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D-Index
87
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63936
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1058
National Ranking
652

Timothy D. Wilson 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 Timothy D. Wilson sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 224 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Timothy D. Wilson 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 Timothy D. Wilson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Timothy D. Wilson is affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States and focuses primarily on psychology. Their research spans multiple subfields including applied psychology, social psychology, sociology and political science, cognitive neuroscience, and general decision sciences.

Their work addresses various topics such as behavioral health and interventions, social and intergroup psychology, decision-making and behavioral economics, mind wandering and attention, optimism, hope, and well-being, as well as environmental education and sustainability, including environmental sustainability in business.

Timothy D. Wilson has contributed to notable publication venues with multiple papers published in Emotion, Appetite, Psychological Review, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Motivation Science. These venues reflect a range of interests from psychological theory to applied and motivational research.

  • Do conversations end when people want them to? (2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "I'll try the veggie burger": Increasing purchases of sustainable foods with information about sustainability and taste (2020, Appetite)
  • What is social psychology? The construal principle. (2022, Psychological Review)
  • A brief social belonging intervention improves academic outcomes for minoritized high school students. (2020, Motivation Science)
  • Tips From the Top: Do the Best Performers Really Give the Best Advice? (2022, Psychological Science)

Their frequent collaborators include Daniel T. Gilbert, Nicholas R. Buttrick, Rémy A. Furrer, Quinn Hirschi, and Erin Corwin Westgate, reflecting ongoing partnerships in their research endeavors.

Best Publications

  • Telling more than we can know: Verbal reports on mental processes.

    Richard E. Nisbett;Timothy DeCamp Wilson

  • A model of dual attitudes.

    Timothy D. Wilson;Samuel Lindsey;Tonya Y. Schooler

  • The halo effect: Evidence for unconscious alteration of judgments.

    Richard E. Nisbett;Timothy DeCamp Wilson

  • Immune neglect: A source of durability bias in affective forecasting.

    Daniel T. Gilbert;Elizabeth C. Pinel;Timothy D. Wilson;Stephen J. Blumberg

  • Thinking too much: introspection can reduce the quality of preferences and decisions

    Timothy D. Wilson;Jonathan W. Schooler

  • Mental contamination and mental correction: unwanted influences on judgments and evaluations.

    Timothy D. Wilson;Nancy Brekke

  • Experimentation in social psychology.

    Elliot Aronson;Timothy D. Wilson;Marilynn B. Brewer

  • Strangers to Ourselves: Discovering the Adaptive Unconscious

    Timothy D. Wilson

  • Prospection: Experiencing the Future

    Daniel T. Gilbert;Timothy D. Wilson

  • Affective Forecasting Knowing What to Want

    Timothy D. Wilson;Daniel T. Gilbert

  • Focalism: a source of durability bias in affective forecasting.

    Timothy D. Wilson;Thalia Wheatley;Jonathan M. Meyers;Daniel T. Gilbert

  • A New Look at Anchoring Effects: Basic Anchoring and Its Antecedents

    Timothy D. Wilson;Christopher E. Houston;Kathryn M. Etling;Nancy Brekke

  • Self-Knowledge: Its Limits, Value, and Potential for Improvement

    Timothy D. Wilson;Elizabeth W. Dunn

  • Introspecting about Reasons can Reduce Post-Choice Satisfaction

    Timothy D. Wilson;Douglas J. Lisle;Jonathan W. Schooler;Sara D. Hodges

  • Psychologia społeczna : serce i umysł

    Elliot Aronson;Timothy D. Wilson;Robin M. Akert

  • Just think: The challenges of the disengaged mind

    Timothy D. Wilson;David A. Reinhard;Erin C. Westgate;Daniel T. Gilbert

  • The pleasures of uncertainty: Prolonging positive moods in ways people do not anticipate

    Timothy D. Wilson;David B. Centerbar;Deborah A. Kermer;Daniel T. Gilbert

  • If money doesn't make you happy, then you probably aren't spending it right

    Elizabeth W. Dunn;Daniel T. Gilbert;Timothy D. Wilson

  • Explaining Away A Model of Affective Adaptation

    Timothy D. Wilson;Daniel T. Gilbert

  • Attitudes as temporary constructions

    Timothy D. Wilson;Sara D. Hodges

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel T. Gilbert
Daniel T. Gilbert Harvard University
Elliot Aronson
Elliot Aronson University of California, Santa Cruz
Thalia Wheatley
Thalia Wheatley Dartmouth College
Sara D. Hodges
Sara D. Hodges University of Oregon
Dana S. Dunn
Dana S. Dunn Moravian College
Derek G.V. Mitchell
Derek G.V. Mitchell University of Western Ontario
Richard E. Nisbett
Richard E. Nisbett University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Elizabeth W. Dunn
Elizabeth W. Dunn University of British Columbia
Adrian M. Owen
Adrian M. Owen University of Western Ontario
Jonathan W. Schooler
Jonathan W. Schooler University of California, Santa Barbara

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