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Louis A. Penner 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 Louis A. Penner sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 177 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Louis A. Penner 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 Louis A. Penner sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Louis A. Penner is affiliated with Wayne State University in the United States. Their research spans social sciences and medicine, with a strong focus on interdisciplinary studies that explore patient-provider communication and healthcare disparities.

Penner's work covers several specialized subfields, including sociology and political science, general health professions, oncology, public health, environmental and occupational health, as well as economics and econometrics. Their main research topics include:

  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Ethics in Clinical Research
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection

They have published extensively in several academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Health Psychology
  • Cancer Control
  • The American Journal of Managed Care
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Social Cognition

Recent published papers highlight a focus on oncology-related communication and disparities in healthcare access and outcomes. Notable recent papers are:

  • Effects of culturally targeted message framing on colorectal cancer screening among African Americans (2021, Health Psychology)
  • Applied Racial/Ethnic Healthcare Disparities Research Using Implicit Measures (2020, Social Cognition)
  • Willingness to Discuss Clinical Trials Among Black vs White Men With Prostate Cancer (2020, JAMA Oncology)
  • Examining the dynamic nature of nonverbal communication between Black patients with cancer and their oncologists (2020, Cancer)
  • Nonverbal Synchrony: An Indicator of Clinical Communication Quality in Racially-Concordant and Racially-Discordant Oncology Interactions (2022, Cancer Control)

Penner frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Nao Hagiwara, John F. Dovidio, Terrance L. Albrecht, Susan Eggly, and Lauren M. Hamel. These collaborations have produced research spanning healthcare disparities, oncology communication, and sociocultural factors affecting clinical outcomes.

Besides journal articles, Penner has contributed to scholarly books, with at least one known publication titled Unequal Health, published by Cambridge University Press in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Prosocial Behavior: Multilevel Perspectives

    Louis A. Penner.;John F. Dovidio.;Jane A. Piliavin.;David A. Schroeder.

  • Dispositional and organizational influences on sustained volunteerism: An interactionist perspective.

    Louis A. Penner

  • The causes of organizational citizenship behavior: A motivational analysis.

    Sheila M. Rioux;Louis A. Penner

  • The Social Psychology of Prosocial Behavior

    John F. Dovidio;Jane Allyn Piliavin;David A. Schroeder;Louis A. Penner

  • Personality predictors of citizenship performance

    Walter C. Borman;Louise A. Penner;Tammy D. Allen;Stephan J. Motowidlo

  • The psychology of helping and altruism: Problems and puzzles.

    David A. Schroeder;Louis A. Penner;John F. Dovidio;Jane A. Piliavin

  • Disparities and distrust: The implications of psychological processes for understanding racial disparities in health and health care

    John F. Dovidio;Louis A. Penner;Terrance L. Albrecht;Wynne E. Norton

  • Beyond Job Attitudes: A Personality and Social Psychology Perspective on the Causes of Organizational Citizenship Behavior

    Louis A. Penner;Alison R. Midili;Jill Kegelmeyer

  • Motive, role identity, and prosocial personality as predictors of volunteer activity

    Marcia A. Finkelstein;Louis A. Penner;Michael T. Brannick

  • Barriers to Clinical Trial Enrollment in Racial and Ethnic Minority Patients With Cancer.

    Lauren M. Hamel;Louis A. Penner;Terrance L. Albrecht;Elisabeth Heath

  • Aversive racism and medical interactions with Black patients: A field study

    Louis A. Penner;John F. Dovidio;Tessa V. West;Samuel L. Gaertner

  • Predicting organizational citizenship behavior: Integrating the functional and role identity approaches

    Marcia A. Finkelstein;Louis A. Penner

  • The Effects of Oncologist Implicit Racial Bias in Racially Discordant Oncology Interactions

    Louis A. Penner;John F. Dovidio;Richard Gonzalez;Terrance L. Albrecht

  • Influence of Clinical Communication on Patients' Decision Making on Participation in Clinical Trials

    Terrance L. Albrecht;Susan S. Eggly;Marci Elizabeth Joy Gleason;Felicity W.K. Harper

  • Volunteerism and Social Problems: Making Things Better or Worse?

    Louis A. Penner

  • Procedures, problems, and progress in the assessment of body images.

    Joel K. Thompson;Louis A. Penner;Madeline N. Altabe

  • Discussing Bad News in the Outpatient Oncology Clinic: Rethinking Current Communication Guidelines

    Susan Eggly;Louis Penner;Terrance L. Albrecht;Rebecca J.W. Cline

  • Individual differences in intraperson variability in mood.

    Louis A. Penner;Saul Shiffman;Jean A. Paty;Barbara A. Fritzsche

  • Racial attitudes, physician–patient talk time ratio, and adherence in racially discordant medical interactions

    Nao Hagiwara;Louis A. Penner;Richard Gonzalez;Susan Eggly

  • Information seeking during "bad news" oncology interactions: Question asking by patients and their companions.

    Susan Eggly;Louis A. Penner;Meredith Greene;Felicity W.K. Harper

Frequent Co-Authors

Terrance L. Albrecht
Terrance L. Albrecht Wayne State University
John F. Dovidio
John F. Dovidio Yale University
Jeffrey W. Taub
Jeffrey W. Taub Wayne State University
Michael A. Carducci
Michael A. Carducci Johns Hopkins University
Sean Phipps
Sean Phipps St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Richard Gonzalez
Richard Gonzalez University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Samuel L. Gaertner
Samuel L. Gaertner University of Delaware
Jane Allyn Piliavin
Jane Allyn Piliavin University of Wisconsin–Madison
Paul E. Spector
Paul E. Spector University of South Florida
Douglas L. Nelson
Douglas L. Nelson University of South Florida

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