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Mike J. Dixon 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 Mike J. Dixon sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 162 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mike J. Dixon 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 Mike J. Dixon sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mike J. Dixon is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Neuroscience, with a particular focus on Cognitive Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology as notable subfields. Additional subfields of their work include Developmental and Educational Psychology, General Decision Sciences, and Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist's research topics cover a broad range of behavioral and cognitive phenomena. Major areas include:

  • Gambling Behavior and Treatments
  • Mind wandering and attention
  • Flow Experience in Various Fields
  • Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Sports Analytics and Performance

Dixon has contributed several papers to notable academic journals. Recent publications feature studies such as:

  • "Winning isn't everything: The impact of optimally challenging smartphone games on flow, game preference and individuals gaming to escape aversive bored states" (2021, Computers in Human Behavior)
  • "The relationship between the skill-challenge balance, game expertise, flow and the urge to keep playing complex mobile games" (2020, Journal of Behavioral Addictions)
  • "Escaping the Woes Through Flow? Examining the Relationship Between Escapism, Depression, and Flow Experience in Role-Playing and Platform Games" (2021, Journal of Gambling Issues)
  • "Using deliberate mind-wandering to escape negative mood states: Implications for gambling to escape" (2020, Journal of Behavioral Addictions)
  • "To Pay or Just Play? Examining Individual Differences Between Purchasers and Earners of Loot Boxes in Overwatch" (2022, Journal of Gambling Studies)

Their work frequently appears in outlets such as the Journal of Gambling Studies, SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal of Behavioral Addictions, Current Research in Behavioral Sciences, and Computers in Human Behavior. The Journal of Gambling Studies accounts for the highest number of Dixon's publications among these venues.

Mike J. Dixon collaborates regularly with a group of coauthors, including:

  • Tyler B. Kruger
  • Chanel J. Larche
  • Madison Stange
  • Daniel Smilek
  • Alexander C. Walker

These frequent collaborators contribute to a diverse research profile encompassing psychological mechanisms underlying gambling, attention, and flow states, often investigating behavioral addictions and decision-making processes.

Best Publications

  • Not all synaesthetes are created equal: projector versus associator synaesthetes.

    Mike J. Dixon;Daniel Smilek;Philip M. Merikle

  • Five plus two equals yellow

    Mike J. Dixon;Daniel Smilek;Cera Cudahy;Philip M. Merikle

  • Synaesthetic Photisms Influence Visual Perception

    Daniel Smilek;Mike J. Dixon;Cera Cudahy;Philip M. Merikle

  • Losses disguised as wins in modern multi‐line video slot machines

    Mike J. Dixon;Kevin A. Harrigan;Rajwant Sandhu;Karen Collins

  • The personality of pathological gamblers: a meta-analysis.

    Vance V. MacLaren;Johnathan A. Fugelsang;Kevin A. Harrigan;Michael J. Dixon

  • Synesthetic Color Experiences Influence Memory

    Daniel Smilek;Mike J. Dixon;Cera Cudahy;Philip M. Merikle

  • Community Prevention and Treatment of Juvenile Delinquency A Review of Evaluation Studies 1

    William E. Wright;Michael C. Dixon

  • Ovals of time: Time-space associations in synaesthesia

    Daniel Smilek;Alicia Callejas;Mike J. Dixon;Philip M. Merikle

  • The role of meaning in grapheme-colour synaesthesia.

    Mike J. Dixon;Daniel Smilek;Patricia L. Duffy;Mark P. Zanna

  • The allure of multi-line games in modern slot machines.

    Mike J. Dixon;Candice Graydon;Kevin A. Harrigan;Lisa Wojtowicz

  • Expressed Emotion and Relapse in Young Schizophrenia Outpatients

    Suzanne King;Mike J. Dixon

  • The Frustrating Effects of Just Missing the Jackpot: Slot Machine Near-Misses Trigger Large Skin Conductance Responses, But No Post-reinforcement Pauses

    Mike J. Dixon;Vance MacLaren;Michelle Jarick;Jonathan A. Fugelsang

  • The impact of sound in modern multiline video slot machine play.

    Mike J. Dixon;Kevin A. Harrigan;Diane L. Santesso;Candice Graydon

  • Upping the Reinforcement Rate by Playing the Maximum Lines in Multi-line Slot Machine Play

    Jeffrey A. Templeton;Mike J. Dixon;Kevin A. Harrigan;Jonathan A. Fugelsang

  • Dark Flow, Depression and Multiline Slot Machine Play

    Mike J. Dixon;Madison Stange;Chanel J. Larche;Candice Graydon

  • PAR Sheets, probabilities, and slot machine play: Implications for problem and non-problem gambling

    Kevin A. Harrigan;Mike Dixon

  • Using Sound to Unmask Losses Disguised as Wins in Multiline Slot Machines

    Mike J. Dixon;Karen Collins;Kevin A. Harrigan;Candice Graydon

  • Psychophysiological arousal signatures of near-misses in slot machine play

    Mike J. Dixon;Kevin A. Harrigan;Michelle Jarick;Vance MacLaren

  • Seeing double: the role of meaning in alphanumeric-colour synaesthesia.

    Kathleen M. Myles;Mike J. Dixon;Daniel Smilek;Philip M. Merikle

  • Hypnotic susceptibility and verbal automaticity: automatic and strategic processing differences in the Stroop color-naming task.

    Mike Dixon;Jean-Roch Laurence

  • Near-Misses and Stop Buttons in Slot Machine Play: An Investigation of How They Affect Players, and May Foster Erroneous Cognitions.

    Mike J. Dixon;Chanel J. Larche;Madison Stange;Candice Graydon

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Smilek
Daniel Smilek University of Waterloo
Jonathan A. Fugelsang
Jonathan A. Fugelsang University of Waterloo
Philip M. Merikle
Philip M. Merikle University of Waterloo
Eric A. Roy
Eric A. Roy University of Waterloo
Derek J. Koehler
Derek J. Koehler University of Waterloo
Robert Pless
Robert Pless George Washington University
Sandra E. Black
Sandra E. Black University of Toronto
David Sloo
David Sloo Google (United States)
Suzanne King
Suzanne King McGill University
Martin Arguin
Martin Arguin University of Montreal

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