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79
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36572
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1483
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81

Tom Postmes 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 Tom Postmes sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 706+

This scientist: 304 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 706 publications or more.

Tom Postmes 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 Tom Postmes sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Tom Postmes is affiliated with the University of Groningen in the Netherlands and works primarily within the Social Sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Sociology and Political Science, Communication, Social Psychology, General Health Professions, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

Their recent published papers explore various themes related to social dynamics, communication, and health. These include:

  • The psychology of online activism and social movements: relations between online and offline collective action, 2020, Current Opinion in Psychology
  • Chronic disaster impact: the long-term psychological and physical health consequences of housing damage due to induced earthquakes, 2021, BMJ Open
  • Feeling heard: Operationalizing a key concept for social relations, 2023, PLoS ONE
  • The microdynamics of social regulation: Comparing the navigation of disagreements in text-based online and face-to-face discussions, 2020, Group Processes & Intergroup Relations
  • The subtle spreading of sexist norms, 2020, Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

The research topics covered by Tom Postmes include:

  • Social Media and Politics
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Team Dynamics and Performance
  • Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
  • Risk Perception and Management

Frequent publication venues where their work appears include:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Group Processes & Intergroup Relations
  • European Journal of Social Psychology
  • Current Opinion in Psychology
  • BMJ Open

Collaborations form an important part of their research activity. Frequent co-authors include Carla Anne Roos, Namkje Koudenburg, Katherine Stroebe, Babet Kanis, and Hedy Greijdanus.

In addition to journal articles, Tom Postmes has contributed to book publications with the University of Groningen, including titles such as "Door schade wijzer:Het proces van schademeldingen en haar geschiedenis" and "De sociale impact van de gaswinning in Groningen meting maart 2020," both published in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Toward an integrative social identity model of collective action: A quantitative research synthesis of three socio-psychological perspectives

    Martijn van Zomeren;Tom Postmes;Russell Spears

  • The consequences of perceived discrimination for psychological well-being: A meta-analytic review.

    Michael T. Schmitt;Nyla R. Branscombe;Tom Postmes;Amber Garcia

  • Social Identity, Health and Well-Being: An Emerging Agenda for Applied Psychology

    S. Alexander Haslam;Jolanda Jetten;Tom Postmes;Catherine Haslam

  • A Social Identity Model of Deindividuation Phenomena

    S.D. Reicher;R. Spears;T.T. Postmes

  • Breaching or Building Social Boundaries? SIDE-Effects of Computer-Mediated Communication

    Tom Postmes;Russell Spears;Martin Lea

  • A single-item measure of social identification: Reliability, validity, and utility

    Tom Postmes;S. Alexander Haslam;Lise Jans

  • Deindividuation and antinormative behavior: A meta-analysis.

    Tom Postmes;Russell Spears

  • The Formation of Group Norms in Computer-Mediated Communication

    Tom Postmes;Russell Spears;Martin Lea

  • Social Influence in Computer-Mediated Communication: The Effects of Anonymity on Group Behavior

    Tom Postmes;Russell Spears;Khaled Sakhel;Daphne de Groot

  • Quality of decision making and group norms

    Tom Postmes;Russell Spears;Sezgin Cihangir

  • Stressing the group: social identity and the unfolding dynamics of responses to stress.

    S. Alexander Haslam;Stephen Reicher

  • The more (and the more compatible) the merrier: multiple group memberships and identity compatibility as predictors of adjustment after life transitions.

    Aarti Iyer;Jolanda Jetten;Jolanda Jetten;Dimitrios Tsivrikos;Tom Postmes

  • A social identity approach to trust: Interpersonal perception, group membership and trusting behaviour

    Martin Tanis;Tom Postmes

  • ‘We're all individuals’: group norms of individualism and collectivism, levels of identification and identity threat

    Jolanda Jetten;Tom Postmes;Brendan J. McAuliffe

  • Social influence in small groups: An interactive model of social identity formation

    Tom Postmes;S. Alexander Haslam;Roderick I. Swaab

  • Seeing one thing and doing another: Contrast effects in automatic behavior.

    A Dijksterhuis;Russell Spears;Tom Postmes;DA Stapel

  • Intergroup distinctiveness and differentiation: a meta-analytic integration.

    Jolanda Jetten;Russell Spears;Tom Postmes

  • More than a Metaphor: Organizational Identity Makes Organizational Life Possible

    S. Alexander Haslam;Tom Postmes;Naomi Ellemers

  • Oxford Handbook of Internet Psychology

    Adam Joinson;Katelyn McKenna;Tom Postmes;Ulf-Dietrich Reips

  • Comparing the effectiveness of monetary versus moral motives in environmental campaigning

    Jan Willem Bolderdijk;Linda Steg;E. S. Geller;P. K. Lehman

  • Communication and Commitment in Organizations: A Social Identity Approach

    Tom Postmes;Martin Tanis;Boudewijn de Wit

Frequent Co-Authors

Russell Spears
Russell Spears University of Groningen
S. Alexander Haslam
S. Alexander Haslam University of Queensland
Martijn van Zomeren
Martijn van Zomeren University of Groningen
Jolanda Jetten
Jolanda Jetten University of Queensland
Nico W. Van Yperen
Nico W. Van Yperen University of Groningen
Nyla R. Branscombe
Nyla R. Branscombe University of Kansas
Susanne Scheibe
Susanne Scheibe University of Groningen
Michelle K. Ryan
Michelle K. Ryan University of Exeter
Stephen Reicher
Stephen Reicher University of St Andrews
Colin Wayne Leach
Colin Wayne Leach Barnard College

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