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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 60 3600 3321 2016 1818 312 10134
Neuroscience 60 3905 3575 1773 1598 311 10132

Michael J. Beran publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael J. Beran between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael J. Beran published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 11.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 41 publications in 2012. 14 of the 354 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 41. Peak 41 publications in 2012. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 4 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 6 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 41 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 35 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 26 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 4 publications
1996 2025

354 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael J. Beran: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 0
1998 2
1999 1
2000 4
2001 6
2002 2
2003 1
2004 6
2005 4
2006 9
2007 14
2008 15
2009 16
2010 15
2011 17
2012 41
2013 13
2014 23
2015 19
2016 18
2017 10
2018 35
2019 10
2020 12
2021 12
2022 26
2023 8
2024 10
2025 4
Total 354
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Michael J. Beran 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 J. Beran 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, 311–320 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: 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.

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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
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100 312
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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Michael J. Beran 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 J. Beran 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, 60–61 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: 60 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% 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 60
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Michael J. Beran is a researcher affiliated with Georgia State University in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Neuroscience, with specific focus on Cognitive Neuroscience and Developmental and Educational Psychology. Their research further encompasses Social Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and areas involving Statistics and Probability.

The main topics in Michael J. Beran's research include:

  • Child and Animal Learning Development
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
  • Face Recognition and Perception
  • Multisensory perception and integration

Michael J. Beran has contributed numerous papers to several scientific journals. The frequent venues for their publications include:

  • Journal of comparative psychology
  • Animal Behavior and Cognition
  • Learning & Behavior
  • Animal Cognition
  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Notable recent papers include:

  • "The evolution of quantitative sensitivity," 2021, published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Assessing the perception of face pareidolia in children (Homo sapiens), rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta), and capuchin monkeys (Sapajus apella)," 2022, Journal of comparative psychology
  • "Assessing aphantasia prevalence and the relation of self-reported imagery abilities and memory task performance," 2023, Consciousness and Cognition
  • "Words matter: Reflections on language projects with chimpanzees and their implications," 2020, American Journal of Primatology
  • "Editorial: The Value and Status of Replications in Animal Behavior and Cognition Research," 2020, Animal Behavior and Cognition

Frequent co-authors of Michael J. Beran include:

  • Audrey E. Parrish
  • Maisy D. Englund
  • Bonnie M. Perdue
  • Elizabeth Haseltine
  • Andrew Kelly

Michael J. Beran was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Foundations of Metacognition

    Michael J. Beran;Johannes L. Brandl;Josef Perner;Joëlle Proust

  • Summation and numerousness judgments of sequentially presented sets of items by chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes).

    Michael J. Beran

  • Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) enumerate large and small sequentially presented sets of items using analog numerical representations.

    Michael J. Beran

  • Chimpanzees use self-distraction to cope with impulsivity.

    Theodore A Evans;Michael J Beran

  • Chimpanzees Remember the Results of One-by-One Addition of Food Items to Sets Over Extended Time Periods

    Michael J. Beran;Mary M. Beran

  • Bears ‘count’ too: quantity estimation and comparison in black bears, Ursus americanus

    Jennifer Vonk;Michael J. Beran

  • Implicit and explicit categorization: a tale of four species.

    J. David Smith;Mark E. Berg;Robert G. Cook;Matthew S. Murphy

  • Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) respond to nonvisible sets after one-by-one addition and removal of items.

    Michael J. Beran

  • The comparative study of metacognition: sharper paradigms, safer inferences.

    J. David Smith;Michael J. Beran;Justin J. Couchman;Mariana V. C. Coutinho

  • Maintenance of Self-Imposed Delay of Gratification by Four Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and an Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus)

    Michael J. Beran

  • Dissociating uncertainty responses and reinforcement signals in the comparative study of uncertainty monitoring.

    J. David Smith;Michael J. Beran;Joshua S. Redford;David A. Washburn

  • Animal Metacognition: A Tale of Two Comparative Psychologies

    J. David Smith;Justin J. Couchman;Michael J. Beran

  • Establishing an infrastructure for collaboration in primate cognition research.

    Many Primates;Drew M. Altschul;Michael J. Beran;Manuel Bohn;Manuel Bohn

  • Delay of gratification in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes).

    Michael J. Beran;E. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh;James L. Pate;Duane M. Rumbaugh

  • Maintenance of delay of gratification by four chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): the effects of delayed reward visibility, experimenter presence, and extended delay intervals.

    Michael J. Beran;Theodore A. Evans

  • Implicit and explicit category learning by macaques (Macaca mulatta) and humans (Homo sapiens).

    J. David Smith;Michael J. Beran;Matthew J. Crossley;Joseph. T. Boomer

  • "Constructive" enumeration by chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) on a computerized task.

    Michael J. Beran;Duane M. Rumbaugh

  • The Highs and Lows of Theoretical Interpretation in Animal-Metacognition Research

    J. David Smith;Justin J. Couchman;Michael J. Beran

  • Information seeking by rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) and capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella).

    Michael J. Beran;J. David Smith

  • Rhesus macaques (macaca mulatta) monitor uncertainty during numerosity judgments.

    Michael J. Beran;J. David Smith;Joshua S. Redford;David A. Washburn

  • Putting the elephant back in the herd: elephant relative quantity judgments match those of other species.

    Bonnie M. Perdue;Catherine F. Talbot;Adam M. Stone;Michael J. Beran

  • THEORETICAL AND REVIEW A RTICLES The comparative study of metacognition: Sharper paradigms, safer inferences

    J. David Smith;Michael J. Beran;Justin J. Couchman;Mariana V. C. C Outinho

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Washburn
David A. Washburn Georgia State University
J. David Smith
J. David Smith Georgia State University
Duane M. Rumbaugh
Duane M. Rumbaugh Georgia State University
Sarah F. Brosnan
Sarah F. Brosnan Georgia State University
Christian Agrillo
Christian Agrillo University of Padua
Michael J. Owren
Michael J. Owren Georgia State University
Dirk Hermans
Dirk Hermans KU Leuven
E. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh
E. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh Iowa Primate Learning Sanctuary
Josef Perner
Josef Perner University of Salzburg
F. Gregory Ashby
F. Gregory Ashby University of California, Santa Barbara

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