2026 Nathan J. Emery: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	49	5561	5166	572	542	99	15269

Nathan J. Emery 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 Nathan J. Emery sits on this spectrum.

31 publications 705+

This scientist: 99 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nathan J. Emery 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 Nathan J. Emery sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nathan J. Emery is affiliated with Queen Mary University of London in the United Kingdom. Their primary research spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with significant contributions to Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work addresses multiple core topics including:

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Plant and animal studies
Animal Behavior and Reproduction
Rangeland and Wildlife Management
Primate Behavior and Ecology
Seed Germination and Physiology
Plant Parasitism and Resistance

Their publishing record includes research in various academic journals with frequent contributions to:

Australian Journal of Botany
Australasian Plant Conservation journal of the Australian Network for Plant Conservation
Austral Ecology
Zootaxa
Learning & Behavior

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Nathan J. Emery are:

"Convergent evolution of complex cognition: Insights from the field of avian cognition into the study of self-awareness," 2020, published in Learning & Behavior
"Mirror-mediated string-pulling task in Eurasian jays (Garrulus glandarius)," 2021, published in Animal Cognition
"Ex situ germplasm collections of exceptional species are a vital part of the conservation of Australia's national plant treasures," 2023, published in Plants People Planet
"Role of facial familiarity and emotional expression intensity in ensemble emotion perception," 2023, published in Attention Perception & Psychophysics
"Assessing translocation management techniques through experimental trials: a case study of the endangered shrub Persoonia hirsuta," 2021, published in Restoration Ecology

The scientist has collaborated frequently with other researchers including Samantha E. Andres, Jeff R. Powell, Luigi Baciadonna, Catherine A. Offord, and Justin C. Collette. These collaborations have resulted in repeated joint publications across various areas of study.

Best Publications

The eyes have it: the neuroethology, function and evolution of social gaze

N.J. Emery

2563
Citations
The Mentality of Crows: Convergent Evolution of Intelligence in Corvids and Apes

Nathan J. Emery;Nicola S. Clayton

1478
Citations
Effects of experience and social context on prospective caching strategies by scrub jays

N. J. Emery;N. S. Clayton

849
Citations
Cognitive ornithology: the evolution of avian intelligence

Nathan J Emery

583
Citations
Food-Caching Western Scrub-Jays Keep Track of Who Was Watching When

Joanna M. Dally;Nathan J. Emery;Nicola S. Clayton

525
Citations
Insightful problem solving and creative tool modification by captive nontool-using rooks

Christopher D. Bird;Nathan J. Emery

471
Citations
Cognitive adaptations of social bonding in birds

Nathan J. Emery;Amanda M. Seed;Auguste Marie Philippa von Bayern;Nicola S. Clayton

469
Citations
Elements of episodic-like memory in animals.

N. S. Clayton;D. P. Griffiths;N. J. Emery;A. Dickinson

426
Citations
Social cognition by food-caching corvids. The western scrub-jay as a natural psychologist

Nicola S Clayton;Joanna M Dally;Nathan J Emery

420
Citations
Gaze following and joint attention in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta).

Nathan J. Emery;Erika N. Lorincz;David I. Perrett;Michael W. Oram

372
Citations
The effects of bilateral lesions of the amygdala on dyadic social interactions in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta).

Nathan J. Emery;John P. Capitanio;William A. Mason;Christopher J. Machado

368
Citations
How does cognition evolve? Phylogenetic comparative psychology

Evan L. MacLean;Luke J. Matthews;Brian A. Hare;Charles L. Nunn

304
Citations
Investigating Physical Cognition in Rooks, Corvus frugilegus

Amanda M. Seed;Sabine Tebbich;Nathan J. Emery;Nicola S. Clayton

298
Citations
Understanding the intentions of others from visual signals: Neurophysiological evidence.

David I. Perrett;Nathan J. Emery

276
Citations
Intelligence in Corvids and Apes: A Case of Convergent Evolution?

Amanda Seed;Nathan J. Emery;Nicola S. Clayton

257
Citations
The role of the amygdala in primate social cognition.

Nathan J. Emery;David G. Amaral

253
Citations
Rooks Use Stones to Raise the Water Level to Reach a Floating Worm

Christopher David Bird;Nathan John Emery

241
Citations
Cooperative problem solving in rooks (Corvus frugilegus)

Amanda M Seed;Nicola S Clayton;Nathan J Emery

236
Citations
The behaviour and evolution of cache protection and pilferage

Joanna M. Dally;Nicola S. Clayton;Nathan J. Emery

231
Citations
Cache protection strategies by western scrub-jays, Aphelocoma californica: implications for social cognition

Joanna M. Dally;Nathan J. Emery;Nicola S. Clayton

217
Citations
Cognition, Evolution, and Behavior | Cognition, Evolution, and Behavior. 2nd edn. By Sara J. Shettleworth. Oxford: Oxford University Press (2009). Pp. xiii+700. Price $59.95 paperback.

Nathan J. Emery

50
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicola S. Clayton University of Cambridge

Anthony Dickinson University of Cambridge

David G. Amaral University of California, Davis

Alex H. Taylor Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats

David I. Perrett University of St Andrews

Josep Call University of St Andrews

William A. Mason University of California, Davis

Selvino R. de Kort Manchester Metropolitan University

Thomas Bugnyar University of Vienna

Sally P. Mendoza University of California, Davis

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