Michael F. Scheier Google Scholar: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Michael F. Scheier's h-index is 116 (199 i10-index, 152,955+ total citations across 296+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of October 2026. Michael F. Scheier is affiliated with Professor of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University.
Michael F. Scheier is a researcher affiliated with Professor of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, specializing in Stress and Coping, Personality and Health, Adjustment to Chronic Disease. Their work has been cited 152,955 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Michael F. Scheier's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 296 indexed publications. Of these, 18 are original research articles — the rest are literature highlights, conference abstracts or theses.
- H-Index
- 116
- i10-Index
- 199
- Total Citations
- 152,955
- Citing Countries
- 62
As of October 2026.
Michael F. Scheier has an h-index of 116 and 152,955 total citations across 296 publications, with research cited by institutions in 62 countries.
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Assessing coping strategies: a theoretically based approach.
198922,447
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The researcher established the theoretical and measurement foundations for generalized outcome expectancies, distinguishing optimism from related constructs to clarify its role in health psychology.
The researcher developed a theoretically grounded framework for assessing coping strategies, establishing a seminal standard in personality and social psychology.
The researcher established a foundational framework for understanding the self-regulation of behavior, as evidenced by their seminal 2001 book which has garnered over 9,700 citations.
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About Michael F. Scheier's research
Michael F. Scheier is a researcher in Stress and Coping, Personality and Health and Adjustment to Chronic Disease at Professor of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University. Their work has been cited 152,955 times across 296 publications (h-index 116), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Assessing coping strategies: a theoretically based approach.” (1989), has accumulated 22,447 citations. Other influential works include “Optimism, Coping, and Health: Assessment and Implications of Generalized Outcome Expectancies” (1985) with 12,006 citations and “Distinguishing optimism from neuroticism (and trait anxiety, self-mastery, and self-esteem): a reevaluation of the Life Orientation Test.” (1994) with 11,652 citations.
Citations of Michael F. Scheier's research come primarily from United States, China and Turkey, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
