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Howard N. Zelaznik publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Howard N. Zelaznik sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 106 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Howard N. Zelaznik D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Howard N. Zelaznik sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 40 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Howard N. Zelaznik is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research spans several fields, with particular emphasis on neuroscience and psychology. Within these broader domains, their work focuses on subfields such as cognitive neuroscience and social psychology.

The scientist's recent research contributions include a paper titled Visual salience of 3D and 2D spoons determines S-R mapping and flanker effects, published in 2020 in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology.

They have collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Aiping Xiong
  • Robert W. Proctor
  • Yaqi Xu

Their work has been disseminated primarily in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology.

Research topics covered by Howard N. Zelaznik include:

  • Action Observation and Synchronization
  • Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Within the neuroscience and psychology fields, their publications emphasize both neural processes and behavioral aspects of these topics.

In recognition of their contributions, Howard N. Zelaznik was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Motor-output variability: a theory for the accuracy of rapid motor acts.

    Richard A. Schmidt;Howard Zelaznik;Brian Hawkins;James S. Frank

  • The cerebellum and event timing.

    Richard B. Ivry;Richard B. Ivry;Rebecca M. Spencer;Howard N. Zelaznik;Jörn Diedrichsen

  • Disrupted timing of discontinuous but not continuous movements by cerebellar lesions

    Rebecca M. C. Spencer;Rebecca M. C. Spencer;Howard N. Zelaznik;Howard N. Zelaznik;Jörn Diedrichsen;Jörn Diedrichsen;Richard B. Ivry;Richard B. Ivry

  • Development of functional synergies for speech motor coordination in childhood and adolescence.

    Anne Smith;Howard N. Zelaznik

  • Rapid visual feedback processing in single-aiming movements.

    Howard N. Zelaznik;Brian Hawkins;Lorraine Kisselburgh

  • Spatial topological constraints in a bimanual task.

    Elizabeth A. Franz;Howard N. Zelaznik;George McCabe

  • Spatiotemporal stability and patterning of speech movement sequences

    Anne Smith;Lisa Goffman;Howard N. Zelaznik;Goangshiuan Ying

  • Dissociation of explicit and implicit timing in repetitive tapping and drawing movements.

    Howard N. Zelaznik;Rebecca M. C. Spencer;Richard B. Ivry

  • Sources of Inaccuracy in Rapid Movement

    Richard A. Schmidt;Howard N. Zelaznik;James S. Frank

  • Advances in Motor Learning and Control

    Howard N. Zelaznik

  • Correlations for Timing Consistency Among Tapping and Drawing Tasks: Evidence Against a Single Timing Process for Motor Control

    Shannon D. Robertson;Howard N. Zelaznik;Dawn A. Lantero;Kathryn Gadacz Bojczyk

  • The influence of aging and attentional demands on recovery from postural instability.

    G. E. Stelmach;Howard N. Zelaznik;D. Lowe

  • Compatibility Effects in the Assignment of Symbolic Stimuli to Discrete Finger Responses

    Robert W. Proctor;T. Gilmour Reeve

  • Kinematic Properties of Rapid Aimed Hand Movements

    Howard N. Zelaznik;Richard A. Schmidt;Stan C. A. M. Gielen

  • Spatial conceptual influences on the coordination of bimanual actions: when a dual task becomes a single task.

    Elizabeth A Franz;Howard N Zelaznik;Stephan Swinnen;Charles B Walter

  • Distinct timing mechanisms produce discrete and continuous movements

    Raoul Huys;Breanna Erin Studenka;Nicole L. Rheaume;Howard N. Zelaznik

  • Generalized Motor Abilities and Timing Behavior in Children With Specific Language Impairment

    Howard N. Zelaznik;Lisa Goffman

  • Speed-Accuracy Trade-offs in Motor Behavior: Theories of Impulse Variability

    R. A. Schmidt;D. E. Sherwood;H. N. Zelaznik;B. J. Leikind

  • Evidence that a motor timing deficit is a factor in the development of stuttering.

    Lindsey Olander;Anne Smith;Howard N. Zelaznik

  • Multiple timescales in postural dynamics associated with vision and a secondary task are revealed by wavelet analysis.

    James R. Chagdes;Shirley Rietdyk;Jeff M. Haddad;Howard N. Zelaznik

  • Temporal precision in tapping and circle drawing movements at preferred rates is not correlated: further evidence against timing as a general-purpose ability.

    Howard N. Zelaznik;Rebecca M. Spencer;Julie G. Doffin

  • Evidence of Common Timing Processes in the Control of Manual, Orofacial, and Speech Movements.

    Elizabeth A. Franz;Howard N. Zelaznik;Anne Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Rebecca M. C. Spencer
Rebecca M. C. Spencer University of Massachusetts Amherst
Richard B. Ivry
Richard B. Ivry University of California, Berkeley
Anne Smith
Anne Smith Purdue University West Lafayette
Arvind Raman
Arvind Raman Purdue University West Lafayette
Elizabeth A. Franz
Elizabeth A. Franz University of Otago
Viktor K. Jirsa
Viktor K. Jirsa Aix-Marseille University
Richard A. Schmidt
Richard A. Schmidt University of California, Los Angeles
Robert W. Proctor
Robert W. Proctor Purdue University West Lafayette
Jörn Diedrichsen
Jörn Diedrichsen University of Western Ontario
Timothy D. Lee
Timothy D. Lee McMaster University

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