Sean C. Rife

Sean C. Rife is Professor of Psychology at Murray State University, co-founder of scite.ai, and Head of Academic Relations at Research Solutions, Inc. His work focuses on moral/political psychology, metascience, and AI's role in research evaluation.

• PhD in Psychology (Kent State University, 2014)
• MA in Sociology (East Tennessee State University, 2009)
• MA in Experimental Psychology (East Tennessee State University, 2008)
• BS in Psychology (North Georgia College and State University, 2005)

His research explores ideology-personality connections, social media's influence on moral expression, and AI-driven tools to quantify scientific progress. He advocates for open science practices and has led large-scale replication efforts across multiple countries.

Key projects include scite (AI-enhanced citation analysis), statcheck implementation, and TAPAS text similarity analysis. He has developed tools like psyLex and liwcR for linguistic analysis and research evaluation.

Recent publications focus on terror-management theory validation, political orientation's impact on pandemic perception, and AI applications for citation classification. His work intersects psychology, data science, and academic technology development.

Contact:

• Office: 209 Wells Hall, Murray State University
• Email: srife1@murraystate.edu, srife@researchsolutions.com
• Phone: 270-809-4404