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2026

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Psychology

D-Index
144
Citations
88774
World Ranking
95
National Ranking
55

Neuroscience

D-Index
143
Citations
88503
World Ranking
183
National Ranking
119

Jean Decety publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

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 Jean Decety sits on this spectrum.

31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31 publications 705+

This scientist: 392 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Jean Decety D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jean Decety sits on this spectrum.

30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 144 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Jean Decety is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of psychology and neuroscience. Their research predominantly focuses on clinical psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and social psychology, intersecting with areas such as psychiatry and mental health.

Their scholarly work covers a variety of main topics, including the psychology of moral and emotional judgment, psychopathy and forensic psychiatry, child and animal learning development, social and intergroup psychology, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, psychosomatic disorders and their treatments, and neuroendocrine regulation and behavior.

Jean Decety has published frequently in several scientific venues. These include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • NeuroImage Clinical
  • OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying

Notable recent publications by Jean Decety are:

  • Empathy in Medicine: What It Is, and How Much We Really Need It (2020), The American Journal of Medicine
  • The Emergence of Empathy: A Developmental Neuroscience Perspective (2021), Developmental Review
  • Why Empathy Is Not a Reliable Source of Information in Moral Decision Making (2021), Current Directions in Psychological Science

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Jean Decety include:

  • Carla L. Harenski
  • Kent A. Kiehl
  • Keith J. Yoder
  • Morgana Lizzio-Wilson
  • Emma F. Thomas

In recognition of their work, Jean Decety was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2010.

Best Publications

  • The functional architecture of human empathy

    Jean Decety;Philip L. Jackson

  • Meta-analytic evidence for common and distinct neural networks associated with directly experienced pain and empathy for pain

    Claus Lamm;Claus Lamm;Claus Lamm;Jean Decety;Tania Singer;Tania Singer

  • The Neural Substrate of Human Empathy: Effects of Perspective-taking and Cognitive Appraisal

    Claus Lamm;C. Daniel Batson;Jean Decety

  • Functional anatomy of execution, mental simulation, observation, and verb generation of actions: a meta-analysis.

    Julie Grèzes;Jean Decety

  • How do we perceive the pain of others? A window into the neural processes involved in empathy.

    Philip L. Jackson;Andrew N. Meltzoff;Jean Decety

  • Effect of subjective perspective taking during simulation of action: a PET investigation of agency

    Perrine Ruby;Jean Decety

  • Human empathy through the lens of social neuroscience.

    Jean Decety;Claus Lamm

  • Brain activity during observation of actions. Influence of action content and subject's strategy.

    J Decety;J Grèzes;N Costes;D Perani

  • From the perception of action to the understanding of intention

    Sarah-Jayne Blakemore;Jean Decety;Jean Decety

  • Shared representations between self and other: a social cognitive neuroscience view.

    Jean Decety;Jessica A. Sommerville

  • Mapping motor representations with positron emission tomography

    Jean Decety;D. Perani;Marc Jeannerod;V. Bettinardi

  • Neural mechanisms subserving the perception of human actions

    Jean Decety;Julie Grèzes

  • Empathy and Pro-Social Behavior in Rats

    Inbal Ben-Ami Bartal;Jean Decety;Peggy Mason

  • The Role of the Right Temporoparietal Junction in Social Interaction: How Low-Level Computational Processes Contribute to Meta-Cognition

    Jean Decety;Claus Lamm

  • A Social-Neuroscience Perspective on Empathy

    Jean Decety;Philip L. Jackson

  • What imitation tells us about social cognition: a rapprochement between developmental psychology and cognitive neuroscience.

    Andrew N. Meltzoff;Jean Decety

  • Empathy examined through the neural mechanisms involved in imagining how I feel versus how you feel pain

    Philip L. Jackson;Eric Brunet;Andrew N. Meltzoff;Jean Decety

  • The power of simulation: imagining one's own and other's behavior.

    Jean Decety;Julie Grèzes

  • Modulating the experience of agency: a positron emission tomography study.

    Chloé Farrer;Nicolas Franck;Nicolas Georgieff;Chris D Frith

  • How Would You Feel versus How Do You Think She Would Feel? A Neuroimaging Study of Perspective-Taking with Social Emotions

    Perrine Ruby;Jean Decety

Frequent Co-Authors

Kent A. Kiehl
Kent A. Kiehl University of New Mexico
Marc Jeannerod
Marc Jeannerod Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Agustín Ibáñez
Agustín Ibáñez Adolfo Ibáñez University
Claus Lamm
Claus Lamm University of Vienna
Michael Koenigs
Michael Koenigs University of Wisconsin–Madison
Andrew N. Meltzoff
Andrew N. Meltzoff University of Washington
John T. Cacioppo
John T. Cacioppo University of Chicago
Philip L. Jackson
Philip L. Jackson Université Laval
Julie Grèzes
Julie Grèzes École Normale Supérieure
David S. Kosson
David S. Kosson Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

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