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Richard J. Herrnstein

Richard J. Herrnstein

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
60
Citations
35481
World Ranking
1400
National Ranking
661

Richard J. Herrnstein publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard J. Herrnstein sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 117 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Richard J. Herrnstein D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard J. Herrnstein sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1977 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1963 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Richard J. Herrnstein was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their academic career included recognized achievements that led to receiving notable fellowships.

Among the awards earned were the Fellowship of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1977 and the Fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1963.

Details regarding specific research topics, publications, co-authors, fields of study, or book publications were not provided in the available data. This limits the ability to present a detailed overview of their scientific contributions, research directions, or collaborations.

The scientist was deceased at the time of this record.

Best Publications

  • The bell curve : intelligence and class structure in American life

    Richard J. Herrnstein;Charles A. Murray

  • On the law of effect

    R. J. Herrnstein

  • Relative and absolute strength of response as a function of frequency of reinforcement

    R. J. Herrnstein

  • Crime and Human Nature

    James Q. Wilson;Richard J. Herrnstein

  • The Bell Curve

    Charles A. Murray;Richard J. Herrnstein

  • Preference Reversals Due to Myopic Discounting of Delayed Reward

    Kris N. Kirby;R.J. Herrnstein

  • Choice and delay of reinforcement

    Shin-Ho Chung;R. J. Herrnstein

  • Method and theory in the study of avoidance.

    R. J. Herrnstein

  • Formal properties of the matching law.

    R. J. Herrnstein

  • Natural concepts in pigeons.

    Unknown

  • Complex Visual Concept in the Pigeon

    Unknown

  • Rational Choice Theory Necessary but Not Sufficient

    Richard J. Herrnstein

  • Maximizing and matching on concurrent ratio schedules.

    R. J. Herrnstein;Donald H. Loveland

  • Negative reinforcement as shock-frequency reduction

    R. J. Herrnstein;Phillip N. Hineline

  • Preference reversal and delayed reinforcement

    George Ainslie;George Ainslie;R. J. Herrnstein

  • Melioration: A Theory of Distributed Choice

    Richard J. Herrnstein;Drazen Prelec

  • SECONDARY REINFORCEMENT AND RATE OF PRIMARY REINFORCEMENT1

    R. J. Herrnstein

  • Utility maximization and melioration: Internalities in individual choice

    R. J. Herrnstein;George F. Loewenstein;Drazen Prelec;William Vaughan

  • CHAPTER 5 – Melioration and Behavioral Allocation1

    R.J. Herrnstein;William Vaughan

  • APERIODICITY AS A FACTOR IN CHOICE.

    R. J. Herrnstein

  • Toward a law of response strength.

    Peter A. de Villiers;R. J. Herrnstein

  • The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life

    Carol Aubrey;Richard J. Herrnstein;Charles Murray

  • The bell curve :intelligence and class structure in americanlife

    Richard J. Herrnstein;Charles Murray

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger Brown
Roger Brown Harvard University
David Mumford
David Mumford Brown University
Stephen M. Kosslyn
Stephen M. Kosslyn Harvard University
James F. Wilson
James F. Wilson University of Edinburgh
James E. Mazur
James E. Mazur Southern Connecticut State University
Howard Rachlin
Howard Rachlin Stony Brook University
Allan R. Wagner
Allan R. Wagner Yale University
Edwin G. Boring
Edwin G. Boring Harvard University
John A. Swets
John A. Swets Raytheon (United States)
George Loewenstein
George Loewenstein Carnegie Mellon University

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