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Robert A. Emmons 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 Robert A. Emmons sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 136 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert A. Emmons 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. Emmons sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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. 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

  • The psychology of religion.

    Robert A. Emmons;Raymond F. Paloutzian

  • The grateful disposition: A conceptual and empirical topography

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

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

    Robert A. Emmons;Michael E. McCullough

  • The independence of positive and negative affect.

    Ed Diener;Robert A. Emmons

  • Intensity and Frequency: Dimensions Underlying Positive and Negative Affect

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

  • The grateful disposition: A conceptual and empirical topography.

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

    Robert A. Emmons

  • Is gratitude a moral affect

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

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

    R. Chris Fraley

  • The Psychology of Gratitude

    Robert A. Emmons;Michael E. McCullough

  • The Psychology of Ultimate Concerns: Motivation and Spirituality in Personality

    Robert A. Emmons

  • Conflict over emotional expression: Psychological and physical correlates.

    Laura A. King;Robert A. Emmons

  • Factor analysis and construct validity of the Narcissistic Personality Inventory.

    Robert A. Emmons

  • Narcissism: theory and measurement

    Robert A. Emmons

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

    Robert A. Emmons;Laura A. King

  • 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

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

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

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

    Robert A. Emmons

  • Gratitude as a Human Strength: Appraising the Evidence

    Robert A. Emmons;Cheryl A. Crumpler

  • Affect intensity and reactions to daily life events.

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Ed Diener
Ed Diener University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Michael E. McCullough
Michael E. McCullough University of California, San Diego
Laura A. King
Laura A. King University of Missouri
Neal Krause
Neal Krause University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Randy J. Larsen
Randy J. Larsen Washington University in St. Louis
Gail Ironson
Gail Ironson University of Miami
Joshua N. Hook
Joshua N. Hook University of North Texas
Don E. Davis
Don E. Davis Georgia State University
Everett L. Worthington
Everett L. Worthington Virginia Commonwealth University

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