Geoff MacDonald

6.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
101 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Geoff MacDonald is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Geoff MacDonald has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Social Psychology, 37 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 26 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Geoff MacDonald's work include Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (63 papers), Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (33 papers) and Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion (20 papers). Geoff MacDonald is often cited by papers focused on Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (63 papers), Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (33 papers) and Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion (20 papers). Geoff MacDonald collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Geoff MacDonald's co-authors include Mark R. Leary, Samantha Joel, Emily A. Impett, Yoobin Park, Stephanie S. Spielmann, Paul R. Nail, Jessica A. Maxwell, Mark P. Zanna, Judith Gere and John G. Holmes and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and Psychological Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Geoff MacDonald

96 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

Why Does Social Exclusion Hurt? The Relationship Between ... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Why Does Social Exclusion Hurt? The Relationship Between Social and Physical Pain.
    2005 1.1k citations Geoff MacDonald et al. Psychological Bulletin profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Geoff MacDonald Canada 32 2.8k 1.2k 1.2k 1.0k 473 101 4.1k
Nathaniel M. Lambert United States 37 2.7k 1.0× 1.4k 1.2× 1.6k 1.4× 614 0.6× 406 0.9× 62 4.5k
William J. Chopik United States 35 1.6k 0.6× 1.0k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 829 0.8× 198 0.4× 149 3.5k
Roberto Baiocco Italy 48 3.4k 1.2× 2.1k 1.7× 2.8k 2.3× 684 0.7× 363 0.8× 279 7.0k
Paula R. Pietromonaco United States 33 3.7k 1.3× 1.8k 1.5× 2.2k 1.8× 1.2k 1.2× 403 0.9× 65 5.7k
Regan A. R. Gurung United States 29 1.8k 0.6× 850 0.7× 1.2k 1.0× 890 0.9× 343 0.7× 110 4.7k
Geertjan Overbeek Netherlands 44 2.0k 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 3.0k 2.5× 610 0.6× 262 0.6× 166 5.1k
Lorne Campbell Canada 36 3.1k 1.1× 1.8k 1.4× 2.0k 1.7× 1.3k 1.3× 162 0.3× 126 4.9k
Joshua A. Hicks United States 30 2.8k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 846 0.8× 507 1.1× 95 4.6k
Fiorenzo Laghi Italy 37 1.7k 0.6× 919 0.7× 1.8k 1.5× 583 0.6× 388 0.8× 189 3.9k
Patrick C. L. Heaven Australia 43 2.6k 0.9× 1.7k 1.4× 2.6k 2.2× 1.1k 1.1× 447 0.9× 204 6.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Geoff MacDonald

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Fields of papers citing papers by Geoff MacDonald

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Geoff MacDonald

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Geoff MacDonald. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Geoff MacDonald based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Geoff MacDonald. Geoff MacDonald is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Joel, Samantha, et al.. (2025). In What Domains Does Entering a Romantic Relationship Boost Well-Being? A Longitudinal Investigation. Social Psychological and Personality Science. 17(4). 447–460. 1 indexed citations
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Park, Yoobin, et al.. (2025). Who Signs Up for Singlehood and Romantic Relationship Studies? Examining Volunteer Bias in Online Recruitment. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 391280708–391280708.
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MacDonald, Geoff, et al.. (2023). Video Analysis of Acute Hamstring Injury Mechanisms During Deadlifts. 11(3). 0–0.
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Park, Yoobin, et al.. (2023). Age moderates the link between relationship desire and life satisfaction among singles. Personal Relationships. 30(3). 893–912. 11 indexed citations
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Park, Yoobin, Elizabeth Page‐Gould, & Geoff MacDonald. (2022). Satisfying singlehood as a function of age and cohort: Satisfaction with being single increases with age after midlife.. Psychology and Aging. 37(5). 626–636. 32 indexed citations
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Alaei, Ravin, Nicholas O. Rule, & Geoff MacDonald. (2022). Individuals' favorite songs' lyrics reflect their attachment style. Personal Relationships. 29(4). 778–794. 5 indexed citations
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MacDonald, Geoff, et al.. (2019). Opioid receptor blockade inhibits self-disclosure during a closeness-building social interaction. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 113. 104559–104559. 10 indexed citations
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MacDonald, Geoff, et al.. (2019). Healing through community connection? Modeling links between attachment avoidance, connectedness to the LGBTQ+ community, and internalized heterosexism.. Journal of Counseling Psychology. 66(5). 564–576. 12 indexed citations
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Pepping, Christopher A. & Geoff MacDonald. (2018). Adult attachment and long-term singlehood. Current Opinion in Psychology. 25. 105–109. 32 indexed citations
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Joel, Samantha, Geoff MacDonald, & Elizabeth Page‐Gould. (2017). Wanting to Stay and Wanting to Go. Social Psychological and Personality Science. 9(6). 631–644. 37 indexed citations
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Maxwell, Jessica A., et al.. (2016). How implicit theories of sexuality shape sexual and relationship well-being.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 112(2). 238–279. 60 indexed citations
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Gere, Judith, Geoff MacDonald, Samantha Joel, Stephanie S. Spielmann, & Emily A. Impett. (2013). The independent contributions of social reward and threat perceptions to romantic commitment.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 105(6). 961–977. 32 indexed citations
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Spielmann, Stephanie S., et al.. (2013). Don’t Get Your Hopes Up. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 39(2). 219–236. 46 indexed citations
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Nordgren, Loran F., Kasia Banas, & Geoff MacDonald. (2011). Empathy gaps for social pain: Why people underestimate the pain of social suffering.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 100(1). 120–128. 82 indexed citations
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Gere, Judith & Geoff MacDonald. (2010). An update of the empirical case for the need to belong.. ˜The œjournal of individual psychology. 62 indexed citations
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Joel, Samantha, et al.. (2010). Conflicting Pressures on Romantic Relationship Commitment for Anxiously Attached Individuals. Journal of Personality. 79(1). 51–74. 60 indexed citations
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MacDonald, Geoff. (2008). Use of Pain Threshold Reports to Satisfy Social Needs. Pain Research and Management. 13(4). 309–319. 18 indexed citations
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MacDonald, Geoff & Paul R. Nail. (2005). Attitude change and the public–private attitude distinction. British Journal of Social Psychology. 44(1). 15–28. 19 indexed citations
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Nail, Paul R., Geoff MacDonald, & David A. Levy. (2000). Proposal of a four-dimensional model of social response.. Psychological Bulletin. 126(3). 454–470. 112 indexed citations
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MacDonald, Geoff. (1993). Transition home survey, 1992-93.. PubMed. 5(4). 377–81. 1 indexed citations

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