N. Baumard

Most-cited papers

A mutualistic approach to morality: the evolution of fairness by partner choice.
N. Baumard, J. André, D. Sperber
2013Behavioral and Brain Sciences492 citations Open access
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Preschoolers are able to take merit into account when distributing goods.
N. Baumard, O. Mascaro, C. Chevallier
2012Developmental Psychology247 citations Open access
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Moral Reputation: An Evolutionary and Cognitive Perspective
D. Sperber, N. Baumard
2012158 citations
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Explaining moral religions.
N. Baumard, Pascal Boyer
2013Trends in Cognitive Sciences141 citations
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Increased affluence explains the emergence of ascetic wisdoms and moralizing religions.
N. Baumard, Alexandre Hyafil, I. Morris, Pascal Boyer
2015Current Biology137 citations Open access
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Models of the evolution of fairness in the ultimatum game: a review and classification
Stéphane Debove, N. Baumard, J. André
2016101 citations
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Religious Beliefs as Reflective Elaborations on Intuitions: A Modified Dual-Process Model
N. Baumard, Pascal Boyer
2013100 citations
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THE EVOLUTION OF FAIRNESS IN A BIOLOGICAL MARKET
J. André, N. Baumard
2011Evolution; international journal of organic evolution85 citations Open access
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Has punishment played a role in the evolution of cooperation? A critical review
N. Baumard
201077 citations Open access
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Social opportunities and the evolution of fairness.
J. André, N. Baumard
2011Journal of Theoretical Biology75 citations
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Childhood environmental harshness predicts coordinated health and reproductive strategies: A cross-sectional study of a nationally representative sample from France
H. Mell, L. Safra, Y. Algan, N. Baumard +1 more
201773 citations Open access
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Surveillance Cues Enhance Moral Condemnation
Pierrick Bourrat, N. Baumard, Ryan T. McKay
2011Evolutionary Psychology69 citations Open access
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Partner choice creates fairness in humans
Stéphane Debove, J. André, N. Baumard
2015Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences60 citations Open access
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Neighborhood Deprivation Negatively Impacts Children’s Prosocial Behavior
L. Safra, Teodora Tecu, Stéphane Lambert, M. Sheskin +2 more
2016Frontiers in Psychology52 citations Open access
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Leveraging social cognition to promote effective climate change mitigation
Mélusine Boon-Falleur, Aurore Grandin, N. Baumard, C. Chevallier
2022Nature Climate Change49 citations Open access
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The cultural evolution of love in literary history
N. Baumard, É. Huillery, Alexandre Hyafil, L. Safra
2022Nature Human Behaviour49 citations Open access
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The nature and dynamics of world religions: a life-history approach
N. Baumard, C. Chevallier
2015Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences49 citations Open access
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A mutualistic approach to morality
N. Baumard, J. André, D. Sperber
201146 citations
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Childhood harshness predicts long-lasting leader preferences
L. Safra, Y. Algan, Teodora Tecu, J. Grèzes +2 more
201742 citations Open access
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Time is money. Waiting costs explain why selection favors steeper time discounting in deprived environments.
H. Mell, N. Baumard, J. André
2019Evolution and human behavior38 citations Open access
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Life-history theory explains childhood moral development.
M. Sheskin, C. Chevallier, Stéphane Lambert, N. Baumard
2014Trends in Cognitive Sciences34 citations
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What Goes Around Comes Around: The Evolutionary Roots of the Belief in Immanent Justice
N. Baumard, C. Chevallier
201231 citations Open access
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What changed during the axial age: Cognitive styles or reward systems?
N. Baumard, Alexandre Hyafil, Pascal Boyer
2015Communicative & Integrative Biology30 citations Open access
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Early Understanding of Merit in Turkana Children
P. Liénard, C. Chevallier, O. Mascaro, P. Kiura +1 more
201328 citations
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Why and How Did Narrative Fictions Evolve? Fictions as Entertainment Technologies
Edgar Dubourg, N. Baumard
2022Frontiers in Psychology27 citations Open access
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The rise of prosociality in fiction preceded democratic revolutions in Early Modern Europe
Maurício de Jesus Dias Martins, N. Baumard
2020Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America27 citations Open access
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Punishment is not a group adaptation
N. Baumard
201127 citations Open access
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Cognitive fossils: using cultural artifacts to reconstruct psychological changes throughout history.
N. Baumard, L. Safra, M. Martins, C. Chevallier
2023Trends in Cognitive Sciences26 citations Open access
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Evolution of equal division among unequal partners
Stéphane Debove, N. Baumard, J. André
2015Evolution; international journal of organic evolution26 citations Open access
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Tracking historical changes in perceived trustworthiness in Western Europe using machine learning analyses of facial cues in paintings
L. Safra, C. Chevallier, J. Grèzes, N. Baumard
2020Nature Communications25 citations Open access
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The Effect of Income and Wealth on Behavioral Strategies, Personality Traits, and Preferences
Mélusine Boon-Falleur, N. Baumard, J-B André
2024Perspectives on Psychological Science24 citations Open access
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Early Life Adversity Is Associated With Diminished Social Trust in Adults
H. Mell, L. Safra, Perline A. Demange, Y. Algan +2 more
2020Political Psychology23 citations Open access
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The ecological roots of human susceptibility to social influence: a pre-registered study investigating the impact of early-life adversity
P. O. Jacquet, L. Safra, V. Wyart, N. Baumard +1 more
2019Royal Society Open Science23 citations Open access
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On the evolutionary origins of equity
Stéphane Debove, N. Baumard, J-B André
2016bioRxiv22 citations Open access
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Preschoolers’ Understanding of Merit in Two Asian Societies
C. Chevallier, Jing Xu, Kuniko Adachi, Jean-Baptiste van der Henst +1 more
2015PLoS ONE21 citations Open access
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“Our roots run deep”: Historical myths as culturally evolved technologies for coalitional recruitment
A. Sijilmassi, L. Safra, N. Baumard
2024Behavioral and Brain Sciences17 citations Open access
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Evolution of fairness: cultural variability.
N. Baumard, Pascal Boyer, D. Sperber
2010Science15 citations
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Exploratory preferences explain the human fascination for imaginary worlds in fictional stories
Edgar Dubourg, Valentin Thouzeau, Charles de Dampierre, Andrei Mogoutov +1 more
2023Scientific Reports14 citations Open access
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Cultural evolution from the producers’ standpoint
J-B André, N. Baumard, Pascal Boyer
2023Evolutionary Human Sciences14 citations Open access
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Risk-seeking or impatient? Disentangling variance and time in hazardous behaviors
Mélusine Boon-Falleur, N. Baumard, J-B André
2020Evolution and human behavior14 citations Open access
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Switching Away from Utilitarianism: The Limited Role of Utility Calculations in Moral Judgment
M. Sheskin, N. Baumard
2016PLoS ONE13 citations Open access
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Empirical problems with the notion of “Big Gods” and of prosociality in large societies
N. Baumard, Pascal Boyer
201513 citations
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Cultural evolution by capital accumulation
J. André, N. Baumard
2019bioRxiv12 citations Open access
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Evolutionary and Cognitive Anthropology
N. Baumard, D. Sperber
201211 citations
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Second- or third-party punishment? When self-interest hides behind apparent functional interventions
N. Baumard, P. Liénard
2011Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America11 citations Open access
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Are there really so many moral emotions? Carving morality at its functional joints
Léo Fitouchi, J-B André, N. Baumard
202110 citations Open access
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The Mystery of Symbolic Culture: What fitness costs? What fitness benefits?
J-B André, N. Baumard, Pascal Boyer
202010 citations Open access
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Why cooperation is not running away
Félix Geoffroy, N. Baumard, J. André
2018bioRxiv10 citations Open access
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The Diversity of Religious Systems Across History
Pascal Boyer, N. Baumard
201610 citations
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How to Develop Reliable Instruments to Measure the Cultural Evolution of Preferences and Feelings in History?
Maurício de Jesus Dias Martins, N. Baumard
2022Frontiers in Psychology9 citations Open access
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