John R. Alford

5.4k citations
52 papers · 3.4k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 26
Topics
Social and Intergroup Psychology (18 papers)Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (10 papers)Cultural Differences and Values (9 papers)

In The Last Decade

John R. Alford

51 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Are Political Orientations Genetically Transmitted?200520262012201920052014100200300400500

Peers

John R. Alford
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  • Sociology and Political Science 2.1k
  • Social Psychology 935
  • Political Science and International Relations 885
  • Cognitive Neuroscience 685
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 451
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All Works

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#WorkIndexed citations
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2 116
3 21
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Differences in negativity bias underlie variations in political ideologybreakdown →
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5 11
6 85
7 9
8 156
9 70
10 132
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Toward a Modern View of Political Man: Genetic and Environmental Sources ofPolitical Orientations and Participation
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Genetic and Environmental Transmission of Value Orientations: A New Twin Study of Political Attitudes
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Generosity is its Own Reward: The Neural Basis of Representation
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Looking for Politically Relevant Genes: Genome-wide Linkage Scans and Allelic Association Studies"
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17 33
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The Neural Basis of Representative Democracy
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19 23
20 87

About John R. Alford

John R. Alford is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology and Sociology and Political Science, having authored 52 papers that have together received 3.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Social and Intergroup Psychology (18 papers), Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (10 papers) and Cultural Differences and Values (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Sociology and Political Science (2.1k citations), Social Psychology (935 citations) and Communication (272 citations). John R. Alford has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include John R. Hibbing, Kevin B. Smith, Carolyn L. Funk, Peter Hatemi, Matthew V. Hibbing, Douglas R. Oxley, Nicholas G. Martin, Lindon J. Eaves, Michael S. Lewis‐Beck and Mario J. Scalora. Their work appears in journals such as Science, PLoS ONE and Analytical Biochemistry.

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