Nathan R. Kuncel

10.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
79 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Nathan R. Kuncel is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Education and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nathan R. Kuncel has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 21 papers in Education and 16 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Nathan R. Kuncel's work include Medical Education and Admissions (25 papers), Higher Education Research Studies (15 papers) and Personality Traits and Psychology (12 papers). Nathan R. Kuncel is often cited by papers focused on Medical Education and Admissions (25 papers), Higher Education Research Studies (15 papers) and Personality Traits and Psychology (12 papers). Nathan R. Kuncel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Nathan R. Kuncel's co-authors include Marcus Credé, Sarah A. Hezlett, Deniz S. Öneş, Lisa L. Thomas, Lewis R. Goldberg, Brent W. Roberts, Avshalom Caspi, Rebecca L. Shiner, Paul R. Sackett and David M. Klieger and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and Psychological Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Nathan R. Kuncel

73 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

The Power of Personality: The Comparative Validity of Personality Traits, Socioeconomic Status, and Cognitive Ability for Predicting Important Life Outcomes

2007 1.5k citations Nathan R. Kuncel, Lewis R. Goldberg et al. Perspectives on Psychological Science profile →
The Validity of Self-Reported Grade Point Averages, Class Ranks, and Test Scores: A Meta-Analysis and Review of the Literature

2005 880 citations Nathan R. Kuncel et al. Review of Educational Research profile →
Academic Performance, Career Potential, Creativity, and Job Performance: Can One Construct Predict Them All?

2004 639 citations Nathan R. Kuncel et al. profile →
The relation between parents’ involvement in children’s schooling and children’s adjustment: A meta-analysis.

2019 228 citations Nathan R. Kuncel et al. Psychological Bulletin profile →
Does College Teach Critical Thinking? A Meta-Analysis

2015 215 citations Nathan R. Kuncel et al. Review of Educational Research profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nathan R. Kuncel United States	29	2.0k	1.8k	1.8k	1.8k	906	79	6.6k
Deborah L Bandalos United States	26	1.6k 0.8×	2.2k 1.2×	1.4k 0.8×	2.0k 1.1×	480 0.5×	60	7.3k
Rod Bond United Kingdom	27	1.3k 0.6×	2.4k 1.3×	1.6k 0.9×	2.4k 1.3×	596 0.7×	45	7.5k
Marcus Credé United States	31	1.8k 0.9×	2.0k 1.1×	1.4k 0.8×	3.0k 1.7×	355 0.4×	69	7.0k
Huy Le United States	24	1.8k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	2.0k 1.1×	333 0.4×	63	6.1k
Roger E. Millsap United States	47	1.3k 0.7×	2.6k 1.4×	1.4k 0.8×	1.7k 1.0×	454 0.5×	117	8.1k
Rebecca Zwick United States	27	1.3k 0.7×	1.7k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	415 0.5×	115	6.8k
Steven B. Robbins United States	35	2.7k 1.3×	1.8k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	2.6k 1.5×	333 0.4×	148	7.1k
Jamie DeCoster United States	42	1.6k 0.8×	1.9k 1.1×	827 0.5×	1.5k 0.8×	515 0.6×	119	7.1k
Caroline Senécal Canada	26	1.6k 0.8×	1.7k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	3.4k 1.9×	233 0.3×	39	6.2k
José Muñiz Spain	36	1.2k 0.6×	2.1k 1.1×	1.2k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	288 0.3×	193	5.8k

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Kuncel, Nathan R., et al.. (2026). Graduate grade inflation at a U.S. research-intensive university: A 22-year longitudinal analysis. PLoS ONE. 21(3). e0341315–e0341315.

Kuncel, Nathan R., et al.. (2025). Improving Advisor Systems: Algorithms that Explain Themselves. Journal of Business and Psychology. 40(5). 1153–1170.

Kuncel, Nathan R., et al.. (2024). Examining the Existence of Cognitive Thresholds in Highly Quantitative College Courses. Journal of Intelligence. 12(4). 37–37.

Sackett, Paul R., et al.. (2023). A contemporary look at the relationship between general cognitive ability and job performance.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 109(5). 687–713. 12 indexed citations

Kuncel, Nathan R. & Frank C. Worrell. (2022). What Was Not Said and What to Do About It. Perspectives on Psychological Science. 18(1). 48–53. 2 indexed citations

Kuncel, Nathan R., et al.. (2020). Personality, attitude, and demographic correlates of academic dishonesty: A meta-analysis.. Psychological Bulletin. 146(11). 1042–1058. 77 indexed citations

Dahlke, Jeffrey A., Paul R. Sackett, & Nathan R. Kuncel. (2019). Effects of range restriction and criterion contamination on differential validity of the SAT by race/ethnicity and sex.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 104(6). 814–831. 7 indexed citations

Dahlke, Jeffrey A., Jack W. Kostal, Paul R. Sackett, & Nathan R. Kuncel. (2018). Changing abilities vs. changing tasks: Examining validity degradation with test scores and college performance criteria both assessed longitudinally.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 103(9). 980–1000. 6 indexed citations

Sackett, Paul R., Filip Lievens, Chad H. Van Iddekinge, & Nathan R. Kuncel. (2017). Individual differences and their measurement: A review of 100 years of research.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 102(3). 254–273. 131 indexed citations

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Sackett, Paul R., et al.. (2017). Effects of predictor weighting methods on incremental validity.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 102(10). 1421–1434. 13 indexed citations

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Kuncel, Nathan R., et al.. (2015). Does College Teach Critical Thinking? A Meta-Analysis. Review of Educational Research. 86(2). 431–468. 215 indexed citations breakdown →

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Keiser, Heidi N., Paul R. Sackett, Nathan R. Kuncel, & Thomas Brothen. (2015). Why women perform better in college than admission scores would predict: Exploring the roles of conscientiousness and course-taking patterns.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 101(4). 569–581. 55 indexed citations

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Kuncel, Nathan R. & Paul R. Sackett. (2013). Resolving the assessment center construct validity problem (as we know it).. Journal of Applied Psychology. 99(1). 38–47. 39 indexed citations

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Shen, Winny, et al.. (2011). The Role of Socio-Economic Status in SAT-Freshman Grade Relationships Across Gender and Racial Subgroups. Journal of Educational Measurement. 1 indexed citations

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Kuncel, Nathan R., et al.. (2011). The Predictive Validity of Nursing Admission Measures for Performance on the National Council Licensure Examination: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Professional Nursing. 27(2). 124–128. 44 indexed citations

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Kuncel, Nathan R., et al.. (2011). A Plea for Process in Personality Prevarication. Human Performance. 24(4). 373–378. 16 indexed citations

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Sackett, Paul R., et al.. (2009). Socioeconomic Status and the Relationship between the SAT® and Freshman GPA: An Analysis of Data from 41 Colleges and Universities. Research Report No. 2009-1.. 5 indexed citations

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Klieger, David M., et al.. (2009). The Predictive Power of Personal Statements in Admissions: A Meta-Analysis and Cautionary Tale. College and university. 84(4). 83–43. 23 indexed citations

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Sackett, Paul R., et al.. (2009). Does socioeconomic status explain the relationship between admissions tests and post-secondary academic performance?. Psychological Bulletin. 135(1). 1–22. 168 indexed citations

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Kuncel, Nathan R. & David M. Klieger. (2007). Application patterns when applicants know the odds: Implications for selection research and practice.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 92(2). 586–593. 14 indexed citations

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