Frans de Waal: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Frans de Waal's h-index is 129 (376 i10-index, 90,975+ total citations across 772+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of July 2026. Frans de Waal is affiliated with Emory University.
Frans de Waal is a researcher affiliated with Emory University, specializing in animal behavior and cognition. Their work has been cited 90,975 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Frans de Waal's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 772 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 129
- i10-Index
- 376
- Total Citations
- 90,975
- Citing Countries
- 48
As of July 2026.
Frans de Waal has an h-index of 129 and 90,975 total citations across 772 publications, with research cited by institutions in 48 countries.
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About Frans de Waal's research
Frans de Waal is a researcher in animal behavior and cognition at Emory University. Their work has been cited 90,975 times across 772 publications (h-index 129), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Empathy: Its ultimate and proximate bases” (2002), has accumulated 6,892 citations. Other influential works include “Chimpanzee politics: Power and sex among apes” (2007) with 5,338 citations and “Good natured” (1996) with 4,237 citations.
Citations of Frans de Waal's research come primarily from United States, Germany 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.











