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D-Index
96
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54048
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723
National Ranking
454

Kirk I. Erickson 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 Kirk I. Erickson sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 312 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kirk I. Erickson 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 Kirk I. Erickson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 96 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

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

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

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

  • Aerobic Exercise Training Increases Brain Volume in Aging Humans

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

  • Cardiovascular fitness, cortical plasticity, and aging

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

  • Aerobic Fitness Reduces Brain Tissue Loss in Aging Humans

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

  • Aerobic fitness is associated with hippocampal volume in elderly humans

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Exercise, cognition, and the aging brain

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

  • 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

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

    Arthur F. Kramer;Kirk I. Erickson

  • 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

  • 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

  • Physical activity, fitness, and gray matter volume.

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

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

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

  • The Aging Hippocampus Interactions between Exercise, Depression, and BDNF

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

  • 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

  • Aerobic exercise effects on cognitive and neural plasticity in older adults

    Kirk Erickson;Arthur F Kramer

  • 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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Arthur F. Kramer
Arthur F. Kramer Northeastern University
Michelle W. Voss
Michelle W. Voss University of Iowa
Edward McAuley
Edward McAuley University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ruchika Shaurya Prakash
Ruchika Shaurya Prakash The Ohio State University
Charles H. Hillman
Charles H. Hillman Northeastern University
Francisco B. Ortega
Francisco B. Ortega University of Granada
Howard J. Aizenstein
Howard J. Aizenstein University of Pittsburgh
Stanley J. Colcombe
Stanley J. Colcombe Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Oscar L. Lopez
Oscar L. Lopez University of Pittsburgh
John M. Jakicic
John M. Jakicic University of Pittsburgh

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