Howard E. Gruber

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Howard E. Gruber is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, History and Philosophy of Science and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Howard E. Gruber has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 8 papers in History and Philosophy of Science and 7 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Howard E. Gruber's work include Creativity in Education and Neuroscience (11 papers), Evolution and Science Education (8 papers) and Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (5 papers). Howard E. Gruber is often cited by papers focused on Creativity in Education and Neuroscience (11 papers), Evolution and Science Education (8 papers) and Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (5 papers). Howard E. Gruber collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Switzerland. Howard E. Gruber's co-authors include Paul H. Barrett, Paul Ekman, Michael T. Ghiselin, Jacques Vonèche, Frank B. Murray, Arthur Koestler, Jacques Vauclair, Ben G. Blount, Tetsuro Matsuzawa and Dorothy M. Fragaszy and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, American Psychologist and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Howard E. Gruber

53 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Darwin and Facial Expression: A Century of Research in Re... 1974 2026 1991 2008 1974 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. Darwin and Facial Expression: A Century of Research in Review.
    1974 403 citations Howard E. Gruber et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Howard E. Gruber United States 21 911 781 706 627 319 59 2.7k
Rudolf Arnheim United States 32 1.3k 1.5× 1.1k 1.4× 1.5k 2.1× 392 0.6× 613 1.9× 222 5.6k
Tim van Gelder Australia 6 529 0.6× 719 0.9× 1.3k 1.8× 443 0.7× 279 0.9× 8 2.8k
Edward S. Reed United States 20 396 0.4× 737 0.9× 1.2k 1.7× 515 0.8× 322 1.0× 60 2.4k
Mark H. Bickhard United States 30 802 0.9× 842 1.1× 1.3k 1.8× 950 1.5× 306 1.0× 116 3.2k
William T. Powers United States 15 551 0.6× 770 1.0× 697 1.0× 385 0.6× 472 1.5× 48 2.6k
Thomas A. Sebeok United States 25 629 0.7× 376 0.5× 329 0.5× 383 0.6× 378 1.2× 156 2.9k
Alan Costall United Kingdom 27 627 0.7× 1.6k 2.0× 1.6k 2.3× 827 1.3× 339 1.1× 102 3.3k
Robert A. Wilson Canada 26 448 0.5× 442 0.6× 700 1.0× 392 0.6× 590 1.8× 196 3.3k
E. H. Gombrich United Kingdom 21 528 0.6× 368 0.5× 741 1.0× 139 0.2× 333 1.0× 103 2.9k
Giyoo Hatano Japan 29 734 0.8× 860 1.1× 482 0.7× 1.9k 3.0× 312 1.0× 94 3.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Howard E. Gruber

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All Works

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Rostan, Susan M., David Pariser, & Howard E. Gruber. (2002). A Cross-cultural Study of the Development of Artistic Talent, Creativity and Giftedness. High Ability Studies. 13(2). 125–155. 28 indexed citations
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Gruber, Howard E. & Doris B. Wallace. (2001). Creative work: The case of Charles Darwin.. American Psychologist. 56(4). 346–349. 3 indexed citations
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Gruber, Howard E.. (2000). Creativity and conflict resolution: The role of point of view.. 14 indexed citations
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Gruber, Howard E.. (1996). The Life Space of a Scientist: The Visionary Function and Other Aspects of Jean Piaget's Thinking. Creativity Research Journal. 9(2-3). 251–265. 35 indexed citations
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Martín, Laura Miraut, Roy Pea, Robert Serpell, et al.. (1995). Sociocultural Psychology. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 18 indexed citations
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Gruber, Howard E.. (1993). Creativity in the moral domain: Ought implies can implies create. Creativity Research Journal. 6(1-2). 3–15. 35 indexed citations
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Gruber, Howard E., et al.. (1989). De l'ombre à l'objet: Rôle de l'âge, de l'objet et de l'interaction sociale dans la synthèse de points de vue.. Canadian Journal of Psychology/Revue Canadienne de Psychologie. 43(3). 413–425. 1 indexed citations
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Gruber, Howard E.. (1988). The evolving systems approach to creative work. Creativity Research Journal. 1(1). 27–51. 215 indexed citations
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Gruber, Howard E.. (1985). From epistemic subject to unique creative person at work.. 14 indexed citations
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Darwin, Charles, Paul H. Barrett, & Howard E. Gruber. (1980). Metaphysics, Materialism, & the evolution of mind : the early writings of Charles Darwin. University of Chicago Press eBooks. 12 indexed citations
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Gruber, Howard E.. (1977). THE FORTUNES OF A BASIC DARWINIAN IDEA: CHANCE. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 291(1). 233–245. 1 indexed citations
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Gruber, Howard E., et al.. (1975). Darwin on Man: A Psychological Study of Scientific Creativity. The American Journal of Psychology. 88(3). 523–523. 405 indexed citations
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Gruber, Howard E. & Albert J. Dinnerstein. (1965). The Role of Knowledge in Distance-Perception. The American Journal of Psychology. 78(4). 575–575. 3 indexed citations
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Gruber, Howard E. & Albert J. Dinnerstein. (1965). The role of knowledge in distance-perception.. PubMed. 78(4). 575–81. 3 indexed citations
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Gruber, Howard E., William L. King, & Stephen W. Link. (1963). Moon Illusion: An Event in Imaginary Space. Science. 139(3556). 750–752. 13 indexed citations
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King, William L. & Howard E. Gruber. (1962). Moon Illusion and Emmert's Law. Science. 135(3509). 1125–1126. 24 indexed citations
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Gruber, Howard E.. (1962). The Process of Science Education. Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education. 63(5). 1–9. 2 indexed citations
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Gruber, Howard E., et al.. (1962). The Eye of Reason: Darwin's Development during the Beagle Voyage. Isis. 53(2). 186–200. 19 indexed citations
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Gruber, Howard E., et al.. (1961). Notes & Correspondence. Isis. 52(4). 582–586. 2 indexed citations
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Smith, Olin W. & Howard E. Gruber. (1958). Perception of Depth in Photographs. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 8(3). 307–313. 35 indexed citations

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