Sheldon Solomon

27.6k citations
142 papers · 15.0k · 5 hit papers · h-index 59

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Sheldon Solomon

139 papers receiving 13.9k citations

Sheldon Solomon's Hit Papers

Why Do People Need Self-Esteem? A Theoretical and Empirical Review. 2004 · 898 citations
8980+12+24Years since publication250500750

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Sheldon Solomon
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  • Social Psychology 12.0k
  • Applied Psychology 2.3k
  • Health 2.5k
  • Clinical Psychology 6.0k
  • Sociology and Political Science 6.5k
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Sheldon Solomon, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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Evidence for terror management theory II: The effects of mortality salience on reactions to those who threaten or bolster the cultural worldview.
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1990950
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Why Do People Need Self-Esteem? A Theoretical and Empirical Review.
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2004898
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Evidence for terror management theory: I. The effects of mortality salience on reactions to those who violate or uphold cultural values.
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1989808
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Evidence for terror management theory: I. The effects of mortality salience on reactions to those who violate or uphold cultural values.
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1989750
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Role of consciousness and accessibility of death-related thoughts in mortality salience effects.
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1994658
6 2003453
7 2004437
8 1997378
9 1992376
10 1997313
11 1998309
12 1997307
13 2004307
14 2009305
15 2006260
16 2020244
17 1997234
18 1999232
19 1995229
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The Cultural Animal: Twenty Years of Terror Management Theory and Research.
2004219

About Sheldon Solomon

Sheldon Solomon is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, Applied Psychology and Health, having authored 142 papers that have together received 15.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion (106 papers), Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (63 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (42 papers), Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (19 papers), Optimism, Hope, and Well-being (17 papers), Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs (13 papers), Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (12 papers) and Media Influence and Health (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Social Psychology (12.0k citations), Applied Psychology (2.3k citations), Health (2.5k citations), Clinical Psychology (6.0k citations) and Sociology and Political Science (6.5k citations). Sheldon Solomon has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Jeff Greenberg, Tom Pyszczynski, Jamie Arndt, Linda Simon, Abram Rosenblatt, Jeff Schimel, Jamie L. Goldenberg, Florette Cohen, Holly A. McGregor and Mark J. Landau. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Psychological Science and Journal of Palliative Medicine.

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