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Personal data
name	József Topál
year of birth	1964
name of institution	Budapest University of Technology and Economics Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
doctoral school	BME Doctoral School of Psychology (Cognitive Science) (Announcer of research topic Az adott oktató valamelyik doktori iskolában kiírt doktoranduszok számára kutatási témát, amire most jelentkezni is lehet, de még nincsen témavezetett doktorandusza. ) ELTE Doctoral School of Biology (Supervisor Az oktató valamelyik doktori iskolában egy vagy több doktorandusz vagy doktorjelölt munkáját irányítja. )
accreditation statement submitted to:	Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Contact details
E-mail address	topaljozsefgmail.com
phone number	+36 29 415-187

Academic title
scientific degree, title	CSc
year degree was obtained	2000
discipline to which degree belongs	biology
institution granting the degree	HAS

Places of employment
2007 -	MTATermészettudományi Kutatóközpont Kognitív Idegtudományi és Pszichológiai Int. other (not specified) (tud főmunkatárs)

Thesis topic supervisor

number of doctoral students supervised until now

number of students who fulfilled course requirements

students who obtained their degrees:

	Bánfiné Vas Judit	PhD	2008	DSB-ELTE
	Virányi Zsófia	PhD	2005

students with degree granting in process:

present PhD students:

Hernádi Anna	PhD	(2015)	DSB-ELTE
Gergely Anna	PhD	(2014)
Sümegi Zsófia	PhD	(2014)
Csík Andor	PhD	(2013)
Demjén Zsófia	PhD	(2013)

Thesis topic proposals

Research
research area	comparative social cognition
research field in which current research is conducted	biology psychology

Publications

2012

Miklósi Á, Topál J: The evolution of canine cognition, In: J Vonk, T Shackelford (szerk.) The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Evolutionary Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012. pp. 194-213. (Oxford Library of Psychology)
type of document: Part of book/Szaktanulmány (to be translated)
language: English

2012

Téglás Ernő, Gergely Anna, Kupán Krisztina, Miklósi Ádám, Topál József: Dogs' Gaze Following Is Tuned to Human Communicative Signals, CURRENT BIOLOGY 22: (3) pp. 209-212.
type of document: Journal paper/Article
impact factor: 9.647*
number of independent citations: 4
language: English
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2009

Topál J, Gergely GY, Erdőhegyi Á, Csibra G, Miklósi Á: Differential sensitivity to human communication in dogs, wolves and human infants, SCIENCE 325: (5945) pp. 1269-1272.
type of document: Journal paper/Article
impact factor: 29.747
number of independent citations: 23
language: English
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2009

Topál J, Miklósi Á, Gácsi M, Dóka A, Pongrácz P, Kubinyi E, Virányi Zs, Csányi V: The dog as a complementary model for understanding human social behavior., ADVANCES IN THE STUDY OF BEHAVIOR 39: pp. 71-116.
type of document: Journal paper/Review paper
impact factor: 5.167
number of independent citations: 7
language: English
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2008

Topál J, Gergely Gy, Miklósi Á, Erdőhegyi Á, Csibra G: Infants perseverative search errors are induced by pragmatic misinterpretation., SCIENCE 321: (5897) pp. 1831-1834.
type of document: Journal paper/Article
impact factor: 28.103
number of independent citations: 37
language: English
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2006

Topál J, Byrne R, Miklósi Á, Csányi V: Reproducing actions and action sequences: "Do as I do" in a dog., ANIMAL COGNITION 9: (4) pp. 355-368.
type of document: Journal paper/Article
impact factor: 2.540
number of independent citations: 30
language: English
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2004

Miklosi A, Topal J, Csanyi V: Comparative social cognition: what can dogs teach us?, ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR 67: (Part 6) pp. 995-1004.
type of document: Journal paper/Review paper
impact factor: 2.557
number of independent citations: 71
language: English
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2003

Miklosi A, Kubinyi E, Topal J, Gacsi M, Viranyi, Csanyi V: A SIMPLE REASON FOR A BIG DIFFERENCE. WOLVES DO NOT LOOK BACK AT HUMANS BUT DOGS DO, CURRENT BIOLOGY 13: (9) pp. 763-766.
type of document: Journal paper/Article
impact factor: 11.910
number of independent citations: 141
language: English
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2001

Soproni K, Miklosi A, Topal J, Csanyi V: Comprehension of human communicative signs in pet dogs (Canis familiaris), JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY 115: pp. 122-126.
type of document: Journal paper/Article
impact factor: 1.663
number of independent citations: 101
language: English
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1998

Topál József, Miklósi Ádám, Dóka Antal, Csányi Vilmos: Attachment behavior in dogs (Canis familiaris): A new application of Ainsworth's (1969) Strange Situation Test, JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY 112: (3) pp. 219-229.
type of document: Journal paper/Article
impact factor: 1.744
number of independent citations: 74
language: English
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Cumulative impact factor of the 10 most significant publications:

83.431

Number of independent citations to these publications:

488

Scientometric data

list of publications and citations

number of scientific publications that meet accreditation criteria:

number of scientific publications:

103

monographs and professional books:

no. of monographs/books in which chapters/sections were contributed:

cumulative impact factor:

156.414

scientific publications published abroad that meet the accreditation criteria:

publications not in Hungarian, published in Hungary, meeting the accreditation criteria:

number of independent citations to scientific publications:

1521