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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 41 7788 7266 4184 3804 99 9327

James E. Mazur publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James E. Mazur between 1966 and 2019, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James E. Mazur published across 54 years, from 1966 to 2019, averaging 1.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2015. 1 of the 99 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1966 to 2019. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2015. 1966: 1 publication 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 3 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 2 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 2 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 2 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 2 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 1 publication
1966 2019

99 publications in total across all disciplines

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James E. Mazur: publications per year, 1966 to 2019
Year Publications
1966 1
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 1
1976 0
1977 1
1978 3
1979 1
1980 2
1981 2
1982 1
1983 2
1984 3
1985 2
1986 3
1987 5
1988 3
1989 1
1990 2
1991 3
1992 2
1993 1
1994 1
1995 2
1996 3
1997 3
1998 3
1999 1
2000 3
2001 2
2002 3
2003 2
2004 2
2005 3
2006 2
2007 3
2008 3
2009 1
2010 2
2011 1
2012 2
2013 3
2014 0
2015 10
2016 4
2017 0
2018 0
2019 1
Total 99
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James E. Mazur 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 James E. Mazur sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 91–100 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 99 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713 99
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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James E. Mazur 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 James E. Mazur sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 40–41 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671 41
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Statistics
  • Reinforcement
  • Neuroscience

His primary areas of study are Reinforcement, Social psychology, Statistics, Indifference point and Cognitive psychology. His study in Reinforcement is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Developmental psychology and Frequency distribution. His research in Developmental psychology intersects with topics in Matching law and Key pecking.

While the research belongs to areas of Social psychology, James E. Mazur spends his time largely on the problem of Probabilistic logic, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Stimulus, Probability learning and Control theory. His work in Statistics tackles topics such as Rate of reinforcement which are related to areas like Preference, Reinforcement learning and Range. As part of his studies on Indifference point, James E. Mazur often connects relevant subjects like Structural engineering.

His most cited work include:

  • An adjusting procedure for studying delayed reinforcement. (1372 citations)
  • Learning and Behavior (504 citations)
  • Tests of an equivalence rule for fixed and variable reinforcer delays. (348 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Reinforcement, Statistics, Social psychology, Preference and Developmental psychology. His work deals with themes such as Cognitive psychology, Probabilistic logic, Indifference point and Constant, which intersect with Reinforcement. His work carried out in the field of Cognitive psychology brings together such families of science as Classical conditioning, Matching law and Operant conditioning.

His studies in Statistics integrate themes in fields like Discrete trials and Rate of reinforcement. His Social psychology study frequently links to other fields, such as Transition. His Preference research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Discrimination learning, Probability learning and Conditioning.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Reinforcement (71.59%)
  • Statistics (48.86%)
  • Social psychology (45.45%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2019)?

  • Cognitive psychology (17.05%)
  • Operant conditioning (7.95%)
  • Social psychology (45.45%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

James E. Mazur mainly investigates Cognitive psychology, Operant conditioning, Social psychology, Variable interval and Security token. Cognitive psychology is closely attributed to Motor skill in his study. Much of his study explores Operant conditioning relationship to Cognitive science.

When carried out as part of a general Social psychology research project, his work on Punishment is frequently linked to work in Delay discounting, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study. In Variable interval, James E. Mazur works on issues like Communication, which are connected to Statistics. Preference and Reinforcement are frequently intertwined in his study.

Between 2012 and 2019, his most popular works were:

  • Human choices between variable and fixed rewards in hypothetical variable-delay and double-reward discounting procedures. (7 citations)
  • Pigeons' choices with token stimuli in concurrent variable-interval schedules. (6 citations)
  • The Effect of Delay and of Intervening Events on Reinforcement Value : Quantitative Analyses of Behavior, Volume V (5 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Statistics
  • Reinforcement
  • Neuroscience

His main research concerns Reinforcement, Statistics, Volume, Value and Hyperbolic discounting. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Cognitive psychology and Preference. His Hyperbolic discounting research includes elements of Token economy, Matching law, Stimulus, Communication and Security token.

James E. Mazur regularly links together related areas like Variable interval in his Token economy studies.

Best Publications

  • An adjusting procedure for studying delayed reinforcement.

    Michael L. Commons;James E. Mazur;John A. Nevin;Howard Rachlin

  • Tests of an equivalence rule for fixed and variable reinforcer delays.

    James E. Mazur

  • Choice in a "self-control" paradigm: effects of a fading procedure.

    James E. Mazur;A. W. Logue

  • Basic and applied research on choice responding.

    Wayne W. Fisher;James E. Mazur

  • Learning as accumulation: a reexamination of the learning curve.

    James E. Mazur;Reid Hastie

  • Hyperbolic Value Addition and General Models of Animal Choice

    James E. Mazur

  • Optimization theory fails to predict performance of pigeons in a two-response situation

    James E. Mazur

  • CHOICE, DELAY, PROBABILITY, AND CONDITIONED REINFORCEMENT

    James E. Mazur

  • Mathematical Models and the Experimental Analysis of Behavior.

    James E. Mazur

  • Theories of probabilistic reinforcement.

    James E. Mazur

  • Maintenance of self-control acquired through a fading procedure: Follow-up on Mazur and Logue (1978).

    A. W. Logue;James E. Mazur

  • Tradeoffs among delay, rate, and amount of reinforcement

    James E Mazur

  • Delay-amount tradeoffs in choices by pigeons and rats: hyperbolic versus exponential discounting.

    James E. Mazur;Dawn R. Biondi

  • Choice between single and multiple delayed reinforcers.

    James E. Mazur

  • Fixed and variable ratios and delays: further tests of an equivalence rule.

    James E. Mazur

  • Steady-state performance on fixed-, mixed-, and random-ratio schedules.

    James E. Mazur

  • Estimation of indifference points with an adjusting-delay procedure.

    James E. Mazur

  • Choice behavior in transition : development of preference for the higher probability of reinforcement

    John T. Bailey;James E. Mazur;James E. Mazur

  • Choice between small certain and large uncertain reinforcers

    James E. Mazur

  • Conditioned reinforcement and choice with delayed and uncertain primary reinforcers.

    James E. Mazur

Frequent Co-Authors

Howard Rachlin
Howard Rachlin Stony Brook University
Alexandra W. Logue
Alexandra W. Logue City University of New York
Richard J. Herrnstein
Richard J. Herrnstein Harvard University
Allan R. Wagner
Allan R. Wagner Yale University
Leonard Green
Leonard Green Washington University in St. Louis
Wayne W. Fisher
Wayne W. Fisher Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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