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James A. Roberts

James A. Roberts

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
58
Citations
20822
World Ranking
1618
National Ranking
772

James A. Roberts publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James A. Roberts sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 97 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

James A. Roberts D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James A. Roberts sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 58 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

James A. Roberts is affiliated with Baylor University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences and Psychology, with a significant focus on subfields including Sociology and Political Science, Applied Psychology, Information Systems and Management, Clinical Psychology, and Literature and Literary Theory.

The scientist's work covers several key topics, notably the Impact of Technology on Adolescents, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, Digital Marketing and Social Media, Behavioral Health and Interventions, Media Influence and Health, Attachment and Relationship Dynamics, and COVID-19 and Mental Health.

Roberts has contributed multiple papers across well-known publication venues. Frequent venues include:

  • Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking
  • International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science/Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement
  • Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Recent papers by James A. Roberts include:

  • Instagram and TikTok Flow States and Their Association with Psychological Well-Being, 2023, Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking
  • On the outside looking in: Social media intensity, social connection, and user well-being: The moderating role of passive social media use, 2022, Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science/Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement
  • Improving Predictions of COVID-19 Preventive Behavior: Development of a Sequential Mediation Model, 2021, Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • Smartphone Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Social Versus Physical Distancing, 2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Investigating the impact of partner phubbing on romantic jealousy and relationship satisfaction: The moderating role of attachment anxiety, 2021, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Roberts's research, with frequent coauthors including Meredith E. David, Paul Roberts, Chloe N. Thomas, Gabriel Bellamy Plaice, and Marie-Christine Jones. The strongest collaboration is with Meredith E. David, with whom Roberts has coauthored numerous publications.

Best Publications

  • Environmental segmentation alternatives: a look at green consumer behavior in the new millennium

    Robert D. Straughan;James A. Roberts

  • Green consumers in the 1990s: Profile and implications for advertising

    James A. Roberts

  • Regulatory focus as a mediator of the influence of initiating structure and servant leadership on employee behavior.

    Mitchell J. Neubert;K. Michele Kacmar;Dawn S. Carlson;Lawrence B. Chonko

  • Exploring the Subtle Relationships between Environmental Concern and Ecologically Conscious Consumer Behavior

    James A. Roberts;Donald R. Bacon

  • Money Attitudes, Credit Card Use, and Compulsive Buying among American College Students.

    James A. Roberts;Eli Jones

  • The invisible addiction: cell-phone activities and addiction among male and female college students.

    James A Roberts;Luc Honore Petnji Yaya;Chris Manolis

  • The Virtuous Influence of Ethical Leadership Behavior: Evidence from the Field

    Mitchell J. Neubert;Dawn S. Carlson;K. Michele Kacmar;James A. Roberts

  • My life has become a major distraction from my cell phone

    James A. Roberts;Meredith E. David

  • Profiling Levels of Socially Responsible Consumer Behavior: A Cluster Analytic Approach and Its Implications for Marketing

    James A. Roberts

  • Self-Employment and Job Satisfaction: Investigating the Role of Self-Efficacy, Depression, and Seniority

    Don E. Bradley;James A. Roberts

  • The role of overload on job attitudes, turnover intentions, and salesperson performance ☆

    Eli Jones;Lawrence Chonko;Deva Rangarajan;James Roberts

  • Examining the Impact of Servant Leadership on Salesperson’s Turnover Intention

    Fernando Jaramillo;Douglas B. Grisaffe;Lawrence B. Chonko;James A. Roberts

  • Compulsive Buying Among College Students: An Investigation of Its Antedecents, Consequences, and Implications for Public Policy

    James A. Roberts

  • Will the real socially responsible consumer please step forward

    James A. Roberts

  • I need my smartphone: A hierarchical model of personality and cell-phone addiction

    James A. Roberts;Chris Pullig;Chris Manolis

  • Examining the Impact of Servant Leadership on Sales Force Performance

    Fernando Jaramillo;Douglas B. Grisaffe;Lawrence B. Chonko;James A. Roberts;James A. Roberts

  • The Social Media Party: Fear of Missing Out (FoMO), Social Media Intensity, Connection, and Well-Being

    James A. Roberts;Meredith E. David

  • Phubbed and Alone: Phone Snubbing, Social Exclusion, and Attachment to Social Media

    Meredith E. David;James A. Roberts

  • Organizational Readiness for Change, Individual Fear of Change, and Sales Manager Performance: An Empirical Investigation

    William A. Weeks;James Roberts;Lawrence B. Chonko;Eli Jones

  • Materialism and Satisfaction with Over-All Quality Of Life and Eight Life Domains

    James A. Roberts;Aimee Clement

  • Generation Y’s Ethical Ideology and Its Potential Workplace Implications

    Rebecca A. VanMeter;Douglas B. Grisaffe;Lawrence B. Chonko;James A. Roberts

Frequent Co-Authors

Lawrence B. Chonko
Lawrence B. Chonko The University of Texas at Arlington
Eli Jones
Eli Jones Texas A&M University
John F. Tanner
John F. Tanner Old Dominion University
Alan J. Dubinsky
Alan J. Dubinsky Purdue University West Lafayette
Dawn S. Carlson
Dawn S. Carlson Baylor University
K. Michele Kacmar
K. Michele Kacmar Texas State University
Jonathan E. Fielding
Jonathan E. Fielding University of California, Los Angeles
Jennifer S. Mindell
Jennifer S. Mindell University College London

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