James K. Rilling

20.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
118 papers, 13.9k citations indexed

About

James K. Rilling is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, James K. Rilling has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 13.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Social Psychology, 50 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 37 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in James K. Rilling's work include Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (44 papers), Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (30 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (24 papers). James K. Rilling is often cited by papers focused on Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (44 papers), Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (30 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (24 papers). James K. Rilling collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and United Kingdom. James K. Rilling's co-authors include Alan G. Sanfey, Jonathan D. Cohen, Leigh E. Nystrom, Matthew F. Glasser, Todd M. Preuss, Giuseppe Pagnoni, Thomas R. Insel, Tor D. Wager, David A. Gutman and Clinton D. Kilts and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

James K. Rilling

112 papers receiving 13.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

The Neural Basis of Economic Decision-Making in the Ultimatum Game

2003 2.2k citations Alan G. Sanfey, James K. Rilling et al. Science profile →
Placebo-Induced Changes in fMRI in the Anticipation and Experience of Pain

2004 1.4k citations James K. Rilling, Jonathan D. Cohen et al. Science profile →
A Neural Basis for Social Cooperation

2002 937 citations James K. Rilling, David A. Gutman et al. Neuron profile →
The evolution of the arcuate fasciculus revealed with comparative DTI

2008 586 citations James K. Rilling, Matthew F. Glasser et al. profile →
The Neuroscience of Social Decision-Making

2010 537 citations James K. Rilling, Alan G. Sanfey profile →
The biology of mammalian parenting and its effect on offspring social development

2014 346 citations James K. Rilling, Larry J. Young Science profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Caregiving is associated with lower brain age in humans 2025 ·Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience ·James K. Rilling, Minwoo Lee, (unknown), Kenneth Hepburn, Molly M. Perkins, Christian Gaser	1
2	Hormonal changes in first-time human fathers in relation to paternal investment 2025 ·Hormones and Behavior ·James K. Rilling, Minwoo Lee, (unknown), Esther Jung, (unknown), (unknown), Xing Zhang, (unknown)	2
3	Random forest and Shapley Additive exPlanations predict oxytocin targeted effects on brain functional networks involved in salience and sensorimotor processing, in a randomized clinical trial in autism 2025 ·Neuropsychopharmacology ·Elissar Andari, Kaundinya Gopinath, (unknown), (unknown), Shota Nishitani, Alicia K. Smith, Opal Ousley, James K. Rilling, Joseph F. Cubells, Larry J. Young	0
4	Grandmotherhood is associated with reduced OXTR DNA methylation 2024 ·Psychoneuroendocrinology ·James K. Rilling, Minwoo Lee, (unknown), (unknown), John Lindo	1
5	Evolutionary shaping of human brain dynamics 2022 ·eLife ·James C. Pang, James K. Rilling, James A. Roberts, Martijn P. van den Heuvel, Luca Cocchi	12
6	Scaling Principles of White Matter Connectivity in the Human and Nonhuman Primate Brain 2021 ·Cerebral Cortex ·Dirk Jan Ardesch, Lianne H. Scholtens, Siemon C. de Lange, Léa Roumazeilles, Alexandre A. Khrapitchev, Todd M. Preuss, James K. Rilling, Rogier B. Mars, Martijn P. van den Heuvel	21
7	Oxytocin and vasopressin modulation of prisoner’s dilemma strategies 2020 ·Journal of Psychopharmacology ·(unknown), Marília Antunes, Manuel Lopes, Duarte M. S. Ferreira, James K. Rilling, Diana Prata	13
8	Evolutionary modifications in human brain connectivity associated with schizophrenia 2019 ·Brain ·Martijn P. van den Heuvel, Lianne H. Scholtens, Siemon C. de Lange, (unknown), Wiepke Cahn, Neeltje E.M. van Haren, Iris E. Sommer, Marco Bozzali, Kathrin Koch, Marco P. Boks, Jonathan Repple, Michela Pievani, Longchuan Li, Todd M. Preuss, James K. Rilling	48
9	Genetic mapping and evolutionary analysis of human-expanded cognitive networks 2019 ·Nature Communications ·Yongbin Wei, Siemon C. de Lange, Lianne H. Scholtens, Kyoko Watanabe, Dirk Jan Ardesch, Philip R. Jansen, Jeanne E. Savage, Longchuan Li, Todd M. Preuss, James K. Rilling, Daniëlle Posthuma, Martijn P. van den Heuvel	94
10	Quantitative assessment of prefrontal cortex in humans relative to nonhuman primates 2018 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Chad J. Donahue, Matthew F. Glasser, Todd M. Preuss, James K. Rilling, David C. Van Essen	167
11	Arginine Vasopressin Effects on Subjective Judgments and Neural Responses to Same and Other-Sex Faces in Men and Women 2017 ·Frontiers in Endocrinology ·James K. Rilling, (unknown), Xiangchuan Chen, (unknown), Ebrahim Haroon, Richmond R. Thompson	20
12	Testicular volume is inversely correlated with nurturing-related brain activity in human fathers 2013 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jennifer S. Mascaro, Patrick D. Hackett, James K. Rilling	92
13	Compassion meditation enhances empathic accuracy and related neural activity 2012 ·Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience ·Jennifer S. Mascaro, James K. Rilling, Lobsang Tenzin Negi, Charles L. Raison	152
14	Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Precentral Corticospinal System Asymmetry and Handedness: A Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study 2010 ·PLoS ONE ·Longchuan Li, Todd M. Preuss, James K. Rilling, William D. Hopkins, Matthew F. Glasser, (unknown), (unknown), Xiaodong Zhang, Xiaoping Hu	42
15	A DTI Investigation of Neural Substrates Supporting Tool Use 2009 ·Cerebral Cortex ·Ashwin G. Ramayya, Matthew F. Glasser, James K. Rilling	110
16	A comparative diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) study of the arcuate fasciculus language pathway in humans, chimpanzees and rhesus macaques. 2007 ·American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·James K. Rilling, Matthew F. Glasser, Todd M. Preuss, (unknown), (unknown), Tengda Zhao, (unknown), Timothy E.J. Behrens	4
17	Effects of Tryptophan Depletion on the Performance of an Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma Game in Healthy Adults 2006 ·Neuropsychopharmacology ·(unknown), James K. Rilling, Alan G. Sanfey, Zubin Bhagwagar, Robert D. Rogers	106
18	The Neural Basis of Economic Decision-Making in the Ultimatum Game breakdown → 2003 ·Science ·Alan G. Sanfey, James K. Rilling, (unknown), Leigh E. Nystrom, Jonathan D. Cohen	2220
19	A Neural Basis for Social Cooperation breakdown → 2002 ·Neuron ·James K. Rilling, David A. Gutman, (unknown), Giuseppe Pagnoni, Gregory S. Berns, Clinton D. Kilts	937
20	Comparative neuroanatomy of anthropoid primates using magnetic resonance imaging : insights into human and non-human primate brain evolution 1998 ·UMI eBooks ·James K. Rilling	1

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