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Oscar Ybarra 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 Oscar Ybarra sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 96 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Oscar Ybarra 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 Oscar Ybarra sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Oscar Ybarra is a researcher affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their work spans multiple fields, primarily within psychology and social sciences, with significant emphasis on sociology, political science, and social psychology. Their research also engages with experimental and cognitive psychology, literature and literary theory, and communication studies.

The main topics covered by their research include cultural differences and values, social and intergroup psychology, the impact of technology on adolescents, media influence and health, social media and politics, identity, memory and therapy, as well as attachment and relationship dynamics.

Oscar Ybarra has contributed to various academic journals, with publications appearing in venues such as:

  • Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal
  • Trends in Cognitive Sciences
  • Self and Identity
  • PLoS ONE
  • Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology

Among recent papers by Oscar Ybarra are:

  • "Social Media and Well-Being: Pitfalls, Progress, and Next Steps" (2020), published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences
  • "Identity lost and found: Self-concept clarity in social network site contexts" (2021), published in Self and Identity
  • "The skills that help employees adapt: Empirical validation of a four-category framework" (2023), published in PLoS ONE
  • "Symbolic threat affects negative self-conscious emotions" (2020), published in Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology
  • "Better to brag: Underestimating the risks of avoiding positive self-disclosures in close relationships" (2021), published in Journal of Personality

Oscar Ybarra frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Todd Chan
  • Qing Yang
  • Yufang Zhao
  • Kees van den Bos
  • Savannah Adams

Best Publications

  • Facebook use predicts declines in subjective well-being in young adults.

    Ethan Kross;Philippe Verduyn;Emre Demiralp;Jiyoung Park

  • Do Social Network Sites Enhance or Undermine Subjective Well‐Being? A Critical Review

    Philippe Verduyn;Philippe Verduyn;Oscar Ybarra;Maxime Résibois;John Jonides

  • Passive Facebook usage undermines affective well-being: Experimental and longitudinal evidence

    Philippe Verduyn;David Seungjae Lee;Jiyoung Park;Holly Shablack

  • Prejudice toward immigrants

    Walter G. Stephan;Oscar Ybarra;Guy Bachman

  • The Role of Threats in the Racial Attitudes of Blacks and Whites

    Walter G. Stephan;Kurt A. Boniecki;Oscar Ybarra;Ann Bettencourt

  • Prejudice toward Immigrants to Spain and Israel: An Integrated Threat Theory Analysis

    Walter G. Stephan;Oscar Ybarra;Carmen Martnez Martnez;Joseph Schwarzwald

  • A Warm Heart and a Clear Head The Contingent Effects of Weather on Mood and Cognition

    Matthew C. Keller;Barbara L. Fredrickson;Oscar Ybarra;Stéphane Côté

  • White Americans' Genetic Lay Theories of Race Differences and Sexual Orientation: Their Relationship with Prejudice toward Blacks, and Gay Men and Lesbians.

    Toby Epstein Jayaratne;Oscar Ybarra;Jane P. Sheldon;Tony N. Brown

  • How Priming the Private Self or Collective Self Affects the Relative Weights of Attitudes and Subjective Norms

    Oscar Ybarra;David Trafimow

  • Social Media and Well-Being: Pitfalls, Progress, and Next Steps

    Ethan Kross;Philippe Verduyn;Gal Sheppes;Cory K. Costello

  • Intergroup Threat Theory

    Walter G. Stephan;Oscar Ybarra;Kimberly Rios

  • Mental Exercising Through Simple Socializing: Social Interaction Promotes General Cognitive Functioning

    Oscar Ybarra;Eugene Burnstein;Piotr Winkielman;Matthew C. Keller

  • Preferred Styles of Conflict Resolution: Mexico and the United States

    Cristina Gabrielidis;Walter G. Stephan;Oscar Ybarra;Virginia M. Dos Santos Pearson

  • Young and old adults' concerns about morality and competence

    Oscar Ybarra;Emily Chan;Denise C. Park

  • Predicting Whether Multiculturalism Positively or Negatively Influences White Americans’ Intergroup Attitudes: The Role of Ethnic Identification:

    Kimberly Rios Morrison;Victoria C. Plaut;Oscar Ybarra

  • Cultural styles, relationship schemas, and prejudice against out-groups.

    Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks;Richard E. Nisbett;Oscar Ybarra

  • Intergroup Threat Theory

    Walter G. Stephan;Cookie White Stephan

  • Sexual Submissiveness in Women: Costs for Sexual Autonomy and Arousal

    Diana T. Sanchez;Amy K. Kiefer;Oscar Ybarra

  • Group status, perceptions of threat, and support for social inequality

    Kimberly Rios Morrison;Nathanael J. Fast;Oscar Ybarra

  • Life's recurring challenges and the fundamental dimensions: An integration and its implications for cultural differences and similarities

    Oscar Ybarra;Emily Chan;Hyekyung Park;Eugene Burnstein

  • Cultural styles, relational schemas, and prejudice against out-groups.

    Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks;Richard E. Nisbett;Oscar Ybarra

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter G. Stephan
Walter G. Stephan New Mexico State University
Ethan Kross
Ethan Kross University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Philippe Verduyn
Philippe Verduyn Maastricht University
John Jonides
John Jonides University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jeffrey Kaye
Jeffrey Kaye Oregon Health & Science University
Richard E. Nisbett
Richard E. Nisbett University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Matthew C. Keller
Matthew C. Keller Washington University in St. Louis
Diana T. Sanchez
Diana T. Sanchez Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Linda A. Jackson
Linda A. Jackson Michigan State University
Denise C. Park
Denise C. Park The University of Texas at Dallas

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