2026 Daniel W. Russell: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	82	1295	1148	780	673	211	53163

Overview

Daniel W. Russell is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Psychology and Social Sciences, with a substantial body of work in Clinical Psychology, Health, Social Psychology, General Health Professions, and Sociology and Political Science.

Their studies cover a variety of main topics, including:

Health disparities and outcomes
Psychological well-being and life satisfaction
Resilience and mental health
Child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development
Dementia and cognitive impairment research
Digital mental health interventions
Bullying, victimization, and aggression

Daniel W. Russell has published frequently in the following venues:

Innovation in Aging
Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
JMIR Formative Research
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health

Recent publications include:

Latent Profile Analysis of Traditional and Cyber-Aggression and Victimization: Associations with Dark Triad Traits and Psychopathology Symptoms, 2020, Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
A randomized clinical trial of acceptance and commitment therapy and the Duluth Model classes for men court-mandated to a domestic violence program., 2022, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Peripheral inflammatory cytokines and motor symptoms in persons with Parkinson's disease, 2022, Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health
Dealing with loss in the face of disasters and crises: Integrating interpersonal theories of couple adaptation and functioning, 2021, Current Opinion in Psychology
Acceptance and commitment therapy for individuals convicted of domestic violence: 5-year follow-up and time to reoffense., 2020, Psychology of Violence

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

Amie Zarling
Carolyn E. Cutrona
Tricia K. Neppl
Joseph Kim
Jeenkyoung Lee

Best Publications

UCLA Loneliness Scale (Version 3): Reliability, Validity, and Factor Structure

Daniel W. Russell

6672
Citations
The Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale: Concurrent and Discriminant Validity Evidence

Dan Russell;Letitia A. Peplau;Carolyn E. Cutrona

6187
Citations
The revised UCLA Loneliness Scale: Concurrent and discriminant validity evidence.

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3687
Citations
Developing a measure of loneliness.

Dan Russell;Letitia Anne Peplau;Mary Lund Ferguson

2732
Citations
Type of social support and specific stress: Toward a theory of optimal matching.

Carolyn E. Cutrona;Daniel W. Russell

2544
Citations
The Experiences in Close Relationship Scale (ECR)-Short Form: Reliability, Validity, and Factor Structure

Meifen Wei;Daniel W Russell;Brent Mallinckrodt;David L Vogel

1765
Citations
Discriminant validation of measures of job satisfaction, job involvement, and organizational commitment.

Paul P. Brooke;Daniel W. Russell;James L. Price

1450
Citations
Advances in testing the statistical significance of mediation effects.

Brent Mallinckrodt;W. Todd Abraham;Meifen Wei;Daniel W. Russell

1361
Citations
In Search of Underlying Dimensions: The Use (and Abuse) of Factor Analysis in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Daniel W. Russell

1358
Citations
The Causal Dimension Scale: A measure of how individuals perceive causes.

Dan Russell

1250
Citations
Job-related stress, social support, and burnout among classroom teachers.

Daniel W. Russell;Elizabeth Altmaier;Dawn Van Velzen

1194
Citations
Adult Attachment, Social Self-Efficacy, Self-Disclosure, Loneliness, and Subsequent Depression for Freshman College Students: A Longitudinal Study

Meifen Wei;Daniel W. Russell;Robyn A. Zakalik

1059
Citations
The cognition–emotion process in achievement-related contexts.

Bernard Weiner;Dan Russell;David Lerman

1026
Citations
Social and emotional loneliness: An examination of Weiss's typology of loneliness.

Dan Russell;Carolyn E. Cutrona;Jayne Rose;Karen Yurko

1005
Citations
Measuring Causal Attributions: The Revised Causal Dimension Scale (CDSII)

Edward McAuley;Terry E. Duncan;Daniel Wayne Russell

997
Citations
Analyzing data from experimental studies: A latent variable structural equation modeling approach.

Daniel W. Russell;Jeffrey H. Kahn;Richard Spoth;Elizabeth M. Altmaier

897
Citations
Perceived parental social support and academic achievement: An attachment theory perspective.

Carolyn E. Cutrona;Valerie Cole;Nicholas Colangelo;Susan G. Assouline

879
Citations
Reasoned action and social reaction: Willingness and intention as independent predictors of health risk.

Frederick X. Gibbons;Meg Gerrard;Hart Blanton;Daniel W. Russell

811
Citations
Affective Consequences of Causal Ascriptions

Bernard Weiner;Dan Russell;David Lerman

742
Citations
Aerobic exercise, but not flexibility/resistance exercise, reduces serum IL-18, CRP, and IL-6 independent of β-blockers, BMI, and psychosocial factors in older adults

M.L. Kohut;D.A. McCann;D.W. Russell;D.N. Konopka

672
Citations
The psychometric properties of a tinnitus handicap questionnaire.

Francis K. Kuk;Richard S. Tyler;Daniel Russell;Herbert Jordan

642
Citations
The Effect of Social Support and the Work Environment upon Burnout among Nurses

Joseph F. Constable;Daniel W. Russell

637
Citations
BRIEF REPORTS Advances in Testing the Statistical Significance of Mediation Effects

Brent Mallinckrodt;W. Todd Abraham;Meifen Wei;Daniel W. Russell

1
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Carolyn E. Cutrona Iowa State University

Meifen Wei Iowa State University

Peter Martin Iowa State University

Elizabeth M. Altmaier University of Iowa

Meg Gerrard University of Connecticut

Brent Mallinckrodt Western Washington University

Frederick X. Gibbons University of Connecticut

Edward McAuley University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Letitia Anne Peplau University of California, Los Angeles

Steven R. H. Beach University of Georgia

External Links

Personal website of Daniel W. Russell

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