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Tania Lombrozo

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 43 7201 6715 3899 3544 159 8769

Tania Lombrozo publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tania Lombrozo between 2000 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tania Lombrozo published across 27 years, from 2000 to 2026, averaging 8 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2020. 14 of the 217 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2020. 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 5 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 13 publications 2026: 1 publication
2000 2026

217 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tania Lombrozo: publications per year, 2000 to 2026
Year Publications
2000 1
2001 0
2002 0
2003 1
2004 1
2005 1
2006 5
2007 4
2008 3
2009 6
2010 14
2011 7
2012 7
2013 10
2014 10
2015 7
2016 8
2017 9
2018 16
2019 13
2020 22
2021 16
2022 11
2023 13
2024 18
2025 13
2026 1
Total 217
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Tania Lombrozo 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 Tania Lombrozo sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 151–160 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 159 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576 159
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Tania Lombrozo 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 Tania Lombrozo sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 42–43 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617 43
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Hellman Fellow

Overview

Tania Lombrozo is a researcher affiliated with Princeton University in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Social Sciences, with a significant emphasis on subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Philosophy.

The main topics covered in Lombrozo's research include Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment, Child and Animal Learning Development, Social and Intergroup Psychology, Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics, Psychological and Educational Research Studies, Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies, and Misinformation and Its Impacts.

The researcher has contributed to multiple recent publications, including:

  • "The Future of Women in Psychological Science" (2020) in Perspectives on Psychological Science
  • "Explanation-seeking curiosity in childhood" (2020) in Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
  • "A functional approach to explanation-seeking curiosity" (2020) in Cognitive Psychology
  • "Science demands explanation, religion tolerates mystery" (2020) in Cognition
  • "Transformations and Transfer: Preschool Children Understand Abstract Relations and Reason Analogically in a Causal Task" (2020) in Child Development

Lombrozo frequently publishes in venues such as Cognition, Cognitive Science, Cognitive Psychology, Journal of Experimental Psychology General, and Frontiers in Psychology.

Their research collaborations often include frequent coauthors Emily Liquin, Kerem Oktar, Alison Gopnik, Thomas L. Griffiths, and Casey Lewry.

Lombrozo was awarded the Hellman Fellow in 2009, reflecting recognition within their academic career.

Best Publications

  • The structure and function of explanations.

    Tania Lombrozo

  • Oxford studies in experimental philosophy

    Tania Lombrozo;Joshua Michael Knobe;Shaun Nichols

  • Functional explanation and the function of explanation

    Tania Lombrozo;Susan Carey

  • Explanation and Abductive Inference

    Tania Lombrozo

  • The Importance of Understanding the Nature of Science for Accepting Evolution

    Tania Lombrozo;Anastasia Thanukos;Michael Weisberg

  • Causal–explanatory pluralism: How intentions, functions, and mechanisms influence causal ascriptions

    Tania Lombrozo

  • Brain responses to nouns, verbs and class-ambiguous words in context

    Kara D. Federmeier;Jessica B. Segal;Tania Lombrozo;Marta Kutas

  • The role of explanation in discovery and generalization: evidence from category learning

    Joseph Williams;Tania Lombrozo

  • Explanatory Preferences Shape Learning and Inference

    Tania Lombrozo

  • Inferring Design: Evidence of a Preference for Teleological Explanations in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease

    Tania Lombrozo;Deborah Kelemen;Deborah Zaitchik

  • Norms inform mental state ascriptions: A rational explanation for the side-effect effect

    Kevin Uttich;Tania Lombrozo

  • Selective effects of explanation on learning during early childhood.

    Cristine H. Legare;Tania Lombrozo

  • The role of moral commitments in moral judgment.

    Tania Lombrozo

  • Explanation and prior knowledge interact to guide learning

    Joseph J. Williams;Tania Lombrozo

  • Explaining prompts children to privilege inductively rich properties.

    Caren M. Walker;Tania Lombrozo;Cristine H. Legare;Alison Gopnik

  • Occam's rattle: children's use of simplicity and probability to constrain inference.

    Elizabeth Baraff Bonawitz;Tania Lombrozo

  • Children adapt their questions to achieve efficient search

    Azzurra Ruggeri;Tania Lombrozo

  • Explanation and categorization: How “why?” informs “what?”

    Tania Lombrozo

  • The Future of Women in Psychological Science

    June Gruber;Jane Mendle;Kristen A. Lindquist;Toni Schmader

  • The hazards of explanation: overgeneralization in the face of exceptions.

    Joseph Jay Williams;Tania Lombrozo;Bob Rehder

  • The Instrumental Value of Explanations

    Tania Lombrozo

Frequent Co-Authors

Alison Gopnik
Alison Gopnik University of California, Berkeley
Thomas L. Griffiths
Thomas L. Griffiths Princeton University
Cristine H. Legare
Cristine H. Legare The University of Texas at Austin
Deborah Kelemen
Deborah Kelemen Boston University
Joshua Knobe
Joshua Knobe Yale University
Shaun Nichols
Shaun Nichols Cornell University
Susan Carey
Susan Carey Harvard University
Dedre Gentner
Dedre Gentner Northwestern University
Edouard Machery
Edouard Machery University of Pittsburgh
Lisa Feldman Barrett
Lisa Feldman Barrett Northeastern University

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