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M. Joseph Sirgy

M. Joseph Sirgy

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Business and Management
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Business and Management

D-Index
85
Citations
37352
World Ranking
122
National Ranking
61

M. Joseph Sirgy publication distribution in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Business and Management in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where M. Joseph Sirgy sits on this spectrum.

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35 publications 436+

This scientist: 342 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more.

M. Joseph Sirgy D-index placement in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where M. Joseph Sirgy sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 89+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award

Overview

M. Joseph Sirgy is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in psychology, social sciences, and business, management, and accounting. Their work focuses on areas such as psychological well-being, life satisfaction, consumer behavior, and work-family balance challenges.

The main fields of study for their work include:

  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Business, Management and Accounting

Within these disciplines, their subfields of study encompass:

  • Social Psychology
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Marketing
  • Applied Psychology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

The primary research topics explored by M. Joseph Sirgy cover:

  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
  • Consumer Retail Behavior Studies
  • Work-Family Balance Challenges
  • Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
  • Health disparities and outcomes

Recent scholarly papers authored or co-authored by Sirgy include:

  • "Macromarketing Metrics of Consumer Well-Being: An Update" (2020, Journal of Macromarketing)
  • "Self-concept in consumer behavior." (2021, Scholarworks, University of Massachusetts Amherst)
  • "The Effects of Holiday Leisure Travel on Subjective Well-Being: The Moderating Role of Experience Sharing" (2020, Journal of Travel Research)
  • "Well-being research in the service industries" (2020, Service Industries Journal)
  • "Enhancing the quality of life of senior tourists: a theoretical perspective" (2021, Anatolia)

Their work appears frequently alongside several co-authors, notably:

  • Dong-Jin Lee
  • Grace B. Yu
  • Don R. Rahtz
  • Michael Bošnjak

M. Joseph Sirgy's publications are commonly found in academic venues such as:

  • Applied Research in Quality of Life
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • Journal of Macromarketing
  • Journal of Travel Research
  • Cambridge University Press eBooks

Sirgy has also authored several books published by various well-known publishers. Notable titles include:

  • Springer Nature (Netherlands): The Psychology of Quality of Life (2021), Positive Balance (2020), Happiness in the Marketplace (2025)
  • Springer International Publishing: Organizational Strategies for Work-Life Balance (2024), Community Quality-of-Life Indicators (2022), Community, Economy and COVID-19 (2022)
  • Cambridge University Press: Work-Life Balance (2023), The Balanced Life (2022)

Best Publications

  • Self-Concept in Consumer Behavior: A Critical Review

    M. Joseph Sirgy

  • Assessing the predictive validity of two methods of measuring self-image congruence

    M. Joseph Sirgy;Dhruv Grewal;Tamara F. Mangleburg;Jae-Ok Park

  • Destination Image, Self-Congruity, and Travel Behavior: Toward an Integrative Model

    M. Joseph Sirgy;Chenting Su

  • Direct and indirect effects of self-image congruence on brand loyalty

    Frank Kressmann;M. Joseph Sirgy;Andreas Herrmann;Frank Huber

  • A New Measure of Quality of Work Life (QWL) Based on Need Satisfaction and Spillover Theories

    M. Joseph Sirgy;David Efraty;Phillip Siegel;Dong Jin Lee

  • Value-Expressive versus Utilitarian Advertising Appeals: When and Why to Use Which Appeal

    J. S. Johar;M. Joseph Sirgy

  • Using self-congruity and ideal congruity to predict purchase motivation.

    M.Joseph Sirgy

  • The psychology of quality of life

    M. Joseph Sirgy

  • Quality of life (QOL) and well-being research in tourism.

    Muzaffer Uysal;M. Joseph Sirgy;Eunju Woo;Hyelin (Lina) Kim

  • How does tourism in a community impact the quality of life of community residents

    Kyungmi Kim;Muzaffer Uysal;M. Joseph Sirgy

  • Retail Environment, Self-Congruity, and Retail Patronage

    M.Joseph Sirgy;Dhruv Grewal;Tamara Mangleburg

  • Self-Congruity: Toward a Theory of Personality and Cybernetics

    M. Joseph Sirgy

  • Materialism and Quality of Life

    M. Joseph Sirgy

  • Self-Congruity Versus Functional Congruity: Predictors of Consumer Behavior

    M. Joseph Sirgy;J. S. Johar;A. C. Samli;C. B. Claiborne

  • How Neighborhood Features Affect Quality of Life

    M. Joseph Sirgy;Terri Cornwell

  • The quality-of-life (QOL) research movement : Past, present, and future

    M. Joseph Sirgy;Alex C. Michalos;Abbott L. Ferriss;Richard A. Easterlin

  • The Role of Satisfaction with Leisure Travel/ Tourism Services and Experience in Satisfaction with Leisure Life and Overall Life

    Janet D. Neal;M.Joseph Sirgy;Muzaffer Uysal

  • A path analytic model of store loyalty involving self-concept, store image, geographic loyalty, and socioeconomic status

    M. Joseph Sirgy;A. Coskun Samli

  • How Does a Travel Trip Affect Tourists’ Life Satisfaction?

    M. Joseph Sirgy;P. Stephanes Kruger;Dong Jin Lee;Grace B. Yu

  • Work-Life Balance: an Integrative Review

    M. Joseph Sirgy;Dong Jin Lee

  • Effect of self-congruity with sponsorship on brand loyalty

    M. Joseph Sirgy;Dong Jin Lee;J. S. Johar;John Tidwell

Frequent Co-Authors

Dong-Jin Lee
Dong-Jin Lee Yonsei University
Muzaffer Uysal
Muzaffer Uysal University of Massachusetts Amherst
Michael Bosnjak
Michael Bosnjak University of Trier
Anusorn Singhapakdi
Anusorn Singhapakdi Old Dominion University
Mohsen Joshanloo
Mohsen Joshanloo University of Melbourne
Chenting Su
Chenting Su City University of Hong Kong
Alex C. Michalos
Alex C. Michalos University of Northern British Columbia
Jean-Charles Chebat
Jean-Charles Chebat HEC Montréal
Andreas Herrmann
Andreas Herrmann RWTH Aachen University
Kenneth C. Land
Kenneth C. Land Duke University

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