Dennis L. Krebs

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Dennis L. Krebs is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Sociology and Political Science and Information Systems and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Dennis L. Krebs has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 30 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 15 papers in Information Systems and Management. Recurrent topics in Dennis L. Krebs's work include Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (30 papers), Ethics in Business and Education (15 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (9 papers). Dennis L. Krebs is often cited by papers focused on Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (30 papers), Ethics in Business and Education (15 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (9 papers). Dennis L. Krebs collaborates with scholars based in Canada and United States. Dennis L. Krebs's co-authors include Kathy Denton, Charles Crawford, Martin Smith, Gillian R. Wark, Jeremy I. M. Carpendale, Michael Taylor, Philip Laird, et al., R. L. Blackman and D. O. Hebb and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychological Bulletin and Psychological Review.

In The Last Decade

Dennis L. Krebs

61 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Altruism: An examination of the concept and a review of t... 1970 2026 1988 2007 1970 100 200 300 400
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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. Altruism: An examination of the concept and a review of the literature.
    1970 497 citations Dennis L. Krebs Psychological Bulletin profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dennis L. Krebs Canada 25 1.4k 1.1k 839 586 476 65 3.0k
Glenn D. Reeder United States 30 2.0k 1.4× 1.9k 1.7× 914 1.1× 443 0.8× 858 1.8× 62 3.9k
Jim Fultz United States 23 1.1k 0.7× 1.7k 1.5× 698 0.8× 424 0.7× 1.0k 2.1× 37 3.3k
David A. Schroeder United States 14 1.7k 1.2× 1.4k 1.3× 444 0.5× 294 0.5× 532 1.1× 25 3.4k
Seger M. Breugelmans Netherlands 28 1.3k 0.9× 1.9k 1.7× 766 0.9× 394 0.7× 545 1.1× 63 3.3k
Arlene M. Stillwell United States 12 1.7k 1.2× 2.5k 2.3× 952 1.1× 451 0.8× 969 2.0× 12 3.9k
Thane S. Pittman United States 27 910 0.6× 1.2k 1.1× 779 0.9× 689 1.2× 318 0.7× 46 2.9k
E. Tory Higgins United States 19 1.5k 1.0× 1.6k 1.5× 363 0.4× 622 1.1× 576 1.2× 35 3.9k
Diederik A. Stapel Netherlands 32 2.0k 1.4× 1.8k 1.6× 729 0.9× 547 0.9× 326 0.7× 95 3.5k
Debra Mashek United States 21 1.4k 1.0× 2.7k 2.4× 1.1k 1.3× 896 1.5× 1.2k 2.6× 32 4.4k
Roger Giner‐Sorolla United Kingdom 34 1.7k 1.2× 1.7k 1.6× 1.4k 1.6× 493 0.8× 369 0.8× 72 3.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Krebs, Dennis L., et al.. (2013). Book Review: How Did Morality Originate?. Evolutionary Psychology. 11(1). 9–17. 2 indexed citations
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Crawford, Charles & Dennis L. Krebs. (2013). Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology. Psychology Press eBooks. 19 indexed citations
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Krebs, Dennis L.. (2008). How Selfish by Nature. 1 indexed citations
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Krebs, Dennis L., et al.. (2005). From Helping to Hand Grenades: Setting the Bar for Altruism. Evolutionary Psychology. 3. 208–215. 1 indexed citations
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Krebs, Dennis L. & Kathy Denton. (2005). Toward a More Pragmatic Approach to Morality: A Critical Evaluation of Kohlberg's Model.. Psychological Review. 112(3). 629–649. 154 indexed citations
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Krebs, Dennis L.. (2000). Evolutionary games and morality. Journal of Consciousness Studies. 7. 5 indexed citations
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Krebs, Dennis L.. (2000). The Evolution of Moral Dispositions in the Human Species. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 907(1). 132–148. 9 indexed citations
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Wark, Gillian R. & Dennis L. Krebs. (1996). Gender and dilemma differences in real-life moral judgment.. Developmental Psychology. 32(2). 220–230. 105 indexed citations
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Krebs, Dennis L., et al.. (1994). Gender and Perspective Differences in Moral Judgement and Moral Orientation. Journal of Moral Education. 23(1). 17–26. 25 indexed citations
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Krebs, Dennis L., et al.. (1993). Coping, defending, and the relations between moral judgment and moral behavior in prostitutes and other female juvenile delinquents.. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 102(1). 66–73. 25 indexed citations
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Carpendale, Jeremy I. M. & Dennis L. Krebs. (1992). Situational variation in moral judgment: In a stage or on a stage?. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 21(2). 203–224. 34 indexed citations
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Krebs, Dennis L., et al.. (1991). Structured flexibility of moral judgment.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 61(6). 1012–1023. 32 indexed citations
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Denton, Kathy & Dennis L. Krebs. (1990). From the scene to the crime: The effect of alcohol and social context on moral judgment.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 59(2). 242–248. 40 indexed citations
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Crawford, Charles, Martin Smith, & Dennis L. Krebs. (1987). Sociobiology and psychology : ideas, issues, and applications. 329 indexed citations
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Krebs, Dennis L., et al.. (1982). The Relationship among the First Stages of Cognitive Development, Role-Taking Abilities, and Moral Development. Child Development. 53(4). 877–877. 13 indexed citations
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Krebs, Dennis L., et al.. (1980). Role-Taking, Moral Development, and Mental Retardation. The Journal of Genetic Psychology. 136(1). 95–108. 7 indexed citations
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Krebs, Dennis L., et al.. (1977). Moral Reasoning and Moral Behavior in Conventional Adults.. Merrill-palmer Quarterly. 19 indexed citations
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Krebs, Dennis L.. (1976). Readings in social psychology : contemporary perspectives. Harper & Row eBooks. 15 indexed citations
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Krebs, Dennis L., et al.. (1974). Role-taking ability and altruistic behavior in elementary school children. 1(1). 407–409. 22 indexed citations
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Hebb, D. O. & Dennis L. Krebs. (1971). Comment on altruism: The comparative evidence: Infrahuman altruism.. Psychological Bulletin. 76(6). 409–410. 12 indexed citations

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