2026 William von Hippel: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	49	5604	5203	322	314	148	12370

Overview

William von Hippel is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. Their research primarily spans psychology and social sciences, with a significant focus on subfields such as sociology and political science, experimental and cognitive psychology, social psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and safety research.

The range of main topics explored by von Hippel includes:

Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
Social and Intergroup Psychology
Cultural Differences and Values
Misinformation and Its Impacts
Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies

Among recent published papers attributed to von Hippel's collaborations are:

Prosocial motives underlie scientific censorship by scientists: A perspective and research agenda, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Meaning and Evolution: Why Nature Selected Human Minds to Use Meaning, 2020, Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture
Determinants of Social Cognitive Aging: Predicting Resilience and Risk, 2022, Annual Review of Psychology
Eliciting false insights with semantic priming, 2022, Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
Irrelevant insights make worldviews ring true, 2022, Scientific Reports

Frequent coauthors in von Hippel's work include:

Roy F. Baumeister
Connie J. Clark
Komi Frey
David M. Buss
Stephen J. Ceci

William von Hippel's publications regularly appear in noted academic venues such as:

Progress in Community Health Partnerships
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture
Perspectives on Psychological Science
Psychological Science

Best Publications

Undergraduate Student-Faculty Research Partnerships Affect Student Retention

Biren A. Nagda;Sandra R. Gregerman;John Jonides;William von Hippel

1279
Citations
The evolution and psychology of self-deception

William von Hippel;Robert Trivers

962
Citations
Reflections on self-deception

William von Hippel;Robert Trivers

546
Citations
Clinical assessment of social cognitive function in neurological disorders

Julie D. Henry;William von Hippel;Pascal Molenberghs;Teresa Lee

533
Citations
Interacting with sexist men triggers social identity threat among female engineers.

Christine Logel;Gregory M. Walton;Steven J. Spencer;Emma C. Iserman

448
Citations
The Social Outcast : Ostracism, Social Exclusion, Rejection, and Bullying

Kipling D. Williams;Joseph P. Forgas;William Von Hippel

419
Citations
Mapping cognitive structures and processes through verbal content: The thought-listing technique.

John T. Cacioppo;William von Hippel;John M. Ernst

413
Citations
The Presence of an Attractive Woman Elevates Testosterone and Physical Risk Taking in Young Men

Richard Ronay;William von Hippel

396
Citations
The Linguistic Intergroup Bias As an Implicit Indicator of Prejudice

William von Hippel;Denise Sekaquaptewa;Patrick Vargas

371
Citations
Empathy and social functioning in late adulthood

Phoebe E. Bailey;Julie D. Henry;William Von Hippel

326
Citations
Stereotypic explanatory bias: Implicit stereotyping as a predictor of discrimination

Denise Sekaquaptewa;Penelope Espinoza;Mischa Thompson;Patrick Vargas

310
Citations
On The Role Of Encoding Processes In Stereotype Maintenance

William von Hippel;Denise Sekaquaptewa;Patrick Vargas

309
Citations
Stereotyping Against Your Will: The Role of Inhibitory Ability in Stereotyping and Prejudice among the Elderly

William von Hippel;Lisa A. Silver;Molly E. Lynch

296
Citations
Hearts and Minds: The Priority of Affective Versus Cognitive Factors in Person Perception

Kari Edwards;William von Hippel

293
Citations
“That Is Bloody Revolting!” Inhibitory Control of Thoughts Better Left Unsaid

William von Hippel;Karen Gonsalkorale

246
Citations
Perceptions of discriminatory treatment by staff as predictors of drug treatment completion: utility of a mixed methods approach.

Loren Brener;William Von Hippel;Courtney Von Hippel;Ilyse Resnick

194
Citations
Darwinian Grandparenting: Preferential Investment in More Certain Kin

Simon M. Laham;Karen Gonsalkorale;William von Hippel

187
Citations
Coping with stereotype threat: denial as an impression management strategy.

William von Hippel;Courtney von Hippel;Leanne Conway;Kristopher J. Preacher

182
Citations
The role of physician and nurse attitudes in the health care of injecting drug users

Loren Brener;William Von Hippel;Susan Kippax;Kristopher J. Preacher

179
Citations
Age, race, and implicit prejudice: Using process dissociation to separate the underlying components

Brandon D. Stewart;William von Hippel;Gabriel A. Radvansky

171
Citations
Inhibitory effect of schematic processing on perceptual encoding.

William von Hippel;John Jonides;James L. Hilton;Sowmya Narayan

170
Citations
Psychology of self-regulation: Cognitive, affective, and motivational processes.

Joseph P. Forgas;Roy F. Baumeister;Dianne M. Tice

109
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph P. Forgas University of New South Wales

Kipling D. Williams Purdue University West Lafayette

Julie D. Henry University of Queensland

Martie G. Haselton University of California, Los Angeles

Gabriel A. Radvansky University of Notre Dame

Fiona Kate Barlow University of Queensland

Thomas F. Denson University of New South Wales

David M. Buss The University of Texas at Austin

Steven J. Spencer The Ohio State University

Roy F. Baumeister University of Queensland

External Links

Personal website of William von Hippel

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