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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 53 4701 4354 2607 2359 146 20729

Kathleen M. Thomas publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kathleen M. Thomas between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kathleen M. Thomas published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 3.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2015. 6 of the 160 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2015. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 6 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 7 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 3 publications
1979 2025

160 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kathleen M. Thomas: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 2
1997 1
1998 6
1999 2
2000 11
2001 8
2002 5
2003 8
2004 2
2005 1
2006 7
2007 2
2008 4
2009 3
2010 2
2011 3
2012 6
2013 4
2014 10
2015 25
2016 4
2017 6
2018 8
2019 6
2020 2
2021 8
2022 4
2023 3
2024 3
2025 3
Total 160
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Kathleen M. Thomas 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 Kathleen M. Thomas 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, 141–150 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: 146 publications — 47th percentile

47% 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
141–150 597 146
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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Kathleen M. Thomas 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 Kathleen M. Thomas 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, 52–53 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: 53 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% 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 53
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
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Overview

Kathleen M. Thomas is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of medicine, neuroscience, and psychology. Their work spans multiple subfields including cognitive neuroscience, clinical psychology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, psychiatry and mental health, and behavioral neuroscience.

The scientist's research focuses on several main topics, including:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Neural dynamics and brain function

Among notable recent papers authored by Kathleen M. Thomas are:

  • Validation of an online version of the Trier Social Stress Test in a study of adolescents (2020), published in Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • Graded Variation in T1w/T2w Ratio during Adolescence: Measurement, Caveats, and Implications for Development of Cortical Myelin (2022), published in Journal of Neuroscience
  • Accelerated maturation in functional connectivity following early life stress: Circuit specific or broadly distributed? (2021), published in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Age-related differences in resting-state functional connectivity from childhood to adolescence (2023), published in Cerebral Cortex
  • Measurement matters: An individual differences examination of family socioeconomic factors, latent dimensions of children's experiences, and resting state functional brain connectivity in the ABCD sample (2021), published in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kathleen M. Thomas include:

  • Ruskin H. Hunt
  • Megan R. Gunnar
  • Jeremy Harper
  • Stephen M. Malone
  • Sylia Wilson

Their research outputs have appeared repeatedly in several journals, with multiple publications in:

  • Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Development and Psychopathology
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Network Neuroscience

The scientific output of Kathleen M. Thomas demonstrates a focus on understanding functional and structural brain connectivity, particularly related to adolescent development and the impact of early life stress. Their work integrates advanced neuroimaging methods to explore neural dynamics and the biological basis for psychological conditions.

Best Publications

  • The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study: Imaging acquisition across 21 sites.

    B.J. Casey;B.J. Casey;Tariq Cannonier;May I. Conley;May I. Conley;Alexandra O. Cohen

  • Structural and functional brain development and its relation to cognitive development.

    B.J. Casey;Jay N. Giedd;Kathleen M. Thomas

  • Prolonged institutional rearing is associated with atypically large amygdala volume and difficulties in emotion regulation.

    Nim Tottenham;Todd A. Hare;Brian T. Quinn;Thomas W. McCarry

  • Failure of frontolimbic inhibitory function in the context of negative emotion in borderline personality disorder.

    David Silbersweig;John F. Clarkin;Martin Goldstein;Otto F. Kernberg

  • Cognitive and brain consequences of conflict.

    Jin Fan;Jonathan I. Flombaum;Bruce D. McCandliss;Kathleen M. Thomas

  • Differential patterns of striatal activation in young children with and without ADHD.

    Sarah Durston;Sarah Durston;Nim T. Tottenham;Kathleen M. Thomas;Matthew C. Davidson

  • A neural basis for the development of inhibitory control

    Sarah Durston;Kathleen M. Thomas;Yihong Yang;Aziz M. Uluğ

  • Amygdala Response to Fearful Faces in Anxious and Depressed Children

    Kathleen M. Thomas;Wayne C. Drevets;Wayne C. Drevets;Ronald E. Dahl;Neal D. Ryan

  • Amygdala response to facial expressions in children and adults

    Kathleen M. Thomas;Wayne C. Drevets;Paul J. Whalen;Clayton H. Eccard

  • Neurophysiologic evaluation of auditory recognition memory in healthy newborn infants and infants of diabetic mothers

    Raye Ann DeRegnier;Charles A. Nelson;Charles A. Nelson;Kathleen M. Thomas;Sandi Wewerka;Sandi Wewerka

  • Extending the Human Connectome Project across ages: Imaging protocols for the Lifespan Development and Aging projects

    Michael P. Harms;Leah H. Somerville;Beau M. Ances;Jesper Andersson

  • Neurocognitive sequelae of infants of diabetic mothers.

    Charles A. Nelson;Sandi Wewerka;Kathleen M. Thomas;Stephanie Tribby-Walbridge

  • Dissociation of response conflict, attentional selection, and expectancy with functional magnetic resonance imaging

    B. J. Casey;Kathleen M. Thomas;Tomihisa F. Welsh;Rajendra D. Badgaiyan

  • A pilot study of amygdala volumes in pediatric generalized anxiety disorder

    Michael D De Bellis;B.J Casey;Ronald E Dahl;Boris Birmaher

  • The effect of preceding context on inhibition: an event-related fMRI study.

    S. Durston;S. Durston;Kathleen M Thomas;M. S. Worden;Y. Yang

  • A Developmental Functional MRI Study of Spatial Working Memory

    Kathleen M. Thomas;Steven W. King;Peter L. Franzen;Tomihisa F. Welsh

  • Attentional mechanisms of borderline personality disorder

    Michael I. Posner;Michael I. Posner;Mary K. Rothbart;Mary K. Rothbart;Nathalie Vizueta;Kenneth N. Levy;Kenneth N. Levy

  • The Lifespan Human Connectome Project in Development: A large-scale study of brain connectivity development in 5-21 year olds.

    Leah H. Somerville;Susan Y. Bookheimer;Randy L. Buckner;Gregory C. Burgess

  • Evidence of Developmental Differences in Implicit Sequence Learning: An fMRI Study of Children and Adults

    Kathleen M. Thomas;Ruskin H. Hunt;Nathalie Vizueta;Tobias Sommer

  • Functional neuroanatomy of spatial working memory in children.

    Charles A. Nelson;Christopher S. Monk;Joseph Lin;Leslie J. Carver

Frequent Co-Authors

B. J. Casey
B. J. Casey Barnard College
Charles A. Nelson
Charles A. Nelson Boston Children's Hospital
Megan R. Gunnar
Megan R. Gunnar University of Minnesota
William G. Iacono
William G. Iacono University of Minnesota
Dante Cicchetti
Dante Cicchetti University of Minnesota
Stephen M. Malone
Stephen M. Malone University of Minnesota
Michael I. Posner
Michael I. Posner University of Oregon
Nim Tottenham
Nim Tottenham Columbia University
Bryon A. Mueller
Bryon A. Mueller University of Minnesota
Michael K. Georgieff
Michael K. Georgieff University of Minnesota

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