World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
78
Citations
29245
World Ranking
1558
National Ranking
929

Overview

Alexander Todorov is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their primary research fields are Neuroscience and Psychology, with a particular focus on Cognitive Neuroscience and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology as subfields. Their work also spans Sociology and Political Science, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, and Social Psychology.

The scientist's research topics include Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior, Face Recognition and Perception, Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment, Social and Intergroup Psychology, Face recognition and analysis, Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics, and Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior.

Recent publications by Alexander Todorov demonstrate a focus on social cognition and face perception:

  • Can we reduce facial biases? Persistent effects of facial trustworthiness on sentencing decisions (2020), Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
  • Deep models of superficial face judgments (2022), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Quantifying idiosyncratic and shared contributions to judgment (2020), Behavior Research Methods
  • A neuronal social trait space for first impressions in the human amygdala and hippocampus (2022), Molecular Psychiatry
  • Feature-based encoding of face identity by single neurons in the human amygdala and hippocampus (2020), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors associated with Todorov's work include Stefan Uddenberg, DongWon Oh, Runnan Cao, Shuo Wang, and Chujun Lin.

The scientist's work has been published repeatedly in various venues, with two or more publications in the following:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Cognition
  • Scientific Reports

Alexander Todorov has contributed to book publications, including the title Testing the Creditcoin Blockchain, published by Apress eBooks in 2024.

Best Publications

  • First Impressions Making Up Your Mind After a 100-Ms Exposure to a Face

    Janine Willis;Alexander Todorov

  • The functional basis of face evaluation

    Nikolaas N. Oosterhof;Alexander Todorov

  • Inferences of Competence from Faces Predict Election Outcomes

    Alexander Todorov;Anesu N. Mandisodza;Amir Goren;Crystal C. Hall

  • Social Attributions from Faces: Determinants, Consequences, Accuracy, and Functional Significance

    Alexander Todorov;Christopher Y. Olivola;Ron Dotsch;Peter Mende-Siedlecki

  • Body cues, not facial expressions, discriminate between intense positive and negative emotions

    Hillel Aviezer;Yaacov Trope;Alexander Todorov;Alexander Todorov

  • EvaluaTiNg faCES ON TruSTwOrThiNESS afTEr miNimal TimE ExpOSurE

    Alexander Todorov;Manish Pakrashi;Nikolaas N. Oosterhof

  • Understanding evaluation of faces on social dimensions

    Alexander T. Todorov;Chris P. Said;Andrew D. Engell;Nikolaas N. Oosterhof

  • Elected in 100 milliseconds: Appearance-Based Trait Inferences and Voting

    Christopher Y. Olivola;Alexander Todorov

  • Predicting political elections from rapid and unreflective face judgments

    Charles C. Ballew;Alexander T. Todorov

  • Implicit Trustworthiness Decisions: Automatic Coding of Face Properties in the Human Amygdala

    Andrew D. Engell;James V. Haxby;Alexander Todorov

  • Evaluating face trustworthiness: A model based approach.

    Alexander T. Todorov;Sean G. Baron;Nikolaas N. Oosterhof

  • Evaluating faces on trustworthiness: an extension of systems for recognition of emotions signaling approach/avoidance behaviors.

    Alexander T. Todorov

  • The Heuristic-Systematic Model of Social Information Processing

    Alexander Todorov;Shelly Chaiken;Marlone D. Henderson

  • How Do You Say ‘Hello’? Personality Impressions from Brief Novel Voices

    Phil McAleer;Alexander Todorov;Pascal Belin

  • Fooled by first impressions? Reexamining the diagnostic value of appearance-based inferences

    Christopher Yves Olivola;Alexander Todorov

  • Shared Perceptual Basis of Emotional Expressions and Trustworthiness Impressions From Faces

    Nikolaas N. Oosterhof;Alexander T. Todorov

  • Structural Resemblance to Emotional Expressions Predicts Evaluation of Emotionally Neutral Faces

    Christopher P Said;Nicu Sebe;Alexander Todorov

  • Probability as a psychological distance: Construal and preferences

    Alexander T. Todorov;Amir Goren;Yaacov Trope

  • Spontaneous trait inferences are bound to actors' faces: evidence from a false recognition paradigm.

    Alexander T. Todorov;James S. Uleman

  • Social attributions from faces bias human choices.

    Christopher Y. Olivola;Friederike Funk;Alexander Todorov

  • The efficiency of binding spontaneous trait inferences to actors’ faces

    Alexander T. Todorov;James S. Uleman

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan T. Fiske
Susan T. Fiske Princeton University
A. Peter McGraw
A. Peter McGraw University of Colorado Boulder
Eldar Shafir
Eldar Shafir Princeton University
Zaira Cattaneo
Zaira Cattaneo University of Milano-Bicocca
Yaacov Trope
Yaacov Trope New York University
James S. Uleman
James S. Uleman New York University
Daniel N. Osherson
Daniel N. Osherson Princeton University
Daniël H. J. Wigboldus
Daniël H. J. Wigboldus Radboud University
Ralph Adolphs
Ralph Adolphs California Institute of Technology
Cheryl L. Grady
Cheryl L. Grady University of Toronto

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring psychology in the USA opens doors to a wide range of dynamic career options. Many students are drawn by the promise of impactful work and strong earning potential. If you are considering your future prospects, it’s helpful to know the best paying psychology jobs, which include roles like industrial-organizational psychologists, neuropsychologists, and clinical directors.

Online psychology degrees can provide flexibility, especially for those eager to advance toward high paying jobs with a psychology degree. These degrees often serve as a stepping stone for specialized credentials. For example, becoming a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) is a popular choice, and you can learn more about the educational requirements and certification process at this guide on how to become bcba certified.

For those with an interest in the business world, the field of organizational or business psychology is also growing. With the right academic background, you can follow the pathway described in this article on business psychologist education requirements. Choosing the right online program can set you on a fulfilling, flexible career journey in psychology.

Best Scientists Citing Alexander Todorov

Trending Scientists