2026 Robert A. Emmons: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	80	1419	1268	849	741	136	97046

Overview

Robert A. Emmons is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily spans fields within Psychology and Social Sciences, with particular focus on subfields including Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and General Health Professions.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics related to psychological well-being and mental health. Key research themes include:

Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
COVID-19 and Mental Health
Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
Cultural Differences and Values
Emotions and Moral Behavior

Robert A. Emmons has published extensively in several academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

The Journal of Positive Psychology (3 publications)
Archives of Psychiatric Nursing (1 publication)
Religions (1 publication)
Human Development (1 publication)
Journal of Youth and Theology (1 publication)

The following recent papers illustrate the scope of their research contributions:

"Positive psychology in a pandemic: buffering, bolstering, and building mental health," 2021, The Journal of Positive Psychology
"Feeling the intangible: antecedents of gratitude toward intangible benefactors," 2021, The Journal of Positive Psychology
"Using digital storytelling to understand service users' mental health recovery and address stigma among nursing students," 2022, Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
"Exploring the cognitive context of gratitude to God: emotional impact and appraisals of benefits from God," 2023, The Journal of Positive Psychology
"Thanks Be to God: Divine Gratitude and Its Relationship to Well-Being," 2024, Religions

Frequent coauthors in their collaborations include:

Philip C. Watkins
Michael Frederick
Don E. Davis
Lea Waters
Sara B. Algoe

Best Publications

The Satisfaction With Life Scale.

Ed Diener;Robert A. Emmons;Randy J. Larsen;Sharon Griffin

39477
Citations
The psychology of religion.

Robert A. Emmons;Raymond F. Paloutzian

5569
Citations
The grateful disposition: A conceptual and empirical topography

Michael E. McCullough;Robert A. Emmons;Jo-Ann Tsang

4375
Citations
Counting blessings versus burdens: An experimental investigation of gratitude and subjective well-being in daily life.

Robert A. Emmons;Michael E. McCullough

3666
Citations
The independence of positive and negative affect.

Ed Diener;Robert A. Emmons

2897
Citations
Intensity and Frequency: Dimensions Underlying Positive and Negative Affect

Ed Diener;Randy J. Larsen;Steven Levine;Robert A. Emmons

2889
Citations
The grateful disposition: A conceptual and empirical topography.

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2706
Citations
Personal strivings: An approach to personality and subjective well-being.

Robert A. Emmons

2310
Citations
Is gratitude a moral affect

Michael E. McCullough;Shelley D. Kilpatrick;Robert A. Emmons;David B. Larson

1907
Citations
Attachment Stability From Infancy to Adulthood: Meta-Analysis and Dynamic Modeling of Developmental Mechanisms

R. Chris Fraley

1822
Citations
The Psychology of Gratitude

Robert A. Emmons;Michael E. McCullough

1349
Citations
The Psychology of Ultimate Concerns: Motivation and Spirituality in Personality

Robert A. Emmons

1269
Citations
Conflict over emotional expression: Psychological and physical correlates.

Laura A. King;Robert A. Emmons

1241
Citations
Factor analysis and construct validity of the Narcissistic Personality Inventory.

Robert A. Emmons

1212
Citations
Narcissism: theory and measurement

Robert A. Emmons

1198
Citations
Conflict among personal strivings: immediate and long-term implications for psychological and physical well-being.

Robert A. Emmons;Laura A. King

1104
Citations
Gratitude in Intermediate Affective Terrain: Links of Grateful Moods to Individual Differences and Daily Emotional Experience.

Michael E. McCullough;Jo Ann Tsang;Robert A. Emmons

1039
Citations
Counting blessings in early adolescents: an experimental study of gratitude and subjective well-being.

Jeffrey J. Froh;William J. Sefick;Robert A. Emmons

1010
Citations
Is Spirituality an Intelligence? Motivation, Cognition, and the Psychology of Ultimate Concern

Robert A. Emmons

855
Citations
Gratitude as a Human Strength: Appraising the Evidence

Robert A. Emmons;Cheryl A. Crumpler

677
Citations
Affect intensity and reactions to daily life events.

Randy J. Larsen;Ed Diener;Robert A. Emmons

624
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ed Diener University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Michael E. McCullough University of California, San Diego

Laura A. King University of Missouri

Neal Krause University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Randy J. Larsen Washington University in St. Louis

Gail Ironson University of Miami

Joshua N. Hook University of North Texas

Don E. Davis Georgia State University

Everett L. Worthington Virginia Commonwealth University

Daryl R. Van Tongeren Hope College

External Links

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