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Ervin Staub

University of Massachusetts Amherst
United States

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Discipline name Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking

Psychology D-index 46 Citations 9,573 153 World Ranking 4504 National Ranking 2582

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Awards & Achievements

1978 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study Ervin Staub is best known for:

Empathy
Social psychology
Prosocial behavior

As part of his studies on Social psychology, Ervin Staub often connects relevant areas like Altruism (biology). Law and Criminology are two areas of study in which Ervin Staub engages in interdisciplinary research. Ervin Staub connects Criminology with Law in his research. While working on this project, he studies both Developmental psychology and Prosocial behavior. Ervin Staub performs multidisciplinary studies into Prosocial behavior and Helping behavior in his work. By researching both Helping behavior and Empathy, Ervin Staub produces research that crosses academic boundaries. Empathy and Psychotherapist are two areas of study in which Ervin Staub engages in interdisciplinary research. He performs integrative study on Psychotherapist and Clinical psychology in his works. He performs multidisciplinary study in the fields of Clinical psychology and Developmental psychology via his papers.

His most cited work include:

On the Varieties of National Attachment: Blind Versus Constructive Patriotism (535 citations)
Reconciliation after Genocide, Mass Killing, or Intractable Conflict: Understanding the Roots of Violence, Psychological Recovery, and Steps toward a General Theory (249 citations)
Altruism born of suffering: The roots of caring and helping after victimization and other trauma. (248 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date

His Social psychology studies intersect with other subjects such as Developmental psychology and Prosocial behavior. He conducts interdisciplinary study in the fields of Developmental psychology and Social psychology through his works. Ervin Staub incorporates a variety of subjects into his writings, including Law, Criminology and Politics. His work often combines Criminology and Law studies.

Ervin Staub most often published in these fields:

Social psychology (76.00%)
Law (45.33%)
Criminology (37.33%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2019)?

Social psychology (100.00%)
Criminology (83.33%)
Law (83.33%)

In recent works Ervin Staub was focusing on the following fields of study:

His Genocide research overlaps with other disciplines such as Terrorism and Peacekeeping. Ervin Staub undertakes interdisciplinary study in the fields of Peacekeeping and Genocide through his works. Ervin Staub connects relevant research areas such as Psychological intervention, Empathy and Intervention (counseling) in the realm of Psychiatry. Psychological intervention is often connected to Psychiatry in his work. Social psychology is closely attributed to Harm in his work. His Criminology study frequently draws connections between adjacent fields such as Do no harm. Do no harm connects with themes related to Criminology in his study. Ervin Staub undertakes interdisciplinary study in the fields of Law and Public relations through his research. He merges Public relations with Law in his research.

Between 2012 and 2019, his most popular works were:

Building a peaceful society: Origins, prevention, and reconciliation after genocide and other group violence. (118 citations)
A World without Genocide: Prevention, Reconciliation, and the Creation of Peaceful Societies (17 citations)
Obeying, Joining, Following, Resisting, and Other Processes in the Milgram Studies, and in the Holocaust and Other Genocides: Situations, Personality, and Bystanders (13 citations)

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Best Publications

The Roots of Evil: The Origins of Genocide and Other Group Violence

Ervin Staub.
(1989)

1167 Citations

On the Varieties of National Attachment: Blind Versus Constructive Patriotism

Robert T. Schatz;Ervin Staub;Howard G Lavine.
Political Psychology (1999)

943 Citations

Altruism born of suffering: the roots of caring and helping after victimization and other trauma

Ervin Staub;Johanna Vollhardt.
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (2008)

484 Citations

Positive social behavior and morality

Ervin Staub.
(1978)

373 Citations

Healing, Reconciliation, Forgiving and the Prevention of Violence after Genocide or Mass Killing: An Intervention and Its Experimental Evaluation in Rwanda

Ervin Staub;Laurie Anne Pearlman;Alexandra Gubin;Athanase Hagengimana.
Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology (2005)

358 Citations

Reconciliation after Genocide, Mass Killing, or Intractable Conflict: Understanding the Roots of Violence, Psychological Recovery, and Steps toward a General Theory

Ervin Staub.
Political Psychology (2006)

357 Citations

Self-control and predictability: Their effects on reactions to aversive stimulation.

Ervin Staub;Bernard Tursky;Gary E. Schwartz.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (1971)

305 Citations

The Psychology of Good and Evil: Why Children, Adults, and Groups Help and Harm Others

Ervin Staub.
(2010)

255 Citations

Helping a Distressed Person: Social, Personality, and Stimulus Determinants

Ervin Staub.
Advances in Experimental Social Psychology (1974)

234 Citations

Positive Social Behavior and Morality: Socialization and Development