D-Index & Metrics Best Publications

David Premack

University of Pennsylvania
United States

D-Index & Metrics D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.

Discipline name Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking

Psychology D-index 41 Citations 20,889 82 World Ranking 5333 National Ranking 3034

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2004 - William James Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science (APA)

1978 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

1963 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study David Premack is best known for:

Cognition
Quantum mechanics
Cognitive science

His study on Quantum mechanics is mostly dedicated to connecting different topics, such as Action (physics) and Causality (physics). Action (physics) and Quantum mechanics are two areas of study in which he engages in interdisciplinary research. His study on Law is mostly dedicated to connecting different topics, such as Proportionality (law) and Chose. Proportionality (law) and Law are two areas of study in which David Premack engages in interdisciplinary work. His study on Ecology is interrelated to topics such as Test (biology) and Type (biology). Many of his studies involve connections with topics such as Ecology and Test (biology). His Geometry study has been linked to subjects such as Peck (Imperial) and Basis (linear algebra). Much of his study explores Basis (linear algebra) relationship to Geometry. While working on this project, he studies both Cognitive psychology and Object permanence.

His most cited work include:

Does the chimpanzee have a theory of mind? (5959 citations)
Intentional communication in the chimpanzee: The development of deception (552 citations)
The infant's theory of self-propelled objects (541 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date

His multidisciplinary approach integrates Cognitive psychology and Artificial intelligence in his work. David Premack conducts interdisciplinary study in the fields of Artificial intelligence and Cognitive psychology through his works. His Social psychology study frequently links to other fields, such as Reinforcement. Neuroscience and Cognitive science are two areas of study in which David Premack engages in interdisciplinary research. David Premack conducts interdisciplinary study in the fields of Cognitive science and Cognition through his research. He integrates many fields, such as Cognition and Neuroscience, in his works. In his articles, he combines various disciplines, including Developmental psychology and Social psychology.

David Premack most often published in these fields:

Cognitive psychology (50.00%)
Social psychology (38.57%)
Neuroscience (28.57%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 1999-2013)?

Epistemology (55.56%)
Cognitive psychology (55.56%)
Cognitive science (44.44%)

In recent works David Premack was focusing on the following fields of study:

His study in the field of Computer security is also linked to topics like Natural language processing. He combines topics linked to Key (lock) with his work on Computer security. Many of his studies on Paleontology involve topics that are commonly interrelated, such as Context (archaeology) and Test (biology). His research combines Paleontology and Context (archaeology). He connects Epistemology with Aesthetics in his study. His work often combines Aesthetics and Epistemology studies. David Premack combines Cognitive psychology and Comparative psychology in his studies. David Premack undertakes interdisciplinary study in the fields of Comparative psychology and Animal cognition through his works. His multidisciplinary approach integrates Animal cognition and Cognition in his work.

Between 1999 and 2013, his most popular works were:

Human and animal cognition: Continuity and discontinuity (255 citations)
Is Language the Key to Human Intelligence? (140 citations)
Why Humans Are Unique: Three Theories (41 citations)

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Best Publications

Does the chimpanzee have a theory of mind

David Premack;Guy Woodruff.
Behavioral and Brain Sciences (1978)

9605 Citations

Intentional communication in the chimpanzee: The development of deception

Guy Woodruff;David Premack.
Cognition (1979)

748 Citations

Intelligence in ape and man

David Premack.
(1976)

740 Citations

The infant's theory of self-propelled objects ☆

David Premack.
Cognition (1990)

732 Citations

Toward empirical behavior laws. I. positive reinforcement.

David Premack.
Psychological Review (1959)

699 Citations

The codes of man and beasts.

David Premack.
Behavioral and Brain Sciences (1983)

681 Citations

Language in Chimpanzee

David Premack.
Science (1971)

555 Citations

Causal cognition : a multidisciplinary debate

Dan Sperber;David Premack;Ann James Premack.
(1996)

539 Citations

Do Infants Have a Sense of Fairness

Stephanie Sloane;Renée Baillargeon;David Premack.
Psychological Science (2012)

521 Citations

Gavagai!: or the Future History of the Animal Language Controversy

David Premack.
(1986)

372 Citations

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