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Piers Steel publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Piers Steel sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 94 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Piers Steel D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Piers Steel sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 45 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Piers Steel is affiliated with the University of Calgary in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Business, Management and Accounting, with a focus on several subfields including Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Applied Psychology, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

Their work addresses multiple topics within these disciplines, including:

  • Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Team Dynamics and Performance
  • Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
  • Medical Education and Admissions

Among recent publications, notable papers authored or co-authored include:

  • "A meta-analytic investigation of the antecedents, theoretical correlates, and consequences of moral disengagement at work." (2021), published in Journal of Applied Psychology
  • "The anatomy of an award-winning meta-analysis: Recommendations for authors, reviewers, and readers of meta-analytic reviews" (2021), published in Journal of International Business Studies
  • "A comparative evaluation of seven instruments for measuring values comprising Hofstede's model of culture" (2022), published in Journal of World Business
  • "The relationship between entrepreneurial intention and behavior: A meta-analytic review" (2023), published in The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • "Motivational congruence effect: How reward salience and choice influence motivation and performance" (2020), published in Cogent Business & Management

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Piers Steel include:

  • Hadi Fariborzi
  • Rosa Hendijani
  • Frode Svartdal
  • Vas Taras
  • Timothy G. Wingate

Piers Steel has contributed multiple articles to well-known publication venues such as the Academy of Management Proceedings, Frontiers in Psychology, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of World Business, and Journal of International Business Studies.

Recognition for their contributions includes being named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2018.

Best Publications

  • The nature of procrastination: A meta-analytic and theoretical review of quintessential self-regulatory failure.

    Piers Steel

  • Refining the relationship between personality and subjective well-being.

    Piers Steel;Joseph Schmidt;Jonas Shultz

  • Examining the impact of Culture's consequences: a three-decade, multilevel, meta-analytic review of Hofstede's cultural value dimensions.

    Vas Taras;Bradley L. Kirkman;Piers Steel

  • A META-ANALYSIS OF THE ANTECEDENTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF WORKPLACE SEXUAL HARASSMENT

    Chelsea R. Willness;Piers Steel;Kibeom Lee

  • Integrating Theories of Motivation

    Piers Steel;Cornelius J. König

  • A meta-analysis of the effects of cell phones on driver performance

    Jeff K. Caird;Chelsea R. Willness;Piers Steel;Charles Scialfa

  • Arousal, avoidant and decisional procrastinators: Do they exist?

    Piers Steel

  • Half a century of measuring culture: Review of approaches, challenges, and limitations based on the analysis of 121 instruments for quantifying culture

    Vas Taras;Julie Rowney;Piers Steel

  • Academic Procrastination: Psychological Antecedents Revisited

    Piers Steel;Katrin B Klingsieck

  • Improving national cultural indices using a longitudinal meta-analysis of Hofstede's dimensions

    Vas Taras;Piers Steel;Bradley L. Kirkman

  • Procrastination and personality, performance, and mood

    Piers Steel;Thomas Brothen;Cathrine A Wambach

  • A meta-analysis of the effects of texting on driving

    Jeff K. Caird;Kate A. Johnston;Chelsea R. Willness;Mark Asbridge

  • Sex, Education and Procrastination: An Epidemiological Study of Procrastinators' Characteristics from a Global Sample

    Piers Steel;Joseph Ferrari

  • Timing is everything: A meta-analysis of the relationships between organizational performance and innovation

    Frances E. Bowen;Mahdi Rostami;Piers Steel

  • Comparing meta-analytic moderator estimation techniques under realistic conditions.

    Piers D. Steel;John D. Kammeyer-Mueller

  • Does Country Equate with Culture? Beyond Geography in the Search for Cultural Boundaries

    Vas Taras;Piers Steel;Bradley L. Kirkman

  • The Price Elasticities of Charitable Contributions: A Meta-Analysis

    John Peloza;Piers Steel

  • DOES ICT GENERATE ECONOMIC GROWTH? A META-REGRESSION ANALYSIS

    T. D. Stanley;Hristos Doucouliagos;Piers Steel

  • Personality and happiness: A national-level analysis.

    Piers Steel;Deniz S. Ones

  • Procrastination's Impact in the Workplace and the Workplace's Impact on Procrastination

    Brenda Nguyen;Piers Steel;Joseph R. Ferrari

Frequent Co-Authors

Bradley L. Kirkman
Bradley L. Kirkman North Carolina State University
John D. Kammeyer-Mueller
John D. Kammeyer-Mueller University of Minnesota
Joseph R. Ferrari
Joseph R. Ferrari DePaul University
T. D. Stanley
T. D. Stanley Deakin University
Robert A. Cummins
Robert A. Cummins Deakin University
Kibeom Lee
Kibeom Lee University of Calgary
Eva Penelo
Eva Penelo Autonomous University of Barcelona
Cornelius J. König
Cornelius J. König Saarland University
Deniz S. Ones
Deniz S. Ones University of Minnesota
Charles T. Scialfa
Charles T. Scialfa University of Calgary

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