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Jennifer A. Richeson

Jennifer A. Richeson

Yale University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
67
Citations
19083
World Ranking
2577
National Ranking
1493

Jennifer A. Richeson 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 Jennifer A. Richeson sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 144 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jennifer A. Richeson 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 Jennifer A. Richeson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% 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

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2020 - Andrew Carnegie Fellow
  • 2015 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 2015 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)
  • 2006 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation

Overview

Jennifer A. Richeson is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences, with a focus on sociology and political science, cognitive neuroscience, clinical psychology, social psychology, and gender studies.

The scientist's work concentrates on various topics, including:

  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Social and Cultural Dynamics
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior

Recent notable papers include:

  • "Vicarious Racism and Vigilance During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Mental Health Implications Among Asian and Black Americans" (2021) published in Public Health Reports
  • "Toward an understanding of structural racism: Implications for criminal justice" (2021) published in Science
  • "Disrupting Beliefs in Racial Progress: Reminders of Persistent Racism Alter Perceptions of Past, But Not Current, Racial Economic Equality" (2020) published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
  • "Testing the efficacy of three informational interventions for reducing misperceptions of the Black-White wealth gap" (2021) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Political ideology moderates White Americans' reactions to racial demographic change" (2021) published in Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
  • Group Processes & Intergroup Relations
  • Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
  • Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Julian M. Rucker (7 collaborations)
  • Natalie M. Daumeyer (6 collaborations)
  • Ajua Duker (6 collaborations)
  • Michael W. Kraus (6 collaborations)
  • Ivuoma N. Onyeador (5 collaborations)

Throughout their career, Jennifer A. Richeson has received several honors and awards, including:

  • Andrew Carnegie Fellow (2020)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2020)
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (2015)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2015)
  • Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) (2008)
  • Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation (2006)

Best Publications

  • Toward a histology of social behavior: Judgmental accuracy from thin slices of the behavioral stream

    Nalini Ambady;Frank J. Bernieri;Jennifer A. Richeson

  • When Prejudice Does Not Pay Effects of Interracial Contact on Executive Function

    Jennifer A. Richeson;J. Nicole Shelton

  • The impact of multiculturalism versus color-blindness on racial bias

    Jennifer A Richeson;Richard J Nussbaum

  • On the Precipice of a “Majority-Minority” America Perceived Status Threat From the Racial Demographic Shift Affects White Americans’ Political Ideology

    Maureen A. Craig;Jennifer A. Richeson

  • An fMRI investigation of the impact of interracial contact on executive function

    Jennifer A Richeson;Abigail A Baird;Heather L Gordon;Todd F Heatherton

  • Perspective taking combats automatic expressions of racial bias.

    Andrew R. Todd;Galen V. Bodenhausen;Jennifer A. Richeson;Adam D. Galinsky

  • Why do interracial interactions impair executive function? A resource depletion account.

    Jennifer A. Richeson;Sophie Trawalter

  • More Diverse Yet Less Tolerant? How the Increasingly Diverse Racial Landscape Affects White Americans’ Racial Attitudes

    Maureen A. Craig;Jennifer A. Richeson

  • To be liked versus respected: Divergent goals in interracial interactions.

    Hilary B. Bergsieker;J. Nicole Shelton;Jennifer A. Richeson

  • Intergroup contact and pluralistic ignorance.

    J. Nicole Shelton;Jennifer A. Richeson

  • Stereotype performance boosts: The impact of self-relevance and the manner of stereotype activation.

    Margaret Shih;Nalini Ambady;Jennifer A. Richeson;Kentaro Fujita

  • Expecting To Be the Target of Prejudice: Implications for Interethnic Interactions

    J. Nicole Shelton;Jennifer A. Richeson;Jessica Salvatore

  • Middle class and marginal? Socioeconomic status, stigma, and self-regulation at an elite university.

    Sarah E. Johnson;Jennifer A. Richeson;Eli J. Finkel

  • Predicting Behavior During Interracial Interactions: A Stress and Coping Approach

    Sophie Trawalter;Jennifer A. Richeson;J. Nicole Shelton

  • Negotiating Interracial Interactions Costs, Consequences, and Possibilities

    Jennifer A. Richeson;J. Nicole Shelton

  • Attending to Threat: Race-based Patterns of Selective Attention

    Sophie Trawalter;Andrew R. Todd;Abigail A. Baird;Jennifer A. Richeson

  • Maximizing the Gains and Minimizing the Pains of Diversity: A Policy Perspective

    Adam D. Galinsky;Andrew R. Todd;Astrid C. Homan;Katherine W. Phillips

  • Toward a Social Psychology of Race and Race Relations for the Twenty-First Century

    Jennifer A. Richeson;Samuel R. Sommers

  • Coalition or derogation? How perceived discrimination influences intraminority intergroup relations.

    Maureen A. Craig;Jennifer A. Richeson

  • When Is an Adolescent an Adult? Assessing Cognitive Control in Emotional and Nonemotional Contexts

    Alexandra O. Cohen;Kaitlyn Breiner;Laurence Steinberg;Richard J. Bonnie

  • Ironic Effects of Racial Bias During Interracial Interactions

    J. Nicole Shelton;Jennifer A. Richeson;Jessica Salvatore;Sophie Trawalter

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Nicole Shelton
J. Nicole Shelton Princeton University
Sophie Trawalter
Sophie Trawalter University of Virginia
B. J. Casey
B. J. Casey Barnard College
Laurence Steinberg
Laurence Steinberg Temple University
Richard J. Bonnie
Richard J. Bonnie University of Virginia
John F. Dovidio
John F. Dovidio Yale University
Michael W. Kraus
Michael W. Kraus University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Nalini Ambady
Nalini Ambady Stanford University
Michelle R. Hebl
Michelle R. Hebl Rice University
Galen V. Bodenhausen
Galen V. Bodenhausen Northwestern University

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