William Jankowiak

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

William Jankowiak is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and History. According to data from OpenAlex, William Jankowiak has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 10 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 8 papers in History. Recurrent topics in William Jankowiak's work include Marriage and Sexual Relationships (13 papers), Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (10 papers) and Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (5 papers). William Jankowiak is often cited by papers focused on Marriage and Sexual Relationships (13 papers), Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (10 papers) and Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (5 papers). William Jankowiak collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and United Kingdom. William Jankowiak's co-authors include Edward F. Fischer, Gary B. Palmer, Göran Aijmer, Doug Jones, Daniel Pérusse, Kevin N. Laland, Judith H. Langlois, Donald Symons, C. Loring Brace and Lori A. Roggman and has published in prestigious journals such as Behavioral and Brain Sciences, American Anthropologist and Current Anthropology.

In The Last Decade

William Jankowiak

51 papers receiving 950 citations

Hit Papers

A Cross-Cultural Perspective on Romantic Love 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 50 100 150 200 250

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William Jankowiak United States 16 467 443 313 218 137 55 1.1k
Anthony Synnott Canada 16 506 1.1× 212 0.5× 151 0.5× 161 0.7× 227 1.7× 24 1.6k
Thomas E. Dickins United Kingdom 16 434 0.9× 357 0.8× 281 0.9× 107 0.5× 132 1.0× 66 1.2k
Stewart Guthrie United States 10 833 1.8× 242 0.5× 536 1.7× 79 0.4× 45 0.3× 27 1.6k
David M. G. Lewis United States 20 407 0.9× 560 1.3× 333 1.1× 214 1.0× 88 0.6× 43 1.1k
Esther N. Goody United Kingdom 13 471 1.0× 339 0.8× 323 1.0× 69 0.3× 101 0.7× 23 1.6k
Jerome Neu United States 8 398 0.9× 174 0.4× 462 1.5× 155 0.7× 48 0.4× 29 1.3k
Ronald E. Hall United States 16 683 1.5× 124 0.3× 176 0.6× 158 0.7× 312 2.3× 99 1.2k
Alice Schlegel United States 18 601 1.3× 367 0.8× 278 0.9× 154 0.7× 276 2.0× 39 1.4k
Francis T. McAndrew United States 20 877 1.9× 395 0.9× 379 1.2× 196 0.9× 107 0.8× 50 1.4k
James Thompson United Kingdom 21 596 1.3× 482 1.1× 349 1.1× 123 0.6× 70 0.5× 47 1.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jankowiak, William. (2023). Illicit Monogamy. Columbia University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Jankowiak, William. (2023). Is the pair bond a human universal? An analytical essay. International Review of Psychiatry. 35(1). 16–24. 2 indexed citations
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Volsche, Shelly & William Jankowiak. (2020). Chinese women's autonomy: parenthood as a choice. 3(2). 255–266. 2 indexed citations
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Jankowiak, William, Shelly Volsche, & Justin R. Garcia. (2015). Is the Romantic–Sexual Kiss a Near Human Universal?. American Anthropologist. 117(3). 535–539. 32 indexed citations
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Jankowiak, William. (2009). CO-WIVES, HUSBAND, AND THE MORMON POLYGYNOUS FAMILY. 47(3). 163–180. 6 indexed citations
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Jankowiak, William, et al.. (2009). Can You Love Two People at the Same Time? A Research Report. Digital Scholarship - UNLV (University of Nevada Reno). 47. 2 indexed citations
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Jankowiak, William, et al.. (2008). Introduction: Privilege Disguises Torment. Ethnology. 47(3). 137. 1 indexed citations
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Jankowiak, William. (2008). The collapse of the work enterprise system and the expansion of moral involvement in urban China. Digital Scholarship - UNLV (University of Nevada Reno). 1(4). 362–362. 2 indexed citations
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Jankowiak, William, et al.. (2008). Globalizing Evolution. Cross-Cultural Research. 42(3). 248–269. 15 indexed citations
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Jankowiak, William, et al.. (2007). Individual and Societal Response to Sexual Betrayal: A View from around the World. Digital Scholarship - UNLV (University of Nevada Reno). 10. 1–7. 4 indexed citations
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Jankowiak, William. (2005). Market integration, cognitive awareness, and the expansion of moral empathy. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 28(6). 826–827. 3 indexed citations
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Jankowiak, William. (2004). Market Reforms, Nationalism, And The Expansion Of Urban China's Moral Horizon. Urban anthropology and studies of cultural systems and world economic development. 33(2). 167–210. 12 indexed citations
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Jankowiak, William, et al.. (2002). Extra-marital affairs: a reconsideration of the meaning and universality of the "double standard". Digital Scholarship - UNLV (University of Nevada Reno). 13(1). 2–21. 2 indexed citations
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Jankowiak, William, et al.. (1999). Carnival on the Clipboard: An Ethnological Study of New Orleans Mardi Gras. Ethnology. 38(4). 335–335. 12 indexed citations
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Jankowiak, William. (1999). Review Essay on Gender, Sexuality and Chinese Studies. Digital Scholarship - UNLV (University of Nevada Reno). 31(1). 31. 2 indexed citations
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Jankowiak, William, et al.. (1996). Chemical Stimulants, Conquest and the Management of Labor: A Cross-Cultural Perspective. Current Anthropology. 717.
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Palmer, Gary B. & William Jankowiak. (1996). Performance and Imagination: Toward an Anthropology of the Spectacular and the Mundane. Cultural Anthropology. 11(2). 225–258. 55 indexed citations
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Bell, James Washington & William Jankowiak. (1992). The Ethnographer vs. the Folk Expert: Pitfalls of Contract Ethnography. Human Organization. 51(4). 412–417. 2 indexed citations
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Jankowiak, William. (1989). Sex Differences in Mate Selection and Sexuality in the People's Republic of China. The Australian Journal of Chinese Affairs. 22. 63–83. 5 indexed citations

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