William B. Davidson

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

William B. Davidson is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, William B. Davidson has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Social Psychology, 10 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 10 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in William B. Davidson's work include Selenium in Biological Systems (10 papers), Community Health and Development (7 papers) and Higher Education Research Studies (6 papers). William B. Davidson is often cited by papers focused on Selenium in Biological Systems (10 papers), Community Health and Development (7 papers) and Higher Education Research Studies (6 papers). William B. Davidson collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. William B. Davidson's co-authors include Patrick R. Cotter, Carol S. Dweck, Hall P. Beck, B. K. Rima, Samuel Martin, William J. House, D. A. Rice, W. John Blanchflower, C.H. McMurray and Douglas B. Grisaffe and has published in prestigious journals such as Macromolecules, Journal of Nutrition and Developmental Psychology.

In The Last Decade

William B. Davidson

44 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Sex differences in learned helplessness: II. The continge... 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 100 200 300 400
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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. Sex differences in learned helplessness: II. The contingencies of evaluative feedback in the classroom and III. An experimental analysis.
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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William B. Davidson United States 16 464 427 348 347 245 45 1.6k
C. Ralston United States 6 502 1.1× 201 0.5× 353 1.0× 476 1.4× 169 0.7× 12 1.8k
Adebowale Akande South Africa 23 308 0.7× 322 0.8× 572 1.6× 677 2.0× 277 1.1× 150 2.7k
Ron Haskins United States 25 782 1.7× 419 1.0× 428 1.2× 141 0.4× 74 0.3× 90 2.0k
Robert L. Williams United States 26 856 1.8× 172 0.4× 345 1.0× 420 1.2× 230 0.9× 149 2.1k
Alma Gottlieb United States 19 232 0.5× 124 0.3× 508 1.5× 197 0.6× 80 0.3× 58 1.3k
Carrie Schoenbach United States 7 371 0.8× 351 0.8× 786 2.3× 857 2.5× 333 1.4× 9 2.3k
Kathryn Holmes Australia 27 830 1.8× 190 0.4× 222 0.6× 173 0.5× 145 0.6× 85 2.4k
Donna Pendergast Australia 22 1.1k 2.3× 136 0.3× 398 1.1× 212 0.6× 88 0.4× 170 2.2k
Florence R. Rosenberg United States 7 397 0.9× 243 0.6× 560 1.6× 745 2.1× 424 1.7× 7 2.0k
Sandra Jovchelovitch United Kingdom 22 164 0.4× 883 2.1× 719 2.1× 882 2.5× 90 0.4× 55 2.0k

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All Works

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Davidson, William B. & Hall P. Beck. (2018). Analyzing the Commitment of College Students Using a Brief, Contextualized Measure of Need Satisfaction From the Perspective of Self-Determination Theory. Psychological Reports. 122(3). 1145–1166. 12 indexed citations
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Mowrer, Robert R. & William B. Davidson. (2011). Academic Decision Making and Prospect Theory. Psychological Reports. 109(1). 289–300. 1 indexed citations
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Davidson, William B., et al.. (2007). Beneficial Academic Orientations and Self-Actualization of College Students. Psychological Reports. 100(2). 604–612. 8 indexed citations
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Davidson, William B. & Hall P. Beck. (2006). Survey of Academic Orientations Scores and Persistence in College Freshmen. Journal of College Student Retention Research Theory & Practice. 8(3). 297–305. 30 indexed citations
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Davidson, William B., et al.. (1999). Development and Validation of Scores on a Measure of Six Academic Orientations in College Students. Educational and Psychological Measurement. 59(4). 678–693. 18 indexed citations
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Davidson, William B. & D. G. Kennedy. (1993). Synthesis of [75Se]Selenoproteins Is Greater in Selenium-Deficient Sheep. Journal of Nutrition. 123(4). 689–694. 7 indexed citations
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Davidson, William B. & Patrick R. Cotter. (1993). Psychological sense of community and support for public school taxes. American Journal of Community Psychology. 21(1). 59–66. 43 indexed citations
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Davidson, William B., et al.. (1993). The Semantic Profile Technique for Measuring Students' Impressions of Psychology Courses. Teaching of Psychology. 20(4). 223–225. 4 indexed citations
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Davidson, William B., et al.. (1991). Social Predispositions for the Development of Sense of Community. Psychological Reports. 68(3). 817–818. 28 indexed citations
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Davidson, William B. & Patrick R. Cotter. (1991). The relationship between sense of community and subjective well-being: A first look. Journal of Community Psychology. 19(3). 246–253. 254 indexed citations
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Davidson, William B.. (1990). The Dirty Dozen: Classroom Demonstration of Twelve Instigators of Aggression. Teaching of Psychology. 17(4). 252–253. 4 indexed citations
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Davidson, William B., D. G. Kennedy, Peter J. Hughes, & W. John Blanchflower. (1990). The stability of glutathione peroxidase activity in plasma from cattle, pigs and sheep on storage in the presence and absence of glutathione. Veterinary Research Communications. 14(6). 441–446. 8 indexed citations
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Davidson, William B., W. John Blanchflower, & C.H. McMurray. (1989). The incorporation of Na2 75SeO3 into sheep erythrocytes. Biological Trace Element Research. 20(1-2). 67–73. 3 indexed citations
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Davidson, William B. & C.H. McMurray. (1988). 75Selenium-labeled sheep plasma: The time course of changes in 75selenium distribution. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 34(1). 1–9. 3 indexed citations
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Davidson, William B.. (1988). Emotionality as a Moderator of Cognitive Style on the Matching Familiar Figures Test in Adults. Journal of Personality Assessment. 52(3). 506–511. 1 indexed citations
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Blanchflower, W. John, D. A. Rice, & William B. Davidson. (1986). Blood glutathione peroxidase. Biological Trace Element Research. 11(1). 89–100. 15 indexed citations
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Davidson, William B.. (1984). Personality Correlates of the Matching Familiar Figures Test in Adults. Journal of Personality Assessment. 48(5). 478–482. 7 indexed citations
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Cotter, Patrick R. & William B. Davidson. (1981). Racial Identity among Black and White Older Americans.. 18(1). 1–3. 1 indexed citations
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Davidson, William B. & William J. House. (1978). On the Relationship between Reflection-Impulsivity and Field-Dependence—Independence. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 47(1). 306–306. 2 indexed citations
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Davidson, William B. & William J. House. (1978). Influence of Reflection-Impulsivity and Cognitive Style on Time Estimation under Different Ambient Conditions. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 46(3_suppl). 1083–1091. 12 indexed citations

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