Steven Penrod

10.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
137 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Steven Penrod is a scholar working on Law, Cognitive Neuroscience and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven Penrod has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Law, 49 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 41 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Steven Penrod's work include Jury Decision Making Processes (56 papers), Memory Processes and Influences (45 papers) and Deception detection and forensic psychology (35 papers). Steven Penrod is often cited by papers focused on Jury Decision Making Processes (56 papers), Memory Processes and Influences (45 papers) and Deception detection and forensic psychology (35 papers). Steven Penrod collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Steven Penrod's co-authors include Brian L. Cutler, Reid Hastie, Nancy Pennington, Daniel Linz, Peter N. Shapiro, Edward Donnerstein, Gary L. Wells, Sarah Tanford, Brian H. Bornstein and Hedy R. Dexter and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychological Bulletin and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Steven Penrod

131 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

Inside the Jury 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 50 100 150 200 250
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. Inside the Jury
    1983 262 citations Reid Hastie, Steven Penrod et al. Harvard University Press eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Steven Penrod United States 43 3.3k 3.0k 1.7k 1.6k 832 137 6.8k
Saul M. Kassin United States 47 3.1k 0.9× 5.6k 1.9× 1.3k 0.7× 2.2k 1.4× 404 0.5× 162 7.8k
Amina Memon United Kingdom 42 4.2k 1.3× 3.3k 1.1× 343 0.2× 873 0.6× 170 0.2× 140 5.6k
Roy S. Malpass United States 28 2.8k 0.9× 2.2k 0.7× 263 0.2× 1.1k 0.7× 122 0.1× 64 4.5k
Ray Bull United Kingdom 43 2.5k 0.7× 4.0k 1.3× 276 0.2× 1.9k 1.2× 701 0.8× 177 6.0k
Michael R. Leippe United States 27 1.0k 0.3× 1.2k 0.4× 275 0.2× 941 0.6× 165 0.2× 49 2.7k
Jennifer L. Eberhardt United States 25 1.6k 0.5× 1.5k 0.5× 152 0.1× 3.2k 2.1× 620 0.7× 53 5.7k
Pär Anders Granhag Sweden 43 3.0k 0.9× 5.6k 1.9× 260 0.1× 2.4k 1.5× 224 0.3× 207 6.5k
Shane Connelly United States 39 1.7k 0.5× 1.2k 0.4× 169 0.1× 953 0.6× 251 0.3× 122 5.7k
Anne Maass Italy 46 1.1k 0.3× 2.6k 0.9× 96 0.1× 3.6k 2.3× 1.5k 1.7× 135 6.4k
Colin Tredoux South Africa 31 990 0.3× 1.3k 0.4× 61 0.0× 1.9k 1.2× 414 0.5× 120 3.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Steven Penrod

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Steven Penrod

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Steven Penrod. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Steven Penrod 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 Steven Penrod. Steven Penrod is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Penrod, Steven, et al.. (2019). New signal detection theory-based framework for eyewitness performance in lineups.. Law and Human Behavior. 43(5). 436–454. 12 indexed citations
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Smith, Andrew M., Gary L. Wells, R. C. L. Lindsay, & Steven Penrod. (2016). Fair lineups are better than biased lineups and showups, but not because they increase underlying discriminability.. Law and Human Behavior. 41(2). 127–145. 40 indexed citations
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Deffenbacher, Kenneth A., Brian H. Bornstein, E. Kiernan McGorty, & Steven Penrod. (2008). Forgetting the once-seen face: Estimating the strength of an eyewitness's memory representation.. Journal of Experimental Psychology Applied. 14(2). 139–150. 69 indexed citations
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Heuer, Larry, et al.. (2007). The role of societal benefits and fairness concerns among decision makers and decision recipients.. Law and Human Behavior. 31(6). 573–610. 30 indexed citations
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Penrod, Steven, et al.. (2006). The Street, the Lab, the Courtroom, the Meeting Room. 11(2). 13. 3 indexed citations
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Deffenbacher, Kenneth A., Brian H. Bornstein, & Steven Penrod. (2006). Mugshot Exposure Effects: Retroactive Interference, Mugshot Commitment, Source Confusion, and Unconscious Transference.. Law and Human Behavior. 30(3). 287–307. 78 indexed citations
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Deffenbacher, Kenneth A., Brian H. Bornstein, Steven Penrod, & E. Kiernan McGorty. (2004). A Meta-Analytic Review of the Effects of High Stress on Eyewitness Memory.. Law and Human Behavior. 28(6). 687–706. 305 indexed citations
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Studebaker, Christina A., et al.. (2002). Studying pretrial publicity effects: New methods for improving ecological validity and testing external validity.. Law and Human Behavior. 26(1). 19–41. 3 indexed citations
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Robbennolt, Jennifer K., et al.. (2002). Fractional factorial designs for legal psychology. Behavioral Sciences & the Law. 20(1-2). 5–17. 15 indexed citations
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O’Neil, Kevin & Steven Penrod. (2001). Methodological variables in Web-based research that may affect results: Sample type, monetary incentives, and personal information. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers. 33(2). 226–233. 84 indexed citations
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Studebaker, Christina A., et al.. (2000). Assessing pretrial publicity effects: Integrating content analytic results.. Law and Human Behavior. 24(3). 317–336. 3 indexed citations
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Kovera, Margaret Bull, et al.. (1997). Identification of computer-generated facial composites.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 82(2). 235–246. 35 indexed citations
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Smith, Brian C., et al.. (1996). Jurors' use of probabilistic evidence.. Law and Human Behavior. 20(1). 49–82. 53 indexed citations
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Penrod, Steven, Solomon M. Fulero, & Brian L. Cutler. (1995). Expert psychological testimony on eyewitness reliability before and afterDaubert: The state of the law and the science. Behavioral Sciences & the Law. 13(2). 229–259. 30 indexed citations
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Kovera, Margaret Bull, et al.. (1992). Jurors' Perceptions of Eyewitness and Hearsay Evidence. Minnesota law review. 76. 703. 17 indexed citations
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Olczak, Paul V., Martin F. Kaplan, & Steven Penrod. (1991). Attorneys' lay psychology and its effectiveness in selecting jurors: Three empirical studies.. Journal of social behavior and personality. 19 indexed citations
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Tanford, Sarah & Steven Penrod. (1990). Las deliberaciones del jurado: Contenido de la discusión y procesos de influencia en la toma de decisiones de un jurado. Studies in Psychology Estudios de Psicología. 11(42). 75–98. 2 indexed citations
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Heuer, Larry & Steven Penrod. (1989). Instructing jurors: A field experiment with written and preliminary instructions.. Law and Human Behavior. 13(4). 409–430. 69 indexed citations
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Linz, Daniel, Edward Donnerstein, & Steven Penrod. (1988). Effects of long-term exposure to violent and sexually degrading depictions of women.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 55(5). 758–768. 49 indexed citations
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Hastie, Reid, Steven Penrod, & Nancy Pennington. (1983). Inside the Jury. Harvard University Press eBooks. 262 indexed citations breakdown →

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