Ralf D. Sommerfeld

2.0k citations
11 papers · 1.4k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 10
Topics
Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (6 papers)Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (6 papers)Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (4 papers)

In The Last Decade

Ralf D. Sommerfeld

11 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

The collective-risk social dilemma and the prevention of ...20082026201420202008100200300400

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Ralf D. Sommerfeld
Comparison fields: 5 of 103
  • Sociology and Political Science 955
  • Safety Research 557
  • Genetics 374
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 298
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 167
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All Works

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4 108
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About Ralf D. Sommerfeld

Ralf D. Sommerfeld is a scholar working on Safety Research, Developmental Biology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, having authored 11 papers that have together received 1.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (6 papers), Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (6 papers) and Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Safety Research (557 citations), General Decision Sciences (58 citations) and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (298 citations). Ralf D. Sommerfeld has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and Austria. Frequent co-authors include Manfred Milinski, Hans-Jürgen Krambeck, Dirk Semmann, Jochem Marotzke, Floyd A. Reed, Arne Traulsen, Martin Kalbe, Christophe Eizaguirre, Tobias L. Lenz and Thorsten B. H. Reusch. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

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