2026 Ian McGregor: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	35	9699	9074	672	631	59	9042

Ian McGregor 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 Ian McGregor sits on this spectrum.

31 publications 706+

This scientist: 59 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 706 publications or more.

Ian McGregor 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 Ian McGregor sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ian McGregor is a researcher affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada. Their work primarily spans the fields of psychology and social sciences, with a particular emphasis on social psychology and cognitive neuroscience. Their research also intersects with sociology and political science, applied psychology, and health.

Their main research topics include death anxiety and social exclusion, social and intergroup psychology, behavioral health and interventions, psychology of moral and emotional judgment, cultural differences and values, religion, spirituality and psychology, and mental health research.

Ian McGregor has published several papers, including:

A Multisite Preregistered Paradigmatic Test of the Ego-Depletion Effect (2021) in Psychological Science
Hate and meaning in life: How collective, but not personal, hate quells threat and spurs meaning in life (2021) in Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
Reactive Risk-Taking: Anxiety Regulation Via Approach Motivation Increases Risk-Taking Behavior (2021) in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Higher power dynamics: How meaning search and self-transcendence inspire approach motivation and magnanimity (2022) in Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
You can't reason with them: Dismissing religious defectors as irrational (2022) in Asian Journal Of Social Psychology

Frequent co-authors with whom Ian McGregor has collaborated include:

Abdo Elnakouri
Konstantyn Sharpinskyi
Kathleen D. Vohs
Brandon J. Schmeichel
Sophie Lohmann

Ian McGregor's publications have appeared in several academic venues, with regular contributions to the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. Other publication venues include Psychological Science, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Asian Journal Of Social Psychology, and Personal Relationships.

Best Publications

Personal projects, happiness, and meaning: On doing well and being yourself.

Ian McGregor;Brian R. Little

1326
Citations
Compensatory conviction in the face of personal uncertainty: going to extremes and being oneself.

Ian McGregor;Mark P. Zanna;John G. Holmes;Steven J. Spencer

852
Citations
Threat and defense: From anxiety to approach

Eva Jonas;Ian McGregor;Johannes Klackl;Dmitrij Agroskin

640
Citations
Thinking and caring about cognitive inconsistency: When and for whom does attitudinal ambivalence feel uncomfortable?

Ian R. Newby-Clark;Ian McGregor;Mark P. Zanna

585
Citations
Religious Belief as Compensatory Control

Aaron C Kay;Danielle Gaucher;Ian McGregor;Kyle Nash

437
Citations
Neural Markers of Religious Conviction

Michael Inzlicht;Ian McGregor;Jacob B. Hirsh;Kyle Nash

402
Citations
Threat causes liberals to think like conservatives

Paul R. Nail;Ian McGregor;April E. Drinkwater;Garrett M. Steele

399
Citations
Defensive Zeal and the Uncertain Self: What Makes You So Sure?

Ian McGregor;Denise C. Marigold

398
Citations
Terror management theory and self-esteem revisited: the roles of implicit and explicit self-esteem in mortality salience effects.

Brandon J. Schmeichel;Matthew T. Gailliot;Emily-Ana Filardo;Ian McGregor

294
Citations
Anxious uncertainty and reactive approach motivation (RAM).

Ian McGregor;Kyle Nash;Nikki Mann;Curtis E. Phills

266
Citations
How storytelling shapes memory and impressions of relationship events over time

Ian McGregor;John G. Holmes

242
Citations
Defensive pride and consensus: strength in imaginary numbers.

Ian McGregor;Paul R. Nail;Denise C. Marigold;So-Jin Kang

224
Citations
Offensive Defensiveness: Toward an Integrative Neuroscience of Compensatory Zeal After Mortality Salience, Personal Uncertainty, and Other Poignant Self-Threats

Ian McGregor

209
Citations
Conservative shift among liberals and conservatives following 9/11/01.

Paul R. Nail;Ian McGregor

204
Citations
A Multisite Preregistered Paradigmatic Test of the Ego-Depletion Effect:

Kathleen D. Vohs;Brandon J. Schmeichel;Sophie Lohmann;Sophie Lohmann;Quentin F. Gronau

183
Citations
Reactive approach motivation (RAM) for religion

Ian McGregor;Kyle Nash;Mike Prentice

176
Citations
Ideological and Personal Zeal Reactions to Threat Among People With High Self-Esteem: Motivated Promotion Focus

Ian McGregor;Matthew T. Gailliot;Noelia A. Vasquez;Kyle A. Nash

158
Citations
Religious Zeal and the Uncertain Self

Ian McGregor;Reeshma Haji;Kyle A. Nash;Rimma Teper

158
Citations
Dimensions of perfectionism, behavioral inhibition, and rumination

Daniel Randles;Gordon L. Flett;Kyle A. Nash;Ian D. McGregor

152
Citations
"Remembering" dissonance: Simultaneous accessibility of inconsistent cognitive elements moderates epistemic discomfort.

Ian McGregor;Ian R. Newby-Clark;Mark P. Zanna

142
Citations
Anxious Uncertainty and Reactive Approach Motivation (RAM) for Religious, Idealistic, and Lifestyle Extremes

Ian McGregor;Mike Prentice;Kyle Nash

131
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Inzlicht University of Toronto

Jacob B. Hirsh University of Toronto

Brandon J. Schmeichel Texas A&M University

John G. Holmes University of Waterloo

Roy F. Baumeister University of Queensland

Eva Jonas University of Salzburg

Dolores Albarracín University of Pennsylvania

Dianne M. Tice Brigham Young University

Aaron C. Kay Duke University

Gordon L. Flett York University

External Links

Personal website of Ian McGregor

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