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Coren L. Apicella

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
41
Citations
8170
World Ranking
7827
National Ranking
4206

Coren L. Apicella publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 87 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Coren L. Apicella D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Coren L. Apicella sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Coren L. Apicella is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research output spans multiple publications primarily in psychology and social sciences, with a focus on evolutionary and social aspects of human behavior. The scientist's work is situated at the intersection of several specialized subfields, including sociology and political science, social psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and safety research.

The research topics covered by Coren L. Apicella concentrate on the following areas:

  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
  • Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies

Frequent collaboration partners in their work include Kristopher M. Smith, Ara Norenzayan, Joseph Henrich, Duncan N. E. Stibbard-Hawkes, and Benjamin Grant Purzycki. These colleagues have coauthored multiple publications with Apicella, indicating ongoing research partnerships across related fields.

Coren L. Apicella regularly publishes in key academic venues, with a concentration in:

  • Evolution and Human Behavior (7 publications)
  • Religion Brain & Behavior (5 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (4 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (1 publication)
  • Nature Communications (1 publication)

Recent notable papers by this researcher include:

  • "Beyond WEIRD: A review of the last decade and a look ahead to the global laboratory of the future" (2020, Evolution and Human Behavior)
  • "Partner choice in human evolution: The role of cooperation, foraging ability, and culture in Hadza campmate preferences" (2020, Evolution and Human Behavior)
  • "The moralization bias of gods' minds: a cross-cultural test" (2022, Religion Brain & Behavior)
  • "Why hunt? Why gather? Why share? Hadza assessments of foraging and food-sharing motive" (2022, Evolution and Human Behavior)
  • "The religiosity gender gap in 14 diverse societies" (2022, Religion Brain & Behavior)

Best Publications

  • Social networks and cooperation in hunter-gatherers

    Coren L. Apicella;Frank W. Marlowe;James H. Fowler;Nicholas A. Christakis

  • Testosterone and financial risk preferences

    Coren L. Apicella;Anna Dreber;Anna Dreber;Benjamin Campbell;Peter B. Gray

  • Moralistic gods, supernatural punishment and the expansion of human sociality

    Benjamin Grant Purzycki;Coren Apicella;Quentin D. Atkinson;Quentin D. Atkinson;Emma Cohen

  • Voice pitch predicts reproductive success in male hunter-gatherers

    C.L Apicella;D.R Feinberg;F.W Marlowe

  • Masculine voices signal men's threat potential in forager and industrial societies

    David A. Puts;Coren L. Apicella;Rodrigo A. Cárdenas

  • The 7R polymorphism in the dopamine receptor D4 gene (DRD4) is associated with financial risk taking in men

    Anna Dreber;Anna Dreber;Coren L. Apicella;Dan T.A. Eisenberg;Justin R. Garcia

  • Symmetry Is Related to Sexual Dimorphism in Faces: Data Across Culture and Species

    Anthony Charles Little;Benedict Christopher Jones;C. Waitt;Bernard Paul Tiddeman

  • Preferences for symmetry in human faces in two cultures: data from the UK and the Hadza, an isolated group of hunter-gatherers

    Anthony C Little;Coren L Apicella;Frank W Marlowe

  • Men's preferences for women's profile waist-to-hip ratio in two societies

    Frank Marlowe;Coren Apicella;Dorian Reed

  • Beyond WEIRD: A review of the last decade and a look ahead to the global laboratory of the future

    Coren Apicella;Ara Norenzayan;Joseph Henrich

  • Perceived mate fidelity and paternal resemblance predict men's investment in children

    Coren L. Apicella;Frank W. Marlowe

  • Evolutionary Origins of the Endowment Effect: Evidence from Hunter-Gatherers †

    Coren L. Apicella;Eduardo M. Azevedo;Nicholas A. Christakis;James H. Fowler

  • Moralizing gods, impartiality and religious parochialism across 15 societies.

    Martin Lang;Martin Lang;Benjamin Grant Purzycki;Coren L. Apicella;Quentin Douglas Atkinson

  • Voice pitch alters mate-choice-relevant perception in hunter–gatherers

    Coren L Apicella;David R Feinberg

  • Upper-body strength predicts hunting reputation and reproductive success in Hadza hunter–gatherers

    Coren Lee Apicella

  • Sexual selection on male vocal fundamental frequency in humans and other anthropoids.

    David A. Puts;Alexander K. Hill;Drew H. Bailey;Robert S. Walker

  • Detecting affiliation in colaughter across 24 societies

    Gregory A. Bryant;Daniel M. T. Fessler;Riccardo Fusaroli;Edward Clint

  • Testosterone exposure, dopaminergic reward, and sensation-seeking in young men.

    Benjamin C. Campbell;Anna Dreber;Coren L. Apicella;Dan T.A. Eisenberg

  • Testosterone and Economic Risk Taking: A Review

    Coren L. Apicella;Justin M. Carré;Anna Dreber

  • The evolution of human cooperation.

    Coren L. Apicella;Joan B. Silk

  • Salivary testosterone change following monetary wins and losses predicts future financial risk-taking

    Coren L. Apicella;Anna Dreber;Johanna Mollerstrom

  • No Gender Difference in Willingness to Compete When Competing against Self

    Coren L. Apicella;Elif E. Demiral;Johanna Mollerstrom

  • Facial averageness and attractiveness in an isolated population of hunter-gatherers.

    Coren L Apicella;Anthony C Little;Frank W Marlowe

Frequent Co-Authors

Anna Dreber
Anna Dreber Stockholm School of Economics
Anthony C. Little
Anthony C. Little University of Bath
Quentin D. Atkinson
Quentin D. Atkinson University of Auckland
Frank W. Marlowe
Frank W. Marlowe University of Cambridge
Benjamin Grant Purzycki
Benjamin Grant Purzycki Aarhus University
Ara Norenzayan
Ara Norenzayan University of British Columbia
David A. Puts
David A. Puts Pennsylvania State University
Stefan Stieger
Stefan Stieger Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences
Justin R. Garcia
Justin R. Garcia Indiana University
Daniel Eisenberg
Daniel Eisenberg University of California, Los Angeles

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