Howard Rachlin

16.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
167 papers, 11.4k citations indexed

About

Howard Rachlin is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and General Decision Sciences. According to data from OpenAlex, Howard Rachlin has authored 167 papers receiving a total of 11.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 35 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 33 papers in General Decision Sciences. Recurrent topics in Howard Rachlin's work include Behavioral and Psychological Studies (79 papers), Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (33 papers) and Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (28 papers). Howard Rachlin is often cited by papers focused on Behavioral and Psychological Studies (79 papers), Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (33 papers) and Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (28 papers). Howard Rachlin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Canada. Howard Rachlin's co-authors include Leonard Green, Andrés Raineri, Bryan A. Jones, William M. Baum, David V. Cross, Michael Lamport Commons, Joanna Mazur, John A. Nevin, John H. Kagel and Matthew L. Locey and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Psychological Review and The Quarterly Journal of Economics.

In The Last Decade

Howard Rachlin

159 papers receiving 10.6k citations

Hit Papers

An adjusting procedure for studying delayed reinforcement. 1969 2026 1988 2007 1987 1991 1972 1969 1981 400 800 1.2k
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. An adjusting procedure for studying delayed reinforcement.
    1987 1.4k citations Michael Lamport Commons, Howard Rachlin et al. profile →
  2. SUBJECTIVE PROBABILITY AND DELAY
    1991 983 citations Howard Rachlin, Andrés Raineri et al. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior profile →
  3. COMMITMENT, CHOICE AND SELF‐CONTROL1
    1972 865 citations Howard Rachlin et al. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior profile →
  4. CHOICE AS TIME ALLOCATION1
    1969 576 citations Howard Rachlin et al. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior profile →
  5. Maximization theory in behavioral psychology
    1981 414 citations Howard Rachlin 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 Rachlin United States 47 4.4k 3.5k 3.3k 2.0k 1.6k 167 11.4k
Joel Myerson United States 59 2.4k 0.5× 5.4k 1.5× 5.7k 1.7× 2.9k 1.4× 837 0.5× 256 14.3k
R. J. Herrnstein United States 49 7.0k 1.6× 1.6k 0.4× 4.3k 1.3× 597 0.3× 3.0k 1.9× 118 16.5k
Gregory J. Madden United States 38 1.2k 0.3× 2.6k 0.7× 1.6k 0.5× 2.3k 1.1× 448 0.3× 111 6.9k
George Ainslie United States 26 799 0.2× 2.1k 0.6× 1.6k 0.5× 1.2k 0.6× 588 0.4× 60 5.5k
David R. Shanks United Kingdom 65 4.7k 1.1× 1.6k 0.5× 7.2k 2.2× 449 0.2× 826 0.5× 257 12.4k
Samuel M. McClure United States 42 585 0.1× 2.4k 0.7× 6.4k 1.9× 1.1k 0.6× 721 0.5× 75 10.9k
Antonio Rangel United States 55 459 0.1× 4.2k 1.2× 9.3k 2.8× 1.6k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 84 15.7k
Charles J. Brainerd United States 60 4.5k 1.0× 985 0.3× 6.8k 2.0× 472 0.2× 863 0.6× 220 12.1k
Yuichi Shoda United States 44 1.4k 0.3× 827 0.2× 1.8k 0.5× 2.9k 1.5× 3.2k 2.0× 96 13.7k
Ben Seymour United Kingdom 51 826 0.2× 1.8k 0.5× 11.2k 3.3× 849 0.4× 922 0.6× 108 16.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rachlin, Howard. (2017). Group selection in behavioral evolution. Behavioural Processes. 161. 65–72. 11 indexed citations
2.
Rachlin, Howard. (2016). Self-Control Based on Soft Commitment. The Behavior Analyst. 39(2). 259–268. 10 indexed citations
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Arfer, Kodi B., et al.. (2015). Reciprocation and altruism in social cooperation. Behavioural Processes. 116. 12–16. 8 indexed citations
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Locey, Matthew L. & Howard Rachlin. (2015). Altruism and anonymity: A behavioral analysis. Behavioural Processes. 118. 71–75. 14 indexed citations
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Rachlin, Howard. (2012). Our overt behavior makes us human. The Behavior Analyst. 35(1). 49–57. 1 indexed citations
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Locey, Matthew L. & Howard Rachlin. (2012). COMMITMENT AND SELF‐CONTROL IN A PRISONER'S DILEMMA GAME. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 98(1). 89–103. 8 indexed citations
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Rachlin, Howard. (2010). Dor e comportamento. Temas em Psicologia. 18(2). 429–447. 1 indexed citations
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Rachlin, Howard. (2007). A Behavioral Science of Mental Life: Comments on Foxall's "Intentional Behaviorism". 35(4). 131–138. 3 indexed citations
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Rachlin, Howard. (2007). CUI BONO? A REVIEW OF BREAKING THE SPELL: RELIGION AS A NATURAL PHENOMENON BY DANIEL C. DENNETT. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 87(1). 143–149. 6 indexed citations
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Rachlin, Howard. (2006). In what sense are addicts irrational?. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 90. S92–S99. 26 indexed citations
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Rachlin, Howard. (2005). What Müller's Law of Specific Nerve Energies Says about the Mind. 33. 41–54. 5 indexed citations
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Rachlin, Howard. (2004). The Science of Self-Control. Harvard University Press eBooks. 373 indexed citations
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Yi, Richard & Howard Rachlin. (2004). CONTINGENCIES OF REINFORCEMENT IN A FIVE‐PERSON PRISONER'S DILEMMA. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 82(2). 161–176. 16 indexed citations
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Baker, Forest & Howard Rachlin. (2002). Teaching and learning in a probabilistic prisoner's dilemma. Behavioural Processes. 57(2-3). 211–226. 26 indexed citations
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Rachlin, Howard. (1997). Self and Self‐Control. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 818(1). 85–97. 21 indexed citations
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Rachlin, Howard. (1995). Burrhus Frederic Skinner - March 20, 1904-August 18, 1990.. PubMed. 67. 363–77. 2 indexed citations
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Rachlin, Howard, Andrés Raineri, & David V. Cross. (1991). SUBJECTIVE PROBABILITY AND DELAY. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 55(2). 233–244. 983 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rachlin, Howard. (1985). Maximization theory and Plato's concept of the Good. 13(1). 13 indexed citations
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Commons, Michael Lamport, R. J. Herrnstein, & Howard Rachlin. (1982). Matching and maximizing accounts. 42 indexed citations
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Lacey, Hugh & Howard Rachlin. (1978). Behavior, Cognition and Theories of Choice. Works - Scholarship, Research, & Creative Expression (Swarthmore College). 6(2). 177. 43 indexed citations

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