Working papers

Pfänder, J., & Mercier, H. (2026). Sciences perceived as precise and consensual are more trusted. Open Science Framework. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/k9m6e_v2 (submitted)
Pfänder, J., & Mercier, H. (2025). The rational impression account of trust in science. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/nwka2_v1 (submitted)

Peer reviewed publications

Pfänder, J., Mede, N. G., & Cologna, V. (2026). Global studies on trust in science suggest new theoretical and methodological directions. Current Opinion in Psychology, 67, 102215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.102215 ( preprint | published version)

Pfänder, J., De Courson, B., & Mercier, H. (2025). How wise is the crowd: Can we infer people are accurate and competent merely because they agree with each other? Cognition, 255, 106005. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2024.106005 ( preprint | published version | code & data)
Pfänder, J., Kerzreho, L., & Mercier, H. (2025). Quasi-universal acceptance of basic science in the United States. Public Understanding of Science, 09636625251364407. https://doi.org/10.1177/09636625251364407 ( preprint | published version | code & data)
Pfänder, J., & Altay, S. (2025). Spotting false news and doubting true news: A systematic review and meta-analysis of news judgements. Nature Human Behaviour, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-02086-1 ( preprint | published version | code & data)
Pfänder, J., Rouilhan, S. de, & Mercier, H. (2025). Trusting But Forgetting Impressive Science. Journal of Cognition and Culture, 26(1-2), 103–146. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685373-12340227 ( preprint | published version | code & data)

Aczel, B., Szaszi, B., Clelland, H. T., Kovacs, M., Holzmeister, F., van Ravenzwaaij, D., Schulz-Kümpel, H., Hoffmann, S., Nilsonne, G., Kosa, L., Torma, Z. A., Abdelfatah, Y., Aberson, C. L., Acar, O. A., Acem, E., Adamkovic, M., Adamovich, T., Adiasto, K., Ahnström, L., … Nosek, B. A. (2026). Investigating the analytical robustness of the social and behavioural sciences. Nature, 652(8108), 135–142. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09844-9
Cologna, V., Mede, N. G., Berger, S., Besley, J., Brick, C., Joubert, M., Maibach, E. W., Mihelj, S., Oreskes, N., Schäfer, M. S., van der Linden, S., Abdul Aziz, N. I., Abdulsalam, S., Shamsi, N. A., Aczel, B., Adinugroho, I., Alabrese, E., Aldoh, A., Alfano, M., … Zwaan, R. A. (2025). Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries. Nature Human Behaviour, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-02090-5 ( preprint)
Mede, N. G., Cologna, V., Berger, S., Besley, J., Brick, C., Joubert, M., Maibach, E. W., Mihelj, S., Oreskes, N., Schäfer, M. S., Van Der Linden, S., Abdul Aziz, N. I., Abdulsalam, S., Shamsi, N. A., Aczel, B., Adinugroho, I., Alabrese, E., Aldoh, A., Alfano, M., … Zwaan, R. A. (2025). Perceptions of science, science communication, and climate change attitudes in 68 countries – the TISP dataset. Scientific Data, 12(1), 114. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-04100-7 ( preprint)

Pfänder, J., de Courson, B., & Mercier, H. (2024). How wise is the crowd: Can we infer people are accurate and competent merely because they agree with each other? Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, 46(0). ( pdf | code & data | poster)

Pfänder, J. (2026, June). Trusting but forgetting impressive science. EASP General Meeting, Strasbourg.
Pfänder, J. (2026, June). Strengthening Trust in Climate Scientists in the US - A Megastudy Approach. EASP Small Meeting, Hohenheim.
Pfänder, J. (2026, May). Strengthening Trust in Climate Scientists in the US - A Megastudy Approach. Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin.
Pfänder, J. (2026, May). Predicting the effects of a megastudy with behavioral clones. Behavioral Clones Workshop (Max Planck Institute for Human Development), Berlin.

Pfänder, J., & Altay, S. (2025, June). Belief in & interventions against misinformation. 15th Annual Conference of the European Political Science Association, Madrid. ( slides)
Pfänder, J. (2025, May). The rational impression account of trust in science. Explaining culture: an interdisciplinary approach, Paris.
Pfänder, J., & Mercier, H. (2025, March). Trust in science. Paris School of International Affairs (Sciences Po), Paris.
Pfänder, J., & Altay, S. (2025, March). Spotting False News and Doubting True News. A Meta-Analysis of News Judgments (Keynote). Infox sur Seine, Paris.

Pfänder, J. (2024, July). How wise is the crowd: Can we infer people are accurate and competent merely because they agree with each other? (Poster). 46th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Rotterdam. ( poster)
Pfänder, J. (2024, June). Processus sous-tendant la confiance dans la science. 5ème édition des Rencontres Jeunes Chercheur·euse·s, Grenoble.
Pfänder, J., & Altay, S. (2024, February). Spotting False News and Doubting True News: A Meta-Analysis of News Judgments. EDMO Scientific Conference on Disinformation, Amsterdam. ( slides)