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Jim Sidanius 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 Jim Sidanius sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 235 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jim Sidanius 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 Jim Sidanius sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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

  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Jim Sidanius was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and contributed extensively to the field of social sciences, with a particular focus on social and intergroup psychology. Their research primarily explored themes within sociology and political science, social psychology, and included studies related to cognitive neuroscience and environmental topics.

Their work addressed various topics such as social and intergroup psychology, terrorism, counterterrorism, political violence, cultural differences and values, psychology of moral and emotional judgment, bullying, victimization, aggression, animal behavior, reproduction, environmental education, and sustainability.

Jim Sidanius published research in several notable venues, including:

  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
  • Journal of Environmental Psychology
  • Group Processes & Intergroup Relations
  • Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Some of their recent papers included:

  • The Nature of Islamophobia: A Test of a Tripartite View in Five Countries (2020), Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
  • The roots of ecological dominance orientation: Assessing individual preferences for an anthropocentric and hierarchically organized world (2022), Journal of Environmental Psychology
  • Climate change threats increase modern racism as a function of social dominance orientation and ingroup identification (2021), Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
  • Social and ecological dominance orientations: Two sides of the same coin? Social and ecological dominance orientations predict decreased support for climate change mitigation policies (2021), Group Processes & Intergroup Relations
  • Domineering Dispositions and Hierarchy Preferences: Differentiating the Impact of Traits and Social Values in Economic Games (2020), Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Frequent co-authors in their collaborations included:

  • Fatih Uenal
  • Sander van der Linden
  • Robin Bergh
  • Jon Roozenbeek
  • Andreas Zick

Sidanius's research explored the intersections of social values and behaviors, with particular emphasis on social dominance and hierarchy preferences, as evidenced by the topics of their published papers. Their work included empirical investigations of psychological mechanisms underlying cultural and political attitudes, including aspects of racism, ecological orientations, and intergroup relations.

In recognition of their contributions, Jim Sidanius was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2007.

Best Publications

  • Social Dominance: An Intergroup Theory of Social Hierarchy and Oppression

    Jim Sidanius;Felicia Pratto

  • Social dominance orientation: A personality variable predicting social and political attitudes.

    Felicia Pratto;James Sidanius;Lisa M. Stallworth;Bertram F. Malle

  • Social dominance theory and the dynamics of intergroup relations: Taking stock and looking forward

    Felicia Pratto;Jim Sidanius;Shana Levin

  • The nature of social dominance orientation: Theorizing and measuring preferences for intergroup inequality using the new SDO₇ scale.

    Arnold K. Ho;Jim Sidanius;Nour Sami Kteily;Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington

  • Social Dominance Theory: Its Agenda and Method

    Jim Sidanius;Felicia Pratto;Colette Van Laar;Shana Levin

  • Racism, conservatism, affirmative action, and intellectual sophistication : A matter of principled conservatism or group dominance ?

    Jim Sidanius;Felicia Pratto;Lawrence Bobo

  • The Effects of Ingroup and Outgroup Friendships on Ethnic Attitudes in College: A Longitudinal Study

    Shana Levin;Colette van Laar;Jim Sidanius

  • The Psychology of Group Conflict and the Dynamics of Oppression: A Social Dominance Perspective

    James Sidanius

  • Social Dominance Orientation and the Political Psychology of Gender: A Case of Invariance?

    Jim Sidanius;Felicia Pratto;Lawrence Bobo

  • The Interface Between Ethnic and National Attachment: Ethnic Pluralism or Ethnic Dominance?

    Jim Sidanius;Seymour Feshbach;Shana Levin;Felicia Pratto

  • Social Dominance Orientation Revisiting the Structure and Function of a Variable Predicting Social and Political Attitudes

    Arnold K. Ho;Jim Sidanius;Felicia Pratto;Shana Levin

  • Perceiving Personal Discrimination: The Role of Group Status and Legitimizing Ideology

    Brenda Major;Richard H. Gramzow;Shannon K. McCoy;Shana Levin

  • Racialized politics : the debate about racism in America

    David O. Sears;Jim Sidanius;Lawrence Bobo

  • We will hunt them down: How social dominance orientation and right-wing authoritarianism fuel ethnic persecution of immigrants in fundamentally different ways

    Lotte Thomsen;Lotte Thomsen;Eva G.T. Green;Jim Sidanius

  • Social dominance orientation, anti-egalitarianism and the political psychology of gender: An extension and cross-cultural replication.

    Jim Sidanius;Shana Levin;James Liu;Felicia Pratto

  • Social Dominance Orientation and the Legitimization of Inequality Across Cultures

    Felicia Pratto;James H. Liu;Shana Levin;Jim Sidanius

  • The gender gap: Differences in political attitudes and social dominance orientation

    Felicia Pratto;Lisa M. Stallworth;Jim Sidanius

  • The effect of university roommate contact on ethnic attitudes and behavior

    Colette Van Laar;Shana Levin;Stacey Sinclair;Jim Sidanius

  • The inevitability of oppression and the dynamics of social dominance.

    Jim Sidanius;Felicia Pratto

  • In-Group Identification, Social Dominance Orientation, and Differential Intergroup Social Allocation

    Jim Sidanius;Felicia Pratto;Michael Mitchell

  • INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS AND GROUP PROCESSES Racism, Conservatism, Affirmative Action, and Intellectual Sophistication: A Matter of Principled Conservatism or Group Dominance?

    Jim Sidanius;Felicia Pratto;Lawrence Bobo

Frequent Co-Authors

Felicia Pratto
Felicia Pratto University of Connecticut
Shana Levin
Shana Levin Claremont McKenna College
Nour Kteily
Nour Kteily Northwestern University
Christopher M. Federico
Christopher M. Federico University of Minnesota
Bo Ekehammar
Bo Ekehammar Stockholm University
Jonas R. Kunst
Jonas R. Kunst BI Norwegian Business School
Stacey Sinclair
Stacey Sinclair Princeton University
Carlos David Navarrete
Carlos David Navarrete Michigan State University
Mina Cikara
Mina Cikara Harvard University

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