Peter M. Gollwitzer

41.3k total citations · 7 hit papers
267 papers, 21.9k citations indexed

About

Peter M. Gollwitzer is a scholar working on Applied Psychology, Social Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter M. Gollwitzer has authored 267 papers receiving a total of 21.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 159 papers in Applied Psychology, 96 papers in Social Psychology and 90 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Peter M. Gollwitzer's work include Behavioral Health and Interventions (155 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (77 papers) and Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (37 papers). Peter M. Gollwitzer is often cited by papers focused on Behavioral Health and Interventions (155 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (77 papers) and Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (37 papers). Peter M. Gollwitzer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Peter M. Gollwitzer's co-authors include Gabriele Oettingen, Veronika Brandstätter, John A. Bargh, Heinz Heckhausen, Paschal Sheeran, Roman Trötschel, Annette Y. Lee-Chai, Robert A. Wicklund, Gordon B. Moskowitz and Ute C. Bayer and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, PLoS ONE and American Psychologist.

In The Last Decade

Peter M. Gollwitzer

248 papers receiving 20.3k 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.

Implementation intentions: Strong effects of simple plans.

1999 3.5k citations Peter M. Gollwitzer profile →
The automated will: Nonconscious activation and pursuit of behavioral goals.

2001 1.2k citations Peter M. Gollwitzer et al. profile →
Goal Achievement: The Role of Intentions

1993 1.1k citations Peter M. Gollwitzer European Review of Social Psychology profile →
Implementation intentions and effective goal pursuit.

1997 830 citations Peter M. Gollwitzer et al. profile →
Thought contents and cognitive functioning in motivational versus volitional states of mind

1987 726 citations Heinz Heckhausen, Peter M. Gollwitzer Motivation and Emotion profile →
Action phases and mind-sets

1990 623 citations Peter M. Gollwitzer profile →
Nonconscious processes and health.

2012 404 citations Paschal Sheeran, Peter M. Gollwitzer et al. Health Psychology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter M. Gollwitzer United States	68	11.0k	7.6k	6.4k	4.7k	3.6k	267	21.9k
Dianne M. Tice United States	46	8.0k 0.7×	8.6k 1.1×	6.1k 1.0×	5.2k 1.1×	2.7k 0.7×	97	20.4k
Fritz Strack Germany	67	4.5k 0.4×	7.6k 1.0×	7.2k 1.1×	4.4k 0.9×	5.0k 1.4×	153	20.3k
Mark Muraven United States	31	7.5k 0.7×	5.0k 0.7×	4.2k 0.6×	4.1k 0.9×	1.9k 0.5×	51	14.3k
Arie W. Kruglanski United States	84	6.5k 0.6×	12.8k 1.7×	16.5k 2.6×	4.0k 0.8×	4.6k 1.3×	409	31.1k
Timothy D. Wilson United States	53	3.7k 0.3×	7.1k 0.9×	6.3k 1.0×	4.3k 0.9×	5.2k 1.4×	131	22.3k
Kathleen D. Vohs United States	81	9.5k 0.9×	12.8k 1.7×	11.1k 1.7×	7.1k 1.5×	5.3k 1.5×	233	34.3k
Paschal Sheeran United Kingdom	70	10.7k 1.0×	4.4k 0.6×	6.5k 1.0×	2.2k 0.5×	1.5k 0.4×	201	22.9k
Todd F. Heatherton United States	71	7.4k 0.7×	6.0k 0.8×	4.7k 0.7×	5.3k 1.1×	4.8k 1.3×	161	30.3k
Daniel T. Gilbert United States	55	3.6k 0.3×	6.7k 0.9×	6.5k 1.0×	3.7k 0.8×	5.3k 1.4×	125	18.3k
Alice M. Isen United States	54	3.6k 0.3×	8.4k 1.1×	4.8k 0.8×	5.6k 1.2×	4.5k 1.2×	86	20.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Gollwitzer, Peter M. & Paschal Sheeran. (2025). Psychology of Planning. Annual Review of Psychology. 76(1). 303–328. 2 indexed citations

Gollwitzer, Peter M., et al.. (2025). WOOP as a Brief Alcohol Intervention Led by Lay Coaches in College Settings. Health Education & Behavior. 52(3). 299–308.

Łaguna, Mariola, et al.. (2024). The instrumental practice goal realization inventory: from intention to evaluation. Music Education Research. 26(5). 634–649.

Framorando, David, et al.. (2023). The power of personal control: Task choice attenuates the effect of implicit sadness on sympathetically mediated cardiac response. Psychophysiology. 61(3). e14495–e14495. 9 indexed citations

Gollwitzer, Peter M., et al.. (2022). The gray areas of romance: A measure of presumptuous romantic intentions.. Psychological Assessment. 34(8). 763–776. 3 indexed citations

Bieleke, Maik, Wanja Wolff, Chris Englert, & Peter M. Gollwitzer. (2021). If-Then Planning in Sports. Zeitschrift für Sportpsychologie. 28(3). 109–120. 6 indexed citations

Thürmer, J. Lukas, Frank Wieber, & Peter M. Gollwitzer. (2021). How can we master the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic? The role of planning at social levels. European Review of Social Psychology. 32(1). 1–46. 9 indexed citations

Oettingen, Gabriele, et al.. (2019). Using mental contrasting with implementation intentions to reduce bedtime procrastination: two randomised trials. Psychology and Health. 35(3). 275–301. 40 indexed citations

Oettingen, Gabriele, et al.. (2019). Relatedness needs and negative fantasies as the origins of obsessive thinking in romantic relationships. Motivation and Emotion. 44(2). 226–243. 5 indexed citations

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Lalot, Fanny, Alain Quiamzade, Juan Manuel Falomir‐Pichastor, & Peter M. Gollwitzer. (2019). When does self-identity predict intention to act green? A self-completion account relying on past behaviour and majority-minority support for pro-environmental values. Journal of Environmental Psychology. 61. 79–92. 61 indexed citations

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Kappes, Andreas, et al.. (2019). Mental Contrasting With Implementation Intentions Reduces Drinking When Drinking Is Hazardous: An Online Self-Regulation Intervention. Health Education & Behavior. 46(4). 666–676. 18 indexed citations

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Gollwitzer, Anton, et al.. (2019). The Best Words: Linguistic Indicators of Grandiose Narcissism in Politics. Journal of Language and Social Psychology. 39(2). 271–281. 3 indexed citations

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Thürmer, J. Lukas, Sean M. McCrea, & Peter M. Gollwitzer. (2013). Regulating self-defensiveness: If–then plans prevent claiming and creating performance handicaps. Motivation and Emotion. 37(4). 712–725. 20 indexed citations

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Cohen, Anna-Lisa, et al.. (2012). The specificity of prospective memory costs. Memory. 20(8). 848–864. 26 indexed citations

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Gollwitzer, Peter M., Heather Barry Kappes, & Gabriele Oettingen. (2012). Needs and incentives as sources of goals.. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 115–149. 10 indexed citations

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Sheeran, Paschal, et al.. (2012). Gone exercising: Mental contrasting promotes physical activity among overweight, middle-aged, low-SES fishermen.. Health Psychology. 32(7). 802–809. 46 indexed citations

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Oettingen, Gabriele & Peter M. Gollwitzer. (2010). Strategies of setting and implementing goals: Mental contrasting and implementation intentions. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics. 27(12). 114–135. 70 indexed citations

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Gollwitzer, Peter M.. (2009). La ténacité flexible dans la poursuite des buts personnels. KOPS (University of Konstanz). 30(2). 31–45. 2 indexed citations

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Heckhausen, Heinz, Peter M. Gollwitzer, & Franz Emanuel Weinert. (1987). Jenseits des Rubikon : der Wille in den Humanwissenschaften. Springer eBooks. 40 indexed citations

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Gollwitzer, Peter M., et al.. (1980). Residual Excitation and Ego-Defensive Attributions.. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 176(2). 967–976. 1 indexed citations

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