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Michael Sagas 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 Michael Sagas sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 87 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael Sagas 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 Michael Sagas sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 30 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael Sagas is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Social Sciences, with notable contributions in several specialized subfields including Safety Research, Social Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

Their work covers a variety of topics centered on the intersection of sports and psychological development. Key themes include Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports, Sport Psychology and Performance, Career Development and Diversity, Youth Development and Social Support, Identity, Memory, and Therapy, Sports, Gender, and Society, as well as Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior.

Among the recent publications attributed to Michael Sagas are:

  • An Application of the Social Cognitive Career Theory Model of Career Self-Management to College Athletes' Career Planning for Life After Sport, 2020, Frontiers in Psychology
  • Is There a Reformation Into Identity Achievement for Life After Elite Sport? A Journey of Identity Growth Paradox During Liminal Rites and Identity Moratorium, 2021, Frontiers in Psychology
  • The Intervening Effects of Perceived Organizational Support on COVID-19 Pandemic Stress, Job Burnout and Occupational Turnover Intentions of Collegiate Sport Athlete-Facing Professionals, 2022, Sustainability
  • Development and Validation of the Career Identity Development Inventory, 2022, Journal of Career Assessment
  • Parents' Motivations for Enrolling their Children in Recreational Sports, 2020, Journal of Amateur Sport

Michael Sagas has frequently published in several venues including Frontiers in Psychology, Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education, PsycTESTS Dataset, Sustainability, and Journal of Career Assessment.

They have collaborated extensively with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Elodie Wendling
  • Jay C. Santos
  • Yoonki Chun
  • Daniel P. Connaughton
  • Meredith Flaherty

Best Publications

  • The influence of service quality on satisfaction and intention: A gender segmentation strategy

    Jeoung-Hak Lee;Hyun-Duck Kim;Yong Jae Ko;Michael Sagas

  • The relationship between organizational support, work-family conflict, and the job-life satisfaction of university coaches

    Marlene A. Dixon;Michael Sagas

  • Challenge Is Key: An Investigation of Affective Organizational Commitment in Undergraduate Interns

    Marlene A. Dixon;George B. Cunningham;Michael Sagas;Brian A. Turner

  • Access Discrimination in Intercollegiate Athletics

    George B. Cunningham;Michael Sagas

  • Does Having “the Right Stuff” Matter? Gender Differences in the Determinants of Career Success Among Intercollegiate Athletic Administrators

    Michael Sagas;George B. Cunningham

  • The Differential Effects of Human Capital for Male and Female Division I Basketball Coaches

    George B. Cunningham;Michael Sagas

  • Anticipated Career Satisfaction, Affective Occupational Commitment, and Intentions to Enter the Sport Management Profession

    George B. Cunningham;Michael Sagas;Marlene A Dixon;Aubrey Kent

  • The Application of Social Cognitive Career Theory to Sport and Leisure Career Choices

    George B. Cunningham;Jennifer Bruening;Melanie L. Sartore;Michael Sagas

  • Extensions and further examination of the job embeddedness construct.

    George B. Cunningham;Janet S. Fink;Michael Sagas

  • OCCUPATIONAL COMMITMENT AND INTENT TO LEAVE THE COACHING PROFESSION: Differences According to Race

    George B. Cunningham;Michael Sagas;Frank B. Ashley

  • Group Diversity, Occupational Commitment, and Occupational Turnover Intentions among NCAA Division IA Football Coaching Staffs

    George B. Cunningham;Michael Sagas

  • Gender and Sex Diversity in Sport Organizations: Introduction to a Special Issue

    George B. Cunningham;Michael Sagas

  • Coaching self-efficacy, desire to become a head coach, and occupational turnover intent: gender differences between NCAA assistant coaches of women's teams.

    G. B. Cunningham;M. Sagas;F. B. Ashley

  • Racial Differences in the Career Success of Assistant Football Coaches: The Role of Discrimination, Human Capital, and Social Capital1

    Michael Sagas;George B. Cunningham

  • Relationships between pay satisfaction, work‐family conflict, and coaching turnover intentions

    Timothy David Ryan;Michael Sagas

  • Predicting Head Coaching Intentions of Male and Female Assistant Coaches: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior

    Michael Sagas;George B. Cunningham;Donna Pastore

  • Occupational Turnover Intent Among Assistant Coaches of Women's Teams: The Role of Organizational Work Experiences

    George B. Cunningham;Michael Sagas

  • Gender Representation in the NCAA News : Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty?

    George B. Cunningham;Michael Sagas;Melanie L. Sartore;Michelle L. Amsden

  • 2022 Qatar World Cup Impact Perceptions among Qatar Residents

    Ahmed Al-Emadi;K. Kaplanidou;A. Diop;M. Sagas

  • An Application of the Social Cognitive Career Theory Model of Career Self-Management to College Athletes’ Career Planning for Life After Sport

    Elodie Wendling;Michael Sagas

  • Group Diversity, OccupationalCommitment, and OccupationalTurnover Intentions Among NCAADivision IA Football Coaching Staffs

    George B. Cunningham;Michael Sagas

Frequent Co-Authors

George B. Cunningham
George B. Cunningham Texas A&M University
Yong Jae Ko
Yong Jae Ko University of Florida
Kyriaki Kaplanidou
Kyriaki Kaplanidou University of Florida

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