2026 Robert S. Baron: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	36	9440	8824	4999	4555	59	6664

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Psychology

9440

8824

4999

4555

6664

Overview

Robert S. Baron is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States. The academic profile available does not list recent papers, frequent co-authors, or publication venues connected to their work.

No specific book publications are documented. There is also no data on main fields or subfields of study, nor are there records of main research topics associated with this scientist.

Information regarding awards, honors, or recognitions is not available. The scientist is currently living, as indicated by the data.

This overview is based on the available source data and reflects the known elements of Robert S. Baron's academic affiliation and absence of publicly available details on research outputs or areas of expertise.

Best Publications

Distraction-Conflict Theory: Progress and Problems

Robert S. Baron

686
Citations
The forgotten variable in conformity research: Impact of task importance on social influence

Robert S. Baron;Joseph A. Vandello;Bethany Brunsman

595
Citations
Social support and immune function among spouses of cancer patients.

Robert S. Baron;Carolyn E. Cutrona;Daniel Hicklin;Daniel W. Russell

430
Citations
The eyes have it : Minority influence in face-to-face and computer-mediated group discussion

Poppy Lauretta McLeod;Robert S. Baron;Mollie Weighner Marti;Kuh Yoon

388
Citations
Group Process, Group Decision, Group Action

Robert S. Baron;Norbert L. Kerr;Norman Miller

369
Citations
Influence of prototypes on perceptions of prejudice

Mary L. Inman;Robert S. Baron

282
Citations
Distraction and social comparison as mediators of social facilitation effects

Glenn S Sanders;Robert Steven Baron;Danny L Moore

267
Citations
So Right It's Wrong: Groupthink and the Ubiquitous Nature of Polarized Group Decision Making

Robert S. Baron

243
Citations
Why do Groups Make Riskier Decisions Than Individuals?1

Kenneth L. Dion;Robert S. Baron;Norman Miller

230
Citations
Misperceptions in Intergroup Conflict: Disagreeing About What We Disagree About

John R. Chambers;Robert S. Baron;Mary L. Inman

225
Citations
The motivating effects of distraction on task performance.

Glenn S. Sanders;Robert Steven Baron

220
Citations
Is social comparison irrelevant for producing choice shifts

Glenn S Sanders;Robert S Baron

214
Citations
Distraction as a Source of Drive in Social Facilitation Research

Robert Steven Baron;Danny Moore;Glenn S. Sanders

194
Citations
Social Corroboration and Opinion Extremity

Robert S. Baron;Sieg I. Hoppe;Chuan Feng Kao;Bethany Brunsman

157
Citations
Detecting and Labeling Prejudice: Do Female Perpetrators Go Undetected?

Robert S. Baron;Mary L. Burgess;Chuan Feng Kao

154
Citations
The relation between distraction and persuasion.

Robert S. Baron;Penny H. Baron;Norman Miller

140
Citations
Negative emotion and superficial social processing

Robert S. Baron;Mary L. Inman;Chuan Feng Kao;Henrietta Logan

108
Citations
Desired control and felt control as mediators of stress in a dental setting.

Henrietta L. Logan;Robert S. Baron;Katherine Keeley;Alan Law

106
Citations
Exercise and the illusory correlation: Does arousal heighten stereotypic processing?

Hai-Sook Kim;Robert S Baron

103
Citations
On Measuring Counterarguing.

Norman Miller;Robert S. Baron

94
Citations
Specificity in social support: perceptions of helpful and unhelpful provider behaviors among irritable bowel syndrome, headache, and cancer patients.

René Martin;Gayla M. Davis;Robert S. Baron;Jerry Suls

94
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Norman Miller University of Southern California

Norbert L. Kerr Michigan State University

Edward B. Blanchard University at Albany, State University of New York

Daniel W. Russell Iowa State University

Joseph A. Vandello University of South Florida

Carolyn E. Cutrona Iowa State University

Jerry Suls University of Iowa

Kenneth L. Dion University of Toronto

External Links

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