Karen L. Bales

9.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
169 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Karen L. Bales is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen L. Bales has authored 169 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 148 papers in Social Psychology, 73 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 31 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Karen L. Bales's work include Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (127 papers), Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (71 papers) and Primate Behavior and Ecology (43 papers). Karen L. Bales is often cited by papers focused on Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (127 papers), Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (71 papers) and Primate Behavior and Ecology (43 papers). Karen L. Bales collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Russia. Karen L. Bales's co-authors include Allison M. Perkeybile, Sally P. Mendoza, Sara M. Freeman, James M. Dietz, Nicole Maninger, Emilio Ferrer, Forrest D. Rogers, Wendy Saltzman, Marjorie Solomon and Caroline M. Hostetler and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Neuron and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Karen L. Bales

164 papers receiving 6.1k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Karen L. Bales United States	45	4.7k	2.0k	1.0k	930	876	169	6.2k
James Winslow United States	37	3.9k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	1.4k 1.4×	688 0.7×	641 0.7×	63	5.4k
Zuoxin Wang United States	52	7.1k 1.5×	3.3k 1.6×	1.9k 1.9×	1.1k 1.1×	813 0.9×	119	8.6k
Alexa H. Veenema United States	41	4.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	2.8k 2.7×	1.1k 1.1×	402 0.5×	70	5.9k
Alison S. Fleming Canada	58	6.5k 1.4×	920 0.5×	3.1k 3.0×	943 1.0×	543 0.6×	170	9.7k
Toni E. Ziegler United States	50	5.5k 1.2×	1.7k 0.8×	901 0.9×	374 0.4×	759 0.9×	147	7.8k
Takefumi Kikusui Japan	47	3.7k 0.8×	741 0.4×	1.4k 1.4×	506 0.5×	2.4k 2.7×	234	7.8k
Sally P. Mendoza United States	47	4.0k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	1.7k 1.6×	292 0.3×	758 0.9×	141	6.8k
Oliver J. Bosch Germany	33	3.5k 0.8×	982 0.5×	1.7k 1.7×	815 0.9×	317 0.4×	62	4.3k
James G. Pfaus Canada	54	4.9k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	1.6k 1.5×	778 0.8×	450 0.5×	208	9.5k
Michael Numan United States	46	5.4k 1.2×	682 0.3×	2.2k 2.1×	1.5k 1.6×	471 0.5×	66	6.3k

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Hobson, Brad A., et al.. (2025). Mapping Kappa Opioid Receptor Binding in Titi Monkeys with [ ¹¹ C]GR103545 PET. Molecular Imaging. 24. 895521050–895521050.

Witczak, Lynea R., Sara M. Freeman, Emily S. Rothwell, et al.. (2024). Expression of bond‐related behaviors affects titi monkey responsiveness to oxytocin and vasopressin treatments. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1534(1). 118–129. 1 indexed citations

Baxter, Alexander, et al.. (2024). Age, pair tenure and parenting, but not face identity, predict looking behaviour in a pair-bonded South American primate. Animal Behaviour. 217. 53–63. 2 indexed citations

Berendzen, Kristen M., Karen L. Bales, & Devanand S. Manoli. (2023). Attachment across the lifespan: Examining the intersection of pair bonding neurobiology and healthy aging. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 153. 105339–105339. 4 indexed citations

Witczak, Lynea R., Emilio Ferrer, Brad A. Hobson, et al.. (2023). Neural correlates and effect of jealousy on cognitive flexibility in the female titi monkey (Plecturocebus cupreus). Hormones and Behavior. 152. 105352–105352. 3 indexed citations

Ramirez, Melissa, et al.. (2023). Physiological and behavioral effects of hormonal contraceptive treatment in captive, pair-bonded primates (Plecturocebus cupreus). Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science. 62(6). 494–501. 2 indexed citations

Baxter, Alexander, et al.. (2023). Initial compatibility during a “Speed‐Dating” test predicts postpairing affiliation in titi monkeys (Plecturocebus cupreus). American Journal of Primatology. 85(7). e23496–e23496. 3 indexed citations

Baxter, Alexander, Erin L. Kinnally, Emilio Ferrer, et al.. (2023). Parental experience is linked with lower vasopressin receptor 1a binding and decreased postpartum androgens in titi monkeys. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 35(7). e13304–e13304. 4 indexed citations

Bales, Karen L., et al.. (2023). Pairing status and stimulus type predict responses to audio playbacks in female titi monkeys. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 11. 3 indexed citations

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Legrand, Mathieu, Sara M. Freeman, Alexander Baxter, et al.. (2022). Long term effects of chronic intranasal oxytocin on adult pair bonding behavior and brain glucose uptake in titi monkeys (Plecturocebus cupreus). Hormones and Behavior. 140. 105126–105126. 16 indexed citations

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Clink, Dena J., et al.. (2021). Moderate evidence for heritability in the duet contributions of a South American primate. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 35(1). 51–63. 5 indexed citations

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Witczak, Lynea R., et al.. (2021). Parenting costs time: Changes in pair bond maintenance across pregnancy and infant rearing in a monogamous primate ( Plecturocebus cupreus ). New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development. 2021(180). 21–42. 14 indexed citations

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Clink, Dena J., et al.. (2020). Individuality in the vocalizations of infant and adult coppery titi monkeys (Plecturocebus cupreus). American Journal of Primatology. 82(6). e23134–e23134. 21 indexed citations

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Baxter, Alexander, et al.. (2019). Sexual Dimorphism in Titi Monkeys’ Digit (2D:4D) Ratio is Associated with Maternal Urinary Sex Hormones During Pregnancy. Developmental Psychobiology. 62(7). 979–991. 18 indexed citations

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Yu, Guixia, Shigeo Yagi, Ricardo Carrion, et al.. (2013). Experimental Cross-Species Infection of Common Marmosets by Titi Monkey Adenovirus. PLoS ONE. 8(7). e68558–e68558. 16 indexed citations

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Chen, Eunice C., Sally P. Mendoza, Nicole Maninger, et al.. (2011). Correction: Cross-Species Transmission of a Novel Adenovirus Associated with a Fulminant Pneumonia Outbreak in a New World Monkey Colony. PLoS Pathogens. 7(8). 1 indexed citations

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Hostetler, Caroline M., et al.. (2010). D2 antagonist during development decreases anxiety and infanticidal behavior in adult female prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Behavioural Brain Research. 210(1). 127–130. 5 indexed citations

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Bales, Karen L., et al.. (2007). Early experience affects the traits of monogamy in a sexually dimorphic manner. Developmental Psychobiology. 49(4). 335–342. 54 indexed citations

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Bales, Karen L., Jeffrey A. French, Caroline M. Hostetler, & James M. Dietz. (2005). Social and reproductive factors affecting cortisol levels in wild female golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia). American Journal of Primatology. 67(1). 25–35. 48 indexed citations

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Bales, Karen L., et al.. (2000). Effects of Allocare-Givers on Fitness of Infants and Parents in Callitrichid Primates. Folia Primatologica. 71(1-2). 27–38. 75 indexed citations

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