2026 Dolf Zillmann: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	87	1090	957	676	579	213	27551

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Psychology

1090

957

676

579

213

27551

Overview

Dolf Zillmann is affiliated with the University of Alabama in the United States. Their academic work includes contributions to book publications in the field of psychology.

One notable book authored by Zillmann is titled Connections between Sexuality and Aggression, published in 2021 by Psychology Press eBooks. This publication has been cited 22 times, indicating engagement with this work within the scholarly community.

No specific information on research articles, co-authors, or frequent publication venues is available at this time. Additionally, there are no listed primary or subfields of study, nor detailed topics of work beyond the book publication provided.

Best Publications

Media effects : advances in theory and research

Jennings Bryant;Dolf compiladores Zillmann

2043
Citations
Excitation transfer in communication-mediated aggressive behavior

Dolf Zillmann

992
Citations
Mood management through communication choices.

Dolf Zillmann

843
Citations
Costs and benefits of allegiance : changes in fans' self-ascribed competencies after team victory versus defeat

Edward R. Hirt;Dolf Zillmann;Grant A. Erickson;Chris Kennedy

760
Citations
Exemplification in communication: The influence of case reports on the perception of issues.

Dolf Zillmann;Hans-Bernd Brosius

690
Citations
Selective Exposure To Communication

Dolf Zillmann;Jennings Bryant

635
Citations
Media effects: Advances in theory and research, 2nd ed.

Jennings Bryant;Dolf Zillmann

593
Citations
Perspectives on Media Effects

Jennings Bryant;Dolf Zillmann

544
Citations
. MOOD MANAGEMENT: USING ENTERTAINMENT TO FULL ADVANTAGE

Dolf Zillmann

525
Citations
Hostility and Aggression

Dolf Zillmann

516
Citations
Media entertainment: The psychology of its appeal.

Dolf Zillmann;Peter Vorderer

469
Citations
Mood Management via the Digital Jukebox

Silvia Knobloch;Dolf Zillmann

458
Citations
Enjoyment From Sports Spectatorship

Dolf Zillmann;Jennings Bryant;Barry S. Sapolsky

456
Citations
Using television to alleviate boredom and stress: Selective exposure as a function of induced excitational states

Jennings Bryant;Dolf Zillmann

409
Citations
Exemplification Effects in the Promotion of Safety and Health

Dolf Zillmann

396
Citations
Pornography and Sexual Callousness, and the Trivialization of Rape

Dolf Zillmann;Jennings Bryant

393
Citations
Mood Management in the Context of Selective Exposure Theory

Dolf Zillmann

366
Citations
Reading between the Photographs: The Influence of Incidental Pictorial Information on Issue Perception:

Rhonda Gibson;Dolf Zillmann

345
Citations
Exemplification Theory: Judging the Whole by Some of Its Parts

Dolf Zillmann

343
Citations
Excitation transfer from physical exercise to subsequent aggressive behavior.

Dolf Zillmann;Aaron H. Katcher;Barry Milavsky

338
Citations
Responding To the Screen : Reception and Reaction Processes

Jennings Bryant;Dolf Zillmann

332
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jennings Bryant University of Alabama

Joanne Cantor University of Wisconsin–Madison

James B. Weaver Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Aletha C. Huston The University of Texas at Austin

Francisco Esteves Catholic University of Portugal

Edward R. Hirt Indiana University

Daniel R. Anderson University of Massachusetts Amherst

Robert A. Baron Oklahoma State University

Ron Tamborini Michigan State University

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