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David A. Puts 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 David A. Puts sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 129 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David A. Puts 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 David A. Puts sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David A. Puts is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple domains within psychology and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The primary fields of study for David A. Puts include:

  • Psychology
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, their subfields of expertise cover:

  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Developmental Biology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Sociology and Political Science

David A. Puts has contributed to research on key topics such as:

  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
  • Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology

Their recent papers illustrate a focus on vocal communication, sexual selection, and behavioral correlates of physiological features:

  • Do voices carry valid information about a speaker's personality? (2021), Journal of Research in Personality
  • Male voice pitch mediates the relationship between objective and perceived formidability (2020), Evolution and Human Behavior
  • Linking human male vocal parameters to perceptions, body morphology, strength and hormonal profiles in contexts of sexual selection (2020), Scientific Reports
  • Low fundamental and formant frequencies predict fighting ability among male mixed martial arts fighters (2021), Scientific Reports
  • Vocal modulation in human mating and competition (2021), Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

David A. Puts frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Evolution and Human Behavior
  • Psychological Science
  • Hormones and Behavior
  • Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology

Collaborative efforts feature a set of frequent co-authors, including:

  • Toe Aung
  • Kevin A. Rosenfield
  • Rodrigo A. Cárdenas
  • S. Marc Breedlove
  • Talia Shirazi

Best Publications

  • Beauty and the beast: mechanisms of sexual selection in humans

    David A. Puts

  • Dominance and the evolution of sexual dimorphism in human voice pitch

    David Andrew Puts;Steven J.C. Gaulin;Katherine Verdolini

  • Mating context and menstrual phase affect women's preferences for male voice pitch

    David Andrew Puts

  • Men's voices as dominance signals: vocal fundamental and formant frequencies influence dominance attributions among men

    David Andrew Puts;Carolyn R. Hodges;Rodrigo A. Cárdenas;Steven J.C. Gaulin

  • Modeling 3D facial shape from DNA

    Peter Claes;Denise K. Liberton;Katleen Daniels;Kerri Matthes Rosana

  • Spatial Ability and Prenatal Androgens: Meta-Analyses of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia and Digit Ratio (2D:4D) Studies

    David Andrew Puts;David Andrew Puts;Michael A. McDaniel;Cynthia L. Jordan;S. Marc Breedlove

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

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

  • The role of androgen receptors in the masculinization of brain and behavior: What we've learned from the testicular feminization mutation

    Damian G. Zuloaga;David A. Puts;Cynthia L. Jordan;S. Marc Breedlove

  • Sexual orientation and the second to fourth finger length ratio: a meta-analysis in men and women.

    Teresa Grimbos;Khytam Dawood;Robert P. Burriss;Kenneth J. Zucker

  • Sexual Selection on Human Faces and Voices

    David A. Puts;Benedict C. Jones;Lisa M. DeBruine

  • Different Vocal Parameters Predict Perceptions of Dominance and Attractiveness

    Carolyn R. Hodges-Simeon;Steven J. C. Gaulin;David A. Puts

  • Women's attractiveness changes with estradiol and progesterone across the ovulatory cycle.

    David A. Puts;Drew H. Bailey;Rodrigo A. Cárdenas;Robert P. Burriss

  • How valid are assessments of conception probability in ovulatory cycle research? Evaluations, recommendations, and theoretical implications

    Steven W. Gangestad;Martie G. Haselton;Lisa L.M. Welling;Kelly Gildersleeve

  • A Sex Difference in the Predisposition for Physical Competition: Males Play Sports Much More than Females Even in the Contemporary U.S

    Robert O. Deaner;David C. Geary;David A. Puts;Sandra A. Ham

  • Cyclic variation in women’s preferences for masculine traits

    David Andrew Puts

  • Human sexual selection

    David Andrew Puts

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

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

  • Quantifying the strength and form of sexual selection on men's traits

    Alexander K. Hill;John Hunt;Lisa L.M. Welling;Lisa L.M. Welling;Rodrigo A. Cárdenas

  • Sex Differences: Summarizing More than a Century of Scientific Research

    Sarah Wolff;David A. Puts

  • Intrasexual competition among women: Vocal femininity affects perceptions of attractiveness and flirtatiousness

    David A. Puts;Julia L. Barndt;Lisa L.M. Welling;Khytam Dawood

  • Vocal masculinity is a robust dominance signal in men

    Sarah E. Wolff;David Andrew Puts

  • The Case of the Female Orgasm: Bias in the Science of Evolution

    David A. Puts

Frequent Co-Authors

Lisa L. M. Welling
Lisa L. M. Welling Oakland University
Drew H. Bailey
Drew H. Bailey University of California, Irvine
S. Marc Breedlove
S. Marc Breedlove Michigan State University
Mark D. Shriver
Mark D. Shriver Pennsylvania State University
Lars Penke
Lars Penke University of Göttingen
Agnieszka Sorokowska
Agnieszka Sorokowska University of Wrocław
Coren L. Apicella
Coren L. Apicella University of Pennsylvania
Justin M. Carré
Justin M. Carré Nipissing University
Benedict C. Jones
Benedict C. Jones University of Strathclyde
Steven J. C. Gaulin
Steven J. C. Gaulin University of California, Santa Barbara

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