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Erik L. Knight

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h-index: 16
Works: 45
Citations: 822

Most-cited papers

Perceived Stress is Linked to Heightened Biomarkers of Inflammation via Diurnal Cortisol in a National Sample of Adults
Erik L. Knight, Yan-Ping Jiang, Jacqueline Rodriguez-Stanley, D. Almeida +2 more
2021Brain, behavior, and immunity98 citations Open access
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Hierarchy stability moderates the effect of status on stress and performance in humans
Erik L. Knight, Pranjal H. Mehta
2016Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America96 citations Open access
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Acute Stress Impairs Inhibitory Control based on Individual Differences in Parasympathetic Nervous System Activity
Leslie E. Roos, Erik L. Knight, Kathryn G. Beauchamp, E. Berkman +3 more
2017Biological Psychology85 citations Open access
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The Association Between Loneliness and Inflammation: Findings From an Older Adult Sample
K. Van Bogart, C. Engeland, M. Sliwinski, K. Harrington +4 more
2022Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience60 citations Open access
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Beyond the Challenge Hypothesis: The Emergence of the Dual-Hormone Hypothesis and Recommendations for Future Research
Erik L. Knight, A. Sarkar, Smrithi Prasad, Pranjal H. Mehta
2019Hormones and Behavior54 citations Open access
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Close Versus Decisive Victory Moderates the Effect of Testosterone Change on Competitive Decisions and Task Enjoyment
Pranjal H. Mehta, Nicholas A. Snyder, Erik L. Knight, Bethany Lassetter
201551 citations Open access
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Exogenous testosterone enhances cortisol and affective responses to social-evaluative stress in dominant men
Erik L. Knight, Colton B. Christian, Pablo J. Morales, William T. Harbaugh +2 more
2017Psychoneuroendocrinology41 citations Open access
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Resting EEG Periodic and Aperiodic Components Predict Cognitive Decline Over 10 Years
A. Finley, D. Angus, Erik L. Knight, C. V. van Reekum +3 more
2024Journal of Neuroscience36 citations Open access
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Parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems interactively predict change in cognitive functioning in midlife adults
Erik L. Knight, Ryan J. Giuliano, S. Shank, M. Clarke +1 more
2020Psychophysiology34 citations Open access
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Hormones and Hierarchies
Erik L. Knight, Pranjal H. Mehta
201432 citations
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The Causal Effect of Testosterone on Men’s Competitive Behavior is Moderated by Basal Cortisol and Cues to an Opponent’s Status: Evidence for a Context-Dependent Dual Hormone Hypothesis
Erik L. Knight, Pablo J. Morales, Colton B. Christian, Smrithi Prasad +3 more
2022Journal of Personality and Social Psychology27 citations Open access
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Estimating the Associations between Big Five Personality Traits, Testosterone, and Cortisol
Zachary W. Sundin, W. Chopik, K. Welker, Esra Ascigil +17 more
2020Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology27 citations Open access
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Gender differences in the link between depressive symptoms and ex vivo inflammatory responses are associated with markers of endotoxemia
Erik L. Knight, Marzieh Majd, J. Graham-Engeland, J. Smyth +2 more
2020Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health24 citations Open access
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Basal testosterone’s relationship with dictator game decision-making depends on cortisol reactivity to acute stress: A dual-hormone perspective on dominant behavior during resource allocation
Smrithi Prasad, Erik L. Knight, Pranjal H. Mehta
2018Psychoneuroendocrinology22 citations Open access
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Induction of acute stress through an internet-delivered Trier Social Stress Test as assessed by photoplethysmography on a smartphone
H. Harvie, Barbie Jain, Benjamin W. Nelson, Erik L. Knight +2 more
2021Stress19 citations Open access
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Heightened inflammation in bipolar disorder occurs independent of symptom severity and is explained by body mass index.
Erik L. Knight, C. Engeland, A. Yocum, Ahmad Abu-Mohammad +4 more
2023Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health18 citations Open access
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Weak and Variable Effects of Exogenous Testosterone on Cognitive Reflection Test Performance in Three Experiments: Commentary on Nave, Nadler, Zava, and Camerer (2017)
Erik L. Knight, B. McShane, Hana H. Kutlíková, Pablo J. Morales +12 more
2020Psychology Science13 citations Open access
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Neuroendocrine and Cardiovascular Responses to Shifting Status
D. Scheepers, Erik L. Knight
2019Current Opinion in Psychology13 citations Open access
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Acute stress impairs children's sustained attention with increased vulnerability for children of mothers reporting higher parenting stress.
Leslie E. Roos, Ryan J. Giuliano, Kathryn G. Beauchamp, E. Berkman +2 more
2019Developmental Psychobiology13 citations
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Depressive symptoms and other negative psychological states relate to ex vivo inflammatory responses differently for men and women: Cross-sectional and longitudinal evidence
Erik L. Knight, Marzieh Majd, J. Graham-Engeland, J. Smyth +2 more
2021Physiology and Behavior12 citations Open access
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Smartphone Photoplethysmography Pulse Rate Covaries With Stress and Anxiety During a Digital Acute Social Stressor
Benjamin W. Nelson, H. Harvie, Barbie Jain, Erik L. Knight +2 more
2023Psychosomatic Medicine10 citations
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Cooking Interventions for Improving Diet Quality Among Black Americans: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Emily B Kramer, Erik L. Knight, A. Bryan
2023Annals of Behavioral Medicine9 citations
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Conceptual precision is key in acute stress research: A commentary on Shields, Sazma, & Yonelinas, 2016
Leslie E. Roos, Erik L. Knight, Kathryn G. Beauchamp, Ryan J. Giuliano +2 more
2017Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews9 citations Open access
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Testosterone fluctuations in response to a democratic election predict partisan attitudes toward the elected leader.
Smrithi Prasad, Erik L. Knight, A. Sarkar, K. Welker +2 more
2020Psychoneuroendocrinology5 citations Open access
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Perceived stress and socioeconomic status differentially modulate the relationship between progesterone and cortisol reactivity to the socially evaluated cold pressor task.
Eleanor H. Goulden, Charleen J. Gust, Angela D. Bryan, Erik L. Knight
2025Psychoneuroendocrinology3 citations
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Investigating the effects of single-dose intranasal testosterone on economic preferences in a large randomized trial of men
A. Dreber, M. Johannesson, Gideon Nave, Coren L. Apicella +11 more
2025Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America3 citations
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The Causal Effect of Testosterone on Men’s Competitive Behavior is Moderated by Basal Cortisol and Cues to an Opponent’s Status: Evidence for a Context-Dependent Dual Hormone Hypothesis
Erik L. Knight, Pablo J. Morales, Colton B. Christian, William T. Harbaugh +2 more
20193 citations Open access
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Two Routes to Status, One Route to Health: Trait Dominance and Prestige Differentially Associate with Self-reported Stress and Health in Two US University Populations
Erik L. Knight
2022Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology2 citations Open access
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PARASYMPATHETIC INFLUENCE ON COGNITIVE AGING IS MODERATED BY SYMPATHETIC ACTIVITY, ESPECIALLY IN EARLY MIDLIFE
Erik L. Knight, Ryan J. Giuliano, S. Shank, M. Clarke +1 more
2019Innovation in aging2 citations Open access
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Close Versus Decisive Victory Moderates the Effect of Testosterone Change on Competitive Decisions and Task Enjoyment
Pranjal H. Mehta, Nicholas A. Snyder, Erik L. Knight, Bethany Lassetter
2014Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology2 citations Open access
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Psychophysiology of Exclusion, Films 1 Running Head: Psychophysiology of Exclusion, Films the Psychophysiological Responses to Social Exclusion and Affective Films
Erik L. Knight, J. Thayer
20081 citations
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A Water budget and land management recommendations for Upper Cienega Creek Basin
Erik L. Knight
19961 citations
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Separable, nonlinear, and interactive effects of testosterone and cortisol during status competition in humans: Evidence for the context-dependent dual hormone hypothesis.
Rayan I. Elahi, Erik L. Knight
2026Hormones and Behavior0 citations
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Does Testosterone Affect Cognitive Reflection? Evidence From a Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Study of 1,000 Participants
Erik L. Knight, Gideon Nave, Steven D. Shaw, Coren L. Apicella +11 more
2026Psychology Science0 citations Open access
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Abstracts from the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Society for Affective Science: Emotion in Social Context
Anh Tran, K. Greenaway, Elise K. Kalokerinos, Kelly V. Klein +15 more
2025Affective Science0 citations Open access
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Greater ecologically-assessed positive experiences predict heightened sex hormone concentrations across two-weeks in older adults.
Erik L. Knight, J. Graham-Engeland, M. Sliwinski, C. Engeland
2023The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences0 citations Open access
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Growth Models of Positive Caregiving Behaviours and Concurrent Autonomic Activity in Caregivers and Children during a Challenging Puzzle Task: Replication and Extension
Heidi Barkman, Ashley Allan, Marlee R. Salisbury, Erik L. Knight +5 more
20200 citations Open access
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Weak and variable effects of exogenous testosterone on cognitive reflection task performance in three experiments: Commentary on Nave et al. (2017)
Erik L. Knight, Blakeley B. McShanec, Hana H. Kutlíková, Pablo J. Morales +11 more
20190 citations
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Running head: BEYOND THE CHALLENGE HYPOTHESIS In press at Hormones and Behavior Beyond the Challenge Hypothesis: The Emergence of the Dual-Hormone Hypothesis and Recommendations for Future Research
Erik L. Knight, A. Sarkar, Smrithi Prasad, Pranjal H. Mehta
20190 citations
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Data and Analyses
Erik L. Knight, Smrithi Prasad, Pranjal H. Mehta
20180 citations
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The effects of basal testosterone on dictator game decisions depend on cortisol reactivity to acute stress: A dual-hormone perspective on antisocial behaviors
Smrithi Prasad, Erik L. Knight, Pranjal H. Mehta
20180 citations
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Running Head : TESTOSTERONE , CORTISOL , AND DOMINANT BEHAVIOR 1 Basal testosterone ’ s relationship with dictator game decision-making depends on cortisol reactivity to acute stress : A dual-hormone perspective on dominant behavior during resource allocation
Smrithi Prasad, Erik L. Knight, Pranjal H. Mehta
20180 citations
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Psychosocial and Endocrine Antecedents of Responses to Social-Evaluative Stress
Erik L. Knight
20170 citations
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Analyses for Publication
Erik L. Knight, Pranjal H. Mehta
20160 citations
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Chapter 13 Hormones and Hierarchies
Erik L. Knight, Pranjal H. Mehta
0 citations
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