Michael Wenzel

9.3k total citations
133 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Michael Wenzel is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Wenzel has authored 133 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 70 papers in Social Psychology and 31 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Michael Wenzel's work include Forgiveness and Related Behaviors (41 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (39 papers) and Cultural Differences and Values (21 papers). Michael Wenzel is often cited by papers focused on Forgiveness and Related Behaviors (41 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (39 papers) and Cultural Differences and Values (21 papers). Michael Wenzel collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Germany. Michael Wenzel's co-authors include Amélie Mummendey, Tyler G. Okimoto, Lydia Woodyatt, Sven Waldzus, N. T. Feather, Michael J. Platow, Natalie Taylor, Jan McMillen, Simon M. Bury and Gerold Mikula and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Applied Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Michael Wenzel

123 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Wenzel Australia 42 3.1k 2.1k 1.5k 1.0k 788 133 5.8k
Valerie Braithwaite Australia 37 1.6k 0.5× 1.1k 0.5× 1.8k 1.2× 857 0.8× 981 1.2× 127 5.0k
Kelly G. Shaver United States 27 1.8k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 712 0.5× 546 0.5× 1.0k 1.3× 55 6.5k
Kees van den Bos Netherlands 42 4.4k 1.4× 2.8k 1.3× 372 0.3× 555 0.5× 153 0.2× 183 7.8k
Laurens Walker United States 22 2.9k 1.0× 1.2k 0.5× 669 0.5× 341 0.3× 282 0.4× 44 6.2k
Harold G. Grasmick United States 39 6.2k 2.0× 926 0.4× 651 0.4× 1.4k 1.4× 268 0.3× 73 7.9k
Steven L. Blader United States 26 2.9k 0.9× 1.6k 0.7× 207 0.1× 292 0.3× 199 0.3× 37 5.8k
Deborah A. Cobb‐Clark Australia 37 2.7k 0.9× 675 0.3× 1.4k 1.0× 602 0.6× 525 0.7× 219 5.3k
Charles R. Tittle United States 44 6.6k 2.1× 1.1k 0.5× 391 0.3× 1.5k 1.4× 190 0.2× 135 8.2k
Michelle K. Ryan United Kingdom 40 2.5k 0.8× 1.2k 0.6× 285 0.2× 356 0.3× 1.0k 1.3× 134 6.6k
David G. Myers United States 25 2.3k 0.8× 3.7k 1.7× 247 0.2× 1.3k 1.2× 139 0.2× 90 6.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Wenzel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Wenzel

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lizzio‐Wilson, Morgana, Emma F. Thomas, Michael Wenzel, et al.. (2025). What could be? Depends on who you ask: Using latent profile analysis and natural language processing to identify the different types and content of utopian visions. British Journal of Social Psychology. 64(2). e12853–e12853. 2 indexed citations
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Thomas, Emma F., et al.. (2025). “No Matter What We Do, Nothing Is Enough”: A Qualitative Investigation of Political Despair. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology. 35(3). 1 indexed citations
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Lizzio‐Wilson, Morgana, Michael Wenzel, Emma F. Thomas, Danny Osborne, & Linda J. Skitka. (2025). What Is, What Was and What Could Be: Simultaneously Comparing How Emotional Reactions to the Past, Present and Future Predict Collective Action. European Journal of Social Psychology. 55(7). 1369–1396. 1 indexed citations
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Thai, Michael, et al.. (2024). Keeping score: Past victimization reduces offenders’ conciliatory sentiments for their present transgressions. European Journal of Social Psychology. 54(6). 1228–1246.
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Woodyatt, Lydia, et al.. (2024). “修己安人 cultivating oneself to benefit others”: A qualitative study on self-forgiveness in China.. Qualitative Psychology. 13(1). 70–93. 1 indexed citations
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Wenzel, Michael & Lydia Woodyatt. (2024). The Power and Pitfalls of Social Norms. Annual Review of Psychology. 76(1). 583–606. 2 indexed citations
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Wenzel, Michael, et al.. (2024). Is it Genuine or Pseudo-Forgiveness? Offenders’ Appraisals of Victims’ Expressed Forgiveness as a Function of Engagement in Co-Reflection. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 37(1). 15–15. 2 indexed citations
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Wenzel, Michael, et al.. (2023). Tensions between collective‐self forgiveness and political repair. European Journal of Social Psychology. 53(7). 1641–1662. 2 indexed citations
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Bury, Simon M., et al.. (2022). Brief Report: Learning About Autism: Is the Source of Autism Knowledge Associated with Differences in Autism Knowledge, Autism Identity, and Experiences of Stigma. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 54(11). 4346–4353. 8 indexed citations
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Thai, Michael, Michael Wenzel, & Tyler G. Okimoto. (2021). Turning Tables: Offenders Feel Like “Victims” When Victims Withhold Forgiveness. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 49(2). 233–250. 6 indexed citations
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Thomas, Emma F., Craig McGarty, Winnifred R. Louis, et al.. (2021). It’s About Time! Identifying and Explaining Unique Trajectories of Solidarity-Based Collective Action to Support People in Developing Countries. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 48(10). 1451–1464. 14 indexed citations
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Woodyatt, Lydia, Michael Wenzel, Tyler G. Okimoto, & Michael Thai. (2021). Interpersonal transgressions and psychological loss: Understanding moral repair as dyadic, reciprocal, and interactionist. Current Opinion in Psychology. 44. 7–11. 14 indexed citations
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Wenzel, Michael, Lydia Woodyatt, Tyler G. Okimoto, & Everett L. Worthington. (2020). Dynamics of Moral Repair: Forgiveness, Self-Forgiveness, and the Restoration of Value Consensus as Interdependent Processes. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 47(4). 607–626. 32 indexed citations
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Anvari, Farid, Michael Wenzel, Lydia Woodyatt, & S. Alexander Haslam. (2019). The social psychology of whistleblowing: An integrated model. Organizational Psychology Review. 9(1). 41–67. 33 indexed citations
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Ittermann, Till, Roberto Lorbeer, Marcus Dörr, et al.. (2016). High levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone are associated with aortic wall thickness in the general population. European Radiology. 26(12). 4490–4496. 7 indexed citations
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Wenzel, Michael & Thomas Wilhelm. (2015). Erhebung zum Einsatz Neuer Medien bei Physik-Gymnasiallehrern. 1 indexed citations
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Gromet, Dena M., Tyler G. Okimoto, Michael Wenzel, & John M. Darley. (2012). A victim-centered approach to justice? Victim satisfaction effects on third-party punishments.. Law and Human Behavior. 36(5). 375–389. 24 indexed citations
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Okimoto, Tyler G., et al.. (2010). 'I Make No Apology': The Psychological Benefits of Refusing to Apologize. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Wenzel, Michael. (2001). A social categorization approach to distributive justice: Social identity as the link between relevance of inputs and need for justice. British Journal of Social Psychology. 40(3). 315–335. 54 indexed citations
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Wenzel, Michael, et al.. (1988). Membranen auf Intraokularlinsen, Gewebsdifferenzierungen in vivo. RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen). 3 indexed citations

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