Keltner is the co-author of two textbooks, as well as the best-selling "Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life", "The Compassionate Instinct", and most recently, in May 2016, "The Power Paradox: How We Gain and Lose Influence". Keltner has published over 190 scientific articles, he has written for "The New York Times Magazine", "The New York Times", "The London Times", "The Wall Street Journal", "SLATE", "Utne Reader", and has received numerous national prizes and grants for his research. His research has been covered in "Time (magazine)", "Newsweek", "The New York Times", the BBC, CNN, NPR, "The Wall Street Journal", and in many other outlets, and been a focus in two panels with the Dalai Lama.