2026 Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Female Scientists	128	380	361	229	215	368	70413
Psychology	128	181	158	112	96	350	71720
Medicine	127	2797	2610	1559	1435	355	71248

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
2025 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award
2018 - APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association
2002 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2001 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
1989 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research spans the fields of psychology and medicine, with a focus on understanding the interplay between psychological processes, stress, and physical health outcomes.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several subfields of study, including:

Social Psychology
Oncology
Biological Psychiatry
Clinical Psychology
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

The main topics covered in their work include:

Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Cancer survivorship and care
Tryptophan and brain disorders
Stress Responses and Cortisol
Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
Family Support in Illness
Cancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response

Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser has published in numerous scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets are:

Brain Behavior and Immunity
Psychoneuroendocrinology
Innovation in Aging
Psycho-Oncology
The Journals of Gerontology Series A

The scientist often collaborates with the following authors:

Annelise A. Madison
M. Rosie Shrout
William B. Malarkey
Megan E. Renna
Rebecca Andridge

Recent publications include:

Stress Reactivity: What Pushes Us Higher, Faster, and Longer-and Why It Matters (2020), published in Current Directions in Psychological Science
Depression and anxiety in colorectal cancer patients: Ties to pain, fatigue, and inflammation (2022), published in Psycho-Oncology
Omega-3 supplementation and stress reactivity of cellular aging biomarkers: an ancillary substudy of a randomized, controlled trial in midlife adults (2021), published in Molecular Psychiatry
Worry and rumination in breast cancer patients: perseveration worsens self-rated health (2020), published in Journal of Behavioral Medicine
Childhood abuse histories predict steeper inflammatory trajectories across time (2020), published in Brain Behavior and Immunity

Awards and recognitions include:

APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association (2018)
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2002)
Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) (2001)
Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) (1989)

Best Publications

The relationship between social support and physiological processes: a review with emphasis on underlying mechanisms and implications for health.

Bert N. Uchino;John T. Cacioppo;Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser

4333
Citations
Marriage and health: his and hers.

Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser;Tamara L. Newton

3639
Citations
Stress-induced immune dysfunction: implications for health.

Ronald Glaser;Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser

2786
Citations
Disclosure of Traumas and Immune Function: Health Implications for Psychotherapy.

James W. Pennebaker;Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser;Ronald Glaser

2398
Citations
Emotions, morbidity, and mortality: new perspectives from psychoneuroimmunology.

Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser;Lynanne McGuire;Theodore F. Robles;Ronald Glaser

1774
Citations
Chronic stress and age-related increases in the proinflammatory cytokine IL-6.

Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser;Kristopher J. Preacher;Robert C. MacCallum;Cathie Atkinson

1611
Citations
Slowing of wound healing by psychological stress

Janice K Kiecolt-Glaser;Phillip T Marucha;William B Malarkey;Ana M Mercado

1548
Citations
Spousal caregivers of dementia victims: longitudinal changes in immunity and health.

J K Kiecolt-Glaser;J R Dura;C E Speicher;O J Trask

1488
Citations
Psychosocial modifiers of immunocompetence in medical students.

Janice K Kiecolt-Glaser;Warren Garner;Carl Speicher;Gerald M. Penn

1325
Citations
MARITAL QUALITY, MARITAL DISRUPTION, AND IMMUNE FUNCTION

Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser;Laura D. Fisher;Paula Ogrocki;Julie C. Stout

1246
Citations
The physiology of marriage: pathways to health

Theodore F Robles;Janice K Kiecolt-Glaser

1117
Citations
Psychoneuroimmunology: psychological influences on immune function and health.

Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser;Lynanne McGuire;Theodore F. Robles;Ronald Glaser

1108
Citations
Chronic stress alters the immune response to influenza virus vaccine in older adults

Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser;Ronald Glaser;Stefan Gravenstein;William B. Malarkey

1088
Citations
Hostile Marital Interactions, Proinflammatory Cytokine Production, and Wound Healing

Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser;Timothy J. Loving;Jeffrey R. Stowell;William B. Malarkey

1053
Citations
Chronic stress and immunity in family caregivers of Alzheimer's disease victims.

Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser;Ronald Glaser;Edwin C. Shuttleworth;Carol S. Dyer

915
Citations
Inflammation: Depression Fans the Flames and Feasts on the Heat

Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser;Heather M. Derry;Christopher P. Fagundes

904
Citations
A Biobehavioral Model of Cancer Stress and Disease Course

Barbara L. Andersen;Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser;Ronald Glaser

900
Citations
Psychological influences on surgical recovery. Perspectives from psychoneuroimmunology.

Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser;Gayle G. Page;Phillip T. Marucha;Robert C. MacCallum

867
Citations
Depression and immune function: central pathways to morbidity and mortality.

Janice K Kiecolt-Glaser;Ronald Glaser

844
Citations
Negative Behavior During Marital Conflict Is Associated With Immunological Down-Regulation

Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser;William B. Malarkey;MaryAnn Chee;Tamara Newton

739
Citations
Stress, loneliness, and changes in herpesvirus latency.

Ronald Glaser;Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser;Carl E. Speicher;Jane E. Holliday

737
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald Glaser The Ohio State University

William B. Malarkey The Ohio State University

Christopher P. Fagundes Rice University

John T. Cacioppo University of Chicago

William E. Carson The Ohio State University

Robert C. MacCallum University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Theodore F. Robles University of California, Los Angeles

John F. Sheridan The Ohio State University

Charles F. Emery The Ohio State University

David Q. Beversdorf University of Missouri

External Links

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