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| Evolution and literary theory J Carroll Human Nature 6, 119-134, 1995 | 676 | 1995 |
| Reading human nature: Literary Darwinism in theory and practice J Carroll State University of New York Press, 2011 | 273 | 2011 |
| Evolution, literature, and film: A reader B Boyd, J Carroll, J Gottschall Columbia University Press, 2010 | 149 | 2010 |
| Graphing Jane Austen: The evolutionary basis of literary meaning J Carroll, J Gottschall, JA Johnson, DJ Kruger Springer, 2015 | 138 | 2015 |
| An evolutionary paradigm for literary study J Carroll Style 42 (2-3), 103-134, 2008 | 132 | 2008 |
| The deep structure of literary representations J Carroll Evolution and Human Behavior 20 (3), 159-173, 1999 | 94 | 1999 |
| Steven Pinker's cheesecake for the mind J Carroll Philosophy and Literature 22 (2), 478-485, 1998 | 84 | 1998 |
| Human nature and literary meaning: A theoretical model illustrated with a critique of Pride and Prejudice J Carroll The literary animal: Evolution and the nature of narrative, 76-106, 2005 | 83 | 2005 |
| Literature and evolutionary psychology J Carroll The handbook of evolutionary psychology, 931-952, 2015 | 66 | 2015 |
| The human revolution and the adaptive function of literature J Carroll Philosophy and Literature 30 (1), 33-49, 2006 | 63 | 2006 |
| Aestheticism, Homoeroticism, and Christian Guilt in The Picture of Dorian Gray J Carroll Philosophy and Literature 29 (2), 286-304, 2005 | 63 | 2005 |
| Biocultural theory: The current state of knowledge. J Carroll, M Clasen, E Jonsson, AR Kratschmer, L McKerracher, F Riede, ... Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences 11 (1), 1, 2017 | 56 | 2017 |
| The truth about fiction: Biological reality and imaginary lives J Carroll Style 46 (2), 129-160, 2012 | 49 | 2012 |
| The Cuckoo's History: Human Nature in Wuthering Heights J Carroll Philosophy and Literature 32 (2), 241-257, 2008 | 44 | 2008 |
| Minds and meaning in fictional narratives: An evolutionary perspective J Carroll Review of General Psychology 22 (2), 135-146, 2018 | 43 | 2018 |
| Three scenarios for literary Darwinism J Carroll New Literary History 41 (1), 53-67, 2010 | 43 | 2010 |
| Hierarchy in the library: Egalitarian dynamics in Victorian novels JA Johnson, J Carroll, J Gottschall, D Kruger Evolutionary Psychology 6 (4), 147470490800600414, 2008 | 41 | 2008 |
| Portrayal of personality in Victorian novels reflects modern research findings but amplifies the significance of agreeableness JA Johnson, J Carroll, J Gottschall, D Kruger Journal of Research in Personality 45 (1), 50-58, 2011 | 40 | 2011 |
| Evolutionary approaches to literature and drama J Carroll | 40 | 2007 |
