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134
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140
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Edward McAuley 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 McAuley sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 506 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Edward McAuley 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 McAuley sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 134 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award

Overview

Edward McAuley is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a focus on areas that intersect oncology, cognitive neuroscience, and physiology.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics related to physical activity, cognitive function, and survivorship, including:

  • White matter plasticity in healthy older adults: The effects of aerobic exercise, 2021, NeuroImage
  • Musical Training and Brain Volume in Older Adults, 2021, Brain Sciences
  • Physical activity intervention benefits persist months post-intervention: randomized trial in breast cancer survivors, 2023, Journal of Cancer Survivorship
  • The Association Between Light Physical Activity and Cognition Among Adults: A Scoping Review, 2021, The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • Resting state functional connectivity provides mechanistic predictions of future changes in sedentary behavior, 2022, Scientific Reports

Edward McAuley frequently collaborates with researchers in related domains. Their most common coauthors include:

  • Arthur F. Kramer
  • Charles H. Hillman
  • Kirk I. Erickson
  • Chaeryon Kang
  • Jeffrey M. Burns

Their work is regularly published in several scientific venues, notably:

  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Innovation in Aging
  • Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Edward McAuley's research covers specific subfields such as oncology, cognitive neuroscience, physiology, radiology and imaging, and pediatrics and child health. Their detailed investigations span key topics including cancer survivorship and care, physical activity and health, functional brain connectivity studies, childhood cancer survivors' quality of life, cancer-related cognitive impairment studies, health and cognitive aging, and cardiovascular and exercise physiology.

Best Publications

  • Exercise training increases size of hippocampus and improves memory

    Kirk I. Erickson;Michelle W. Voss;Ruchika Shaurya Prakash;Chandramallika Basak

  • Psychometric Properties of the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory in a Competitive Sport Setting: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis

    Edward D. McAuley;Terry Duncan;Vance V. Tammen

  • Aerobic Exercise Training Increases Brain Volume in Aging Humans

    Stanley J. Colcombe;Kirk I. Erickson;Paige E. Scalf;Jenny S. Kim

  • Cardiovascular fitness, cortical plasticity, and aging

    Stanley J. Colcombe;Arthur F. Kramer;Kirk I. Erickson;Paige Scalf

  • Ageing, fitness and neurocognitive function.

    Arthur F. Kramer;Sowon Hahn;Neal J. Cohen;Marie T. Banich

  • ACSM Position Stand: Exercise and Physical Activity for Older Adults

    Robert S. Mazzeo;Peter Cavanagh;William J. Evans;Maria Fiatarone

  • Aerobic Fitness Reduces Brain Tissue Loss in Aging Humans

    Stanley J. Colcombe;Kirk I. Erickson;Naftali Raz;Andrew G. Webb

  • Aerobic fitness is associated with hippocampal volume in elderly humans

    Kirk I. Erickson;Ruchika S. Prakash;Michelle W. Voss;Laura Chaddock

  • The physical activity scale for the elderly (PASE): evidence for validity.

    Richard A Washburn;Edward McAuley;Jeffrey Katula;Shannon L Mihalko

  • Self-efficacy determinants and consequences of physical activity

    Edward McAuley;Bryan Blissmer

  • Plasticity of Brain Networks in a Randomized Intervention Trial of Exercise Training in Older Adults

    Michelle W. Voss;Ruchika S. Prakash;Kirk I. Erickson;Chandramallika Basak

  • Measuring Causal Attributions: The Revised Causal Dimension Scale (CDSII)

    Edward McAuley;Terry E. Duncan;Daniel Wayne Russell

  • Tai Chi and Fall Reductions in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Fuzhong Li;Peter Harmer;K. John Fisher;Edward McAuley

  • Self-efficacy and the maintenance of exercise participation in older adults

    Edward McAuley

  • Predicting long-term maintenance of physical activity in older adults.

    Edward McAuley;Gerald J Jerome;Steriani Elavsky;David X Marquez

  • The role of efficacy cognitions in the prediction of exercise behavior in middle-aged adults.

    Edward McAuley

  • Social Relations, Physical Activity, and Well-Being in Older Adults☆☆☆

    Edward McAuley;Bryan Blissmer;David X. Marquez;Gerald J. Jerome

  • Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Is Associated with Age-Related Decline in Hippocampal Volume

    Kirk I. Erickson;Ruchika Shaurya Prakash;Michelle W. Voss;Laura Chaddock

  • Physical activity and multiple sclerosis: a meta-analysis

    Robert W Motl;Edward McAuley;Erin M Snook

  • The influence of aerobic fitness on cerebral white matter integrity and cognitive function in older adults: results of a one-year exercise intervention

    Michelle W. Voss;Susie Heo;Ruchika S. Prakash;Kirk I. Erickson

  • Physical activity enhances long-term quality of life in older adults: Efficacy, esteem, and affective influences

    Steriani Elavsky;Edward McAuley;Robert W. Motl;James F. Konopack

Frequent Co-Authors

Arthur F. Kramer
Arthur F. Kramer Northeastern University
Robert W. Motl
Robert W. Motl University of Illinois at Chicago
Kirk I. Erickson
Kirk I. Erickson University of Pittsburgh
Michelle W. Voss
Michelle W. Voss University of Iowa
Steriani Elavsky
Steriani Elavsky Masaryk University
Kerry S. Courneya
Kerry S. Courneya University of Alberta
Charles H. Hillman
Charles H. Hillman Northeastern University
Ruchika Shaurya Prakash
Ruchika Shaurya Prakash The Ohio State University
Terry E. Duncan
Terry E. Duncan Oregon Research Institute
Karl S. Rosengren
Karl S. Rosengren University of Wisconsin–Madison

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