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George C. Thornton publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where George C. Thornton sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 126 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

George C. Thornton D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where George C. Thornton sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

George C. Thornton is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple topics primarily within psychology and business management disciplines.

The main fields of study for this researcher include:

  • Psychology
  • Business, Management and Accounting

Within these fields, their subfields of study are diverse, covering:

  • Education
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Applied Psychology

Their work addresses various topics, including:

  • Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Emotional Intelligence and Performance
  • Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation
  • Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies
  • Education, Achievement, and Giftedness

George C. Thornton's recent publications reflect a focus on leadership, assessment centers, and managerial competencies. Notable research papers include:

  • Leadership Development Assessment Center: A Review on Advantages and Disadvantages for Developing Leadership Behavioral Competencies (2022), published in the International Journal of Organizational Leadership
  • Behavioral Assessment of Expert Talent Competencies: Analysis, Decision Making, and Written and Verbal Communication Skills (2020), published in Personnel Assessment and Decisions
  • Personality metatraits and managerial AC dimensions in assessment center performance: the moderating effect of age in strong and weak VUCA simulations (2024), published in Central European Management Journal
  • Moderators of sex- and race-based subgroup differences in assessment center ratings: A meta-analysis (2022), published in International Journal of Selection and Assessment
  • Managerial competencies in the framework of the circumplex model of personality metatraits (2023), published in Central European Management Journal

The researcher frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Central European Management Journal
  • Personnel Assessment and Decisions
  • International Journal of Organizational Leadership
  • International Journal of Selection and Assessment
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Collaborations are an important aspect of their work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Anna Baczyńska
  • Ilona Skoczeń
  • Deborah E. Rupp
  • Shihua Chen
  • Homayoon Kord

Best Publications

  • Assessment Centers in Human Resource Management: Strategies for Prediction, Diagnosis, and Development

    George C. Thornton;Deborah E. Rupp

  • Meta-analysis of assessment center validity.

    Barbara B. Gaugler;Douglas B. Rosenthal;George C. Thornton;Cynthia Bentson

  • Assessment Centers and Managerial Performance

    George C. Iii Thornton;William C Byham

  • Faking and selection: considering the use of personality from select-in and select-out perspectives.

    Rose Mueller-Hanson;Eric D. Heggestad;George C. Thornton

  • PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF SELF-APPRAISALS OF JOB PERFORMANCE

    George C. Thornton

  • Job and organizational attitudes in relation to employee behavioral intentions

    Lynn Mcfarlane Shore;Lucy A. Newton;George C. Thornton

  • Guidelines and Ethical Considerations for Assessment Center Operations

    Deborah E. Rupp;Deborah E. Rupp;Brain J. Hoffman;David Bischof;William Byham

  • Developing Managerial Talent through Simulation.

    George C. Thornton;Jeanette N. Cleveland

  • Perceptions of Discrimination and Justice Among Employees with Disabilities

    Lori Anderson Snyder;Jennifer S. Carmichael;Lauren V. Blackwell;Jeanette N. Cleveland

  • Assessment Centers in Human Resource Management

    George C. Thornton

  • THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUPERVISORY- AND SELF-APPRAISALS OF EXECUTIVE PERFORMANCE

    George C. Thornton

  • Individual differences in impression management: an exploration of the psychological processes underlying faking

    Rose A. Mueller-Hanson;Eric D. Heggestad;George C. Thornton Iii

  • Developing Organizational Simulations : A Guide for Practitioners and Students

    George C. Thornton;Deborah E. Rupp;Rose A. Mueller-Hanson

  • Number of assessment center dimensions as a determinant of assessor accuracy.

    Barbara B. Gaugler;George C. Thornton

  • Developing Organizational Simulations : A Guide for Practitioners, Students, and Researchers

    George C. Thornton;Rose A. Mueller-Hanson;Deborah E. Rupp

  • Effects of Gender on Self- and Supervisory Ratings

    Lynn McFarlane Shore;George C. Thornton

  • Construct Validity of Self- and Peer Evaluations of Performance Dimensions in an Assessment Center

    Ted H. Shore;Lynn McFarlane Shore;George C. Thornton Iii

  • COLLEGE STUDENTS’ATTITUDES TOWARD EMPLOYEE DRUG TESTING PROGRAMS

    Kevin R. Murphy;George C. Thornton;Douglas H. Reynolds

  • CONSTRUCT VALIDITY OF TWO CATEGORIES OF ASSESSMENT CENTER DIMENSION RATINGS

    Ted H. Shore;George C. Thornton;Lynn Mcfarlane Shore

  • Assessment Centers: Current Practices in the United States

    Tasha L. Eurich;Diana E. Krause;Konstantin Cigularov;George C. Thornton

Frequent Co-Authors

Deborah E. Rupp
Deborah E. Rupp George Mason University
Lynn M. Shore
Lynn M. Shore Colorado State University
Jeanette N. Cleveland
Jeanette N. Cleveland Colorado State University
Filip Lievens
Filip Lievens Singapore Management University
Martin Kleinmann
Martin Kleinmann University of Zurich
David A. Waldman
David A. Waldman Arizona State University
Russell Cropanzano
Russell Cropanzano University of Colorado Boulder
Zinta S. Byrne
Zinta S. Byrne Colorado State University
Mary E. Guy
Mary E. Guy University of Colorado Denver

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