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Gerard J. Molloy

Gerard J. Molloy

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
37
Citations
5205
World Ranking
9235
National Ranking
29

Gerard J. Molloy 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 Gerard J. Molloy sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 97 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gerard J. Molloy 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 Gerard J. Molloy sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gerard J. Molloy is affiliated with the National University of Ireland, Galway. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions in several subfields including general health professions, family practice, clinical psychology, economics and econometrics, and geriatrics and gerontology.

Their work covers a range of topics such as medication adherence and compliance, COVID-19 and mental health, pharmaceutical practices and patient outcomes, health systems, economic evaluations and quality of life, antibiotic use and resistance, blood pressure and hypertension studies, and patient satisfaction in healthcare.

Notable recent publications by Gerard J. Molloy include:

  • 2024 ESC Guidelines for the management of elevated blood pressure and hypertension, 2024, European Heart Journal
  • Prevalence and predictors of medication non-adherence among people living with multimorbidity: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2021, BMJ Open
  • Stress Monitoring Using Wearable Sensors: A Pilot Study and Stress-Predict Dataset, 2022, Sensors
  • Patients' Experiences of Using Smartphone Apps to Support Self-Management and Improve Medication Adherence in Hypertension: Qualitative Study, 2020, JMIR mhealth and uhealth
  • Improving medicines management for people with dementia in primary care: a qualitative study of healthcare professionals to develop a theory-informed intervention, 2020, BMC Health Services Research

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Hannah Durand (23 publications)
  • Eimear Morrissey (19 publications)
  • Jenny McSharry (17 publications)
  • Andrew W. Murphy (16 publications)
  • Cristín Ryan (15 publications)

Molloy's work has appeared most regularly in the following publication venues:

  • HRB Open Research (23 publications)
  • BMJ Open (3 publications)
  • Arabixiv (OSF Preprints) (3 publications)
  • BMC Primary Care (2 publications)
  • Pilot and Feasibility Studies (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • Psychological distress and cancer mortality

    Mark Hamer;Yoichi Chida;Gerard J. Molloy

  • Psychological Distress as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Events: Pathophysiological and Behavioral Mechanisms

    Mark Hamer;Gerard J. Molloy;Emmanuel Stamatakis

  • Family caregiving and congestive heart failure. Review and analysis

    Gerard J. Molloy;Derek W. Johnston;Miles D. Witham

  • Marital status, gender and cardiovascular mortality: behavioural, psychological distress and metabolic explanations.

    Gerard John Molloy;Emmanuel Stamatakis;Gemma Randall;Mark Hamer

  • Medication adherence among patients with apparent treatment-resistant hypertension: systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Hannah Durand;Peter Hayes;Eimear C. Morrissey;John Newell

  • The cortisol awakening response in relation to objective and subjective measures of waking in the morning

    Samantha Dockray;Mimi R. Bhattacharyya;Gerard J. Molloy;Andrew Steptoe

  • Leisure time physical activity, risk of depressive symptoms, and inflammatory mediators: the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.

    Mark Hamer;Gerard J. Molloy;Cesar de Oliveira;Panayotes Demakakos

  • Prevalence and predictors of medication non-adherence among people living with multimorbidity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Louise Foley;James Larkin;Richard Lombard-Vance;Andrew W Murphy

  • Conscientiousness and medication adherence: a meta-analysis.

    Gerard Molloy;Ronan O'Carroll;Eamonn Ferguson

  • Type-D personality and cortisol in survivors of acute coronary syndrome.

    Gerard J. Molloy;Linda Perkins-Porras;Philip C. Strike;Andrew Steptoe

  • Behavior Change Techniques in Apps for Medication Adherence: A Content Analysis.

    Eimear C. Morrissey;Teresa K. Corbett;Jane C. Walsh;Gerard J. Molloy

  • Depression is associated with flatter cortisol rhythms in patients with coronary artery disease

    Mimi R. Bhattacharyya;Gerard J. Molloy;Andrew Steptoe

  • Loneliness and Emergency and Planned Hospitalizations in a Community Sample of Older Adults

    Gerard J. Molloy;Hannah M. McGee;Desmond O'Neill;Ronan M. Conroy

  • Intentional and unintentional non-adherence to medications following an acute coronary syndrome: A longitudinal study

    Gerard J. Molloy;Nadine Messerli-Bürgy;Gemma Hutton;Anna Wikman

  • Social Networks and Partner Stress as Predictors of Adherence to Medication, Rehabilitation Attendance, and Quality of Life Following Acute Coronary Syndrome

    Gerard J Molloy;Linda Perkins-Porras;Philip C Strike;Andrew Steptoe

  • Persistent depressive symptomatology and inflammation: To what extent do health behaviours and weight control mediate this relationship?

    Mark Hamer;Gerard J. Molloy;Cesar de Oliveira;Panayotes Demakakos

  • Social support and regular physical activity: Does planning mediate this link?

    Gerard Molloy;Diane Dixon;Mark Hamer;Falko F Sniehotta

  • Do brief online planning interventions increase physical activity amongst university students? A randomised controlled trial

    Silje Skår;Falko F Sniehotta;Gerard J Molloy;Andrew Prestwich

  • Type D personality, self-efficacy, and medication adherence following an acute coronary syndrome.

    Gerard J Molloy;Gemma Randall;Anna Wikman;Linda Perkins-Porras

  • Personality and heart disease

    A Steptoe;G J Molloy

  • Interventions to enhance adherence to medications in patients with heart failure: a systematic review

    Gerard J. Molloy;Ronan E. O'Carroll;Miles D. Witham;Marion E.T. McMurdo

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Steptoe
Andrew Steptoe University College London
Mark Hamer
Mark Hamer University College London
Falko F. Sniehotta
Falko F. Sniehotta Newcastle University
Derek Johnston
Derek Johnston University of Aberdeen
Marie Johnston
Marie Johnston University of Aberdeen
Kim L. Lavoie
Kim L. Lavoie University of Quebec at Montreal
Juan Carlos Kaski
Juan Carlos Kaski St George's, University of London
Brian E. McGuire
Brian E. McGuire University of Galway
John A. Updegraff
John A. Updegraff Kent State University
Amir H. Pakpour
Amir H. Pakpour Jönköping University

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