2026 David M. Buss: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	129	173	151	109	93	367	91489

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Psychology

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151

109

367

91489

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award

Overview

David M. Buss is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research spans primarily across the fields of psychology and social sciences, with a significant focus on evolutionary psychology and human behavior.

The scientist's main areas of study include:

Psychology
Social Sciences

Within these fields, their subfields of expertise cover:

Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Sociology and Political Science
Social Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Clinical Psychology

David M. Buss's research concentrates on several key topics, which encompass:

Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
Cultural Differences and Values
Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Social and Intergroup Psychology
Marriage and Sexual Relationships

This scientist has published numerous papers, including the following recent examples:

Sex Differences in Mate Preferences Across 45 Countries: A Large-Scale Replication, 2020, Psychological Science
Affective Interpersonal Touch in Close Relationships: A Cross-Cultural Perspective, 2021, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
The pandemic exposes human nature: 10 evolutionary insights, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Universality of the Triangular Theory of Love: Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Triangular Love Scale in 25 Countries, 2020, The Journal of Sex Research
Psychological foundations of human status allocation, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent coauthors collaborating with David M. Buss include:

Daniel Conroy-Beam
Kelly Asao
Norbert Meskó
Piotr Sorokowski
Toivo Aavik

The scientist's work commonly appears in the following publication venues:

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology
Personality and Individual Differences
Archives of Sexual Behavior
PsycTESTS Dataset

Best Publications

Sex differences in human mate preferences: Evolutionary hypotheses tested in 37 cultures

David M. Buss

6699
Citations
Sexual Strategies Theory: An Evolutionary Perspective on Human Mating

David M. Buss;David P. Schmitt

6309
Citations
Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind

David M. Buss

5513
Citations
The Evolution Of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating

David M. Buss

4738
Citations
Preferences in human mate selection.

David M. Buss;Michael Barnes

2356
Citations
Evolutionary Psychology: A New Paradigm for Psychological Science

David M Buss

2255
Citations
Sex Differences in Jealousy: Evolution, Physiology, and Psychology:

David M. Buss;Randy J. Larsen;Drew Westen;Jennifer Semmelroth

2010
Citations
Personality Psychology: Domains of Knowledge about Human Nature

Randy J. Larsen;David M. Buss;Andreas Wismeijer;John Song

1956
Citations
Contrasting Computational Models of Mate Preference Integration Across 45 Countries

Daniel Conroy-Beam;David M. Buss;Kelly Asao;Agnieszka Sorokowska;Agnieszka Sorokowska

1793
Citations
Error management theory: a new perspective on biases in cross-sex mind reading.

Martie G. Haselton;David M. Buss

1666
Citations
EVOLUTIONARY PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY

David M. Buss

1581
Citations
The handbook of evolutionary psychology.

David M. Buss

1492
Citations
The Dangerous Passion (Why Jealousy is as Necessary as Love and Sex)

David M. Buss

1371
Citations
The Evolution of Human Intrasexual Competition: Tactics of Mate Attraction

David M. Buss

1287
Citations
The Act Frequency Approach to Personality

David M. Buss;Kenneth H. Craik

1172
Citations
Why Humans Have Sex

Cindy M. Meston;David M. Buss

1137
Citations
International Preferences in Selecting Mates A Study of 37 Cultures

David M. Buss;Max Abbott;Alois Angleitner;Armen Asherian

1132
Citations
Adaptations, exaptations, and spandrels.

David M. Buss;Martie G. Haselton;Todd K. Shackelford;April L. Bleske

1104
Citations
The evolution of happiness.

David M. Buss

1086
Citations
Psychological Sex Differences: Origins through Sexual Selection.

David M. Buss

1036
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Todd K. Shackelford Oakland University

Cindy M. Meston The University of Texas at Austin

David P. Schmitt Kansas State University

Martie G. Haselton University of California, Los Angeles

Agnieszka Sorokowska University of Wrocław

Katarzyna Pisanski French National Centre for Scientific Research

Marina Butovskaya Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology

Randy J. Larsen Washington University in St. Louis

Alois Angleitner Bielefeld University

Muhammad Rizwan Government College University, Faisalabad

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