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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Female Scientists 113 762 728 463 439 272 59254
Psychology 114 333 291 213 183 268 58106
Neuroscience 114 463 419 269 239 271 58164

Martha J. Farah publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Martha J. Farah between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Martha J. Farah published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 6.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2013. 6 of the 282 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2013. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 2 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 5 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 9 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 12 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 11 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 13 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 3 publications
1981 2025

282 publications in total across all disciplines

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Martha J. Farah: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 1
1983 2
1984 1
1985 5
1986 2
1987 0
1988 9
1989 9
1990 5
1991 9
1992 12
1993 4
1994 11
1995 11
1996 9
1997 13
1998 10
1999 2
2000 12
2001 3
2002 5
2003 8
2004 6
2005 9
2006 5
2007 11
2008 8
2009 9
2010 7
2011 10
2012 6
2013 18
2014 7
2015 6
2016 3
2017 4
2018 3
2019 4
2020 3
2021 5
2022 6
2023 2
2024 3
2025 3
Total 282
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Martha J. Farah 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 Martha J. Farah 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, 261–270 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: 268 publications — 84th percentile

84% 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
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
261–270 171 268
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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Martha J. Farah 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 Martha J. Farah 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, 114–115 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: 114 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 32 114
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2008 - William James Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science (APA)
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1995 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1992 - Troland Research Awards, United States National Academy of Sciences For her rigorous empirical and theoretical analysis of visual cognition, in which understanding of normal function and analysis of neurological deficits illuminate and strengthen one another.

Overview

Martha J. Farah is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States and has an extensive publication record primarily in the fields of Medicine, Psychology, and Neuroscience. Their research focuses on various subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

Their recent scholarly work spans a range of topics that include Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Health, Environment, and Cognitive Aging, Health Disparities and Outcomes, Mental Health Research Topics, Stress Responses and Cortisol, and Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction.

Notable recent papers by Martha J. Farah include:

  • "Reflections on the past two decades of neuroscience" (2020), published in Nature Reviews. Neuroscience
  • "Human brain anatomy reflects separable genetic and environmental components of socioeconomic status" (2022), published in Science Advances
  • "The affective neuroscience of socioeconomic status: implications for mental health" (2020), published in BJPsych Bulletin
  • "Early childhood poverty and adult executive functioning: Distinct, mediating pathways for different domains of executive functioning" (2021), published in Developmental Science
  • "Randomized Manipulation of Early Cognitive Experience Impacts Adult Brain Structure" (2021), published in Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Their frequent co-authors include Yu Hao, Alain Dagher, Danilo Bzdok, Gideon Nave, and Philipp Koellinger.

Martha J. Farah has published multiple papers in several prominent academic venues, including:

  • Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
  • BJPsych Bulletin
  • Scientific Reports
  • The Journal of Law Medicine & Ethics
  • Nature Reviews. Neuroscience

Over the course of their career, Martha J. Farah has received several awards. These include the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2010, the William James Fellow Award from the Association for Psychological Science in 2008, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2006, Fellowship of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1995, and the Troland Research Award from the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1992. The Troland award was granted for rigorous empirical and theoretical analysis of visual cognition, highlighting the integration of understanding normal visual function with neurological deficits analysis.

Best Publications

  • Parts and wholes in face recognition

    James W. Tanaka;Martha J. Farah

  • Role of left inferior prefrontal cortex in retrieval of semantic knowledge: A reevaluation

    Sharon L. Thompson-Schill;Mark D’Esposito;Geoffrey K. Aguirre;Martha J. Farah

  • Socioeconomic status and the developing brain

    Daniel A. Hackman;Martha J. Farah

  • Visual Agnosia

    Martha J. Farah

  • What is "special" about face perception?

    Martha J. Farah;Kevin D. Wilson;Maxwell Drain;James N. Tanaka

  • Socioeconomic status and the brain: mechanistic insights from human and animal research

    Daniel A. Hackman;Martha J. Farah;Michael J. Meaney;Michael J. Meaney

  • Neurocognitive Correlates of Socioeconomic Status in Kindergarten Children.

    Kimberly G. Noble;Kimberly G. Noble;M. Frank Norman;Martha J. Farah

  • Socioeconomic Gradients Predict Individual Differences in Neurocognitive Abilities.

    Kimberly G. Noble;Kimberly G. Noble;Bruce D. McCandliss;Martha J. Farah

  • Towards responsible use of cognitive-enhancing drugs by the healthy

    Henry Greely;Barbara Sahakian;John Harris;Ronald C. Kessler

  • A computational model of semantic memory impairment: modality specificity and emergent category specificity.

    Martha J. Farah;James L. McClelland

  • Childhood poverty: specific associations with neurocognitive development.

    Martha J. Farah;David M. Shera;Jessica H. Savage;Laura Betancourt

  • Neurocognitive enhancement: what can we do and what should we do?

    Martha J. Farah;Judy Illes;Robert Cook-Deegan;Howard Gardner

  • The neurological basis of mental imagery: a componential analysis.

    Martha J. Farah

  • Different Underlying Impairments in Decision-making Following Ventromedial and Dorsolateral Frontal Lobe Damage in Humans

    Lesley K. Fellows;Martha J. Farah

  • Visual agnosia : disorders of object recognition and what they tell us about normal vision

    Martha J. Farah

  • Is visual imagery really visual? Overlooked evidence from neuropsychology.

    Martha J. Farah

  • The neural basis of mental imagery

    Martha J. Farah

  • Ventromedial frontal cortex mediates affective shifting in humans: evidence from a reversal learning paradigm

    Lesley K. Fellows;Martha J. Farah

  • What causes the face inversion effect

    M J Farah;J W Tanaka;H M Drain

  • Visual and spatial mental imagery: Dissociable systems of representation

    Martha J Farah;Katherine M Hammond;David N Levine;Ronald Calvanio

  • A computational model of semantic memory impairment: Modality specificity and emergent category specificity (Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 120(4), 339–357)

    M. J. Farah;J. L. McClelland

Frequent Co-Authors

Kimberly G. Noble
Kimberly G. Noble Columbia University
Mark D'Esposito
Mark D'Esposito University of California, Berkeley
John A. Detre
John A. Detre University of Pennsylvania
Lynette J. Tippett
Lynette J. Tippett University of Auckland
Todd E. Feinberg
Todd E. Feinberg Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Thad A. Polk
Thad A. Polk University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Hengyi Rao
Hengyi Rao University of Pennsylvania
Lesley K. Fellows
Lesley K. Fellows Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Geoffrey K. Aguirre
Geoffrey K. Aguirre University of Pennsylvania
Shaun P. Vecera
Shaun P. Vecera University of Iowa

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