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Lars Penke 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 Lars Penke sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 218 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lars Penke 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 Lars Penke sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Lars Penke is affiliated with the University of Göttingen in Germany and specializes in psychology with a primary focus on evolutionary psychology and human behavior. Their research portfolio encompasses multiple subfields, including experimental and cognitive psychology, social psychology, clinical psychology, sociology and political science, and ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

The main topics of Penke's work include:

  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior

Penke's recent publications demonstrate a wide range of interests. Notable papers include:

  • "Age and gender differences in narcissism: A comprehensive study across eight measures and over 250,000 participants," 2023, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  • "Not within spitting distance: Salivary immunoassays of estradiol have subpar validity for predicting cycle phase," 2022, Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • "Routinely randomize potential sources of measurement reactivity to estimate and adjust for biases in subjective reports," 2020, Psychological Methods
  • "A longitudinal evaluation of ovulatory cycle shifts in women's mate attraction and preferences," 2021, Hormones and Behavior
  • "Do voices carry valid information about a speaker's personality?," 2021, Journal of Research in Personality

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Penke include:

  • Julia Stern
  • Tanja M. Gerlach
  • Tobias L. Kordsmeyer
  • Julie C. Driebe
  • Christoph Schild

Penke's work is regularly published in specific venues such as:

  • Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • Hormones and Behavior
  • Personality Science
  • Evolutionary Human Sciences
  • Evolution and Human Behavior

Best Publications

  • Age-associated cognitive decline

    Ian J Deary;Janie Corley;Alan J Gow;Sarah E Harris

  • Beyond global sociosexual orientations: A more differentiated look at sociosexuality and its effects on courtship and romantic relationships.

    Lars Penke;Jens B. Asendorpf

  • The Neuroscience of Human Intelligence Differences

    Ian J. Deary;Lars Penke;Wendy Johnson

  • The evolutionary genetics of personality

    Lars Penke;Jaap J. A. Denissen;Geoffrey F. Miller

  • Motivational individual reaction norms underlying the Five-Factor model of personality: First steps towards a theory-based conceptual framework

    Jaap J.A. Denissen;Lars Penke

  • The effects of weather on daily mood: A multilevel approach.

    Jaap J. A. Denissen;Ligaya Butalid;Lars Penke;Marcel A. G. van Aken

  • Different cognitive processes underlie human mate choices and mate preferences.

    Peter M. Todd;Lars Penke;Barbara Fasolo;Alison P. Lenton

  • A General Factor of Brain White Matter Integrity Predicts Information Processing Speed in Healthy Older People

    Lars Penke;Susana Muñoz Maniega;Catherine Murray;Alan J. Gow

  • Correlated preferences for facial masculinity and ideal or actual partner's masculinity

    Lisa M DeBruine;Benedict C Jones;Anthony C Little;Lynda G Boothroyd

  • Telling facial metrics: facial width is associated with testosterone levels in men

    Carmen E. Lefevre;Gary J. Lewis;David I. Perrett;Lars Penke

  • Brain white matter tract integrity as a neural foundation for general intelligence

    L Penke;S Muñoz Maniega;M E Bastin;M C Valdés Hernández

  • Self-esteem reactions to social interactions: evidence for sociometer mechanisms across days, people, and nations.

    Jaap J. A. Denissen;Lars Penke;David P. Schmitt;Marcel A. G. van Aken

  • Meta-analysis of associations between human brain volume and intelligence differences: How strong are they and what do they mean?

    Jakob Pietschnig;Jakob Pietschnig;Lars Penke;Jelte M. Wicherts;Michael Zeiler

  • PERSOC : A unified framework for understanding the dynamic interplay of personality and social relationships

    Mitja D. Back;Anna Baumert;Jaap J. A. Denissen;Freda-Marie Hartung

  • Self‐Regulation Underlies Temperament and Personality: An Integrative Developmental Framework

    Jaap J. A. Denissen;Marcel A. G. van Aken;Lars Penke;Dustin Wood

  • From dating to mating and relating: Predictors of initial and long‐term outcomes of speed‐dating in a community sample

    Jens B. Asendorpf;Lars Penke;Mitja D. Back

  • Maintenance of genetic variation in human personality: testing evolutionary models by estimating heritability due to common causal variants and investigating the effect of distant inbreeding.

    Karin J.H. Verweij;Jian Yang;Jari Lahti;Juha Veijola

  • The Nature of Creativity: The Roles of Genetic Factors, Personality Traits, Cognitive Abilities, and Environmental Sources

    Christian Kandler;Rainer Riemann;Alois Angleitner;Frank M. Spinath

  • Age and Gender Differences in Motivational Manifestations of the Big Five from Age 16 to 60.

    Regula Lehmann;Jaap J. A. Denissen;Mathias Allemand;Lars Penke

  • How self-assessments can guide human mating decisions

    Lars Penke;Peter M. Todd;Alison P. Lenton;Barbara Fasolo

  • MAINTENANCE OF GENETIC VARIATION IN HUMAN PERSONALITY: TESTING EVOLUTIONARY MODELS BY ESTIMATING HERITABILITY DUE TO COMMON CAUSAL VARIANTS AND INVESTIGATING THE EFFECT OF DISTANT INBREEDING

    Karin J. H. Verweij;Jian Yang;Jari Lahti;Juha Veijola

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian J. Deary
Ian J. Deary University of Edinburgh
John M. Starr
John M. Starr University of Edinburgh
Alan J. Gow
Alan J. Gow Heriot-Watt University
Mark E. Bastin
Mark E. Bastin University of Edinburgh
Joanna M. Wardlaw
Joanna M. Wardlaw University of Edinburgh
Jens B. Asendorpf
Jens B. Asendorpf Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Jaap J. A. Denissen
Jaap J. A. Denissen Utrecht University
Wendy Johnson
Wendy Johnson University of Edinburgh
Karin J. H. Verweij
Karin J. H. Verweij University of Amsterdam
Brendan P. Zietsch
Brendan P. Zietsch University of Queensland

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