2026 Galena K. Rhoades: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	50	5415	5029	2958	2683	144	10991

Overview

Galena K. Rhoades is affiliated with the University of Denver in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on areas within psychology and social sciences, with significant contributions to subfields such as social psychology, clinical psychology, demography, sociology and political science, and health.

The scientist's work addresses several core topics, including:

Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Family Dynamics and Relationships
Intimate Partner and Family Violence
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior

Galena K. Rhoades has published extensively in scholarly journals, frequently contributing to:

Family Process
Journal of Family Psychology
Couple and Family Psychology Research and Practice
Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Their recent notable papers include:

Machine learning uncovers the most robust self-report predictors of relationship quality across 43 longitudinal couples studies, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Online programs improve relationship functioning for distressed low-income couples: Results from a nationwide randomized controlled trial, 2020, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Helping couples achieve relationship success: A decade of progress in couple relationship education research and practice, 2010-2019, 2021, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
Within-Couple Associations Between Communication and Relationship Satisfaction Over Time, 2021, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Effects of ePREP and OurRelationship on Low-Income Couples' Mental Health and Health Behaviors: a Randomized Controlled Trial, 2020, Prevention Science

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

Scott M. Stanley
Kayla Knopp
Charlie Huntington
Howard J. Markman
Nicholas S. Perry

Best Publications

The effect of the transition to parenthood on relationship quality: an 8-year prospective study.

Brian D. Doss;Galena K. Rhoades;Scott M. Stanley;Howard J. Markman

967
Citations
Sliding Versus Deciding: Inertia and the Premarital Cohabitation Effect.

Scott M. Stanley;Galena Kline Rhoades;Howard J. Markman

690
Citations
“Hooking Up” Among College Students: Demographic and Psychosocial Correlates

Jesse J. Owen;Galena K. Rhoades;Scott M. Stanley;Frank D. Fincham

571
Citations
Hitting home: relationships between recent deployment, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and marital functioning for Army couples.

Elizabeth S. Allen;Galena K. Rhoades;Scott M. Stanley;Howard J. Markman

469
Citations
The Premarital Communication Roots of Marital Distress and Divorce: The First Five Years of Marriage

Howard J. Markman;Galena K. Rhoades;Scott M. Stanley;Erica P. Ragan

404
Citations
Breaking up is hard to do: the impact of unmarried relationship dissolution on mental health and life satisfaction

Galena K. Rhoades;Claire M. Kamp Dush;David C. Atkins;Scott M. Stanley

344
Citations
Relationship education research: current status and future directions.

Howard J. Markman;Galena Kline Rhoades

332
Citations
Commitment: Functions, Formation, and the Securing of Romantic Attachment

Scott M. Stanley;Galena K. Rhoades;Sarah W. Whitton

322
Citations
Viewing sexually-explicit materials alone or together: associations with relationship quality.

Amanda M. Maddox;Galena K. Rhoades;Howard J. Markman

279
Citations
Machine learning uncovers the most robust self-report predictors of relationship quality across 43 longitudinal couples studies

Samantha Joel;Paul W. Eastwick;Colleen J. Allison;Ximena B. Arriaga

270
Citations
Reasons for Divorce and Recollections of Premarital Intervention: Implications for Improving Relationship Education.

Shelby B. Scott;Galena K. Rhoades;Scott M. Stanley;Elizabeth S. Allen

266
Citations
Couples' Reasons for Cohabitation: Associations With Individual Well-Being and Relationship Quality

Galena Kline Rhoades;Scott M Stanley;Howard J Markman

257
Citations
Family Emotional Processes and Adolescents' Adjustment

Clare M. Stocker;Melissa K. Richmond;Galena K. Rhoades;Lisa Kiang

255
Citations
Effects of parental divorce on marital commitment and confidence.

Sarah W. Whitton;Galena K. Rhoades;Scott M. Stanley;Howard J. Markman

242
Citations
The transition to parenthood: impact on couples’ romantic relationships

Brian D Doss;Galena K Rhoades

235
Citations
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Predicting Dating Relationship Stability from Four Aspects of Commitment

Galena K. Rhoades;Scott M. Stanley;Howard J. Markman

235
Citations
Pre-engagement cohabitation and gender asymmetry in marital commitment.

Galena Kline Rhoades;Scott M. Stanley;Howard J. Markman

215
Citations
Premarital precursors of marital infidelity.

Elizabeth S. Allen;Galena Kline Rhoades;Scott M. Stanley;Howard J. Markman

210
Citations
Marital therapy, retreats, and books: the who, what, when, and why of relationship help-seeking.

Brian D. Doss;Galena Kline Rhoades;Scott M. Stanley;Howard J. Markman

191
Citations
On the Home Front: Stress for Recently Deployed Army Couples

Elizabeth S. Allen;Galena Kline Rhoades;Scott M. Stanley;Howard J. Markman

191
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Howard J. Markman University of Denver

Scott M. Stanley University of Denver

Jesse Owen University of Denver

Frank D. Fincham Florida State University

Brian D. Doss University of Miami

Sarah W. Whitton University of Cincinnati

Brett T. Litz Boston University

Alan L. Peterson The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Terence M. Keane Boston University

Alan J. Hawkins Brigham Young University

External Links

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