| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Animal-Assisted Therapy: A Meta-Analysis | Anthrozoos | 2007 | 480 |
| 2 | Gender Differences in Human–Animal Interactions: A Review | Anthrozoos | 2007 | 373 |
| 3 | Psychometric Evaluation of the Lexington Attachment to Pets Scale (Laps) | Anthrozoos | 1992 | 345 |
| 4 | Gender, Sex Role Orientation, and Attitudes toward Animals | Anthrozoos | 1991 | 324 |
| 5 | Pet Ownership and Attachment as Supportive Factors in the Health of the Elderly | Anthrozoos | 1989 | 313 |
| 6 | Empathy and attitudes to animals | Anthrozoos | 2005 | 260 |
| 7 | Children Who are Cruel to Animals: A Review of Research and Implications for Developmental Psychopathology | Anthrozoos | 1993 | 256 |
| 8 | Short-Term Interaction between Dogs and Their Owners: Effects on Oxytocin, Cortisol, Insulin and Heart Rate—An Exploratory Study | Anthrozoos | 2011 | 248 |
| 9 | Do Animal-Assisted Activities Effectively Treat Depression? A Meta-Analysis | Anthrozoos | 2007 | 218 |
| 10 | Animal-related attitudes and activities in an urban population | Anthrozoos | 2004 | 193 |
| 11 | An Examination of Changes in Oxytocin Levels in Men and Women Before and After Interaction With a Bonded Dog | Anthrozoos | 2009 | 193 |
| 12 | Attitudes towards animal use and belief in animal mind | Anthrozoos | 2004 | 189 |
| 13 | Empathy with Animals and with Humans: Are They Linked? | Anthrozoos | 2000 | 173 |
| 14 | Physical Attractiveness of an Animal Species as a Decision Factor for its Preservation | Anthrozoos | 2001 | 170 |
| 15 | Effects of Having Pets at Home on Children's Attitudes toward Popular and Unpopular Animals | Anthrozoos | 2010 | 166 |
| 16 | Enhancing Children's Attitudes About the Humane Treatment of Animals: Generalization to Human-Directed Empathy | Anthrozoos | 1992 | 163 |
| 17 | Romantic Partners and Four-Legged Friends: An Extension of Attachment Theory to Relationships with Pets | Anthrozoos | 2008 | 161 |
| 18 | Dog-Human Relationship Affects Problem Solving Behavior in the Dog | Anthrozoos | 1997 | 156 |
| 19 | Attitudes Toward Animal Use | Anthrozoos | 1992 | 150 |
| 20 | Empathy and Belief in the Mental Experience of Animals | Anthrozoos | 1995 | 143 |
| 21 | The Effect of a Real Dog, Toy Dog and Friendly Person on Insecurely Attached Children During a Stressful Task: An Exploratory Study | Anthrozoos | 2011 | 140 |
| 22 | Development of the Monash Dog Owner Relationship Scale (MDORS) | Anthrozoos | 2006 | 139 |
| 23 | Pet Ownership, Type of Pet and Socio-Emotional Development of School Children | Anthrozoos | 1999 | 138 |
| 24 | Personality, empathy and attitudes to animal welfare | Anthrozoos | 2003 | 137 |
| 25 | Sacrificial Symbolism in Animal Experimentation: Object or Pet? | Anthrozoos | 1988 | 134 |
| 26 | Effects of breed, sex, and neuter status on trainability in dogs | Anthrozoos | 2005 | 129 |
| 27 | An investigation of human-animal interactions and empathy as related to pet preference, ownership, attachment, and attitudes in children | Anthrozoos | 2006 | 122 |
| 28 | Children'S Attitudes About the Humane Treatment of Animals and Empathy: One-Year Follow up of a School-Based Intervention | Anthrozoos | 1996 | 120 |
| 29 | Behavioral effects of the presence of a dog in a classroom | Anthrozoos | 2003 | 115 |
| 30 | An Examination of the Potential Role of Pet Ownership, Human Social Support and Pet Attachment in the Psychological Health of Individuals Living Alone | Anthrozoos | 2010 | 114 |
| 31 | Surrendering Pets To Shelters: The Relinquisher's Perspective | Anthrozoos | 1998 | 113 |
| 32 | The facilitation of social interactions by domestic dogs | Anthrozoos | 2004 | 113 |
| 33 | Animal-Assisted Therapy Enhances Resident Social Interaction and Initiation in Long-Term Care Facilities | Anthrozoos | 2000 | 112 |
| 34 | Associations between the Psychological Characteristics of the Human–Dog Relationship and Oxytocin and Cortisol Levels | Anthrozoos | 2012 | 112 |
| 35 | Socializing Effects of Service Dogs for People with Disabilities | Anthrozoos | 1987 | 110 |
| 36 | A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials of Animal-Assisted Therapy on Psychosocial Outcomes | Anthrozoos | 2015 | 110 |
| 37 | Naturalizing Anthropomorphism: Behavioral Prompts to Our Humanizing of Animals | Anthrozoos | 2007 | 109 |
| 38 | Comparison of the Effect of Human Interaction, Animal-Assisted Therapy, and AIBO-Assisted Therapy on Long-Term Care Residents with Dementia | Anthrozoos | 2009 | 108 |
| 39 | Benefits derived from companion animals, and the use of the term “attachment” | Anthrozoos | 2006 | 107 |
| 40 | The Richness of the Child-Pet Relationship: A Consideration of Both Benefits and Costs of Pets to Children | Anthrozoos | 1990 | 106 |
| 41 | Preference for, and Responsiveness to, People, Dogs and Objects in Children with Autism | Anthrozoos | 2009 | 106 |
| 42 | Justifying Attitudes toward Animal Use: A Qualitative Study of People's Views and Beliefs | Anthrozoos | 2008 | 105 |
| 43 | Pets and Happiness: Examining the Association between Pet Ownership and Wellbeing | Anthrozoos | 2016 | 105 |
| 44 | Attitudes toward Animals among Kindergarten Children: Species Preferences | Anthrozoos | 2015 | 103 |
| 45 | The effects of the presence of a dog in the classroom | Anthrozoos | 2002 | 101 |
| 46 | Vampires Are Still Alive: Slovakian Students' Attitudes toward Bats | Anthrozoos | 2009 | 100 |
| 47 | A Randomized Cross-over Exploratory Study of the Effect of Visiting Therapy Dogs on College Student Stress Before Final Exams | Anthrozoos | 2016 | 100 |
| 48 | The State of Research on Human–Animal Relations: Implications for Human Health | Anthrozoos | 2019 | 100 |
| 49 | Reasons for Relinquishment and Return of Domestic Cats (Felis Silvestris Catus) to Rescue Shelters in the UK | Anthrozoos | 2009 | 99 |
| 50 | A Review of the Relationship between Indigenous Australians, Dingoes (Canis dingo) and Domestic Dogs (Canis familiaris) | Anthrozoos | 2009 | 97 |
