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Peter M. Gollwitzer

Peter M. Gollwitzer

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
99
Citations
60825
World Ranking
637
National Ranking
404

Peter M. Gollwitzer 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 Peter M. Gollwitzer sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 706+

This scientist: 357 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 706 publications or more.

Peter M. Gollwitzer 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 Peter M. Gollwitzer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 99 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)
  • 1996 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Peter M. Gollwitzer is affiliated with New York University in the United States, contributing extensively to the field of psychology. Their research spans multiple subfields including applied psychology, social psychology, sociology and political science, cognitive neuroscience, and clinical psychology. Gollwitzer's main area of study centers on psychology, with a notable focus on behavioral health and interventions, social and intergroup psychology, motivation and self-concept in sports, cultural differences and values, neural and behavioral psychology studies, decision-making and behavioral economics, and the psychology of moral and emotional judgment.

Their recent publications include the following:

  • "If-then planning," 2020, published in European Review of Social Psychology
  • "If-then plans help regulate automatic peer influence on impulse buying," 2020, published in European Journal of Marketing
  • "Management in times of crisis: Can collective plans prepare teams to make and implement good decisions?," 2020, published in Management Decision
  • "The when and how of planning: Meta-analysis of the scope and components of implementation intentions in 642 tests," 2024, published in European Review of Social Psychology
  • "Task choice immunizes against incidental affective influences in volition.," 2021, published in Motivation Science

Gollwitzer frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Gabriele Oettingen (27 joint works)
  • Guido H. E. Gendolla (12 joint works)
  • Johanna R. Falk (10 joint works)
  • Katarzyna Byrka (9 joint works)
  • Lucas Keller (8 joint works)

Their work often appears in journals such as Motivation Science, International Journal of Psychophysiology, Psychophysiology, European Review of Social Psychology, and Motivation and Emotion. Among these, Motivation Science accounts for the highest number of publications by Gollwitzer.

Peter M. Gollwitzer has been recognized with several awards throughout their career. These include membership in Academia Europaea since 1996, Fellowship of the American Psychological Association awarded in 2003, and induction into the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2017, specifically acknowledging contributions to psychology and cognitive sciences.

Best Publications

  • Implementation intentions: Strong effects of simple plans.

    Peter M. Gollwitzer

  • Implementation intentions and goal achievement: A meta-analysis of effects and processes

    Peter M. Gollwitzer;Paschal Sheeran

  • The automated will: Nonconscious activation and pursuit of behavioral goals.

    John A. Bargh;Peter M. Gollwitzer;Peter M. Gollwitzer;Annette Lee-Chai;Kimberly Barndollar;Kimberly Barndollar

  • Goal Achievement: The Role of Intentions

    Peter M. Gollwitzer

  • Action phases and mind-sets

    Peter M. Gollwitzer

  • Thought contents and cognitive functioning in motivational versus volitional states of mind

    Heinz Heckhausen;Peter M. Gollwitzer

  • The psychology of action : linking cognition and motivation to behavior

    Peter M. Gollwitzer;John A. Bargh

  • Implementation intentions and effective goal pursuit

    Peter M. Gollwitzer;Veronika Brandstätter

  • Symbolic self-completion

    Robert A. Wicklund;Peter M. Gollwitzer

  • The Volitional Benefits of Planning

    Peter M. Gollwitzer

  • The influence of abstract and concrete mindsets on anticipating and guiding others' self-regulatory efforts ☆

    Antonio L. Freitas;Peter M. Gollwitzer;Yaacov Trope

  • Effects of mindset on positive illusions

    Shelley E. Taylor;Peter M. Gollwitzer

  • Implementation intentions and efficient action initiation.

    Veronika Brandstätter;Angelika Lengfelder;Peter M. Gollwitzer

  • Preconscious Control of Stereotype Activation Through Chronic Egalitarian Goals

    Gordon B. Moskowitz;Peter M. Gollwitzer;Wolfgang Wasel;Bernd Schaal

  • Goal Effects on Action and Cognition

    Peter M. Gollwitzer;Gordon B. Moskowitz;Gordon B. Moskowitz;Gordon B. Moskowitz

  • Goal contagion : perceiving is for pursuing

    Henk Aarts;Peter M. Gollwitzer;Ran R. Hassin

  • Deliberative and implemental mind-sets: Cognitive tuning toward congruous thoughts and information

    Peter M. Gollwitzer;Heinz Heckhausen;Birgit Steller

  • Environmental control of goal-directed action: automatic and strategic contingencies between situations and behavior.

    John A. Bargh;Peter M. Gollwitzer

  • Nonconscious Processes and Health

    Paschal Sheeran;Peter M. Gollwitzer;John A. Bargh

  • The Interplay Between Goal Intentions and Implementation Intentions

    Paschal Sheeran;Thomas L. Webb;Peter M. Gollwitzer

Frequent Co-Authors

Gabriele Oettingen
Gabriele Oettingen New York University
Paschal Sheeran
Paschal Sheeran University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
John A. Bargh
John A. Bargh Yale University
Thomas L. Webb
Thomas L. Webb University of Sheffield
Gordon B. Moskowitz
Gordon B. Moskowitz Lehigh University
Marieke A. Adriaanse
Marieke A. Adriaanse Utrecht University
Robert A. Wicklund
Robert A. Wicklund The University of Texas at Austin
Brigitte Rockstroh
Brigitte Rockstroh University of Konstanz
John de Wit
John de Wit Utrecht University
Walter G. Stephan
Walter G. Stephan New Mexico State University

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