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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 58 3923 3619 2195 1977 124 9436
Neuroscience 58 4238 3888 1911 1723 133 9565

John E. Richards publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John E. Richards between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John E. Richards published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 3.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2015. 7 of the 149 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2015. 1980: 2 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 3 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 3 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 4 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 3 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 2 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 3 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 10 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 4 publications
1980 2025

149 publications in total across all disciplines

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John E. Richards: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 2
1981 1
1982 0
1983 1
1984 0
1985 2
1986 2
1987 1
1988 3
1989 3
1990 0
1991 3
1992 0
1993 0
1994 1
1995 3
1996 5
1997 6
1998 7
1999 1
2000 4
2001 4
2002 1
2003 3
2004 4
2005 4
2006 2
2007 1
2008 2
2009 3
2010 5
2011 1
2012 3
2013 5
2014 1
2015 10
2016 4
2017 5
2018 2
2019 7
2020 8
2021 10
2022 7
2023 5
2024 3
2025 4
Total 149
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John E. Richards 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 John E. Richards 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, 121–130 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: 124 publications — 35th percentile

35% 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
121–130 670 124
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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John E. Richards 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 John E. Richards 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, 58–59 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: 58 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% 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 58
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

John E. Richards is affiliated with the University of South Carolina in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine, with a particular focus on subfields such as Cognitive Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Biomedical Engineering, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Developmental and Educational Psychology.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics including Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques, Face Recognition and Perception, Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, and Neural Dynamics and Brain Function.

John E. Richards has published extensively, contributing to noteworthy venues. Frequent publication outlets include Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental Science, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), NeuroImage, and PLoS ONE.

Recent papers illustrate the scope and focus of their research:

  • Face-sensitive brain responses in the first year of life (2020, NeuroImage)
  • The developmental trajectory of fronto-temporoparietal connectivity as a proxy of the default mode network: a longitudinal fNIRS investigation (2020, Human Brain Mapping)
  • Structural templates for imaging EEG cortical sources in infants (2020, NeuroImage)
  • The influence of maternal anxiety and depression symptoms on fNIRS brain responses to emotional faces in 5- and 7-month-old infants (2020, Infant Behavior and Development)
  • Association of psychosocial adversity and social information processing in children raised in a low-resource setting: an fNIRS study (2022, Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience)

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors including Stefania Conte, Charles A. Nelson, Maggie W. Guy, Xiaoxue Fu, and Jane E. Roberts.

In addition to journal publications, John E. Richards has contributed to book literature, such as the volume published by Cambridge University Press titled The Cambridge Handbook of Infant Development (2020).

Best Publications

  • The emergence of the social brain network: Evidence from typical and atypical development

    Mark H Johnson;Richard Griffin;Gergely Csibra;Hanife Halit

  • Familiarization, attention, and recognition memory in infancy: an event-related potential and cortical source localization study.

    Greg D. Reynolds;John E. Richards

  • Heart rate variability during attention phases in young infants.

    John E. Richards;Betty Jo Casey

  • Attention affects the recognition of briefly presented visual stimuli in infants: an ERP study.

    John E. Richards

  • Infants' Attention to Patterned Stimuli: Developmental Change from 3 to 12 Months of Age

    Mary L. Courage;Greg D. Reynolds;John E. Richards

  • Infant visual sustained attention and respiratory sinus arrhythmia.

    John E. Richards

  • A database of age-appropriate average MRI templates.

    John E. Richards;Carmen Sanchez;Michelle Phillips-Meek;Wanze Xie

  • Top-down modulation in the infant brain: Learning-induced expectations rapidly affect the sensory cortex at 6 months.

    Lauren L. Emberson;Lauren L. Emberson;John E. Richards;Richard N. Aslin;Richard N. Aslin

  • Cognitive neuroscience of attention : a developmental perspective

    John Edward Richards

  • Effects of attention on infants' preference for briefly exposed visual stimuli in the paired-comparison recognition-memory paradigm.

    John E. Richards

  • Age-specific MRI templates for pediatric neuroimaging

    Carmen E. Sanchez;John E. Richards;C. Robert Almli

  • Strategic Management: Issues and Cases

    Paul Dobson;Ken Starkey;John Richards

  • The Neural and Cognitive Time Course of Theory of Mind

    Joseph P. McCleery;Andrew D. R. Surtees;Katharine A. Graham;John E. Richards

  • The development of attention to simple and complex visual stimuli in infants: Behavioral and psychophysiological measures.

    John E. Richards

  • Neurodevelopmental MRI brain templates for children from 2 weeks to 4 years of age

    Carmen E. Sanchez;John E. Richards;C. Robert Almli

  • Localizing the development of covert attention in infants with scalp event-related potentials.

    John E. Richards

  • Heart Rate and Behavioral measures of Attention in Six‐, Nine‐, and Twelve‐Month‐Old Infants during Object Exploration

    Jeffrey M. Lansink;John E. Richards

  • Extended Visual Fixation in the Early Preschool Years: Look Duration, Heart Rate Changes, and Attentional Inertia

    John E. Richards;Kim Cronise

  • Attention in young infants: A developmental psychophysiological perspective.

    John E. Richards

  • The neural sources of N170: Understanding timing of activation in face-selective areas.

    Chuanji Gao;Stefania Conte;John E. Richards;Wanze Xie

  • Infant heart-rate variability and behavioral developmental status☆

    John E. Richards;Dana Cameron

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles A. Nelson
Charles A. Nelson Boston Children's Hospital
B. J. Casey
B. J. Casey Barnard College
Mary L. Courage
Mary L. Courage St. John's University
Richard N. Aslin
Richard N. Aslin Yale University
Jane E. Roberts
Jane E. Roberts University of South Carolina
Victoria Southgate
Victoria Southgate University of Copenhagen
Daniel R. Anderson
Daniel R. Anderson University of Massachusetts Amherst
John M. Henderson
John M. Henderson University of California, Davis
Antonia F. de C. Hamilton
Antonia F. de C. Hamilton University College London
Mayada Elsabbagh
Mayada Elsabbagh McGill University

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