Olin W. Smith

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Olin W. Smith is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Olin W. Smith has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 7 papers in Social Psychology and 7 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Olin W. Smith's work include Phonetics and Phonology Research (8 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (5 papers) and Speech and dialogue systems (4 papers). Olin W. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Phonetics and Phonology Research (8 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (5 papers) and Speech and dialogue systems (4 papers). Olin W. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States and Belgium. Olin W. Smith's co-authors include Patricia C. Smith, George H. Litwin, Robert A. Stringer, James J. Gibson, Eleanor J. Gibson, Howard R. Flock, Howard E. Gruber, Leonard Goodwin, Alfred Steinschneider and Julian Hochberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Psychology, Administrative Science Quarterly and American Psychologist.

In The Last Decade

Olin W. Smith

51 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Motivation and Organizational Climate 1969 2026 1988 2007 1969 250 500 750
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. Motivation and Organizational Climate
    1969 939 citations Olin W. Smith, Patricia C. Smith et al. The American Journal of Psychology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Olin W. Smith United States 14 532 522 367 184 170 55 1.8k
S. D. Vander Ark United States 10 225 0.4× 153 0.3× 646 1.8× 476 2.6× 204 1.2× 12 1.9k
Alfred Kuhn United States 8 132 0.2× 391 0.7× 502 1.4× 380 2.1× 303 1.8× 21 1.7k
Edward Hall United Kingdom 17 97 0.2× 148 0.3× 571 1.6× 387 2.1× 203 1.2× 48 2.0k
Paula Raymond United States 9 157 0.3× 454 0.9× 934 2.5× 811 4.4× 315 1.9× 12 2.1k
Leslie Y. Rabkin United States 6 39 0.1× 285 0.5× 300 0.8× 186 1.0× 359 2.1× 16 2.1k
F. C. Bartlett United States 8 44 0.1× 552 1.1× 466 1.3× 339 1.8× 294 1.7× 23 1.8k
Warren T. Norman United States 12 227 0.4× 92 0.2× 986 2.7× 585 3.2× 716 4.2× 17 2.7k
Thomas M. Ostrom United States 27 205 0.4× 699 1.3× 1.2k 3.4× 1.5k 8.0× 409 2.4× 75 3.1k
Jiyoung Park South Korea 22 191 0.4× 236 0.5× 798 2.2× 424 2.3× 292 1.7× 77 1.8k
Holly Arrow United States 17 344 0.6× 98 0.2× 1.2k 3.3× 729 4.0× 199 1.2× 38 2.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Olin W. Smith

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Smith, Olin W., et al.. (1976). Latency of Verbal Reproductions as a Variable in Vocal Paired-Associate Learning. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 42(2). 447–450. 5 indexed citations
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Zimmermann, Robert R., et al.. (1974). Early Detection of Final Performance in an Introductory Course in General Psychology. Psychological Reports. 35(1). 620–622. 3 indexed citations
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Smith, Olin W., et al.. (1972). Test of a Linguistic Theory for the Differential Rates of Learning of High and Low M' CVCS. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 35(3). 937–938. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Olin W., et al.. (1972). Serial Learning of CVCS with High and Low m' Values by S s with High and Low Effort Ratings of CVCS. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 35(2). 407–410. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Olin W., et al.. (1972). Intercorrelation of Greenberg and Jenkins's Scale and Effort Ratings of Phonemic CCVCS by Ss from Different Groups of Languages. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 34(2). 655–658. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Olin W., et al.. (1972). Paired-Associate Learning of Phonemic CCVCS as a Function of Phonological Permissibility. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 35(2). 616–618. 2 indexed citations
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Smith, Olin W., et al.. (1971). Psychology of the Scientist: XXX. Replication: What is it?. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 33(3). 691–697. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Olin W., et al.. (1971). Common Errors in Reports of Psychological Studies. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 32(1). 3–7. 4 indexed citations
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Smith, Olin W., Pietro Badia, & B. G. Rosenberg. (1969). Are Pronounceability and Effort Ratings Psychologically Equivalent?. Psychological Reports. 24(1). 95–99. 3 indexed citations
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Smith, Olin W., et al.. (1969). Relation of Phonetic Contrasts to Greenberg and Jenkins's Scale. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 29(1). 187–190. 4 indexed citations
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Cranny, C. J. & Olin W. Smith. (1969). Effort Ratings of a Random Sample of CVCS: Their Reliability and Relationship to m′ and p′. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 28(2). 350–350. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Olin W., Pietro Badia, & B. G. Rosenberg. (1968). Pronounceability Ratings of Some CVCs: Their Reliability and Relationship to m ′. Psychological Reports. 23(3). 691–694. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Olin W. & Patricia C. Smith. (1967). Response-Produced vs Non-Response-Produced Visual Stimuli for Distance Judgments in Natural and Unnatural Units by Children and Adults. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 24(2). 487–492. 2 indexed citations
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Smith, Olin W.. (1965). Spatial Perceptions and Play Activities of Nursery School Children. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 21(1). 260–260. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Olin W. & Patricia C. Smith. (1963). Some Stimuli and Aptitudes Determining Apparent Parallelism. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 16(3). 813–829.
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Smith, Patricia C. & Olin W. Smith. (1961). Ball throwing responses to photographically portrayed targets.. Journal of Experimental Psychology. 62(3). 223–233. 23 indexed citations
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Smith, Olin W.. (1958). Comparison of Apparent Depth in a Photograph Viewed from Two Distances. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 8(3). 79–81. 20 indexed citations
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Smith, Olin W. & Howard E. Gruber. (1958). Perception of Depth in Photographs. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 8(3). 307–313. 35 indexed citations
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Smith, Olin W.. (1958). PERCEPTION OF DEPTH IN PHOTOGRAPHS. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 8(7). 307–307. 6 indexed citations
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Gibson, James J., et al.. (1957). The Relative Accuracy of Visual Perception of Motion during Fixation and Pursuit. The American Journal of Psychology. 70(1). 64–64. 34 indexed citations

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