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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 96 722 631 32 32 410 54360

Colin MacLeod publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Colin MacLeod between 1955 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Colin MacLeod published across 71 years, from 1955 to 2025, averaging 7.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 40 publications in 2016. 26 of the 522 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1955 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 40. Peak 40 publications in 2016. 1955: 2 publications 1956: 1 publication 1957: 1 publication 1958: 0 publications 1959: 1 publication 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 2 publications 1969: 1 publication 1970: 2 publications 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 2 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 6 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 7 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 12 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 32 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 40 publications 2017: 35 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 29 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 29 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 13 publications
1955 2025

522 publications in total across all disciplines

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Colin MacLeod: publications per year, 1955 to 2025
Year Publications
1955 2
1956 1
1957 1
1958 0
1959 1
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 2
1969 1
1970 2
1971 1
1972 0
1973 0
1974 1
1975 2
1976 2
1977 2
1978 6
1979 1
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 2
1985 7
1986 4
1987 2
1988 5
1989 7
1990 3
1991 5
1992 6
1993 6
1994 4
1995 12
1996 8
1997 6
1998 12
1999 6
2000 4
2001 2
2002 9
2003 5
2004 7
2005 9
2006 8
2007 10
2008 8
2009 7
2010 6
2011 11
2012 24
2013 22
2014 32
2015 11
2016 40
2017 35
2018 20
2019 29
2020 21
2021 29
2022 12
2023 14
2024 13
2025 13
Total 522
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Colin MacLeod 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 Colin MacLeod 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, 401–410 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: 410 publications — 94th percentile

94% 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
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43 410
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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Colin MacLeod 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 Colin MacLeod 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, 96–97 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: 96 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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
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 96
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

Colin MacLeod is affiliated with the University of Western Australia in Australia and specializes in psychology, with a focus on experimental and cognitive psychology, clinical psychology, and cognitive neuroscience. Their research spans various subfields including applied psychology and social psychology.

Their work addresses a range of topics prominently featuring anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, and cognitive processes. Additional focus areas include mental health research topics, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, neural and behavioral psychology studies, eating disorders and behaviors, body image and dysmorphia studies, and behavioral health and interventions.

MacLeod has published numerous papers, with recent notable works including:

  • The nature and neurobiology of fear and anxiety: State of the science and opportunities for accelerating discovery, 2023, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Gamification of cognitive bias modification for interpretations in anxiety increases training engagement and enjoyment, 2022, Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
  • Two probes and better than one: Development of a psychometrically reliable variant of the attentional probe task, 2021, Behaviour Research and Therapy
  • Anxiety & inhibition: dissociating the involvement of state and trait anxiety in inhibitory control deficits observed on the anti-saccade task, 2020, Cognition & Emotion
  • A serial mediation model of attentional engagement with thin bodies on body dissatisfaction: The role of appearance comparisons and rumination, 2021, Current Psychology

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Ben Grafton
  • Julian Basanovic
  • Laura Dondzilo
  • Lies Notebaert
  • Bram Van Bockstaele

MacLeod's work has been published extensively in several academic venues, primarily:

  • Behaviour Research and Therapy
  • Cognitive Therapy and Research
  • Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
  • Cognition & Emotion
  • PeerJ

Best Publications

  • Half a century of research on the Stroop effect: an integrative review.

    Colin M. MacLeod

  • Attentional bias in emotional disorders.

    Colin MacLeod;Andrew Mathews;Philip Tata

  • The Emotional Stroop Task and Psychopathology

    J. M. G. Williams;A. Mathews;C. Macleod

  • Cognitive Vulnerability to Emotional Disorders

    Andrew Mathews;Colin MacLeod

  • Selective attention and emotional vulnerability: Assessing the causal basis of their association through the experimental manipulation of attentional bias.

    Colin MacLeod;Elizabeth Rutherford;Lyn Campbell;Greg Ebsworthy

  • Selective processing of threat cues in anxiety states

    Andrew Mathews;Colin MacLeod

  • COGNITIVE APPROACHES TO EMOTION AND EMOTIONAL DISORDERS

    A. Mathews;Colin Macleod

  • Anxiety and the Allocation of Attention to Threat

    Colin MacLeod;Andrew Mathews

  • Induced processing biases have causal effects on anxiety

    Andrew Mathews;Colin MacLeod

  • Interdimensional interference in the Stroop effect: uncovering the cognitive and neural anatomy of attention

    Colin M. MacLeod;Penny A. MacDonald

  • Cognitive bias modification approaches to anxiety.

    Colin MacLeod;Andrew Mathews

  • Training and Stroop-like interference: Evidence for a continuum of automaticity.

    Colin M. MacLeod;Kevin Dunbar

  • Anxiety and the selective processing of emotional information: mediating roles of awareness, trait and state variables, and personal relevance of stimulus materials.

    Colin MacLeod;Elizabeth M. Rutherford

  • Discrimination of threat cues without awareness in anxiety states.

    Andrew Mathews;Colin MacLeod

  • The stroop task : the «Gold Standard» of attentional measures

    Colin M. MacLeod

  • In Opposition to Inhibition

    Colin M. MacLeod;Michael D. Dodd;Erin D. Sheard;Daryl E. Wilson

  • Individual differences in the selective processing of threatening information, and emotional responses to a stressful life event.

    Colin MacLeod;Rosemary Hagan

  • Cognitive functioning and anxiety

    Michael W. Eysenck;Colin MacLeod;Andrew Mathews

  • A critical review of the influence of oxytocin nasal spray on social cognition in humans: evidence and future directions.

    Adam J. Graustella;Colin MacLeod

  • Integrating Personality Structure, Personality Process, and Personality Development:

    Anna Baumert;Anna Baumert;Manfred Schmitt;Marco Perugini;Wendy Johnson

  • The production effect: delineation of a phenomenon.

    Colin M. MacLeod;Nigel Gopie;Kathleen L. Hourihan;Karen R. Neary

  • Anxiety and anxiety disorders

    Colin MacLeod

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Mathews
Andrew Mathews King's College London
Emily A. Holmes
Emily A. Holmes Uppsala University
Elske Salemink
Elske Salemink Utrecht University
Reinout W. Wiers
Reinout W. Wiers University of Amsterdam
Peter J. de Jong
Peter J. de Jong University of Groningen
Brian D. Ostafin
Brian D. Ostafin University of Groningen
Romola S. Bucks
Romola S. Bucks University of Western Australia
Manfred Schmitt
Manfred Schmitt University of Koblenz and Landau
Elaine Fox
Elaine Fox University of Oxford
Adam J. Guastella
Adam J. Guastella University of Sydney

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