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Robert A. Emmons

Active 1984–2021

42
Papers
28,741
Citations
42
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Citations

Citations per year for Robert A. Emmons1978: 1 citations1984: 10 citations1985: 10 citations1986: 14 citations1987: 20 citations1988: 36 citations1989: 37 citations1990: 39 citations1991: 53 citations1992: 42 citations1993: 48 citations1994: 50 citations1995: 53 citations1996: 46 citations1997: 68 citations1998: 85 citations1999: 77 citations2000: 93 citations2001: 88 citations2002: 95 citations2003: 95 citations2004: 95 citations2005: 129 citations2006: 151 citations2007: 109 citations2008: 131 citations2009: 131 citations2010: 131 citations2011: 135 citations2012: 117 citations2013: 106 citations2014: 137 citations2015: 96 citations2016: 91 citations2017: 96 citations2018: 56 citations2019: 195 citations2020: 186 citations2021: 151 citations2022: 81 citations2023: 62 citations2024: 82 citations2025: 26 citations2026: 12 citations1979–1983: no citations, so these years are not shown

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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 1,567 citing papers, 51.3% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 213 citing papers, 7% of this breakdownCanada: 172 citing papers, 5.6% of this breakdownGermany: 128 citing papers, 4.2% of this breakdownNetherlands: 105 citing papers, 3.4% of this breakdownAustralia: 102 citing papers, 3.3% of this breakdownChina: 94 citing papers, 3.1% of this breakdownItaly: 51 citing papers, 1.7% of this breakdownSouth Korea: 41 citing papers, 1.3% of this breakdownSwitzerland: 35 citing papers, 1.2% of this breakdownFrance: 35 citing papers, 1.1% of this breakdownSpain: 30 citing papers, 1% of this breakdown
0%51.3%Other 15.8%

Institutions

Fields

  • Psychology58.5%
  • Social Sciences13.2%
  • Medicine7.5%
  • Business, Management and Accounting4.9%
  • Health Professions4.7%
  • Neuroscience4.3%
  • Other6.9%

Topics

  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction8.9%
  • Personality Traits and Psychology3.8%
  • Optimism, Hope, and Well-being3.4%
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions3%
  • Mental Health Research Topics3%
  • Cultural Differences and Values2.5%
  • Other75.4%

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  1. Counting blessings versus burdens: An experimental investigation of gratitude and subjective well-being in daily life.

    Authors: Robert A. Emmons, Michael E. McCullough - Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 2003 cited by 3,187

  2. The grateful disposition: A conceptual and empirical topography.

    Authors: Michael E. McCullough, Robert A. Emmons, Jo‐Ann Tsang - Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 2002 cited by 2,828

  3. Is gratitude a moral affect?

    Authors: Michael E. McCullough, Shelley Dean Kilpatrick, Robert A. Emmons, David B. Larson - Psychological Bulletin 2001 cited by 1,503

  4. Positive psychology in a pandemic: buffering, bolstering, and building mental health

    Authors: Lea Waters, Sara B. Algoe, Jane E. Dutton, Robert A. Emmons, Barbara L. Fredrickson, Emily Heaphy, Judith T. Moskowitz, Kristin D. Neff, Ryan M. Niemiec, Cynthia L. S. Pury, Michael F. Steger - The Journal of Positive Psychology 2021 cited by 366

  5. Gratitude as a Psychotherapeutic Intervention

    Authors: Robert A. Emmons, Robin Stern - Journal of Clinical Psychology 2013 cited by 360

  6. The independence of positive and negative affect.

    Authors: Ed Diener, Robert A. Emmons - Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 1984 cited by 1,819

  7. Intensity and frequency: Dimensions underlying positive and negative affect.

    Authors: Ed Diener, Randy J. Larsen, Steven Levine, Robert A. Emmons - Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 1985 cited by 711

  8. Personal goals, life meaning, and virtue: Wellsprings of a positive life.

    Authors: Robert A. Emmons - American Psychological Association eBooks 2003 cited by 521

  9. Personal strivings: An approach to personality and subjective well-being.

    Authors: Robert A. Emmons - Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 1986 cited by 1,687

  10. Counting blessings in early adolescents: An experimental study of gratitude and subjective well-being

    Authors: Jeffrey J. Froh, William J. Sefick, Robert A. Emmons - Journal of School Psychology 2007 cited by 839

  11. Striving for the Sacred: Personal Goals, Life Meaning, and Religion

    Authors: Robert A. Emmons - Journal of Social Issues 2005 cited by 481

  12. Gratitude and the Science of Positive Psychology

    Authors: Robert A. Emmons, Charles M. Shelton - Handbook of Positive Psychology 2001 cited by 355

  13. Joy is a distinct positive emotion: Assessment of joy and relationship to gratitude and well-being

    Authors: Philip C. Watkins, Robert A. Emmons, Madeline R. Greaves, Joshua D. Bell - The Journal of Positive Psychology 2017 cited by 113

  14. Gratitude in Intermediate Affective Terrain: Links of Grateful Moods to Individual Differences and Daily Emotional Experience.

    Authors: Michael E. McCullough, Jo‐Ann Tsang, Robert A. Emmons - Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 2004 cited by 620

  15. Conflict among personal strivings: Immediate and long-term implications for psychological and physical well-being.

    Authors: Robert A. Emmons, Laura A. King - Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 1988 cited by 536

  16. Personality Correlates of Subjective Well-Being

    Authors: Robert A. Emmons, Ed Diener - Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 1985 cited by 478

  17. An evaluation of subjective well-being measures

    Authors: Randy J. Larsen, Ed Diener, Robert A. Emmons - Social Indicators Research 1985 cited by 422

  18. Relational Humility: Conceptualizing and Measuring Humility as a Personality Judgment

    Authors: Don E. Davis, Joshua N. Hook, Everett L. Worthington, Daryl R. Van Tongeren, Aubrey L. Gartner, David J. Jennings, Robert A. Emmons - Journal of Personality Assessment 2011 cited by 358

  19. Striving and feeling: Personal goals and subjective well-being.

    Authors: Robert A. Emmons - 1996 cited by 304

  20. Factor Analysis and Construct Validity of the Narcissistic Personality Inventory\

    Authors: Robert A. Emmons - Journal of Personality Assessment 1984 cited by 906

  21. Gratitude as a Human Strength: Appraising the Evidence

    Authors: Robert A. Emmons, Cheryl A. Crumpler - Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology 2000 cited by 587

  22. Affect intensity and reactions to daily life events.

    Authors: Randy J. Larsen, Ed Diener, Robert A. Emmons - Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 1986 cited by 431

  23. Abstract versus concrete goals: Personal striving level, physical illness, and psychological well-being.

    Authors: Robert A. Emmons - Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 1992 cited by 403

  24. Personal Strivings, Daily Life Events, and Psychological and Physical Well‐Being

    Authors: Robert A. Emmons - Journal of Personality 1991 cited by 377