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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 145 93 80 54 45 433 77249
Neuroscience 147 159 144 100 89 459 81283

James L. McGaugh publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James L. McGaugh between 1956 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James L. McGaugh published across 70 years, from 1956 to 2025, averaging 6.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 1980. 2 of the 469 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1956 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 1980. 1956: 1 publication 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 1 publication 1960: 0 publications 1961: 3 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 1 publication 1965: 4 publications 1966: 4 publications 1967: 3 publications 1968: 4 publications 1969: 3 publications 1970: 5 publications 1971: 6 publications 1972: 9 publications 1973: 12 publications 1974: 5 publications 1975: 8 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 8 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 9 publications 1980: 25 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 10 publications 1983: 11 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 13 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 16 publications 1990: 14 publications 1991: 10 publications 1992: 12 publications 1993: 9 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 13 publications 1996: 20 publications 1997: 13 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 18 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 3 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1956 2025

469 publications in total across all disciplines

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James L. McGaugh: publications per year, 1956 to 2025
Year Publications
1956 1
1957 0
1958 0
1959 1
1960 0
1961 3
1962 0
1963 0
1964 1
1965 4
1966 4
1967 3
1968 4
1969 3
1970 5
1971 6
1972 9
1973 12
1974 5
1975 8
1976 3
1977 8
1978 4
1979 9
1980 25
1981 5
1982 10
1983 11
1984 2
1985 13
1986 4
1987 7
1988 8
1989 16
1990 14
1991 10
1992 12
1993 9
1994 10
1995 13
1996 20
1997 13
1998 10
1999 18
2000 15
2001 12
2002 10
2003 12
2004 11
2005 7
2006 14
2007 5
2008 6
2009 7
2010 2
2011 2
2012 6
2013 4
2014 6
2015 2
2016 2
2017 7
2018 3
2019 5
2020 2
2021 1
2022 3
2023 0
2024 1
2025 1
Total 469
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James L. McGaugh 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 L. McGaugh 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, 431–440 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: 433 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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
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 41 433
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 L. McGaugh 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 L. McGaugh 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, 144+ 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: 145 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.

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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
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+ 98 145
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award
  • 2015 - Grawemeyer Award in Psychology, University of Louisville
  • 2009 - Karl Spencer Lashley Award, The American Philosophical Society In recognition of his comprehensive study of the biological processes that modulate the formation and consolidation of memory
  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1989 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1989 - William James Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science (APA)
  • 1981 - APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association
  • 1970 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

James L. McGaugh is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of neuroscience, with a total of 13 publications in this area. Within neuroscience, they have contributed to several subfields, including cognitive neuroscience, cellular and molecular neuroscience, behavioral neuroscience, social psychology, and molecular biology.

Their work covers multiple main topics, emphasizing:

  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Benno Roozendaal
  • Vanja Vukojević
  • David Coynel
  • Navid Ghaffari
  • Virginie Freytag

Their research has been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Neuroscience
  • Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Neuroscience

Recent papers by James L. McGaugh include:

  • The Entorhinal Cortex as a Gateway for Amygdala Influences on Memory Consolidation, 2022, Neuroscience
  • Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis modulate memory consolidation via glucocorticoid-dependent and -independent circuits, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Basolateral amygdala activation enhances object recognition memory by inhibiting anterior insular cortex activity, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • NTRK2 methylation is related to reduced PTSD risk in two African cohorts of trauma survivors, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Glucocorticoid effects on working memory impairment require l-type calcium channel activity within prefrontal cortex, 2022, Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

James L. McGaugh has received multiple awards across their career, including:

  • Grawemeyer Award in Psychology, University of Louisville, 2015
  • Karl Spencer Lashley Award, The American Philosophical Society, 2009, in recognition of their comprehensive study of the biological processes that modulate the formation and consolidation of memory
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1992
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1989
  • William James Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science (APA), 1989
  • APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association, 1981
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1970

Best Publications

  • Memory--a century of consolidation.

    James L. McGaugh

  • THE AMYGDALA MODULATES THE CONSOLIDATION OF MEMORIES OF EMOTIONALLY AROUSING EXPERIENCES

    James L. McGaugh

  • MECHANISMS OF EMOTIONAL AROUSAL AND LASTING DECLARATIVE MEMORY

    Larry Cahill;James L. McGaugh

  • Time-dependent processes in memory storage

    James L. McGaugh

  • Beta-adrenergic activation and memory for emotional events.

    Larry Cahill;Bruce Prins;Michael Weber;Michael Weber;James L. McGaugh

  • Inactivation of Hippocampus or Caudate Nucleus with Lidocaine Differentially Affects Expression of Place and Response Learning

    Mark G. Packard;James L. McGaugh

  • Intraneuronal Aβ Causes the Onset of Early Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Cognitive Deficits in Transgenic Mice

    Lauren M. Billings;Salvatore Oddo;Kim N. Green;James L. McGaugh

  • Stress and glucocorticoids impair retrieval of long-term spatial memory

    Dominique J.-F. de Quervain;Benno Roozendaal;James L. McGaugh

  • Amygdala activity at encoding correlated with long-term, free recall of emotional information.

    Larry Cahill;Richard J. Haier;James Fallon;Michael T. Alkire

  • The amygdala and emotional memory.

    Larry Cahill;Ralf Babinsky;Hans J. Markowitsch;James L. McGaugh

  • Inhibition of activity-dependent arc protein expression in the rat hippocampus impairs the maintenance of long-term potentiation and the consolidation of long-term memory

    John F. Guzowski;Gregory L. Lyford;Gail D. Stevenson;Frank P. Houston

  • Role of adrenal stress hormones in forming lasting memories in the brain.

    James L McGaugh;Benno Roozendaal

  • Acute cortisone administration impairs retrieval of long-term declarative memory in humans.

    Dominique J.-F. de Quervain;Dominique J.-F. de Quervain;Benno Roozendaal;Roger M. Nitsch;James L. McGaugh

  • Involvement of the amygdala in memory storage: Interaction with other brain systems

    James L. McGaugh;Larry Cahill;Benno Roozendaal

  • Experience-dependent gene expression in the rat hippocampus after spatial learning: a comparison of the immediate-early genes Arc, c-fos, and zif268.

    John F. Guzowski;Barry Setlow;Edward K. Wagner;James L. McGaugh

  • A novel demonstration of enhanced memory associated with emotional arousal.

    Larry Cahill;James L. McGaugh

  • Glucocorticoids increase amyloid-beta and tau pathology in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

    Kim N. Green;Lauren M. Billings;Benno Roozendaal;James L. McGaugh

  • The role of interactions between the cholinergic system and other neuromodulatory systems in learning and memory.

    Michael W. Decker;James L. McGaugh

  • Double dissociation of fornix and caudate nucleus lesions on acquisition of two water maze tasks: Further evidence for multiple memory systems.

    Mark G. Packard;James L. McGaugh

  • Memory consolidation and the amygdala: a systems perspective

    James L McGaugh

  • Involvement of Hormonal and Neuromodulatory Systems in the Regulation of Memory Storage

    James L. McGaugh

Frequent Co-Authors

Benno Roozendaal
Benno Roozendaal Radboud University
Larry Cahill
Larry Cahill University of California, Irvine
Paul E. Gold
Paul E. Gold Syracuse University
Carl W. Cotman
Carl W. Cotman University of California, Irvine
Keng-Chen Liang
Keng-Chen Liang National Taiwan University
Norman M. Weinberger
Norman M. Weinberger University of California, Irvine
Dominique J.-F. de Quervain
Dominique J.-F. de Quervain University of Basel
Ivan Izquierdo
Ivan Izquierdo Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
Federico Bermúdez-Rattoni
Federico Bermúdez-Rattoni National Autonomous University of Mexico
Mark G. Packard
Mark G. Packard Texas A&M University

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