2026 Penny M. Pexman: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	58	3917	3614	256	236	180	10337

Overview

Penny M. Pexman is affiliated with the University of Calgary in Canada and specializes in the field of Psychology, with a focus on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Education. Their research encompasses several main topics, including Language, Metaphor, and Cognition, Action Observation and Synchronization, Child and Animal Learning Development, Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism, Multisensory Perception and Integration, Reading and Literacy Development, and Hearing Impairment and Communication.

Their recent publications reflect a range of interests within these areas. Notable papers include:

"Sound symbolism shapes the English language: The maluma/takete effect in English nouns" (2021) published in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
"Quantifying social semantics: An inclusive definition of socialness and ratings for 8388 English words" (2022) published in Behavior Research Methods
"Social semantics: the organization and grounding of abstract concepts" (2022) published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
"Development of Abstract Word Knowledge" (2021) published in Frontiers in Psychology
"What we mean when we say semantic: Toward a multidisciplinary semantic glossary" (2024) published in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review

Pexman has a significant publication record in several journals, including:

Behavior Research Methods
Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
Cognition
Journal of Memory and Language
Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology/Revue canadienne de psychologie expérimentale

Their frequent collaborators include Emiko J. Muraki, David M. Sidhu, Richard J. Binney, Veronica Diveica, and Andrea B. Protzner, suggesting strong collaborative ties in the research community.

The research conducted by Penny M. Pexman integrates elements from experimental paradigms and cognitive theory, addressing the development and social grounding of language and abstract concepts. This work often explores semantic processing and social dimensions of meaning, contributing to understandings of how language functions within different cognitive and social contexts.

Best Publications

Presenting Your Findings: A Practical Guide for Creating Tables

Adelheid A. M. Nicol;Penny M. Pexman

379
Citations
There are many ways to be rich: effects of three measures of semantic richness on visual word recognition.

Penny M. Pexman;Ian S. Hargreaves;Paul D. Siakaluk;Glen E. Bodner

294
Citations
It's Fascinating Research The Cognition of Verbal Irony

Penny M. Pexman

269
Citations
Five mechanisms of sound symbolic association

David M. Sidhu;Penny M. Pexman

249
Citations
Context Incongruity and Irony Processing

Stacey L. Ivanko;Penny M. Pexman

247
Citations
The impact of feedback semantics in visual word recognition: Number-of-features effects in lexical decision and naming tasks

Penny M. Pexman;Stephen J. Lupker;Yasushi Hino

237
Citations
Children's Perceptions of the Social Functions of Verbal Irony

Melanie Harris;Penny M. Pexman

222
Citations
Homophone effects in lexical decision.

Penny M. Pexman;Stephen J. Lupker;Debra Jared

218
Citations
Is more always better? Effects of semantic richness on lexical decision, speeded pronunciation, and semantic classification.

Melvin J. Yap;Sarah E. Tan;Penny M. Pexman;Ian S. Hargreaves

206
Citations
Evidence for the activation of sensorimotor information during visual word recognition: the body-object interaction effect.

Paul D. Siakaluk;Penny M. Pexman;Laura Aguilera;William J. Owen

206
Citations
How do typically developing children grasp the meaning of verbal irony

Penny M. Pexman;Melanie Glenwright

203
Citations
Ambiguity and synonymy effects in lexical decision, naming, and semantic categorization tasks: interactions between orthography, phonology, and semantics.

Yasushi Hino;Stephen J. Lupker;Penny M. Pexman

200
Citations
Developing embodied cognition: insights from children’s concepts and language processing

Michele Wellsby;Penny M. Pexman

197
Citations
Does Sarcasm Always Sting? Investigating the Impact of Ironic Insults and Ironic Compliments

Penny M. Pexman;Kara M. Olineck

190
Citations
An abundance of riches: cross-task comparisons of semantic richness effects in visual word recognition

Melvin J. Yap;Penny M. Pexman;Michele Wellsby;Ian S. Hargreaves

184
Citations
Neural Correlates of Concreteness in Semantic Categorization

Penny M. Pexman;Ian S. Hargreaves;Jodi D. Edwards;Luke C. Henry

184
Citations
Does Irony Go Better With Friends

Penny M. Pexman;Meghan T. Zvaigzne

179
Citations
Interpreting Figurative Statements: Speaker Occupation Can Change Metaphor to Irony

Albert N. Katz;Penny M. Pexman

169
Citations
Discourse Factors That Influence Online Reading of Metaphor and Irony

Penny M. Pexman;Todd R. Ferretti;Albert N. Katz

157
Citations
Number-of-features effects and semantic processing.

Penny M. Pexman;Gregory G. Holyk;Marie H. Monfils

156
Citations
The influence of print exposure on the body-object interaction effect in visual word recognition.

Dana Hansen;Paul D Siakaluk;Penny M Pexman

16
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen J. Lupker University of Western Ontario

Christopher R. Madan University of Nottingham

Debra Titone McGill University

Gabriella Vigliocco University College London

Stephen A. Petrill The Ohio State University

Kirby Deater-Deckard University of Massachusetts Amherst

External Links

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