Viren Swami

21.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
375 papers, 12.9k citations indexed

About

Viren Swami is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Viren Swami has authored 375 papers receiving a total of 12.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 230 papers in Clinical Psychology, 106 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 88 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Viren Swami's work include Eating Disorders and Behaviors (157 papers), Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies (77 papers) and Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (76 papers). Viren Swami is often cited by papers focused on Eating Disorders and Behaviors (157 papers), Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies (77 papers) and Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (76 papers). Viren Swami collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Malaysia and Austria. Viren Swami's co-authors include Adrian Furnham, Martin J. Tovée, David Barron, Stefan Stieger, Tomas Chamorro‐Premuzic, Martin Voracek, Ulrich S. Tran, Jennifer Todd, Jakob Pietschnig and Debbi Stanistreet and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Computers in Human Behavior.

In The Last Decade

Viren Swami

364 papers receiving 12.2k 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.

Analytic thinking reduces belief in conspiracy theories

2014 467 citations Viren Swami, Adrian Furnham et al. profile →
Conspiracist ideation in Britain and Austria: Evidence of a monological belief system and associations between individual psychological differences and real‐world and fictitious conspiracy theories

2011 399 citations Viren Swami, Adrian Furnham et al. profile →
Translation and validation of body image instruments: Challenges, good practice guidelines, and reporting recommendations for test adaptation

2018 272 citations Viren Swami, David Barron Body Image profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Viren Swami United Kingdom	59	6.9k	3.1k	2.8k	2.5k	2.0k	375	12.9k
Marika Tiggemann Australia	92	17.9k 2.6×	4.8k 1.5×	3.1k 1.1×	3.0k 1.2×	4.7k 2.3×	351	25.4k
Richard M. Lerner United States	73	7.3k 1.1×	3.6k 1.2×	3.0k 1.1×	6.7k 2.7×	466 0.2×	363	19.9k
Diane M. Quinn United States	40	2.9k 0.4×	3.4k 1.1×	1.3k 0.5×	3.1k 1.2×	389 0.2×	78	9.3k
Christian S. Crandall United States	47	2.5k 0.4×	4.4k 1.4×	950 0.3×	3.4k 1.4×	484 0.2×	97	9.3k
Timothy A. Brown United States	64	14.0k 2.0×	1.2k 0.4×	11.5k 4.1×	3.3k 1.3×	505 0.2×	245	21.4k
Denise T. D. de Ridder Netherlands	53	3.3k 0.5×	1.6k 0.5×	1.7k 0.6×	2.0k 0.8×	637 0.3×	180	9.7k
Frederick X. Gibbons United States	86	6.6k 1.0×	8.5k 2.8×	2.6k 0.9×	4.7k 1.9×	818 0.4×	297	24.0k
June P. Tangney United States	55	8.5k 1.2×	7.0k 2.3×	3.5k 1.2×	11.9k 4.9×	762 0.4×	119	21.1k
Debbie E. McGhee United States	8	2.4k 0.4×	7.7k 2.5×	2.4k 0.8×	5.7k 2.3×	720 0.4×	8	13.4k
Patricia Frazier United States	55	8.8k 1.3×	3.5k 1.1×	1.6k 0.6×	5.2k 2.1×	372 0.2×	168	16.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Todd, Jennifer, et al.. (2026). Psychometric properties of an Arabic translation of the Breast Appreciation Scale (BrAS) in Lebanese women. Body Image. 56. 102031–102031.

Cardini, Flavia, et al.. (2024). The impact of body image on social cognition: Fear of negative evaluation mediates the relationship between body surveillance and interpersonal distance in women. Body Image. 51. 101777–101777. 3 indexed citations

Nerini, Amanda, et al.. (2024). Translation and psychometric properties of an Italian version of the Body Acceptance by Others Scale-2 (BAOS-2). Body Image. 51. 101815–101815.

Tylka, Tracy L., Christophe Maïano, Matthew Fuller‐Tyszkiewicz, et al.. (2024). The Intuitive Eating Scale-3: Development and psychometric evaluation. Appetite. 199. 107407–107407. 7 indexed citations

Argyrides, Marios, et al.. (2023). Greek adaptation of the Teruel Orthorexia Scale (TOS) in adults from the Republic of Cyprus: A bidimensional model may not be universal. Appetite. 194. 107180–107180. 2 indexed citations

Mebarak, Moisés, et al.. (2023). Psychometric properties of a Spanish translation of the Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS) in adults from Colombia. Body Image. 47. 101631–101631. 8 indexed citations

Frayon, Stéphane, et al.. (2023). An examination of procrastination in a multi-ethnic population of adolescents from New Caledonia. BMC Psychology. 11(1). 1–1. 15 indexed citations

Maïano, Christophe, et al.. (2023). Psychometric properties of a Romanian translation of the Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery Scale (ACSS): An examination using bifactor exploratory structural equation modelling. Body Image. 45. 273–283. 5 indexed citations

Swami, Viren, et al.. (2022). Promoting positive body image in children through theatre: An evaluation of Cinderella: the AWESOME Truth. Body Image. 42. 50–57. 6 indexed citations

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Barron, David, et al.. (2021). An examination of the higher-order dimensionality and psychometric properties of a Romanian translation of the schizotypal personality questionnaire (SPQ). Current Psychology. 42(7). 5939–5950. 3 indexed citations

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Swami, Viren. (2019). Is CrossFit Associated with More Positive Body Image? A Prospective Investigation in Novice CrossFitters. Anglia Ruskin Research Online (Anglia Ruskin University). 3 indexed citations

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Swami, Viren. (2019). Impact of exposure to films of natural and built environments on body image in older adults. Anglia Ruskin Research Online (Anglia Ruskin University). 1 indexed citations

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Swami, Viren. (2016). Attraction explained: The science of how we form relationships. Anglia Ruskin Research Online (Anglia Ruskin University). 2 indexed citations

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Swami, Viren. (2015). Illustrating the body: Cross-sectional and prospective investigations of the impact of life drawing sessions on body image. Psychiatry Research. 235. 128–132. 8 indexed citations

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Swami, Viren & Adrian Furnham. (2012). Examining Conspiracist Beliefs About the Disappearance of Amelia Earhart. The Journal of General Psychology. 139(4). 244–259. 62 indexed citations

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Swami, Viren, et al.. (2011). British men’s hair color preferences: An assessment of courtship solicitation and stimulus ratings. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 52(6). 595–600. 21 indexed citations

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Swami, Viren, Debbi Stanistreet, & Sarah Payne. (2008). Masculinities and suicide. Explore Bristol Research. 20 indexed citations

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Swami, Viren & Adrian Furnham. (2006). The science of attraction. UCL Discovery (University College London). 14 indexed citations

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Swami, Viren. (2006). Female physical attractiveness and body image disorders in Malaysia. WestminsterResearch (University of Westminster). 12 indexed citations

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Treleaven, Philip, Adrian Furnham, & Viren Swami. (2006). The science of body metrics. UCL Discovery (University College London). 7 indexed citations

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