Robert R. Provine

3.7k total citations
66 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Robert R. Provine is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert R. Provine has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Social Psychology, 11 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 10 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Robert R. Provine's work include Humor Studies and Applications (12 papers), Primate Behavior and Ecology (10 papers) and Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (9 papers). Robert R. Provine is often cited by papers focused on Humor Studies and Applications (12 papers), Primate Behavior and Ecology (10 papers) and Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (9 papers). Robert R. Provine collaborates with scholars based in United States and Italy. Robert R. Provine's co-authors include K.L. Ripley, Robert J. Spencer, Jay M. Enoch, Lynn A. Rogers, K. R. Seshan, Viktor Hamburger, S.C. Sharma, T. T. Sandel, Luigi Aloe and Karen Blank and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Child Development and The Journal of Comparative Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Robert R. Provine

65 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Peers

Robert R. Provine
Eckhard H. Hess United States
Leonard A. Rosenblum United States
Kim Wallen United States
Julian Jaynes United States
Robert O. Deaner United States
Vivien C. Pellis Canada
Rachel S. Herz United States
Frances K. McSweeney United States
Stephen E. Glickman United States
Karli Watson United States
Eckhard H. Hess United States
Robert R. Provine
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Provine, Robert R.. (2016). Laughter as an approach to vocal evolution: The bipedal theory. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. 24(1). 238–244. 18 indexed citations
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Provine, Robert R.. (2012). Curious Behavior. Harvard University Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Provine, Robert R.. (2012). Laughing, grooming, and pub science. Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 17(1). 9–10. 12 indexed citations
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Provine, Robert R.. (2011). Emotional tears and NGf: a biographical appreciation and research beginning. ARCHIVES ITALIENNES DE BIOLOGIE. 149(2). 269–274. 7 indexed citations
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Provine, Robert R., et al.. (2011). When the Whites of the Eyes are Red: A Uniquely Human Cue. Ethology. 117(5). 395–399. 24 indexed citations
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Provine, Robert R.. (2006). Laughter Among Deaf Signers. The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education. 11(4). 403–409. 29 indexed citations
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Provine, Robert R.. (2005). Yawning. American Scientist. 93(6). 532–532. 63 indexed citations
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Provine, Robert R.. (2001). In the trenches with Viktor Hamburger and Rita Levi‐Montalcini (1965–1974). International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience. 19(2). 143–149. 5 indexed citations
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Provine, Robert R.. (1998). Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language.Robin Dunbar. The Quarterly Review of Biology. 73(2). 256–257. 1 indexed citations
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Provine, Robert R.. (1993). Laughter Variations on a theme. The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 19. 1810. 2 indexed citations
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Provine, Robert R., et al.. (1992). Laughter punctuates speech Linguistic and social contexts of laughter in conversation. The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 18. 1207. 1 indexed citations
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Provine, Robert R.. (1990). Laughter social context structure and contagion. The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 16(2). 1240. 5 indexed citations
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Provine, Robert R., et al.. (1986). Yawning: Effects of stimulus interest. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society. 24(6). 437–438. 68 indexed citations
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Provine, Robert R.. (1984). Wing-flapping during Development and Evolution. American Scientist. 72(5). 448–455. 15 indexed citations
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Provine, Robert R.. (1980). Development of between‐limb movement synchronization in the chick embryo. Developmental Psychobiology. 13(2). 151–163. 37 indexed citations
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Provine, Robert R., et al.. (1979). Crossing the Midline: Limits of Early Eye-Hand Behavior. Child Development. 50(2). 437–437. 66 indexed citations
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Blank, Karen, Robert R. Provine, & Jay M. Enoch. (1975). Shift in the peak of the photopic Stiles-Crawford function with marked accommodation. Vision Research. 15(4). 499–507. 25 indexed citations
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Ripley, K.L. & Robert R. Provine. (1972). Neural correlates of embryonic motility in the chick. Brain Research. 45(1). 127–134. 74 indexed citations
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Sharma, S.C., Robert R. Provine, Viktor Hamburger, & T. T. Sandel. (1970). Unit Activity in the Isolated Spinal Cord of Chick Embryo, in Situ. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 66(1). 40–47. 15 indexed citations
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Provine, Robert R., S.C. Sharma, T. T. Sandel, & Viktor Hamburger. (1970). Electrical Activity in the Spinal Cord of the Chick Embryo, in situ. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 65(3). 508–515. 27 indexed citations

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