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Janet Polivy 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 Janet Polivy sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 225 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Janet Polivy 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 Janet Polivy sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Social Sciences

Overview

Janet Polivy is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and specializes in research spanning psychology and medicine. Their work predominantly focuses on eating disorders and behaviors, as well as obesity, physical activity, and diet. The scientist also explores topics related to behavioral health and interventions, obesity and health practices, child nutrition and feeding issues, obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, and autism spectrum disorder research.

Their research contributions are frequently published in the following venues:

  • Appetite
  • Frontiers in Nutrition
  • Journal of Eating Disorders
  • Eating Behaviors

Janet Polivy's recent papers include:

  • What is restrained eating and how do we identify it? (2020, Appetite)
  • Overeating in Restrained and Unrestrained Eaters (2020, Frontiers in Nutrition)
  • What kind of illness is anorexia nervosa? Revisited: some preliminary thoughts to finding a cure (2023, Journal of Eating Disorders)
  • Modeling of food intake among restrained and unrestrained eaters (2020, Appetite)
  • Food-based social comparisons influence liking and consumption. (2020, Appetite)

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • C. Peter Herman
  • Lenny R. Vartanian
  • Jennifer S. Mills
  • Stephen Touyz
  • Emma Bryant

Their main fields of study are:

  • Psychology
  • Medicine

Their work also involves several subfields:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Applied Psychology
  • Pharmacy
  • Social Psychology

Throughout their career, Janet Polivy has focused extensively on exploring and understanding eating disorders and related behavioral health issues. They hold the distinction of being named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2006 by the Academy of Social Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Development and validation of a multidimensional eating disorder inventory for anorexia nervosa and bulimia.

    David M. Garner;Marion P. Olmstead;Janet Polivy

  • Development and validation of a scale for measuring state self-esteem.

    Todd F. Heatherton;Janet Polivy

  • Dieting and binging: A causal analysis.

    J Polivy;C P Herman

  • Causes of Eating Disorders

    Janet Polivy;C. Peter Herman

  • Anxiety, restraint, and eating behavior.

    C. Peter Herman;Janet Polivy

  • Effects of the presence of others on food intake: a normative interpretation

    C. Peter Herman;Deborah A. Roth;Janet Polivy

  • Diagnosis and treatment of normal eating.

    Janet Polivy;C. Peter Herman

  • Etiology of binge eating: Psychological mechanisms.

    Janet Polivy;C. Peter Herman

  • A boundary model for the regulation of eating.

    C P Herman;J Polivy

  • Psychological Consequences of Food Restriction

    Janet Polivy

  • The effect of pre-exposure to food cues on the eating behavior of restrained and unrestrained eaters

    Ingri D.C. Fedoroff;Janet Polivy;C.Peter Herman

  • Effects of physical threat and ego threat on eating behavior.

    T F Heatherton;C P Herman;J Polivy

  • The Importance of Friends Friendship and Adjustment Among 1st-Year University Students

    Vanessa M. Buote;S. Mark Pancer;Michael W. Pratt;Gerald Adams

  • The (mis)measurement of restraint: an analysis of conceptual and psychometric issues

    T F Heatherton;C P Herman;J Polivy;G A King

  • If at first you don't succeed. False hopes of self-change.

    Janet Polivy;C. Peter Herman

  • Comparison between weight-preoccupied women and anorexia nervosa.

    David M. Garner;Marion P. Olmsted;Janet Polivy;Paul E. Garfinkel

  • The specificity of restrained versus unrestrained eaters' responses to food cues: general desire to eat, or craving for the cued food?

    Ingrid Fedoroff;Janet Polivy;C Peter Herman

  • Consumption stereotypes and impression management: How you are what you eat

    Lenny R. Vartanian;C. Peter Herman;Janet Polivy

  • Distress and eating: why do dieters overeat?

    Janet Polivy;C. Peter Herman

  • A boundary model for the regulation of eating.

    C Peter Herman;Janet Polivy

Frequent Co-Authors

C. Peter Herman
C. Peter Herman University of Toronto
Lenny R. Vartanian
Lenny R. Vartanian University of New South Wales
Patricia Pliner
Patricia Pliner University of Toronto
Todd F. Heatherton
Todd F. Heatherton Dartmouth College
S. Mark Pancer
S. Mark Pancer Wilfrid Laurier University
Marika Tiggemann
Marika Tiggemann Flinders University
Marion P. Olmsted
Marion P. Olmsted Centre for Mental Health
Ivanka Prichard
Ivanka Prichard Flinders University
Randi E. McCabe
Randi E. McCabe McMaster University
Eva Kemps
Eva Kemps Flinders University

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