Michelle A. Kline

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Michelle A. Kline is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Cultural Studies and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michelle A. Kline has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 11 papers in Cultural Studies and 10 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Michelle A. Kline's work include Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (12 papers), Language and cultural evolution (11 papers) and Cultural Differences and Values (7 papers). Michelle A. Kline is often cited by papers focused on Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (12 papers), Language and cultural evolution (11 papers) and Cultural Differences and Values (7 papers). Michelle A. Kline collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Michelle A. Kline's co-authors include Robert Boyd, Matthew M. Gervais, Joseph H. Manson, Tanya Broesch, Joseph Henrich, Gregory A. Bryant, Paul E. Smaldino, Timothy M. Waring, Marco A. Janssen and Jeremy Brooks and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences and Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michelle A. Kline

26 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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How to learn about teaching: An evolutionary framework for the study of teaching behavior in humans and other animals

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	In vivo simultaneous proton resonance frequency shift thermometry and single reference variable flip angle T₁ measurements 2025 ·Magnetic Resonance in Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), Henrik Odéen, (unknown), Michelle A. Kline, (unknown), (unknown), Dennis L. Parker, Allison Payne	0
2	Construct validity in cross-cultural, developmental research: challenges and strategies for improvement 2025 ·Evolutionary Human Sciences ·Nicole J. Wen, Dorsa Amir, Jennifer M. Clegg, Helen Davis, Natalia Bezerra Dutra, Michelle A. Kline, Sheina Lew‐Levy, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jing Xu, Bruce Rawlings	3
3	Ablation of cervical facet joints is safe and feasible with two magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound transducers as demonstrated by thermal simulations 2025 ·International Journal of Hyperthermia ·(unknown), Michelle A. Kline, Emily A. Smith, Allison Payne, Lubdha M. Shah, Viola Rieke	0
4	Evaluation of acoustic-thermal simulations of in vivo magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound ablative therapy 2024 ·International Journal of Hyperthermia ·(unknown), Douglas A. Christensen, (unknown), Michelle A. Kline, (unknown), Henrik Odéen, Allison Payne	6
5	Beyond collective intelligence: Collective adaptation 2023 ·Journal of The Royal Society Interface ·Mirta Galešić, Daniel Barkoczi, Andrew M. Berdahl, Dora Biro, Giuseppe Carbone, Ilaria Giannoccaro, Robert L. Goldstone, Cleotilde González, Anne Kandler, Albert B. Kao, Rachel L. Kendal, Michelle A. Kline, Eun Lee, Giovanni Francesco Massari, Alex Mesoudi, Henrik Olsson, Niccolò Pescetelli, (unknown), Paul E. Smaldino, D. L. Stein	38
6	Effective climate change adaptation means supporting community autonomy 2022 ·Nature Climate Change ·Anne C. Pisor, Xavier Basurto, Kristina Douglass, Katharine J. Mach, Elspeth Ready, Jason M. Tylianakis, Ashley Hazel, Michelle A. Kline, Karen L. Kramer, (unknown), Mark Moritz, Paul E. Smaldino, Thomas F. Thornton, James H. Jones	53
7	Out of the empirical box: A mixed-methods study of tool innovation among Congolese BaYaka forager and Bondongo fisher–farmer children 2021 ·Journal of Experimental Child Psychology ·Sheina Lew‐Levy, Sarah M. Pope, Daniel B. M. Haun, Michelle A. Kline, Tanya Broesch	15
8	The Life History of Learning Subsistence Skills among Hadza and BaYaka Foragers from Tanzania and the Republic of Congo 2021 ·Human Nature ·Sheina Lew‐Levy, (unknown), Alyssa N. Crittenden, Ibrahim A. Mabulla, Tanya Broesch, Michelle A. Kline	21
9	Opportunities for Interaction 2021 ·Human Nature ·Tanya Broesch, (unknown), (unknown), Christopher von Rueden, Adam H. Boyette, Cristina Moya, Barry S. Hewlett, Michelle A. Kline	12
10	BaYaka Adolescent Boys Nominate Accessible Adult Men as Preferred Spear Hunting Models 2021 ·Current Anthropology ·Sheina Lew‐Levy, Annemieke Milks, (unknown), Tanya Broesch, Michelle A. Kline	18
11	Navigating cross-cultural research: methodological and ethical considerations 2020 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Tanya Broesch, Alyssa N. Crittenden, Bret Beheim, Aaron D. Blackwell, John Andrew Bunce, Heidi Colleran, Kristin Hagel, Michelle A. Kline, Richard McElreath, Robin Nelson, Anne C. Pisor, Sean P. Prall, (unknown), Benjamin Grant Purzycki, Elizabeth A. Quinn, Cody T. Ross, Brooke A. Scelza, Kathrine Starkweather, Jonathan Stieglitz, Monique Borgerhoff Mulder	91
12	Dynamics of behavior change in the COVID world 2020 ·American Journal of Human Biology ·Cristina Moya, (unknown), Michelle A. Kline, Paul E. Smaldino	30
13	Irrelevant‐action imitation is short‐term and contextual: Evidence from two under‐studied populations 2019 ·Developmental Science ·Michelle A. Kline, Matthew M. Gervais, Cristina Moya, Robert Boyd	7
14	Designing cultural multilevel selection research for sustainability science 2017 ·Sustainability Science ·Michelle A. Kline, Timothy M. Waring, Jonathan Salerno	25
15	Appendix to Understanding Cumulative Cultural Evolution: A Reply to Vaesen, Collard, Et Al. 2016 ·SSRN Electronic Journal ·Joe Henrich, Michelle A. Kline, Michael Muthukrishna, Stephen Shennan, Mark Thomas	7
16	How to learn about teaching: An evolutionary framework for the study of teaching behavior in humans and other animals breakdown → 2014 ·Behavioral and Brain Sciences ·Michelle A. Kline	251
17	Subclinical Primary Psychopathy, but Not Physical Formidability or Attractiveness, Predicts Conversational Dominance in a Zero-Acquaintance Situation 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·Joseph H. Manson, Matthew M. Gervais, Daniel M. T. Fessler, Michelle A. Kline	12
18	Correlating Microscopic Images with Vaginal Fungal Cultures in Recurrent Candida Colonization 2013 ·Journal of Gynecologic Surgery ·Gary Ventolini, (unknown), Michelle A. Kline, (unknown)	0
19	Defectors Cannot Be Detected during“Small Talk” with Strangers 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Joseph H. Manson, Matthew M. Gervais, Michelle A. Kline	12
20	Teaching and the Life History of Cultural Transmission in Fijian Villages 2013 ·Human Nature ·Michelle A. Kline, Robert Boyd, Joseph Henrich	95

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