Paul Ekman, PhD: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Paul Ekman, PhD's h-index is 143 (358 i10-index, 235,074+ total citations across 596+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of August 2026. Paul Ekman, PhD is affiliated with American psychologist and professor emeritus at the University of California, San Francisco.
Paul Ekman, PhD is a researcher affiliated with American psychologist and professor emeritus at the University of California, San Francisco, specializing in various fields. Their work has been cited 235,074 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Paul Ekman, PhD's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 596 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 143
- i10-Index
- 358
- Total Citations
- 235,074
- Citing Countries
- 43
As of August 2026.
Paul Ekman, PhD has an h-index of 143 and 235,074 total citations across 596 publications, with research cited by institutions in 43 countries.
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Facial action coding system
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About Paul Ekman, PhD's research
Paul Ekman, PhD is a researcher at American psychologist and professor emeritus at the University of California, San Francisco. Their work has been cited 235,074 times across 596 publications (h-index 143), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Facial action coding system” (1978), has accumulated 18,682 citations. Other influential works include “An argument for basic emotions” (1992) with 17,120 citations and “Unmasking the face: A guide to recognizing emotions from facial clues” (2003) with 9,824 citations.
Citations of Paul Ekman, PhD's research come primarily from United States, China and United Kingdom, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
