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Richard B. Slatcher

Richard B. Slatcher

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
37
Citations
7445
World Ranking
9101
National Ranking
4828

Richard B. Slatcher publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 144 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard B. Slatcher 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 Richard B. Slatcher sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard B. Slatcher is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States and works primarily within the field of Psychology, contributing notably to social and clinical psychology. Their research also spans sociology and political science, applied psychology, and immunology.

The main topics that characterize Slatcher's body of work include attachment and relationship dynamics, behavioral health and interventions, asthma and respiratory diseases, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, media influence and health, COVID-19 and mental health, and health disparities and outcomes.

Slatcher has published extensively, with significant contributions appearing in multiple journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Arabixiv (OSF Preprints)
  • Psychology of Sport and Exercise
  • Journal of Family Psychology

Among notable recent papers, the following provide insight into Slatcher's research focus and impact:

  • "Love in the Time of COVID: Perceived Partner Responsiveness Buffers People From Lower Relationship Quality Associated With COVID-Related Stressors," 2022, Social Psychological and Personality Science
  • "Estimating the Associations between Big Five Personality Traits, Testosterone, and Cortisol," 2021, Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology
  • "A descriptive literature review of early research on COVID-19 and close relationships," 2022, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
  • "Personality and Social Relationships: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go," 2023, Personality Science
  • "From Close to Ghost: Examining the Relationship Between the Need for Closure, Intentions to Ghost, and Reactions to Being Ghosted," 2023, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Collaborations have been a significant aspect of Slatcher's research activities, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Samuele Zilioli
  • Rhonda Nicole Balzarini
  • Giulia Zoppolat
  • Francesca Luca
  • Justyna Resztak

Their work integrates interdisciplinary approaches to social psychology, behavioral health, and physiological aspects of personality and relationships. This is reflected in research topics connecting psychological traits and biological markers such as hormones, as well as investigations into relationship quality during public health crises like COVID-19.

Best Publications

  • Marital quality and health: A meta-analytic review.

    Theodore F. Robles;Richard B. Slatcher;Joseph M. Trombello;Meghan M. McGinn

  • Language Style Matching Predicts Relationship Initiation and Stability

    Molly E. Ireland;Richard B. Slatcher;Paul W. Eastwick;Lauren E. Scissors

  • Are women really more talkative than men

    Matthias R. Mehl;Simine Vazire;Nairán Ramírez-Esparza;Richard B. Slatcher

  • How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Words The Social Effects of Expressive Writing

    Richard B. Slatcher;James W. Pennebaker

  • Winning words: Individual differences in linguistic style among U.S. presidential and vice presidential candidates

    Richard B. Slatcher;Cindy K. Chung;James W. Pennebaker;Lori D. Stone

  • A Social Psychological Perspective on the Links between Close Relationships and Health.

    Richard B. Slatcher;Emre Selcuk

  • Purpose in life predicts allostatic load ten years later

    Samuele Zilioli;Richard B. Slatcher;Anthony D. Ong;Tara L. Gruenewald

  • Am “I” more important than “we”? Couples’ word use in instant messages

    Richard B. Slatcher;Simine Vazire;James W. Pennebaker

  • Physician Racial Bias and Word Use during Racially Discordant Medical Interactions

    Nao Hagiwara;Richard B. Slatcher;Susan Eggly;Louis A. Penner

  • Perceived Partner Responsiveness Predicts Diurnal Cortisol Profiles 10 Years Later

    Richard B. Slatcher;Emre Selcuk;Anthony D. Ong

  • Romantic Relationships and Health

    Timothy J. Loving;Richard B. Slatcher

  • Testosterone and self-reported dominance interact to influence human mating behavior

    Richard B. Slatcher;Pranjal H. Mehta;Robert A. Josephs

  • Smartphones and Close Relationships: The Case for an Evolutionary Mismatch.

    David A. Sbarra;Julia L. Briskin;Richard B. Slatcher

  • Perceived Partner Responsiveness Predicts Better Sleep Quality Through Lower Anxiety

    Emre Selcuk;Sarah C. E. Stanton;Richard B. Slatcher;Anthony D. Ong

  • Love in the Time of Covid: Perceived Partner Responsiveness Buffers People from Lower Relationship Quality Associated with Covid-Related Stressors

    Balzarini Rn;Muise A;Zoppolat G;Di Bartolomeo A

  • Marital Functioning and Physical Health: Implications for Social and Personality Psychology

    Richard B. Slatcher

  • Momentary work worries, marital disclosure, and salivary cortisol among parents of young children.

    Richard B. Slatcher;Theodore F. Robles;Rena L. Repetti;Michelle D. Fellows

  • Love in the Time of COVID: Perceived Partner Responsiveness Buffers People From Lower Relationship Quality Associated With COVID-Related Stressors

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  • Preschoolers' everyday conflict at home and diurnal cortisol patterns.

    Richard B. Slatcher;Theodore F. Robles

  • Protective Processes Underlying the Links between Marital Quality and Physical Health.

    Richard B Slatcher;Dominik Schoebi

  • Daily Self-Disclosure and Sleep in Couples

    Heidi S. Kane;Richard B. Slatcher;Bridget M. Reynolds;Rena L. Repetti

Frequent Co-Authors

James W. Pennebaker
James W. Pennebaker The University of Texas at Austin
Peilian Chi
Peilian Chi University of Macau
Derek E. Wildman
Derek E. Wildman University of South Florida
Theodore F. Robles
Theodore F. Robles University of California, Los Angeles
Anthony D. Ong
Anthony D. Ong Cornell University
Simine Vazire
Simine Vazire University of Melbourne
Xiaoquan Wen
Xiaoquan Wen University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Louis A. Penner
Louis A. Penner Wayne State University
Jeffrey T. Hancock
Jeffrey T. Hancock Stanford University
Arthur Aron
Arthur Aron Stony Brook University

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