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Michael I. Posner 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 Michael I. Posner sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 466 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael I. Posner 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 Michael I. Posner sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 156 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award
  • 2017 - Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute
  • 2008 - US President's National Medal of Science "For his innovative application of technology to the understanding of brain function, his incisive and accurate modeling of functional tasks, and his development of methodological and conceptual tools to help understand the mind and the development of brain networks of attention.", Presented by President Barack H. Obama in the East Room of the White House on October 7, 2009.
  • 2001 - Grawemeyer Award in Psychology, University of Louisville
  • 1999 - Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award
  • 1998 - Karl Spencer Lashley Award, The American Philosophical Society Jointly, for their pioneering contributions to brain imaging
  • 1989 - William James Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science (APA)
  • 1988 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1986 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1981 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1980 - APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association
  • 1979 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1976 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1975 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Michael I. Posner is affiliated with the University of Oregon in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of neuroscience and psychology. Their work spans several subfields including cognitive neuroscience, cellular and molecular neuroscience, experimental and cognitive psychology, developmental and educational psychology, and clinical psychology.

Their research covers multiple topics such as memory and neural mechanisms, cognitive abilities and testing, neural dynamics and brain function, neural and behavioral psychology studies, functional brain connectivity studies, neuroscience, education and cognitive function, as well as EEG and brain-computer interfaces.

Recent papers by Michael I. Posner include the following:

  • Fifty years integrating neurobiology and psychology to study attention (2023), published in Biological Psychology
  • General intelligence in the age of neuroimaging (2020), published in Trends in Neuroscience and Education
  • The Evolution and Future Development of Attention Networks (2023), published in Journal of Intelligence

Other recent papers associated with their broader research domain include:

  • Effortless training of attention and self-control: mechanisms and applications (2022), Trends in Cognitive Sciences
  • Beyond Infant's Looking: The Neural Basis for Infant Prediction Errors (2022), Perspectives on Psychological Science

Michael I. Posner has frequently published in venues such as Trends in Cognitive Sciences, Perspectives on Psychological Science, Biological Psychology, Journal of Intelligence, and Trends in Neuroscience and Education.

Frequent collaborators include Mary K. Rothbart, Aldis P. Weible, Pascale Voelker, Cristopher M. Niell, and Habibollah Ghassemzadeh, reflecting ongoing interdisciplinary research efforts.

The scientist has received multiple awards over the course of their career:

  • Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute (2017)
  • US President's National Medal of Science (2008), awarded for innovative application of technology to brain function and conceptual tools to understand attention networks
  • Grawemeyer Award in Psychology, University of Louisville (2001)
  • Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award (1999)
  • Karl Spencer Lashley Award, The American Philosophical Society (1998)
  • William James Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science (1989)
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (1988)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1986)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1981)
  • APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology (1980)
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1979)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1976)
  • Fellow of the American Psychological Association (1975)

Best Publications

  • Orienting of attention

    Michael I. Posner

  • The Attention System of the Human Brain

    Michael I. Posner;Steven E. Petersen

  • Cognitive and emotional influences in anterior cingulate cortex

    George Bush;Phan Luu;Michael I. Posner

  • Attention and the detection of signals.

    Michael I. Posner;Charles R. R. Snyder;Brian J. Davidson

  • Testing the Efficiency and Independence of Attentional Networks

    Jin Fan;Bruce D. McCandliss;Tobias Sommer;Amir Raz

  • Components of visual orienting

    M. I. Posner

  • Chronometric explorations of mind

    Michael I. Posner

  • The attention system of the human brain: 20 years after.

    Steven E. Petersen;Michael I. Posner

  • Attention and cognitive control.

    Michael I. Posner;Charles R. R. Snyder

  • Positron emission tomographic studies of the cortical anatomy of single-word processing

    Steven E. Petersen;P. T. Fox;Michael I. Posner;M. Mintun

  • The neuroscience of mindfulness meditation

    Yi‑Yuan Tang;Britta K. Hölzel;Michael I. Posner

  • Effects of parietal injury on covert orienting of attention

    Michael I. Posner;John A. Walker;Frances J. Friedrich;Robert D. Rafal

  • On the genesis of abstract ideas.

    Michael I. Posner;Steven W. Keele

  • Images of mind

    Michael I. Posner;Marcus E. Raichle

  • Short-term meditation training improves attention and self-regulation

    Yi-Yuan Tang;Yinghua Ma;Junhong Wang;Yaxin Fan

  • Components of attention.

    Michael I. Posner;Stephen J. Boies

  • The activation of attentional networks.

    Jin Fan;Bruce D. McCandliss;John Fossella;Jonathan I. Flombaum

  • Developing mechanisms of self-regulation

    Michael I. Posner;Mary K. Rothbart

  • Research on Attention Networks as a Model for the Integration of Psychological Science

    Michael I Posner;Mary K Rothbart

  • Localization of cognitive operations in the human brain

    Michael I. Posner;Steven E. Petersen;Peter T. Fox;Marcus E. Raichle

Frequent Co-Authors

Mary K. Rothbart
Mary K. Rothbart University of Oregon
Yi-Yuan Tang
Yi-Yuan Tang Arizona State University
Jin Fan
Jin Fan City University of New York
James M. Swanson
James M. Swanson University of California, Irvine
Bruce D. McCandliss
Bruce D. McCandliss Stanford University
Marcus E. Raichle
Marcus E. Raichle Washington University in St. Louis
Robert D. Rafal
Robert D. Rafal University of Delaware
Don M. Tucker
Don M. Tucker University of Oregon
Amir Raz
Amir Raz Chapman University
Kenneth N. Levy
Kenneth N. Levy Pennsylvania State University

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