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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 44 4090 1948 88 9708

J. Frank Yates publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by J. Frank Yates between 1975 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. J. Frank Yates published across 50 years, from 1975 to 2024, averaging 1.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 6 publications in 1992. 1 of the 90 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1975 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 6. Peak 6 publications in 1992. 1975: 1 publication 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 1 publication 1979: 4 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 2 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 3 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 1 publication 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 3 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 0 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 1 publication 2022: 0 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 1 publication
1975 2024

90 publications in total across all disciplines

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J. Frank Yates: publications per year, 1975 to 2024
Year Publications
1975 1
1976 1
1977 1
1978 1
1979 4
1980 1
1981 0
1982 1
1983 2
1984 1
1985 3
1986 3
1987 2
1988 2
1989 5
1990 2
1991 4
1992 6
1993 1
1994 2
1995 2
1996 3
1997 4
1998 2
1999 1
2000 0
2001 3
2002 3
2003 5
2004 1
2005 1
2006 1
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 3
2011 2
2012 3
2013 3
2014 0
2015 1
2016 3
2017 1
2018 0
2019 2
2020 1
2021 1
2022 0
2023 0
2024 1
Total 90
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J. Frank Yates publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where J. Frank Yates sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 84–93 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 88 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301 88
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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J. Frank Yates D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where J. Frank Yates sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 44 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269 44
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2011 - James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science

Overview

J. Frank Yates was affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research contributed mainly to the field of Psychology, with a focus on the subfields of Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Social Psychology.

Yates's work covered several main topics, including:

  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
  • Creativity in Education and Neuroscience

The scientist published in notable venues such as Frontiers in Psychology and PsycTESTS Dataset. Two recent papers include:

  • "Fanning the Flames of Passion: A Develop Mindset Predicts Strategy-Use Intentions to Cultivate Passion" (2021), published in Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Develop and Fit Mindset Measures" (2021), published in PsycTESTS Dataset

Frequent collaborators of Yates were:

  • Patricia Chen
  • Yu-Ching Lin
  • Don J. H. Pereira
  • Paul A. O'Keefe

Among the recognitions received, Yates was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017 and was honored with the James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award from the Association for Psychological Science in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Psychological sources of ambiguity avoidance

    Shawn P Curley;J.Frank Yates;Richard A Abrams

  • External correspondence: Decompositions of the mean probability score

    J.Frank Yates

  • The risk construct.

    J. Frank Yates;Eric R. Stone

  • Attitudes, decisions, and habits as determinants of repeated behavior.

    David L. Ronis;J. Frank Yates;John P. Kirscht

  • Effects of procedural and outcome accountability on judgment quality

    Karen Siegel-Jacobs;J.Frank Yates

  • General knowledge overconfidence : Cross-national variations, response style, and reality

    J. Frank Yates;Ju Whei Lee;Julie G.G. Bush

  • Components of probability judgment accuracy: Individual consistency and effects of subject matter and assessment method.

    David L Ronis;J.Frank Yates

  • The center and range of the probability interval as factors affecting ambiguity preferences

    Shawn P Curley;J.Frank Yates

  • Probability judgment accuracy: China, Japan, and the United States

    J. Frank Yates;Ying Zhu;David L. Ronis;Deng Feng Wang

  • Beliefs about Overconfidence, Including Its Cross-National Variation

    J. Frank Yates;Ju Whei Lee;Hiromi Shinotsuka

  • Cross-cultural variations in probability judgment accuracy: Beyond general knowledge overconfidence?

    J. Frank Yates;Ju Whei Lee;Hiromi Shinotsuka;Andrea L. Patalano

  • Effects of numerical and graphical displays on professed risk-taking behavior.

    Eric R. Stone;J. Frank Yates;Andrew M. Parker

  • Characterization of Ambiguity in Decision Making.

    J. Frank Yates;Lisa G. Zukowski

  • Measures of Discrimination Skill in Probabilistic Judgment

    Ilan Yaniv;J. Frank Yates;J. E. Keith Smith

  • Culture and decision making.

    J. Frank Yates;Stephanie de Oliveira

  • Probabilistic Forecasts of Stock Prices and Earnings: The Hazards of Nascent Expertise

    J.Frank Yates;Linda S McDaniel;Eric S Brown

  • Foreground:background salience: Explaining the effects of graphical displays on risk avoidance

    Eric R. Stone;Winston R. Sieck;Benita E. Bull;J. Frank Yates

  • Risk communication: absolute versus relative expressions of low-probability risks

    Eric R. Stone;J.Frank Yates;Andrew M. Parker

  • Exposition Effects on Decision Making: Choice and Confidence in Choice

    Winston Sieck;J.Frank Yates

  • An empirical evaluation of descriptive models of ambiguity reactions in choice situations

    Shawn P. Curley;J.Frank Yates

  • Sunk Cost Effects: The Influences of Instruction and Future Return Estimates

    Hun Tong Tan;J. Frank Yates

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard P. Bagozzi
Richard P. Bagozzi University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Hun-Tong Tan
Hun-Tong Tan Nanyang Technological University
Andrew M. Parker
Andrew M. Parker RAND Corporation
Patricia J. Deldin
Patricia J. Deldin University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Thomas S. Wallsten
Thomas S. Wallsten University of Maryland, College Park
David V. Budescu
David V. Budescu Fordham University
Michael R. Waldmann
Michael R. Waldmann University of Göttingen
Hal R. Arkes
Hal R. Arkes The Ohio State University
Richard A. Abrams
Richard A. Abrams Washington University in St. Louis
Priti Shah
Priti Shah University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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