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10631
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Kevin G. F. 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 Kevin G. F. Thomas sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 112 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kevin G. F. 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 Kevin G. F. Thomas sits on this spectrum.

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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

Kevin G. F. Thomas is affiliated with the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with contributions across subfields such as Emergency Medicine, Virology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Infectious Diseases, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The scientist's body of work includes a focus on topics related to HIV Research and Treatment, HIV-related health complications and treatments, and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions. Additional areas of interest include Sleep and related disorders, Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects, Sleep and Wakefulness Research, as well as Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Kevin G. F. Thomas include:

  • Cognitive impairment in people living with HIV: consensus recommendations for a new approach (2023, Nature Reviews Neurology)
  • Smartphone Screen Time: Inaccuracy of self-reports and influence of psychological and contextual factors (2020, Computers in Human Behavior)
  • Reduced Hippocampal Volumes Partially Mediate Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Spatial Navigation on a Virtual Water Maze Task in Children (2020, Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research)
  • Cognitive Differences between Men and Women with HIV: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2021, Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology)
  • Trends in the prevalence and severity of depressive symptoms among undergraduate students at a South African University, 2016-2019 (2020, South African Journal of Psychology)

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including John A. Joska, Anna J. Dreyer, Sam Nightingale, Hetta Gouse, and Michelle Henry.

Kevin G. F. Thomas has published multiple works in the following venues:

  • Journal of NeuroVirology
  • Nature Reviews Neurology
  • Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
  • South African Journal of Psychology
  • AIDS and Behavior

Best Publications

  • The effects of experimentally induced stress on false recognition

    Jessica D. Payne;Lynn Nadel;John J.B. Allen;Kevin G.F. Thomas

  • Place Learning in Virtual Space I: Acquisition, Overshadowing, and Transfer

    W.Jake Jacobs;Holly E. Laurance;Kevin G.F. Thomas

  • Characterization of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders among individuals starting antiretroviral therapy in South Africa.

    John A. Joska;Jennifer Westgarth-Taylor;Landon Myer;Landon Myer;Jacqueline Hoare

  • Humans with traumatic brain injuries show place-learning deficits in computer-generated virtual space.

    Ronald W. Skelton;Cindy M. Bukach;Holly E. Laurance;Kevin G.F. Thomas

  • Place Learning in Virtual Space: II. Topographical Relations as One Dimension of Stimulus Control☆☆☆

    W.Jake Jacobs;Kevin G.F. Thomas;Kevin G.F. Thomas;Holly E. Laurance;Lynn Nadel

  • HIV-Associated Cognitive Impairment in Perinatally Infected Children: A Meta-analysis

    Nicole Phillips;Taryn Amos;Caroline Kuo;Jacqueline Hoare

  • A diffusion tensor imaging and neurocognitive study of HIV-positive children who are HAART-naïve "slow progressors"

    Jacqueline Hoare;Jean-Paul Fouche;Bruce Spottiswoode;Bruce Spottiswoode;Kirsty Donald

  • Validity of the International HIV Dementia Scale in South Africa.

    John A. Joska;Jennifer Westgarth-Taylor;Jacqueline Hoare;Kevin G.F. Thomas

  • Verbal Learning and Memory Impairment in Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

    Catherine E. Lewis;Kevin G. F. Thomas;Neil C. Dodge;Christopher D. Molteno

  • A Comparison of Five Brief Screening Tools for HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders in the USA and South Africa

    J. A. Joska;J. Witten;K. G. Thomas;C. Robertson

  • Smartphone Screen Time: Inaccuracy of self-reports and influence of psychological and contextual factors

    Leora N. Hodes;Kevin G.F. Thomas

  • Autism and the grand challenges in global mental health.

    Naila Z Khan;Lilia Albores Gallo;Aurora Arghir;Bogdan Budisteanu

  • Preferential Consolidation of Emotional Memory During Sleep: A Meta-Analysis.

    Gosia Lipinska;Beth Stuart;Kevin G. F. Thomas;David S. Baldwin;David S. Baldwin

  • Place learning in virtual space. III: Investigation of spatial navigation training procedures and their application to fMRI and clinical neuropsychology.

    Kevin G. F. Thomas;Ming Hsu;Holly E. Laurance;Lynn Nadel

  • Exploring the utility of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment to detect HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder: the challenge and need for culturally valid screening tests in South Africa.

    Reuben N Robbins;John A Joska;Kevin G F Thomas;Dan J Stein

  • Neuropsychological performance of South African treatment-naïve adolescents with alcohol dependence

    Helen L. Ferrett;Paul D. Carey;Kevin G.F. Thomas;Susan F. Tapert

  • Neural correlates of experienced moral emotion: An fMRI investigation of emotion in response to prejudice feedback

    Melike M. Fourie;Kevin G. F. Thomas;David M. Amodio;Christopher M. R. Warton

  • Autism spectrum disorders—Global challenges and local opportunities

    Susan Malcolm-Smith;Michelle Hoogenhout;Natalia Ing;Kevin Gf Thomas

  • Neuropsychological Outcomes in Adults Commencing Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Treatment in South Africa: A Prospective Study

    John A Joska;John A Joska;Jennifer Westgarth-Taylor;Jacqueline Hoare;Kevin G F Thomas

  • Psychobiology of mindfulness.

    Dan J Stein;Victoria Ives-Deliperi;Kevin G F Thomas

Frequent Co-Authors

Dan J. Stein
Dan J. Stein University of Cape Town
John A. Joska
John A. Joska University of Cape Town
W. Jake Jacobs
W. Jake Jacobs University of Arizona
Sandra W. Jacobson
Sandra W. Jacobson Wayne State University
Lynn Nadel
Lynn Nadel University of Arizona
Landon Myer
Landon Myer University of Cape Town
David S. Baldwin
David S. Baldwin University of Southampton
Mark Solms
Mark Solms University of Cape Town
Jack van Honk
Jack van Honk Utrecht University
Michael J. Boivin
Michael J. Boivin Michigan State University

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