Steven R. Hursh

7.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
120 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Steven R. Hursh is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven R. Hursh has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 32 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 26 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Steven R. Hursh's work include Behavioral and Psychological Studies (32 papers), Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue (29 papers) and Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (17 papers). Steven R. Hursh is often cited by papers focused on Behavioral and Psychological Studies (32 papers), Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue (29 papers) and Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (17 papers). Steven R. Hursh collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Steven R. Hursh's co-authors include Alan Silberberg, Peter G. Roma, Gail Winger, Thomas G. Raslear, Derek D. Reed, Richard A. Bauman, Edmund Fantino, David Shurtleff, Laurence Simmons and Lindsay P. Schwartz and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Psychological Review.

In The Last Decade

Steven R. Hursh

111 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

ECONOMIC CONCEPTS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIOR

1980 649 citations Steven R. Hursh Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior profile →
Economic demand and essential value.

2008 599 citations Steven R. Hursh, Alan Silberberg profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Steven R. Hursh	1.6k	1.2k	904	845	795	120	5.2k
Gregory J. Madden	1.2k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	2.3k 2.6×	1.5k 1.7×	1.6k 2.0×	111	6.9k
Amy L. Odum	568 0.4×	400 0.3×	1.4k 1.5×	916 1.1×	958 1.2×	67	3.8k
Jerry B. Richards	726 0.5×	2.6k 2.2×	2.0k 2.3×	2.0k 2.4×	3.0k 3.7×	93	9.1k
Randolph C. Grace	1.5k 0.9×	271 0.2×	216 0.2×	231 0.3×	963 1.2×	159	4.1k
Donald M. Dougherty	327 0.2×	1.9k 1.7×	1.4k 1.6×	2.2k 2.6×	2.2k 2.7×	175	12.2k
John A. Nevin	4.6k 2.9×	764 0.7×	544 0.6×	447 0.5×	2.7k 3.3×	133	6.8k
Nancy M. Petry	529 0.3×	1.3k 1.1×	2.1k 2.3×	1.6k 1.9×	1.6k 2.0×	162	15.6k
Robin P. Corley	1.9k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	510 0.6×	3.5k 4.1×	2.3k 2.9×	238	11.9k
Richard L. Solomon	1.3k 0.8×	1.8k 1.5×	469 0.5×	1.1k 1.4×	2.5k 3.1×	38	6.8k
Derek D. Reed	1.1k 0.7×	131 0.1×	1.1k 1.2×	397 0.5×	811 1.0×	178	3.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Steven R. Hursh

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Roma, Peter G., et al.. (2025). Sleep deprivation impairs team performance and cohesion. SLEEP. 49(1).

Devine, Jaime K., et al.. (2025). Evaluation of a Biomathematical Modeling Software Tool for the Prediction of Risk in Flight Schedules Compared Against Incidence of Fatigue Reports. Safety. 11(1). 4–4. 1 indexed citations

Reed, Derek D., et al.. (2025). Anxiety and Depression Affect Sleep Quality: A Preliminary Investigation in Crowdsourced Samples of Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 55(12). 4358–4364. 1 indexed citations

Devine, Jaime K., et al.. (2024). 0287 SAFTEr: An R Package for the SAFTE Model. SLEEP. 47(Supplement_1). A124–A124. 1 indexed citations

Devine, Jaime K., Lindsay P. Schwartz, Steven R. Hursh, et al.. (2022). Psychomotor Vigilance Performance in Participants with Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Obstructive Sleep Apnea or Narcolepsy Compared with SAFTE-FAST Model Predictions. Neurology and Therapy. 12(1). 249–265.

Schwartz, Lindsay P., et al.. (2022). Latent factor structure of behavioral economic heroin and cocaine demand curves.. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology. 31(2). 378–385. 2 indexed citations

Reed, Derek D., Justin C. Strickland, Brett W. Gelino, et al.. (2022). Applied behavioral economics and public health policies: Historical precedence and translational promise. Behavioural Processes. 198. 104640–104640. 20 indexed citations

Schwartz, Lindsay P. & Steven R. Hursh. (2022). Time Cost and Demand: Implications for Public Policy. Perspectives on Behavior Science. 46(1). 51–66. 6 indexed citations

Hursh, Steven R., et al.. (2021). Behavioral economic demand in opioid treatment: Predictive validity of hypothetical purchase tasks for heroin, cocaine, and benzodiazepines. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 221. 108562–108562. 18 indexed citations

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Schwartz, Lindsay P., et al.. (2020). Fatigue in surgical residents an analysis of duty-hours and the effect of hypothetical naps on predicted performance. The American Journal of Surgery. 221(5). 866–871. 14 indexed citations

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Hursh, Steven R., Justin C. Strickland, Lindsay P. Schwartz, & Derek D. Reed. (2020). Quantifying the Impact of Public Perceptions on Vaccine Acceptance Using Behavioral Economics. Frontiers in Public Health. 8. 608852–608852. 38 indexed citations

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Pichard, Luis E., Guido Simonelli, Lindsay P. Schwartz, Thomas J. Balkin, & Steven R. Hursh. (2019). Precision Medicine for Sleep Loss and Fatigue Management. Sleep Medicine Clinics. 14(3). 399–406. 5 indexed citations

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Soto, Paul L., Takato Hiranita, Ming Xu, et al.. (2015). Dopamine D2-Like Receptors and Behavioral Economics of Food Reinforcement. Neuropsychopharmacology. 41(4). 971–978. 18 indexed citations

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Madden, Gregory J., John R. Smethells, Eric E. Ewan, & Steven R. Hursh. (2007). TESTS OF BEHAVIORAL‐ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS OF RELATIVE REINFORCER EFFICACY: ECONOMIC SUBSTITUTES. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 87(2). 219–240. 32 indexed citations

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Winger, Gail, et al.. (2006). Relative Reinforcing Effects of Cocaine, Remifentanil, and Their Combination in Rhesus Monkeys. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 318(1). 223–229. 36 indexed citations

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Hursh, Steven R.. (2005). The Economics of Drug Abuse: a Quantitative Assessment of Drug Demand. Molecular Interventions. 5(1). 20–28. 106 indexed citations

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Hienz, Robert D., et al.. (2005). Distributed communication and psychosocial performance in simulated space dwelling groups. Acta Astronautica. 56(9-12). 937–948. 4 indexed citations

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Silberberg, Alan, Richard A. Bauman, & Steven R. Hursh. (1993). STOCK OPTIMIZING: MAXIMIZING REINFORCERS PER SESSION ON A VARIABLE‐INTERVAL SCHEDULE. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 59(2). 389–399. 29 indexed citations

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Hursh, Steven R.. (1977). THE CONDITIONED REINFORCEMENT OF REPEATED ACQUISITION¹. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 27(2). 315–326. 11 indexed citations

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Hursh, Steven R. & Edmund Fantino. (1973). RELATIVE DELAY OF REINFORCEMENT AND CHOICE¹. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 19(3). 437–450. 78 indexed citations

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