2026 Jessica K. Witt: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	33	10435	9769	5477	5001	131	5907

Jessica K. Witt 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 Jessica K. Witt sits on this spectrum.

31 publications 706+

This scientist: 131 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 706 publications or more.

Jessica K. Witt 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 Jessica K. Witt sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jessica K. Witt is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Neuroscience and Computer Science, with a primary focus on Cognitive Neuroscience and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. They also work within subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

The scientist's publication record reflects a range of research topics including Data Visualization and Analytics, Visual Perception and Processing Mechanisms, Color Perception and Design, Action Observation and Synchronization, Disaster Management and Resilience, Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics, and Misinformation and Its Impacts.

Notable recent papers include:

"Putting the Self in Self-Correction: Findings From the Loss-of-Confidence Project" (2021) published in Perspectives on Psychological Science
"To Vaccinate or Not? The Role Played by Uncertainty Communication on Public Understanding and Behavior Regarding COVID-19" (2021) published in Science Communication
"The Weighted Average Illusion: Biases in Perceived Mean Position in Scatterplots" (2021) published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
"Tool Use Affects Spatial Perception" (2021) published in Topics in Cognitive Science
"Wielding a gun increases judgments of others as holding guns: a randomized controlled trial" (2020) published in Cognitive Research Principles and Implications

Their work has appeared frequently in several publication venues, including:

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
Journal of Vision
Attention Perception & Psychophysics
Journal of Experimental Psychology Applied
Cognitive Research Principles and Implications

Frequent collaborators include Amelia C. Warden, Benjamin A. Clegg, Danielle Albers Szafir, Michael D. Dodd, and Mengzhu Fu.

Best Publications

Tool use affects perceived distance, but only when you intend to use it.

Jessica K. Witt;Dennis R. Proffitt;William Epstein

564
Citations
Action’s Effect on Perception

Jessica K. Witt

452
Citations
From the Revolution to Embodiment: 25 Years of Cognitive Psychology

Arthur M. Glenberg;Arthur M. Glenberg;Jessica K. Witt;Janet Metcalfe

451
Citations
Perceiving distance: a role of effort and intent.

Jessica K Witt;Dennis R Proffitt;William Epstein

402
Citations
Action-specific influences on distance perception: A role for motor simulation.

Jessica K. Witt;Dennis R. Proffitt

339
Citations
See the Ball, Hit the Ball Apparent Ball Size Is Correlated With Batting Average

Jessica K. Witt;Dennis R. Proffitt

266
Citations
Putting to a bigger hole: Golf performance relates to perceived size

Jessica K. Witt;Sally A. Linkenauger;Jonathan Z. Bakdash;Dennis R. Proffitt

230
Citations
Signal Detection Measures Cannot Distinguish Perceptual Biases from Response Biases.

Jessica K Witt;J Eric T Taylor;Mila Sugovic;John T Wixted

193
Citations
The Effects of Handedness and Reachability on Perceived Distance.

Sally A. Linkenauger;Jessica K. Witt;Jeanine K. Stefanucci;Jonathan Z. Bakdash

163
Citations
The World Within Reach: Effects of Hand Posture and Tool Use on Visual Cognition

James R. Brockmole;Christopher C. Davoli;Richard A. Abrams;Jessica K. Witt

150
Citations
Kicking to bigger uprights: Field goal kicking performance influences perceived size

Jessica Witt;Travis Dorsch

150
Citations
A Functional Role for Motor Simulation in Identifying Tools

Jessica K. Witt;David Kemmerer;Sally A. Linkenauger;Jody Culham

137
Citations
The long road of pain: chronic pain increases perceived distance

Jessica K. Witt;Sally A. Linkenauger;Jonathan Z. Bakdash;Jason S. Augustyn

124
Citations
Taking a hands-on approach: apparent grasping ability scales the perception of object size.

Sally A. Linkenauger;Jessica K. Witt;Dennis R. Proffitt

124
Citations
Get Me Out of This Slump! Visual Illusions Improve Sports Performance

Jessica K. Witt;Sally A. Linkenauger;Dennis R. Proffitt

120
Citations
Performance and ease influence perceived speed.

Jessica K Witt;Mila Sugovic

114
Citations
Discovering your inner Gibson: reconciling action-specific and ecological approaches to perception-action.

Jessica K. Witt;Michael A. Riley

112
Citations
Asymmetrical Body Perception: A Possible Role for Neural Body Representations

Sally A. Linkenauger;Jessica K. Witt;Jonathan Z. Bakdash;Jeanine K. Stefanucci

102
Citations
When and How Are Spatial Perceptions Scaled

Jessica K. Witt;Dennis R. Proffitt;William Epstein

97
Citations
When Walls are No Longer Barriers: Perception of Wall Height in Parkour:

J Eric T Taylor;Jessica K Witt;Mila Sugovic

92
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Dennis R. Proffitt University of Virginia

James R. Brockmole University of Notre Dame

Jeanine K. Stefanucci University of Utah

Jody C. Culham University of Western Ontario

John T. Wixted University of California, San Diego

Arthur M. Glenberg Arizona State University

Jay Pratt University of Toronto

Richard E. Lucas Michigan State University

Gerald L. Clore University of Virginia

Susan C. South Purdue University West Lafayette

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