2026 Peter M. Gollwitzer: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	99	637	557	404	342	357	60825

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

7467
Citations
Implementation intentions and goal achievement: A meta-analysis of effects and processes

Peter M. Gollwitzer;Paschal Sheeran

4338
Citations
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

3069
Citations
Goal Achievement: The Role of Intentions

Peter M. Gollwitzer

2612
Citations
Action phases and mind-sets

Peter M. Gollwitzer

2226
Citations
Thought contents and cognitive functioning in motivational versus volitional states of mind

Heinz Heckhausen;Peter M. Gollwitzer

2068
Citations
The psychology of action : linking cognition and motivation to behavior

Peter M. Gollwitzer;John A. Bargh

2020
Citations
Implementation intentions and effective goal pursuit

Peter M. Gollwitzer;Veronika Brandstätter

1926
Citations
Symbolic self-completion

Robert A. Wicklund;Peter M. Gollwitzer

1678
Citations
The Volitional Benefits of Planning

Peter M. Gollwitzer

1230
Citations
The influence of abstract and concrete mindsets on anticipating and guiding others' self-regulatory efforts ☆

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

918
Citations
Effects of mindset on positive illusions

Shelley E. Taylor;Peter M. Gollwitzer

893
Citations
Implementation intentions and efficient action initiation.

Veronika Brandstätter;Angelika Lengfelder;Peter M. Gollwitzer

888
Citations
Preconscious Control of Stereotype Activation Through Chronic Egalitarian Goals

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

854
Citations
Goal Effects on Action and Cognition

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

839
Citations
Goal contagion : perceiving is for pursuing

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

837
Citations
Deliberative and implemental mind-sets: Cognitive tuning toward congruous thoughts and information

Peter M. Gollwitzer;Heinz Heckhausen;Birgit Steller

833
Citations
Environmental control of goal-directed action: automatic and strategic contingencies between situations and behavior.

John A. Bargh;Peter M. Gollwitzer

825
Citations
Nonconscious Processes and Health

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

802
Citations
The Interplay Between Goal Intentions and Implementation Intentions

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

782
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gabriele Oettingen New York University

Paschal Sheeran University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

John A. Bargh Yale University

Thomas L. Webb University of Sheffield

Gordon B. Moskowitz Lehigh University

Marieke A. Adriaanse Utrecht University

Robert A. Wicklund The University of Texas at Austin

Brigitte Rockstroh University of Konstanz

John de Wit Utrecht University

Walter G. Stephan New Mexico State University

External Links

Personal website of Peter M. Gollwitzer Google Scholar page

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