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Neil Charness 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 Neil Charness sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 288 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Neil Charness 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 Neil Charness sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% 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

  • 1995 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Neil Charness is affiliated with Florida State University in the United States. Their research primarily intersects with social sciences, with a significant focus on demography, experimental and cognitive psychology, psychiatry and mental health, general health professions, and neuropsychology and physiological psychology.

Their published work spans numerous topics including technology use by older adults, dementia and cognitive impairment research, aging and gerontology research, spatial cognition and navigation, cognitive abilities and testing, older adults driving studies, and health disparities and outcomes.

Charness has contributed to multiple research articles reflecting these interests. Selected recent papers include:

  • When Going Digital Becomes a Necessity: Ensuring Older Adults' Needs for Information, Services, and Social Inclusion During COVID-19 (2020) published in Journal of Aging & Social Policy
  • Clinical Trial Generalizability Assessment in the Big Data Era: A Review (2020) published in Clinical and Translational Science
  • A Grand Challenge for Psychology: Reducing the Age-Related Digital Divide (2022) published in Current Directions in Psychological Science
  • New opportunities for the early detection and treatment of cognitive decline: adherence challenges and the promise of smart and person-centered technologies (2023) published in BMC Digital Health
  • Digital transformation of everyday lives of older Swiss adults: use of and attitudes toward current and future digital services (2022) published in European Journal of Ageing

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Neil Charness include Walter R. Boot, Sara J. Czaja, Wendy A. Rogers, Zhe He, and Shenghao Zhang.

Their research has been published extensively in venues such as Innovation in Aging, The Gerontologist, Gerontechnology, European Journal of Ageing, and Psychology and Aging.

In addition to journal publications, Charness has contributed to book publications, including titles such as Promoting Older Driver Safety: Guide for State Practices, published by Transportation Research Board eBooks in 2023.

Neil Charness's work has been recognized by the American Psychological Association with their designation as a Fellow in 1995.

Best Publications

  • Expert performance: Its structure and acquisition.

    K. Anders Ericsson;Neil Charness

  • The Cambridge handbook of expertise and expert performance

    K. Anders Ericsson;Neil Charness;Paul J. Feltovich;Robert R. Hoffman

  • Factors Predicting the Use of Technology: Findings From the Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement (CREATE)

    Sara J. Czaja;Neil Charness;Arthur D. Fisk;Christopher Hertzog

  • Designing for Older Adults: Principles and Creative Human Factors Approaches

    Arthur D. Fisk;Wendy A. Rogers;Neil Charness;Sara J. Czaja

  • Designing for Older Adults : Principles and Creative Human Factors Approaches, Second Edition

    Arthur Fisk;Wendy Rogers;Neil Charness;Sara Czaja

  • Older adults talk technology: Technology usage and attitudes

    Tracy L. Mitzner;Julie B. Boron;Cara Bailey Fausset;Anne E. Adams

  • Do “Brain-Training” Programs Work?:

    Daniel J. Simons;Walter R. Boot;Neil Charness;Susan E. Gathercole

  • Aging and Information Technology Use Potential and Barriers

    Neil Charness;Walter R. Boot

  • Diffusion of Technology: Frequency of Use for Younger and Older Adults.

    Katherine E. Olson;Marita A. O’Brien;Wendy A. Rogers;Neil Charness

  • Visual Span in Expert Chess Players: Evidence From Eye Movements

    Eyal M. Reingold;Neil Charness;Marc Pomplun;Dave M. Stampe

  • The role of deliberate practice in chess expertise

    Neil Charness;Michael Tuffiash;Ralf Th. Krampe;Eyal Reingold

  • Improving Social Support for Older Adults Through Technology: Findings From the PRISM Randomized Controlled Trial.

    Sara J Czaja;Walter R Boot;Neil Charness;Wendy A Rogers

  • The perceptual aspect of skilled performance in chess: evidence from eye movements.

    Neil Charness;Eyal M. Reingold;Marc Pomplun;Dave M. Stampe

  • Search in chess: Age and skill differences.

    Neil Charness

  • The role of practice and coaching in entrepreneurial skill domains: An international comparison of life-span chess skill acquisition.

    Neil Charness;Ralf Krampe;Ulrich Mayr

  • Components of skill in bridge.

    Neil Charness

  • Memory for Chess Positions: Resistance to Interference.

    Neil Charness

  • Aging and skilled problem solving.

    Neil Charness

  • Aging and human performance.

    Neil Charness

  • Issues in training older adults to use computers

    Catherine L. Kelley;Neil Charness

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter R. Boot
Walter R. Boot Florida State University
Sara J. Czaja
Sara J. Czaja Cornell University
Joseph Sharit
Joseph Sharit University of Miami
Arthur D. Fisk
Arthur D. Fisk Georgia Institute of Technology
Elizabeth A. Krupinski
Elizabeth A. Krupinski Emory University
K. Anders Ericsson
K. Anders Ericsson Florida State University
Ralf Krampe
Ralf Krampe KU Leuven
Eyal M. Reingold
Eyal M. Reingold University of Toronto
Christopher F. Chabris
Christopher F. Chabris Geisinger Health System
Daniel J. Simons
Daniel J. Simons University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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