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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 68 2489 2277 1441 1289 221 16392

Karen Emmorey publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Karen Emmorey between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Karen Emmorey published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 5.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2013. 22 of the 255 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2013. 1983: 2 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 14 publications
1983 2025

255 publications in total across all disciplines

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Karen Emmorey: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 2
1984 2
1985 5
1986 0
1987 2
1988 1
1989 1
1990 1
1991 2
1992 2
1993 5
1994 0
1995 3
1996 2
1997 6
1998 4
1999 1
2000 3
2001 7
2002 3
2003 7
2004 5
2005 4
2006 6
2007 2
2008 6
2009 9
2010 5
2011 4
2012 6
2013 21
2014 3
2015 10
2016 9
2017 14
2018 14
2019 8
2020 16
2021 20
2022 5
2023 7
2024 8
2025 14
Total 255
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Karen Emmorey 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 Karen Emmorey 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, 221–230 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: 221 publications — 75th percentile

75% 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
221–230 283 221
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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Karen Emmorey 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 Karen Emmorey 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, 68–69 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: 68 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% 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 68
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Karen Emmorey is affiliated with San Diego State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and neuroscience, with a strong emphasis on developmental and educational psychology, cognitive neuroscience, experimental and cognitive psychology, human-computer interaction, and social psychology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including hearing impairment and communication, hand gesture recognition systems, language, metaphor, and cognition, tactile and sensory interactions, neurobiology of language and bilingualism, action observation and synchronization, and reading and literacy development.

Frequent co-authors in their research include Phillip J. Holcomb, Katherine J. Midgley, Zed Sevcikova Sehyr, Brittany Lee, and Gabriela Meade.

Karen Emmorey has published extensively in the following venues:

  • Neuropsychologia
  • The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education
  • Brain and Language
  • Bilingualism Language and Cognition
  • Neurobiology of Language

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Karen Emmorey include:

  • "The ASL-LEX 2.0 Project: A Database of Lexical and Phonological Properties for 2,723 Signs in American Sign Language" (2021) in The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education
  • "Contribution of Lexical Quality and Sign Language Variables to Reading Comprehension" (2022) in The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education
  • "Cross-modal translation priming and iconicity effects in deaf signers and hearing learners of American Sign Language" (2020) in Bilingualism Language and Cognition
  • "New Perspectives on the Neurobiology of Sign Languages" (2021) in Frontiers in Communication
  • "On the Connection Between Language Control and Executive Control-An ERP Study" (2021) in Neurobiology of Language

In 2010, Karen Emmorey was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Language, Cognition, and the Brain: Insights From Sign Language Research

    Karen Denise Emmorey

  • The Source of Enhanced Cognitive Control in Bilinguals Evidence From Bimodal Bilinguals

    Karen Emmorey;Gigi Luk;Jennie E. Pyers;Ellen Bialystok

  • Symbolic gestures and spoken language are processed by a common neural system

    Jiang Xu;Patrick J. Gannon;Karen Emmorey;Jason F. Smith

  • Visual imagery and visual-spatial language: Enhanced imagery abilities in deaf and hearing ASL signers

    Karen Emmorey;Stephen M. Kosslyn;Ursula Bellugi

  • Neural systems mediating American sign language: effects of sensory experience and age of acquisition.

    Helen J. Neville;Sharon A. Coffey;Donald S. Lawson;Andrew Fischer

  • Towards a New Neurobiology of Language

    David Poeppel;Karen Emmorey;Gregory Hickok;Liina Pylkkänen

  • Differential coding of perception in the world's languages

    Asifa Majid;Asifa Majid;Seán G. Roberts;Ludy Cilissen;Karen Emmorey

  • Lexical Recognition in Sign Language: Effects of Phonetic Structure and Morphology

    Karen Emmorey;David Corina

  • Perspectives on Classifier Constructions in Sign Languages

    Karen Denise Emmorey

  • Bimodal bilingualism

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  • A visuospatial “phonological loop” in working memory: Evidence from American Sign Language

    Margaret Wilson;Karen Emmorey

  • Familiar voice recognition: Patterns and parameters. Part I. Recognition of backward voices

    Diana Van Lancker;Jody Kreiman;Karen Emmorey

  • ASL-LEX: A lexical database of American Sign Language

    Naomi K. Caselli;Zed Sevcikova Sehyr;Ariel M. Cohen-Goldberg;Karen Emmorey

  • A morphometric analysis of auditory brain regions in congenitally deaf adults

    Karen Emmorey;John S. Allen;Joel Bruss;Natalie Schenker

  • Do signers gesture

    Karen Emmorey

  • Neural systems underlying spatial language in American Sign Language.

    Karen Emmorey;Hanna Damasio;Hanna Damasio;Stephen McCullough;Thomas J. Grabowski

  • The neurological substrates for prosodic aspects of speech.

    Karen D. Emmorey

  • A "word length effect" for sign language: further evidence for the role of language in structuring working memory.

    Margaret Wilson;Karen Emmorey

  • Mental rotation within linguistic and non-linguistic domains in users of American sign language.

    Karen Emmorey;Edward Klima;Edward Klima;Gregory Hickok

  • Modulation of bold response in motion-sensitive lateral temporal cortex by real and fictive motion sentences

    Ayse Pinar Saygin;Stephen McCullough;Stephen McCullough;Morana Alac;Karen Emmorey;Karen Emmorey

  • Evidence from an emerging sign language reveals that language supports spatial cognition

    Jennie E. Pyers;Anna Shusterman;Ann Senghas;Elizabeth S. Spelke

  • Linguistics: The Cambridge Survey: The mental lexicon

    Karen D. Emmorey;Victoria A. Fromkin

  • The Syntax of American Sign Language: Functional Categories and Hierarchical Structure: by Carol Neidle et al.

    Karen Emmorey

  • Consequences of the Now-or-Never bottleneck for signed versus spoken languages.

    Karen Emmorey

Frequent Co-Authors

Hanna Damasio
Hanna Damasio University of Southern California
Thomas J. Grabowski
Thomas J. Grabowski University of Washington
Ursula Bellugi
Ursula Bellugi Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Tamar H. Gollan
Tamar H. Gollan University of California, San Diego
Laura L. Boles Ponto
Laura L. Boles Ponto University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Liina Pylkkänen
Liina Pylkkänen New York University Abu Dhabi
Jonathan Grainger
Jonathan Grainger Aix-Marseille University
Richard D. Hichwa
Richard D. Hichwa University of Iowa
Allen R. Braun
Allen R. Braun Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Stephen M. Kosslyn
Stephen M. Kosslyn Harvard University

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