What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Social psychology
- Social science
- Epistemology
His scientific interests lie mostly in Social psychology, Developmental psychology, Evolutionary psychology, Social perception and Social cognition.
His Social psychology research incorporates themes from Physical attractiveness, Perception, Sexual selection, Sexual attraction and Mate choice.
Douglas T. Kenrick combines subjects such as Socioeconomic status and Beauty with his study of Physical attractiveness.
His Developmental psychology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Romance, Interpersonal relationship and Mood.
His research in Evolutionary psychology intersects with topics in Evolution of emotion, Social evolution, Prosocial behavior and Functionalism.
His study in Social cognition is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Cognitive psychology, Facial expression, Domain specificity and Disgust.
His most cited work include:
- Profiting from controversy. Lessons from the person-situation debate. (765 citations)
- The necessities and luxuries of mate preferences: testing the tradeoffs. (684 citations)
- Age preferences in mates reflect sex differences in human reproductive strategies. (627 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Social psychology, Evolutionary psychology, Developmental psychology, Social cognition and Social psychology.
His studies in Social psychology integrate themes in fields like Physical attractiveness and Mating.
His studies deal with areas such as Social relation, Cognitive science and Prosocial behavior as well as Evolutionary psychology.
He interconnects Dominance, Mate choice and Mood in the investigation of issues within Developmental psychology.
His Social cognition research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Cognitive psychology and Perception.
Social psychology is closely attributed to Behavioural sciences in his research.
He most often published in these fields:
- Social psychology (64.88%)
- Evolutionary psychology (22.44%)
- Developmental psychology (19.02%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2021)?
- Social psychology (64.88%)
- Evolutionary psychology (22.44%)
- Perspective (10.73%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His main research concerns Social psychology, Evolutionary psychology, Perspective, Social psychology and Life history theory.
His work on Interpersonal relationship as part of general Social psychology study is frequently linked to PsycINFO, bridging the gap between disciplines.
His Evolutionary psychology research includes elements of Evolutionary neuroscience, Mating, Meaning, Cognitive science and Consumer behaviour.
His work in Social psychology tackles topics such as Psychoanalysis which are related to areas like Basking in reflected glory, Altruism, Ethical egoism and Meaning of life.
The various areas that he examines in his Life history theory study include Socioeconomic status and Development economics.
His Social cognition research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Developmental psychology, Cost–benefit analysis and Kinship.
Between 2011 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Evolutionary Social Psychology (550 citations)
- Fundamental motives: How evolutionary needs influence consumer behavior (186 citations)
- Individual differences in fundamental social motives. (118 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Social psychology
- Social science
- Epistemology
Douglas T. Kenrick mostly deals with Social psychology, Evolutionary psychology, Perspective, Life history theory and PsycINFO.
His Social psychology study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Physical attractiveness, Social cognition and Value.
Douglas T. Kenrick has included themes like Self-actualization, Developmental psychology, Social group, Reciprocity and Sociocultural evolution in his Social cognition study.
His Evolutionary psychology research incorporates elements of Social psychology, Ecology and Harm.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Socioeconomic status, Popular culture and Development economics.
His Personality research includes themes of Situational ethics, Ingroups and outgroups, Aggression and Social perception.
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