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, United Kingdom and Japan. 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-Recognition 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 profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gordon G. Gallup United States 58 4.3k 3.2k 2.5k 1.7k 1.4k 223 11.1k
Patrick Bateson United Kingdom 52 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 United States 54 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 United States 70 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 United Kingdom 59 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 United Kingdom 39 1.9k 0.4× 1.9k 0.6× 721 0.3× 1.9k 1.1× 425 0.3× 168 7.8k
Robert A. Rescorla United States 67 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 United Kingdom 49 2.2k 0.5× 8.4k 2.6× 1.8k 0.7× 3.8k 2.2× 441 0.3× 184 13.5k
Robert J. Blanchard United States 76 9.7k 2.2× 6.1k 1.9× 1.3k 0.5× 348 0.2× 298 0.2× 255 19.9k
Onur Güntürkün Germany 67 4.6k 1.1× 9.0k 2.8× 1.7k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 429 15.8k
Keith M. Kendrick China 70 8.0k 1.9× 4.5k 1.4× 4.0k 1.6× 349 0.2× 339 0.2× 371 16.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Gordon G. Gallup

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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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Hughes, Susan M., et al.. (2020). Experimental Evidence for Sex Differences in Sexual Variety Preferences: Support for the Coolidge Effect in Humans. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 50(2). 495–509. 10 indexed citations
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Gallup, Gordon G., et al.. (2016). Sibling resemblance and the effects of gamete formation, independent reassortment, paternal uncertainty, twining, and adoption.. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences. 11(1). 99–101. 2 indexed citations
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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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Gallup, Andrew C. & Gordon G. Gallup. (2008). Yawning and thermoregulation. Physiology & Behavior. 95(1-2). 10–16. 97 indexed citations
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Gallup, Gordon G. & Rebecca L. Burch. (2004). Semen Displacement as a Sperm Competition Strategy in Humans. Evolutionary Psychology. 2(1). 37 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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Platek, Steven M., et al.. (2003). Contagious yawning: the role of self-awareness and mental state attribution. Cognitive Brain Research. 17(2). 223–227. 176 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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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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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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Rodd, Zachary A., Robert A. Rosellini, Howard S. Stock, & Gordon G. Gallup. (1997). Learned Helplessness in Chickens (Gallus gallus): Evidence for Attentional Bias. Learning and Motivation. 28(1). 43–55. 14 indexed citations
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Gallup, Gordon G.. (1996). Rhesus monkeys are radical behaviorists. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 19(1). 129–129. 2 indexed citations
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Eddy, Timothy J. & Gordon G. Gallup. (1990). Thermal correlates of tonic immobility and social isolation in chickens. Physiology & Behavior. 47(4). 641–646. 16 indexed citations
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Gallup, Gordon G., et al.. (1985). Tonic immobility in chickens (Gallus gallus): Shock-termination thresholds.. Journal of comparative psychology. 99(3). 350–355. 4 indexed citations
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Suarez, Susan D. & Gordon G. Gallup. (1981). An ethological analysis of open-field behavior in rats and mice. Learning and Motivation. 12(3). 342–363. 75 indexed citations
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Gallup, Gordon G. & Susan D. Suarez. (1980). On the use of Animals in Psychological Research. The Psychological Record. 30(2). 211–218. 40 indexed citations
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Wallnau, Larry B. & Gordon G. Gallup. (1977). A serotonergic, midbrain-raphe model of tonic immobility. 1(1). 35–43. 59 indexed citations
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Gallup, Gordon G.. (1977). A Comparative Approach to the Bidirectional Properties of Consciousness. 1 indexed citations
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Gallup, Gordon G.. (1966). Mirror-image reinforcement in monkeys. Psychonomic Science. 5(1). 39–40. 9 indexed citations

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