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Loftus, Elizabeth F.

Full Name
Loftus, Elizabeth F.
Birth Year 1944
University/Affiliation University of California, Irvine School of Law
Title Distinguished Professor of Psychological Science; Criminology, Law & Society; Cognitive Science; and Law
Status Tenured or Tenure-Track Faculty
Professor Type Doctrinal
ORCID ID ORCID logo 0000-0002-2230-6110
PathFinder Subjects
Legal Practice and Procedure (38) Evidence (29) Testimony (20) Jury (16) Criminal Law and Procedure (14) Law and Society (13) Courts (9) Psychiatry and Psychology (9) Research (9) Sex Crimes (9)
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Cited by Articles (0-5 Years)
77
Cited by Articles (5+ Years)
636
Cited by Cases (0-5 Years)
15
Cited by Cases (5+ Years)
63
Accessed (Past 12 Months)
1,476
ScholarRank 621

Average Citations per Article
14.55
Average Citations per Document
12.29
Self-Citations 6
H-Index
16.00
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Special Issue: Psychology and Law
Law & Society Review, Vol. 17, Issue 1 (1982), pp. 153-198
Severance, Laurence J. (Cited 114 times); Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
17 Law & Soc'y Rev. 153 (1982-1983)
Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, Vol. 16, Issue 2 (May 2010), pp. 133-157
Goodman-Delahunty, Jane (Cited 116 times); Hartwig, Maria (Cited 77 times); Granhag, Par Anders (Cited 82 times); Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
16 Psychol. Pub. Pol'y & L. 133 (2010)
Cited by 59 Articles
Accessed 30 Times
Jurimetrics, Vol. 46, Issue 2 (Winter 2006), pp. 177-214
Schmechel, Richard S. (Cited 55 times); O'Toole, Timothy P. (Cited 102 times); Easterly, Catharine (Cited 55 times); Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
46 Jurimetrics 177 (2005-2006)
Symposium on Scientific Evidence
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vol. 84, Issue 1 (Spring 1993), pp. 129-174
Ernsdorff, Gary M. (Cited 58 times); Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
84 J. Crim. L. & Criminology 129 (Spring 1993)
Symposium Issue on the Selection and Function of the Modern Jury
American University Law Review, Vol. 40, Issue 2 (1991), pp. 805-820
Greene, Edith (Cited 425 times); Goodman, Jane (Cited 136 times); Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
40 Am. U. L. Rev. 805 (1990-1991)
Cited by 45 Articles
Accessed 2 Times
Criminology
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vol. 75, Issue 1 (Spring 1984), pp. 198-233
Severance, Laurence J. (Cited 114 times); Greene, Edith (Cited 425 times); Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
75 J. Crim. L. & Criminology 198 (1984)
Jurimetrics Journal, Vol. 28, Issue 4 (Summer 1988), pp. 437-454
Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times); Wagenaar, Willem A. (Cited 38 times)
28 Jurimetrics J. 437 (1987-1988)
Cited by 30 Articles
Accessed 3 Times
Law and Human Behavior, Vol. 14, Issue 4 (August 1990), pp. 385-395
Raitz, Allan (Cited 38 times); Greene, Edith (Cited 425 times); Goodman, Jane (Cited 136 times); Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
14 Law & Hum. Behav. 385 (1990)
Cited by 27 Articles
Accessed 11 Times
Notes/Discussions
Law and Human Behavior, Vol. 6, Issue 1 (March 1982), pp. 15-30
Deffenbacher, Kenneth A. (Cited 108 times); Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
6 Law & Hum. Behav. 15 (1982)
More Information PathFinder Subjects: Evidence; Judges
Cited by 26 Articles
Accessed 6 Times
American Bar Association Journal, Vol. 65, Issue 1 (January 1979), pp. 68-71
Loftus, Elizabeth (Cited 713 times)
65 A.B.A. J. 68 (1979)
Law & Society Review, Vol. 25, Issue 2 (1991), pp. 263-286
Goodman, Jane (Cited 136 times); Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times); Miller, Marian (Cited 22 times); Greene, Edith (Cited 425 times)
25 Law & Soc'y Rev. 263 (1991)
Law and Human Behavior, Vol. 4, Issue 4 (December 1980), pp. 323-334
Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times); Greene, Edith (Cited 425 times)
4 Law & Hum. Behav. 323 (1980)
More Information PathFinder Subjects: Police; Law Enforcement; Sex
Law and Psychology Review, Vol. 2, pp. 93-98
Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
2 Law & Psychol. Rev. 93 (1976)
Cited by 19 Articles
Accessed 128 Times
Law and Human Behavior, Vol. 10, Issue 3 (September 1986), pp. 241-263
Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
10 Law & Hum. Behav. 241 (1986)
Articles and Reports
Jurimetrics Journal, Vol. 15, Issue 3 (Spring 1975), pp. 188-193
Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
15 Jurimetrics J. 188 (1974-1975)
Law and Human Behavior, Vol. 9, Issue 2 (June 1985), pp. 193-207
Greene, Edith (Cited 425 times); Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
9 Law & Hum. Behav. 193 (1985)
Paper Symposium: Convicting the Innocent
New England Law Review, Vol. 46, Issue 4 (Summer 2012), pp. 769-810
Davis, Deborah (Cited 59 times); Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
46 New Eng. L. Rev. 769 (2011-2012)
Book Review
Stanford Law Review, Vol. 34, Issue 4 (April 1982), pp. 939-956
Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times); Beach, Lee Roy (Cited 15 times)
34 Stan. L. Rev. 939 (1981-1982)
Cited by 15 Articles
Accessed 36 Times
Essays
Southern California Law Review, Vol. 66, Issue 4 (May 1993), pp. 1637-1646
Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times); Rosenwald, Laura A. (Cited 27 times)
66 S. Cal. L. Rev. 1637 (1992-1993)
Cited by 14 Articles
Accessed 39 Times
Law and Human Behavior, Vol. 11, Issue 1 (March 1987), pp. 55-62
Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times); Loftus, Geoffrey R. (Cited 14 times); Messo, Jane (Cited 14 times)
11 Law & Hum. Behav. 55 (1987)
Cited by 14 Articles
Accessed 273 Times
Book Review
Columbia Law Review, Vol. 84, Issue 5 (June 1984), pp. 1425-1432B
Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times); Greene, Edith (Cited 425 times)
84 Colum. L. Rev. 1425 (1984)
Boston College Law Review , Vol. 38, Issue 1 (December 1996), pp. 107-144
Gilligan, Francis A. (Cited 174 times); Imwinkelried, Edward J. (Cited 2980 times); Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
38 B.C. L. Rev. 107 (1996-1997)
Contributed Article
Law and Psychology Review, Vol. 4, pp. 87-104
Fishmann, David B. (Cited 12 times); Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
4 Law & Psychol. Rev. 87 (1978)
UMKC Law Review, Vol. 56, Issue 1 (Fall 1987), pp. 1-46
Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times); Schneider, Norman G. (Cited 23 times)
56 UMKC L. Rev. 1 (1987-1988)
Jurimetrics Journal, Vol. 29, Issue 3 (Spring 1989), pp. 285-310
Goodman, Jane (Cited 136 times); Greene, Edith (Cited 425 times); Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
29 Jurimetrics J. 285 (1988-1989)
Cited by 9 Articles
Accessed 1 Time
University of Richmond Law Review, Vol. 30, Issue 1 (January 1996), pp. 109-154
Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times); Paddock, John R. (Cited 8 times); Guernsey, Thomas F. (Cited 145 times)
30 U. Rich. L. Rev. 109 (1996)
Law and Psychology Review, Vol. 9, pp. 1-14
Camper, Paul M. (Cited 7 times); Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
9 Law & Psychol. Rev. 1 (1985)
Cited by 7 Articles
Accessed 15 Times
Law and Human Behavior, Vol. 10, Issue 1-2 (June 1986), pp. 63-78
Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
10 Law & Hum. Behav. 63 (1986)
Cited by 7 Articles
Accessed 2 Times
First Report of the American Psychological Association Working Group on Investigation of Memories of Childhood Abuse
Psychology, Public Policy, and the Law, Vol. 4, Issue 4 (December 1998), pp. 1025-1051
Ornstein, Peter A. (Cited 7 times); Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times); Ceci, Stephen J. (Cited 110 times)
4 Psychol. Pub. Pol'y & L. 1025 (1998)
Cited by 4 Articles
Accessed 4 Times
Jurimetrics Journal, Vol. 19, Issue 1 (Fall 1978), pp. 1-8
Hastie, Reid (Cited 380 times); Landsman, Robert (Cited 4 times); Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
19 Jurimetrics J. 1 (1978-1979)
Cited by 4 Articles
Accessed 5 Times
First Report of the American Psychological Association Working Group on Investigation of Memories of Childhood Abuse
Psychology, Public Policy, and the Law, Vol. 4, Issue 4 (December 1998), pp. 996-1010
Ornstein, Peter A. (Cited 7 times); Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times); Ceci, Stephen J. (Cited 110 times)
4 Psychol. Pub. Pol'y & L. 996 (1998)
Cited by 3 Articles
Accessed 2 Times
Symposium
University of Bridgeport Law Review, Vol. 8, Issue 1 (1987), pp. 7-14
Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
8 U. Bridgeport L. Rev. 7 (1987)
Cited by 3 Articles
Accessed 18 Times
Crime and Justice: An Annual Review of Research, Vol. 3, pp. 105-152
Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
3 Crime & Just. 105 (1981)
Cited by 3 Articles
Accessed 46 Times
Behavioral Sciences & the Law, Vol. 2, Issue 4 (Autumn 1984), pp. 395-406
Greene, Edith (Cited 425 times); Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
2 Behav. Sci. & L. 395 (1984)
Cited by 2 Articles
Accessed 11 Times
Law and Human Behavior, Vol. 13, Issue 1 (March 1989), pp. 61-78
Greene, Edith (Cited 425 times); Wilson, Leanne (Cited 2 times); Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
13 Law & Hum. Behav. 61 (1989)
Cited by 2 Articles
Accessed 3 Times
Criminal Justice, Vol. 2, Issue 1 (Spring 1987), pp. 3-43
Goodman, Jane (Cited 136 times); Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
2 Crim. Just. 3 (1987-1988)
Cited by 2 Articles
Accessed 2 Times
Book Review
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vol. 74, Issue 1 (Spring 1983), pp. 315-328
Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
74 J. Crim. L. & Criminology 315 (1983)
Cited by 1 Article
Accessed 12 Times
Special Issue: Memory Formation and Suggestibility in the Legal Process
Behavioral Sciences & the Law, Vol. 31, Issue 5 (September/October 2013), pp. 574-592
Kaasa, Suzanne O. (Cited 14 times); Cauffman, Elizabeth (Cited 419 times); Clark-Stewart, K. Alison (Cited 1 times); Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
31 Behav. Sci. & L. 574 (2013)
Cited by 1 Article
Accessed 8 Times
Litigation
ABA Journal, Vol. 79, Issue 11 (November 1993), pp. 70-73
Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times); Rosenwald, Laura A. (Cited 27 times)
79 A.B.A. J. 70 (1993)
Cited by 1 Article
Accessed 1 Time
ABA Journal, Vol. 80, Issue 9 (September 1994), pp. 43-43
Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
80 A.B.A. J. 43 (1994)
Cited by 1 Article
Accessed 2 Times
Journal of Psychiatry and Law, Vol. 23, Issue 3 (Fall 1995), pp. 349-362
Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times); Rosenwald, Laura A. (Cited 27 times)
23 J. Psychiatry & L. 349 (1995)
Cited by 1 Article
Accessed 29 Times
Symposium: Making Jury Instructions Comprehensible
University of Bridgeport Law Review, Vol. 8, Issue 2 (1987), pp. 287-290
Loftus, Elizabeth (Cited 713 times)
8 U. Bridgeport L. Rev. 287 (1987)
Cited by 1 Article
Accessed 1 Time
Symposium: Making Jury Instructions Comprehensible
University of Bridgeport Law Review, Vol. 8, Issue 2 (1987), pp. 359-364
Loftus, Elizabeth (Cited 713 times)
8 U. Bridgeport L. Rev. 359 (1987)
Cited by 1 Article
Accessed 4 Times
Articles and Reports
Jurimetrics Journal, Vol. 16, Issue 1 (Fall 1975), pp. 48-51
Kasprzyk, Danuta (Cited 1 times); Montano, Daniel E. (Cited 1 times); Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
16 Jurimetrics J. 48 (1975-1976)
Cited by 1 Article
Accessed 6 Times
Training for the Practice of Law at the Highest Levels: Reflections from UC Irvine: Essay
UC Irvine Law Review, Vol. 1, Issue 1 (2011), pp. 173-184
Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times); Geis, Gilbert (Cited 369 times)
1 UC Irvine L. Rev. 173 (2011)
Accessed 2 Times
UC Irvine Law Review, Vol. 8, Issue 1 (January 2018), pp. 85-96
Cochran, Kevin J.; Greenspan, Rachel L.; Bogart, Daniel F.; Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
8 UC Irvine L. Rev. 85 (2018)
Accessed 29 Times
Court Review, Vol. 48, Issue 1-2 (2012), pp. 44-47
Foster, Jeffrey L.; Garry, Maryanne; Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
48 Ct. Rev. 44 (2012)
Accessed 17 Times
Symposium on the Center on Wrongful Convictions
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vol. 105, Issue 4 (Fall 2015), pp. 811-852
Davis, Deborah (Cited 59 times); Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
105 J. Crim. L. & Criminology 811 (2015)
Accessed 17 Times
Bench & Bar of Minnesota, Vol. 34, Issue 9 (March 1978), pp. 39-46
Loftus, Elizabeth (Cited 713 times)
34 Bench & B. Minn. 39 (1977-1978)
Accessed 2 Times
Behavioral Sciences & the Law, Vol. 35, Issue 1 (January/February 2017), pp. 6-17
Crozier, William E. (Cited 30 times); Strange, Deryn (Cited 2 times); Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
35 Behav. Sci. & L. 6 (2017)
Accessed 47 Times
Psychology, Crime and Law, Vol. 29, Issue 2 (2023), pp. 161-181
Greenspan, Rachel Leigh; Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
DOI: 10.1080/1068316X.2021.2018436
29 Psych., Crime & L. 161 (2023)

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Psychology, Crime and Law, Vol. 26, Issue 3 (2020), pp. 248-266
McClure, Kimberley A. (Cited 19 times); McGuire, Katherine L.; Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
DOI: 10.1080/1068316X.2019.1652748
26 Psych., Crime & L. 248 (2020)

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Law and Human Behavior, Vol. 44, Issue 3 (June 2020), pp. 194-208
Greenspan, Rachel Leigh; Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times)
DOI: 10.1037/lhb0000369
44 Law & Hum. Behav. 194 (2020)
Accessed 106 Times
Commentary and Response
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, Vol. 32, Issue 1 (2023), pp. 116-126
Otgaar, Henry (Cited 1 times); Dodier, Olivier; Garry, Maryanne; Howe, Mark L.; Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times); Lynn, Steven Jay (Cited 1 times); Mangiulli, Ivan; McNally, Richard J.; Patihis, Lawrence
DOI: 10.1080/10538712.2022.2133043
32 J. Child Sexual Abuse 116 (2023)

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Washington State Bar News, Vol. 36, Issue 7 (July 1982), pp. 16-19
Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times); Severance, Laurence J. (Cited 114 times)
36 Wash. St. B. News 16 (1982)
Washington State Bar News, Vol. 50, Issue 1 (January 1996), pp. 15-25
Loftus, Elizabeth (Cited 713 times)
50 Wash. St. B. News 15 (1996)
Accessed 1 Time
Student Lawyer, Vol. 3, Issue 7 (March 1975), pp. 38-51
Loftus, Elizabeth (Cited 713 times)
3 Student Law. 38 (1974-1975)
Accessed 10 Times
First Report of the American Psychological Association Working Group on Investigation of Memories of Childhood Abuse
Psychology, Public Policy, and the Law, Vol. 4, Issue 4 (December 1998), pp. 1068-1078
Ornstein, Peter A. (Cited 7 times); Loftus, Elizabeth F. (Cited 713 times); Ceci, Stephen J. (Cited 110 times)
4 Psychol. Pub. Pol'y & L. 1068 (1998)
Accessed 3 Times
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