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Gail McKoon 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 Gail McKoon sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 143 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gail McKoon 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 Gail McKoon sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 75 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.

Overview

Gail McKoon is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Neuroscience and Medicine, with an emphasis on Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychiatry and Mental Health among subfields. Other areas of study include Artificial Intelligence, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, as well as Statistics and Probability.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Mind wandering and attention
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Machine Learning in Healthcare
  • Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
  • Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills

McKoon has an active publication record across respected venues, with frequent contributions to the following journals:

  • Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition
  • Neuropsychology
  • Journal of Experimental Psychology General
  • Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Among their recent papers are:

  • A diffusion model analysis of sustained attention in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder., 2020, Neuropsychology
  • Discriminating memory disordered patients from controls using diffusion model parameters from recognition memory., 2021, Journal of Experimental Psychology General
  • Can neuropsychological testing be improved with model-based approaches?, 2022, Trends in Cognitive Sciences
  • Reexamining the effects of speed-accuracy instructions with a diffusion-model-based analysis., 2023, Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition
  • Examining aging and numerosity using an integrated diffusion model., 2020, Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition

Their research collaborations include working frequently with noted coauthors such as:

  • Roger Ratcliff
  • Cynthia Huang-Pollock
  • Alexandra Roule
  • Tyler Warner
  • Jason S. Feldman

McKoon's body of work integrates computational modeling approaches, especially diffusion models, to investigate cognitive processes in disorders such as ADHD, memory impairments, and age-related cognitive decline. The scientist also explores how machine learning methodologies can enhance healthcare-related research.

Best Publications

  • The Diffusion Decision Model: Theory and Data for Two-Choice Decision Tasks

    Roger Ratcliff;Gail McKoon

  • Inference during reading.

    Gail McKoon;Roger Ratcliff

  • Diffusion Decision Model: Current Issues and History

    Roger Ratcliff;Philip L. Smith;Scott D. Brown;Gail McKoon

  • A retrieval theory of priming in memory.

    Roger Ratcliff;Gail McKoon

  • Connectionist and diffusion models of reaction time.

    Roger Ratcliff;Trisha Van Zandt;Gail McKoon

  • A Diffusion Model Account of the Lexical Decision Task

    Roger Ratcliff;Pablo Gomez;Gail McKoon

  • Comprehension and recall of text as a function of content variables

    W. Kintsch;E. Kozminsky;W.J. Streby;G. McKoon

  • Inferences about predictable events.

    Gail McKoon;Roger Ratcliff

  • Priming in episodic and semantic memory.

    Gail McKoon;Roger Ratcliff

  • The effects of aging on reaction time in a signal detection task.

    Roger Ratcliff;Anjali Thapar;Gail McKoon

  • Spreading activation versus compound cue accounts of priming: Mediated priming revisited.

    Gail McKoon;Roger Ratcliff

  • The comprehension processes and memory structures involved in anaphoric reference

    Gail McKoon;Roger Ratcliff

  • A diffusion model account of criterion shifts in the lexical decision task

    Eric-Jan Wagenmakers;Roger Ratcliff;Pablo Gomez;Gail McKoon

  • A Diffusion Model Analysis of the Effects of Aging in the Lexical-Decision Task

    Roger Ratcliff;Anjali Thapar;Pablo Gomez;Gail McKoon

  • Priming in item recognition: Evidence for the propositional structure of sentences

    Roger Ratcliff;Gail McKoon

  • The activation of antecedent information during the processing of anaphoric reference in reading.

    Gary S. Dell;Gail McKoon;Roger Ratcliff

  • A diffusion model analysis of the effects of aging on recognition memory

    Roger Ratcliff;Anjali Thapar;Gail McKoon

  • MEMORY-BASED LANGUAGE PROCESSING: Psycholinguistic Research in the 1990s

    Gail McKoon;Roger Ratcliff

  • Pronoun resolution and discourse models.

    Steven B. Greene;Gail McKoon;Roger Ratcliff

  • Individual Differences, Aging, and IQ in Two-Choice Tasks

    Roger Ratcliff;Anjali Thapar;Gail McKoon

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger Ratcliff
Roger Ratcliff The Ohio State University
Richard J. Gerrig
Richard J. Gerrig Stony Brook University
Gary S. Dell
Gary S. Dell University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Gregory Ward
Gregory Ward Northwestern University
Michael W. Vasey
Michael W. Vasey The Ohio State University
Cynthia L. Huang-Pollock
Cynthia L. Huang-Pollock Pennsylvania State University
Jeffrey N. Rouder
Jeffrey N. Rouder University of California, Irvine
Richard Sproat
Richard Sproat Google (United States)
Edward J. O'Brien
Edward J. O'Brien University of New Hampshire
Janice M. Keenan
Janice M. Keenan University of Denver

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