Nathaniel Barr

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 970 citations indexed

About

Nathaniel Barr is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Sociology and Political Science and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nathaniel Barr has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 970 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 4 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Nathaniel Barr's work include Misinformation and Its Impacts (4 papers), Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (4 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (3 papers). Nathaniel Barr is often cited by papers focused on Misinformation and Its Impacts (4 papers), Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (4 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (3 papers). Nathaniel Barr collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Italy. Nathaniel Barr's co-authors include Jonathan A. Fugelsang, Gordon Pennycook, James Allan Cheyne, Derek J. Koehler, Jennifer A. Stolz, Paul Seli, Matthew L. Stanley, Brandon C. W. Ralph, Daniel Smilek and Jeffrey D. Wammes and has published in prestigious journals such as Computers in Human Behavior, Memory & Cognition and Judgment and Decision Making.

In The Last Decade

Nathaniel Barr

15 papers receiving 926 citations

Hit Papers

On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300
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.

  1. On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit
    2015 309 citations Gordon Pennycook, James Allan Cheyne et al. Judgment and Decision Making profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nathaniel Barr Canada 9 492 409 198 158 114 15 970
Dustin P. Calvillo United States 16 526 1.1× 419 1.0× 185 0.9× 123 0.8× 94 0.8× 37 1.0k
Adam Bear United States 12 935 1.9× 308 0.8× 125 0.6× 127 0.8× 56 0.5× 22 1.3k
Ruth Mayo Israel 16 375 0.8× 304 0.7× 253 1.3× 172 1.1× 20 0.2× 24 846
Alex Koch Germany 20 863 1.8× 433 1.1× 584 2.9× 243 1.5× 22 0.2× 42 1.3k
Katrina Fincher United States 9 208 0.4× 238 0.6× 185 0.9× 117 0.7× 21 0.2× 17 669
Yohsuke Ohtsubo Japan 20 483 1.0× 263 0.6× 675 3.4× 210 1.3× 49 0.4× 100 1.2k
Malte Elson Germany 17 542 1.1× 116 0.3× 402 2.0× 154 1.0× 36 0.3× 52 1.2k
Sarah C. Kucker United States 10 304 0.6× 204 0.5× 173 0.9× 130 0.8× 34 0.3× 26 1.1k
Keith Frankish United Kingdom 13 218 0.4× 565 1.4× 251 1.3× 324 2.1× 15 0.1× 38 1.3k
Leah Dickens United States 9 190 0.4× 255 0.6× 694 3.5× 149 0.9× 24 0.2× 13 996

Countries citing papers authored by Nathaniel Barr

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nathaniel Barr

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nathaniel Barr

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Nathaniel Barr. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Nathaniel Barr based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Nathaniel Barr. Nathaniel Barr is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Brosowsky, Nicholaus P., et al.. (2022). Creativity, Boredom Proneness and Well-Being in the Pandemic. Behavioral Sciences. 12(3). 68–68. 16 indexed citations
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Barr, Nathaniel, et al.. (2022). Dual-modes of creative thought in the classroom: Implications of network neuroscience for creativity education.. Translational Issues in Psychological Science. 8(1). 79–89. 6 indexed citations
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Salvi, Carola, Nathaniel Barr, Joseph E. Dunsmoor, & Jordan Grafman. (2022). Insight problem solving ability predicts reduced susceptibility to fake news, bullshit, and overclaiming. Thinking & Reasoning. 29(4). 760–784. 6 indexed citations
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Barr, Nathaniel, Shuhui Li, & Xingang Fu. (2021). Control of grid‐connected inverters for circulating current suppression using artificial neural network and conventional control methods. International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems. 31(8). 2 indexed citations
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Thomson, David R., et al.. (2021). Improving the effectiveness of time-of-use pricing to make household electricity consumption more sustainable. Behavioral Science & Policy. 7(2). 1–15. 1 indexed citations
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Thomson, David R., et al.. (2021). Improving the Effectiveness of Time-of-Use Pricing to Make Household Electricity Consumption More Sustainable. Behavioral Science & Policy. 7(2). 1–15. 1 indexed citations
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Stanley, Matthew L., et al.. (2020). Analytic-thinking predicts hoax beliefs and helping behaviors in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thinking & Reasoning. 27(3). 464–477. 60 indexed citations
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Maloney, Erin A., Nathaniel Barr, Evan F. Risko, & Jonathan A. Fugelsang. (2019). Verbal working memory load dissociates common indices of the numerical distance effect: Implications for the study of numerical cognition. Journal of Numerical Cognition. 5(3). 337–357. 5 indexed citations
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Ralph, Brandon C. W., Jeffrey D. Wammes, Nathaniel Barr, & Daniel Smilek. (2017). Wandering minds and wavering goals: Examining the relation between mind wandering and grit in everyday life and the classroom.. Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology/Revue canadienne de psychologie expérimentale. 71(2). 120–132. 25 indexed citations
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Pennycook, Gordon, James Allan Cheyne, Nathaniel Barr, Derek J. Koehler, & Jonathan A. Fugelsang. (2016). It’s still bullshit: Reply to Dalton (2016). Judgment and Decision Making. 11(1). 123–125. 18 indexed citations
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Pennycook, Gordon, James Allan Cheyne, Nathaniel Barr, Derek J. Koehler, & Jonathan A. Fugelsang. (2015). On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit. Judgment and Decision Making. 10(6). 549–563. 309 indexed citations breakdown →
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Barr, Nathaniel, Gordon Pennycook, Jennifer A. Stolz, & Jonathan A. Fugelsang. (2015). The brain in your pocket: Evidence that Smartphones are used to supplant thinking. Computers in Human Behavior. 48. 473–480. 175 indexed citations
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Barr, Nathaniel, Gordon Pennycook, Jennifer A. Stolz, & Jonathan A. Fugelsang. (2014). Reasoned connections: A dual-process perspective on creative thought. Thinking & Reasoning. 21(1). 61–75. 78 indexed citations
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Pennycook, Gordon, James Allan Cheyne, Nathaniel Barr, Derek J. Koehler, & Jonathan A. Fugelsang. (2013). Cognitive style and religiosity: The role of conflict detection. Memory & Cognition. 42(1). 1–10. 154 indexed citations
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Pennycook, Gordon, James Allan Cheyne, Nathaniel Barr, Derek J. Koehler, & Jonathan A. Fugelsang. (2013). The role of analytic thinking in moral judgements and values. Thinking & Reasoning. 20(2). 188–214. 114 indexed citations

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