| The need to belong: Desire for interpersonal attachments as a fundamental human motivation RF Baumeister, MR Leary Interpersonal development, 57-89, 2017 | 34739 | 2017 |
| Bad is stronger than good RF Baumeister, E Bratslavsky, C Finkenauer, KD Vohs Review of general psychology 5 (4), 323-370, 2001 | 10756 | 2001 |
| High self-control predicts good adjustment, less pathology, better grades, and interpersonal success JP Tangney, AL Boone, RF Baumeister Self-regulation and self-control, 173-212, 2018 | 9120 | 2018 |
| Ego depletion: Is the active self a limited resource? RF Baumeister, E Bratslavsky, M Muraven, DM Tice Self-regulation and self-control, 16-44, 2018 | 8062 | 2018 |
| Does high self-esteem cause better performance, interpersonal success, happiness, or healthier lifestyles? RF Baumeister, JD Campbell, JI Krueger, KD Vohs Psychological science in the public interest 4 (1), 1-44, 2003 | 7309 | 2003 |
| Self-regulation and depletion of limited resources: Does self-control resemble a muscle? M Muraven, RF Baumeister Psychological bulletin 126 (2), 247, 2000 | 6532 | 2000 |
| The strength model of self-control RF Baumeister, KD Vohs, DM Tice Current directions in psychological science 16 (6), 351-355, 2007 | 5075 | 2007 |
| Relation of threatened egotism to violence and aggression: the dark side of high self-esteem. RF Baumeister, L Smart, JM Boden Psychological review 103 (1), 5, 1996 | 4656 | 1996 |
| Meanings of life RF Baumeister Guilford press, 1991 | 4406 | 1991 |
| The nature and function of self-esteem: Sociometer theory MR Leary, RF Baumeister Advances in experimental social psychology 32, 1-62, 2000 | 3964 | 2000 |
| Losing control: How and why people fail at self-regulation R Baumeister, T Heatherton, DM Tice San Diego: Academic, 1994 | 3905* | 1994 |
| The self RF Baumeister Advanced social psychology: The state of the science, 139-175, 2010 | 3736 | 2010 |
| Self-regulation failure: An overview RF Baumeister, TF Heatherton Psychological inquiry 7 (1), 1-15, 1996 | 3618 | 1996 |
| Threatened egotism, narcissism, self-esteem, and direct and displaced aggression: Does self-love or self-hate lead to violence? BJ Bushman, RF Baumeister Journal of personality and social psychology 75 (1), 219, 1998 | 3581 | 1998 |
| Binge eating as escape from self-awareness. TF Heatherton, RF Baumeister Psychological bulletin 110 (1), 86, 1991 | 3479 | 1991 |
| Self-control as a limited resource: regulatory depletion patterns. M Muraven, DM Tice, RF Baumeister Journal of personality and social psychology 74 (3), 774, 1998 | 3399 | 1998 |
| Guilt: an interpersonal approach. RF Baumeister, AM Stillwell, TF Heatherton Psychological bulletin 115 (2), 243, 1994 | 3143 | 1994 |
| Suicide as escape from self. RF Baumeister Psychological review 97 (1), 90, 1990 | 2987 | 1990 |
| A self-presentational view of social phenomena. RF Baumeister Psychological bulletin 91 (1), 3, 1982 | 2868 | 1982 |
| Choking under pressure: self-consciousness and paradoxical effects of incentives on skillful performance. RF Baumeister Journal of personality and social psychology 46 (3), 610, 1984 | 2509 | 1984 |
