Publications

Baumann, F., Arora, N., Rahwan, I., & Czaplicka, A. (2026). Dynamics of algorithmic content amplification on TikTok. EPJ Data Science, 15, Article 18. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjds/s13688-026-00629-2

Brinkmann, L., Eisenmann, T. F., Nussberger, A.-M., Derex, M., Bonati, S., Chirkov, V., & Rahwan, I. (2026). Propagation and preservation of AI-discovered problem-solving strategies in human culture. Nature Communications, 17, Article 8255. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-76113-2

Dong, M., Conway, J. R., Bonnefon, J.-F., Shariff, A., & Rahwan, I. (2026). Fears about artificial intelligence across 20 countries and six domains of application. American Psychologist, 81(1), 53–67. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001454

Eisenmann, T. F., Karjus, A., Canet Sola, M., Brinkmann, L., Supriyatno, B. I., & Rahwan, I. (2026). Expertise elevates AI usage: Experimental evidence comparing laypeople and professional artists. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2026.2669041

Elbert, N., Klockmann, V., Kosse, F., von Schenk, A., Stein, N., & Flath, C. M. (2026). Beyond Elo: Improving matchmaking using the team player effect. IEEE Transactions on Games. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1109/TG.2026.3688435

Feuerriegel, S., Barrie, C., Crockett, M. J., Globig, L. K., McLoughlin, K. L., Mirea, D.-M., Spirling, A., Yang, D., Althoff, T., Antoniak, M., Argyle, L. P., Ashokkumar, A., Atari, M., Bailey, H., Bauer, K., Bhatt, U., Chai, Y., Chakraborty, T., Chandra, Y., Chen, H., Daumé III, H., De Francisci Morales, G., Dehghani, M., Dillion, D., Eichstaedt, J. C., Forster, K., Geissler, D., Gray, K., Griffiths, T. L., Hartmann, J., Hauser, O. P., He, J. K., Hemrajani, R., Holzmeister, F., Hsing-Chi Hwang, A., Hu, T., Ivanova, A. A., Köbis, N., Kyrychenko, Y., Lakkaraju, H., Liu, J., Maarouf, A., Maier, S., Meincke, L., Mihalcea, R., Mittelstadt, B., Mohammad, S. M., Naaman, M., Netzer, O., Oh, A., Ong, D. C., Pierri, F., Plank, B., Rahwan, I., Rahwan, T., Rao, P. S. B., Robertson, C. E., Rothschild, D. M., Salganik, M. J., Schulz, E., Shah, C., Shrestha, Y. R., Shutova, E., Siegel, A. A., Simchon, A., Sun, H., Toetzke, M., Van Bavel, J. J., Vaccaro, M., Vaughan, J. W., Vayena, E., Vaz-de-Melo, P. O. S., Vecchione, B., Wang, A., West, R., Willer, R., Wulff, D. U., Zhang, R., Zhang, S., Rathje, S., & Ribeiro, M. H. (2026). A reporting checklist for large language models in behavioural science. Nature Human Behaviour, 10, 1182–1186. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-026-02492-7

Glöckner, A., Diller, S. J., Froehlich, L., Kinskofer, F., Knab, N., Köbis, N., Lermer, E., Oeberst, A., Siem, B., Ventura, A., Watermann, L., Yarza Navarro-Schär, V. G., & Rudert, S. C. (2026). Künstliche Intelligenz als soziotechnisches System: Eine Perspektive der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie. Psychologische Rundschau, 77(4), 216–224. https://doi.org/10.1026/0033-3042/a000780

Johnson, S. G. B., Karimi, A.-H., Bengio, Y., Chater, N., Gerstenberg, T., Larson, K., Levine, S., Mitchell, M., Rahwan, I., Schölkopf, B., & Grossmann, I. (2026). Imagining and building wise machines: The centrality of AI metacognition. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 30(10), 854–868. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2026.01.002

Kappes, A., Cohn, A., Maréchal, M. A., Nussberger, A.-M., Savulescu, J., Cowen, P., Browning, M., & Crockett, M. J. (2026). Beyond attention: Methylphenidate reduces dishonesty in healthy adults. Psychopharmacology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-026-07059-y

Karetnikov, N., Rahwan, I., & Svetinovic, D. (2026). Large language models as human proxies. Nature Computational Science. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43588-026-01060-3

Kasberger, B., Martin, S., Normann, H.-T., & Werner, T. (2026). Algorithmic cooperation: A comparison with human play in the infinitely repeated prisoner’s dilemma. Games and Economic Behavior, 159, 113–130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2026.06.001

Köbis, N., Oded, S., de Bruijn, A. L., Huang, S., & van Rooij, B. (2026). Is less more? Field evidence on the impact of anti-bribery policies on employee knowledge and corrupt behavior. Regulation & Governance, 20(3), 1070–1087. https://doi.org/10.1111/rego.70023

Kondo, T., Miura, S., Kataoka, Y., Yakura, H., Nishigori, H., & Donkers, J. (2026). Towards responsible AI in workplace-based assessment: A scoping review using Downing’s framework. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/0969594X.2026.2736631

Martin, S., Normann, H.-T., Püplichhuisen, P., & Werner, T. (2026). The spoils of algorithmic collusion: Profit allocation among asymmetric firms. European Economic Review, 190, Article 105491. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2026.105491

Onderstal, S., Shalvi, S., & Soraperra, I. (2026). Competition modulates buyers' reaction to sellers' cheap talk. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 242, Article 107403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2025.107403

Park, S. Y., Tan, D., Dong, M., Yoon, S.-B., Lee, R., & Newton, C. (2026). Effects of spatial autonomy on sense of control and work-related outcomes in VR-simulated home-based work environments. Building and Environment, 304, Article 114996. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2026.114996

Purcell, Z. A., Dong, M., Nussberger, A.-M., Köbis, N., & Jakesch, M. (2026). People have different expectations for their own versus others' use of AI-mediated communication tools. British Journal of Psychology, 117(2), 548–566. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12727

Rilla, R., Werner, T., Yakura, H., Rahwan, I., & Nussberger, A.-M. (2026). Recognising and mitigating LLM pollution in online behavioural research. Nature Communications, 17, Article 5578. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-74621-9

Schimmelpfennig, R., Efferson, C., & Bastardoz, N. (2026). Credible leadership signals. The Leadership Quarterly, 37(2), Article 101941. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2025.101941

Schnell, E., Schimmelpfennig, R., Li, X., & Muthukrishna, M. (2026). Show off or hide it? Property rights and status competition shape wealth display, evil eye beliefs, and egalitarian norms. Evolution and Human Behavior, 47(6), Article 106961. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2026.106961