2026 David A. Pizarro: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	41	7731	7214	4144	3766	72	12142

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Overview

David A. Pizarro is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their work spans several fields including neuroscience, psychology, and social sciences, focusing extensively on cognitive neuroscience and social psychology within these broader disciplines.

Their research covers a variety of topics, notably:

Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
Emotions and Moral Behavior
Social and Intergroup Psychology
Ethics in Business and Education
Deception detection and forensic psychology
Cultural Differences and Values
Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies

Several papers authored or co-authored by Pizarro reflect these interests. Recent publications include:

"A Theory of Moral Praise," 2020, Trends in Cognitive Sciences
"Disgust sensitivity relates to attitudes toward gay men and lesbian women across 31 nations," 2022, Group Processes & Intergroup Relations
""False positive" emotions, responsibility, and moral character," 2021, Cognition
"A matter of taste: Gustatory sensitivity predicts political ideology," 2020, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
"On the Highway to Hell: Slippery Slope Perceptions in Judgments of Moral Character," 2023, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Frequent collaborators with whom Pizarro has co-authored multiple papers include:

Rajen A. Anderson
Shaun Nichols
Yoel Inbar
Benjamin C. Ruisch
Bronwyn Monteiro

The scientist's work has been published recurrently in venues such as:

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Cognition
SSRN Electronic Journal
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Best Publications

Conservatives are more easily disgusted than liberals

Yoel Inbar;David A. Pizarro;Paul Bloom

829
Citations
Disgust sensitivity predicts intuitive disapproval of gays.

Yoel Inbar;David A. Pizarro;Joshua Knobe;Paul Bloom

756
Citations
The mismeasure of morals: Antisocial personality traits predict utilitarian responses to moral dilemmas

Daniel M. Bartels;David A. Pizarro

691
Citations
The intelligence of the moral intuitions: comment on Haidt (2001).

David A. Pizarro;Paul Bloom

612
Citations
The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Anxiety and Depression among Adolescents

Pablo Fernández-Berrocal;Rocio Alcaide;Natalio Extremera;David Pizarro

582
Citations
Disgust Sensitivity, Political Conservatism, and Voting

Yoel Inbar;David Pizarro;Ravi Iyer;Jonathan Haidt

544
Citations
Emotion and Memory Research: A Grumpy Overview

Linda J. Levine;David A. Pizarro

492
Citations
Inference of trustworthiness from intuitive moral judgments.

Jim A. C. Everett;David A. Pizarro;M. J. Crockett

477
Citations
A Person-Centered Approach to Moral Judgment:

Eric Luis Uhlmann;David A. Pizarro;Daniel Diermeier

449
Citations
Nothing more than feelings? The role of emotions in moral judgment

David Pizarro

447
Citations
Moral heuristics. Commentaries. Author's reply

Cass R. Sunstein;Matthew D. Adler;Christopher J. Anderson;Elizabeth Anderson

430
Citations
The motivated use of moral principles

Eric Luis Uhlmann;David A. Pizarro;David Tannenbaum;Peter H. Ditto

388
Citations
Dirty Liberals! Reminders of Physical Cleanliness Influence Moral and Political Attitudes

Erik G. Helzer;David A. Pizarro

382
Citations
Deciding Versus Reacting: Conceptions of Moral Judgment and the Reason-Affect Debate

Benoît Monin;David A. Pizarro;Jennifer S. Beer

365
Citations
Asymmetry in Judgments of Moral Blame and Praise The Role of Perceived Metadesires

David Pizarro;Eric Uhlmann;Peter Salovey

361
Citations
Disgusting smells cause decreased liking of gay men.

Yoel Inbar;David A. Pizarro;Paul Bloom

340
Citations
Bringing character back: How the motivation to evaluate character influences judgments of moral blame.

David A. Pizarro;David Tannenbaum

311
Citations
Parasite stress and pathogen avoidance relate to distinct dimensions of political ideology across 30 nations

Joshua M. Tybur;Yoel Inbar;Lene Aarøe;Pat Barclay

288
Citations
On disgust and moral judgment

David Pizarro;Yoel Inbar;Chelsea Helion

286
Citations
Causal deviance and the attribution of moral responsibility

David A. Pizarro;Eric Uhlmann;Paul Bloom

255
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Luis Uhlmann INSEAD

Paul Bloom Columbia University

Peter H. Ditto University of California, Irvine

Peter Salovey Yale University

Molly J. Crockett Yale University

Linda J. Levine University of California, Irvine

Thomas Gilovich Cornell University

Jennifer S. Beer The University of Texas at Austin

Roy F. Baumeister University of Queensland

Natalio Extremera University of Malaga

External Links

Personal website of David A. Pizarro

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