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2026

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Psychology

D-Index
73
Citations
20032
World Ranking
1964
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in Poland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in Poland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Psychology in Poland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Psychology in Poland Leader Award

Overview

John B. Nezlek is affiliated with the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Poland and has a scholarly focus primarily in the field of Psychology, with 94 publications documented. Their work spans several subfields including Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, and Applied Psychology. This diverse approach reflects an interdisciplinary interest in human behavior and societal dynamics.

Nezlek's research topics cover a range of domains related to human psychology and social interactions. Key topics include Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Behavioral Health and Interventions, Cultural Differences and Values, Social and Intergroup Psychology, Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research, and Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology.

Frequent collaborators in Nezlek's research efforts are:

  • Marzena Cypryańska
  • Catherine A. Forestell
  • Panagiotis Mitkidis
  • Izabela Krejtz
  • Marzena Rusanowska

Their work is regularly published in several scientific venues, with notable recurrent contributions to PLoS ONE, Journal of Religion and Health, The Journal of Positive Psychology, The Journal of Social Psychology, and Nature Communications.

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Nezlek are:

  • Diary studies in social and personality psychology: An introduction with some recommendations and suggestions, 2020, Social Psychological Bulletin
  • Meat substitutes: current status, potential benefits, and remaining challenges, 2022, Current Opinion in Food Science

Other impactful articles related to their frequent collaboration network include research on topics such as national identity and public health support during global pandemics, emotion regulation in daily life, and anxiety as a mediator in coping behaviors during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Best Publications

  • Emotional Intelligence and Social Interaction

    Paulo N. Lopes;Marc A. Brackett;John B. Nezlek;Astrid Schütz

  • Characteristics of the rewarder and intrinsic motivation of the rewardee.

    Edward L. Deci;John Nezlek;Louise Sheinman

  • Multilevel Random Coefficient Analyses of Event- and Interval-Contingent Data in Social and Personality Psychology Research

    John B. Nezlek

  • Loneliness, social interaction, and sex roles.

    Ladd Wheeler;Harry Reis;John B. Nezlek

  • Regulating positive and negative emotions in daily life.

    John B. Nezlek;Peter Kuppens

  • An Introduction to Multilevel Modeling for Social and Personality Psychology

    John B. Nezlek

  • Implicit and Explicit Ethnocentrism: Revisiting the Ideologies of Prejudice

    William A. Cunningham;John B. Nezlek;Mahzarin R. Banaji

  • Sex differences in social participation

    Ladd Wheeler;John Nezlek

  • Personality Moderators of Reactions to Interpersonal Rejection: Depression and Trait Self-Esteem

    John B. Nezlek;Robin M. Kowalski;Mark R. Leary;Tana Blevins

  • Ostracism in everyday life.

    John B. Nezlek;Eric D. Wesselmann;Ladd Wheeler;Kipling D. Williams

  • Individual differences in core affect variability and their relationship to personality and psychological adjustment

    Peter Kuppens;Iven Van Mechelen;John B. Nezlek;Dorien Dossche

  • Day-to-Day Relationships among Self-Concept Clarity, Self-Esteem, Daily Events, and Mood

    John B. Nezlek;Rebecca M. Plesko

  • Use of humor as a coping mechanism, psychological adjustment, and social interaction

    John B. Nezlek;Peter Derks

  • Multilevel Modeling for Social and Personality Psychology

    John B. Nezlek

  • Within-Person Relationships Among Daily Self-Esteem, Need Satisfaction, and Authenticity

    Whitney L. Heppner;Michael H. Kernis;John B. Nezlek;Joshua Foster

  • A practical guide to understanding reliability in studies of within-person variability

    John B. Nezlek;John B. Nezlek

  • Self-presentation in everyday interactions: effects of target familiarity and gender composition.

    Mark R. Leary;John B. Nezlek;Deborah Downs;Julie Radford-Davenport

  • Clarifying the role of social comparison in the big-fish-little-pond effect (BFLPE): an integrative study.

    Pascal E. Huguet;Florence Dumas;Herbert Warren Marsh;Isabelle Regner

  • National identity predicts public health support during a global pandemic

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  • Physical attractiveness in social interaction.

    Harry T. Reis;John Nezlek;Ladd Wheeler

  • Multilevel modeling analyses of diary-style data.

    John B. Nezlek

Frequent Co-Authors

Ladd Wheeler
Ladd Wheeler Macquarie University
Astrid Schütz
Astrid Schütz University of Bamberg
Todd B. Kashdan
Todd B. Kashdan George Mason University
Konstantinos Kafetsios
Konstantinos Kafetsios Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Harry T. Reis
Harry T. Reis University of Rochester
Lee A. Kirkpatrick
Lee A. Kirkpatrick William & Mary
Pascal Huguet
Pascal Huguet University of Clermont Auvergne
Gregory D. Webster
Gregory D. Webster University of Florida
Patrick E. McKnight
Patrick E. McKnight George Mason University
C. Nathan DeWall
C. Nathan DeWall University of Kentucky

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