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60333
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861
National Ranking
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Edward E. Smith 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 Edward E. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 219 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Edward E. Smith 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 Edward E. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - William James Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science (APA)
  • 1997 - APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association
  • 1996 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1992 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1980 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Edward E. Smith was affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and contributed extensively to research spanning medicine and psychology. Their work covered both broad and specialized areas, including rheumatology, neurology, artificial intelligence, experimental and cognitive psychology, and social psychology.

Smith's research topics encompassed a diverse range of subjects:

  • Moyamoya disease diagnosis and treatment
  • Cerebrovascular and genetic disorders
  • Cognitive science and mapping
  • Cognitive abilities and testing
  • Emotional intelligence and performance
  • Cerebrovascular and carotid artery diseases
  • Neurological complications and syndromes

They published in several scientific venues, most notably:

  • Neurology
  • Brain

Frequent co-authors in their work included Dianna M. Milewicz, Robert J. Sternberg, Arne Lauer, Samantha L. Speroni, and Jay Patel.

Among their recent papers were:

  • Cerebrovascular Disease Progression in Patients With ACTA2 Arg179 Pathogenic Variants, published in 2020 in Neurology
  • Correction to: Rare variants in ANO1, encoding a calcium-activated chloride channel, predispose to moyamoya disease, published in 2023 in Brain

Smith also authored books through the Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology, including The Psychology of Human Thought, published in 2020.

Throughout their career, Edward E. Smith was recognized with multiple honors, such as:

  • William James Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science (APA) in 1999
  • APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association in 1997
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1996
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1992
  • Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1980

Best Publications

  • Categories and concepts

    Edward E. Smith;Douglas L. Medin

  • Storage and executive processes in the frontal lobes.

    Edward E. Smith;John Jonides

  • Neuroimaging studies of working memory: a meta-analysis.

    Tor D. Wager;Edward E. Smith

  • Temporal dynamics of brain activation during a working memory task

    Jonathan D. Cohen;Jonathan D. Cohen;William M. Perlstein;Todd S. Braver;Leigh E. Nystrom

  • Placebo-induced changes in FMRI in the anticipation and experience of pain.

    Tor D. Wager;James K. Rilling;Edward E. Smith;Alex Sokolik

  • A Parametric Study of Prefrontal Cortex Involvement in Human Working Memory

    Todd S. Braver;Jonathan D. Cohen;Jonathan D. Cohen;Leigh E. Nystrom;John Jonides

  • Structure and process in semantic memory: A featural model for semantic decisions.

    Edward E. Smith;Edward J. Shoben;Lance J. Rips

  • Spatial working memory in humans as revealed by PET

    John Jonides;Edward E. Smith;Robert A. Koeppe;Edward Awh

  • Working Memory: A View from Neuroimaging

    Edward E. Smith;John Jonides

  • Semantic distance and the verification of semantic relations

    Lance J. Rips;Edward J. Shoben;Edward E. Smith

  • Age Differences in the Frontal Lateralization of Verbal and Spatial Working Memory Revealed by PET

    Patricia A. Reuter-lorenz;John Jonides;Edward E. Smith;Alan Hartley

  • Dissociating Verbal and Spatial Working Memory Using PET

    Edward E. Smith;John Jonides;Robert A. Koeppe

  • Category-Based Induction

    Daniel N. Osherson;Edward E. Smith;Ormond Wilkie;Alejandro López

  • On the adequacy of prototype theory as a theory of concepts.

    Daniel N. Osherson;Edward E. Smith

  • Neuroimaging analyses of human working memory

    Edward E. Smith;John Jonides

  • An Invitation to cognitive science

    E. E. Smith;D. N. Osherson

  • Dissociation of Storage and Rehearsal in Verbal Working Memory: Evidence From Positron Emission Tomography

    Edward Awh;John Jonides;Edward E. Smith;Eric H. Schumacher

  • Concepts and Concept Formation

    Douglas L. Medin;Edward E. Smith

  • Social rejection shares somatosensory representations with physical pain

    Ethan Kross;Marc G. Berman;Walter Mischel;Edward E. Smith

  • Verbal working memory load affects regional brain activation as measured by pet

    John Jonides;Eric H. Schumacher;Edward E. Smith;Erick J. Lauber

Frequent Co-Authors

John Jonides
John Jonides University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Daniel N. Osherson
Daniel N. Osherson Princeton University
Murray Grossman
Murray Grossman University of Pennsylvania
Douglas L. Medin
Douglas L. Medin Northwestern University
Tor D. Wager
Tor D. Wager Dartmouth College
Eldar Shafir
Eldar Shafir Princeton University
Robert A. Koeppe
Robert A. Koeppe University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jonathan D. Cohen
Jonathan D. Cohen Princeton University
Patricia A. Reuter-Lorenz
Patricia A. Reuter-Lorenz University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Peachie Moore
Peachie Moore University of Pennsylvania

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