2026 James S. House: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	81	1355	1207	810	702	153	64860

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Psychology

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Research.com Recognitions

2007 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1999 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
1997 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1986 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
1986 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

James S. House is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their academic career is marked by recognition from various prestigious institutions and organizations.

House has been honored with several awards, highlighting various milestones in their career. These include election as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2007 and a Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 1999. Earlier distinctions include becoming a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1997. Additionally, House was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and received a Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, both in 1986.

Best Publications

Work stress and social support

James S. House

15806
Citations
Social relationships and health.

James S. House;Karl R. Landis;Debra Umberson

10421
Citations
Structures and Processes of Social Support

James S. House;Debra Umberson;Karl R. Landis

3024
Citations
THE ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES WITH MORTALITY: PROSPECTIVE EVIDENCE FROM THE TECUMSEH COMMUNITY HEALTH STUDY

James S. House;Cynthia Robbins;Helen L. Metzner

2383
Citations
Socioeconomic factors, health behaviors, and mortality: Results from a nationally representative prospective study of US adults

Paula M. Lantz;James S. House;James M. Lepkowski;David R. Williams

2179
Citations
Income inequality and mortality: importance to health of individual income, psychosocial environment, or material conditions

John W Lynch;George Davey Smith;George A Kaplan;James S House

2171
Citations
Social support, occupational stress, and health.

James M. LaRocco;James S. House;John R. P. French

1988
Citations
The social stratification of aging and health

J S House;J M Lepkowski;A M Kinney;R P Mero

1371
Citations
Age, socioeconomic status, and health.

James S. House;Ronald C. Kessler;A. Regula Herzog

1264
Citations
Volunteering and Mortality Among Older Adults: Findings From a National Sample

Marc A. Musick;A. Regula Herzog;James S. House

877
Citations
The effect of social relationships on psychological well-being: Are men and women really so different?

Debra J Umberson;Meichu D. Chen;James S. House;Kristine L Hopkins

839
Citations
Understanding social factors and inequalities in health: 20th century progress and 21st century prospects.

James S. House

778
Citations
STRESS LIFE EVENTS, AND SOCIOECONOMIC DISPARITIES IN HEALTH: RESULTS FROM THE AMERICANS’ CHANGING LIVES STUDY

Paula M. Lantz;James S. House;Richard P. Mero;David R. Williams

776
Citations
Chronic job insecurity among automobile workers: Effects on job satisfaction and health

Catherine A. Heaney;Barbara A. Israel;James S. House

720
Citations
Sociological Perspectives On Social Psychology

Karen S. Cook;Gary Alan Fine;James S. House

703
Citations
Perceived job insecurity and worker health in the United States

Sarah A. Burgard;Jennie E. Brand;James S. House

607
Citations
Effects of Unemployment on Health in a Community Survey: Main, Modifying, and Mediating Effects

Ronald C. Kessler;J. Blake Turner;James S. House

600
Citations
Socioeconomic disparities in health change in a longitudinal study of US adults: the role of health-risk behaviors.

Paula M Lantz;John W Lynch;James S House;James M Lepkowski

597
Citations
Continuity and Change in the Social Stratification of Aging and Health Over the Life Course: Evidence From a Nationally Representative Longitudinal Study From 1986 to 2001/2002 (Americans' Changing Lives Study)

James S. House;Paula M. Lantz;Pamela Herd

562
Citations
Work and Personality: An Inquiry into the Impact of Social Stratification.

James S. House;Melvin L. Kohn;Carmi Schooler;Joanne Miller

137
Citations
Education, Social Status, and Health

James S. House;Brian Goesling

43
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Randolph M. Nesse Arizona State University

Deborah Carr Boston University

Camille B. Wortman Stony Brook University

K. Warner Schaie University of Washington

Debra Umberson The University of Texas at Austin

James C. Carrington Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Jeffrey L. Bennetzen University of Georgia

Richard M. Amasino University of Wisconsin–Madison

Richard P. Novick New York University

Katherine M. Kocan Oklahoma State University

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