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Donald J. Kiesler publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Donald J. Kiesler sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 70 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Donald J. Kiesler 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 Donald J. Kiesler sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 31 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Donald J. Kiesler was affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University in the United States. Throughout their academic career, they contributed to the scientific community as an active researcher.

Available data does not list recent papers, coauthors, or frequent publication venues associated with Donald J. Kiesler. Details on book publications, fields of study, subfields, and main research topics are not provided either.

Since no specific awards or distinctions are documented, there is no recorded information about formal recognitions received by this scientist.

The absence of detailed information on research output and thematic focuses limits the scope for a fuller description of this individual's contributions. This underscores the need for more comprehensive documentation to understand the totality of their scientific work.

Best Publications

  • The 1982 Interpersonal Circle: A taxonomy for complementarity in human transactions

    Donald J. Kiesler

  • Some myths of psychotherapy research and the search for a paradigm.

    Donald J. Kiesler

  • Contemporary Interpersonal Theory and Research: Personality, Psychopathology, and Psychotherapy

    Donald J. Kiesler

  • Optimal matches of patient preferences for information, decision-making and interpersonal behavior: evidence, models and interventions.

    Donald J. Kiesler;Stephen M. Auerbach

  • The experiencing scales.

    Marjorie H. Klein;Philippa Mathieu-Coughlan;Donald J. Kiesler

  • Optimism, Satisfaction With Needs Met, Interpersonal Perceptions of the Healthcare Team, and Emotional Distress in Patients’ Family Members During Critical Care Hospitalization

    Stephen M. Auerbach;Donald J. Kiesler;Jennifer Wartella;Sarah Rausch

  • The process of psychotherapy

    Donald J. Kiesler

  • Integrating measurement of control and affiliation in studies of physician-patient interaction: the interpersonal circumplex.

    Donald J Kiesler;Stephen M Auerbach

  • Interpersonal complementarity and the therapeutic alliance: A study of relationship in psychotherapy.

    Donald J. Kiesler;Lucy M. Watkins

  • Psychometric and circumplex properties of the octant scale Impact Message Inventory (IMI-C) : A structural evaluation

    James A. Schmidt;Christopher C. Wagner;Donald J. Kiesler

  • Therapeutic metacommunication: Therapist impact disclosure as feedback in psychotherapy.

    Donald J. Kiesler

  • The 1982 interpersonal circle: An analysis of DSM-III personality disorders.

    Donald J. Kiesler

  • Therapist countertransference: in search of common themes and empirical referents.

    Donald J. Kiesler

  • Relation of diabetic patients' health-related control appraisals and physician-patient interpersonal impacts to patients' metabolic control and satisfaction with treatment.

    Stephen M Auerbach;John N Clore;Donald J Kiesler;Tamara Orr

  • Assessing the interpersonal transaction cycle: convergence of action and reaction interpersonal circumplex measures.

    Christopher C. Wagner;Donald J. Kiesler;James A. Schmidt

  • A circumplex inventory of impact messages: An operational bridge between emotion and interpersonal behavior.

    Donald J. Kiesler;James A. Schmidt;Christopher C. Wagner

  • An Interpersonal Communication Analysis of Relationship in Psychotherapy

    Donald J. Kiesler

  • Client-therapist complementarity: An analysis of the Gloria films.

    Donald J. Kiesler;Chesley S. Goldston

  • Interpersonal methods of assessment and diagnosis.

    Donald J. Kiesler

  • The Impact of Patient-Centered Information on Patients' Treatment Satisfaction and Outcomes in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation.

    Phillip O. Pegg;Phillip O. Pegg;Stephen M. Auerbach;Ronald T. Seel;Luis F. Buenaver

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Stephen M. Auerbach Virginia Commonwealth University
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Stephen Nowicki Emory University
Joseph D. Matarazzo
Joseph D. Matarazzo Oregon Health & Science University
Rao R Ivatury
Rao R Ivatury Virginia Commonwealth University
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Irene Elkin University of Chicago

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