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109
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59552
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408
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Craig A. Anderson publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Craig A. Anderson sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 272 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Craig A. Anderson D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Craig A. Anderson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 109 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Craig A. Anderson is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States. Their research spans primarily in the fields of psychology and social sciences, with a particular focus on subfields including social psychology, clinical psychology, sociology and political science, education, and literature and literary theory.

The scholar's publication record covers various topics, notably bullying, victimization, and aggression; media influence and health; the impact of technology on adolescents; child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development; child development and digital technology; psychological and temporal perspectives research; as well as climate change and health impacts.

Recent papers by this researcher include:

  • "Solving the puzzle of null violent media effects." (2021, Psychology of Popular Media)
  • "Are mindful people less aggressive? The role of emotion regulation in the relations between mindfulness and aggression" (2022, Aggressive Behavior)
  • "The Contrasting Effects of an Action Video Game on Visuo-Spatial Processing and Proactive Cognitive Control" (2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • "General Aggression Model" (2020, The International Encyclopedia of Media Psychology)
  • "Who finds media violence funny? Testing the effects of media violence exposure and dark personality traits." (2021, Psychology of Popular Media)

Frequent co-authors working with Craig A. Anderson include:

  • Andreas Miles-Novelo
  • Brad J. Bushman
  • Meagan Docherty
  • Paul Boxer
  • L. Rowell Huesmann

The researcher has contributed extensively to various publication venues, with notable frequency in:

  • Aggressive Behavior
  • Psychology of Popular Media
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • The International Encyclopedia of Media Psychology
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Craig A. Anderson has also authored books, including a publication with Cambridge University Press titled "Climate Change and Human Behavior" (2022), which has been cited in relevant academic discourse.

Best Publications

  • Human Aggression

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  • Violent Video Game Effects on Aggression, Empathy, and Prosocial Behavior in Eastern and Western Countries: A Meta-Analytic Review.

    Craig A. Anderson;Akiko Shibuya;Nobuko Ihori;Edward L. Swing

  • Video games and aggressive thoughts, feelings, and behavior in the laboratory and in life.

    Craig A. Anderson;Karen E. Dill

  • Effects of Violent Video Games on Aggressive Behavior, Aggressive Cognition, Aggressive Affect, Physiological Arousal, and Prosocial Behavior: A Meta-Analytic Review of the Scientific Literature

    Craig A. Anderson;Brad J. Bushman

  • The Influence of Media Violence on Youth

    Craig A. Anderson;Leonard Berkowitz;Edward I Donnerstein;L. Rowell Huesmann

  • H UMAN A GGRESSION

    Craig A. Anderson;Brad J. Bushman

  • An update on the effects of playing violent video games

    Craig A Anderson

  • Gender differences in aggression as a function of provocation: A meta-analysis.

    B. Ann Bettencourt;Norman Miller

  • The Effects of Prosocial Video Games on Prosocial Behaviors: International Evidence From Correlational, Longitudinal, and Experimental Studies:

    Douglas A. Gentile;Craig A. Anderson;Shintaro Yukawa;Nobuko Ihori

  • Violent Video Game Effects on Children and Adolescents: Theory, Research, and Public Policy

    Craig A. Anderson;Douglas A. Gentile;Katherine E. Buckley

  • Perseverance of Social Theories: The Role of Explanation in the Persistence of Discredited Information

    Craig A. Anderson;Mark R. Lepper;Lee Ross

  • The effect of video game violence on physiological desensitization to real-life violence.

    Nicholas L. Carnagey;Craig A. Anderson;Brad J. Bushman

  • Media violence and the American public: Scientific facts versus media misinformation.

    Brad J. Bushman;Craig A. Anderson

  • Is it time to pull the plug on the hostile versus instrumental aggression dichotomy

    Brad J. Bushman;Craig A. Anderson

  • Violent Video Games and Hostile Expectations: A Test of the General Aggression Model

    Brad J. Bushman;Craig A. Anderson

  • Exposure to violent media: the effects of songs with violent lyrics on aggressive thoughts and feelings.

    Craig A. Anderson;Nicholas L. Carnagey;Janie Eubanks

  • Hot Temperatures, Hostile Affect, Hostile Cognition, and Arousal: Tests of a General Model of Affective Aggression

    Craig A. Anderson;William E. Deuser;Kristina M. DeNeve

  • The Effects of Media Violence on Society

    Craig A. Anderson;Brad J. Bushman

  • The general aggression model: Theoretical extensions to violence.

    C. Nathan DeWall;Craig A. Anderson;Brad J. Bushman

  • Television and Video Game Exposure and the Development of Attention Problems

    Edward L. Swing;Douglas A. Gentile;Craig A. Anderson;David A. Walsh

  • Temperature and aggression: Ubiquitous effects of heat on occurrence of human violence.

    Craig A. Anderson

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas A. Gentile
Douglas A. Gentile Iowa State University
Brad J. Bushman
Brad J. Bushman The Ohio State University
Christopher P. Barlett
Christopher P. Barlett Kansas State University
Edward Donnerstein
Edward Donnerstein University of Arizona
Bruce D. Bartholow
Bruce D. Bartholow University of Missouri
Matt DeLisi
Matt DeLisi Iowa State University
Barbara Krahé
Barbara Krahé University of Potsdam
L. Rowell Huesmann
L. Rowell Huesmann University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Constantine Sedikides
Constantine Sedikides University of Southampton
Sarah M. Coyne
Sarah M. Coyne Brigham Young University

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