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Thomas Bugnyar

Thomas Bugnyar

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
57
Citations
10250
World Ranking
4074
National Ranking
17

Thomas Bugnyar 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 Thomas Bugnyar sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 180 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas Bugnyar 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 Thomas Bugnyar sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 66th percentile

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

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

Overview

Thomas Bugnyar is affiliated with the University of Vienna in Austria. Their research primarily focuses on psychology and agricultural and biological sciences, with a concentrated contribution to social psychology and ecology-related subfields. Bugnyar's work intersects significantly with areas such as ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, developmental biology, and studies involving small animals.

Their main topics of study include primate behavior and ecology, animal behavior and reproduction, animal vocal communication and behavior, animal behavior and welfare studies, human-animal interaction studies, evolutionary psychology and human behavior, and wildlife ecology and conservation.

Bugnyar's recent publications reveal ongoing research interests across these domains. Noteworthy papers include:

  • "Socio-ecological correlates of neophobia in corvids" (2021, Current Biology)
  • "Prosociality, social tolerance and partner choice facilitate mutually beneficial cooperation in common marmosets, Callithrix jacchus" (2021, Animal Behaviour)
  • "Sex-specific effects of cooperative breeding and colonial nesting on prosociality in corvids" (2020, eLife)
  • "Dominance in a socially dynamic setting: hierarchical structure and conflict dynamics in ravens' foraging groups" (2022, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)
  • "Beyond the dichotomy between field and lab - the importance of studying cognition in context" (2022, Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences)

Collaborative work is a significant aspect of Bugnyar's research, with frequent coauthors including Jorg J. M. Massen, Palmyre H. Boucherie, Vedrana Šlipogor, Lisa Horn, and Christian R. Blum. This network indicates active engagement with scholars contributing to various aspects of animal cognition and behavior.

Their work has appeared predominantly in venues such as Animal Behaviour and Animal Cognition, each featuring seven publications, alongside multiple contributions to Scientific Reports, Royal Society Open Science, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Bugnyar has also contributed to academic literature through a book published by Cambridge University Press titled The Cambridge Handbook of Animal Cognition (2021), which has garnered citations within the field.

Best Publications

  • Cognition without Cortex

    Onur Güntürkün;Thomas Bugnyar

  • Observational learning and the raiding of food caches in ravens, Corvus corax : Is it "tactical" deception?

    Thomas Bugnyar;Kurt Kotrschal

  • Social Cognition and the Evolution of Language: Constructing Cognitive Phylogenies

    W. Tecumseh Fitch;Ludwig Huber;Thomas Bugnyar

  • Ravens, Corvus corax, differentiate between knowledgeable and ignorant competitors

    Thomas Bugnyar;Bernd Heinrich

  • Ravens, Corvus corax, follow gaze direction of humans around obstacles

    Thomas Bugnyar;Mareike Stöwe;Bernd Heinrich

  • Ravens attribute visual access to unseen competitors

    Thomas Bugnyar;Stephan Alexander Reber;Stephan Alexander Reber;Cameron Buckner

  • Push or pull: an experimental study on imitation in marmosets

    Thomas Bugnyar;Ludwig Huber

  • Do Ravens Show Consolation? Responses to Distressed Others

    Orlaith N. Fraser;Thomas Bugnyar

  • Pilfering ravens, Corvus corax, adjust their behaviour to social context and identity of competitors.

    Thomas Bugnyar;Thomas Bugnyar;Bernd Heinrich

  • Testing Problem Solving in Ravens: String-Pulling to Reach Food

    Bernd Heinrich;Thomas Bugnyar

  • Food calling in ravens: are yells referential signals?

    Thomas Bugnyar;Maartje Kijne;Kurt Kotrschal

  • Long-Term Memory for Affiliates in Ravens

    Markus Boeckle;Thomas Bugnyar

  • The quality of social relationships in ravens

    Orlaith N. Fraser;Thomas Bugnyar

  • Novel object exploration in ravens (Corvus corax): effects of social relationships.

    Mareike Stöwe;Thomas Bugnyar;Matthias-Claudio Loretto;Christian Schloegl

  • Gaze following in the red-footed tortoise (Geochelone carbonaria)

    Anna Wilkinson;Isabella Mandl;Thomas Bugnyar;Ludwig Huber

  • The use of referential gestures in ravens ( Corvus corax ) in the wild

    Simone Pika;Thomas Bugnyar

  • Gaze following in common ravens, Corvus corax: ontogeny and habituation

    Christian Schloegl;Kurt Kotrschal;Thomas Bugnyar

  • Tolerance and reward equity predict cooperation in ravens (Corvus corax)

    Jorg J. M. Massen;Caroline Ritter;Thomas Bugnyar;Thomas Bugnyar

  • Knower–guesser differentiation in ravens: others' viewpoints matter

    Thomas Bugnyar

  • Ravens Reconcile after Aggressive Conflicts with Valuable Partners

    Orlaith N. Fraser;Thomas Bugnyar

  • Ravens judge competitors through experience with play caching.

    Thomas Bugnyar;Thomas Bugnyar;Christine Schwab;Christian Schloegl;Kurt Kotrschal

Frequent Co-Authors

Kurt Kotrschal
Kurt Kotrschal University of Vienna
Bernd Heinrich
Bernd Heinrich University of Vermont
Ludwig Huber
Ludwig Huber University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
W. Tecumseh Fitch
W. Tecumseh Fitch University of Vienna
Friederike Range
Friederike Range University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Thomas Mussweiler
Thomas Mussweiler London Business School
Josep Call
Josep Call University of St Andrews
Onur Güntürkün
Onur Güntürkün Ruhr University Bochum
Judith M. Burkart
Judith M. Burkart University of Zurich
Claus Lamm
Claus Lamm University of Vienna

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