Jessica D. Ayers

420 total citations
23 papers, 212 citations indexed

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Jessica D. Ayers is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jessica D. Ayers has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 212 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 11 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 6 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Jessica D. Ayers's work include Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (11 papers), Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (6 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (5 papers). Jessica D. Ayers is often cited by papers focused on Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (11 papers), Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (6 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (5 papers). Jessica D. Ayers collaborates with scholars based in United States, New Zealand and Netherlands. Jessica D. Ayers's co-authors include Athena Aktipis, Jaimie Arona Krems, Lee Cronk, Patrick K. Durkee, Daniel Sznycer, Amy M. Boddy, Daniel Sullivan, Oliver Scott Curry, Gerald S. Wilkinson and Daniel Balliet and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

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Jessica D. Ayers

20 papers receiving 204 citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jessica D. Ayers United States	8	107	86	85	38	34	23	212
Patrick K. Durkee United States	11	161 1.5×	178 2.1×	128 1.5×	16 0.4×	98 2.9×	23	328
Laura M. Kressel United States	8	75 0.7×	120 1.4×	74 0.9×	8 0.2×	38 1.1×	9	264
Nicole H. Hess United States	5	222 2.1×	183 2.1×	103 1.2×	61 1.6×	36 1.1×	9	303
Cláudia Passos-Ferreira United States	4	124 1.2×	47 0.5×	138 1.6×	50 1.3×	108 3.2×	8	308
Jeffrey K. Snyder United States	7	182 1.7×	197 2.3×	93 1.1×	20 0.5×	90 2.6×	10	306
José Antonio Muñoz‐Reyes Chile	12	113 1.1×	220 2.6×	65 0.8×	14 0.4×	60 1.8×	40	352
Benjamin Winegard United States	8	117 1.1×	96 1.1×	65 0.8×	11 0.3×	24 0.7×	12	257
Antonia Misch Germany	9	135 1.3×	33 0.4×	116 1.4×	24 0.6×	91 2.7×	10	242
Terence Daniel Dores Cruz Netherlands	9	245 2.3×	132 1.5×	73 0.9×	92 2.4×	37 1.1×	16	291

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Ayers, Jessica D., et al.. (2025). Sources of fitness interdependence associated with shared fate and cooperation in a small-scale horticultural society. Evolution and Human Behavior. 47(1). 106802–106802.

Apostolou, Menelaos, Mark J. M. Sullman, Jessica D. Ayers, et al.. (2024). Why people make friends: Evidence from 12 nations. Personality and Individual Differences. 229. 112774–112774.

Ayers, Jessica D., Joe Alcock, Lee Cronk, et al.. (2024). Shared fate was associated with sustained cooperation during the COVID-19 pandemic. PLoS ONE. 19(9). e0307829–e0307829. 1 indexed citations

Ayers, Jessica D.. (2024). How Genetic-Conflict Theory Can Inform Studies of Human Nature. Perspectives on Psychological Science. 20(4). 762–786.

Ayers, Jessica D., et al.. (2023). COVID-19 and friendships: Agreeableness and neuroticism are associated with more concern about COVID-19 and friends' risky behaviors. Personality and Individual Differences. 213. 112297–112297. 3 indexed citations

Ayers, Jessica D., Jaimie Arona Krems, & Athena Aktipis. (2023). A factor analytic examination of women's and men's friendship preferences. Personality and Individual Differences. 206. 112120–112120. 6 indexed citations

Ayers, Jessica D., et al.. (2023). Unpredictable needs are associated with lower expectations of repayment. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 100095–100095. 1 indexed citations

Ayers, Jessica D., et al.. (2023). What is reciprocity? A review and expert-based classification of cooperative transfers. Evolution and Human Behavior. 44(4). 384–393. 7 indexed citations

Claessens, Scott, et al.. (2023). Descriptive norms caused increases in mask wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 11856–11856. 10 indexed citations

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Ayers, Jessica D., et al.. (2022). What is Reciprocity? A Review and Expert-based Classification of Cooperative Transfers. PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints). 1 indexed citations

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Ayers, Jessica D., Daniel Sznycer, Daniel Sullivan, et al.. (2022). Fitness interdependence as indexed by shared fate: Factor structure and validity of a new measure.. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences. 17(3). 259–284. 13 indexed citations

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Ayers, Jessica D., Jaimie Arona Krems, Nicole H. Hess, & Athena Aktipis. (2022). Mother-in-Law Daughter-in-Law Conflict: an Evolutionary Perspective and Report of Empirical Data from the USA. Evolutionary Psychological Science. 8(1). 56–71. 3 indexed citations

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Ayers, Jessica D.. (2021). Competitive scenarios increase competition in women: A meta-analysis. PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints). 1 indexed citations

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Ayers, Jessica D., et al.. (2021). Younger people and people with higher subjective SES experienced more negative effects of the pandemic on their friendships. Personality and Individual Differences. 185. 111246–111246. 10 indexed citations

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Williams, Keelah E. G., et al.. (2021). Sex differences in friendship preferences. Evolution and Human Behavior. 43(1). 44–52. 25 indexed citations

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Ayers, Jessica D. & Aaron T. Goetz. (2021). Coordinated condemnation in women's intrasexual competition. Personality and Individual Differences. 185. 111294–111294. 3 indexed citations

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Corbett, Anne, et al.. (2021). Associations Between Change Over Time in Pandemic-Related Stress and Change in Physical Activity. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 18(11). 1419–1426. 3 indexed citations

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Aktipis, Athena, Roger M. Whitaker, & Jessica D. Ayers. (2020). Do Smartphones Create a Coordination Problem for Face‐to‐Face Interaction? Leveraging Game Theory to Understand and Solve the Smartphone Dilemma. BioEssays. 42(4). e1800261–e1800261. 4 indexed citations

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Claessens, Scott, Jessica D. Ayers, Lee Cronk, & Athena Aktipis. (2020). Need-based transfer systems are more vulnerable to cheating when resources are hidden. Evolution and Human Behavior. 42(2). 104–112. 7 indexed citations

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Aktipis, Athena, Lee Cronk, Joe Alcock, et al.. (2018). Understanding cooperation through fitness interdependence. Nature Human Behaviour. 2(7). 429–431. 94 indexed citations

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