Shelley Carson

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Shelley Carson is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Applied Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shelley Carson has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 6 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 2 papers in Applied Psychology. Recurrent topics in Shelley Carson's work include Creativity in Education and Neuroscience (7 papers), Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (4 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (2 papers). Shelley Carson is often cited by papers focused on Creativity in Education and Neuroscience (7 papers), Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (4 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (2 papers). Shelley Carson collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Shelley Carson's co-authors include Jordan B. Peterson, Daniel M. Higgins, Ellen J. Langer, Kathleen W. Smith, Margaret Shih, Michael J. Lowis, Todd M. Thrash, Dean Keith Simonton, Dione Healey and James C. Kaufman and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Personality and Individual Differences and Preventive Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Shelley Carson

15 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Reliability, Validity, and Factor Structure of the Creati... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 200 400 600
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. Reliability, Validity, and Factor Structure of the Creative Achievement Questionnaire
    2005 630 citations Shelley Carson, Jordan B. Peterson et al. Creativity Research Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shelley Carson United States 11 1.3k 827 429 387 197 17 1.8k
Daniel M. Higgins Canada 8 1.3k 1.0× 722 0.9× 608 1.4× 542 1.4× 202 1.0× 9 2.1k
Ruth Richards United States 16 951 0.7× 551 0.7× 287 0.7× 248 0.6× 128 0.6× 35 1.3k
Beate P. Winterstein United States 6 887 0.7× 348 0.4× 226 0.5× 307 0.8× 118 0.6× 7 1.2k
Darya L. Zabelina United States 22 948 0.7× 819 1.0× 243 0.6× 265 0.7× 124 0.6× 45 1.5k
Emily C. Nusbaum United States 22 2.0k 1.6× 1.4k 1.6× 292 0.7× 713 1.8× 302 1.5× 32 2.7k
Albert Rothenberg United States 27 1.1k 0.8× 547 0.7× 440 1.0× 316 0.8× 129 0.7× 75 1.9k
Baptiste Barbot United States 29 1.7k 1.3× 649 0.8× 367 0.9× 496 1.3× 421 2.1× 86 2.5k
Sabine Windmann Germany 26 955 0.7× 1.4k 1.7× 224 0.5× 389 1.0× 140 0.7× 63 2.0k
Rachael Grazioplene United States 13 643 0.5× 557 0.7× 291 0.7× 161 0.4× 68 0.3× 24 1.1k
Sergio Agnoli Italy 20 592 0.5× 416 0.5× 212 0.5× 294 0.8× 134 0.7× 47 1.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shelley Carson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shelley Carson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shelley Carson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shelley Carson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Shelley Carson. Shelley Carson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Nishimi, Kristen, Kathryn E. Smith, Eran Ben‐Joseph, et al.. (2021). Master-planned communities in the United States as novel contexts for individual and population-level research. Preventive Medicine. 154. 106864–106864.
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Mayer, Jonathan E., Amit Garg, & Shelley Carson. (2018). The use of notable protagonists in dermatology clinical cases: A quasi-randomized controlled trial. Dermatology Online Journal. 24(9). 3 indexed citations
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Pojednic, Rachele, et al.. (2016). The effect of before school physical activity on child development: A study protocol to evaluate the Build Our Kids Success (BOKS) Program. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 49. 103–108. 10 indexed citations
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Kaufman, James C., George Becker, Dean Keith Simonton, et al.. (2014). Creativity and Mental Illness. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 53 indexed citations
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Carson, Shelley. (2014). Leveraging the “mad genius†debate: why we need a neuroscience of creativity and psychopathology. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 8. 771–771. 11 indexed citations
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Carson, Shelley, et al.. (2014). Creative histories: Memories of past lives and measures of creativity.. Psychology of Consciousness Theory Research and Practice. 1(1). 70–81. 5 indexed citations
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Carson, Shelley. (2013). The Unleashed Mind. 23(1s). 28–35. 1 indexed citations
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Carson, Shelley. (2011). Risk and Resilience in the Ozarks. PsycCRITIQUES. 56(25).
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Carson, Shelley. (2011). Creativity and Psychopathology: A Shared Vulnerability Model. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 56(3). 144–153. 144 indexed citations
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Carson, Shelley. (2011). The Unleashed Mind. Scientific American Mind. 22(2). 22–29. 6 indexed citations
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Carson, Shelley. (2010). Your Creative Brain: Seven Steps to Maximize Imagination, Productivity, and Innovation in Your Life. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 30 indexed citations
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Carson, Shelley & Ellen J. Langer. (2006). Mindfulness and self-acceptance. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy. 24(1). 29–43. 266 indexed citations
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Carson, Shelley, Jordan B. Peterson, & Daniel M. Higgins. (2005). Reliability, Validity, and Factor Structure of the Creative Achievement Questionnaire. Creativity Research Journal. 17(1). 37–50. 630 indexed citations breakdown →
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Carson, Shelley, Jordan B. Peterson, & Daniel M. Higgins. (2003). Decreased Latent Inhibition Is Associated With Increased Creative Achievement in High-Functioning Individuals.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 85(3). 499–506. 414 indexed citations
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Peterson, Jordan B., Kathleen W. Smith, & Shelley Carson. (2002). Openness and extraversion are associated with reduced latent inhibition: replication and commentary. Personality and Individual Differences. 33(7). 1137–1147. 118 indexed citations
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Carson, Shelley, Margaret Shih, & Ellen J. Langer. (2001). Sit Still and Pay Attention?. Journal of Adult Development. 8(3). 183–188. 23 indexed citations
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Peterson, Jordan B. & Shelley Carson. (2000). Latent Inhibition and Openness to Experience in a high-achieving student population. Personality and Individual Differences. 28(2). 323–332. 96 indexed citations

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