William Damon

15.3k total citations · 7 hit papers
111 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

About

William Damon is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, William Damon has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Education, 14 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 13 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in William Damon's work include Early Childhood Education and Development (10 papers), Youth Development and Social Support (9 papers) and Education and Critical Thinking Development (7 papers). William Damon is often cited by papers focused on Early Childhood Education and Development (10 papers), Youth Development and Social Support (9 papers) and Education and Critical Thinking Development (7 papers). William Damon collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Puerto Rico. William Damon's co-authors include Nancy Eisenberg, Daniel Hart, Richard M. Lerner, Anne Colby, Erin Phelps, Kendall Cotton Bronk, Richard M. Lerner, Deanna Kuhn, Robert S. Siegler and Heather Malin and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Finance, Child Development and Management Science.

In The Last Decade

William Damon

102 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Hit Papers

Social, emotional, and personality development 1977 2026 1993 2009 1998 1998 2003 2004 1977 500 1000 1.5k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William Damon United States 38 3.5k 3.5k 3.0k 2.3k 2.0k 111 9.9k
Joan E. Grusec Canada 43 4.1k 1.2× 3.1k 0.9× 5.3k 1.8× 1.3k 0.6× 2.4k 1.2× 114 10.1k
Sandra Graham United States 59 6.6k 1.9× 5.0k 1.4× 5.3k 1.8× 1.4k 0.6× 3.7k 1.9× 157 13.8k
W. David Pierce Canada 29 2.0k 0.6× 2.0k 0.6× 1.9k 0.6× 1.9k 0.8× 1.8k 0.9× 99 10.2k
Martin L. Hoffman United States 37 4.8k 1.4× 2.5k 0.7× 4.4k 1.5× 1.7k 0.7× 2.7k 1.4× 68 11.4k
Kathryn R. Wentzel United States 53 4.9k 1.4× 7.8k 2.2× 3.9k 1.3× 1.8k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 111 12.4k
Patrick S. Malone United States 46 3.2k 0.9× 2.7k 0.8× 4.4k 1.5× 828 0.4× 2.3k 1.2× 140 10.0k
Lawrence Kohlberg United States 50 3.6k 1.0× 4.2k 1.2× 2.4k 0.8× 1.8k 0.8× 4.0k 2.0× 108 15.2k
Sandra Scarr United States 50 1.7k 0.5× 3.4k 1.0× 3.7k 1.2× 1.3k 0.6× 1.9k 1.0× 145 9.9k
Raymond P. Perry Canada 50 6.3k 1.8× 5.0k 1.4× 2.6k 0.9× 2.3k 1.0× 1.6k 0.8× 174 14.0k
Robert M. Klassen United Kingdom 49 3.8k 1.1× 6.0k 1.7× 2.3k 0.8× 1.7k 0.7× 913 0.5× 115 10.5k

Countries citing papers authored by William Damon

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Fields of papers citing papers by William Damon

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Damon

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bronk, Kendall Cotton & William Damon. (2021). What Makes a Purpose “Worth Having”?. Human Development. 65(2). 113–117. 4 indexed citations
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Malin, Heather, et al.. (2017). Purpose and Character Development in Early Adolescence. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 46(6). 1200–1215. 92 indexed citations
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Jensen, Lene Arnett, William Damon, Linda P. Juang, Adriana J. Umaña‐Taylor, & Reed Larson. (2012). Family conflict among Chinese- and Mexican-origin adolescents and their parents in the U.S.. Jossey-Bass eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Damon, William. (2009). The Why Question: Teachers Can Instill a Sense of Purpose. Education next. 9(3). 84. 11 indexed citations
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Damon, William & Richard M. Lerner. (2008). Child and adolescent development : an advanced course. Wiley eBooks. 274 indexed citations
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Damon, William. (2008). The Moral North Star.. Educational leadership. 66(2). 8–13. 16 indexed citations
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Damon, William. (2005). Good? Bad? Or None of the above?: The Unavoidable Mandate to Teach Character.. Education next. 5(2). 20–27. 6 indexed citations
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Damon, William. (2005). Looking back, for a change: A story of directions in child and adolescent development. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development. 2005(109). 15–19.
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Damon, William. (1999). The Moral Development of Children. Scientific American. 281(2). 72–78. 37 indexed citations
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Damon, William. (1998). The Path to a Civil Society Goes Through the University. ˜The œchronicle of higher education. 84. 4 indexed citations
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Eisenberg, Nancy & William Damon. (1998). Social, emotional, and personality development. John Wiley & Sons eBooks. 1572 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lerner, Richard M. & William Damon. (1998). Theoretical models of human development. John Wiley & Sons eBooks. 878 indexed citations breakdown →
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Damon, William. (1991). Putting Substance into Self-Esteem: A Focus on Academic and Moral Values.. Educational Horizons. 70(1). 12–18. 4 indexed citations
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Damon, William, et al.. (1988). VISUAL ARTISTS' RIGHTS ACT OF 1987: A CASE OF MISGUIDED LEGISLATION. Cato Journal. 8(1). 71–78. 2 indexed citations
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Damon, William, et al.. (1985). Children and computers. Jossey-Bass eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Damon, William, et al.. (1984). Die soziale Welt des Kindes. Suhrkamp eBooks. 8 indexed citations
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Damon, William & Melanie Killen. (1982). Peer interaction and the process of change in children's moral reasoning.. Merrill-palmer Quarterly. 28(3). 98 indexed citations
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Damon, William & Daniel Hart. (1982). The Development of Self-Understanding from Infancy Through Adolescence. Child Development. 53(4). 841–841. 340 indexed citations
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Damon, William. (1979). Social Development from Infancy to Adolescence.. 10(4). 2–9. 1 indexed citations
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Damon, William. (1975). Early Conceptions of Positive Justice as Related to the Development of Logical Operations. Child Development. 46(2). 301–301. 166 indexed citations

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