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Nelson Butters

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 107 447 288 249 46280

Nelson Butters publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nelson Butters between 1962 and 2019, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nelson Butters published across 58 years, from 1962 to 2019, averaging 4.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 1980. 1 of the 260 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1962 to 2019. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 1980. 1962: 1 publication 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 1 publication 1966: 1 publication 1967: 0 publications 1968: 4 publications 1969: 3 publications 1970: 3 publications 1971: 6 publications 1972: 6 publications 1973: 7 publications 1974: 4 publications 1975: 7 publications 1976: 5 publications 1977: 6 publications 1978: 5 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 23 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 9 publications 1984: 9 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 13 publications 1987: 10 publications 1988: 11 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 15 publications 1991: 12 publications 1992: 14 publications 1993: 12 publications 1994: 13 publications 1995: 19 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 0 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 1 publication
1962 2019

260 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nelson Butters: publications per year, 1962 to 2019
Year Publications
1962 1
1963 0
1964 0
1965 1
1966 1
1967 0
1968 4
1969 3
1970 3
1971 6
1972 6
1973 7
1974 4
1975 7
1976 5
1977 6
1978 5
1979 1
1980 23
1981 5
1982 5
1983 9
1984 9
1985 5
1986 13
1987 10
1988 11
1989 7
1990 15
1991 12
1992 14
1993 12
1994 13
1995 19
1996 10
1997 3
1998 1
1999 1
2000 0
2001 0
2002 1
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 1
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 1
Total 260
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Nelson Butters 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 Nelson Butters 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, 241–250 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: 249 publications — 80th percentile

80% 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
241–250 196 249
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
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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Nelson Butters 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 Nelson Butters 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, 106–107 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: 107 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 46 107
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

  • 1980 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Nelson Butters was affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States during their academic career.

They were recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1980.

As an academic with available data, no records of their recent papers, frequent co-authors, publication venues, book publications, fields or subfields of study, or research topics have been documented.

Best Publications

  • Physical basis of cognitive alterations in Alzheimer's disease: synapse loss is the major correlate of cognitive impairment.

    Robert D. Terry;Eliezer Masliah;David P. Salmon;Nelson Butters

  • Neuropsychology of memory

    Larry R. Squire;Nelson Butters

  • The Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD). Part V. A normative study of the neuropsychological battery

    Kathleen A. Welsh;Nelson Butters;Richard C. Mohs;D. Beekly

  • The Lewy body variant of Alzheimer's disease A clinical and pathologic entity

    L. Hansen;D. Salmon;D. Galasko;E. Masliah

  • Detection of Abnormal Memory Decline in Mild Cases of Alzheimer's Disease Using CERAD Neuropsychological Measures

    Kathleen Welsh;Nelson Butters;James Hughes;Richard Mohs

  • Some connections of the entorhinal (area 28) and perirhinal (area 35) cortices of the rhesus monkey. II. Frontal lobe afferents.

    Gary W. Van Hoesen;Gary W. Van Hoesen;Deepak N. Pandya;Deepak N. Pandya;Nelson Butters;Nelson Butters

  • Semantic memory impairment in Alzheimer's disease: failure of access or degraded knowledge?

    John R. Hodges;David P. Salmon;Nelson Butters

  • Comparisons of Verbal Fluency Tasks in the Detection of Dementia of the Alzheimer Type

    Andreas U. Monsch;Mark W. Bondi;Nelson Butters;David P. Salmon

  • The HNRC 500-Neuropsychology of Hiv infection at different disease stages

    Robert K. Heaton;Igor Grant;Nelson Butters;Desirée A. White

  • Neuropsychological evidence for multiple implicit memory systems: a comparison of Alzheimer's, Huntington's, and Parkinson's disease patients

    William C. Heindel;David P. Salmon;Clifford W. Shults;Patricia A. Walicke

  • Episodic and Semantic Memory: A Comparison of Amnesic and Demented Patients

    Nelson Butters;Eric Granholm;David P. Salmon;Igor Grant

  • Detection and staging of dementia in Alzheimer's disease. Use of the neuropsychological measures developed for the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease

    Kathleen A. Welsh;Nelson Butters;James P. Hughes;Richard C. Mohs

  • Quantitative and qualitative analyses of clock drawings in Alzheimer's and Huntington's disease.

    Isabelle Rouleau;David P Salmon;Nelson Butters;Nelson Butters;Colleen Kennedy;Colleen Kennedy

  • Cortical Afferents to the Entorhinal Cortex of the Rhesus Monkey

    Gary W. Van Hoesen;Deepak N. Pandya;Nelson Butters

  • Impaired prepulse inhibition of acoustic and tactile startle response in patients with Huntington's disease.

    N R Swerdlow;J Paulsen;D L Braff;N Butters

  • Profiles of demented and amnesic patients on the California verbal learning test : implications for the assessment of memory disorders

    Dean C. Delis;Paul J. Massman;Nelson Butters;David P. Salmon

  • Differential Patterns of Memory Loss Among Patients With Alzheimer's Disease, Huntington's Disease, and Alcoholic Korsakoff's Syndrome

    Mark B. Moss;Marilyn S. Albert;Nelson Butters;Nelson Butters;Melanie Payne

  • Cognitive Loss and Recovery in Long-term Alcohol Abusers

    Jason Brandt;Nelson Butters;Christopher Ryan;Roger Bayog

  • The nature of the naming deficit in Alzheimer's and Huntington's disease.

    John R. Hodges;David P. Salmon;Nelson Butters

  • Temporal gradients in the retrograde amnesia of patients with alcoholic Korsakoff's disease

    Marilyn S. Albert;Nelson Butters;Judith Levin

Frequent Co-Authors

Laird S. Cermak
Laird S. Cermak Boston University
David P. Salmon
David P. Salmon University of California, San Diego
Marc A. Schuckit
Marc A. Schuckit University of California, San Diego
Michael R. Irwin
Michael R. Irwin University of California, Los Angeles
Dean C. Delis
Dean C. Delis University of California, San Diego
Harold Goodglass
Harold Goodglass Boston University
William C. Heindel
William C. Heindel Brown University
Igor Grant
Igor Grant University of California, San Diego
Terry L. Jernigan
Terry L. Jernigan University of California, San Diego
Marilyn S. Albert
Marilyn S. Albert Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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Best Scientists Citing Nelson Butters

David P. Salmon

David P. Salmon

University of California, San Diego

Publications: 128

Adolf Pfefferbaum

Adolf Pfefferbaum

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Publications: 111

John R. Hodges

John R. Hodges

University of Sydney

Publications: 104

Edith V. Sullivan

Edith V. Sullivan

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Publications: 102

Larry R. Squire

Larry R. Squire

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Publications: 100

Robert S. Wilson

Robert S. Wilson

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Publications: 72

Deepak N. Pandya

Deepak N. Pandya

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Publications: 68

Mark W. Bondi

Mark W. Bondi

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Publications: 64

David A. Bennett

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Rush University Medical Center

Publications: 60

Andrew E. Budson

Andrew E. Budson

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Publications: 58

Dean C. Delis

Dean C. Delis

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Publications: 53

Daniel L. Schacter

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Publications: 50

Jason Brandt

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Publications: 49

Igor Grant

Igor Grant

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Publications: 45

Francis Eustache

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