Robert Kurzban

14.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
86 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Robert Kurzban is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Kurzban has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 29 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 28 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Robert Kurzban's work include Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (31 papers), Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (26 papers) and Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (25 papers). Robert Kurzban is often cited by papers focused on Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (31 papers), Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (26 papers) and Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (25 papers). Robert Kurzban collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Denmark. Robert Kurzban's co-authors include Peter DeScioli, Mark R. Leary, Daniel Houser, Jason Weeden, Leda Cosmides, John Tooby, Joseph W. Kable, H. Clark Barrett, Angela Duckworth and Paul J. Zak and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and Psychological Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Robert Kurzban

84 papers receiving 8.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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. An opportunity cost model of subjective effort and task performance
    2013 863 citations Robert Kurzban, Angela Duckworth et al. Behavioral and Brain Sciences profile →
  2. Evolutionary origins of stigmatization: The functions of social exclusion.
    2001 845 citations Robert Kurzban et al. Psychological Bulletin profile →
  3. Can race be erased? Coalitional computation and social categorization
    2001 528 citations Robert Kurzban, John Tooby et al. profile →
  4. Disgust: Evolved function and structure.
    2012 516 citations Joshua M. Tybur, Debra Lieberman et al. Psychological Review profile →
  5. Modularity in cognition: Framing the debate.
    2006 425 citations Robert Kurzban et al. Psychological Review profile →

Peers

Robert Kurzban
Alan G. Sanfey Netherlands
Steven L. Neuberg United States
Bertram F. Malle United States
Joseph P. Forgas Australia
Joshua D. Greene United States
Adam Waytz United States
Gerben A. van Kleef Netherlands
Daniel Balliet Netherlands
Eliot R. Smith United States
Ellen Bratslavsky United States
Alan G. Sanfey Netherlands
Robert Kurzban
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Countries citing papers authored by Robert Kurzban

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Kurzban

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Kurzban

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Kurzban. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Kurzban based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Robert Kurzban. Robert Kurzban is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Weeden, Jason & Robert Kurzban. (2014). The Hidden Agenda of the Political Mind. Princeton University Press eBooks. 49 indexed citations
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Lange, Florian & Robert Kurzban. (2014). Sugar levels relate to aggression in couples without supporting the glucose model of self-control. Frontiers in Psychology. 5. 572–572. 3 indexed citations
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DeScioli, Peter, et al.. (2014). Equity or equality? Moral judgments follow the money. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 281(1797). 20142112–20142112. 67 indexed citations
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Borg, Jana Schaich, Rachel E. Kahn, Walter Sinnott‐Armstrong, et al.. (2013). Subcomponents of psychopathy have opposing correlations with punishment judgments.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 105(4). 667–687. 13 indexed citations
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Kurzban, Robert, et al.. (2013). An opportunity cost model of subjective effort and task performance. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 36(6). 661–679. 863 indexed citations breakdown →
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Quintelier, Katinka, Keiko Ishii, Jason Weeden, Robert Kurzban, & Johan Braeckman. (2013). Individual Differences in Reproductive Strategy are Related to Views about Recreational Drug Use in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Japan. Human Nature. 24(2). 196–217. 27 indexed citations
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DeScioli, Peter, Kelly Asao, & Robert Kurzban. (2012). Omissions and Byproducts across Moral Domains. PLoS ONE. 7(10). e46963–e46963. 32 indexed citations
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DeScioli, Peter & Robert Kurzban. (2012). A solution to the mysteries of morality.. Psychological Bulletin. 139(2). 477–496. 187 indexed citations
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Tybur, Joshua M., Debra Lieberman, Robert Kurzban, & Peter DeScioli. (2012). Disgust: Evolved function and structure.. Psychological Review. 120(1). 65–84. 516 indexed citations breakdown →
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McCullough, Michael E., Robert Kurzban, & Benjamin A. Tabak. (2012). Cognitive systems for revenge and forgiveness. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 36(1). 1–15. 297 indexed citations
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Jones, Owen D. & Robert Kurzban. (2010). Intuitions of Punishment. The University of Chicago Law Review. 77. 1633. 1 indexed citations
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DeScioli, Peter & Robert Kurzban. (2009). Mysteries of morality. Cognition. 112(2). 281–299. 159 indexed citations
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DeScioli, Peter & Robert Kurzban. (2009). The Alliance Hypothesis for Human Friendship. PLoS ONE. 4(6). e5802–e5802. 126 indexed citations
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Kurzban, Robert, et al.. (2008). Representing metarepresentations: Is there Theory of Mind-specific cognition?. Consciousness and Cognition. 18(1). 244–254. 8 indexed citations
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Ishii, Keiko & Robert Kurzban. (2008). Public Goods Games in Japan. Human Nature. 19(2). 138–156. 14 indexed citations
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Robinson, Paul H. & Robert Kurzban. (2007). Concordance & Conflict in Intuitions of Justice. eYLS (Yale Law School). 35 indexed citations
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Levine, Sheen S. & Robert Kurzban. (2006). Explaining Clustering in Social Networks: Towards an Evolutionary Theory of Cascading Benefits. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Zak, Paul J., et al.. (2005). Oxytocin is associated with human trustworthiness. Hormones and Behavior. 48(5). 522–527. 353 indexed citations
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Zak, Paul J., et al.. (2004). The Neurobiology of Trust. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1032(1). 224–227. 184 indexed citations
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Cosmides, Leda, John Tooby, & Robert Kurzban. (2003). Perceptions of race. Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 7(4). 173–179. 248 indexed citations

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