt, Matthew Christian Jackson, Phillip Atiba Goff, Julie Spencer‐Rodgers, Larissa Z. Tiedens, Kaiping Peng, Errol R. Hoffmann, Gerald W. Chodak, Ronald A. Thisted and Gregory T. Bales and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and Psychological Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Melissa J. Williams

48 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Not yet human: Implicit knowledge, historical dehumanization, and contemporary consequences.

2008 530 citations Phillip Atiba Goff, Jennifer L. Eberhardt et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Melissa J. Williams United States	21	1.2k	880	333	329	229	51	2.4k
Fiona A. White Australia	30	1.1k 1.0×	848 1.0×	183 0.5×	153 0.5×	415 1.8×	77	2.6k
Enny Das Netherlands	28	1.3k 1.1×	621 0.7×	121 0.4×	216 0.7×	270 1.2×	104	2.7k
Marvin E. Goldberg United States	26	1.2k 1.1×	420 0.5×	388 1.2×	282 0.9×	209 0.9×	66	3.7k
James E. Cameron Canada	19	1.1k 0.9×	783 0.9×	242 0.7×	88 0.3×	262 1.1×	28	2.1k
Neil A. Lewis United States	26	678 0.6×	397 0.5×	136 0.4×	152 0.5×	148 0.6×	95	1.9k
Neil Warren United Kingdom	16	741 0.6×	402 0.5×	198 0.6×	56 0.2×	133 0.6×	85	2.7k
Jackson G. Lu United States	22	1.5k 1.3×	593 0.7×	128 0.4×	359 1.1×	343 1.5×	45	2.9k
Roberto G. Gutierrez United Kingdom	16	548 0.5×	277 0.3×	137 0.4×	284 0.9×	135 0.6×	35	2.5k
Marilyn Campbell Australia	30	995 0.9×	1.9k 2.2×	93 0.3×	174 0.5×	908 4.0×	184	4.2k
Richard Schechner United States	29	1.1k 0.9×	282 0.3×	202 0.6×	103 0.3×	133 0.6×	234	4.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melissa J. Williams

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20 of 20 papers shown

Boland, Lauren, Melissa J. Williams, Alicia Lenzen, et al.. (2024). DEI-01. CLINICAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PARTICIPATION IN POST-MORTEM TISSUE DONATION IN PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMORS: A RETROSPECTIVE CHART REVIEW. Neuro-Oncology. 26(Supplement_4). 0–0.

Hall, Kathryn, et al.. (2022). Using Three Lenses to Critically Engage with Global Texts. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

Shannon, Chelsea, Sophia M. Bartels, Magda Cepeda, et al.. (2021). Perspectives on the Implementation of Screening and Treatment for Depression and Alcohol Use Disorder in Primary Care in Colombia. Community Mental Health Journal. 57(8). 1579–1587. 10 indexed citations

Blondell, Sarah J., Yvonne Cadet‐James, Sandra Campbell, et al.. (2019). Study protocol: a clinical trial for improving mental health screening for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pregnant women and mothers of young children using the Kimberley Mum's Mood Scale. BMC Public Health. 19(1). 1521–1521. 3 indexed citations

Piñeros-Leaño, María, et al.. (2019). Feeding decision-making among first generation Latinas living in non-metropolitan and small metro areas. PLoS ONE. 14(3). e0213442–e0213442. 19 indexed citations

Arriola, Kimberly Jacob, et al.. (2018). A Community-Based Study of Giving ACTS: Organ Donation Education for African American Adults. Journal of the National Medical Association. 111(2). 185–192. 11 indexed citations

Williams, Melissa J. & Larissa Z. Tiedens. (2015). The subtle suspension of backlash: A meta-analysis of penalties for women’s implicit and explicit dominance behavior.. Psychological Bulletin. 142(2). 165–197. 210 indexed citations

Williams, Melissa J.. (2014). Serving the Self From the Seat of Power. Journal of Management. 40(5). 1365–1395. 108 indexed citations

Williams, Melissa J. & Serena Chen. (2013). When “mom’s the boss”: Control over domestic decision making reduces women’s interest in workplace power. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations. 17(4). 436–452. 20 indexed citations

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Spencer‐Rodgers, Julie, Melissa J. Williams, & Kaiping Peng. (2012). Culturally based lay beliefs as a tool for understanding intergroup and intercultural relations. International Journal of Intercultural Relations. 36(2). 169–178. 17 indexed citations

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Williams, Melissa J. & Jennifer L. Eberhardt. (2008). Biological conceptions of race and the motivation to cross racial boundaries.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 94(6). 1033–1047. 337 indexed citations

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Goff, Phillip Atiba, Jennifer L. Eberhardt, Melissa J. Williams, & Matthew Christian Jackson. (2008). Not yet human: Implicit knowledge, historical dehumanization, and contemporary consequences.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 94(2). 292–306. 530 indexed citations breakdown →

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Williams, Melissa J. & Michelle R. Hebl. (2005). Warding Off the Attacker: Self-Defense in Theory and in Practice1. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 35(2). 366–382. 2 indexed citations

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Cook, Judith Α., Craig Anne Heflinger, Christina W. Hoven, et al.. (2004). A Multi-site Study of Medicaid-funded Managed Care Versus Fee-for-Service Plans?? Effects on Mental Health Service Utilization of Children With Severe Emotional Disturbance. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research. 31(4). 384–402. 2 indexed citations

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Myers, Ronald E., Gerald W. Chodak, Thomas Wolf, et al.. (1999). Adherence by African American men to prostate cancer education and early detection. Cancer. 86(1). 88–104. 84 indexed citations

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Bales, Gregory T., Melissa J. Williams, Michael Sinner, Ronald A. Thisted, & Gerald W. Chodak. (1995). Short-term outcomes after cryosurgical ablation of the prostate in men with recurrent prostate carcinoma following radiation therapy. Urology. 46(5). 676–680. 93 indexed citations

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Berenbaum, Howard & Melissa J. Williams. (1994). Extraversion, hemispatial bias, and eyeblink rates. Personality and Individual Differences. 17(6). 849–852. 10 indexed citations

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Williams, Melissa J.. (1981). Validity of the traffic conflicts technique. Accident Analysis & Prevention. 13(2). 133–145. 72 indexed citations

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Williams, Melissa J. & Errol R. Hoffmann. (1979). Motorcycle conspicuity and traffic accidents. Accident Analysis & Prevention. 11(3). 209–224. 63 indexed citations

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Williams, Melissa J. & Errol R. Hoffmann. (1979). Alcohol use and motorcycle accidents. Accident Analysis & Prevention. 11(3). 199–207. 14 indexed citations

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