| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Universals in the Content and Structure of Values: Theoretical Advances and Empirical Tests in 20 Countries | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1992 | 6,912 |
| 2 | Inequity In Social Exchange | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1965 | 6,423 |
| 3 | The Elaboration Likelihood Model of Persuasion | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1986 | 3,718 |
| 4 | Self-Perception Theory | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1972 | 2,901 |
| 5 | Normative Influences on Altruism | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1977 | 2,690 |
| 6 | The Intuitive Psychologist And His Shortcomings: Distortions in the Attribution Process | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1977 | 2,288 |
| 7 | From Acts To Dispositions The Attribution Process In Person Perception | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1965 | 2,185 |
| 8 | Implementation Intentions and Goal Achievement: A Meta‐analysis of Effects and Processes | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 2006 | 2,065 |
| 9 | The Psychology of Self-Affirmation: Sustaining the Integrity of the Self | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1988 | 2,009 |
| 10 | Promotion and Prevention: Regulatory Focus as A Motivational Principle | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1998 | 1,963 |
| 11 | A Continuum of Impression Formation, from Category-Based to Individuating Processes: Influences of Information and Motivation on Attention and Interpretation | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1990 | 1,884 |
| 12 | A Focus Theory of Normative Conduct: A Theoretical Refinement and Reevaluation of the Role of Norms in Human Behavior | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1991 | 1,727 |
| 13 | A Relational Model of Authority in Groups | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1992 | 1,683 |
| 14 | Toward A Hierarchical Model of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1997 | 1,657 |
| 15 | Warmth and Competence as Universal Dimensions of Social Perception: The Stereotype Content Model and the BIAS Map | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 2008 | 1,424 |
| 16 | The nature and function of self-esteem: Sociometer theory | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 2000 | 1,326 |
| 17 | Contending with group image: The psychology of stereotype and social identity threat | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 2002 | 1,216 |
| 18 | Multiple Processes by which Attitudes Guide Behavior: The Mode Model as an Integrative Framework | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1990 | 1,110 |
| 19 | Toward a Self-Evaluation Maintenance Model of Social Behavior | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1988 | 1,082 |
| 20 | Positive Affect, Cognitive Processes, and Social Behavior | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1987 | 1,039 |
| 21 | Moral Foundations Theory | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 2013 | 976 |
| 22 | An integrative theory of intergroup contact | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 2005 | 961 |
| 23 | Positive Emotions Broaden and Build | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 2013 | 937 |
| 24 | The Other “Authoritarian Personality” | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1998 | 915 |
| 25 | The Psychology of Self‐defense: Self‐Affirmation Theory | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 2006 | 875 |
| 26 | Between Hope and Fear: The Psychology of Risk | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1987 | 840 |
| 27 | Terror Management Theory of Self-Esteem and Cultural Worldviews: Empirical Assessments and Conceptual Refinements | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1997 | 840 |
| 28 | Attitudes, Traits, and Actions: Dispositional Prediction of Behavior in Personality and Social Psychology | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1987 | 828 |
| 29 | A theory of goal systems | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 2002 | 795 |
| 30 | Findings and Theory in the Study of Fear Communications | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1970 | 793 |
| 31 | The Attachment Behavioral System In Adulthood: Activation, Psychodynamics, And Interpersonal Processes | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 2003 | 792 |
| 32 | Salience, Attention, and Attribution: Top of the Head Phenomena | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1978 | 746 |
| 33 | A dual-process cognitive-motivational theory of ideology and prejudice | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 2001 | 727 |
| 34 | Group Tasks, Group Interaction Process, and Group Performance Effectiveness: A Review and Proposed Integration | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1975 | 716 |
| 35 | Prosocial Motivation: Is it ever Truly Altruistic? | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1987 | 715 |
| 36 | Verbal and Nonverbal Communication of Deception | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1981 | 710 |
| 37 | A Terror Management Theory of Social Behavior: The Psychological Functions of Self-Esteem and Cultural Worldviews | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1991 | 691 |
| 38 | The Interaction of Cognitive and Physiological Determinants of Emotional State | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1964 | 686 |
| 39 | The Impact of Accountability on Judgment and Choice: Toward A Social Contingency Model | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1992 | 662 |
| 40 | Direct Experience And Attitude-Behavior Consistency | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1981 | 661 |
| 41 | A Contingency Model of Leadership Effectiveness | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1964 | 648 |
| 42 | The Empirical Exploration of Intrinsic Motivational Processes | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1980 | 642 |
| 43 | A Multicomponent Conceptualization of Authenticity: Theory and Research | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 2006 | 635 |
| 44 | The perception-behavior expressway: Automatic effects of social perception on social behavior | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 2001 | 601 |
| 45 | Self-Evaluation: To Thine Own Self Be Good, To Thine Own Self Be Sure, To Thine Own Self Be True, and To Thine Own Self be Better | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1997 | 597 |
| 46 | Affective Forecasting | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 2003 | 596 |
| 47 | Some Contemporary Approaches | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1964 | 554 |
| 48 | A New Look at Dissonance Theory | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1984 | 527 |
| 49 | The Distribution of Rewards and Resources in Groups and Organizations | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 1976 | 511 |
| 50 | The Dunning–Kruger Effect | Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | 2011 | 506 |
