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Robert A. Carels

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
38
Citations
5884
World Ranking
8895
National Ranking
4726

Robert A. Carels publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 114 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert A. Carels 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 Robert A. Carels sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert A. Carels is affiliated with East Carolina University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on topics related to obesity, eating disorders, psychological aspects of weight stigma, and health practices.

Their notable recent papers include:

  • "Weight stigma and media: An examination of the effect of advertising campaigns on weight bias, internalized weight bias, self-esteem, body image, and affect" (2020, Body Image)
  • "A brief pilot self-compassion intervention for women with overweight/obesity and internalized weight bias: Feasibility, acceptability, and future directions" (2021, Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science)
  • "Comparing stigmatizing attitudes toward anorexia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, avoidant-restrictive food intake disorder, and subthreshold eating behaviors in college students" (2020, Eating Behaviors)
  • "Experienced weight stigma, internalized weight bias, and maladaptive eating patterns among heterosexual and sexual minority individuals" (2022, Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity)
  • "Associations between husbands' weight bias and related concerns and husbands' and wives' psychological and relationship outcomes" (2020, Body Image)

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Damon L. Swift
  • Joshua E. McGee
  • Joseph A. Houmard
  • Walter J. Pories
  • Laura E. Matarese

Robert A. Carels publishes regularly in several academic journals, with notable venues being:

  • Stigma and Health
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • Circulation
  • Body Image
  • Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science

Their scholarly work is situated mainly within the fields of Medicine and Psychology. Within these broad areas, they have contributed to specialized subfields including Clinical Psychology, Pharmacy, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Epidemiology.

The central topics in their research encompass:

  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Humor Studies and Applications

Best Publications

  • Using motivational interviewing as a supplement to obesity treatment: a stepped-care approach.

    Robert A. Carels;Lynn Darby;Holly M. Cacciapaglia;Krista Konrad

  • Food addiction in adults seeking weight loss treatment. Implications for psychosocial health and weight loss.

    Jacob M. Burmeister;Nova Hinman;Afton Koball;Debra A. Hoffmann

  • The association between disease severity, functional status, depression and daily quality of life in congestive heart failure patients.

    Robert A Carels

  • Individual differences in food perceptions and calorie estimation: an examination of dieting status, weight, and gender.

    Robert A. Carels;Krista Konrad;Jessica Harper

  • Overt weight stigma, psychological distress and weight loss treatment outcomes.

    Carissa B. Wott;Robert A. Carels

  • Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease (ENRICHD) study intervention: rationale and design.

    L. Berkman;A. Jaffe;R. Carney;S. Czajkowski

  • Qualitative perceptions and caloric estimations of healthy and unhealthy foods by behavioral weight loss participants.

    Robert A. Carels;Jessica Harper;Krista Konrad

  • The Sanctification of the Body and Behavioral Health Patterns of College Students

    Annette Mahoney;Robert A. Carels;Kenneth I. Pargament;Amy B. Wachholtz

  • Implicit, explicit, and internalized weight bias and psychosocial maladjustment among treatment-seeking adults.

    R.A. Carels;C.B. Wott;K.M. Young;A. Gumble

  • The relationship between self-monitoring, outcome expectancies, difficulties with eating and exercise, and physical activity and weight loss treatment outcomes.

    Robert A Carels;Lynn A Darby;Sofia Rydin;Olivia M Douglass

  • An ecological momentary assessment of relapse crises in dieting.

    Robert A. Carels;Olivia M. Douglass;Holly M. Cacciapaglia;William H. O'Brien

  • Cognitions in marriage : The relationship between standards and attributions

    Donald H. Baucom;Norman Epstein;Anthony D. Daiuto;Robert A. Carels

  • Support in marriage: Factors associated with on-line perceptions of support helpfulness.

    Robert A. Carels;Donald H. Baucom

  • Ecological momentary assessment of temptation and lapse in dieting.

    Robert A Carels;Jody Hoffman;Allison Collins;Alana C Raber

  • Reducing cardiovascular risk factors in postmenopausal women through a lifestyle change intervention.

    Robert Albert Carels;Lynn A. Darby;Holly M. Cacciapaglia;Olivia M. Douglass

  • Weight bias and weight loss treatment outcomes in treatment-seeking adults.

    Robert A. Carels;Kathleen M. Young;Carissa B. Wott;Jessica Harper

  • Internalized weight bias: ratings of the self, normal weight, and obese individuals and psychological maladjustment

    Robert A. Carels;J. Burmeister;M. W. Oehlhof;N. Hinman

  • A randomized trial comparing two approaches to weight loss: differences in weight loss maintenance.

    Robert A Carels;Jacob M Burmeister;Afton M Koball;Marissa W Oehlhof

  • The early identification of poor treatment outcome in a women's weight loss program

    Robert A Carels;Holly M Cacciapaglia;Olivia M Douglass;Sofia Rydin

  • Psychosocial influences on blood pressure during daily life.

    Robert A Carels;Andrew Sherwood;James A Blumenthal

  • Psychosocial functioning and physical symptoms in heart failure patients: a within-individual approach.

    Robert A Carels;Dara Musher-Eizenman;Holly Cacciapaglia;Carlos I Pérez-Benı́tez

  • Associations between evaluation anxiety, cognitive interference and performance on working memory tasks

    Brent Coy;William H. O'Brien;Tracy Tabaczynski;Jebediah Northern

  • The Effects of Reality Television on Weight Bias: An Examination of The Biggest Loser

    Sarah E. Domoff;Nova G. Hinman;Afton M. Koball;Amy Storfer-Isser

  • RESEARCH: "The Sanctification of the Body and Behavioral Health Patterns of College Students"

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

James A. Blumenthal
James A. Blumenthal Duke University
Andrew Sherwood
Andrew Sherwood Duke University
Joseph A. Houmard
Joseph A. Houmard East Carolina University
Walter J. Pories
Walter J. Pories East Carolina University
Donald H. Baucom
Donald H. Baucom University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dara R. Musher-Eizenman
Dara R. Musher-Eizenman Bowling Green State University
Petra H.M. Peeters
Petra H.M. Peeters Utrecht University
Antonia Trichopoulou
Antonia Trichopoulou National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Anne Tjønneland
Anne Tjønneland University of Copenhagen
Anke Hinney
Anke Hinney University of Duisburg-Essen

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