2026 Paul Ekman: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	121	244	154	242	169705

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Psychology

121

244

154

242

169705

Research.com Recognitions

1970 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Paul Ekman was affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research spanned several areas within psychology and social sciences, notably focusing on emotions, social influence, and forensic psychology.

The scientist published works in the following main fields of study:

Psychology
Social Sciences
Health Professions

Subfields associated with their research included:

Social Psychology
General Health Professions
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Sociology and Political Science
Political Science and International Relations

Among the primary topics addressed in their work were:

Emotions and Moral Behavior
Cultural Differences and Values
Child and Animal Learning Development
Deception detection and forensic psychology
Psychology of Social Influence
Intelligence, Security, War Strategy
Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity

Their recent publications included:

The rise of affectivism (2021), Nature Human Behaviour
The Role of Emotional Awareness in Special Warfare (2021), Special Operations Journal
The rise of affectivism (2021), Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva)

Frequent co-authors who collaborated with them were:

Daniel Dukes
Kathryn Abrams
Ralph Adolphs
Kent Berridge
Susan Broomhall

They contributed to publications in various venues, including:

Nature Human Behaviour
Special Operations Journal
Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva)

The scientist received recognition as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1970.

Best Publications

Facial Action Coding System (FACS)

P. Ekman

13666
Citations
An argument for basic emotions

Paul Ekman

13153
Citations
Unmasking the face : a guide to recognizing emotions from facial clues

Paul Ekman;Wallace V. Friesen

8365
Citations
Constants across cultures in the face and emotion

Paul Ekman;Wallace V. Friesen

7752
Citations
Facial action coding system

Paul Ekman;Wallace V. Friesen

7165
Citations
Emotion in the Human Face: Guidelines for Research and an Integration of Findings

Paul Ekman;Wallace V. Friesen;Phoebe Ellsworth

6760
Citations
Pictures of Facial Affect

P. Ekman

6204
Citations
The Repertoire of Nonverbal Behavior : Categories, Origins, Usage, and Coding

Paul Ekman;Wallace V. Friesen

6136
Citations
Facial action coding system: a technique for the measurement of facial movement

Paul Ekman;Wallace V. Friesen

4574
Citations
Autonomic nervous system activity distinguishes among emotions

Paul Ekman;Robert W. Levenson;Wallace V. Friesen

4163
Citations
Universals and cultural differences in facial expressions of emotion.

Paul Ekman

3331
Citations
The nature of emotion: Fundamental questions.

Paul Ekman;Richard J. Davidson

3179
Citations
What the face reveals : basic and applied studies of spontaneous expression using the facial action coding system (FACS)

Paul Ekman;Erika L. Rosenberg

3152
Citations
Nonverbal Leakage and Clues to Deception

Paul Ekman;Wallace V. Friesen

2951
Citations
Universals and cultural differences in the judgments of facial expressions of emotion

Paul Ekman;Wallace V. Friesen;Maureen O'Sullivan;Anthony Chan

2891
Citations
Facial expression and emotion.

Paul Ekman

2874
Citations
Pan-Cultural Elements in Facial Displays of Emotion

Paul Ekman;E. Richard Sorenson;Wallace V. Friesen

2698
Citations
Unmasking the face

Paul Ekman

2666
Citations
Are there basic emotions

Paul Ekman

2647
Citations
Approach-Withdrawal and Cerebral Asymmetry: Emotional Expression and Brain Physiology I

Richard J. Davidson;Paul Ekman;Clifford D. Saron;Joseph A. Senulis

2571
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Wallace V. Friesen University of California, San Francisco

Klaus R. Scherer University of Geneva

David Matsumoto San Francisco State University

Willibald Ruch University of Zurich

Richard J. Davidson University of Wisconsin–Madison

Disa Sauter University of Amsterdam

Robert W. Levenson University of California, Berkeley

Sophie K. Scott University College London

Jeffrey F. Cohn University of Pittsburgh

Phoebe C. Ellsworth University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

External Links

Wikipedia of Paul Ekman Personal website of Paul Ekman

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