2026 Dennis R. Proffitt: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	74	1904	1719	1115	983	212	17168

Dennis R. Proffitt 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 Dennis R. Proffitt sits on this spectrum.

31 publications 705+

This scientist: 212 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dennis R. Proffitt 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 Dennis R. Proffitt sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 84th percentile

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

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

Overview

Dennis R. Proffitt is affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within psychology and cognitive science, with a focus on human perception, interaction, and virtual reality applications.

Proffitt's recent publications include work on virtual reality and sensory interactions, as well as studies in social and cognitive neuroscience. Key papers authored or coauthored by Proffitt cover various aspects of perception and embodiment:

"Expertise in Tool Use Promotes Tool Embodiment" (2021), published in Topics in Cognitive Science
"Temporal dynamics of the Rubber Hand Illusion" (2023), published in Scientific Reports
"Repeated and multivariate measures of perceived distance" (2022), published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
"Repeated and multivariate measures of perceived distance" (2022), published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Proffitt include Elyssa Twedt, Jonathan Z. Bakdash, Veronica Weser, Gianluca Finotti, and Sara Garofalo. These collaborations encompass multiple studies contributing to the fields of perception and virtual environments.

Proffitt's research is disseminated in a variety of publication venues, most notably:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Topics in Cognitive Science
Scientific Reports

The scientist's work is primarily situated within subfields such as Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology, and Developmental and Educational Psychology. These areas reflect a broad interest in how people perceive and interact with their environments both physically and socially.

Among the main topics addressed in Proffitt's research are:

Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
Action Observation and Synchronization
Sport Psychology and Performance
Tactile and Sensory Interactions
Visual perception and processing mechanisms

This range of topics indicates a focus on understanding perceptual processes and sensory-motor integration, which may have applications in both theoretical contexts and practical environments, such as tool use and sports performance.

Best Publications

Embodied Perception and the Economy of Action

Dennis R. Proffitt

957
Citations
Visual-motor recalibration in geographical slant perception.

Mukul Bhalla;Dennis R. Proffitt

926
Citations
The Role of Effort in Perceiving Distance

Dennis R. Proffitt;Jeanine Stefanucci;Tom Banton;William Epstein

679
Citations
Perceiving geographical slant

Dennis R. Proffitt;Mukul Bhalla;Rich Gossweiler;Jonathan Midgett

654
Citations
Tool use affects perceived distance, but only when you intend to use it.

Jessica K. Witt;Dennis R. Proffitt;William Epstein

564
Citations
A biomechanical invariant for gait perception

James E. Cutting;Dennis R. Proffitt;Lynn T. Kozlowski

444
Citations
Perceiving distance: a role of effort and intent.

Jessica K Witt;Dennis R Proffitt;William Epstein

402
Citations
Infant sensitivity to figural coherence in biomechanical motions

Bennett I. Bertenthal;Dennis R. Proffitt;James E. Cutting

373
Citations
Social Support and the Perception of Geographical Slant

Simone Schnall;Kent D. Harber;Jeanine K. Stefanucci;Dennis R. Proffitt

353
Citations
Grasping objects by their handles: a necessary interaction between cognition and action.

Sarah H. Creem;Dennis R. Proffitt

351
Citations
Action-specific influences on distance perception: A role for motor simulation.

Jessica K. Witt;Dennis R. Proffitt

339
Citations
Defining the cortical visual systems: "what", "where", and "how".

Sarah H Creem;Dennis R Proffitt

332
Citations
Updating displays after imagined object and viewer rotations.

Maryjane Wraga;Sarah H. Creem;Dennis R. Proffitt

301
Citations
Understanding natural dynamics.

Dennis R. Proffitt;David L. Gilden

299
Citations
Usability analysis of 3D rotation techniques

Ken Hinckley;Joe Tullio;Randy Pausch;Dennis Proffitt

294
Citations
See the Ball, Hit the Ball Apparent Ball Size Is Correlated With Batting Average

Jessica K. Witt;Dennis R. Proffitt

266
Citations
Gait Perception as an Example of How We May Perceive Events

James E. Cutting;Dennis R. Proffitt

257
Citations
The minimum principle and the perception of absolute, common, and relative motions

James E. Cutting;Dennis R. Proffitt

254
Citations
Direct evidence for the economy of action: Glucose and the perception of geographical slant

Simone Schnall;Jonathan R Zadra;Dennis R Proffitt

246
Citations
Influence of animation on dynamical judgments.

Mary K. Kaiser;Dennis R. Proffitt;Susan M. Whelan;Heiko Hecht

244
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeanine K. Stefanucci University of Utah

Jessica K. Witt Colorado State University

Bennett I. Bertenthal Indiana University

Randy Pausch Carnegie Mellon University

James E. Cutting Cornell University

Gerald L. Clore University of Virginia

Ken Hinckley Microsoft (United States)

Neal F. Kassell Focused Ultrasound Foundation

Marco Bertamini University of Padua

Heinrich H. Bülthoff Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics

External Links

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