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Susan Sprecher 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 Susan Sprecher sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 198 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Susan Sprecher 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 Susan Sprecher sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Susan Sprecher is affiliated with Illinois State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research within psychology and social sciences. Their work primarily addresses topics related to attachment and relationship dynamics, evolutionary psychology and human behavior, family dynamics and relationships, gender studies, behavioral health and interventions, social and intergroup psychology, and consumer behavior in brand consumption and identification.

The scientist's main fields of study include psychology and social sciences. Subfields of particular focus are social psychology, sociology and political science, experimental and cognitive psychology, gender studies, and clinical psychology.

Their research output is published frequently in several academic venues, notably:

  • Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
  • Interpersona An International Journal on Personal Relationships
  • Personal Relationships
  • Current Psychology
  • Computers in Human Behavior

Recent selected papers authored or co-authored by Sprecher include:

  • "Is chatting with a sophisticated chatbot as good as chatting online or FTF with a stranger?" (2021) in Computers in Human Behavior
  • "Closeness and other affiliative outcomes generated from the Fast Friends procedure: A comparison with a small-talk task and unstructured self-disclosure and the moderating role of mode of communication" (2021) in Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
  • "Social Network Pressure on Women and Men to Enter a Romantic Relationship and Fear of Being Single" (2021) in Interpersona An International Journal on Personal Relationships
  • "Acquaintanceships (weak ties): Their role in people's web of relationships and their formation" (2022) in Personal Relationships
  • "Social Bonding in Initial Acquaintance: Effects of Modality and Modality Order" (2021) in Social Psychology Quarterly

Collaborations have been a consistent part of Sprecher's scholarly activity, with frequent co-authors including Jeremy B. Kanter, Amy Rauer, Michelle Drouin, Diane Felmlee, and Julie Verette-Lindenbaum.

Best Publications

  • Measuring passionate love in intimate relationships.

    Elaine Hatfield;Susan Sprecher

  • Online Dating A Critical Analysis From the Perspective of Psychological Science

    Eli J. Finkel;Paul W. Eastwick;Benjamin R. Karney;Harry T. Reis

  • Mirror, Mirror: The Importance of Looks in Everyday Life

    Elaine Hatfield;Susan Sprecher

  • Compassionate love for close others and humanity

    Susan Sprecher;Beverley Fehr

  • Sexual satisfaction in premarital relationships: associations with satisfaction, love, commitment, and stability.

    Susan Sprecher

  • Sexuality in marriage, dating, and other relationships: A decade review

    F. Scott Christopher;Susan Sprecher

  • Mate selection preferences: gender differences examined in a national sample.

    Susan Sprecher;Quintin Sullivan;Elaine Hatfield

  • Self-Disclosure in Intimate Relationships: Associations with Individual and Relationship Characteristics Over Time

    Susan K Sprecher;Susan S Hendrick

  • The incidence and frequency of marital sex in a national sample

    Vaughn Call;Susan Sprecher;Pepper Schwartz

  • Sexual Satisfaction and Sexual Expression as Predictors of Relationship Satisfaction and Stability

    Susan Sprecher;Rodney M. Cate

  • Liking Some Things (in Some People) more than Others: Partner Preferences in Romantic Relationships and Friendships

    Susan Sprecher;Pamela C. Regan

  • Social exchange theories and sexuality

    Susan Sprecher

  • The dissolution of intimate relationships: a Hazard model

    Diane Felmlee;Susan Sprecher;Edward Bassin

  • Development of the `Romantic Beliefs Scale' and Examination of the Effects of Gender and Gender-Role Orientation

    Susan Sprecher;Sandra Metts

  • The influence of parents and friends on the quality and stability of romantic relationships: A three-wave longitudinal investigation.

    Susan Sprecher;Diane Felmlee

  • Partner preferences: What characteristics do men and women desire in their short-term sexual and long-term romantic partners?

    Pamela C. Regan;Lauren Levin Ms;Susan Sprecher;F. Scott Christopher

  • The relation between inequity and emotions in close relationships

    Susan Sprecher

  • Equity and social exchange in dating couples : Associations with satisfaction, commitment, and stability

    Susan Sprecher

  • Equity and Intimate Relations: Recent Research

    Elaine Hatfield;Jane Traupmann;Susan Sprecher;Mary Utne

  • Taking turns: Reciprocal self-disclosure promotes liking in initial interactions☆

    Susan Sprecher;Stanislav Treger;Joshua D. Wondra;Nicole Hilaire

  • Encyclopedia of human relationships, Vols. 1-3

    Harry T. Reis;Susan Sprecher

Frequent Co-Authors

Elaine Hatfield
Elaine Hatfield University of Hawaii at Manoa
Diane Felmlee
Diane Felmlee Pennsylvania State University
John H. Harvey
John H. Harvey University of Iowa
Beverley Fehr
Beverley Fehr University of Winnipeg
Benjamin R. Karney
Benjamin R. Karney University of California, Los Angeles
Eli J. Finkel
Eli J. Finkel Northwestern University
Paul W. Eastwick
Paul W. Eastwick University of California, Davis
Harry T. Reis
Harry T. Reis University of Rochester
Ellen Berscheid
Ellen Berscheid University of Minnesota
Lucia F. O'Sullivan
Lucia F. O'Sullivan University of New Brunswick

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