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Ahmed A. Moustafa

Ahmed A. Moustafa

Bond University
Australia

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 51 5159 4784 293 285 337 12478

Ahmed A. Moustafa publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ahmed A. Moustafa between 2007 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ahmed A. Moustafa published across 20 years, from 2007 to 2026, averaging 28 papers a year. Output peaked at 71 publications in 2020. 41 of the 559 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2007 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 71. Peak 71 publications in 2020. 2007: 3 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 30 publications 2016: 31 publications 2017: 39 publications 2018: 58 publications 2019: 42 publications 2020: 71 publications 2021: 60 publications 2022: 42 publications 2023: 35 publications 2024: 28 publications 2025: 40 publications 2026: 1 publication
2007 2026

559 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ahmed A. Moustafa: publications per year, 2007 to 2026
Year Publications
2007 3
2008 9
2009 7
2010 7
2011 10
2012 8
2013 18
2014 20
2015 30
2016 31
2017 39
2018 58
2019 42
2020 71
2021 60
2022 42
2023 35
2024 28
2025 40
2026 1
Total 559
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Ahmed A. Moustafa publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ahmed A. Moustafa sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 331–340 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 337 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92 337
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Ahmed A. Moustafa D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ahmed A. Moustafa sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 50–51 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445 51
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Overview

Ahmed A. Moustafa is a researcher affiliated with Bond University in Australia, with a multidisciplinary focus spanning psychology, medicine, and neuroscience. Their work encompasses 178 publications in psychology, 171 in medicine, and 142 in neuroscience, reflecting a broad engagement across these intersecting fields.

Their research contributions cover several subfields, including cognitive neuroscience (107 publications), clinical psychology (68 publications), psychiatry and mental health (60 publications), experimental and cognitive psychology (55 publications), and social psychology (26 publications). This multidisciplinary approach contributes to an understanding of mental health, cognitive processes, and brain function.

Key research topics addressed by Moustafa include dementia and cognitive impairment research, memory and neural mechanisms, schizophrenia research and treatment, functional brain connectivity studies, and various aspects of anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, and cognitive processes. Other areas of interest include neural and behavioral psychology studies and broader mental health research topics.

The researcher has published in several frequent venues, with notable contributions to:

  • Current Psychology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Brain Sciences
  • Scientific Reports

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Ahmed A. Moustafa are:

  • Applications of machine learning in metabolomics: Disease modeling and classification, 2022, Frontiers in Genetics
  • Functional magnetic resonance imaging, deep learning, and Alzheimer's disease: A systematic review, 2022, Journal of Neuroimaging
  • Social support, psychological flexibility and coping mediate the association between COVID-19 related stress exposure and psychological distress, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • The Impact of Different Types of Abuse on Depression, 2021, Depression Research and Treatment
  • A practical introduction to using the drift diffusion model of decision-making in cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and health sciences, 2022, Frontiers in Psychology

Collaborations feature frequent co-authors such as Mohamad El Haj, Eid Abo Hamza, Hany Alashwal, Richard Tindle, and Samuel L. Warren, with varying degrees of joint publications.

In addition to journal articles, Ahmed A. Moustafa has contributed to scholarly books published by Frontiers Media, including a work on schizophrenia titled Schizophrenia: Human and Animal Studies released in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Hold your horses: impulsivity, deep brain stimulation, and medication in parkinsonism.

    Michael J. Frank;Johan Samanta;Johan Samanta;Ahmed A. Moustafa;Scott J. Sherman

  • Genetic triple dissociation reveals multiple roles for dopamine in reinforcement learning

    Michael J. Frank;Ahmed A. Moustafa;Heather M. Haughey;Tim Curran

  • Motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease: A unified framework.

    Ahmed A. Moustafa;Ahmed A. Moustafa;Srinivasa Chakravarthy;Joseph R. Phillips;Ankur Gupta

  • Reward-learning and the novelty-seeking personality: a between- and within-subjects study of the effects of dopamine agonists on young Parkinson's patients

    Nikoletta Bodi;Szabolcs Keri;Helga Gabriella Nagy;Ahmed A Moustafa

  • Thinking, Walking, Talking: Integratory Motor and Cognitive Brain Function.

    Gerry Leisman;Ahmed A. Moustafa;Tal Shafir

  • The cerebellum and psychiatric disorders.

    Joseph R. Phillips;Doaa H. Hewedi;Abeer M. Eissa;Ahmed A. Moustafa;Ahmed A. Moustafa

  • Freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease is associated with functional decoupling between the cognitive control network and the basal ganglia

    James M. Shine;Elie Matar;Philip B. Ward;Michael J. Frank

  • A dopaminergic basis for working memory, learning and attentional shifting in Parkinsonism.

    Ahmed A. Moustafa;Scott J. Sherman;Michael J. Frank

  • The Application of Unsupervised Clustering Methods to Alzheimer's Disease.

    Hany Alashwal;Mohamed El Halaby;Jacob J. Crouse;Areeg Abdalla

  • Toward a unified theory of childhood trauma and psychosis: A comprehensive review of epidemiological, clinical, neuropsychological and biological findings.

    Błażej Misiak;Maja Krefft;Tomasz Bielawski;Ahmed A. Moustafa

  • Parkinson's disease as a system-level disorder

    Daniele Caligiore;Rick C Helmich;Mark Hallett;Ahmed A Moustafa

  • Homocysteine levels in schizophrenia and affective disorders-focus on cognition.

    Ahmed A. Moustafa;Doaa H. Hewedi;Abeer M. Eissa;Dorota Frydecka

  • Interactions Between Variation in Candidate Genes and Environmental Factors in the Etiology of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder: a Systematic Review.

    Błażej Misiak;Filip Stramecki;Łukasz Gawęda;Łukasz Gawęda;Katarzyna Prochwicz

  • A Role for Dopamine in Temporal Decision Making and Reward Maximization in Parkinsonism

    Ahmed A. Moustafa;Michael X. Cohen;Scott J. Sherman;Michael J. Frank

  • A model of amygdala–hippocampal–prefrontal interaction in fear conditioning and extinction in animals

    Ahmed A. Moustafa;Mark W. Gilbertson;Mark W. Gilbertson;Scott P. Orr;Mohammad M. Herzallah;Mohammad M. Herzallah

  • Factors underlying cognitive decline in old age and Alzheimer’s disease: the role of the hippocampus

    Wafa Jaroudi;Julia Garami;Sandra Garrido;Michael Hornberger;Michael Hornberger

  • Impulsivity and its relationship with anxiety, depression and stress

    Ahmed A. Moustafa;Richard Tindle;Dorota Frydecka;Błażej Misiak

  • Time representation in reinforcement learning models of the basal ganglia

    Samuel Joseph Gershman;Ahmed A. Moustafa;Elliot A. Ludvig

  • Mindfulness and meditation: treating cognitive impairment and reducing stress in dementia.

    Jesse Russell-Williams;Wafa Jaroudi;Tania Perich;Tania Perich;Siobhan Hoscheidt

  • Metabolic Effectors Secreted by Bacterial Pathogens: Essential Facilitators of Plastid Endosymbiosis?

    Steven G. Ball;Agathe Subtil;Debashish Bhattacharya;Ahmed Moustafa

  • Postural instability and falls in Parkinson's disease.

    Jacob J Crouse;Joseph R Phillips;Marjan Jahanshahi;Ahmed A Moustafa

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