2026 Kirk I. Erickson: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	96	723	632	454	386	312	54048

Overview

Kirk I. Erickson is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States and has a substantial body of work within the field of Medicine. Their research spans numerous subfields, including Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their recent scholarly contributions include the following papers:

"A systematic review of physical activity and quality of life and well-being" (2020), published in Translational Behavioral Medicine
"Effects of Exercise on Brain and Cognition Across Age Groups and Health States" (2020), published in Trends in Neurosciences
"Cognitive Aging and the Promise of Physical Activity" (2022), published in Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
"Relationships between physical activity, sleep and cognitive function: A narrative review" (2021), published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
"Physical activity and sleep: An updated umbrella review of the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee report" (2021), published in Sleep Medicine Reviews

The most frequent co-authors contributing alongside Erickson include:

Charles H. Hillman
Arthur F. Kramer
Irene Esteban-Cornejo
Chaeryon Kang
Francisco B. Ortega

Their work is frequently published in venues such as:

Alzheimer's & Dementia
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
SSRN Electronic Journal

Research topics explored by Erickson focus on:

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Physical Activity and Health
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
Children's Physical and Motor Development
Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
Sleep and related disorders

Best Publications

Exercise training increases size of hippocampus and improves memory

Kirk I. Erickson;Michelle W. Voss;Ruchika Shaurya Prakash;Chandramallika Basak

5854
Citations
Be smart, exercise your heart: exercise effects on brain and cognition

Charles H. Hillman;Kirk I. Erickson;Arthur F. Kramer

4903
Citations
Aerobic Exercise Training Increases Brain Volume in Aging Humans

Stanley J. Colcombe;Kirk I. Erickson;Paige E. Scalf;Jenny S. Kim

2886
Citations
Cardiovascular fitness, cortical plasticity, and aging

Stanley J. Colcombe;Arthur F. Kramer;Kirk I. Erickson;Paige Scalf

2277
Citations
Aerobic Fitness Reduces Brain Tissue Loss in Aging Humans

Stanley J. Colcombe;Kirk I. Erickson;Naftali Raz;Andrew G. Webb

1496
Citations
Aerobic fitness is associated with hippocampal volume in elderly humans

Kirk I. Erickson;Ruchika S. Prakash;Michelle W. Voss;Laura Chaddock

1342
Citations
Role of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in the Mental Health of Preschoolers, Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

María Rodriguez-Ayllon;Cristina Cadenas-Sánchez;Fernando Estévez-López;Fernando Estévez-López;Nicolas E Muñoz

1239
Citations
A review of the effects of physical activity and exercise on cognitive and brain functions in older adults.

Louis Bherer;Kirk I. Erickson;Teresa Liu-Ambrose

1190
Citations
Physical Activity, Cognition, and Brain Outcomes: A Review of the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines.

Kirk I. Erickson;Charles Hillman;Chelsea M. Stillman;Rachel M. Ballard

1107
Citations
Exercise, cognition, and the aging brain

Arthur F. Kramer;Kirk I. Erickson;Stanley J. Colcombe

1087
Citations
Plasticity of Brain Networks in a Randomized Intervention Trial of Exercise Training in Older Adults

Michelle W. Voss;Ruchika S. Prakash;Kirk I. Erickson;Chandramallika Basak

1030
Citations
Capitalizing on cortical plasticity: influence of physical activity on cognition and brain function.

Arthur F. Kramer;Kirk I. Erickson

1020
Citations
A neuroimaging investigation of the association between aerobic fitness, hippocampal volume, and memory performance in preadolescent children

Laura Chaddock;Kirk I. Erickson;Ruchika Shaurya Prakash;Jennifer S. Kim

979
Citations
Attentional control in the aging brain: insights from an fMRI study of the stroop task.

Michael P. Milham;Kirk I. Erickson;Marie T. Banich;Arthur F. Kramer

760
Citations
Physical activity, fitness, and gray matter volume.

Kirk I. Erickson;Regina L. Leckie;Andrea M. Weinstein

716
Citations
Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Is Associated with Age-Related Decline in Hippocampal Volume

Kirk I. Erickson;Ruchika Shaurya Prakash;Michelle W. Voss;Laura Chaddock

695
Citations
The Aging Hippocampus Interactions between Exercise, Depression, and BDNF

Kirk I. Erickson;Destiny L. Miller;Kathryn A. Roecklein

679
Citations
Physical activity predicts gray matter volume in late adulthood The Cardiovascular Health Study

K.I. Erickson;C.A. Raji;O.L. Lopez;J.T. Becker

669
Citations
Aerobic exercise effects on cognitive and neural plasticity in older adults

Kirk Erickson;Arthur F Kramer

668
Citations
The influence of aerobic fitness on cerebral white matter integrity and cognitive function in older adults: results of a one-year exercise intervention

Michelle W. Voss;Susie Heo;Ruchika S. Prakash;Kirk I. Erickson

631
Citations
Exercise: An Active Route to Healthy Aging Aerobic Exercise Training Increases Brain Volume in Aging Humans

Stanley J. Colcombe;Kirk I. Erickson;Paige E. Scalf;Jenny S. Kim

2
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Arthur F. Kramer Northeastern University

Edward McAuley University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Ruchika Shaurya Prakash The Ohio State University

Charles H. Hillman Northeastern University

Andrés Catena University of Granada

Peter J. Gianaros University of Pittsburgh

Stephen B. Manuck University of Pittsburgh

Matthew B. Pontifex Michigan State University

Louis Bherer University of Montreal

Lauren B. Raine Northeastern University

External Links

Personal website of Kirk I. Erickson

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