Gordon G. Gallup

16.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
223 papers, 11.1k citations indexed

About

Gordon G. Gallup is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gordon G. Gallup has authored 223 papers receiving a total of 11.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Social Psychology, 53 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 51 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Gordon G. Gallup's work include Primate Behavior and Ecology (49 papers), Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (46 papers) and Child and Animal Learning Development (34 papers). Gordon G. Gallup is often cited by papers focused on Primate Behavior and Ecology (49 papers), Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (46 papers) and Child and Animal Learning Development (34 papers). Gordon G. Gallup collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and United Kingdom. Gordon G. Gallup's co-authors include Susan D. Suarez, Steven M. Platek, Julian Paul Keenan, Richard F. Nash, Susan M. Hughes, Andrew C. Gallup, James R. Anderson, Rebecca L. Burch, Jack D. Maser and Daniel J. Povinelli and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Psychological Bulletin and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Gordon G. Gallup

220 papers receiving 10.2k citations

Hit Papers

Chimpanzees: Self-Recogni... 1970 2026 1988 2007 1970 1982 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

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. Chimpanzees: Self-Recognition
    1970 1.0k citations Gordon G. Gallup profile →
  2. Self‐awareness and the emergence of mind in primates
    1982 509 citations Gordon G. Gallup American Journal of Primatology profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Gordon G. Gallup 4.3k 3.2k 2.5k 1.7k 1.4k 223 11.1k
Patrick Bateson 3.7k 0.8× 1.5k 0.5× 1.3k 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 843 0.6× 179 12.7k
Thomas R. Zentall 2.2k 0.5× 3.3k 1.0× 1.0k 0.4× 5.7k 3.3× 1.4k 1.0× 440 10.9k
Stephen J. Suomi 8.9k 2.1× 3.1k 1.0× 2.1k 0.8× 2.2k 1.3× 271 0.2× 372 16.9k
Robert A. Hinde 6.9k 1.6× 1.6k 0.5× 2.1k 0.9× 2.1k 1.2× 378 0.3× 231 15.8k
Stephen E. G. Lea 1.9k 0.4× 1.9k 0.6× 721 0.3× 1.9k 1.1× 425 0.3× 168 7.8k
Robert A. Rescorla 4.4k 1.0× 15.4k 4.8× 2.3k 0.9× 5.5k 3.2× 405 0.3× 191 22.7k
N. J. Mackintosh 2.2k 0.5× 8.4k 2.6× 1.8k 0.7× 3.8k 2.2× 441 0.3× 184 13.5k
Onur Güntürkün 4.6k 1.1× 9.0k 2.8× 1.7k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 429 15.8k
Robert J. Blanchard 9.7k 2.2× 6.1k 1.9× 1.3k 0.5× 348 0.2× 298 0.2× 255 19.9k
Keith M. Kendrick 8.0k 1.9× 4.5k 1.4× 4.0k 1.6× 349 0.2× 339 0.2× 371 16.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gordon G. Gallup

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gordon G. Gallup

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gallup, Gordon G., et al.. (2013). Suicide bombers: Does an evolutionary perspective make a difference? A review and extension of A. Lankford, The Myth of Martyrdom: What Really Drives Suicide Bombers, Rampage Shooters, and Other Self-Destructive Killers. Evolutionary Psychology. 11(4). 791–794. 3 indexed citations
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Gallup, Gordon G., et al.. (2012). Mental State Attribution and Body Configuration in Women. PubMed. 4. 1–1. 45 indexed citations
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Anderson, James R. & Gordon G. Gallup. (2011). Do rhesus monkeys recognize themselves in mirrors?. American Journal of Primatology. 73(7). 603–606. 28 indexed citations
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Gallup, Andrew C., et al.. (2010). Yawning, sleep, and symptom relief in patients with multiple sclerosis. Sleep Medicine. 11(3). 329–330. 25 indexed citations
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Gallup, Gordon G. & Andrew C. Gallup. (2009). Excessive yawning and thermoregulation: two case histories of chronic, debilitating bouts of yawning. Sleep And Breathing. 14(2). 157–159. 34 indexed citations
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Gallup, Gordon G., et al.. (2007). Paleoclimatic Variation and Brain Expansion during Human Evolution. Human Nature. 18(2). 109–124. 58 indexed citations
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Fusé, Tiffany, John P. Forsyth, Brian P. Marx, Gordon G. Gallup, & Scott R. Weaver. (2006). Factor structure of the Tonic Immobility Scale in female sexual assault survivors: An exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 21(3). 265–283. 74 indexed citations
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Platek, Steven M., Feroze B. Mohamed, & Gordon G. Gallup. (2005). Contagious yawning and the brain. Cognitive Brain Research. 23(2-3). 448–452. 92 indexed citations
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Platek, Steven M., Jaime W. Thomson, & Gordon G. Gallup. (2004). Cross-modal self-recognition: The role of visual, auditory, and olfactory primes. Consciousness and Cognition. 13(1). 197–210. 62 indexed citations
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Gallup, Gordon G., et al.. (2003). An 8-year longitudinal study of mirror self-recognition in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Neuropsychologia. 41(2). 229–234. 46 indexed citations
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Platek, Steven M., et al.. (2002). The fireside hypothesis: was there differential selection to tolerate air pollution during human evolution?. Medical Hypotheses. 58(1). 1–5. 9 indexed citations
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Gallup, Gordon G., Rebecca L. Burch, & Steven M. Platek. (2002). Does Semen Have Antidepressant Properties?. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 31(3). 289–293. 38 indexed citations
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Platek, Steven M., Rebecca L. Burch, & Gordon G. Gallup. (2001). Sex differences in olfactory self-recognition. Physiology & Behavior. 73(4). 635–640. 40 indexed citations
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Keenan, Julian Paul, Julian Paul Keenan, Mark A. Wheeler, Gordon G. Gallup, & Álvaro Pascual‐Leone. (2000). Self-recognition and the right prefrontal cortex. Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 4(9). 338–344. 229 indexed citations
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Gallup, Gordon G.. (1998). Self-awareness and the evolution of social intelligence. Behavioural Processes. 42(2-3). 239–247. 126 indexed citations
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Keenan, Julian Paul, et al.. (1997). Attributions of Deception in Human Mating Strategies. Journal of social behavior and personality. 12(1). 45–52. 14 indexed citations
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Eddy, Timothy J., Gordon G. Gallup, & Daniel J. Povinelli. (1996). Age differences in the ability of chimpanzees to distinguish mirror-images of self from video images of others.. Journal of comparative psychology. 110(1). 38–44. 19 indexed citations
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Gallup, Gordon G. & Susan D. Suarez. (1991). Social responding to mirrors in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta): Effects of temporary mirror removal.. Journal of comparative psychology. 105(4). 376–379. 36 indexed citations
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Suarez, Susan D. & Gordon G. Gallup. (1982). Open-field behavior in guinea pigs: Developmental and adaptive considerations. Behavioural Processes. 7(3). 267–274. 18 indexed citations
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Gallup, Gordon G., et al.. (1971). Preference for mirror image stimulation in goldfish (Carassius auratus). Psychonomic Science. 23(1). 63–64. 7 indexed citations

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