Mark Schaller

22.6k total citations · 7 hit papers
149 papers, 13.6k citations indexed

About

Mark Schaller is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark Schaller has authored 149 papers receiving a total of 13.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 61 papers in Social Psychology and 49 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Mark Schaller's work include Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (45 papers), Cultural Differences and Values (40 papers) and Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (39 papers). Mark Schaller is often cited by papers focused on Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (45 papers), Cultural Differences and Values (40 papers) and Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (39 papers). Mark Schaller collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Mark Schaller's co-authors include Justin H. Park, Damian R. Murray, Douglas T. Kenrick, Lesley A. Duncan, Steven L. Neuberg, Jon K. Maner, Robert B. Cialdini, Jason Faulkner, Vladas Griskevicius and C. Nathan DeWall and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Mark Schaller

146 papers receiving 12.8k citations

Hit Papers

Does social exclusion motivate interperso... 1987 2026 2000 2013 2007 2011 2010 2008 2004 250 500 750
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. Does social exclusion motivate interpersonal reconnection? Resolving the "porcupine problem."
    2007 843 citations Jon K. Maner, C. Nathan DeWall et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  2. The Behavioral Immune System (and Why It Matters)
    2011 703 citations Mark Schaller, Justin H. Park Current Directions in Psychological Science profile →
  3. Renovating the Pyramid of Needs
    2010 673 citations Douglas T. Kenrick, Steven L. Neuberg et al. Perspectives on Psychological Science profile →
  4. Pathogen prevalence predicts human cross-cultural variability in individualism/collectivism
    2008 656 citations Damian R. Murray, Mark Schaller et al. profile →
  5. Evolved Disease-Avoidance Mechanisms and Contemporary Xenophobic Attitudes
    2004 584 citations Jason Faulkner, Mark Schaller et al. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations profile →
  6. Perceived vulnerability to disease: Development and validation of a 15-item self-report instrument
    2009 555 citations Lesley A. Duncan, Mark Schaller et al. profile →
  7. Empathy-based helping: Is it selflessly or selfishly motivated?
    1987 391 citations Mark Schaller, Jim Fultz et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mark Schaller Canada 56 6.5k 6.2k 4.9k 3.2k 2.2k 149 13.6k
Steven J. Heine Canada 50 10.6k 1.6× 8.1k 1.3× 3.5k 0.7× 3.9k 1.2× 3.7k 1.7× 105 20.2k
Arthur Aron United States 58 10.0k 1.5× 6.3k 1.0× 2.9k 0.6× 4.8k 1.5× 4.1k 1.9× 137 18.1k
Paul A. M. Van Lange Netherlands 65 7.1k 1.1× 8.9k 1.4× 2.4k 0.5× 2.6k 0.8× 2.2k 1.0× 245 17.0k
John M. Darley United States 49 7.0k 1.1× 8.6k 1.4× 6.9k 1.4× 1.3k 0.4× 1.8k 0.8× 164 18.6k
Galen V. Bodenhausen United States 59 6.5k 1.0× 8.4k 1.4× 3.5k 0.7× 2.5k 0.8× 1.6k 0.7× 146 14.4k
Elaine N. Aron United States 39 6.0k 0.9× 3.5k 0.6× 1.9k 0.4× 3.2k 1.0× 3.1k 1.4× 75 11.8k
Margaret S. Clark United States 57 6.9k 1.1× 4.8k 0.8× 1.4k 0.3× 2.4k 0.8× 2.5k 1.1× 147 13.2k
Wendi L. Gardner United States 39 7.0k 1.1× 5.1k 0.8× 2.1k 0.4× 2.1k 0.6× 1.9k 0.9× 75 12.7k
Ara Norenzayan Canada 48 10.8k 1.7× 10.0k 1.6× 4.4k 0.9× 4.2k 1.3× 2.7k 1.2× 106 22.3k
Vincent Yzerbyt Belgium 55 6.7k 1.0× 8.4k 1.4× 2.6k 0.5× 1.6k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 235 13.3k

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All Works

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Baimel, Adam, et al.. (2025). Ecospirituality. Current Directions in Psychological Science. 34(2). 97–104. 2 indexed citations
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O’Shea, Brian, et al.. (2024). Do moral values change with the seasons?. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(33). e2313428121–e2313428121. 2 indexed citations
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Baimel, Adam, et al.. (2023). Ecospirituality: The psychology of moral concern for nature. Journal of Environmental Psychology. 87. 102001–102001. 18 indexed citations
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Schaller, Mark, et al.. (2022). What Motives Do People Most Want to Know About When Meeting Another Person? An Investigation Into Prioritization of Information About Seven Fundamental Motives. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 49(4). 495–509. 1 indexed citations
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Grahek, Ivan, Mark Schaller, & Jennifer L. Tackett. (2021). Anatomy of a Psychological Theory: Integrating Construct-Validation and Computational-Modeling Methods to Advance Theorizing. Perspectives on Psychological Science. 16(4). 803–815. 37 indexed citations
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Schaller, Mark, Damian R. Murray, & Marlise K. Hofer. (2021). The behavioural immune system and pandemic psychology: the evolved psychology of disease-avoidance and its implications for attitudes, behaviour, and public health during epidemic outbreaks. European Review of Social Psychology. 33(2). 360–396. 26 indexed citations
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Woo, Brandon Matthew & Mark Schaller. (2020). “Parental” responses to human infants (and puppy dogs): Evidence that the perception of eyes is especially influential, but eye contact is not. PLoS ONE. 15(5). e0232059–e0232059. 7 indexed citations
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Murray, Damian R., Mark Schaller, & Peter Suedfeld. (2013). Pathogens and Politics: Further Evidence That Parasite Prevalence Predicts Authoritarianism. PLoS ONE. 8(5). e62275–e62275. 117 indexed citations
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Maner, Jon K., C. Nathan DeWall, Roy F. Baumeister, & Mark Schaller. (2007). Does social exclusion motivate interpersonal reconnection? Resolving the "porcupine problem.". Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 92(1). 42–55. 843 indexed citations breakdown →
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Norenzayan, Ara, Scott Atran, Jason Faulkner, & Mark Schaller. (2006). Memory and Mystery: The Cultural Selection of Minimally Counterintuitive Narratives. Cognitive Science. 30(3). 531–553. 191 indexed citations
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Conway, Lucian Gideon & Mark Schaller. (2005). When authorities' commands backfire: Attributions about consensus and effects on deviant decision making.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 89(3). 311–326. 36 indexed citations
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Maner, Jon K., Douglas T. Kenrick, D. Vaughn Becker, et al.. (2005). Functional projection: How fundamental social motives can bias interpersonal perception.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 88(1). 63–78. 330 indexed citations
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Faulkner, Jason, Mark Schaller, Justin H. Park, & Lesley A. Duncan. (2004). Evolved Disease-Avoidance Mechanisms and Contemporary Xenophobic Attitudes. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations. 7(4). 333–353. 584 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schaller, Mark, et al.. (2002). Selective pressures on the once and future contents of ethnic stereotypes: Effects of the communicability of traits.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 82(6). 861–877. 75 indexed citations
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Eisenberg, Nancy, Richard A. Fabes, Mark Schaller, Gustavo Carlo, & Paul Miller. (1991). The Relations of Parental Characteristics and Practices to Children's Vicarious Emotional Responding. Child Development. 62(6). 1393–1393. 111 indexed citations
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Eisenberg, Nancy, Richard A. Fabes, Mark Schaller, Gustavo Carlo, & Paul Miller. (1991). The Relations of Parental Characteristics and Practices to Children's Vicarious Emotional Responding. Child Development. 62(6). 1393–1408. 166 indexed citations
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Eisenberg, Nancy, Paul Miller, Mark Schaller, et al.. (1989). The Role of Sympathy and Altruistic Personality Traits in Helping: A Reexamination. Journal of Personality. 57(1). 41–67. 127 indexed citations

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