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Penny M. Pexman

Penny M. Pexman

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
58
Citations
10337
World Ranking
3915
National Ranking
255

Penny M. Pexman publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 180 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Penny M. Pexman 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 Penny M. Pexman sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • 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

  • It's Fascinating Research The Cognition of Verbal Irony

    Penny M. Pexman

  • Five mechanisms of sound symbolic association

    David M. Sidhu;Penny M. Pexman

  • Context Incongruity and Irony Processing

    Stacey L. Ivanko;Penny M. Pexman

  • 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

  • Children's Perceptions of the Social Functions of Verbal Irony

    Melanie Harris;Penny M. Pexman

  • Homophone effects in lexical decision.

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • How do typically developing children grasp the meaning of verbal irony

    Penny M. Pexman;Melanie Glenwright

  • 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

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

    Michele Wellsby;Penny M. Pexman

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

    Penny M. Pexman;Kara M. Olineck

  • 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

  • Neural Correlates of Concreteness in Semantic Categorization

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

  • Does Irony Go Better With Friends

    Penny M. Pexman;Meghan T. Zvaigzne

  • Interpreting Figurative Statements: Speaker Occupation Can Change Metaphor to Irony

    Albert N. Katz;Penny M. Pexman

  • Discourse Factors That Influence Online Reading of Metaphor and Irony

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

  • Number-of-features effects and semantic processing.

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

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

    Dana Hansen;Paul D Siakaluk;Penny M Pexman

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen J. Lupker
Stephen J. Lupker University of Western Ontario
Melvin J. Yap
Melvin J. Yap National University of Singapore
Bradley G. Goodyear
Bradley G. Goodyear University of Calgary
Christopher R. Madan
Christopher R. Madan University of Nottingham
Debra Titone
Debra Titone McGill University
Gabriella Vigliocco
Gabriella Vigliocco University College London
Stephen A. Petrill
Stephen A. Petrill The Ohio State University
Kirby Deater-Deckard
Kirby Deater-Deckard University of Massachusetts Amherst
Marie H. Monfils
Marie H. Monfils The University of Texas at Austin

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