Nicholas S. Thompson

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Nicholas S. Thompson is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicholas S. Thompson has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Social Psychology, 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 9 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Nicholas S. Thompson's work include Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (8 papers), Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (8 papers) and Primate Behavior and Ecology (7 papers). Nicholas S. Thompson is often cited by papers focused on Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (8 papers), Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (8 papers) and Primate Behavior and Ecology (7 papers). Nicholas S. Thompson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Greece. Nicholas S. Thompson's co-authors include Robert W. Mitchell, François Tonneau, Kerry Ledoux, Peter H. Klopfer, Patrick Bateson, David B. Richards, Vangelis Tourloukis, Katerina Harvati, Eleni Panagopoulou and Athanassios Athanassiou and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Animal Behaviour and Behavioral and Brain Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Nicholas S. Thompson

51 papers receiving 985 citations

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Deception, perspectives on human and nonhuman deceit

1986 425 citations Robert W. Mitchell, Nicholas S. Thompson DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library) profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Objective and subjective sleep characteristics in hospitalized older adults and their associations to hospital outcomes 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Terri Blackwell, Sarah Robinson, Nicholas S. Thompson, (unknown), (unknown), Alice Pressman, Katie L. Stone	3
2	The function of small tools in Europe during the Middle Pleistocene: The case of Marathousa 1 (Megalopolis, Greece) 2022 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Vangelis Tourloukis, Nicholas S. Thompson, Eleni Panagopoulou, Katerina Harvati, (unknown), Sylvie Beyriès	8
3	Impact of renal artery stenosis on acute kidney injury and outcomes after heart failure hospitalization 2022 ·The American Journal of the Medical Sciences ·Monika Devanaboyina, (unknown), Nicholas S. Thompson, Luke Tsai, (unknown), (unknown), Pamela Brewster, Lance D. Dworkin, Christopher J. Cooper, Rajesh Gupta	1
4	Scandals. Backstabbing. Resignations. Reboots. Record profits. Time bombs 2019 ·Nicholas S. Thompson, (unknown)	0
5	Facebook's two years of hell 2018 ·Nicholas S. Thompson, (unknown)	1
6	The skeleton of a straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) and other large mammals from the Middle Pleistocene butchering locality Marathousa 1 (Megalopolis Basin, Greece): preliminary results 2017 ·Quaternary International ·George E. Konidaris, Athanassios Athanassiou, Vangelis Tourloukis, Nicholas S. Thompson, Domenico Giusti, Eleni Panagopoulou, Katerina Harvati	51
7	Testing the Efficacy of OurSpace, a Brief, Group Dynamics-Based Physical Activity Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial 2016 ·Journal of Medical Internet Research ·Brandon C. Irwin, (unknown), Patrice Chalin, Nicholas S. Thompson	15
8	The Impact of Social Category Diversity on Motivation Gains in Exercise Groups 2016 ·American Journal of Health Behavior ·Brandon C. Irwin, Nicholas S. Thompson	4
9	Nicholas Thompson, “The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War” 2010 ·Iowa Research Online (University of Iowa) ·Marshall Poe, Nicholas S. Thompson	1
10	The Evolutionary Foundation of Perceiving One's Own Emotions 2004 ·(unknown), (unknown), James D. Laird, Nicholas S. Thompson	2
11	Evolutionary Psychology Returns to Its Bowlbian Roots 2001 ·Tamer G. Amin, Nicholas S. Thompson	2
12	Avoiding vicious circularity requires more than a modicum of care 2001 ·Behavioral and Brain Sciences ·Nicholas S. Thompson	1
13	Evolution, culture, and behavior 2000 ·François Tonneau, Nicholas S. Thompson	11
14	ON THE USE OF MENTAL TERMS IN BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY 1995 ·Clark Digital Commons (Clark University) ·Nicholas S. Thompson, (unknown)	5
15	Unequal inheritance: incomplete sociobiology 1994 ·Animal Behaviour ·(unknown), Steven J. Mack, T. E. Rowell, Nicholas S. Thompson	1
16	THE MANY PERILS OF EJECTIVE ANTHROPOMORPHISM 1994 ·Clark Digital Commons (Clark University) ·Nicholas S. Thompson	7
17	Behavior and evolution 1993 ·Plenum Press eBooks ·Patrick Bateson, Peter H. Klopfer, Nicholas S. Thompson	33
18	The intentionality of some ethological terms 1993 ·Clark Digital Commons (Clark University) ·Nicholas S. Thompson, (unknown)	3
19	Reconstruing Hempelian Motivational Explanations 1992 ·(unknown), Nicholas S. Thompson	3
20	Deception, perspectives on human and nonhuman deceit breakdown → 1986 ·DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library) ·Robert W. Mitchell, Nicholas S. Thompson	425

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