Sam McFarland

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Sam McFarland is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Sam McFarland has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 20 papers in Social Psychology and 12 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Sam McFarland's work include Social and Intergroup Psychology (22 papers), Cultural Differences and Values (17 papers) and Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (10 papers). Sam McFarland is often cited by papers focused on Social and Intergroup Psychology (22 papers), Cultural Differences and Values (17 papers) and Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (10 papers). Sam McFarland collaborates with scholars based in United States, Poland and Mexico. Sam McFarland's co-authors include Richard L. Gorsuch, Katarzyna Hamer, Philip T. Dunwoody, James C. Warren, Stephen Reysen, Sriram Narayanan, Anthony G. Greenwald, Iva Katzarska‐Miller, Huajian Cai and Gerhard Reese and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, American Psychologist and Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Sam McFarland

44 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

All humanity is my ingroup: A measure and studies of iden... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300
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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. All humanity is my ingroup: A measure and studies of identification with all humanity.
    2012 376 citations Sam McFarland et al. Journal of Personality and Social 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
Sam McFarland United States 26 1.9k 1.2k 361 343 283 46 2.6k
Danielle Gaucher Canada 17 1.5k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 428 1.2× 288 0.8× 325 1.1× 25 2.5k
Małgorzata Kossowska Poland 24 1.2k 0.7× 732 0.6× 430 1.2× 148 0.4× 248 0.9× 102 1.9k
Kristin Laurin Canada 24 1.6k 0.9× 1.4k 1.2× 537 1.5× 438 1.3× 409 1.4× 58 2.8k
Aaron C. Kay United States 16 1.2k 0.6× 1.0k 0.9× 514 1.4× 377 1.1× 235 0.8× 27 2.1k
Bob Altemeyer Canada 16 2.7k 1.4× 1.7k 1.4× 395 1.1× 1.0k 3.0× 370 1.3× 21 3.5k
Serge Guimond France 29 2.4k 1.2× 1.5k 1.2× 247 0.7× 112 0.3× 236 0.8× 94 3.3k
Lynne M. Jackson Canada 19 1.8k 1.0× 885 0.7× 178 0.5× 419 1.2× 281 1.0× 30 2.4k
Tamar Saguy Israel 30 2.6k 1.4× 1.7k 1.4× 389 1.1× 90 0.3× 295 1.0× 90 3.3k
Eric D. Knowles United States 26 2.0k 1.0× 1.0k 0.9× 370 1.0× 192 0.6× 197 0.7× 59 2.7k
J.W. Ouwerkerk Netherlands 23 2.4k 1.2× 2.0k 1.7× 497 1.4× 134 0.4× 616 2.2× 35 3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Sam McFarland

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sam McFarland

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sam McFarland

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hamer, Katarzyna & Sam McFarland. (2023). The role of early intergroup experiences for identification with all humanity in adulthood. Frontiers in Psychology. 14. 1042602–1042602. 5 indexed citations
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O’Connor, Maureen, et al.. (2022). Moving human rights to the forefront of psychology: Summary of the final report of the APA task force on human rights.. American Psychologist. 77(4). 589–601. 1 indexed citations
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McFarland, Sam. (2017). International Differences in Support for Human Rights. eYLS (Yale Law School). 12(1). 12. 4 indexed citations
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Dunwoody, Philip T. & Sam McFarland. (2017). Support for Anti‐Muslim Policies: The Role of Political Traits and Threat Perception. Political Psychology. 39(1). 89–106. 55 indexed citations
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McFarland, Sam & W. A. Hornsby. (2015). An analysis of five measures of global human identification. European Journal of Social Psychology. 45(7). 806–817. 34 indexed citations
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McFarland, Sam. (2015). Culture, individual differences, and support for human rights: A general review.. Peace and Conflict Journal of Peace Psychology. 21(1). 10–27. 36 indexed citations
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McFarland, Sam, et al.. (2012). All humanity is my ingroup: A measure and studies of identification with all humanity.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 103(5). 830–853. 376 indexed citations breakdown →
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McFarland, Sam. (2011). Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics – By Marc J. Hetherington and Jonathan D. Weiler. Political Psychology. 32(2). 364–367. 1 indexed citations
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McFarland, Sam & David Brown. (2008). Who believes that identification with all humanity is ethical. 37–49. 20 indexed citations
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McFarland, Sam. (2005). On the Eve of War: Authoritarianism, Social Dominance, and American Students’ Attitudes Toward Attacking Iraq. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 31(3). 360–367. 146 indexed citations
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McFarland, Sam. (2003). The effects of authoritarianism and social dominance upon American students' attitudes toward attacking Iraq. 119–130. 2 indexed citations
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McFarland, Sam, et al.. (1996). Russian Authoritarianism Two Years after Communism. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 22(2). 210–217. 64 indexed citations
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McFarland, Sam & James C. Warren. (1992). Religious Orientations and Selective Exposure among Fundamentalist Christians. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 31(2). 163–163. 52 indexed citations
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McFarland, Sam. (1989). Religious Orientations and the Targets of Discrimination. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 28(3). 324–324. 179 indexed citations
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McFarland, Sam, et al.. (1985). Age, education, and the internal consistency of personality scales.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 49(6). 1692–1702. 3 indexed citations
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McFarland, Sam, et al.. (1985). Age, education, and the internal consistency of personality scales.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 49(6). 1692–1702. 34 indexed citations
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McFarland, Sam. (1984). Psychology of religion: A call for a broader paradigm.. American Psychologist. 39(3). 321–324. 13 indexed citations
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McFarland, Sam. (1983). Is Capital Punishment a Short-Term Deterrent to Homicide? A Study of the Effects of Four Recent American Executions. The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1973-). 74(3). 1014–1014. 26 indexed citations
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McFarland, Sam, et al.. (1977). A Comparison of Four Measures of Moral Reasoning. Journal of Personality Assessment. 41(4). 396–401. 2 indexed citations
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Gorsuch, Richard L. & Sam McFarland. (1972). Single vs. Multiple-Item Scales for Measuring Religious Values. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 11(1). 53–53. 167 indexed citations

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