# Most-cited Psychology papers of 2024, with free PDFs

The 25 most-cited Psychology research papers published in 2024, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.

1. [Enhancements in Immediate Speech Emotion Detection: Harnessing Prosodic and Spectral Characteristics](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4396583326) · 1,663 citations
2. [Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4403939428) · 1,006 citations
3. [Generative AI enhances individual creativity but reduces the collective diversity of novel content](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4400578758) · 890 citations · Free PDF
4. [Worldwide Prevalence and Disability From Mental Disorders Across Childhood and Adolescence](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4391385014) · 659 citations
5. [The Past, Present, and Future of the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4390954073) · 551 citations · Free PDF
6. [When combinations of humans and AI are useful: A systematic review and meta-analysis](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4403839497) · 543 citations · Free PDF
7. [Social support and mental health: the mediating role of perceived stress](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4392001854) · 457 citations · Free PDF
8. [Trust and reliance on AI — An experimental study on the extent and costs of overreliance on AI](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4399992361) · 422 citations
9. [Talking about Large Language Models](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4391215636) · 368 citations · Free PDF
10. [Control-Value Theory: From Achievement Emotion to a General Theory of Human Emotions](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4401251503) · 365 citations
11. [Virtual reality and gamification in education: a systematic review](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4392941225) · 351 citations · Free PDF
12. [Counseling the Culturally Diverse: Theory and Practice](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4405642872) · 349 citations · Free PDF
13. [Body Perceptions and Psychological Well-Being: A Review of the Impact of Social Media and Physical Measurements on Self-Esteem and Mental Health with a Focus on Body Image Satisfaction and Its Relationship with Cultural and Gender Factors](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4400582835) · 339 citations
14. [Evaluating large language models in theory of mind tasks](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4403863303) · 333 citations · Free PDF
15. [Theories of motivation: A comprehensive analysis of human behavior drivers](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4391776447) · 294 citations
16. [Borderline personality disorder: a comprehensive review of diagnosis and clinical presentation, etiology, treatment, and current controversies](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4390792201) · 290 citations · Free PDF
17. [Testing theory of mind in large language models and humans](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4398143508) · 287 citations · Free PDF
18. [Psilocybin desynchronizes the human brain](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4400729513) · 274 citations
19. [Mental-LLM](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4392503764) · 273 citations · Free PDF
20. [Outcomes in people with eating disorders: a transdiagnostic and disorder‐specific systematic review, meta‐analysis and multivariable meta‐regression analysis](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4390794276) · 271 citations
21. [Maslach Burnout Inventory – General Survey](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4391535375) · 271 citations
22. [The prevalence of gambling and problematic gambling: a systematic review and meta-analysis](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4400641274) · 269 citations · Free PDF
23. [Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Mental Health Outcomes](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4392505481) · 261 citations
24. [PTSD, depression, and anxiety after the October 7, 2023 attack in Israel: a nationwide prospective study](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4390613441) · 260 citations
25. [Large Language Models for Mental Health Applications: Systematic Review](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4402193006) · 259 citations · Free PDF

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