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John G. Holmes 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 John G. Holmes sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 168 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John G. Holmes 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 John G. Holmes sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% 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

  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

John G. Holmes is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada and specializes in the field of psychology. Their research contributions span multiple subfields, including social psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, clinical psychology, applied psychology, and sociology and political science.

The main topics explored in their work focus on attachment and relationship dynamics, evolutionary psychology and human behavior, personality traits and psychology, behavioral health and interventions, social and intergroup psychology, and death anxiety and social exclusion.

Notable recent publications by John G. Holmes include:

  • Singlehood and Attunement of Self-Esteem to Friendships, 2021, Social Psychological and Personality Science
  • Self-esteem and romantic relationship quality, 2023, Nature Reviews Psychology
  • Our adventures make me feel secure: Novel activities boost relationship satisfaction through felt security, 2020, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Joanne V. Wood
  • Alexandra N. Fisher
  • Danu Anthony Stinson
  • Jessica J. Cameron
  • Amanda L. Forest

Holmes has published primarily in journals such as Social Psychological and Personality Science, Nature Reviews Psychology, and the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.

In recognition of their professional contributions, John G. Holmes was named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1996.

Best Publications

  • Trust in close relationships.

    John K. Rempel;John G. Holmes;Mark P. Zanna

  • The benefits of positive illusions: Idealization and the construction of satisfaction in close relationships.

    Sandra L. Murray;John G. Holmes;Dale W. Griffin

  • An Atlas of Interpersonal Situations

    Harold H. Kelley;John G. Holmes;Norbert L. Kerr;Harry T. Reis

  • Perceived Partner Responsiveness as an Organizing Construct in the Study of Intimacy and Closeness

    Harry T. Reis;Margaret S. Clark;John G. Holmes

  • Optimizing Assurance: The Risk Regulation System in Relationships.

    Sandra L. Murray;John G. Holmes;Nancy L. Collins

  • The self-fulfilling nature of positive illusions in romantic relationships: love is not blind, but prescient.

    Sandra L. Murray;John G. Holmes;Dale W. Griffin

  • Compensatory conviction in the face of personal uncertainty: going to extremes and being oneself.

    Ian McGregor;Mark P. Zanna;John G. Holmes;Steven J. Spencer

  • Self-esteem and the quest for felt security: how perceived regard regulates attachment processes.

    Sandra L. Murray;John G. Holmes;Dale W. Griffin

  • A Leap of Faith? Positive Illusions in Romantic Relationships

    Sandra L. Murray;John G. Holmes

  • When rejection stings: How self-esteem constrains relationship-enhancement processes.

    Sandra L. Murray;Paul Rose;Gina M. Bellavia;John G. Holmes

  • Trust and the appraisal process in close relationships.

    John G. Holmes

  • Salient Private Audiences and Awareness of the Self

    Mark W. Baldwin;John G. Holmes

  • Deserving and the Emergence of Forms of Justice1

    Melvin J. Lerner;Dale T. Miller;John G. Holmes

  • Kindred spirits? The benefits of egocentrism in close relationships.

    Sandra L. Murray;John G. Holmes;Gina Bellavia;Dale W. Griffin

  • Seeing virtues in faults: Negativity and the transformation of interpersonal narratives in close relationships.

    Sandra L. Murray;John G. Holmes

  • Through the looking glass darkly? When self-doubts turn into relationship insecurities.

    Sandra L. Murray;John G. Holmes;Geoff MacDonald;Phoebe C. Ellsworth

  • The Exchange Process in Close Relationships

    John G. Holmes

  • Balancing connectedness and self-protection goals in close relationships: a levels-of-processing perspective on risk regulation.

    Sandra L. Murray;Jaye L. Derrick;Sadie Leder;John G. Holmes

  • The Mismeasure of Love: How Self-Doubt Contaminates Relationship Beliefs

    Sandra L. Murray;John G. Holmes;Dale W. Griffin;Gina Bellavia

  • Trust and communicated attributions in close relationships.

    John K. Rempel;Michael Ross;John G. Holmes

Frequent Co-Authors

Sandra L. Murray
Sandra L. Murray University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Harry T. Reis
Harry T. Reis University of Rochester
Harold H. Kelley
Harold H. Kelley University of California, Los Angeles
Paul A. M. Van Lange
Paul A. M. Van Lange Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Norbert L. Kerr
Norbert L. Kerr Michigan State University
Caryl E. Rusbult
Caryl E. Rusbult Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Joanne V. Wood
Joanne V. Wood University of Waterloo
Gráinne M. Fitzsimons
Gráinne M. Fitzsimons Duke University
Dale Griffin
Dale Griffin University of British Columbia
Michael Ross
Michael Ross University of Waterloo

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