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Kurt W. Fischer 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 Kurt W. Fischer sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 170 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kurt W. Fischer 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 Kurt W. Fischer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kurt W. Fischer was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focused on fields related to Medicine, with significant work spanning Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Condensed Matter Physics, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation.

The scientist's studies covered several main topics, including:

  • Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics
  • Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
  • Traffic and Road Safety
  • Older Adults Driving Studies
  • Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
  • Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
  • Multiferroics and related materials

Fischer published multiple papers in various venues. Notable recent publications included:

  • "Restraint systems considering occupant diversity and pre-crash posture" (2020, Traffic Injury Prevention)
  • "Improving protection system for wheelchair-seated occupants in vehicle side impacts" (2022, Traffic Injury Prevention)
  • "Electrostatic Shaping of Magnetic Transition Regions in La0.7Sr0.3MnO3" (2022, Physical Review Letters)
  • "Development of Oblique Restraint Countermeasures" (2020, ROSA P)
  • "Contents" (2020, New York University Press eBooks)

The frequent coauthors who collaborated with Fischer included Angelo Adler, Kyle Boyle, Matthew P. Reed, Alex C. Smith, and Jingwen Hu, reflecting ongoing partnerships within their areas of expertise.

Fischer's research appeared regularly in several publication venues, including:

  • Traffic Injury Prevention
  • Physical Review Letters
  • ROSA P
  • New York University Press eBooks
  • Physical review. B./Physical review. B

Throughout their career, the scientist contributed especially to studies involving injury biomechanics related to automotive safety and human factors, as well as to materials science concerning magnetic and transport phenomena in perovskite materials. They explored topics addressing occupant diversity in restraint systems, protection for wheelchair-seated occupants in vehicle impacts, and electrostatic effects in magnetic transitions.

Their multidisciplinary approach bridged medicine, physics, and safety engineering, reflecting an integrated focus on both human health and material properties relevant to technological applications.

Best Publications

  • A theory of cognitive development: The control and construction of hierarchies of skills.

    Kurt W. Fischer

  • Self-conscious emotions: The psychology of shame, guilt, embarrassment, and pride.

    June Price Tangney;Kurt W. Fischer

  • Dynamic Development of Action and Thought

    Kurt W. Fischer;Thomas R. Bidell

  • Human behavior and the developing brain

    Geraldine Dawson;Kurt W. Fischer

  • Development of Self-Recognition in the Infant.

    Bennett I. Bertenthal;Kurt W. Fischer

  • Developmental transformations in appraisals for pride, shame, and guilt.

    Michael F. Mascolo;Kurt W. Fischer

  • How Emotions Develop and How they Organise Development

    Kurt W. Fischer;Phillip R. Shaver;Peter Carnochan

  • Dynamic development of psychological structures in action and thought.

    Kurt W. Fischer;Thomas R. Bidell

  • The Dynamics of Competence: How Context Contributes Directly to Skill

    Kurt W. Fischer;Daniel H. Bullock;Elaine J. Rotenberg;Pamela Raya

  • Development in context : acting and thinking in specific environments

    Robert H. Wozniak;Kurt W. Fischer

  • Developmental range of reflective judgment: The effect of contextual support and practice on developmental stage.

    Karen Strohm Kitchener;Cindy L. Lynch;Kurt W Fischer;Phillip K. Wood

  • A developmental sequence of agent use in late infancy.

    Malcolm W. Watson;Kurt W. Fischer

  • Mind, Brain, and Education: Building a Scientific Groundwork for Learning and Teaching1

    Kurt W. Fischer

  • The organisation of Chinese shame concepts

    Jin Li;Lianqin Wang;Kurt W. Fischer

  • Dynamic development of coordination of components in brain and behavior: A framework for theory and research.

    Kurt W. Fischer;Samuel P. Rose

  • The Educated Brain: Essays in Neuroeducation

    Antonio M. Battro;Kurt W. Fischer;Pierre J. Léna

  • Why Mind, Brain, and Education? Why Now?

    Kurt W. Fischer;David B. Daniel;Mary Helen Immordino-Yang;Elsbeth Stern

  • The Future of Educational Neuroscience

    Kurt W. Fischer;Usha Goswami;John Geake

  • The shape of development

    Theo L Dawson-Tunik;Michael Commons;Mark Wilson;Kurt W Fischer

  • Development and vulnerability in close relationships

    Gil G. Noam;Kurt W. Fischer

  • The Ecology of Cognitive Development: Research Models and Fugitive Findings

    Robert H. Wozniak;Kurt W. Fischer

Frequent Co-Authors

Mary Helen Immordino-Yang
Mary Helen Immordino-Yang University of Southern California
Catherine Ayoub
Catherine Ayoub Boston Children's Hospital
Juan Pascual-Leone
Juan Pascual-Leone York University
Graeme S. Halford
Graeme S. Halford Griffith University
Deanna Kuhn
Deanna Kuhn Columbia University
Phillip R. Shaver
Phillip R. Shaver University of California, Davis
Ulman Lindenberger
Ulman Lindenberger Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Bennett I. Bertenthal
Bennett I. Bertenthal Indiana University
Paul B. Baltes
Paul B. Baltes Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Geraldine Dawson
Geraldine Dawson Duke University

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