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Brad J. Sagarin

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Psychology

D-Index
34
Citations
6269
World Ranking
10106
National Ranking
5329

Brad J. Sagarin publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 72 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brad J. Sagarin 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 Brad J. Sagarin sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Brad J. Sagarin is affiliated with Northern Illinois University in the United States and has contributed to the fields of Social Sciences and Psychology, with a focus on various subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology, Gender Studies, Social Psychology, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

Their research covers multiple topics including Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology; Marriage and Sexual Relationships; LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy; Gender, Feminism, and Media; Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies; Social and Intergroup Psychology; and Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending.

Brad J. Sagarin has published in several academic journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Archives of Sexual Behavior
  • Personality and Individual Differences
  • Journal of Positive Sexuality
  • The Journal of Sex Research
  • Sexuality & Culture

Their recent papers include:

  • "The prosocial sadist? A comparison of BDSM sadism and everyday sadism," 2021, Personality and Individual Differences
  • "Challenge at the Intersection of Race and Kink: Racial Discrimination, Fetishization, and Inclusivity Within the BDSM (Bondage-Discipline, Dominance-Submission, and Sadism-Masochism) Community," 2021, Archives of Sexual Behavior
  • "The One Ring Model: Rape Culture Beliefs are Linked to Purity Culture Beliefs," 2022, Sexuality & Culture
  • "BDSM in North America, Europe, and Oceania: A Large-Scale International Survey Gauging BDSM Interests and Activities," 2023, The Journal of Sex Research
  • "Partner Selection, Power Dynamics, and Mutual Care Giving in Long-Term Self-Defined BDSM Couples," 2020, Journal of Positive Sexuality

The frequent collaborators of Brad J. Sagarin include:

  • Jennifer M. Erickson
  • Hannah L. Tarleton
  • Alana Schuerwegen
  • Wim Huys
  • Elise Wuyts

Best Publications

  • Managing social norms for persuasive impact

    Robert B. Cialdini;Linda J. Demaine;Brad J. Sagarin;Daniel W. Barrett

  • The effects of perspective taking on motivations for helping: Still no evidence for altruism.

    Jon K. Maner;Carol L. Luce;Steven L. Neuberg;Robert B. Cialdini

  • A Functional Approach to Volunteerism: Do Volunteer Motives Predict Task Preference?

    Barbara J. Houle;Brad J. Sagarin;Martin F. Kaplan

  • Dispelling the illusion of invulnerability: The motivations and mechanisms of resistance to persuasion.

    Brad J. Sagarin;Robert B. Cialdini;William E. Rice;Sherman B. Serna

  • Does Empathy Lead to Anything More Than Superficial Helping? Comment on Batson et al. (1997)

    Steven L. Neuberg;Robert B. Cialdini;Stephanie L. Brown;Carol Luce

  • Sex differences (and similarities) in jealousy: The moderating influence of infidelity experience and sexual orientation of the infidelity

    Brad J Sagarin;D Vaughn Becker;Rosanna E Guadagno;Lionel D Nicastle

  • Sex differences in jealousy: a meta-analytic examination

    Brad J. Sagarin;Amy L. Martin;Savia A. Coutinho;John E. Edlund

  • The Mate Value Scale

    John E. Edlund;Brad J. Sagarin

  • Hormonal changes and couple bonding in consensual sadomasochistic activity.

    Brad J. Sagarin;Bert Cutler;Nadine Cutler;Kimberly A. Lawler-Sagarin

  • Sex Differences in Jealousy in Response to Actual Infidelity

    John E. Edlund;Jeremy D. Heider;Cory R. Scherer;Maria-Magdalena Farc

  • Reconsidering Evolved Sex Differences in Jealousy: Comment on Harris (2003)

    Brad J. Sagarin

  • An Ethical Approach to Peeking at Data

    Brad J. Sagarin;James K. Ambler;Ellen M. Lee

  • When the sexes need not differ: Emotional responses to the sexual and emotional aspects of infidelity

    D. Vaughn Becker;Brad J. Sagarin;Rosanna E. Guadagno;Allison Millevoi

  • Sex Differences in Jealousy: A 25-Year Retrospective

    J.E. Edlund;B.J. Sagarin

  • Implementation intentions, occupational stress, and the exercise intention-behavior relationship.

    Jill S. Budden;Brad J. Sagarin

  • Principles of Interpersonal Influence.

    Robert B. Cialdini;Brad J. Sagarin

  • Figural Vividness and Persuasion: Capturing the “Elusive” Vividness Effect

    Rosanna E. Guadagno;Kelton v. L. Rhoads;Brad J. Sagarin

  • Mate value and mate preferences: An investigation into decisions made with and without constraints

    John E. Edlund;Brad J. Sagarin

  • Sex Differences in Jealousy: An Evolutionary Perspective on Online Infidelity

    Rosanna E. Guadagno;Brad J. Sagarin

  • Deceiver's Distrust: Denigration as a Consequence of Undiscovered Deception

    Brad J. Sagarin;Kelton v. L. Rhoads;Robert B. Cialdini

  • "Dispelling the illusion of invulnerability: The motivations and mechanisms of resistance to persuasion": Correction to Sagarin et al. (2002).

    Brad J. Sagarin;Robert B. Cialdini;William E. Rice;Sherman B. Serna

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert B. Cialdini
Robert B. Cialdini Arizona State University
Rosanna E. Guadagno
Rosanna E. Guadagno Stanford University
John J. Skowronski
John J. Skowronski Northern Illinois University
Steven L. Neuberg
Steven L. Neuberg Arizona State University
Stephanie L. Brown
Stephanie L. Brown University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Craig A. Anderson
Craig A. Anderson Iowa State University
Letitia Anne Peplau
Letitia Anne Peplau University of California, Los Angeles
N. Kenneth Sandnabba
N. Kenneth Sandnabba Åbo Akademi University
Phillip R. Shaver
Phillip R. Shaver University of California, Davis
Delroy L. Paulhus
Delroy L. Paulhus University of British Columbia

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