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 Gordon Pennycook sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 149 publications — 49th percentile
49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 706 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gordon Pennycook sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 72 D-Index — 82nd percentile
82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.
Gordon Pennycook is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States and has a significant presence in the field of social sciences, with a focus on misinformation, social media, and psychology. Their research spans multiple disciplines, including sociology, political science, communication, cognitive neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and statistical and nonlinear physics.
The researcher's main topics of work include misinformation and its impacts, social media and politics, the psychology of moral and emotional judgment, hate speech and cyberbullying detection, media influence and health, social and intergroup psychology, and opinion dynamics and social influence.
Frequent coauthors collaborating with Pennycook are:
Pennycook has published extensively in various academic venues. Among the most frequent publication outlets are:
Some of their recent papers include:
In addition to journal articles, Pennycook has contributed to book publications. Notably, they authored The COVID-19 vaccine communication handbook: A practical guide for improving vaccine communication and fighting misinformation in 2021, published by the Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece.
Jay J. Van Bavel;Katherine Baicker;Paulo S. Boggio;Valerio Capraro
David M. J. Lazer;Matthew A. Baum;Yochai Benkler;Adam J. Berinsky
Gordon Pennycook;Jonathon McPhetres;Jonathon McPhetres;Yunhao Zhang;Jackson G. Lu
Gordon Pennycook;David G. Rand
Gordon Pennycook;Tyrone D. Cannon;David G. Rand
Gordon Pennycook;David G. Rand
Gordon Pennycook;Ziv Epstein;Mohsen Mosleh;Mohsen Mosleh;Antonio A. Arechar
Gordon Pennycook;David G. Rand
Gordon Pennycook;David G. Rand
Valerie A. Thompson;Jamie A. Prowse Turner;Gordon Pennycook
Gordon Pennycook;Adam Bear;Evan T. Collins;David Gertler Rand
Gordon Pennycook;James Allan Cheyne;Nathaniel Barr;Derek J. Koehler
Gordon Pennycook;James Allan Cheyne;Paul Seli;Derek J. Koehler
Bence Bago;David G. Rand;Gordon Pennycook
Gordon Pennycook;Jonathan A. Fugelsang;Derek J. Koehler
Cameron Martel;Gordon Pennycook;David Gertler Rand
Gordon Pennycook;Jonathan A. Fugelsang;Derek J. Koehler
Michael V. Bronstein;Gordon Pennycook;Adam Bear;David G. Rand
Valerie A. Thompson;Jamie A. Prowse Turner;Gordon Pennycook;Linden J. Ball
Matthew Browne;Patricia Thomson;Matthew Justus Rockloff;Gordon Pennycook
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