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Robert J. Rydell

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 31 11104 10388 5803 5295 59 6070

Robert J. Rydell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert J. Rydell between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert J. Rydell published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 2.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 2014. 2 of the 61 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 8. Peak 8 publications in 2014. 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 5 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 2 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 2 publications
2002 2025

61 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert J. Rydell: publications per year, 2002 to 2025
Year Publications
2002 1
2003 1
2004 1
2005 3
2006 4
2007 4
2008 4
2009 5
2010 5
2011 1
2012 5
2013 4
2014 8
2015 4
2016 1
2017 2
2018 3
2019 3
2020 0
2021 0
2022 0
2023 0
2024 0
2025 2
Total 61
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Robert J. Rydell 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 J. Rydell sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 51–60 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 59 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138 59
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Robert J. Rydell 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 J. Rydell sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 30–31 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 31 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398 31
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Overview

Robert J. Rydell is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States and has contributed to the fields of psychology with a particular focus on decision sciences and social psychology.

Their research primarily addresses areas such as decision-making and behavioral economics, social and intergroup psychology, cultural differences and values, as well as academic and historical perspectives in psychology.

The scientist's recent published papers include:

  • Population base rates as anchors in social categorization under uncertainty, 2025, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
  • The Role of Executive Functions in Stereotyping in the Face of Stereotype-Inconsistent Exemplars, 2025, Social Psychological and Personality Science

Robert J. Rydell frequently collaborates with the following coauthors:

  • Antonio G. Viera
  • Kurt Hugenberg
  • Edward R. Hirt

The research has been published in venues such as:

  • Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
  • Social Psychological and Personality Science

The main fields of study covered in their work are:

  • Psychology

Within this broad field, they have contributed to subfields including:

  • General Decision Sciences
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Social Psychology
  • General Psychology

Best Publications

  • Understanding implicit and explicit attitude change : A systems of reasoning analysis

    Robert J. Rydell;Allen R. McConnell

  • Stereotype threat and working memory: mechanisms, alleviation, and spillover.

    Sian L. Beilock;Robert J. Rydell;Allen R. McConnell

  • Of two minds: forming and changing valence-inconsistent implicit and explicit attitudes.

    Robert J. Rydell;Allen R. McConnell;Diane M. Mackie;Laura M. Strain

  • Multiple social identities and stereotype threat: Imbalance, accessibility, and working memory.

    Robert J. Rydell;Allen R. McConnell;Sian L. Beilock

  • On the Causal Mechanisms of Stereotype Threat: Can Skills That Don't Rely Heavily on Working Memory Still Be Threatened?

    Sian L. Beilock;William A. Jellison;Robert J. Rydell;Allen R. McConnell

  • Implicit and explicit attitudes respond differently to increasing amounts of counterattitudinal information

    Robert J. Rydell;Allen R. McConnell;Laura M. Strain;Heather M. Claypool

  • Generalization versus Contextualization in Automatic Evaluation.

    Bertram Gawronski;Robert J. Rydell;Bram Vervliet;Jan De Houwer

  • Arousal, Processing, and Risk Taking: Consequences of Intergroup Anger:

    Robert J. Rydell;Diane M. Mackie;Angela T. Maitner;Heather M. Claypool

  • Implicit Theories About Groups and Stereotyping The Role of Group Entitativity

    Robert J. Rydell;Kurt Hugenberg;Devin Ray;Diane M. Mackie

  • Consequences of discrepant explicit and implicit attitudes: Cognitive dissonance and increased information processing

    Robert J. Rydell;Allen R. McConnell;Diane M. Mackie

  • The effect of negative performance stereotypes on learning.

    Robert J Rydell;Michael T Rydell;Kathryn L Boucher

  • Forming implicit and explicit attitudes toward individuals: social group association cues.

    Allen R. McConnell;Robert J. Rydell;Laura M. Strain;Diane M. Mackie

  • I like you, I like you not: Understanding the formation of context-dependent automatic attitudes.

    Robert J. Rydell;Bertram Gawronski

  • Differentiating reactive and suspicious jealousy

    Robert J. Rydell;Robert G. Bringle

  • Whose self is it anyway? Self-aspect control moderates the relation between self-complexity and well-being.

    Allen R. McConnell;Jeanette M. Renaud;Kristy K. Dean;Sharin P. Green

  • Capitalizing on Multiple Social Identities to Prevent Stereotype Threat: The Moderating Role of Self-Esteem

    Robert J. Rydell;Kathryn L. Boucher

  • Changing categorization of self can change emotions about outgroups

    Devin G. Ray;Diane M. Mackie;Robert J. Rydell;Eliot R. Smith

  • Stereotype threat prevents perceptual learning

    Robert J. Rydell;Richard M. Shiffrin;Kathryn L. Boucher;Katie Van Loo

  • The Simple Life: On the Benefits of Low Self-Complexity

    Allen R. McConnell;Laura M. Strain;Christina M. Brown;Robert J. Rydell

  • On the experience of self-relevant feedback: How self-concept organization influences affective responses and self-evaluations

    Allen R. McConnell;Robert J. Rydell;Christina M. Brown

Frequent Co-Authors

Allen R. McConnell
Allen R. McConnell Miami University
Kurt Hugenberg
Kurt Hugenberg Indiana University
Diane M. Mackie
Diane M. Mackie University of California, Santa Barbara
Bertram Gawronski
Bertram Gawronski The University of Texas at Austin
Jan De Houwer
Jan De Houwer Ghent University
Bram Vervliet
Bram Vervliet KU Leuven
Sian L. Beilock
Sian L. Beilock Barnard College
Robert G. Bringle
Robert G. Bringle Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Eliot R. Smith
Eliot R. Smith Indiana University
Thomas H. Carr
Thomas H. Carr Michigan State University

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