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Joseph R. Ferrari

Joseph R. Ferrari

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
81
Citations
21572
World Ranking
1403
National Ranking
841

Joseph R. Ferrari 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 Joseph R. Ferrari sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 340 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joseph R. Ferrari 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 Joseph R. Ferrari sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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

  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Joseph R. Ferrari is affiliated with DePaul University in the United States and has an extensive publication record in the fields of psychology and social sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields, including clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, sociology and political science, electrical and electronic engineering, and general health professions.

The scientist's primary research topics include studies on perfectionism, procrastination, and anxiety, as well as issues related to homelessness and social challenges. Other areas of interest involve maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum, anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, cognitive processes, place attachment and urban studies, urban neighborhood and segregation studies, and religion, spirituality, and psychology.

Joseph R. Ferrari has contributed to various academic journals, frequently publishing in:

  • Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community
  • Current Psychology
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • International Journal of Intercultural Relations
  • Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice

The scientist has collaborated with multiple co-authors over their career. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Laura Migliorini
  • Vittoria Romoli
  • Paola Cardinali
  • Andrew P. Camilleri
  • Meirav Hen

Among the recent publications authored or co-authored by Joseph R. Ferrari are:

  • "Online and Academic Procrastination in Students With Learning Disabilities: The Impact of Academic Stress and Self-Efficacy," 2021, Psychological Reports
  • "Exploring 40 years on affective correlates to procrastination: a literature review of situational and dispositional types," 2022, Current Psychology
  • "Migrant perceptions of psychological home: A scoping review," 2021, International Journal of Intercultural Relations
  • "Having less: A personal project taxonomy of consumers' decluttering orientations, motives and emotions," 2022, Journal of Consumer Affairs
  • "Mediation effect of family environment on academic procrastination and life satisfaction: Assessing emerging adults," 2022, Current Psychology

Joseph R. Ferrari received recognition as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2003.

Best Publications

  • Procrastination and Task Avoidance: Theory, Research, and Treatment

    Joseph R. Ferrari;Judith Johnson;William George McCown

  • Exploring Academic Procrastination Among Turkish Students : Possible Gender Differences in Prevalence and Reasons

    Bilge Uzun Ozer;Ayhan Demir;Joseph R Ferrari

  • Procrastination as a Self-Handicap for Men and Women: A Task-Avoidance Strategy in a Laboratory Setting

    Joseph R. Ferrari;Dianne M. Tice

  • Procrastination as self‐regulation failure of performance: effects of cognitive load, self‐awareness, and time limits on ‘working best under pressure’

    Joseph R. Ferrari

  • PREVALENCE OF PROCRASTINATION AMONG SAMPLES OF ADULTS

    Jesse Harriott;Joseph R. Ferrari

  • Prevalence of Procrastination in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia: Arousal and Avoidance Delays among Adults.

    Joseph R. Ferrari;Jean O'Callaghan;Ian Newbegin

  • Sex, Education and Procrastination: An Epidemiological Study of Procrastinators' Characteristics from a Global Sample

    Piers Steel;Joseph Ferrari

  • Self-handicapping by procrastinators: Protecting self-esteem, social-esteem, or both? ☆

    Joseph R Ferrari

  • Compulsive Procrastination: Some Self-Reported Characteristics:

    Joseph R. Ferrari

  • Counseling the procrastinator in academic settings.

    Henri C. Schouwenburg;Clarry H. Lay;Timothy A. Pychyl;Joseph R. Ferrari

  • Dysfunctional procrastination and its relationship with self-esteem, interpersonal dependency, and self-defeating behaviors

    Joseph R. Ferrari

  • Psychometric validation of two Procrastination inventories for adults: Arousal and avoidance measures

    Joseph R. Ferrari

  • Procrastinators and perfect behavior: An exploratory factor analysis of self-presentation, self-awareness, and self-handicapping components.

    Joseph R Ferrari

  • Academic procrastination: Personality correlates with Myers-Briggs types, self-efficacy, and academic locus of control.

    Joseph R. Ferrari;James T. Parker;Carolyn B. Ware

  • Procrastination: Different time orientations reflect different motives

    Joseph R. Ferrari;Juan Francisco Díaz-Morales

  • Identity orientation and decisional strategies

    Michael D. Berzonsky;Joseph R. Ferrari

  • Frequent Behavioral Delay Tendencies By Adults: International Prevalence Rates of Chronic Procrastination

    Joseph R. Ferrari;Juan Francisco Díaz-Morales;Jean O'Callaghan;Karem Díaz

  • Procrastination and attention: Factor analysis of attention deficit, boredomness, intelligence, self-esteem, and task delay frequencies.

    Joseph R. Ferrari

  • The need for substance abuse after-care: Longitudinal analysis of Oxford House

    Leonard A. Jason;Leonard A. Jason;Margaret I. Davis;Margaret I. Davis;Joseph R. Ferrari;Joseph R. Ferrari

  • Communal Housing Settings Enhance Substance Abuse Recovery

    Leonard A. Jason;Bradley D. Olson;Joseph R. Ferrari;Anthony T. Lo Sasso

  • Stress and coping: the roles of ethnicity and gender in substance abuse recovery.

    Justin T. Brown;Margaret I. Davis;Leonard A. Jason;Joseph R. Ferrari

Frequent Co-Authors

Leonard A. Jason
Leonard A. Jason DePaul University
Juan Francisco Díaz-Morales
Juan Francisco Díaz-Morales Complutense University of Madrid
Piers Steel
Piers Steel University of Calgary
Wolff Schlotz
Wolff Schlotz Max Planck Society
Carol S. North
Carol S. North The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Ulrich W. Ebner-Priemer
Ulrich W. Ebner-Priemer Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Michael D. Berzonsky
Michael D. Berzonsky State University of New York College at Cortland
Joseph A. Durlak
Joseph A. Durlak Loyola University Chicago
Robert A. Emmons
Robert A. Emmons University of California, Davis
John F. Dovidio
John F. Dovidio Yale University

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