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Robb Willer 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 Robb Willer sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 111 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robb Willer 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 Robb Willer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robb Willer is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and conducts research primarily within the social sciences. Their work spans diverse subfields including sociology and political science, political science and international relations, social psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and communication. The main focus areas of their research include social and intergroup psychology, electoral systems and political participation, psychology of moral and emotional judgment, social media and politics, misinformation and its impacts, behavioral health and interventions, and cultural differences and values.

The scientist has a substantial publication record in well-known academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Nature Human Behaviour
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • PNAS Nexus
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Among the recent papers authored or coauthored by Robb Willer are:

  • Using social and behavioural science to support COVID-19 pandemic response, 2020, published in Nature Human Behaviour
  • The activist's dilemma: Extreme protest actions reduce popular support for social movements., 2020, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  • Large language models could change the future of behavioral healthcare: a proposal for responsible development and evaluation, 2024, npj Mental Health Research
  • Elite party cues increase vaccination intentions among Republicans, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Interventions to reduce partisan animosity, 2022, Nature Human Behaviour

Robb Willer frequently collaborates with other researchers. Some of the most common coauthors include Jan G. Voelkel, James Druckman, David G. Rand, Jamil Zaki, and Michael N. Stagnaro.

Their research covers topics that intersect psychology, political behavior, and social dynamics, addressing questions related to group behavior, political polarization, misinformation, and behavioral interventions that affect social and political outcomes.

Best Publications

  • Using social and behavioural science to support COVID-19 pandemic response.

    Jay J. Van Bavel;Katherine Baicker;Paulo S. Boggio;Valerio Capraro

  • The Moral Roots of Environmental Attitudes

    Matthew Feinberg;Robb Willer

  • Groups Reward Individual Sacrifice: The Status Solution to the Collective Action Problem

    Robb Willer

  • Partner choice creates competitive altruism in humans.

    Pat Barclay;Robb Willer

  • The Social Structure of Political Echo Chambers: Variation in Ideological Homophily in Online Networks

    Andrei Boutyline;Robb Willer

  • Gossip and Ostracism Promote Cooperation in Groups

    Matthew Feinberg;Robb Willer;Michael Schultz

  • Apocalypse Soon? Dire Messages Reduce Belief in Global Warming by Contradicting Just-World Beliefs

    Matthew Feinberg;Robb Willer

  • Overdoing gender: a test of the masculine overcompensation thesis

    Robb Willer;Christabel L. Rogalin;Bridget Conlon;Michael T. Wojnowicz

  • The virtues of gossip: Reputational information sharing as prosocial behavior.

    Matthew Feinberg;Robb Willer;Jennifer Stellar;Dacher Keltner

  • The Emperor's dilemma : A computational model of self-enforcing norms

    Damon Centola;Robb Willer;Michael Macy

  • From Gulf to Bridge When Do Moral Arguments Facilitate Political Influence

    Matthew Feinberg;Robb Willer

  • Beyond Altruism: Sociological Foundations of Cooperation and Prosocial Behavior

    Brent Simpson;Robb Willer

  • Altruism and Indirect Reciprocity: The Interaction of Person and Situation in Prosocial Behavior:

    Brent Simpson;Robb Willer

  • High economic inequality leads higher-income individuals to be less generous

    Stéphane Côté;Julian House;Robb Willer

  • A sense of powerlessness fosters system justification: Implications for the legitimation of authority, hierarchy, and government

    Jojanneke van der Toorn;Matthew Feinberg;John T. Jost;Aaron C. Kay

  • Virtual reality perspective-taking increases cognitive empathy for specific others.

    Austin van Loon;Jeremy Bailenson;Jamil Zaki;Joshua Bostick

  • The false enforcement of unpopular norms.

    Robb Willer;Ko Kuwabara;Michael W. Macy

  • Moral reframing: A technique for effective and persuasive communication across political divides

    Matthew Feinberg;Robb Willer

  • For whom do the ends justify the means? Social class and utilitarian moral judgment.

    Stéphane Côté;Paul K. Piff;Robb Willer

  • Flustered and faithful: embarrassment as a signal of prosociality.

    Matthew Feinberg;Robb Willer;Dacher Keltner

  • Liberating Reason From the Passions Overriding Intuitionist Moral Judgments Through Emotion Reappraisal

    Matthew Feinberg;Robb Willer;Olga Antonenko;Oliver P. John

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew Feinberg
Matthew Feinberg University of Toronto
Dacher Keltner
Dacher Keltner University of California, Berkeley
Oliver P. John
Oliver P. John University of California, Berkeley
Jamil Zaki
Jamil Zaki Stanford University
Michael W. Macy
Michael W. Macy Cornell University
Stéphane Côté
Stéphane Côté University of Toronto
Cameron Anderson
Cameron Anderson University of California, Berkeley
Aleksandra Cichocka
Aleksandra Cichocka University of Kent
Paul K. Piff
Paul K. Piff University of California, Irvine
David G. Rand
David G. Rand Cornell University

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