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David M. Buss

Psychology · University of Michigan

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Established · publishing since 1976
Evolutionary Psychology and Human BehaviorEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationMarriage and Sexual RelationshipsConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationCultural Differences and Values

Publications

487

Citations

58,793

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

51

Publishing since 1976

In context
Among 472 established Psychology PIs within our index
Citations: 58,793cohort median 2,288
Publications / year (recent): 8.2cohort median 3

Typically publishes in teams of ~3 · 62% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 43 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 8.2/year recently
2017: 10 publications172018: 19 publications182019: 29 publications29192020: 22 publications202021: 22 publications212022: 9 publications222023: 12 publications232024: 15 publications242025: 3 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Evolutionary Psychology×26
  • Personality and Individual Differences×10
  • PsycTESTS Dataset×8
  • Evolution and Human Behavior×7
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences×5
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Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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