2026 M. Joseph Sirgy: Business and Management Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Business and Management	85	122	112	61	56	342	37352

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

5824
Citations
Assessing the predictive validity of two methods of measuring self-image congruence

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

1652
Citations
Destination Image, Self-Congruity, and Travel Behavior: Toward an Integrative Model

M. Joseph Sirgy;Chenting Su

1639
Citations
Direct and indirect effects of self-image congruence on brand loyalty

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

1517
Citations
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

1450
Citations
Value-Expressive versus Utilitarian Advertising Appeals: When and Why to Use Which Appeal

J. S. Johar;M. Joseph Sirgy

1183
Citations
Using self-congruity and ideal congruity to predict purchase motivation.

M.Joseph Sirgy

1119
Citations
The psychology of quality of life

M. Joseph Sirgy

949
Citations
Quality of life (QOL) and well-being research in tourism.

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

888
Citations
How does tourism in a community impact the quality of life of community residents

Kyungmi Kim;Muzaffer Uysal;M. Joseph Sirgy

865
Citations
Retail Environment, Self-Congruity, and Retail Patronage

M.Joseph Sirgy;Dhruv Grewal;Tamara Mangleburg

763
Citations
Self-Congruity: Toward a Theory of Personality and Cybernetics

M. Joseph Sirgy

691
Citations
Materialism and Quality of Life

M. Joseph Sirgy

673
Citations
Self-Congruity Versus Functional Congruity: Predictors of Consumer Behavior

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

660
Citations
How Neighborhood Features Affect Quality of Life

M. Joseph Sirgy;Terri Cornwell

645
Citations
The quality-of-life (QOL) research movement : Past, present, and future

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

620
Citations
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

611
Citations
A path analytic model of store loyalty involving self-concept, store image, geographic loyalty, and socioeconomic status

M. Joseph Sirgy;A. Coskun Samli

602
Citations
How Does a Travel Trip Affect Tourists’ Life Satisfaction?

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

587
Citations
Work-Life Balance: an Integrative Review

M. Joseph Sirgy;Dong Jin Lee

581
Citations
Effect of self-congruity with sponsorship on brand loyalty

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

565
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Dong-Jin Lee Yonsei University

Muzaffer Uysal University of Massachusetts Amherst

Michael Bosnjak University of Trier

Anusorn Singhapakdi Old Dominion University

Mohsen Joshanloo University of Melbourne

Chenting Su City University of Hong Kong

Alex C. Michalos University of Northern British Columbia

Jean-Charles Chebat HEC Montréal

Andreas Herrmann RWTH Aachen University

Kenneth C. Land Duke University

External Links

Personal website of M. Joseph Sirgy Google Scholar page

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