2026 William Ickes: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	69	2350	2145	1366	1219	200	20817

Overview

William Ickes is affiliated with The University of Texas at Arlington in the United States. Their research activities primarily focus on the field of psychology, with particular contributions in clinical psychology, social psychology, sociology and political science, experimental and cognitive psychology, and applied psychology.

The scientist's scholarly work covers various interconnected topics, including:

Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Personality Traits and Psychology
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
Social and Intergroup Psychology
Emotional Intelligence and Performance

William Ickes has contributed numerous articles across frequent publication venues, such as:

Personality and Individual Differences
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
International Journal of Psychology
Personal Relationships
Psychological Studies

Among recent publications associated either as author or co-author, some key papers include:

"The self-concepts of people with Dark Triad traits tend to be weaker, less clearly defined, and more state-related" (2021), Personality and Individual Differences
"How is Machiavellianism related to locus of control?: A meta-analytic review" (2021), Personality and Individual Differences
"The Dark Triad trait of psychopathy and message framing predict risky decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic" (2021), International Journal of Psychology
"Dark Triad traits, recalled and current quality of the parent-child relationship: A non-western replication and extension" (2021), Personality and Individual Differences
"Self-concept clarity as a predictor of self-disclosure in romantic relationships" (2020), Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

William Ickes collaborates frequently with a number of co-authors, including:

Maryam Tajmirriyahi
Lesley Verhofstadt
Céline Hinnekens
Laura Sels
Eva Ceulemans

Best Publications

New directions in attribution research

John H. Harvey;William John Ickes;Robert F. Kidd

2246
Citations
Personality and social behavior

Mark Snyder;W. Ickes

1360
Citations
Handbook of personal relationships: Theory, research and interventions.

Steve Duck

854
Citations
The Social Neuroscience of Empathy

Jean Decety;William John Ickes

852
Citations
Naturalistic Social Cognition: Empathic Accuracy in Mixed-Sex Dyads

William Ickes;Linda Stinson;Victor Bissonnette;Stella Garcia

696
Citations
Self‐Motivation and Adherence to Habitual Physical Activity

Rod K. Dishman;William Ickes;William P. Morgan

562
Citations
Gender differences in empathic accuracy: Differential ability or differential motivation?

William Ickes;Paul R. Gesn;Tiffany Graham

444
Citations
Empathic accuracy in the interactions of male friends versus male strangers.

Linda Stinson;William Ickes

401
Citations
Big Five predictors of behavior and perceptions in initial dyadic interactions: personality similarity helps extraverts and introverts, but hurts "disagreeables".

Ronen Cuperman;William Ickes

400
Citations
When the Head Protects the Heart: Empathic Accuracy in Dating Relationships

Jeffry A. Simpson;William Ickes;Tami Blackstone

387
Citations
Self-motivation and adherence to therapeutic exercise

Rod K. Dishman;William Ickes

346
Citations
Loneliness: A Theoretical Review with Implications for Measurement

Carol Marangoni;William Ickes

341
Citations
Correlates of Self-Consciousness

Robert G. Turner;Michael F. Scheier;Charles S. Carver;William Ickes

337
Citations
The Role of Sex and Self-Monitoring in Unstructured Dyadic Interactions

William Ickes;Richard D. Barnes

315
Citations
Personality influences on the choice of situations

William Ickes;Mark Snyder;Stella Garcia

310
Citations
Automatic and controlled empathy

S. Hodges;D. M. Wegner;W. J. Ickes

309
Citations
Compatible and incompatible relationships

William John Ickes

292
Citations
Personality, Roles, and Social Behavior

William John Ickes;Eric S. Knowles

292
Citations
When accuracy hurts, and when it helps: a test of the empathic accuracy model in marital interactions.

Jeffry A. Simpson;M. Minda Oriña;William Ickes

289
Citations
Objective self awareness and self esteem

William John Ickes;Robert A. Wicklund;C.Brian Ferris

272
Citations
New Directions in Attribution Research : Volume 1

John H. Harvey;William Ickes;Robert F. Kidd

92
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffry A. Simpson University of Minnesota

Ann Buysse Ghent University

Sara D. Hodges University of Oregon

John H. Harvey University of Iowa

Judith A. Hall Northeastern University

Jessi L. Smith University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Marianne Schmid Mast University of Lausanne

Ira H. Bernstein The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Mark Snyder University of Minnesota

Steven W. Duck University of Iowa

External Links

Personal website of William Ickes

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