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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 56 4179 3858 2333 2105 170 13381

Daniel M. T. Fessler publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Daniel M. T. Fessler between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Daniel M. T. Fessler published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2014. 14 of the 207 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2014. 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 6 publications
1996 2025

207 publications in total across all disciplines

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Daniel M. T. Fessler: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 2
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 2
2002 8
2003 9
2004 8
2005 10
2006 4
2007 8
2008 0
2009 3
2010 7
2011 6
2012 10
2013 14
2014 23
2015 15
2016 21
2017 8
2018 9
2019 5
2020 3
2021 5
2022 8
2023 5
2024 8
2025 6
Total 207
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Daniel M. T. Fessler 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 Daniel M. T. Fessler sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 161–170 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 170 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477 170
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Daniel M. T. Fessler 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 Daniel M. T. Fessler sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 56–57 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345 56
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Overview

Daniel M. T. Fessler is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within the social sciences and psychology, contributing extensively to topics related to moral and emotional judgment as well as social and political behavior.

The scientist's work predominantly covers the following topics:

  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts

Fessler's main fields of study include Social Sciences and Psychology, with a strong focus on several subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence, and Communication.

The scientist frequently publishes in a variety of academic venues. The most common platforms where their work appears are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Revista de Historia de las Prisiones
  • Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media
  • Evolution and Human Behavior
  • PLoS ONE

Collaborations form an important part of their research efforts. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Keith Burghardt
  • Daniel Hickey
  • Colin Holbrook
  • Theodore Samore
  • Paul E. Smaldino

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Fessler feature topics ranging from social media dynamics to moral psychology. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Auditing Elon Musk's Impact on Hate Speech and Bots," 2023, Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media
  • "Kinship intensity and the use of mental states in moral judgment across societies," 2020, Evolution and Human Behavior
  • "Gruesomeness conveys formidability: Perpetrators of gratuitously grisly acts are conceptualized as larger, stronger, and more likely to win," 2020, Aggressive Behavior
  • "Of pathogens and party lines: Social conservatism positively associates with COVID-19 precautions among U.S. Democrats but not Republicans," 2021, PLoS ONE
  • "X under Musk's leadership: Substantial hate and no reduction in inauthentic activity," 2025, PLoS ONE

This body of work illustrates a focus on understanding social dynamics, moral judgments, and the impact of social media in contemporary contexts.

Best Publications

  • Nobody's watching? Subtle cues affect generosity in an anonymous economic game.

    Kevin J. Haley;Daniel M.T. Fessler

  • Disease avoidance and ethnocentrism: the effects of disease vulnerability and disgust sensitivity on intergroup attitudes

    Carlos David Navarrete;Daniel M.T. Fessler

  • Elevation Leads to Altruistic Behavior

    Simone Schnall;Jean Roper;Daniel M.T. Fessler

  • Small-scale societies exhibit fundamental variation in the role of intentions in moral judgment.

    H Clark Barrett;Alexander H Bolyanatz;Alyssa N Crittenden;Daniel M. T. Fessler

  • Meat Is Good to Taboo: Dietary Proscriptions as a Product of the Interaction of Psychological Mechanisms and Social Processes

    Daniel M.T. Fessler;Carlos David Navarrete

  • Shame in Two Cultures: Implications for Evolutionary Approaches

    Daniel M. T. Fessler

  • Angry men and disgusted women: An evolutionary approach to the influence of emotions on risk taking

    Daniel M.T. Fessler;Elizabeth G. Pillsworth;Thomas J. Flamson

  • Harm, Affect, and the Moral/Conventional Distinction.

    Daniel Kelly;Stephen Stich;Kevin J. Haley;Serena J. Eng

  • Elevated ethnocentrism in the first trimester of pregnancy

    Carlos David Navarrete;Daniel M.T. Fessler;Serena J. Eng

  • Elevated disgust sensitivity in the first trimester of pregnancy: Evidence supporting the compensatory prophylaxis hypothesis

    Daniel M.T. Fessler;Serena J. Eng;C. David Navarrete

  • Domain-specific variation in disgust sensitivity across the menstrual cycle

    Daniel M.T. Fessler;C.David Navarrete

  • Disgust sensitivity and meat consumption: a test of an emotivist account of moral vegetarianism.

    Daniel M.T Fessler;Alexander P Arguello;Jeannette M Mekdara;Ramon Macias

  • Third-party attitudes toward sibling incest: Evidence for Westermarck's hypotheses

    Daniel M.T. Fessler;C.David Navarrete

  • Do representations of male muscularity differ in men's and women's magazines?

    David A. Frederick;Daniel M.T. Fessler;Martie G. Haselton

  • Reproductive immunosupression and diet. An evolutionary perspective on pregnancy sickness and meat consumption.

    Daniel M. T. Fessler

  • Anxiety and Intergroup Bias: Terror Management or Coalitional Psychology?:

    C. David Navarrete;Robert Kurzban;Daniel M. T. Fessler;Lee A. Kirkpatrick

  • Conflict, sticks and carrots: war increases prosocial punishments and rewards

    Ayelet Gneezy;Daniel M. T. Fessler

  • Toward an Understanding of the Universality of Second Order Emotions

    Daniel M.T. Fessler;Malu Dusun Baguk

  • Progesterone's effects on the psychology of disease avoidance: Support for the compensatory behavioral prophylaxis hypothesis

    Diana S. Fleischman;Daniel M.T. Fessler

  • Detecting affiliation in colaughter across 24 societies

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

  • The strategy of affect: Emotions in human cooperation.

    Daniel M. T. Fessler;Kevin J. Haley

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlos David Navarrete
Carlos David Navarrete Michigan State University
Stefan Stieger
Stefan Stieger Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences
Stephen Stich
Stephen Stich Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Gregory A. Bryant
Gregory A. Bryant University of California, Los Angeles
Martie G. Haselton
Martie G. Haselton University of California, Los Angeles
Shanmukh V. Kamble
Shanmukh V. Kamble Karnatak University
Tatsuya Kameda
Tatsuya Kameda Meiji Gakuin University
Christopher von Rueden
Christopher von Rueden University of Richmond
Michael Gurven
Michael Gurven University of California, Santa Barbara
Norman P. Li
Norman P. Li Singapore Management University

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