John G. Holmes

17.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
123 papers, 12.0k citations indexed

About

John G. Holmes is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, John G. Holmes has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 12.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Social Psychology, 34 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 29 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in John G. Holmes's work include Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (67 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (31 papers) and Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion (30 papers). John G. Holmes is often cited by papers focused on Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (67 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (31 papers) and Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion (30 papers). John G. Holmes collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. John G. Holmes's co-authors include Susan Murray, Dale W. Griffin, Mark P. Zanna, John K. Rempel, Sandra L. Murray, Harry T. Reis, Joanne V. Wood, Nancy L. Collins, Gina M. Bellavia and Ian McGregor and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychological Bulletin and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

John G. Holmes

121 papers receiving 11.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Trust in close relationships.

1985 2.1k citations John G. Holmes, Mark P. Zanna et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
The benefits of positive illusions: Idealization and the construction of satisfaction in close relationships.

1996 777 citations Susan Murray, John G. Holmes et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
Optimizing assurance: The risk regulation system in relationships.

2006 557 citations Susan Murray, John G. Holmes et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John G. Holmes Canada	48	8.3k	4.7k	3.1k	2.6k	1.7k	123	12.0k
Eli J. Finkel United States	61	6.9k 0.8×	4.7k 1.0×	3.7k 1.2×	3.5k 1.3×	2.0k 1.2×	155	12.2k
Harry T. Reis United States	63	10.1k 1.2×	5.3k 1.1×	4.2k 1.4×	4.8k 1.8×	2.7k 1.6×	217	17.6k
Daphna Oyserman United States	59	7.4k 0.9×	7.0k 1.5×	2.4k 0.8×	3.3k 1.3×	1.6k 0.9×	173	16.3k
Catrin Finkenauer Netherlands	50	5.1k 0.6×	5.1k 1.1×	2.3k 0.8×	3.7k 1.4×	2.5k 1.5×	181	13.6k
Roger B. Rensvold Hong Kong	11	5.1k 0.6×	2.9k 0.6×	2.7k 0.9×	4.4k 1.7×	1.4k 0.8×	14	13.4k
Caryl E. Rusbult United States	56	11.4k 1.4×	7.1k 1.5×	3.2k 1.1×	4.1k 1.5×	1.7k 1.0×	105	17.8k
Darrin R. Lehman Canada	48	6.3k 0.8×	4.8k 1.0×	2.0k 0.6×	4.0k 1.5×	2.3k 1.4×	79	14.1k
Chi‐yue Chiu United States	58	9.2k 1.1×	7.1k 1.5×	3.6k 1.2×	1.7k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	240	15.8k
Robert J. Vallerand Canada	60	10.2k 1.2×	2.6k 0.6×	2.5k 0.8×	3.0k 1.1×	3.2k 1.9×	174	16.4k
Robert J. Vallerand Canada	68	13.2k 1.6×	3.2k 0.7×	4.3k 1.4×	4.5k 1.7×	4.0k 2.3×	152	21.3k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Fisher, Alexandra N., Danu Anthony Stinson, Joanne V. Wood, John G. Holmes, & Jessica J. Cameron. (2021). Singlehood and Attunement of Self-Esteem to Friendships. Social Psychological and Personality Science. 12(7). 1326–1334. 24 indexed citations

Murray, Susan, John G. Holmes, Dale W. Griffin, & Jaye L. Derrick. (2015). The equilibrium model of relationship maintenance.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 108(1). 93–113. 41 indexed citations

Cavallo, Justin V., John G. Holmes, Gráinne M. Fitzsimons, Susan Murray, & Joanne V. Wood. (2012). Managing motivational conflict: How self-esteem and executive resources influence self-regulatory responses to risk.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 103(3). 430–451. 32 indexed citations

Murray, Sandra L., et al.. (2012). Cautious to a fault: Self-protection and the trajectory of marital satisfaction. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 49(3). 522–533. 11 indexed citations

Murray, Susan, et al.. (2012). The dynamics of relationship promotion: Controlling the automatic inclination to trust.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 104(2). 305–334. 31 indexed citations

Murray, Susan, Rebecca T. Pinkus, John G. Holmes, et al.. (2011). Signaling when (and when not) to be cautious and self-protective: Impulsive and reflective trust in close relationships.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 101(3). 485–502. 67 indexed citations

Day, Martin V., Aaron C. Kay, John G. Holmes, & Jaime L. Napier. (2011). System justification and the defense of committed relationship ideology.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 101(2). 291–306. 65 indexed citations

Murray, Sandra L., John G. Holmes, & Rebecca T. Pinkus. (2010). A smart unconscious? Procedural origins of automatic partner attitudes in marriage. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 46(4). 650–656. 40 indexed citations

Murray, Sandra L., et al.. (2009). Becoming irreplaceable: How comparisons to the partner’s alternatives differentially affect low and high self-esteem people. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 45(6). 1180–1191. 22 indexed citations

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Murray, Susan, Maya Aloni, John G. Holmes, et al.. (2009). Fostering partner dependence as trust insurance: The implicit contingencies of the exchange script in close relationships.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 96(2). 324–348. 45 indexed citations

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Murray, Susan, John G. Holmes, Maya Aloni, et al.. (2009). Commitment insurance: Compensating for the autonomy costs of interdependence in close relationships.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 97(2). 256–278. 44 indexed citations

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Cavallo, Justin V., Gráinne M. Fitzsimons, & John G. Holmes. (2009). Taking Chances in the Face of Threat: Romantic Risk Regulation and Approach Motivation. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 35(6). 737–751. 47 indexed citations

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Stinson, Danu Anthony, Christine Logel, Mark P. Zanna, et al.. (2008). The cost of lower self-esteem: Testing a self- and social-bonds model of health.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 94(3). 412–428. 117 indexed citations

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Murray, Susan, Jaye L. Derrick, Sadie Leder, & John G. Holmes. (2008). Balancing connectedness and self-protection goals in close relationships: A levels-of-processing perspective on risk regulation.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 94(3). 429–459. 169 indexed citations

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Vorauer, Jacquie D., et al.. (2003). Invisible overtures: Fears of rejection and the signal amplification bias.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 84(4). 793–812. 47 indexed citations

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Murray, Susan, Paul Rose, Gina M. Bellavia, John G. Holmes, & Anna Garrett Kusche. (2002). When rejection stings: How self-esteem constrains relationship-enhancement processes.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 83(3). 556–573. 223 indexed citations

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Murray, Susan, John G. Holmes, & Dale W. Griffin. (2000). Self-esteem and the quest for felt security: How perceived regard regulates attachment processes.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 78(3). 478–498. 331 indexed citations

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Murray, Susan, John G. Holmes, G. Wayne MacDonald, & Phoebe C. Ellsworth. (1998). Through the looking glass darkly? When self-doubts turn into relationship insecurities.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 75(6). 1459–1480. 167 indexed citations

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Lydon, John E., David W. Jamieson, & John G. Holmes. (1997). The meaning of social interactions in the transition from acquaintanceship to friendship.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 73(3). 536–548. 4 indexed citations

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Holmes, John G. & Susan D. Boon. (1990). Developments in the Field of Close Relationships. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 16(1). 23–41. 32 indexed citations

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