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An argument for basic emotions 1969 2026 1988 2007 4.6k
  1. An argument for basic emotions (1992)
    Paul Ekman Cognition & Emotion
  2. Pictures of Facial Affect (1976)
    Paul Ekman Medical Entomology and Zoology
  3. Constants across cultures in the face and emotion. (1971)
    Paul Ekman, Wallace V. Friesen Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  4. The nature of emotion: Fundamental questions. (1994)
    Paul Ekman, Richard J. Davidson Oxford University Press eBooks
  5. The Repertoire of Nonverbal Behavior: Categories, Origins, Usage, and Coding (1969)
    Paul Ekman, Wallace V. Friesen Semiotica
  6. Autonomic Nervous System Activity Distinguishes Among Emotions (1983)
    Paul Ekman, Robert W. Levenson et al. Science
  7. Facial expression and emotion. (1993)
    Paul Ekman American Psychologist
  8. Facial expression and emotion. (1993)
    Paul Ekman American Psychologist
  9. Universals and cultural differences in facial expressions of emotion. (1972)
    Paul Ekman Medical Entomology and Zoology
  10. Approach-withdrawal and cerebral asymmetry: Emotional expression and brain physiology: I. (1990)
    Richard J. Davidson, Paul Ekman et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  11. Nonverbal Leakage and Clues to Deception† (1969)
    Paul Ekman, Wallace V. Friesen Psychiatry
  12. Pan-Cultural Elements in Facial Displays of Emotion (1969)
    Paul Ekman, E. Richard Sorenson et al. Science
  13. What the Face RevealsBasic and Applied Studies of Spontaneous Expression Using the Facial Action Coding System (FACS) (2005)
    Paul Ekman, Erika L. Rosenberg Oxford University Press eBooks
  14. Telling Lies: Clues to Deceit in the Marketplace, Politics, and Marriage (1985)
    Paul Ekman Medical Entomology and Zoology
  15. The Duchenne smile: Emotional expression and brain physiology: II. (1990)
    Paul Ekman, Richard J. Davidson et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  16. Emotions Revealed: Recognizing Faces and Feelings to Improve Communication and Emotional Life (2003)
    Paul Ekman Medical Entomology and Zoology
  17. Universals and cultural differences in the judgments of facial expressions of emotion. (1987)
    Paul Ekman, Wallace V. Friesen et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  18. Universals and cultural differences in the judgments of facial expressions of emotion. (1987)
    Paul Ekman, Wallace V. Friesen et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  19. Facial Expressions of Emotion (1979)
    Paul Ekman, Harriet Oster Annual Review of Psychology
  20. Measuring facial movement (1976)
    Paul Ekman, Wallace V. Friesen Journal of Nonverbal Behavior
  21. Emotion in the Human Face: Guidelines for Research and an Integration of Findings (1972)
    Paul Ekman, Wallace V. Friesen et al. Medical Entomology and Zoology
  22. What is Meant by Calling Emotions Basic (2011)
    Paul Ekman, Daniel T. Cordaro Emotion Review
  23. Voluntary Facial Action Generates Emotion‐Specific Autonomic Nervous System Activity (1990)
    Robert W. Levenson, Paul Ekman et al. Psychophysiology
  24. Felt, false, and miserable smiles (1982)
    Paul Ekman, Wallace V. Friesen Journal of Nonverbal Behavior
  25. Strong evidence for universals in facial expressions: A reply to Russell's mistaken critique. (1994)
    Paul Ekman Psychological Bulletin
  26. Approaches to Emotion (1984)
    Klaus R. Scherer, Paul Ekman Medical Entomology and Zoology
  27. Expression and the Nature of Emotion (1984)
    Paul Ekman Medical Entomology and Zoology
  28. Facial signs of emotional experience. (1980)
    Paul Ekman, Sonia Ancoli et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  29. Detecting deception from the body or face. (1974)
    Paul Ekman, Wallace V. Friesen Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  30. Darwin and Facial Expression: A Century of Research in Review. (1974)
    Michael T. Ghiselin, Paul Ekman et al. Systematic Zoology

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Author Peers

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Paul Ekman 21346 19983 18895 166 48.7k
James A. Russell 16201 14929 14745 299 42.4k
Klaus R. Scherer 12502 12679 13957 291 31.2k
António R. Damásio 11961 33192 11197 241 53.4k
Lisa Feldman Barrett 14141 16549 13567 320 37.4k
Marc H. Bornstein 11675 9117 6424 581 43.9k
Robert Rosenthal 12808 7106 8191 391 49.5k
Wallace V. Friesen 8850 7798 7504 52 19.2k
Peter J. Lang 12240 26750 20180 239 48.4k
Michael I. Posner 8096 45819 16607 305 67.3k
Richard E. Nisbett 15751 7889 7224 156 40.6k

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