Concepedia

Kevin N. Laland

KN

Statistics

Publications

170

Citations

27.2K

H-Index

85

Active since

1990

Affiliations

University of St Andrews(Current)

University of Cambridge

Durham University

University of Oxford

Stanford University

Kevin N. Laland is an author at University of St Andrews specializing in life sciences, evolutionary biology, and zoology.

ORCID

Publications per year

1990–2025

170

Publications

170

Social intelligence, innovation, and enhanced brain size in primates

Simon M. Reader, Kevin N. Laland · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2002 · 1.1K citations · Full text

, , +17

Niche construction, biological evolution, and cultural change

Kevin N. Laland, John Odling‐Smee, Marcus W. Feldman · Behavioral and Brain Sciences · 2000 · 1.1K citations

, , +17

Does evolutionary theory need a rethink?

Kevin N. Laland, Tobias Uller, Kim Sterelny et al. · Nature · 2014 · 1.1K citations

, , +11

Why Copy Others? Insights from the Social Learning Strategies Tournament

Luke Rendell, Robert Boyd, Daniel Cownden et al. · Science · 2010 · 830 citations · Full text

, , +16

Cause and Effect in Biology Revisited: Is Mayr’s Proximate-Ultimate Dichotomy Still Useful?

Kevin N. Laland, Kim Sterelny, John Odling‐Smee et al. · Science · 2011 · 669 citations

, , +13

1–5 of 170