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Mark van Vugt 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 Mark van Vugt sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 196 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mark van Vugt 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 Mark van Vugt sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mark van Vugt is affiliated with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple areas within psychology and social sciences, with a focus on evolutionary psychology and human behavior.

Their recent publications include:

  • COVID-19 and the workplace: Implications, issues, and insights for future research and action., 2020, American Psychologist
  • Understanding urbanicity: how interdisciplinary methods help to unravel the effects of the city on mental health, 2020, Psychological Medicine
  • Sex differences in trust and trustworthiness: A meta-analysis of the trust game and the gift-exchange game, 2020, Journal of Economic Psychology
  • From genes to minds to cultures: Evolutionary approaches to leadership, 2020, The Leadership Quarterly
  • Is green the new sexy? Romantic of conspicuous conservation, 2020, Journal of Environmental Psychology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mark van Vugt are:

  • Norman P. Li
  • Gonzalo Palomo-Vélez
  • Ard J. Barends
  • Jayanth Narayanan
  • Christopher von Rueden

Publication venues where they have frequently contributed include:

  • The Leadership Quarterly
  • Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology
  • Evolution and Human Behavior
  • Journal of Environmental Psychology
  • Current Opinion in Psychology

Mark van Vugt has authored a book titled Managing Meetings in Organizations, published in 2020 as part of the Research on managing groups and teams series.

Their main fields of study cover:

  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences

Subfields prominently represented in their work include:

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Safety Research

Primary research topics explored by Mark van Vugt are:

  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health

Best Publications

  • COVID-19 and the workplace: Implications, issues, and insights for future research and action.

    Kevin M. Kniffin;Jayanth Narayanan;Frederik Anseel;John Antonakis

  • Leadership, followership, and evolution: Some lessons from the past.

    Mark Van Vugt;Robert Hogan;Robert B. Kaiser

  • Nice Guys Finish First: The Competitive Altruism Hypothesis

    Charlie L. Hardy;Mark Van Vugt

  • Evolutionary Origins of Leadership and Followership

    Mark Van Vugt

  • Gender Differences in Cooperation and Competition The Male-Warrior Hypothesis

    Mark Van Vugt;David De Cremer;Dirk P. Janssen

  • Social identification effects in social dilemmas : a transformation of motives

    David De Cremer;Mark Van Vugt

  • Social identity as social glue: The origins of group loyalty

    Mark Van Vugt;Claire M. Hart

  • Evolution and the psychology of intergroup conflict: the male warrior hypothesis.

    Melissa M. McDonald;Carlos David Navarrete;Mark Van Vugt;Mark Van Vugt

  • The Origins and Evolution of Leadership

    Andrew J. King;Dominic D.P. Johnson;Mark Van Vugt;Mark Van Vugt

  • Exit, voice and loyalty: Analytic and empirical developments

    Keith Dowding;Peter John;Thanos Mergoupis;Mark Van Vugt

  • The Evolutionary Bases for Sustainable Behavior: Implications for Marketing, Policy, and Social Entrepreneurship:

    Vladas Griskevicius;Stephanie M. Cantú;Mark van Vugt

  • Sex differences in cooperation: a meta-analytic review of social dilemmas.

    Daniel Balliet;Norman P. Li;Shane J. Macfarlan;Mark Van Vugt

  • Leadership in social dilemmas: The effects of group identification on collective actions to provide public goods

    M. van Vugt;D. De Cremer

  • Who Cares about the Environmental Impact of Cars? : Those with an Eye toward the Future

    Jeffrey A. Joireman;Paul A. M. Van Lange;Mark Van Vugt

  • Car Versus Public Transportation? The Role of Social Value Orientations in a Real-Life Social Dilemma1

    Mark Van Vugt;Ree M. Meertens;Paul A. M. Van Lange

  • social laughter is correlated with an elevated pain threshold

    R. I. M. Dunbar;Rebecca Baron;Anna Frangou;Eiluned Pearce

  • Conspiracy Theories: Evolved Functions and Psychological Mechanisms

    Jan Willem van Prooijen;Mark van Vugt;Mark van Vugt

  • Autocratic leadership in social dilemmas: A threat to group stability

    Mark Van Vugt;Sarah F. Jepson;Claire M. Hart;David De Cremer

  • From Games to Giving : Social Value Orientation Predicts Donations to Noble Causes

    Paul A.M. van Lange;René Bekkers;Theo N.M. Schuyt;Mark van Vugt

  • Averting the Tragedy of the Commons: Using Social Psychological Science to Protect the Environment

    Mark Van Vugt

  • Constraining free riding in public goods games: designated solitary punishers can sustain human cooperation

    Rick O'Gorman;Joseph Henrich;Mark Van Vugt

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul A. M. Van Lange
Paul A. M. Van Lange Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
David De Cremer
David De Cremer National University of Singapore
Norman P. Li
Norman P. Li Singapore Management University
Reinout E. de Vries
Reinout E. de Vries Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Joshua M. Tybur
Joshua M. Tybur Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Marise Ph. Born
Marise Ph. Born Erasmus University Rotterdam
Jeff Joireman
Jeff Joireman Washington State University
Abraham P. Buunk
Abraham P. Buunk University of Groningen
Mark Snyder
Mark Snyder University of Minnesota
Tom R. Tyler
Tom R. Tyler Yale University

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