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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 57 3951 3643 2213 1993 199 22233

Martha W. Alibali publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Martha W. Alibali between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Martha W. Alibali published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2019. 16 of the 229 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2019. 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 5 publications
1993 2025

229 publications in total across all disciplines

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Martha W. Alibali: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 2
1994 1
1995 1
1996 0
1997 1
1998 2
1999 8
2000 4
2001 6
2002 4
2003 2
2004 6
2005 6
2006 5
2007 6
2008 7
2009 4
2010 7
2011 11
2012 6
2013 10
2014 15
2015 6
2016 8
2017 14
2018 13
2019 17
2020 14
2021 11
2022 9
2023 7
2024 11
2025 5
Total 229
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Martha W. Alibali 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 W. Alibali 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, 191–200 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: 199 publications — 69th percentile

69% 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
191–200 343 199
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
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 W. Alibali 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 W. Alibali 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, 56–57 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: 57 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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 57
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
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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Overview

Martha W. Alibali is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Social Sciences, with a notable focus on subfields such as Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, and Statistics and Probability.

Their research topics cover areas including Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques, Cognitive and Developmental Aspects of Mathematical Skills, Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes, Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods, Science Education and Pedagogy, Animal and Plant Science Education, and Hearing Impairment and Communication.

Alibali's recent publications include:

  • "The Future of Embodied Design for Mathematics Teaching and Learning" (2020) published in Frontiers in Education
  • "Complex fraction comparisons and the natural number bias: The role of benchmarks" (2020) published in Learning and Instruction
  • "Do details bug you? Effects of perceptual richness in learning about biological change" (2020) published in Applied Cognitive Psychology
  • "Detailed bugs or bugging details? The influence of perceptual richness across elementary school years" (2021) published in Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
  • "Adding and subtracting by hand: Metaphorical representations of arithmetic in spontaneous co-speech gestures" (2022) published in Acta Psychologica

Frequent co-authors that have collaborated with Alibali include:

  • David Menéndez
  • Andrea Marquardt Donovan
  • Karl S. Rosengren
  • Nicholas A. Vest
  • Olympia N. Mathiaparanam

The venues where Alibali regularly publishes are:

  • Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
  • Applied Cognitive Psychology
  • Gesture
  • Educational Research for Policy and Practice
  • Journal of Cognition and Development

Best Publications

  • Children's Thinking

    Robert S. Siegler;Martha Wagner Alibali

  • Developing Conceptual Understanding and Procedural Skill in Mathematics: An Iterative Process.

    Bethany Rittle-Johnson;Robert S. Siegler;Martha Wagner Alibali

  • Visible embodiment: Gestures as simulated action

    Autumn B. Hostetter;Martha W. Alibali

  • Conceptual and procedural knowledge of mathematics: Does one lead to the other?

    Bethany Rittle-Johnson;Martha Wagner Alibali

  • Gesture and the process of speech production: We think, therefore we gesture

    Martha W. Alibali;Sotaro Kita;Amanda J. Young

  • Embodiment in Mathematics Teaching and Learning: Evidence From Learners' and Teachers' Gestures

    Martha W. Alibali;Mitchell J. Nathan

  • Does Understanding the Equal Sign Matter? Evidence from Solving Equations

    Eric J. Knuth;Ana C. Stephens;Nicole M. McNeil;Martha W. Alibali

  • Gesture-Speech Mismatch and Mechanisms of Learning: What the Hands Reveal about a Child's State of Mind.

    Martha Wagner Alibali;Susan Goldin-Meadow

  • Transitions in concept acquisition: Using the hand to read the mind

    Susan Goldin-Meadow;Martha Wagner Alibali;R. Breckinridge Church

  • Effects of Visibility between Speaker and Listener on Gesture Production: Some Gestures Are Meant to Be Seen

    Martha W. Alibali;Dana C. Heath;Heather J. Myers

  • Can Infants Map Meaning to Newly Segmented Words?: Statistical Segmentation and Word Learning

    Katharine Graf Estes;Julia L. Evans;Martha W. Alibali;Jenny R. Saffran

  • Gesture's Role in Speaking, Learning, and Creating Language

    Susan Goldin-Meadow;Martha Wagner Alibali

  • Teachers’ gestures facilitate students’ learning: A lesson in symmetry

    Laura Valenzeno;Martha W Alibali;Roberta Klatzky

  • The function of gesture in learning to count: more than keeping track *

    Martha Wagner Alibali;Alyssa A. DiRusso

  • Why Won't You Change Your Mind? Knowledge of Operational Patterns Hinders Learning and Performance on Equations

    Nicole M. McNeil;Martha W. Alibali

  • Gesture in Spatial Cognition: Expressing, Communicating, and Thinking About Spatial Information

    Martha W. Alibali

  • Middle School Students’ Understanding of Core Algebraic Concepts: Equivalence & Variable

    Eric J. Knuth;Martha W. Alibali;Nicole M. McNeil;Aaron Weinberg

  • How Do Gestures Influence Thinking and Speaking? The Gesture-for-Conceptualization Hypothesis

    Sotaro Kita;Martha W. Alibali;Mingyuan Chu

  • How children change their minds: strategy change can be gradual or abrupt.

    Martha Wagner Alibali

  • Trade-Offs Between Grounded and Abstract Representations: Evidence From Algebra Problem Solving

    Kenneth R. Koedinger;Martha W. Alibali;Mitchell J. Nathan

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicole M. McNeil
Nicole M. McNeil University of Notre Dame
Susan Goldin-Meadow
Susan Goldin-Meadow University of Chicago
Julia L. Evans
Julia L. Evans The University of Texas at Dallas
Sotaro Kita
Sotaro Kita University of Warwick
Charles W. Kalish
Charles W. Kalish University of Wisconsin–Madison
Paula M. Niedenthal
Paula M. Niedenthal University of Wisconsin–Madison
Kenneth R. Koedinger
Kenneth R. Koedinger Carnegie Mellon University
Karl S. Rosengren
Karl S. Rosengren University of Wisconsin–Madison
Vincent Aleven
Vincent Aleven Carnegie Mellon University
Bethany Rittle-Johnson
Bethany Rittle-Johnson Vanderbilt University

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