| Self-regulation of goal-setting: Turning free fantasies about the future into binding goals. G Oettingen, H Pak, K Schnetter Journal of personality and social psychology 80 (5), 736, 2001 | 899 | 2001 |
| The motivating function of thinking about the future: expectations versus fantasies. G Oettingen, D Mayer Journal of personality and social psychology 83 (5), 1198, 2002 | 788 | 2002 |
| Future thought and behaviour change G Oettingen European review of social psychology 23 (1), 1-63, 2012 | 572 | 2012 |
| Self‐regulation strategies improve self‐discipline in adolescents: Benefits of mental contrasting and implementation intentions AL Duckworth, H Grant, B Loew, G Oettingen, PM Gollwitzer Educational Psychology 31 (1), 17-26, 2011 | 520 | 2011 |
| Cross-cultural perspectives on self-efficacy G Oettingen Self-efficacy in changing societies, 149-176, 1995 | 497 | 1995 |
| Effective self-regulation of goal attainment G Oettingen, G Hönig, PM Gollwitzer International journal of educational research 33 (7-8), 705-732, 2000 | 436 | 2000 |
| Expectancy effects on behavior depend on self-regulatory thought G Oettingen Social Cognition 18 (2), 101-129, 2000 | 400 | 2000 |
| Applying theory-driven approaches to understanding and modifying clinicians' behavior: what do we know? MB Perkins, PS Jensen, J Jaccard, P Gollwitzer, G Oettingen, ... Psychiatric Services 58 (3), 342-348, 2007 | 398 | 2007 |
| Positive fantasy and motivation. G Oettingen The Guilford Press, 1996 | 359 | 1996 |
| Planning and the implementation of goals PM Gollwitzer, K Fujita, G Oettingen | 342 | 2004 |
| Rethinking positive thinking: Inside the new science of motivation G Oettingen Current, 2015 | 305 | 2015 |
| Intervention effects of information and self-regulation on eating fruits and vegetables over two years. G Stadler, G Oettingen, PM Gollwitzer Health Psychology 29 (3), 274, 2010 | 303 | 2010 |
| Posttraumatic resilience in former Ugandan child soldiers F Klasen, G Oettingen, J Daniels, M Post, C Hoyer, H Adam Child development 81 (4), 1096-1113, 2010 | 291 | 2010 |
| When planning is not enough: Fighting unhealthy snacking habits by mental contrasting with implementation intentions (MCII) MA Adriaanse, G Oettingen, PM Gollwitzer, EP Hennes, DTD De Ridder, ... European Journal of Social Psychology 40 (7), 1277-1293, 2010 | 289 | 2010 |
| Mental contrasting and goal commitment: The mediating role of energization G Oettingen, D Mayer, A Timur Sevincer, EJ Stephens, H Pak, M Hagenah Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 35 (5), 608-622, 2009 | 289 | 2009 |
| Planning promotes goal striving PM Gollwitzer, G Oettingen Handbook of self-regulation: Research, theory, and applications 2, 162-185, 2011 | 275 | 2011 |
| Pessimistic explanatory style in the historical record: CAVing LBJ, presidential candidates, and East versus West Berlin. HM Zullow, G Oettingen, C Peterson, ME Seligman American psychologist 43 (9), 673, 1988 | 272 | 1988 |
| Physical activity in women: Effects of a self-regulation intervention G Stadler, G Oettingen, PM Gollwitzer American journal of preventive medicine 36 (1), 29-34, 2009 | 270 | 2009 |
| Strategies of setting and implementing goals: Mental contrasting and implementation intentions G Oettingen, P Gollwitzer | 268 | 2010 |
| Action control by implementation intentions: Effective cue detection and efficient response initiation EJ Parks–Stamm, PM Gollwitzer, G Oettingen Social Cognition 25 (2), 248-266, 2007 | 253 | 2007 |
