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Charles J. Brainerd

Charles J. Brainerd

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
83
Citations
26083
World Ranking
1271
National Ranking
771

Charles J. Brainerd 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 Charles J. Brainerd sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 275 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Charles J. Brainerd 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 Charles J. Brainerd sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Charles J. Brainerd is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on memory processes and influences, with a strong presence in related disciplines such as neuroscience and psychology. The cognitive neuroscience subfield is notably prominent in their body of work, complemented by research spanning social psychology, artificial intelligence, developmental and educational psychology, as well as experimental and cognitive psychology.

The scientist has published in several frequent venues, including:

  • Journal of Memory and Language
  • Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition
  • Metacognition and Learning
  • Journal of Experimental Psychology General
  • Memory & Cognition

Key topics addressed in their publications include:

  • Memory Processes and Influences
  • Deception detection and forensic psychology
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
  • Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
  • Psychological and Educational Research Studies
  • Topic Modeling

Charles J. Brainerd has frequently collaborated with a range of coauthors, including:

  • Min Chang
  • D. M. Bialer
  • Valerie F. Reyna
  • X. Liu
  • Michael P. Toglia

Among their recent published papers are:

  • Semantic and phonological false memory: A review of theory and data, 2021, Journal of Memory and Language
  • Numeracy, gist, literal thinking and the value of nothing in decision making, 2023, Nature Reviews Psychology
  • Association and dissociation between judgments of learning and memory: A Meta-analysis of the font size effect, 2022, Metacognition and Learning
  • Semantic ambiguity and memory, 2021, Journal of Memory and Language
  • Fuzzy-trace theory and false memory: Meta-analysis of conjoint recognition, 2021, Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition

Their work often intersects areas of memory research with decision-making and behavioral economics, as well as educational psychology, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach to understanding cognitive functions and psychological processes.

Best Publications

  • Fuzzy-trace theory: An interim synthesis

    Valerie F. Reyna;Charles J. Brainerd

  • Behavioral Development and Construct Validity: The Principle of Aggregation

    J. Philippe Rushton;Charles J. Brainerd;Michael Pressley

  • The science of false memory

    Charles J. Brainerd;Valerie F. Reyna

  • Piaget's theory of intelligence

    Charles J. Brainerd

  • Fuzzy-Trace Theory and False Memory

    C.J. Brainerd;V.F. Reyna

  • The stage question in cognitive-developmental theory

    Charles J. Brainerd

  • Gist is the grist: Fuzzy-trace theory and the new intuitionism☆

    C.J Brainerd;V.F Reyna

  • Numeracy, Ratio Bias, and Denominator Neglect in Judgments of Risk and Probability.

    Valerie F. Reyna;Charles J. Brainerd

  • Developmental Reversals in False Memory: A Review of Data and Theory

    C. J. Brainerd;V. F. Reyna;S. J. Ceci

  • Fuzzy-trace theory and framing effects in choice: Gist extraction, truncation, and conversion

    Valerie F. Reyna;Charles J. Brainerd

  • Dual processes in decision making and developmental neuroscience: A fuzzy-trace model

    Valerie F. Reyna;Charles J. Brainerd

  • The importance of mathematics in health and human judgment: Numeracy, risk communication, and medical decision making

    Valerie F. Reyna;Charles J. Brainerd

  • Fuzzy-trace Theory and Children's False Memories

    C.J. Brainerd;V.F. Reyna

  • Fuzzy-Trace Theory: Dual Processes in Memory, Reasoning, and Cognitive Neuroscience

    C J Brainerd;V F Reyna

  • The Development of Forgetting and Reminiscence

    C J Brainerd;V F Reyna;M L Howe;J Kingma

  • Recollection rejection: False-memory editing in children and adults

    C. J. Brainerd;V. F. Reyna;Ron Wright;A. H. Mojardin

  • Conjoint recognition and phantom recollection.

    C. J. Brainerd;R. Wright;V. F. Reyna;A. H. Mojardin

  • Judgments and explanations as criteria for the presence of cognitive structures.

    Charles J. Brainerd

  • FALSE-RECOGNITION REVERSAL: WHEN SIMILARITY IS DISTINCTIVE

    C.J. Brainerd;V.F. Reyna;R. Kneer

  • Memory independence and memory interference in cognitive development.

    C. J. Brainerd;V. F. Reyna

  • Beyond universals in cognitive development: By David H. Feldman. Norwood, N.J.: Ablex, 1980. xx + 204 pp., $17.50☆

    Charles J. Brainerd

Frequent Co-Authors

Valerie F. Reyna
Valerie F. Reyna Cornell University
Mark L. Howe
Mark L. Howe City, University of London
Michael Pressley
Michael Pressley Michigan State University
Peter A. Ornstein
Peter A. Ornstein University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jeffrey Bisanz
Jeffrey Bisanz University of Alberta
Glenn E. Smith
Glenn E. Smith University of Florida
Stephen J. Ceci
Stephen J. Ceci Cornell University
Robert Kail
Robert Kail Purdue University West Lafayette
Michael J. Stones
Michael J. Stones Lakehead University
Gwenith G. Fisher
Gwenith G. Fisher Colorado State University

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