Ralf Wölfer

1.9k total citations
40 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Ralf Wölfer is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralf Wölfer has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 24 papers in Social Psychology and 9 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Ralf Wölfer's work include Social and Intergroup Psychology (20 papers), Cultural Differences and Values (11 papers) and Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (9 papers). Ralf Wölfer is often cited by papers focused on Social and Intergroup Psychology (20 papers), Cultural Differences and Values (11 papers) and Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (9 papers). Ralf Wölfer collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and United States. Ralf Wölfer's co-authors include Miles Hewstone, Herbert Scheithauer, Pavle Zagorscak, Anja Schultze‐Krumbholz, Loris Vezzali, Dino Giovannini, Katharina Schmid, Dora Capozza, Maarten van Zalk and Nadira S. Faber and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, American Psychologist and Child Development.

In The Last Decade

Ralf Wölfer

40 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ralf Wölfer United Kingdom 19 707 661 276 197 106 40 1.2k
Juan Manuel Machimbarrena Spain 21 645 0.9× 597 0.9× 609 2.2× 447 2.3× 151 1.4× 69 1.4k
Wayne Warburton Australia 18 609 0.9× 751 1.1× 323 1.2× 538 2.7× 59 0.6× 61 1.4k
Dino Giovannini Italy 16 963 1.4× 654 1.0× 139 0.5× 111 0.6× 113 1.1× 49 1.2k
Tonglin Jiang China 16 528 0.7× 488 0.7× 174 0.6× 224 1.1× 93 0.9× 42 1.1k
Ashley M. Fraser United States 14 412 0.6× 351 0.5× 467 1.7× 318 1.6× 117 1.1× 40 959
Mikołaj Winiewski Poland 15 612 0.9× 564 0.9× 145 0.5× 124 0.6× 158 1.5× 30 1.0k
Stefano Passini Italy 20 627 0.9× 528 0.8× 209 0.8× 221 1.1× 64 0.6× 91 1.2k
Steven J. Kirsh United States 18 476 0.7× 676 1.0× 360 1.3× 396 2.0× 41 0.4× 26 1.1k
Raúl Navarro Spain 22 462 0.7× 1.0k 1.5× 636 2.3× 353 1.8× 51 0.5× 64 1.4k
Christoph Burger Austria 14 354 0.5× 327 0.5× 196 0.7× 133 0.7× 98 0.9× 26 755

Countries citing papers authored by Ralf Wölfer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ralf Wölfer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ralf Wölfer

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wölfer, Ralf, et al.. (2024). How the size and structure of egocentric networks change during a life transition. Advances in Life Course Research. 61. 100632–100632. 2 indexed citations
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Reimer, Nils Karl, et al.. (2023). The socialization of perceived discrimination in ethnic minority groups.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 125(3). 571–589. 11 indexed citations
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Yemane, Ruta, et al.. (2023). Solidarity with everyone? Intergroup helping and COVID ‐19. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology. 33(5). 1309–1326. 2 indexed citations
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Assche, Jasper Van, Hermann Swart, Katharina Schmid, et al.. (2023). Intergroup contact is reliably associated with reduced prejudice, even in the face of group threat and discrimination.. American Psychologist. 78(6). 761–774. 43 indexed citations
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Vezzali, Loris, Elena Trifiletti, Ralf Wölfer, et al.. (2022). Sequential models of intergroup contact and social categorization: An experimental field test of integrated models. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations. 26(6). 1181–1204. 11 indexed citations
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Reimer, Nils Karl, et al.. (2021). Shared education as a contact-based intervention to improve intergroup relations among adolescents in postconflict Northern Ireland.. Developmental Psychology. 58(1). 193–208. 11 indexed citations
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Reimer, Nils Karl, et al.. (2021). Disentangling contact and socialization effects on outgroup attitudes in diverse friendship networks.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 122(1). 1–15. 21 indexed citations
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Reimer, Nils Karl, et al.. (2021). Building Social Cohesion Through Intergroup Contact: Evaluation of a Large-Scale Intervention to Improve Intergroup Relations Among Adolescents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 50(6). 1049–1067. 19 indexed citations
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Hewstone, Miles, et al.. (2020). Using Longitudinal Social Network Analysis to Evaluate a Community-Wide Parenting Intervention. Prevention Science. 22(1). 130–143. 5 indexed citations
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Spiegler, Olivia, Ralf Wölfer, & Miles Hewstone. (2019). Dual Identity Development and Adjustment in Muslim Minority Adolescents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 48(10). 1924–1937. 25 indexed citations
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Wölfer, Ralf, et al.. (2019). Contact Capacity and Its Effect on Intergroup Relations. Social Psychological and Personality Science. 11(1). 7–15. 3 indexed citations
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Raabe, Isabel J. & Ralf Wölfer. (2018). What Is Going on Around You: Peer Milieus and Educational Aspirations. European Sociological Review. 35(1). 1–14. 33 indexed citations
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Wölfer, Ralf & Miles Hewstone. (2018). What buffers ethnic homophily? Explaining the development of outgroup contact in adolescence.. Developmental Psychology. 54(8). 1507–1518. 18 indexed citations
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Wölfer, Ralf, Oliver Christ, Katharina Schmid, et al.. (2018). Indirect contact predicts direct contact: Longitudinal evidence and the mediating role of intergroup anxiety.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 116(2). 277–295. 38 indexed citations
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Kauff, Mathias, Ralf Wölfer, & Miles Hewstone. (2017). Impact of Discrimination on Health among Adolescent Immigrant Minorities in Europe: The Role of Perceived Discrimination by Police and Security Personnel. Journal of Social Issues. 73(4). 831–851. 16 indexed citations
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Schmid, Katharina, Ralf Wölfer, Oliver Christ, et al.. (2017). The “Wallpaper Effect” Revisited: Divergent Findings on the Effects of Intergroup Contact on Attitudes in Diverse Versus Nondiverse Contexts. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 43(9). 1268–1283. 11 indexed citations
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Wölfer, Ralf, Katharina Schmid, Miles Hewstone, & Maarten van Zalk. (2016). Developmental Dynamics of Intergroup Contact and Intergroup Attitudes: Long-Term Effects in Adolescence and Early Adulthood. Child Development. 87(5). 1466–1478. 95 indexed citations
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Schultze‐Krumbholz, Anja, Martin Schultze, Pavle Zagorscak, Ralf Wölfer, & Herbert Scheithauer. (2015). Feeling cybervictims’ pain—The effect of empathy training on cyberbullying. Aggressive Behavior. 42(2). 147–156. 101 indexed citations
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Wölfer, Ralf & Herbert Scheithauer. (2014). Social influence and bullying behavior: Intervention‐based network dynamics of the fairplayer.manual bullying prevention program. Aggressive Behavior. 40(4). 309–319. 28 indexed citations

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