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David N. Rapp 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 David N. Rapp sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 706+

This scientist: 128 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 706 publications or more.

David N. Rapp 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 David N. Rapp sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David N. Rapp is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences and Psychology, with a focus on subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Literature and Literary Theory, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

Their body of work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
  • Media Influence and Health
  • Memory Processes and Influences
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Reading and Literacy Development
  • Pelvic floor disorders treatments

David N. Rapp has contributed to a range of publication venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • The Journal of Urology
  • Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition
  • Memory & Cognition
  • Journal of Experimental Psychology Applied
  • Discourse Processes

Their recent papers include the following:

  • "Misinformed and unaware? Metacognition and the influence of inaccurate information." (2020) in Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition
  • "When fairness is flawed: Effects of false balance reporting and weight-of-evidence statements on beliefs and perceptions of climate change." (2021) in Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition
  • "Look it up: Online search reduces the problematic effects of exposures to inaccuracies" (2020) in Memory & Cognition
  • "Can confidence help account for and redress the effects of reading inaccurate information?" (2020) in Memory & Cognition
  • "Evaluative mindsets can protect against the influence of false information" (2022) in Cognition

Among frequent coauthors are:

  • Nikita A. Salovich
  • Amalia M. Donovan
  • Mandy M. Withall
  • Panayiota Kendeou
  • Megan N. Imundo

David N. Rapp has also contributed to book publications, including a work published by the Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece:

  • The COVID-19 vaccine communication handbook: A practical guide for improving vaccine communication and fighting misinformation (2021)

Best Publications

  • Higher-Order Comprehension Processes in Struggling Readers: A Perspective for Research and Intervention

    David N. Rapp;Paul Van Den Broek;Kristen L McMaster;Panayiota A Kendeou

  • Integrating Memory-Based and Constructionist Processes in Accounts of Reading Comprehension

    Paul Van Den Broek;David N. Rapp;Panayiota A Kendeou

  • Simple but complex: components of the simple view of reading across grade levels

    Janet Tilstra;Kristen McMaster;Paul Van Den Broek;Panayiota Kendeou

  • To err is human: patient misinterpretations of prescription drug label instructions.

    Michael S. Wolf;Terry C. Davis;William Shrank;David N. Rapp

  • Exercise influences spatial learning in the radial arm maze.

    Brenda J Anderson;David N Rapp;David H Baek;Daniel P McCloskey

  • Mental Models: Theoretical Issues for Visualizations in Science Education

    David N Rapp

  • Dynamic Text Comprehension An Integrative View of Reading

    David N. Rapp;Paul van den Broek

  • Literacy, cognitive function, and health: results of the LitCog study.

    Michael S. Wolf;Laura M. Curtis;Elizabeth A. H. Wilson;William Revelle

  • Can’t We Just Disregard Fake News? The Consequences of Exposure to Inaccurate Information:

    David N. Rapp;Nikita A. Salovich

  • Making the right connections: Differential effects of reading intervention for subgroups of comprehenders

    Kristen L. McMaster;Paul van den Broek;Christine A. Espin;Mary Jane White

  • Comparative analysis of print and multimedia health materials: a review of the literature.

    Elizabeth A.H. Wilson;Gregory Makoul;Elizabeth A. Bojarski;Stacy Cooper Bailey

  • Learning to relax: Evaluating four brief interventions for overcoming the negative emotions accompanying math anxiety

    Tad T. Brunyé;Tad T. Brunyé;Caroline R. Mahoney;Caroline R. Mahoney;Grace E. Giles;Grace E. Giles;David N. Rapp

  • Revising what readers know: Updating text representations during narrative comprehension

    David Neil Rapp;Panayiota Kendeou

  • Readers' Trait-Based Models of Characters in Narrative Comprehension☆

    David N. Rapp;Richard J. Gerrig;Deborah A. Prentice

  • Literacy and Learning in Health Care

    Michael S. Wolf;Elizabeth A.H. Wilson;David N. Rapp;Katherine R. Waite

  • Psychological processes underlying literary impact

    Richard J. Gerrig;David N. Rapp

  • Predilections for narrative outcomes: The impact of story contexts and reader preferences

    David N. Rapp;Richard J. Gerrig

  • Depending on my mood: Mood-driven influences on text comprehension.

    Catherine M. Bohn-Gettler;David N. Rapp

  • Readers' reliance on source credibility in the service of comprehension.

    Jesse R. Sparks;David N. Rapp

  • Processing Inaccurate Information: Theoretical and Applied Perspectives from Cognitive Science and the Educational Sciences

    David Rapp;Jason L. G. Braasch

  • To Err is Human: Patient Misinterpretations of Prescription Drug Label Instructions

    Ulla Connor;Michael S. Wolf;Terry C. Davis;William Shrank

Frequent Co-Authors

Panayiota Kendeou
Panayiota Kendeou University of Minnesota
Holly A. Taylor
Holly A. Taylor Tufts University
Paul van den Broek
Paul van den Broek Leiden University
Tad T. Brunyé
Tad T. Brunyé Tufts University
Richard J. Gerrig
Richard J. Gerrig Stony Brook University
Joseph P. Magliano
Joseph P. Magliano Georgia State University
Kristen L. McMaster
Kristen L. McMaster University of Minnesota
Caroline R. Mahoney
Caroline R. Mahoney Tufts University
David H. Uttal
David H. Uttal Northwestern University
Christine A. Espin
Christine A. Espin Leiden University

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