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Psychology

D-Index
145
Citations
174945
World Ranking
91
National Ranking
52

Neuroscience

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147
Citations
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157
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Jonathan D. Cohen 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 Jonathan D. Cohen sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 458 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jonathan D. Cohen 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 Jonathan D. Cohen sits on this spectrum.

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 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.

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
  • 1977 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Jonathan D. Cohen is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States. Their research spans primarily the fields of Neuroscience and Computer Science, with a significant focus on Cognitive Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence, among other subfields. Additional areas of study include Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The main topics covered in Cohen's work encompass Neural dynamics and brain function, Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, and Memory and Neural Mechanisms. Their research also addresses Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, as well as Complex Systems and Decision Making.

Cohen has contributed extensively to various publication venues, including arXiv (Cornell University), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and Psychological Review.

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Cohen include:

  • Measuring Time Preferences, 2020, Journal of Economic Literature
  • Rationalizing constraints on the capacity for cognitive control, 2021, Trends in Cognitive Sciences
  • The temporal dynamics of opportunity costs: A normative account of cognitive fatigue and boredom., 2021, Psychological Review
  • People construct simplified mental representations to plan, 2022, Nature
  • Is Activity Silent Working Memory Simply Episodic Memory?, 2021, Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Frequent collaborators include Kenneth A. Norman, Thomas L. Griffiths, Nathaniel D. Daw, Sebastian Musslick, and Nicholas B. Turk-Browne.

Jonathan D. Cohen has received recognition such as being named a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1977.

Best Publications

  • An integrative theory of prefrontal cortex function

    Earl K. Miller;Jonathan D. Cohen

  • Conflict monitoring and cognitive control.

    Matthew M. Botvinick;Todd S. Braver;Deanna M. Barch;Cameron S. Carter

  • An fMRI Investigation of Emotional Engagement in Moral Judgment

    Joshua D. Greene;R. Brian Sommerville;Leigh E. Nystrom;John M. Darley

  • Rubber hands ‘feel’ touch that eyes see

    Matthew Botvinick;Jonathan Cohen

  • An Integrative Theory of Locus Coeruleus-Norepinephrine Function: Adaptive Gain and Optimal Performance.

    Gary Aston-Jones;Jonathan D. Cohen

  • Dissociating the role of the dorsolateral prefrontal and anterior cingulate cortex in cognitive control.

    Angus W. MacDonald;Jonathan D. Cohen;V. Andrew Stenger;Cameron S. Carter

  • The neural basis of economic decision-making in the Ultimatum Game.

    Alan G. Sanfey;James K. Rilling;Jessica A. Aronson;Leigh E. Nystrom

  • Conflict monitoring and anterior cingulate cortex: an update

    Matthew M. Botvinick;Jonathan D. Cohen;Cameron S. Carter

  • PsyScope: An interactive graphic system for designing and controlling experiments in the psychology laboratory using Macintosh computers

    Jonathan D. Cohen;Brian MacWhinney;Matthew Flatt;Jefferson Provost

  • Anterior cingulate cortex, error detection, and the online monitoring of performance

    Cameron S. Carter;Cameron S. Carter;Todd S. Braver;Todd S. Braver;M Deanna;M Deanna;Matthew M. Botvinick;Matthew M. Botvinick

  • Separate Neural Systems Value Immediate and Delayed Monetary Rewards

    Samuel M. McClure;David I. Laibson;George Loewenstein;Jonathan D. Cohen;Jonathan D. Cohen

  • Anterior cingulate conflict monitoring and adjustments in control

    John G. Kerns;John G. Kerns;Jonathan D. Cohen;Jonathan D. Cohen;Angus W. MacDonald;Raymond Y. Cho;Raymond Y. Cho

  • Improved assessment of significant activation in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) : use of a cluster-size threshold

    Steven D. Forman;Jonathan D. Cohen;Mark Fitzgerald;William F. Eddy

  • The neural bases of cognitive conflict and control in moral judgment.

    Joshua D. Greene;Leigh E. Nystrom;Andrew D. Engell;John M. Darley

  • On the control of automatic processes: A parallel distributed processing account of the stroop effect

    Jonathan D. Cohen;Kevin Dunbar;James L. McClelland

  • Conflict monitoring versus selection-for-action in anterior cingulate cortex

    Matthew Botvinick;Leigh E. Nystrom;Kate Fissell;Cameron S. Carter

  • The MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery, Part 1: Test Selection, Reliability, and Validity

    Keith H. Nuechterlein;Michael F. Green;Robert S. Kern;Lyle E. Baade

  • Temporal dynamics of brain activation during a working memory task

    Jonathan D. Cohen;Jonathan D. Cohen;William M. Perlstein;Todd S. Braver;Leigh E. Nystrom

  • The Expected Value of Control: An Integrative Theory of Anterior Cingulate Cortex Function

    Amitai Shenhav;Matthew M. Botvinick;Jonathan D. Cohen

  • Placebo-induced changes in FMRI in the anticipation and experience of pain.

    Tor D. Wager;James K. Rilling;Edward E. Smith;Alex Sokolik

  • The neural basis of error detection: conflict monitoring and the error-related negativity.

    Nick Yeung;Matthew M. Botvinick;Jonathan D. Cohen

Frequent Co-Authors

Cameron S. Carter
Cameron S. Carter University of California, Irvine
Todd S. Braver
Todd S. Braver Washington University in St. Louis
Douglas C. Noll
Douglas C. Noll University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Philip Holmes
Philip Holmes Princeton University
Amitai Shenhav
Amitai Shenhav Brown University
Deanna M. Barch
Deanna M. Barch Washington University in St. Louis
Matthew Botvinick
Matthew Botvinick Yale University
Kenneth A. Norman
Kenneth A. Norman Princeton University
Samuel M. McClure
Samuel M. McClure Arizona State University

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