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Evolutionary Attraction

Evolutionary Attraction is a theoretical framework within the study of interpersonal attraction that explains human mate preferences and relational dynamics as products of adaptive mechanisms shaped by natural and sexual selection to enhance reproductive success.

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460

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2017–2026

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211

The evolution of desire: strategies of human mating

Choice Reviews Online · 1994 · 1.6K citations

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Attractive Faces Are Only Average

Judith H. Langlois, Lori A. Roggman · Psychological Science · 1990 · 1.3K citations

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The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating

Douglas K. Symons, David M. Buss · Journal of Marriage and the Family · 1994 · 782 citations

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Male facial attractiveness: evidence for hormone-mediated adaptive design

Victor S. Johnston, Rebecca Hagel, Bernhard Fink et al. · Evolution and Human Behavior · 2001 · 615 citations

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Evolutionary Psychology of Facial Attractiveness

Bernhard Fink, Ian S. Penton‐Voak · Current Directions in Psychological Science · 2002 · 480 citations

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Authors

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  1. DM
    David M. Buss

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    9 publications · 1.7K citations

    9

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  2. AC
    Anthony C. Little

    University of Stirling, United Kingdom

    7 publications · 535 citations

    7

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  3. DP
    David P. Schmitt

    Bradley University, United States

    4 publications · 742 citations

    4

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  4. NP
    Norman P. Li

    Singapore Management University, Singapore

    4 publications · 493 citations

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  5. HF
    Helen Fisher

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States

    4 publications · 255 citations

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Institutions

258

  1. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    12 h-index

    21 publications

    4.7K citations

  2. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    1.7K citations

  3. University of Stirling

    Stirling, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    1.3K citations

  4. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

    Panama City, Panama

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    421 citations

  5. University of New Mexico

    Albuquerque, United States

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    1.9K citations

  6. University of California, Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    217 citations

  7. Florida State University

    Tallahassee, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    372 citations

  8. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    470 citations

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  2. Evolutionary Psychology

    8 publications · 377 citations

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  3. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    PSPB · 7 publications · 761 citations

    7

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  4. Frontiers in Psychology

    6 publications · 177 citations

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  5. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    6 publications · 1.4K citations

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