Frans de Waal

4.1k citations
28 papers · 1.8k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 13

Frans de Waal

27 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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Good Natured: The Origins of Right and Wrong in Humans an...7191996202620062016200400600

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Frans de Waal
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  • Developmental Biology 193
  • Social Psychology 898
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 371
  • Cognitive Neuroscience 477
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology 226
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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1 20207
2 20172
3 201611
4
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are
2016264
5 20145
6 20093
7 2009153
8 20095
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The Ape And The Sushi Master: Cultural Reflections Of A Primatologist
200895
10 200794
11 200766
12 20067
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Primates, monks and the mind
20057
14 200418
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The Ape and the Sushi Master
2001104
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Being nice is not a building block of morality
20007
17 19988
18 199779
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Good Natured: The Origins of Right and Wrong in Humans and Other Animalsbreakdown →
1996719
20 199021

About Frans de Waal

Frans de Waal is a scholar working on Developmental Biology, Social Psychology and Religious studies, having authored 28 papers that have together received 1.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Primate Behavior and Ecology (7 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (4 papers), Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (4 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (2 papers), Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies (2 papers), Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (2 papers), Psychedelics and Drug Studies (2 papers) and Avian ecology and behavior (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Developmental Biology (193 citations), Social Psychology (898 citations) and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (371 citations). Frans de Waal has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Jessica C. Flack, Lisa A. Parr, Kelly J. Stewart, Ann Weaver, Mark L. Laudenslager, Julie M. Worlein, Kimberly Burke, Darby Proctor, Christine E. Webb and Stephen A. Sherblom. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

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