Robert Josephs

12.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
136 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

About

Robert Josephs is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Physiology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Josephs has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 29 papers in Physiology and 26 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Robert Josephs's work include Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (26 papers), Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (25 papers) and Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (24 papers). Robert Josephs is often cited by papers focused on Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (26 papers), Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (25 papers) and Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (24 papers). Robert Josephs collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and United Kingdom. Robert Josephs's co-authors include Claude M. Steele, Pranjal H. Mehta, William F. Harrington, Ryan P. Brown, Hazel Rose Markus, Romin W. Tafarodi, Jennifer Guinn Sellers, Amanda Jones, R. Brian Giesler and Yimei Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Robert Josephs

135 papers receiving 8.9k citations

Hit Papers

Alcohol myopia: Its prized and dangerous effects. 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 1990 400 800 1.2k
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. Alcohol myopia: Its prized and dangerous effects.
    1990 1.4k citations Robert Josephs et al. profile →
  2. Alcohol myopia: Its prized and dangerous effects.
    1990 1.2k citations Robert Josephs et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Josephs United States 44 2.2k 2.1k 2.0k 1.6k 1.2k 136 9.5k
Lea Pulkkinen Finland 64 2.0k 0.9× 1.9k 0.9× 2.5k 1.3× 4.3k 2.6× 785 0.7× 292 13.4k
Alan Feingold United States 37 3.0k 1.4× 1.6k 0.8× 1.7k 0.8× 2.8k 1.7× 592 0.5× 95 8.6k
Renate Houts United States 63 3.0k 1.3× 1.9k 0.9× 2.7k 1.4× 6.5k 4.0× 967 0.8× 132 17.9k
Jason Williams United States 33 1.3k 0.6× 2.2k 1.1× 2.9k 1.5× 3.6k 2.2× 898 0.8× 122 11.1k
Howard S. Frıedman United States 57 2.1k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 3.6k 1.8× 3.8k 2.3× 2.0k 1.7× 275 12.3k
Lindon J. Eaves United States 70 5.8k 2.6× 2.1k 1.0× 2.3k 1.2× 7.4k 4.5× 681 0.6× 256 18.2k
Hermine H. Maes United States 49 2.3k 1.0× 800 0.4× 934 0.5× 3.2k 1.9× 383 0.3× 170 9.8k
Alan Taylor Australia 52 2.0k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 3.0k 1.5× 7.0k 4.2× 334 0.3× 203 16.9k
Thomas J. Bouchard United States 55 6.1k 2.7× 2.3k 1.1× 3.5k 1.8× 3.7k 2.3× 854 0.7× 139 14.6k
Nathan C. Hall United States 58 2.5k 1.1× 721 0.3× 3.2k 1.6× 1.4k 0.8× 363 0.3× 204 10.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Josephs

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Josephs

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Josephs, Robert, et al.. (2024). CO2 challenge-evoked hormonal changes predicting TSST changes in cortisol and subjective distress. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 171. 107187–107187. 1 indexed citations
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Brown, Robin, et al.. (2024). A Semi‐Virtual Trier Social Stress Test (SV-TSST). Psychoneuroendocrinology. 172. 107267–107267. 2 indexed citations
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O’Brien, J., et al.. (2021). Gonadal and adrenal hormones interact with pubertal maturation to predict depressive symptoms in a group of high-school females. Development and Psychopathology. 34(3). 1064–1078. 9 indexed citations
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Josephs, Robert. (2019). Pharmacokinetics of Exogenous Intranasal Testosterone Spray. OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints). 1 indexed citations
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Brannon, Skylar M., et al.. (2019). Exogenous testosterone increases sensitivity to moral norms in moral dilemma judgements. Nature Human Behaviour. 3(8). 856–866. 25 indexed citations
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Mehta, Pranjal H., et al.. (2017). Hormonal underpinnings of status conflict: Testosterone and cortisol are related to decisions and satisfaction in the hawk-dove game. Hormones and Behavior. 92. 141–154. 33 indexed citations
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Sherman, Gary D., Jennifer S. Lerner, Robert Josephs, Jonathan Renshon, & James J. Gross. (2015). The interaction of testosterone and cortisol is associated with attained status in male executives.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 110(6). 921–929. 64 indexed citations
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Giancola, Peter R., Robert Josephs, C. Nathan DeWall, & Rachel L. Gunn. (2009). Applying the Attention-Allocation Model to the Explanation of Alcohol-Related Aggression: Implications for Prevention. Substance Use & Misuse. 44(9-10). 1263–1279. 30 indexed citations
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Turner, Matthew S., Gunjan Agarwal, Christopher W. Jones, et al.. (2006). Fiber Depolymerization. Biophysical Journal. 91(3). 1008–1013. 1 indexed citations
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Mehta, Pranjal H. & Robert Josephs. (2006). Testosterone change after losing predicts the decision to compete again. Hormones and Behavior. 50(5). 684–692. 260 indexed citations
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Jones, Amanda & Robert Josephs. (2006). Interspecies hormonal interactions between man and the domestic dog (Canis familiaris). Hormones and Behavior. 50(3). 393–400. 59 indexed citations
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Agarwal, Gunjan, Suzanna Kwong, Scott M. Cohen, et al.. (2002). Sickle Hemoglobin Fibers: Mechanisms of Depolymerization. Journal of Molecular Biology. 322(2). 395–412. 14 indexed citations
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Brown, Ryan P. & Robert Josephs. (2001). EL PESO DE LA PRUEBA: DIFERENCIAS DE GÉNERO Y RELEVANCIA DE LOS ESTEREOTIPOS EN EL DESEMPEÑO MATEMÁTICO. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Jasuja, Ravi, Robert Josephs, Zhiping Wang, et al.. (2001). Flexibility and nucleation in sickle hemoglobin 1 1Edited by M. F. Moody. Journal of Molecular Biology. 314(4). 851–861. 16 indexed citations
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Waugh, Richard E., et al.. (1996). Remodeling the shape of the skeleton in the intact red cell. Biophysical Journal. 70(2). 1036–1044. 19 indexed citations
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Josephs, Robert, et al.. (1992). Protecting the self from the negative consequences of risky decisions.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 62(1). 26–37. 38 indexed citations
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Josephs, Robert, Hazel Rose Markus, & Romin W. Tafarodi. (1992). Gender and self-esteem.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 63(3). 391–402. 10 indexed citations
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Carragher, Bridget, et al.. (1988). Structural analysis of polymers of sickle cell hemoglobin. Journal of Molecular Biology. 199(2). 383–388. 7 indexed citations
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Bluemke, David A., Bridget Carragher, & Robert Josephs. (1988). The reconstruction of helical particles with variable pitch. Ultramicroscopy. 26(3). 255–270. 30 indexed citations
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Bluemke, David A., Bridget Carragher, Michael J. Potel, & Robert Josephs. (1988). Structural analysis of polymers of sickle cell hemoglobin. Journal of Molecular Biology. 199(2). 333–348. 9 indexed citations

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