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Gilad Hirschberger

Gilad Hirschberger

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
36
Citations
6676
World Ranking
9435
National Ranking
105

Gilad Hirschberger 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 Gilad Hirschberger sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 96 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gilad Hirschberger 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 Gilad Hirschberger sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gilad Hirschberger is affiliated with Reichman University in Israel and specializes in social sciences and psychology. Their research portfolio comprises 26 publications mainly in the fields of social sciences (26) and psychology (17), with subfields including sociology and political science (21), social psychology (10), clinical psychology (3), experimental and cognitive psychology (3), and communication (2).

Their primary research topics involve social and intergroup psychology, cultural differences and values, misinformation and its impacts, terrorism, counterterrorism, and political violence. Additional subjects they focus on include media influence and politics, psychology of moral and emotional judgment, and COVID-19 pandemic impacts.

Hirschberger has contributed articles to several peer-reviewed venues, frequently publishing in:

  • Political Psychology
  • Group Processes & Intergroup Relations
  • European Journal of Social Psychology
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Nature Human Behaviour

Notable recent publications include:

  • "Conspiracy mentality and political orientation across 26 countries," 2022, Nature Human Behaviour
  • "Investigating the Links Between Cultural Values and Belief in Conspiracy Theories: The Key Roles of Collectivism and Masculinity," 2020, Political Psychology
  • "Trust in scientific information mediates associations between conservatism and coronavirus responses in the U.S., but few other nations," 2022, Scientific Reports
  • "How do conflict narratives shape conflict- and peace-related outcomes among majority group members? The role of competitive victimhood in intractable conflicts," 2020, Group Processes & Intergroup Relations
  • "From Threat to Challenge: Understanding the Impact of Historical Collective Trauma on Contemporary Intergroup Conflict," 2022, Perspectives on Psychological Science

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Bernhard Leidner
  • Mengyao Li
  • Michał Bilewicz
  • Silvia Mari
  • Quinnehtukqut McLamore

Best Publications

  • The Existential Function of Close Relationships: Introducing Death Into the Science of Love

    Mario Mikulincer;Victor Florian;Gilad Hirschberger

  • Collective Trauma and the Social Construction of Meaning.

    Gilad Hirschberger

  • The anxiety-buffering function of close relationships: evidence that relationship commitment acts as a terror management mechanism.

    Victor Florian;Mario Mikulincer;Gilad Hirschberger

  • The affective component of the secure base schema: affective priming with representations of attachment security.

    Mario Mikulincer;Gilad Hirschberger;Orit Nachmias;Omri Gillath

  • Attachment, Marital Satisfaction, and Divorce During the First Fifteen Years of Parenthood.

    Gilad Hirschberger;Sanjay Srivastava;Penny Marsh;Carolyn Pape Cowan

  • An experimental study of emotion regulation during relationship conflict interactions: the moderating role of attachment orientations.

    Shiri Ben-Naim;Gilad Hirschberger;Tsachi Ein-Dor;Mario Mikulincer

  • We can work it out: age differences in relational pronouns, physiology, and behavior in marital conflict.

    Benjamin H. Seider;Gilad Hirschberger;Kristin L. Nelson;Robert W. Levenson

  • The Self-Protective Altruist: Terror Management and the Ambivalent Nature of Prosocial Behavior

    Gilad Hirschberger;Tsachi Ein-Dor;Shaul Almakias

  • Terror management and attributions of blame to innocent victims: reconciling compassionate and defensive responses.

    Gilad Hirschberger

  • Gender Differences in the Willingness to Engage in Risky Behavior: A Terror Management Perspective

    Gilad Hirschberger;Victor Florian;Mario Mikulincer;Jamie L. Goldenberg

  • Defenders of a Lost Cause: Terror Management and Violent Resistance to the Disengagement Plan

    Gilad Hirschberger;Tsachi Ein-Dor

  • Fear and Compassion: A Terror Management Analysis of Emotional Reactions to Physical Disability.

    Gilad Hirschberger;Victor Florian;Mario Mikulincer

  • Design and Evaluation of a Peripheral Robotic Conversation Companion

    Guy Hoffman;Oren Zuckerman;Gilad Hirschberger;Michal Luria

  • The anxiety buffering function of close relationships: mortality salience effects on the readiness to compromise mate selection standards

    Gilad Hirschberger;Victor Florian;Mario Mikulincer

  • Strivings for Romantic Intimacy Following Partner Complaint or Partner Criticism: A Terror Management Perspective

    Gilad Hirschberger;Victor Florian;Mario Mikulincer

  • An existentialist view on mortality salience effects: Personal hardiness, death-thought accessibility, and cultural worldview defence

    Victor Florian;Mario Mikulincer;Gilad Hirschberger

  • Rethinking attachment theory: From a theory of relationships to a theory of individual and group survival.

    Tsachi Ein-Dor;Gilad Hirschberger

  • Virtual peacemakers: mimicry increases empathy in simulated contact with virtual outgroup members.

    Béatrice S. Hasler;Gilad Hirschberger;Tal Shani-Sherman;Doron A. Friedman

  • Investigating the Links Between Cultural Values and Belief in Conspiracy Theories : the Key Roles of Collectivism and Masculinity

    Jais Adam-Troian;Pascal Wagner-Egger;Matt Motyl;Thomas Arciszewski

  • Vulnerability and Vigilance: Threat Awareness and Perceived Adversary Intent Moderate the Impact of Mortality Salience on Intergroup Violence

    Gilad Hirschberger;Thomas Pyszczynski;Tsachi Ein-Dor

  • Humanizing the Outgroup in Contexts of Protracted Intergroup Conflict

    Joshua Ronald Gubler;Eran Halperin;Gilad Hirschberger

Frequent Co-Authors

Tsachi Ein-Dor
Tsachi Ein-Dor Reichman University
Tom Pyszczynski
Tom Pyszczynski University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Mario Mikulincer
Mario Mikulincer Reichman University
Victor Florian
Victor Florian Bar-Ilan University
Shlomo Kravetz
Shlomo Kravetz Bar-Ilan University
Roland Imhoff
Roland Imhoff Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Michał Bilewicz
Michał Bilewicz University of Warsaw
Gurit E. Birnbaum
Gurit E. Birnbaum Reichman University
Jamie L. Goldenberg
Jamie L. Goldenberg University of South Florida
Jamie Arndt
Jamie Arndt University of Missouri

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