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Valerie S. Folkes

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
32
Citations
11433
World Ranking
10709
National Ranking
5597

Valerie S. Folkes 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 Valerie S. Folkes sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 61 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.

Valerie S. Folkes 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 Valerie S. Folkes sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1991 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Valerie S. Folkes is a researcher affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their academic contributions and research work are recognized within the field of psychology.

In 1991, Valerie S. Folkes was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), marking a notable recognition within the professional community.

Best Publications

  • Consumer Reactions to Product Failure: An Attributional Approach

    Valerie S. Folkes

  • Recent Attribution Research in Consumer Behavior: A Review and New Directions

    Valerie S. Folkes

  • A Field Study of Causal Inferences and Consumer Reaction: The View from the Airport

    Valerie S. Folkes;Susan Koletsky;John L. Graham

  • Effects of Information About Firms’ Ethical and Unethical Actions on Consumers’ Attitudes

    Valerie S. Folkes;Michael A. Kamins

  • An attributional analysis of excuse giving: studies of a naive theory of emotion.

    Bernard Weiner;James Amirkhan;Valerie S. Folkes;Julie A. Verette

  • Humanizing brands: When brands seem to be like me, part of me, and in a relationship with me

    Deborah J. MacInnis;Valerie S. Folkes

  • The Availability Heuristic and Perceived Risk

    Valerie S. Folkes

  • The effect of package shape on consumers' judgments of product volume: Attention as a mental contaminant.

    Valerie Folkes;Shashi Matta

  • The Disciplinary Status of Consumer Behavior: A Sociology of Science Perspective on Key Controversies

    Deborah J. MacInnis;Valerie S. Folkes

  • Communicating the reasons for social rejection

    Valerie S. Folkes

  • Consumer Responses to Rumors: Good News, Bad News

    Michael A. Kamins;Valerie S. Folkes;Lars Perner

  • Effects of Seller-Supplied Prices on Buyers' Product Evaluations: Reference Prices in an Internet Auction Context

    Michael A. Kamins;Xavier Drèze;Valerie S. Folkes

  • Attributional influences on consumers' desires to communicate about products

    Mary T. Curren;Valerie S. Folkes

  • Witnessing Incivility among Employees: Effects on Consumer Anger and Negative Inferences about Companies

    Christine Porath;Debbie MacInnis;Valerie Folkes

  • Consumers' price perceptions of promoted products

    Valerie Folkes;Rita D. Wheat

  • Explanations for Successful and Unsuccessful Marketing Decisions: The Decision Maker's Perspective:

    Mary T. Curren;Valerie S. Folkes;Joel H. Steckel

  • The Positivity Effect in Perceptions of Services: Seen One, Seen Them All?

    Valerie S. Folkes;Vanessa M. Patrick

  • When to Say When: Effects of Supply on Usage

    Valerie S. Folkes;Ingrid M. Martin;Kamal Gupta

  • Attribution theory: Applications to achievement, mental health, and interpersonal conflict.

    Sandra Graham;Valerie S. Folkes

  • Communicating Low Ability in the Classroom: Bad Things Good Teachers Sometimes Do

    Sandra Graham;Valerie S. Folkes

  • Does everybody like a liker

    Valerie S. Folkes;David O. Sears

Frequent Co-Authors

Deborah J. MacInnis
Deborah J. MacInnis University of Southern California
Bernard Weiner
Bernard Weiner University of California, Los Angeles
David O. Sears
David O. Sears University of California, Los Angeles
John L. Graham
John L. Graham University of California, Irvine
Dhruv Grewal
Dhruv Grewal Babson College
David W. Stewart
David W. Stewart Loyola Marymount University

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