Ariel Knafo

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

• Social psychology
• Developmental psychology
• Cognition

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Developmental psychology, Social psychology, Prosocial behavior, Twin study and Empathy. His Self-concept study in the realm of Developmental psychology connects with subjects such as Positive relationship. His work in the fields of Social psychology, such as Socialization and Congruence, intersects with other areas such as Social perception, Personal identity and Identity formation.

His work carried out in the field of Prosocial behavior brings together such families of science as Social relation and Child development. In his study, Vasopressin is strongly linked to Oxytocin receptor, which falls under the umbrella field of Twin study. His Empathy research focuses on Cognition and how it relates to Social behavior and Heredity.

His most cited work include:

• The Big Five Personality Factors and Personal Values (779 citations)
• The developmental origins of a disposition toward empathy: Genetic and environmental contributions (347 citations)
• Genetics of Human Social Behavior (223 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Developmental psychology, Social psychology, Prosocial behavior, Empathy and Socialization. His research integrates issues of Twin study, Heritability and Cognition in his study of Developmental psychology. He has included themes like Sibling, Language development, Social cue, Social behavior and Perspective-taking in his Cognition study.

Ariel Knafo works in the field of Social psychology, focusing on Conformity in particular. His Prosocial behavior research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Altruism and Behavioural genetics. His study on Empathic concern is often connected to Social perception as part of broader study in Empathy.

He most often published in these fields:

• Developmental psychology (62.34%)
• Social psychology (50.65%)
• Prosocial behavior (22.08%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2015)?

• Developmental psychology (62.34%)
• Social psychology (50.65%)
• Prosocial behavior (22.08%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Ariel Knafo mainly investigates Developmental psychology, Social psychology, Prosocial behavior, Genotype and Clinical psychology. His study connects Affect and Developmental psychology. The Social psychology study which covers Twin study that intersects with Object Attachment.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Young adult, Empathy, Cognition and Childhood development. His Empathy study incorporates themes from Helping behavior, Altruism, Socialization and Social behavior. His Genotype research includes elements of Meta-analysis, Child development and Self-control.

Between 2013 and 2015, his most popular works were:

• Parenting as a Reaction Evoked by Children’s Genotype A Meta-Analysis of Children-as-Twins Studies (98 citations)
• Parent–Child Value Similarity Across and Within Cultures (26 citations)
• The dopamine D4 receptor gene shows a gender-sensitive association with cognitive empathy: evidence from two independent samples. (23 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

• Social psychology
• Developmental psychology
• Cognition

His primary areas of investigation include Developmental psychology, Social psychology, Genotype, Normative and Northern italy. His research in the fields of Child development overlaps with other disciplines such as Gene-environment correlation. His Social psychology study often links to related topics such as Twin study.

His Genotype research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Empathy, Social behavior and Prosocial behavior. His study on Normative is intertwined with other disciplines of science such as Homogeneous and Mainstream.