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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Psychology D-index 39 Citations 9,362 120 World Ranking 5869 National Ranking 3308

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Social psychology
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Social science

Social psychology, Morality, Perception, Harm and Social perception are his primary areas of study. His work deals with themes such as Agency and Social cognition, which intersect with Social psychology. Kurt Gray combines subjects such as Gratitude and Moral disengagement with his study of Morality.

His Perception study incorporates themes from Theory of mind, Cognition and Sensation. His Harm research integrates issues from Psychophysiology, Aggression and Action. His Social perception research includes elements of Extension, Leap of faith, Praise and Blame.

His most cited work include:

  • Dimensions of mind perception (724 citations)
  • Mind Perception Is the Essence of Morality (390 citations)
  • Causes and consequences of mind perception (298 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Social psychology, Morality, Perception, Harm and Social perception. His Social psychology study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Agency and Social cognition. His Morality study combines topics in areas such as Criminology and Wrongdoing.

His studies in Perception integrate themes in fields like Cognitive psychology, Human–computer interaction, Robot, Theory of mind and Feeling. As part of one scientific family, Kurt Gray deals mainly with the area of Harm, narrowing it down to issues related to the Disgust, and often Strict constructionism. His work investigates the relationship between Social perception and topics such as Blame that intersect with problems in Praise.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Social psychology (46.03%)
  • Morality (23.81%)
  • Perception (22.22%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2019-2021)?

  • Social psychology (46.03%)
  • Perception (22.22%)
  • Harm (14.29%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary scientific interests are in Social psychology, Perception, Harm, Artificial intelligence and Moral psychology. Religiosity is the focus of his Social psychology research. The concepts of his Perception study are interwoven with issues in Agency, Affect and Service robot.

He interconnects Immorality, Moral character and Rationality in the investigation of issues within Harm. His work on Robot as part of his general Artificial intelligence study is frequently connected to Gait analysis and Dominance, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science. The Moral psychology study combines topics in areas such as Narrative, Social perception, Mediation, Personal experience and Morality.

Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Life and Death Decisions of Autonomous Vehicles (18 citations)
  • Measuring Realistic and Symbolic Threats of COVID-19 and Their Unique Impacts on Well-Being and Adherence to Public Health Behaviors (17 citations)
  • The Moral Psychology of Raceless, Genderless Strangers. (12 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Social psychology
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Social science

Kurt Gray mainly investigates Social psychology, Moral psychology, Automobile driving, Operations management and Social perception. His Social psychology research incorporates a variety of disciplines, including Occupational safety and health, Cross-cultural, Human factors and ergonomics, Suicide prevention and Injury prevention. His Moral psychology research includes themes of Narrative, Rationality, Personal experience, Mediation and Harm.

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Best Publications

Dimensions of mind perception

Heather M. Gray;Kurt Gray;Daniel M. Wegner.
Science (2007)

1505 Citations

Mind Perception Is the Essence of Morality

Kurt James Gray;Liane Young;Adam Waytz.
Psychological Inquiry (2012)

888 Citations

Causes and consequences of mind perception

Adam Waytz;Kurt James Gray;Nicholas Epley;Daniel M. Wegner.
Trends in Cognitive Sciences (2010)

584 Citations

Feeling Robots and Human Zombies: Mind Perception and the Uncanny Valley.

Kurt Gray;Daniel M. Wegner.
Cognition (2012)

504 Citations

Moral typecasting: divergent perceptions of moral agents and moral patients.

Kurt Gray;Daniel M. Wegner.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (2009)

484 Citations

The Theory of Dyadic Morality: Reinventing Moral Judgment by Redefining Harm:

Chelsea Schein;Kurt James Gray.
Personality and Social Psychology Review (2018)

381 Citations

The myth of harmless wrongs in moral cognition: Automatic dyadic completion from sin to suffering.

Kurt James Gray;Chelsea Schein;Adrian F. Ward.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: General (2014)

314 Citations

Blaming God for Our Pain: Human Suffering and the Divine Mind

Kurt Gray;Daniel M. Wegner.
Personality and Social Psychology Review (2010)

314 Citations

Simulating Murder: The Aversion to Harmful Action

Fiery Cushman;Kurt Gray;Allison Gaffey;Wendy Berry Mendes.
Emotion (2012)

292 Citations

More than a body: mind perception and the nature of objectification.

Kurt Gray;Joshua Knobe;Mark Sheskin;Paul Bloom.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (2011)

288 Citations

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