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John McClure publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John McClure sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 106 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

John McClure D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John McClure sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 39 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

John McClure is affiliated with Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. Their research spans multiple fields within social sciences and neuroscience, with a focus on topics related to disaster management, resilience, and rehabilitation.

The main fields of study for McClure include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Neuroscience

The scientist's subfields of study highlight a multidisciplinary approach, combining social and medical sciences:

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Communication
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology

Key research topics explored in their work are diverse, underscoring an emphasis on health, perception, and crisis communication:

  • Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Risk Perception and Management
  • Public Relations and Crisis Communication
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Occupational Therapy Practice and Research

Among McClure's recent papers are the following:

  • Is independence enough? Rehabilitation should include autonomy and social engagement to achieve quality of life (2020) published in Clinical Rehabilitation
  • Attributions for extreme weather events: science and the people (2022) published in Climatic Change

These papers reflect research interests ranging from rehabilitation outcomes to public perception of environmental hazards.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with John McClure include:

  • Taciano L. Milfont
  • Lauren J. Vinnell
  • Julien Corbo
  • O. Batuhan Erkat
  • Pierre-Olivier Polack

Publication venues where McClure's work has appeared include:

  • Clinical Rehabilitation
  • Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology
  • Climatic Change
  • International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • Risk interpretation and action: A conceptual framework for responses to natural hazards

    J. Richard Eiser;Ann Bostrom;Ian Burton;David M. Johnston

  • Theory of mind in schizophrenia: a critical review.

    Leigh Harrington;Richard J. Siegert;John Mcclure

  • The role of prior experience in informing and motivating earthquake preparedness

    Julia S. Becker;Douglas Paton;David M. Johnston;David M. Johnston;Kevin R. Ronan

  • Social identity and the perception of history: Cultural representations of Aotearoa/New Zealand.

    James H. Liu;James H. Liu;Marc Stewart Wilson;John McClure;Te Ripowai Higgins

  • Climate change, powerlessness and the commons dilemma: Assessing New Zealanders’ preparedness to act

    Christopher Aitken;Ralph Chapman;John McClure

  • Schizophrenia, theory of mind, and persecutory delusions.

    Leigh Harrington;Robyn Langdon;Richard J Siegert;John McClure

  • Discounting causes of behavior : Are two reasons better than one ?

    John McClure

  • When Earthquake Damage is Seen as Preventable: Attributions, Locus of Control and Attitudes to Risk

    John McClure;Frank Walkey;Michael Allen

  • Students' Attributions for Their Best and Worst Marks: Do They Relate to Achievement?.

    John McClure;Luanna H. Meyer;Jessica Garisch;Ronald Fischer

  • Predictors of Two Types of Earthquake Preparation Survival Activities and Mitigation Activities

    Matthew J. Spittal;John McClure;Richard J. Siegert;Frank H. Walkey

  • Natural Hazard Resilience: The Role of Individual and Household Preparedness

    Douglas Paton;John McClure;Petra T. Buergelt

  • Countering Fatalism: Causal Information in News Reports Affects Judgments About Earthquake Damage

    John McClure;Michael W. Allen;Frank Walkey

  • Uncertainty and decision making: Volcanic crisis scenarios

    Emma E.H. Doyle;John McClure;Douglas Paton;David M. Johnston;David M. Johnston

  • Optimistic bias in relation to preparedness for earthquakes

    MJ Spittal;J McClure;RJ Siegert;FH Walkey

  • Preparing for Disaster: Building Household and Community Capacity

    Douglas Paton;John McClure

  • Low expectations equal no expectations: Aspirations, motivation, and achievement in secondary school

    Frank H. Walkey;John McClure;Luanna H. Meyer;Kirsty F. Weir

  • Secondary student motivation orientations and standards-based achievement outcomes.

    Luanna H. Meyer;John McClure;Frank H. Walkey;Kirsty F. Weir

  • A Longitudinal Investigation of Motivation and Secondary School Achievement Using Growth Mixture Modeling

    Flaviu A. Hodis;Luanna H. Meyer;John McClure;Kirsty F. Weir

  • The earthquake readiness scale : The development of a valid and reliable unifactorial measure

    Matthew J. Spittal;Frank H. Walkey;John McClure;Richard J. Siegert

  • Judgments of voluntary and physical causes in causal chains: probabilistic and social functionalist criteria for attributions

    John L. McClure;Denis J. Hilton;Robbie M. Sutton

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard J. Siegert
Richard J. Siegert Auckland University of Technology
Robbie M. Sutton
Robbie M. Sutton University of Kent
Taciano L. Milfont
Taciano L. Milfont University of Waikato
Marc S. Wilson
Marc S. Wilson Victoria University of Wellington
Matthew J Spittal
Matthew J Spittal University of Melbourne
Denis J. Hilton
Denis J. Hilton Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Ronald Fischer
Ronald Fischer Victoria University of Wellington
James H. Liu
James H. Liu Massey University
Chris G. Sibley
Chris G. Sibley University of Auckland

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