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Peter J. Richerson | Researchclopedia

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Peter J. Richerson

University of California System ORCID

338

Works

36,601

Citations

76

h-index

191

i10-index

Research Topics

Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation Language and cultural evolution Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies

Affiliations

University of California, Riverside2012–2012

Science and Technology Policy Institute2009–2014

Santa Fe Institute2003–2003

University of California, Los Angeles2003–2003

Neurosciences Institute1985–1985

Top Works

Culture and the Evolutionary Process

James R. Griesemer,Robert Boyd,et al.

19867,208 citations

Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior

Cultural Differences and Values

Not By Genes Alone

Peter J. Richerson,Robert Boyd

20042,690 citations

The evolution of altruistic punishment

Robert Boyd,Herbert Gintis,et al.

20031,741 citations

Punishment allows the evolution of cooperation (or anything else) in sizable groups

Robert Boyd,Peter J. Richerson

19921,482 citations

The cultural niche: Why social learning is essential for human adaptation

Robert Boyd,Peter J. Richerson,et al.

20111,285 citations

The Origin and Evolution of Cultures

Robert W. Boyd,Peter J. Richerson

20051,163 citations

Culture and the evolution of human cooperation

Robert Boyd,Peter J. Richerson

20091,030 citations

Current perspectives and the future of domestication studies

Greger Larson,Dolores R. Piperno,et al.

2014860 citations

The evolution of reciprocity in sizable groups

Robert Boyd,Peter J. Richerson

1988719 citations