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Paul R. Ford 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 Paul R. Ford sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 73 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul R. Ford 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 Paul R. Ford sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Paul R. Ford is affiliated with St. Mary's University in Canada and has an established record in research focusing primarily on sport psychology and performance along with related fields. Their work spans psychology and medicine with particular attention to subfields such as orthopedics and sports medicine, developmental and educational psychology, social psychology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and cognitive neuroscience.

The scientist's research covers major topics including sport psychology and performance, sports performance and training, motivation and self-concept in sports, sports injuries and prevention, sports analytics and performance, physical education and pedagogy, as well as advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications.

Paul R. Ford has contributed to several frequently publishing venues. These include:

  • Journal of Sports Sciences
  • Science and Medicine in Football
  • Psychological Research
  • International Sport Coaching Journal
  • Thinking Skills and Creativity

The scientist has been involved in multiple collaborations, working often with the following coauthors:

  • Matthew Andrew
  • André Roca
  • Allistair P. McRobert
  • Naomi Datson
  • Matthew T. Miller

Some of Paul R. Ford's recent papers include:

  • "A survey of talent identification and development processes in the youth academies of professional soccer clubs from around the world," 2020, Journal of Sports Sciences
  • "The developmental and professional activities of female international soccer players from five high-performing nations," 2020, Journal of Sports Sciences

Other highly cited related publications within this research cluster involve topics such as:

  • "Talent identification and development in soccer since the millennium," 2020, Journal of Sports Sciences
  • "Perceptual-cognitive processes underlying creative expert performance in soccer," 2020, Psychological Research
  • "Decision-making practice during coaching sessions in elite youth football across European countries," 2020, Science and Medicine in Football

Best Publications

  • The role of deliberate practice and play in career progression in sport: the early engagement hypothesis

    Paul R. Ford;Paul Ward;Nicola J. Hodges;A. Mark Williams

  • An analysis of practice activities and instructional behaviours used by youth soccer coaches during practice: Exploring the link between science and application

    Paul R. Ford;Ian Yates;A. Mark Williams

  • Perceptual-cognitive expertise in sport and its acquisition: implications for applied cognitive psychology

    A. Mark Williams;A. Mark Williams;Paul R. Ford;David W. Eccles;Paul Ward;Paul Ward

  • Expertise and expert performance in sport

    A. Mark Williams;Paul R. Ford

  • Identifying the processes underpinning anticipation and decision-making in a dynamic time-constrained task.

    André Roca;Paul R. Ford;Allistair P. McRobert;A. Mark Williams;A. Mark Williams

  • Perceptual-Cognitive Skills and Their Interaction as a Function of Task Constraints in Soccer

    André Roca;Paul R. Ford;Allistair P. McRobert;A. Mark Williams

  • Perceptual-cognitive skill training and its transfer to expert performance in the field: Future research directions

    DP Broadbent;J Causer;AM Williams;PR Ford

  • Coach behaviours and practice structures in youth soccer: Implications for talent development

    Chris Cushion;Paul R. Ford;A. Mark Williams

  • Attacking and defensive styles of play in soccer: analysis of Spanish and English elite teams.

    Javier Fernandez-Navarro;Luis Fradua;Asier Zubillaga;Paul R. Ford

  • Talent identification and development in soccer since the millennium

    A. Mark Williams;Paul R. Ford;Barry Drust

  • Developmental activities and the acquisition of superior anticipation and decision making in soccer players

    André Roca;A. Mark Williams;Paul R. Ford

  • The developmental activities engaged in by elite youth soccer players who progressed to professional status compared to those who did not

    Paul R. Ford;A. Mark Williams

  • Online Attentional-Focus Manipulations in a Soccer-Dribbling Task: Implications for the Proceduralization of Motor Skills

    Paul R. Ford;Nicola J. Hodges;A. Mark Williams

  • The developmental activities of elite soccer players aged under-16 years from Brazil, England, France, Ghana, Mexico, Portugal and Sweden

    Paul R. Ford;Christopher Carling;Marco Garces;Mauricio Marques

  • How Experts Practice: A Novel Test of Deliberate Practice Theory.

    Edward K. Coughlan;A. Mark Williams;Allistair P. McRobert;Paul R. Ford

  • Suicide in urban New South Wales, Australia 1985-1994: socio-economic and migrant interactions

    Richard Taylor;Stephen Morrell;Emma Slaytor;Paul Ford

  • Perceptual-cognitive expertise, practice history profiles and recall performance in soccer.

    A. M. Williams;A. M. Williams;P. Ward;J. Bell-Walker;P. R. Ford

  • A survey of talent identification and development processes in the youth academies of professional soccer clubs from around the world

    Paul R. Ford;Juan Luis Delgado Bordonau;Daniele Bonanno;José Tavares

  • Developmental activities that contribute to high or low performance by elite cricket batters when recognizing type of delivery from bowlers' advanced postural cues.

    Paul R. Ford;Jeffrey Low;Allistair P. McRobert;A. Mark Williams

  • Urban and rural suicide differentials in migrants and the Australian-born, New South Wales, Australia 1985--1994.

    Stephen Morrell;Richard Taylor;Emma Slaytor;Paul Ford

  • Creative decision making and visual search behavior in skilled soccer players.

    André Roca;André Roca;Paul R. Ford;Daniel Memmert

  • Promoting a skills-based agenda in Olympic sports: The role of skill-acquisition specialists

    A. Mark Williams;Paul R. Ford

Frequent Co-Authors

A. Mark Williams
A. Mark Williams University of Utah
Nicola J. Hodges
Nicola J. Hodges University of British Columbia
Daniel Memmert
Daniel Memmert German Sport University Cologne
Paul Ward
Paul Ward Torrens University Australia
Stephen Morrell
Stephen Morrell University of New South Wales
Christopher J. Cushion
Christopher J. Cushion Loughborough University
David W. Eccles
David W. Eccles Florida State University
Andreas Stenling
Andreas Stenling Umeå University

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