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Hugo Mercier

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Publications

69

Citations

4.9K

H-Index

33

Active since

2006

Affiliations

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique(Current)

Institut Jean Nicod

University of Neuchâtel

École des hautes études en sciences sociales

Université Paris Sciences et Lettres

Hugo Mercier is an author at Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique specializing in social sciences, communication, and persuasion.

Top concepts

Social SciencesPersuasionCommunicationArtsCognitive ScienceEducationBiasPsychologySocial CognitionEpistemology

Publications per year

2006–2025

69

Publications

69

Epistemic Vigilance

Dan Sperber, Fabrice Clément, Christophe Heintz et al. · Mind & Language · 2010 · 1.4K citations

Cognitive Science, Human Communication, Interpersonal Communication +15

Not Born Yesterday: The Science of Who We Trust and What We Believe

Hugo Mercier · Social Forces · 2020 · 307 citations

Speculative Philosophy, Social Identity, Humanities +12

Addressing climate change with behavioral science: A global intervention tournament in 63 countries

Madalina Vlasceanu, Kimberly C Doell, Joseph B. Bak-Coleman et al. · Science Advances · 2024 · 217 citations · Full text

Why do so few people share fake news? It hurts their reputation

Sacha Altay, Anne-Sophie Hacquin, Hugo Mercier · New Media & Society · 2020 · 195 citations

Fake News, Share Fake News, Media Standards +21

Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries

Viktoria Cologna, Niels G. Mede, Sebastian Berger et al. · Nature Human Behaviour · 2025 · 165 citations · Full text

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