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63
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36900
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3040
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Vladas Griskevicius 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 Vladas Griskevicius sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 131 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Vladas Griskevicius 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 Vladas Griskevicius sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Vladas Griskevicius is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on fields related to Psychology, with specific contributions across Social Psychology, Applied Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and General Decision Sciences.

The scientist's work covers various topics including:

  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • Optimism, Hope, and Well-being

Griskevicius has published research in a selection of academic venues, notably:

  • Journal of the Association for Consumer Research
  • Development and Psychopathology
  • Journal of Consumer Research
  • Social Marketing Quarterly

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Scarcity and Consumer Decision Making: Is Scarcity a Mindset, a Threat, a Reference Point, or a Journey?" (2020) published in Journal of the Association for Consumer Research
  • "The effects of childhood unpredictability and harshness on emotional control and relationship quality: A life history perspective" (2021) published in Development and Psychopathology
  • "From Cradle to Grave: How Childhood and Current Environments Impact Consumers' Subjective Life Expectancy and Decision-Making" (2020) published in Journal of Consumer Research
  • "Understanding How Sustainability Initiatives Fail: A Framework to Aid Design of Effective Interventions" (2020) published in Social Marketing Quarterly
  • "How Early-Life Resource Scarcity Influences Self-Confidence and Task Completion Judgments" (2020) published in Journal of the Association for Consumer Research

Frequent coauthors in the scientist's publications include:

  • Ohad Szepsenwol
  • Jeffry A. Simpson
  • Osnat Zamir
  • Chiraag Mittal
  • Kelly Goldsmith

Griskevicius's research integrates multiple perspectives and methodologies within psychology to examine how environmental factors, childhood experiences, and decision-making processes influence behavior and emotional well-being.

Best Publications

  • The Constructive, Destructive, and Reconstructive Power of Social Norms

    P. Wesley Schultz;Jessica M. Nolan;Robert B. Cialdini;Noah J. Goldstein

  • A Room with a Viewpoint: Using Social Norms to Motivate Environmental Conservation in Hotels

    Noah J. Goldstein;Robert B. Cialdini;Vladas Griskevicius

  • Going green to be seen: Status, reputation, and conspicuous conservation.

    Vladas Griskevicius;Joshua M. Tybur;Bram Van den Bergh

  • Normative Social Influence is Underdetected

    Jessica M. Nolan;P. Wesley Schultz;Robert B. Cialdini;Noah J. Goldstein

  • Renovating the Pyramid of Needs: Contemporary Extensions Built Upon Ancient Foundations

    Douglas T. Kenrick;Vladas Griskevicius;Steven L. Neuberg;Mark Schaller

  • Microbes, mating, and morality: individual differences in three functional domains of disgust.

    Joshua M. Tybur;Debra Lieberman;Vladas Griskevicius

  • Blatant benevolence and conspicuous consumption: When romantic motives elicit strategic costly signals.

    Vladas Griskevicius;Joshua M. Tybur;Jill M. Sundie;Robert B. Cialdini

  • The influence of mortality and socioeconomic status on risk and delayed rewards: a life history theory approach.

    Vladas Griskevicius;Joshua M. Tybur;Andrew W. Delton;Theresa E. Robertson

  • The evolutionary basis of risky adolescent behavior: Implications for science, policy, and practice

    Bruce J. Ellis;Marco Del Giudice;Thomas J. Dishion;Aurelio José Figueredo

  • Peacocks, Porsches, and Thorstein Veblen: Conspicuous Consumption as a Sexual Signaling System

    Jill M. Sundie;Douglas T. Kenrick;Vladas Griskevicius;Joshua M. Tybur

  • When the Economy Falters, Do People Spend or Save? Responses to Resource Scarcity Depend on Childhood Environments

    Vladas Griskevicius;Joshua M. Ackerman;Stephanie M. Cantú;Andrew W. Delton

  • Environmental Contingency in Life History Strategies: The Influence of Mortality and Socioeconomic Status on Reproductive Timing

    Vladas Griskevicius;Andrew W. Delton;Theresa E. Robertson;Joshua M. Tybur

  • Conspicuous consumption, relationships, and rivals: Women's luxury products as signals to other women

    Yajin Wang;Vladas Griskevicius

  • Going Along Versus Going Alone: When Fundamental Motives Facilitate Strategic (Non)Conformity

    Vladas Griskevicius;Noah J. Goldstein;Chad R. Mortensen;Robert B. Cialdini

  • Evolution, stress, and sensitive periods: the influence of unpredictability in early versus late childhood on sex and risky behavior.

    Jeffry A. Simpson;Vladas Griskevicius;Sally I-Chun Kuo;Sooyeon Sung

  • Fundamental motives: How evolutionary needs influence consumer behavior

    Vladas Griskevicius;Douglas T. Kenrick

  • Aggress to impress: hostility as an evolved context-dependent strategy.

    Vladas Griskevicius;Joshua M. Tybur;Steven W. Gangestad;Elaine F. Perea

  • Influence of different positive emotions on persuasion processing: a functional evolutionary approach.

    Vladas Griskevicius;Michelle N. Shiota;Samantha L. Neufeld

  • Peacocks, Picasso, and parental investment: The effects of romantic motives on creativity

    Vladas Griskevicius;Robert B. Cialdini;Douglas T. Kenrick

  • Beyond risk and protective factors: An adaptation-based approach to resilience

    Bruce J. Ellis;Jean Marie Bianchi;Vladas Griskevicius;Willem E. Frankenhuis

  • Blatant Benevolence and Conspicuous Consumption: When Romantic Motives Elicit Strategic Costly Signals

    Vladas Griskevicius;Joshua Tybur;Jill Sundie

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas T. Kenrick
Douglas T. Kenrick Arizona State University
Jeffry A. Simpson
Jeffry A. Simpson University of Minnesota
Robert B. Cialdini
Robert B. Cialdini Arizona State University
Joshua M. Tybur
Joshua M. Tybur Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Norman P. Li
Norman P. Li Singapore Management University
Joshua M. Ackerman
Joshua M. Ackerman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Steven L. Neuberg
Steven L. Neuberg Arizona State University
P. Wesley Schultz
P. Wesley Schultz Claremont Graduate University
Mark van Vugt
Mark van Vugt Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Mark Schaller
Mark Schaller University of British Columbia

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