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D-Index
74
Citations
75299
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1818
National Ranking
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Dan Sperber publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dan Sperber sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 197 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dan Sperber 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 Dan Sperber sits on this spectrum.

30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in Hungary Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in Hungary Leader Award
  • 2009 - Mind & Brain Prize, University and Polytechnic of Turin
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1993 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Dan Sperber is affiliated with Central European University in Hungary. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and social sciences, with a particular focus on developmental and educational psychology, social psychology, cultural studies, experimental and cognitive psychology, as well as sociology and political science.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • Child and animal learning development
  • Language and cultural evolution
  • Primate behavior and ecology
  • Evolutionary game theory and cooperation
  • Action observation and synchronization
  • Multisensory perception and integration
  • Hearing impairment and communication

Among recent publications associated with Dan Sperber are:

  • "Motor constraints influence cultural evolution of rhythm" (2020), published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Rethinking ostensive communication in an evolutionary, comparative, and developmental perspective." (2025), published in Psychological Review
  • "When is ostensive communication used for joint action?" (2021), published in Cognitive Semiotics
  • "Learning from communication versus observation in great apes" (2022), published in Scientific Reports
  • "Guinea baboons are strategic cooperators" (2023), published in Science Advances

Frequent coauthors of Dan Sperber include:

  • Günther Knoblich
  • Hanna Marno
  • Christoph J. Völter
  • Brandon Tinklenberg
  • Josep Call

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • Scientific Reports
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Psychological Review
  • Cognitive Semiotics

Awards received by Dan Sperber include:

  • Mind & Brain Prize, University and Polytechnic of Turin (2009)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2007)
  • Member of Academia Europaea (1993)

Best Publications

  • Relevance: Communication and Cognition

    Dan Sperber;Deirdre Wilson

  • Explaining Culture: A Naturalistic Approach

    Dan Sperber

  • Why Do Humans Reason? Arguments for an Argumentative Theory

    Hugo Mercier;Dan Sperber

  • Linguistic form and relevance

    Deirdre Wilson;Dan Sperber

  • Relevance: Communication and Cognition

    Lieselotte Pust;Dan Sperber;Deirdre Wilson

  • Pragmatics, Modularity and Mind-reading

    Dan Sperber;Deirdre Wilson

  • Epistemic Vigilance

    Unknown

  • La pertinence : communication et cognition

    Dan Sperber;Deirdre Wilson;Abel Gerschenfeld

  • Irony and the Use-Mention Distinction

    D Sperber;D Wilson

  • Relevance: Communication and cognition, 2nd ed.

    Dan Sperber;Deirdre Wilson

  • The modularity of thought and the epidemiology of representations.

    Dan Sperber

  • Conditionals: A Theory of Meaning, Pragmatics, and Inference

    Philip Johnson-Laird;Ruth M. J. Byrne

  • Anthropology and Psychology: Towards an Epidemiology of Representations

    Dan Sperber

  • Meaning and Relevance

    Deirdre Wilson;Dan Sperber

  • The Enigma of Reason

    Hugo Mercier;Dan Sperber

  • Attribution of Beliefs by 13-Month-Old Infants

    Luca Surian;Stefania Caldi;Dan Sperber

  • A mutualistic approach to morality: The evolution of fairness by partner choice

    Nicolas Baumard;Jean-Baptiste André;Dan Sperber

  • The cognitive foundations of cultural stability and diversity

    Dan Sperber;Lawrence A. Hirschfeld

  • Relevance: Communication and Cognition

    Paul Meara;Dan Sperber;Deirdre Wilson

  • Explaining Culture: A Naturalistic Approach

    Daniel Nettle;Dan Sperber

  • Pragmatics, modularity and mindreading

    D Sperber;D Wilson

Frequent Co-Authors

Deirdre Wilson
Deirdre Wilson University College London
Hugo Mercier
Hugo Mercier School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
Vittorio Girotto
Vittorio Girotto Università Iuav di Venezia
Ira A. Noveck
Ira A. Noveck Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Maurice Bloch
Maurice Bloch London School of Economics and Political Science
Günther Knoblich
Günther Knoblich Central European University
Steven A. Sloman
Steven A. Sloman Brown University
David Premack
David Premack University of Pennsylvania
Markus Kemmelmeier
Markus Kemmelmeier University of Nevada Reno
Josep Call
Josep Call University of St Andrews

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