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2026

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103
Citations
49899
World Ranking
539
National Ranking
76

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2001 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Andrew Whiten is affiliated with the University of St Andrews in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of psychology and social sciences, with particular emphasis on social psychology and cultural studies. The subfields covered include sociology and political science, developmental biology, and developmental and educational psychology.

The scientist's work addresses a diverse range of topics, reflecting a broad interest in behavioral and ecological aspects of primates along with cultural and evolutionary dynamics. Main research topics include:

  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Language and cultural evolution
  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Child and Animal Learning Development
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Frequent publication venues where their work appears include:

  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Physics of Life Reviews
  • Behavioral and Brain Sciences
  • Science
  • Evolution and Human Behavior

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Andrew Whiten demonstrate their ongoing contributions to understanding animal culture and cognition:

  • "The burgeoning reach of animal culture" (2021, Science)
  • "Blind alleys and fruitful pathways in the comparative study of cultural cognition" (2022, Physics of Life Reviews)
  • "The emergence of collective knowledge and cumulative culture in animals, humans and machines" (2021, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)

Other relevant collaborative works include studies published in 2021 and 2020 contributed by other authors closely connected with themes in animal culture and behavior.

Andrew Whiten frequently collaborates with a group of researchers who share interests in related scientific areas. Prominent co-authors include:

  • Ellen C. Garland
  • Carel P. van Schaik
  • Mark Nielsen
  • Frankie T. K. Fong
  • Philippa Brakes

Over the course of their career, Andrew Whiten was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2001. This honor is a formal acknowledgment associated with their scientific contributions.

Best Publications

  • Machiavellian Intelligence: Social Expertise and the Evolution of Intellect in Monkeys, Apes, and Humans.

    James R. Anderson;Richard Byrne;Andrew Whiten

  • Cultures in chimpanzees

    A. Whiten;J. Goodall;W. C. McGrew;T. Nishida

  • Machiavellian Intelligence: Social Expertise and the Evolution of Intellect in Monkeys, Apes, and Humans

    Richard W. Byrne;Andrew Whiten

  • Imitation, mirror neurons and autism.

    Justin H.G. Williams;Andrew Whiten;Thomas Suddendorf;David I. Perrett

  • Causal knowledge and imitation/emulation switching in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and children (Homo sapiens).

    Victoria Horner;Andrew Whiten

  • Cultural learning. Author's reply

    K. A. Bard;S. Baron-Cohen;B. J. Moore;C. Boesch

  • Machiavellian Intelligence II: Extensions and Evaluations

    Andrew Whiten;Richard W. Byrne

  • Natural Theories of Mind: Evolution, Development, and Simulation of Everyday Mindreading

    Andrew Whiten

  • Tactical deception in primates.

    A. Whiten;R. W. Byrne

  • On the Nature and Evolution of Imitation in the Animal Kingdom: Reappraisal of a Century of Research

    Andrew Whiten;R. Ham

  • Towards a unified science of cultural evolution

    Alex Mesoudi;Andrew Whiten;Kevin N. Laland

  • Conformity to cultural norms of tool use in chimpanzees

    Andrew Whiten;Victoria Horner;Victoria Horner;Frans B. M. de Waal

  • Emulation, imitation, over-imitation and the scope of culture for child and chimpanzee.

    Andrew Whiten;Nicola McGuigan;Sarah Marshall-Pescini;Sarah Marshall-Pescini;Lydia M. Hopper;Lydia M. Hopper

  • A Systematic Review of Action Imitation in Autistic Spectrum Disorder

    Justin Hereward Gwilym Williams;A. Whiten;T. Singh

  • The evolution of animal 'cultures' and social intelligence.

    Andrew Whiten;Carel P van Schaik

  • Imitative learning of artificial fruit processing in children (Homo sapiens) and chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

    Andrew Whiten;Deborah M. Custance;Juan-Carlos Gomez;Patricia Teixidor

  • Experimental evidence for the co-evolution of hominin tool-making teaching and language

    T.J.H. Morgan;T.J.H. Morgan;Natali Uomini;L.E. Rendell;L. Chouinard-Thuly;L. Chouinard-Thuly

  • CHARTING CULTURAL VARIATION IN CHIMPANZEES

    Andrew Whiten;J. Goodall;W. C. McGrew;Toshisada Nishida

  • Neural mechanisms of imitation and 'mirror neuron' functioning in autistic spectrum disorder.

    Justin Hereward Gwilym Williams;Gordon David Waiter;A. Gilchrist;D. I. Perrett

  • Mental evolution and development: Evidence for secondary representation in children, great apes, and other animals.

    Thomas Suddendorf;Andrew Whiten

  • Potent Social Learning and Conformity Shape a Wild Primate’s Foraging Decisions

    Erica van de Waal;Christèle Borgeaud;Andrew Whiten

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard W. Byrne
Richard W. Byrne University of St Andrews
Steven J. Schapiro
Steven J. Schapiro The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Lydia M. Hopper
Lydia M. Hopper Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Frans B. M. de Waal
Frans B. M. de Waal Emory University
David I. Perrett
David I. Perrett University of St Andrews
Mark Nielsen
Mark Nielsen University of Queensland
Sarah F. Brosnan
Sarah F. Brosnan Georgia State University
Thomas Suddendorf
Thomas Suddendorf University of Queensland
Jennifer A. Marshall Graves
Jennifer A. Marshall Graves La Trobe University
Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith
Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith University of Stirling

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