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Geoff MacDonald

Geoff MacDonald

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
42
Citations
9206
World Ranking
7464
National Ranking
502

Geoff MacDonald 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 Geoff MacDonald sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 118 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Geoff MacDonald 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 Geoff MacDonald sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Geoff MacDonald is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of psychology, with a primary focus on social psychology and related subfields. Their research spans multiple areas including attachment and relationship dynamics, evolutionary psychology and human behavior, family dynamics, behavioral health interventions, and topics related to marriage, sexual relationships, work-family balance, and sexuality.

Their notable recent publications demonstrate involvement in diverse psychological themes. These include:

  • "Machine learning uncovers the most robust self-report predictors of relationship quality across 43 longitudinal couples studies" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Coping or Thriving? Reviewing Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, and Societal Factors Associated With Well-Being in Singlehood From a Within-Group Perspective" (2022), published in Perspectives on Psychological Science
  • "Singles' Sexual Satisfaction is Associated With More Satisfaction With Singlehood and Less Interest in Marriage" (2020), published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
  • "Associations of attachment avoidance and anxiety with life satisfaction, satisfaction with singlehood, and desire for a romantic partner" (2021), published in Personal Relationships
  • "Single and Partnered Individuals' Sexual Satisfaction as a Function of Sexual Desire and Activities: Results Using a Sexual Satisfaction Scale Demonstrating Measurement Invariance Across Partnership Status" (2022), published in Archives of Sexual Behavior

The body of published work is primarily found in journals such as:

  • Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
  • Personal Relationships
  • Journal of Personality
  • Social Psychological and Personality Science
  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Frequent collaborators include several researchers with whom Geoff MacDonald has co-authored multiple times. These co-authors are:

  • Yoobin Park
  • Emily A. Impett
  • Samantha Joel
  • Yuthika U. Girme
  • Dacher Keltner

The research topics that MacDonald has addressed reflect their interdisciplinary approach within social sciences and psychology, with many studies focused on interpersonal relationships, attachment styles, and factors affecting individual well-being within the context of romantic partnership and singlehood.

The main fields of study covered by MacDonald's work include:

  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences

The subfields of particular emphasis are:

  • Social Psychology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Demography
  • Clinical Psychology

Key topics investigated throughout their career encompass:

  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Marriage and Sexual Relationships
  • Work-Family Balance Challenges
  • Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology

Best Publications

  • Why Does Social Exclusion Hurt? The Relationship Between Social and Physical Pain.

    Geoff MacDonald;Mark R. Leary

  • Acetaminophen Reduces Social Pain Behavioral and Neural Evidence

    C. Nathan DeWall;Geoff MacDonald;Gregory D. Webster;Carrie L. Masten

  • Individual differences in self-esteem: A review and theoretical integration

    Mark R. Leary;Geoff MacDonald

  • Through the looking glass darkly? When self-doubts turn into relationship insecurities.

    Sandra L. Murray;John G. Holmes;Geoff MacDonald;Phoebe C. Ellsworth

  • Alcohol, sexual arousal, and intentions to use condoms in young men: applying alcohol myopia theory to risky sexual behavior.

    Tara K. MacDonald;Geoff MacDonald;Mark P. Zanna;Geoffrey T. Fong

  • Settling for less out of fear of being single

    Stephanie S. Spielmann;Geoff MacDonald;Jessica A. Maxwell;Samantha Joel

  • Proposal of a four-dimensional model of social response.

    Paul R. Nail;Geoff MacDonald;David A. Levy

  • 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

  • Empathy gaps for social pain: Why people underestimate the pain of social suffering.

    Loran F. Nordgren;Kasia Banas;Geoff MacDonald

  • An update of the empirical case for the need to belong.

    Judith Gere;Geoff MacDonald

  • Social approval and trait self-esteem.

    Geoff MacDonald;Jennifer L Saltzman;Mark R Leary

  • The Things You Do for Me Perceptions of a Romantic Partner’s Investments Promote Gratitude and Commitment

    Samantha Joel;Amie M. Gordon;Emily A. Impett;Geoff MacDonald

  • Individual differences in self-esteem.

    Geoff MacDonald;Mark R. Leary

  • Conflicting Pressures on Romantic Relationship Commitment for Anxiously Attached Individuals

    Samantha Joel;Geoff MacDonald;Atsushi Shimotomai

  • Social pain : neuropsychological and health implications of loss and exclusion

    Geoff MacDonald;Lauri A. Jensen-Campbell

  • How implicit theories of sexuality shape sexual and relationship well-being.

    Jessica A. Maxwell;Amy Muise;Geoff MacDonald;Lisa C. Day

  • On the Rebound: Focusing on Someone New Helps Anxiously Attached Individuals Let Go of Ex-Partners

    Stephanie S. Spielmann;Geoff MacDonald;Anne E. Wilson

  • Does physical pain augment anxious attachment

    Geoff Macdonald;Rachell Kingsbury

  • Don’t Get Your Hopes Up Avoidantly Attached Individuals Perceive Lower Social Reward When There Is Potential for Intimacy

    Stephanie S. Spielmann;Jessica A. Maxwell;Geoff MacDonald;Patricia L. Baratta

  • Insecure attachment predicts ambivalent social threat and reward perceptions in romantic relationships

    Geoff MacDonald;Kenneth D. Locke;Stephanie S. Spielmann;Samantha Joel

Frequent Co-Authors

Emily A. Impett
Emily A. Impett University of Toronto
Amy Muise
Amy Muise York University
Mark R. Leary
Mark R. Leary Duke University
John G. Holmes
John G. Holmes University of Waterloo
Dacher Keltner
Dacher Keltner University of California, Berkeley
Shanmukh V. Kamble
Shanmukh V. Kamble Karnatak University
Andrew D. Lawrence
Andrew D. Lawrence Cardiff University
Sandra L. Murray
Sandra L. Murray University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Phoebe C. Ellsworth
Phoebe C. Ellsworth University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jennifer L. Tackett
Jennifer L. Tackett Northwestern University

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