Robert M. Seyfarth publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert M. Seyfarth between 1974 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert M. Seyfarth published across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025, averaging 4 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2009. 1 of the 207 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10

1974 2025

207 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert M. Seyfarth: publications per year, 1974 to 2025
Year	Publications
1974	1
1975	0
1976	2
1977	3
1978	2
1979	2
1980	4
1981	3
1982	3
1983	2
1984	3
1985	5
1986	4
1987	2
1988	3
1989	2
1990	8
1991	3
1992	5
1993	3
1994	3
1995	4
1996	3
1997	7
1998	2
1999	5
2000	5
2001	3
2002	3
2003	8
2004	4
2005	8
2006	8
2007	6
2008	3
2009	12
2010	10
2011	2
2012	7
2013	7
2014	2
2015	9
2016	8
2017	9
2018	3
2019	2
2020	2
2021	1
2022	0
2023	0
2024	0
2025	1
Total	207

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Robert M. Seyfarth 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 Robert M. Seyfarth sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 206 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications	Scientists	This scientist
44–53	28
54–63	61
64–73	161
74–83	225
84–93	301
94–103	390
104–113	406
114–123	474
124–133	453
134–143	434
144–153	407
154–163	411
164–173	391
174–183	313
184–193	319
194–203	304
204–213	285	206
214–223	246
224–233	213
234–243	170
244–253	167
254–263	162
264–273	138
274–283	138
284–293	113
294–303	106
304–313	95
314–323	101
324–333	81
334–343	69
344–353	56
354–363	36
364–373	42
374–383	41
384–393	44
394–403	27
404–413	30
414–423	20
424–433	29
434–443	29
444–453	25
454–463	19
464–473	21
474–483	11
484–493	17
494–503	7
504–513	6
514–523	12
524–533	10
534–543	7
544–553	6
554–563	12
564–569	8
570+	100

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Robert M. Seyfarth 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 Robert M. Seyfarth sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index	Scientists	This scientist
30	177
31	210
32	222
33	188
34	181
35	243
36	261
37	272
38	278
39	300
40	297
41	308
42	313
43	300
44	269
45	260
46	228
47	251
48	203
49	186
50	187
51	166
52	138
53	141
54	131
55	137
56	109
57	129
58	95
59	105
60	106
61	86
62	94
63	77
64	79
65	59
66	68
67	51
68	49
69	40
70	43
71	40
72	50
73	46
74	43
75	45
76	45
77	30
78	25
79	31
80	29
81	18
82	21
83	26
84	15
85	15
86	19
87	19
88	12
89	7
90	19
91	20
92	13
93	9
94	13
95	8
96	7
97	6
98	6
99	6
100+	97	102

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Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award
2017 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2012 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1995 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Robert M. Seyfarth is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States and conducts research primarily within the social sciences. Their work spans several subfields including demography, aging, experimental and cognitive psychology, pediatrics, perinatology, child health, and social psychology.

The research topics undertaken encompass a range of areas such as insurance, mortality, demography, risk management, genetics, aging, longevity in model organisms, evolutionary psychology, human behavior, birth, development, health, primate behavior and ecology, animal behavior and reproduction, as well as evolutionary game theory and cooperation.

Among the recent papers associated with their work are:

The long lives of primates and the 'invariant rate of ageing' hypothesis, 2021, Nature Communications
Dorothy Leavitt Cheney, 2020, Resonance
The evolutionary landscape of primate longevity, 2020, Research Square (Research Square)
Disparate social structures are underpinned by distinct social rules across a primate radiation, 2025, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent collaborators in their research include Elizabeth A. Archie, Catherine Crockford, Jenny Tung, Roman M. Wittig, and Susan C. Alberts.

Publications by Robert M. Seyfarth have appeared in venues such as Nature Communications, Resonance, Research Square (Research Square), and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Throughout their career, Robert M. Seyfarth has received several professional recognitions including:

Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2017
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2012
Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1995

Best Publications

How Monkeys See the World: Inside the Mind of Another Species

Dorothy L. Cheney;Robert M. Seyfarth

4162
Citations
How monkeys see the world

Dorothy L. Cheney;Robert M. Seyfarth

1964
Citations
Monkey responses to three different alarm calls: evidence of predator classification and semantic communication

Robert M. Seyfarth;Dorothy L. Cheney;Peter Marler

1881
Citations
Vervet monkey alarm calls: Semantic communication in a free-ranging primate

Robert M. Seyfarth;Dorothy L. Cheney;Peter Marler

1394
Citations
Baboon Metaphysics: The Evolution of a Social Mind

Dorothy L. Cheney;Robert M. Seyfarth

1009
Citations
Strong and Consistent Social Bonds Enhance the Longevity of Female Baboons

Joan B. Silk;Jacinta C. Beehner;Thore J. Bergman;Catherine Crockford

869
Citations
A model of social grooming among adult female monkeys

Robert M. Seyfarth

830
Citations
Grooming, alliances and reciprocal altruism in vervet monkeys

Robert M. Seyfarth;Dorothy L. Cheney

823
Citations
The benefits of social capital: close social bonds among female baboons enhance offspring survival

Joan B. Silk;Jacinta C. Beehner;Thore J. Bergman;Catherine Crockford

774
Citations
Signalers and Receivers in Animal Communication

Robert M. Seyfarth;Dorothy L. Cheney

724
Citations
Hierarchical Classification by Rank and Kinship in Baboons

Thore J. Bergman;Jacinta C. Beehner;Dorothy L. Cheney;Robert M. Seyfarth

622
Citations
Vocal recognition in free-ranging vervet monkeys

D.L. Cheney;R.M. Seyfarth

609
Citations
The Evolutionary Origins of Friendship

Robert M. Seyfarth;Dorothy L. Cheney

568
Citations
Social relationships and social cognition in nonhuman primates.

Dorothy Cheney;Robert Seyfarth;Barbara Smuts

563
Citations
Vocal development in vervet monkeys

Robert M. Seyfarth;Dorothy L. Cheney

540
Citations
Animal social complexity : intelligence, culture, and individualized societies

F. B. M. de Waal;Peter L. Tyack

485
Citations
Diana monkey long-distance calls : messages for conspecifics and predators

Klaus Zuberbühler;Ronald Noë;Robert M Seyfarth

473
Citations
Assessment of meaning and the detection of unreliable signals by vervet monkeys

Dorothy L. Cheney;Robert M. Seyfarth

458
Citations
The adaptive value of 'friendships' to female baboons: experimental and observational evidence

Ryne A Palombit;Robert M Seyfarth;Dorothy L Cheney

456
Citations
Social relationships among adult female baboons

Robert M. Seyfarth

438
Citations
The distribution of grooming and related behaviours among adult female vervet monkeys

Robert M. Seyfarth

424
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Dorothy L. Cheney University of Pennsylvania

Jacinta C. Beehner University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Joan B. Silk Arizona State University

Thore J. Bergman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Roman M. Wittig Max Planck Society

Catherine Crockford Max Planck Society

Susan C. Alberts Duke University

Louise Barrett University of Lethbridge

Joël Fagot Aix-Marseille University

Jeffrey Rogers Baylor College of Medicine

External Links

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