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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 76 1738 1562 1027 901 308 16832
Neuroscience 76 1960 1790 938 837 311 16446

Cynthia K. Thompson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Cynthia K. Thompson between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Cynthia K. Thompson published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 7.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2012. 3 of the 329 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2012. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 5 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 27 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1982 2025

329 publications in total across all disciplines

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Cynthia K. Thompson: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 1
1984 1
1985 2
1986 4
1987 1
1988 0
1989 1
1990 1
1991 5
1992 0
1993 3
1994 5
1995 3
1996 4
1997 4
1998 2
1999 4
2000 7
2001 8
2002 4
2003 11
2004 12
2005 12
2006 12
2007 16
2008 14
2009 15
2010 15
2011 12
2012 27
2013 22
2014 12
2015 7
2016 5
2017 9
2018 7
2019 14
2020 9
2021 21
2022 6
2023 7
2024 2
2025 1
Total 329
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Cynthia K. Thompson 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 Cynthia K. Thompson 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, 301–310 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: 308 publications — 88th percentile

88% 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
301–310 102 308
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
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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Cynthia K. Thompson 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 Cynthia K. Thompson 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, 76–77 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: 76 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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 76
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

Cynthia K. Thompson is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their work spans Neuroscience and Psychology, with a focus on Cognitive Neuroscience and Developmental and Educational Psychology. They also have research activity in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Rehabilitation, and General Health Professions.

Their research covers topics such as Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism, Reading and Literacy Development, Language Development and Disorders, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications, Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments.

Among recent publications by Cynthia K. Thompson are:

  • Nosology of Primary Progressive Aphasia and the Neuropathology of Language, 2021, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
  • Neuropathological Fingerprints of Survival, Atrophy and Language in Primary Progressive Aphasia, 2021, Brain
  • Common and Distinct Neural Substrates of Sentence Production and Comprehension, 2020, NeuroImage
  • Stable Brain Loci for the Processing of Complex Syntax: A Review of the Current Neuroimaging Evidence, 2021, Cortex
  • Modularity and Granularity Across the Language Network-A Primary Progressive Aphasia Perspective, 2021, Cortex

Frequent co-authors in Cynthia K. Thompson's publications include:

  • Elena Barbieri
  • Matthew Walenski
  • Sandra Weintraub
  • Swathi Kiran
  • Brenda Rapp

Key venues where Cynthia K. Thompson commonly publishes are:

  • Cortex
  • Journal of Neurolinguistics
  • Neuropsychologia
  • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research
  • Aphasiology

Best Publications

  • A novel frontal pathway underlies verbal fluency in primary progressive aphasia

    Marco Catani;Marsel M. Mesulam;Estrid Jakobsen;Farah Malik

  • Functional Assessment of Communication Skills for Adult

    C. Frattali;C. K. Thompson;A. L. Holland;C. B. Wohl

  • Primary progressive aphasia and the evolving neurology of the language network

    M.-Marsel Mesulam;Emily J. Rogalski;Christina Wieneke;Robert S. Hurley

  • Patterns of Comprehension and Production of Nouns and Verbs in Agrammatism: Implications for Lexical Organization☆

    Mikyong Kim;Cynthia K. Thompson

  • Quantitative classification of primary progressive aphasia at early and mild impairment stages

    M.-Marsel Mesulam;Christina Wieneke;Cynthia Thompson;Emily Rogalski

  • The role of syntactic complexity in treatment of sentence deficits in agrammatic aphasia: the complexity account of treatment efficacy (CATE).

    Cynthia K. Thompson;Lewis P. Shapiro;Swathi Kiran;Jana Sobecks

  • The Role of Semantic Complexity in Treatment of Naming Deficits: Training Semantic Categories in Fluent Aphasia by Controlling Exemplar Typicality.

    Swathi Kiran;Cynthia K. Thompson

  • Agrammatic and non-brain-damaged subjects' verb and verb argument structure production

    C. K. Thompson;K. L. Lange;S. L. Schneider;L. P. Shapiro

  • QUANTITATIVE TEMPLATE FOR SUBTYPING PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE APHASIA

    Marsel Mesulam;Christina Wieneke;Emily Rogalski;Derin Cobia

  • Verb deficits in Alzheimer’s disease and agrammatism: Implications for lexical organization

    Mikyong Kim;Cynthia K Thompson

  • Unaccusative verb production in agrammatic aphasia: the argument structure complexity hypothesis

    Cynthia K Thompson

  • The Wernicke conundrum and the anatomy of language comprehension in primary progressive aphasia

    M.-Marsel Mesulam;Cynthia K. Thompson;Sandra Weintraub;Emily J. Rogalski

  • Neural correlates of verb argument structure processing

    Cynthia K. Thompson;Borna Bonakdarpour;Stephen C. Fix;Henrike K. Blumenfeld

  • Anatomy of Language Impairments in Primary Progressive Aphasia

    Emily J. Rogalski;Derin Cobia;Theresa M. Harrison;Christina Wieneke

  • Neuroplasticity of Language Networks in Aphasia: Advances, Updates, and Future Challenges.

    Swathi Kiran;Cynthia K. Thompson

  • Words and objects at the tip of the left temporal lobe in primary progressive aphasia

    M.-Marsel Mesulam;Christina Wieneke;Robert Hurley;Alfred Rademaker

  • Translational Research in Aphasia: From Neuroscience to Neurorehabilitation

    Anastasia M. Raymer;Pelagie Beeson;Audrey Holland;Diane Kendall

  • Verb and sentence production and comprehension in aphasia: Northwestern Assessment of Verbs and Sentences (NAVS).

    Soojin Cho-Reyes;Cynthia K. Thompson

  • Early lexical development in English- and Korean-speaking children: language-general and language-specific patterns

    Mikyong Kim;Karla K. McGREGOR;Cynthia K. Thompson

  • Treating agrammatic aphasia within a linguistic framework: Treatment of Underlying Forms

    Cynthia K. Thompson;Lewis P. Shapiro

  • The northwestern anagram test: measuring sentence production in primary progressive aphasia.

    Sandra Weintraub;M.-Marsel Mesulam;Christina Wieneke;Alfred Rademaker

Frequent Co-Authors

M.-Marsel Mesulam
M.-Marsel Mesulam Northwestern University
Sandra Weintraub
Sandra Weintraub Northwestern University
Swathi Kiran
Swathi Kiran Boston University
Todd B. Parrish
Todd B. Parrish Northwestern University
Emily Rogalski
Emily Rogalski Northwestern University
Brenda Rapp
Brenda Rapp Johns Hopkins University
Lewis P. Shapiro
Lewis P. Shapiro San Diego State University
David Caplan
David Caplan Harvard University
Darren R. Gitelman
Darren R. Gitelman Northwestern University
Linda Worrall
Linda Worrall University of Queensland

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