Bruce J. Ellis

19.0k total citations · 10 hit papers
84 papers, 12.2k citations indexed

About

Bruce J. Ellis is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bruce J. Ellis has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 12.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 40 papers in Social Psychology and 31 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Bruce J. Ellis's work include Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (39 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (27 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (25 papers). Bruce J. Ellis is often cited by papers focused on Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (39 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (27 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (25 papers). Bruce J. Ellis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and New Zealand. Bruce J. Ellis's co-authors include W. Thomas Boyce, Marco Del Giudice, Gabriel L. Schlomer, Aurelio José Figueredo, Jay Belsky, Barbara H. Brumbach, Elizabeth A. Shirtcliff, Marilyn J. Essex, Marian J. Bakermans‐Kranenburg and Marinus H. van IJzendoorn and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychological Bulletin and Psychological Review.

In The Last Decade

Bruce J. Ellis

84 papers receiving 11.7k citations

Hit Papers

Biological sensitivity to context: I. An evolutionary–dev... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2005 2011 2009 2010 2004 400 800 1.2k
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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. Biological sensitivity to context: I. An evolutionary–developmental theory of the origins and functions of stress reactivity
    2005 1.5k citations W. Thomas Boyce, Bruce J. Ellis Development and Psychopathology profile →
  2. Differential susceptibility to the environment: An evolutionary–neurodevelopmental theory
    2011 1.1k citations Bruce J. Ellis, W. Thomas Boyce et al. Development and Psychopathology profile →
  3. Fundamental Dimensions of Environmental Risk
    2009 982 citations Bruce J. Ellis, Aurelio José Figueredo et al. profile →
  4. The Adaptive Calibration Model of stress responsivity
    2010 958 citations Marco Del Giudice, Bruce J. Ellis et al. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews profile →
  5. Timing of Pubertal Maturation in Girls: An Integrated Life History Approach.
    2004 684 citations Bruce J. Ellis profile →
  6. Biological Sensitivity to Context
    2008 506 citations Bruce J. Ellis, W. Thomas Boyce profile →
  7. The evolutionary basis of risky adolescent behavior: Implications for science, policy, and practice.
    2011 484 citations Bruce J. Ellis, Marco Del Giudice et al. Developmental Psychology profile →
  8. Beyond Risk and Protective Factors: An Adaptation-Based Approach to Resilience
    2017 296 citations Bruce J. Ellis, Willem E. Frankenhuis et al. profile →
  9. Developmental Adaptation to Stress: An Evolutionary Perspective
    2018 245 citations Bruce J. Ellis, Marco Del Giudice profile →
  10. The Value of Dimensional Models of Early Experience: Thinking Clearly About Concepts and Categories
    2021 206 citations Bruce J. Ellis et al. profile →

Peers

Bruce J. Ellis
Comparison fields: 5 of 172
  • Clinical Psychology 5.5k
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 4.3k
  • Social Psychology 4.1k
  • Behavioral Neuroscience 2.0k
  • Sociology and Political Science 1.8k
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Carol M. Worthman United States
William Copeland United States
W. Thomas Boyce United States
Elizabeth J. Susman United States
Michael Lewis United States
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
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Two tiers, not one: Different sources of extrinsic mortality have opposing effects on life history traits
2024 ·Behavioral and Brain Sciences ·Bruce J. Ellis, Brie M. Reid, Karen L. Kramer
2
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The Hidden Talents Framework
2023 ·Cambridge University Press eBooks ·Bruce J. Ellis, Laura S. Abrams, Ann S. Masten, Robert J. Sternberg, Nim Tottenham, Willem E. Frankenhuis
15
3
Developmental programming of oxytocin through variation in early-life stress: Four meta-analyses and a theoretical reinterpretation
2021 ·Clinical Psychology Review ·Bruce J. Ellis, (unknown), C. Sue Carter, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn, Marian J. Bakermans‐Kranenburg
60
4
Early external‐environmental and internal‐health predictors of risky sexual and aggressive behavior in adolescence: An integrative approach
2020 ·Developmental Psychobiology ·Bruce J. Ellis, (unknown), Daniel E. Adkins, Barry M. Lester
11
5
Low socioeconomic status and eating in the absence of hunger in children aged 3–14
2020 ·Appetite ·(unknown), Summer Mengelkoch, (unknown), Bruce J. Ellis, (unknown), Sarah E. Hill
21
6
Biological sensitivity to context: A test of the hypothesized U-shaped relation between early adversity and stress responsivity
2019 ·Development and Psychopathology ·(unknown), Bruce J. Ellis, Nicole R. Bush, W. Thomas Boyce
39
7
Children’s differential susceptibility to parenting: An experimental test of “for better and for worse”
2016 ·Journal of Experimental Child Psychology ·Meike Slagt, Judith Semon Dubas, Marcel A. G. van Aken, Bruce J. Ellis, Maja Deković
23
8
Adversity, Adaptive Calibration, and Health: The Case of Disadvantaged Families
2016 ·Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology ·Tomás Cabeza de Baca, Richard A. Wahl, Melissa A. Barnett, Aurelio José Figueredo, Bruce J. Ellis
32
9
Effects of family cohesion and heart rate reactivity on aggressive/rule-breaking behavior and prosocial behavior in adolescence: The Tracking Adolescents' Individual Lives Survey study
2013 ·Development and Psychopathology ·Jelle J. Sijtsema, Esther Nederhof, René Veenstra, Johan Ormel, Albertine J. Oldehinkel, Bruce J. Ellis
33
10
Beyond allostatic load: Rethinking the role of stress in regulating human development
2013 ·Development and Psychopathology ·Bruce J. Ellis, Marco Del Giudice
202
11
The hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis: A switch-controlled, condition-sensitive system in the regulation of life history strategies
2013 ·Hormones and Behavior ·Bruce J. Ellis
34
12
Sex-specific pathways to early puberty, sexual debut, and sexual risk taking: Tests of an integrated evolutionary–developmental model.
2012 ·Developmental Psychology ·(unknown), Bruce J. Ellis, Gabriel L. Schlomer, Judy Garber
133
13
Beyond mental health: An evolutionary analysis of development under risky and supportive environmental conditions: An introduction to the special section.
2012 ·Developmental Psychology ·Bruce J. Ellis, David F. Bjorklund
49
14
Adaptive patterns of stress responsivity: A preliminary investigation.
2011 ·Developmental Psychology ·Marco Del Giudice, J. Benjamin Hinnant, Bruce J. Ellis, Mona El‐Sheikh
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15
The Adaptive Calibration Model of stress responsivity breakdown →
2010 ·Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews ·Marco Del Giudice, Bruce J. Ellis, Elizabeth A. Shirtcliff
958
16
Father Absence, Body Mass Index, and Pubertal Timing in Girls: Differential Effects by Family Income and Ethnicity
2010 ·Journal of Adolescent Health ·Julianna Deardorff, John Paul Ekwaru, Lawrence H. Kushi, Bruce J. Ellis, Louise C. Greenspan, (unknown), (unknown), Robert A. Hiatt
84
17
Children’s performance on a false-belief task is impaired by activation of an evolutionarily-canalized response system
2003 ·Journal of Experimental Child Psychology ·Thomas Keenan, Bruce J. Ellis
6
18
Psychosocial Antecedents of  Variation in Girls' Pubertal Timing: Maternal Depression, Stepfather Presence, and Marital and Family Stress
2000 ·Child Development ·Bruce J. Ellis, Judy E. Garber
290
19
Love and Anger in Romantic Relationships: A Discrete Systems Model
2000 ·Journal of Personality ·Bruce J. Ellis, Neil M. Malamuth
39
20
Sex differences in sexual fantasy: An evolutionary psychological approach
1990 ·The Journal of Sex Research ·Bruce J. Ellis, Donald Symons
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