James Y. Shah

James Y. Shah 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 James Y. Shah sits on this spectrum.

James Y. Shah 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 James Y. Shah sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• A theory of goal systems.

  Arie W. Kruglanski;James Y. Shah;Ayelet Fishbach;Ron Friedman

  2063
  Citations

• Emotional responses to goal attainment : Strength of regulatory focus as moderator

  E. Tory Higgins;James Y. Shah;Ronald S. Friedman

  1665
  Citations

• Performance incentives and means: How regulatory focus influences goal attainment.

  J Shah;E T Higgins;R S Friedman

  1248
  Citations

• Forgetting all else: on the antecedents and consequences of goal shielding.

  James Y. Shah;Ron Friedman;Arie W. Kruglanski

  1233
  Citations

• To "do the right thing" or to "just do it": locomotion and assessment as distinct self-regulatory imperatives.

  Arie W. Kruglanski;Erik P. Thompson;E. Tory Higgins;M. Nadir Atash

  839
  Citations

• Self-Control in Action: Implicit Dispositions Toward Goals and Away From Temptations

  Ayelet Fishbach;James Y. Shah

  559
  Citations

• How Goal Instrumentality Shapes Relationship Evaluations

  Gráinne M. Fitzsimons;James Y. Shah

  508
  Citations

• When opportunity knocks: bottom-up priming of goals by means and its effects on self-regulation.

  James Y. Shah;Arie W. Kruglanski

  498
  Citations

• Automatic for the people: how representations of significant others implicitly affect goal pursuit.

  James Shah

  487
  Citations

• Priming against your will: How accessible alternatives affect goal pursuit

  James Y Shah;Arie W Kruglanski

  409
  Citations

• Expectancy x value effects: regulatory focus as determinant of magnitude and direction.

  J Shah;E T Higgins

  394
  Citations

• Membership has its (epistemic) rewards: need for closure effects on in-group bias

  James Y. Shah;Arie W. Kruglanski;Erik P. Thompson

  350
  Citations

• To "Do the Right Thing" or to "Just Do It": Locomotion and Assessment as Distinct Self-Regulatory Imperatives

  Unknown

  322
  Citations

• Goals and Framing: How Outcome Focus Influences Motivation and Emotion

  Christopher J. R. Roney;E. Tory Higgins;James Shah

  310
  Citations

• Regulatory concerns and appraisal efficiency: The general impact of promotion and prevention.

  James Shah;E. Tory Higgins

  293
  Citations

• Emotional transfer in goal systems

  Ayelet Fishbach;James Y Shah;Arie W Kruglanski

  281
  Citations

• The motivational looking glass: how significant others implicitly affect goal appraisals.

  James Shah

  257
  Citations

• Implicit regulatory focus associated with asymmetrical frontal cortical activity.

  David M Amodio;James Y Shah;Jonathan Sigelman;Paige C Brazy

  243
  Citations

• When similarity breeds content: need for closure and the allure of homogeneous and self-resembling groups.

  Arie W. Kruglanski;James Y. Shah;Antonio Pierro;Lucia Mannetti

  239
  Citations

• Expectancy x value effects: regulatory focus as determinant of magnitude and direction.

  Unknown

  229
  Citations