What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Law
- Epistemology
- Social psychology
Dan M. Kahan spends much of his time researching Cultural cognition, Social psychology, Risk perception, Identity and Criminology.
His Cultural cognition research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Apathy and Politics.
His Social psychology research includes themes of Empirical evidence, Perception, Environmental ethics, Gun control and Cultural theory of risk.
Dan M. Kahan combines subjects such as Public opinion and Science communication with his study of Perception.
His work carried out in the field of Risk perception brings together such families of science as Credibility, Source credibility, Legal psychology and Vaccination.
The various areas that Dan M. Kahan examines in his Identity study include Motivated reasoning, Ideology and Information processing.
His most cited work include:
- The polarizing impact of science literacy and numeracy on perceived climate change risks (1032 citations)
- Cultural cognition of scientific consensus (868 citations)
- Culture and Identity-Protective Cognition: Explaining the White-Male Effect in Risk Perception (451 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Dan M. Kahan focuses on Social psychology, Cultural cognition, Law, Politics and Perception.
His Social psychology research incorporates themes from Risk perception, Motivated reasoning, Gun control, Empirical research and Normative.
Dan M. Kahan has researched Motivated reasoning in several fields, including Epistemology and Information processing.
His Cultural cognition research focuses on subjects like Science communication, which are linked to Scientific evidence and Public relations.
His work on Criminal law, Supreme court and Power as part of general Law study is frequently linked to Incentive, bridging the gap between disciplines.
His Politics study combines topics in areas such as Positive economics, Constitutional law and Law and economics.
He most often published in these fields:
- Social psychology (37.22%)
- Cultural cognition (31.67%)
- Law (20.56%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2020)?
- Science communication (16.11%)
- Social psychology (37.22%)
- Motivated reasoning (10.00%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His primary scientific interests are in Science communication, Social psychology, Motivated reasoning, Cultural cognition and Epistemology.
His studies deal with areas such as Risk perception, Cultural identity and Scale as well as Science communication.
The Risk perception study combines topics in areas such as Gun control and Affect.
Dan M. Kahan interconnects Structural equation modeling, Inference and Bayesian probability in the investigation of issues within Social psychology.
His work deals with themes such as Ideology, Rationality and Polarization, which intersect with Motivated reasoning.
His Cultural cognition research includes elements of Social science education, Outline of social science, Perception, Phenomenon and Public relations.
Between 2014 and 2020, his most popular works were:
- Climate-Science Communication and the Measurement Problem (270 citations)
- Motivated numeracy and enlightened self-government (189 citations)
- Geoengineering and Climate Change Polarization Testing a Two-Channel Model of Science Communication (102 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Law
- Epistemology
- Social psychology
Dan M. Kahan spends much of his time researching Motivated reasoning, Science communication, Social psychology, Epistemology and Politics.
His study in Motivated reasoning is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Ideology and Polarization.
His Science communication research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Cultural cognition and Cultural identity.
His Cultural cognition research integrates issues from Test, Cultural pluralism, Inference, Democracy and Individualism.
His Social psychology study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Phenomenon and Perception.
His research integrates issues of Positive economics and Personality in his study of Politics.
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