Rebecca Sear

7.7k citations
116 papers · 4.3k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 34
Topics
Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (61 papers)Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (45 papers)Family Dynamics and Relationships (40 papers)

In The Last Decade

Rebecca Sear

109 papers receiving 4.0k citations

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Rebecca Sear
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  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1.8k
  • Gender Studies 1.6k
  • Sociology and Political Science 1.3k
  • Demography 1.1k
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 748
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rebecca Sear

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About Rebecca Sear

Rebecca Sear is a scholar working on Gender Studies, Demography and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, having authored 116 papers that have together received 4.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (61 papers), Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (45 papers) and Family Dynamics and Relationships (40 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Gender Studies (1.6k citations), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (1.8k citations) and Demography (1.1k citations). Rebecca Sear has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand. Frequent co-authors include Ruth Mace, Ian A. McGregor, David A. Coall, Paula Sheppard, Kristin Snopkowski, David W. Lawson, Susan B. Schaffnit, Fiona Steele, Jonathan C. K. Wells and Mhairi A. Gibson. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

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