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Scott Atran

Social Sciences · University of Michigan

OpenAlex ORCID
Established · publishing since 1981
Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceCultural Differences and ValuesEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationReligion and Society InteractionsReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology

Publications

263

Citations

14,940

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

46

Publishing since 1981

In context
Among 1,148 established Social Sciences PIs within our index
Citations: 14,940cohort median 1,166
Publications / year (recent): 3.6cohort median 2.2

Typically publishes in teams of ~3 · 58% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 32 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.6/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 7 publications7182019: 7 publications7192020: 7 publications7202021: 1 publication212022: 3 publications222023: 4 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 5 publications252026: 2 publications26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at University of Michigan each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 1 collaborator2018: 0 collaborators2019: 0 collaborators2020: 0 collaborators2021: 0 collaborators2022: 1 collaborator2023: 0 collaborators2024: 0 collaborators2025: 0 collaborators1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Behavioral and Brain Sciences×3
  • HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)×3
  • Current Anthropology×2
  • Science×2
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences×2
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Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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