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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 36 6519 6062 256 242 110 4938

Neil Cohn publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Neil Cohn between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Neil Cohn published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 6.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2023. 19 of the 140 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2023. 2003: 2 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 1 publication 2009: 0 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 12 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 11 publications
2003 2025

140 publications in total across all disciplines

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Neil Cohn: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 2
2004 1
2005 2
2006 0
2007 1
2008 1
2009 0
2010 4
2011 1
2012 12
2013 5
2014 10
2015 7
2016 13
2017 8
2018 9
2019 5
2020 8
2021 7
2022 10
2023 15
2024 8
2025 11
Total 140
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Neil Cohn publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Neil Cohn sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 104–113 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 110 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406 110
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Neil Cohn D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Neil Cohn sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 36 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 19th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261 36
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Neil Cohn is a researcher affiliated with Tilburg University in the Netherlands. Their work spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on psychology, arts and humanities, and neuroscience. Within these fields, their research often delves into areas such as experimental and cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, developmental and educational psychology, language and linguistics, as well as visual arts and performing arts.

The main topics that feature prominently in Neil Cohn's research include language, metaphor, and cognition; neurobiology of language and bilingualism; reading and literacy development; comics and graphic narratives; multisensory perception and integration; subtitles and audiovisual media; and digital storytelling and education.

Frequent collaborators in their scientific work include Joost Schilperoord, Irmak Hacımusaoğlu, Bien Klomberg, Tom Foulsham, and Emily L. Coderre.

Neil Cohn has published extensively in several academic venues. The most common publication outlets for their work are Cognitive Science, Memory & Cognition, Scientific Reports, Brain and Cognition, and Neuropsychologia.

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on cognitive and linguistic aspects of narrative comprehension and multimodality. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Visual and Verbal Narrative Comprehension in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders: An ERP Study" (2020, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders)
  • "Remarks on Multimodality: Grammatical Interactions in the Parallel Architecture" (2022, Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence)
  • "Reimagining Language" (2022, Cognitive Science)
  • "Effects of picture-word integration on reading visual narratives in L1 and L2" (2020, Learning and Instruction)
  • "The Lexicon of Emoji? Conventionality Modulates Processing of Emoji" (2023, Cognitive Science)

In addition to journal articles, Neil Cohn has authored several books published primarily by Bloomsbury Publishing and Firenze University Press. Notable titles include:

  • A Multimodal Language Faculty (2024, Bloomsbury Publishing plc)
  • The Patterns of Comics (2023, Bloomsbury Publishing plc)
  • Who Understands Comics? (2020, Bloomsbury Academic eBooks)
  • Il graphic novel. Un crossover per la modernità (2020, Firenze University Press)

Best Publications

  • THE VISUAL LANGUAGE OF COMICS: INTRODUCTION TO THE STRUCTURE AND COGNITION OF SEQUENTIAL IMAGES

    Neil Cohn

  • Visual narrative structure.

    Neil Cohn

  • (Pea)nuts and bolts of visual narrative: structure and meaning in sequential image comprehension

    Neil Cohn;Martin Paczynski;Ray Jackendoff;Phillip J. Holcomb

  • The limits of time and transitions: challenges to theories of sequential image comprehension

    Neil Cohn

  • Navigating comics: an empirical and theoretical approach to strategies of reading comic page layouts.

    Neil Cohn

  • Japanese Visual Language: The structure of manga

    Neil Cohn

  • Beyond speech balloons and thought bubbles: The integration of text and image

    Neil Cohn

  • Electrophysiological correlates of complement coercion

    Gina R. Kuperberg;Arim Choi;Neil Cohn;Martin Paczynski

  • Explaining ‘I Can’t Draw’: Parallels between the Structure and Development of Language and Drawing

    Neil Cohn

  • Prediction, events, and the advantage of agents: the processing of semantic roles in visual narrative.

    Neil Cohn;Martin Paczynski

  • The grammar of visual narrative: Neural evidence for constituent structure in sequential image comprehension.

    Neil Cohn;Neil Cohn;Ray Jackendoff;Phillip J. Holcomb;Gina R. Kuperberg

  • A multimodal parallel architecture: A cognitive framework for multimodal interactions.

    Neil Cohn

  • A Visual Lexicon

    Neil Cohn

  • Comics, Linguistics, and Visual Language: The Past and Future of a Field

    Neil Cohn

  • Reading Without Words: Eye Movements in the Comprehension of Comic Strips

    Tom Foulsham;Dean P Wybrow;Neil Cohn

  • The architecture of visual narrative comprehension: the interaction of narrative structure and page layout in understanding comics.

    Neil Cohn

  • A User's Guide to Thought and Meaning

    Ray S. Jackendoff;Neil Cohn;Bill Griffith

  • Early writings on visual language

    Neil Cohn

  • You're a good structure, Charlie Brown: the distribution of narrative categories in comic strips.

    Neil Cohn

  • Your Brain on Comics: A Cognitive Model of Visual Narrative Comprehension.

    Neil Cohn

  • Action starring narratives and events: Structure and inference in visual narrative comprehension

    Neil Cohn;Eva Wittenberg

  • Un-Defining "Comics": Separating the cultural from the structural in ‘comics’

    Neil Cohn

Frequent Co-Authors

Ray Jackendoff
Ray Jackendoff Tufts University
Gina R. Kuperberg
Gina R. Kuperberg Tufts University
Tom Foulsham
Tom Foulsham University of Essex
Phillip J. Holcomb
Phillip J. Holcomb San Diego State University
Marta Kutas
Marta Kutas University of California, San Diego
Paulo S. Boggio
Paulo S. Boggio Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
Joseph P. Magliano
Joseph P. Magliano Georgia State University
Tim J. Smith
Tim J. Smith Birkbeck, University of London
Jeffrey M. Zacks
Jeffrey M. Zacks Washington University in St. Louis
Robert L. Goldstone
Robert L. Goldstone Indiana University

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