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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 47 6152 5718 3347 3035 154 9493
Neuroscience 46 6644 6111 2883 2593 153 9392

Rebecca M. C. Spencer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rebecca M. C. Spencer between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rebecca M. C. Spencer published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 7.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2025. 38 of the 209 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2025. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 2 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 22 publications
1999 2025

209 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rebecca M. C. Spencer: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 1
2001 0
2002 3
2003 3
2004 5
2005 4
2006 2
2007 6
2008 1
2009 2
2010 3
2011 4
2012 6
2013 7
2014 3
2015 7
2016 10
2017 12
2018 11
2019 17
2020 18
2021 21
2022 12
2023 12
2024 16
2025 22
Total 209
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Rebecca M. C. Spencer 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 Rebecca M. C. Spencer 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, 151–160 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: 154 publications — 51st percentile

51% 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
151–160 576 154
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
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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Rebecca M. C. Spencer 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 Rebecca M. C. Spencer 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, 46–47 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: 47 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% 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 47
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
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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Overview

Rebecca M. C. Spencer is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience and psychology, with a significant body of work in cognitive neuroscience and experimental and cognitive psychology. The scientist's work also spans endocrine and autonomic systems, public health, environmental and occupational health, and developmental and educational psychology.

The scientist's research topics are concentrated on sleep and related disorders, sleep and wakefulness research, and circadian rhythm and melatonin. Additional areas of study include children's physical and motor development, obesity, physical activity, diet, memory and neural mechanisms, and the neuroscience of respiration and sleep.

Frequent publication venues include:

  • SLEEP
  • Scientific Reports
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • Preprints.org
  • Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Rebecca M. C. Spencer are:

  • Christine W. St. Laurent
  • Tracy Riggins
  • Sanna Lokhandwala
  • Jennifer F. Holmes
  • Katrina Rodheim

Recent publications demonstrate the breadth of topics studied:

  • "Sleep and human cognitive development," 2021, Sleep Medicine Reviews
  • "Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Benefits Psychological Well-Being, Sleep Quality, and Athletic Performance in Female Collegiate Rowers," 2020, Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Relations between sleep patterns early in life and brain development: A review," 2022, Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
  • "The effects of bed sharing on sleep: From partners to pets," 2021, Sleep Health
  • "Physical Activity, Fitness, School Readiness, and Cognition in Early Childhood: A Systematic Review," 2021, Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Best Publications

  • The neural representation of time

    Richard B. Ivry;Rebecca M. C. Spencer

  • The cerebellum and event timing.

    Richard B. Ivry;Richard B. Ivry;Rebecca M. Spencer;Howard N. Zelaznik;Jörn Diedrichsen

  • Disrupted timing of discontinuous but not continuous movements by cerebellar lesions

    Rebecca M. C. Spencer;Rebecca M. C. Spencer;Howard N. Zelaznik;Howard N. Zelaznik;Jörn Diedrichsen;Jörn Diedrichsen;Richard B. Ivry;Richard B. Ivry

  • Reliability of Sleep Measures from Four Personal Health Monitoring Devices Compared to Research-Based Actigraphy and Polysomnography

    Janna Mantua;Nickolas Gravel;Rebecca M. C. Spencer

  • Sleep spindles in midday naps enhance learning in preschool children

    Laura Kurdziel;Kasey Duclos;Rebecca M. C. Spencer

  • Processing of Emotional Reactivity and Emotional Memory over Sleep

    Bengi Baran;Edward F. Pace-Schott;Callie Ericson;Rebecca M. C. Spencer

  • Dissociation of explicit and implicit timing in repetitive tapping and drawing movements.

    Howard N. Zelaznik;Rebecca M. C. Spencer;Richard B. Ivry

  • Age-related changes in the cognitive function of sleep.

    Edward F Pace-Schott;Rebecca M C Spencer

  • Age-related decline of sleep-dependent consolidation

    Rebecca M.C. Spencer;Arvin M. Gouw;Richard B. Ivry

  • Sleep and human cognitive development.

    Gina M. Mason;Sanna Lokhandwala;Tracy Riggins;Rebecca M.C. Spencer

  • Correlations for Timing Consistency Among Tapping and Drawing Tasks: Evidence Against a Single Timing Process for Motor Control

    Shannon D. Robertson;Howard N. Zelaznik;Dawn A. Lantero;Kathryn Gadacz Bojczyk

  • Sleep modulates word-pair learning but not motor sequence learning in healthy older adults.

    Jessica K. Wilson;Bengi Baran;Edward F. Pace-Schott;Richard B. Ivry

  • Sleep promotes consolidation and generalization of extinction learning in simulated exposure therapy for spider fear

    Edward F. Pace-Schott;Edward F. Pace-Schott;Patrick W. Verga;Tobias S. Bennett;Rebecca M.C. Spencer

  • Sleep-Dependent Consolidation of Contextual Learning

    Rebecca M.C. Spencer;Rebecca M.C. Spencer;Michelle Sunm;Richard B. Ivry;Richard B. Ivry

  • Evidence of a novel somatopic map in the human neocerebellum during complex actions.

    John E. Schlerf;Timothy D. Verstynen;Richard B Ivry;Rebecca M. C. Spencer

  • Comparison of patients with Parkinson's disease or cerebellar lesions in the production of periodic movements involving event-based or emergent timing.

    Rebecca M.C. Spencer;Richard B. Ivry

  • Neural Substrates of Impaired Sensorimotor Timing in Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

    Eve M. Valera;Rebecca M.C. Spencer;Thomas A. Zeffiro;Nikos Makris

  • Napping promotes inter-session habituation to emotional stimuli

    Edward F. Pace-Schott;Elizabeth Shepherd;Rebecca M.C. Spencer;Matthew Marcello

  • Sleep-dependent memory consolidation in healthy aging and mild cognitive impairment.

    Edward F. Pace-Schott;Rebecca M. C. Spencer

  • A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective on Bimanual Coordination and Interference

    Richard Ivry;Jörn Diedrichsen;Rebecca Spencer;Eliot Hazeltine

  • Atypical neural functions underlying phonological processing and silent rehearsal in children who stutter

    Christine Weber-Fox;John E. Spruill;Rebecca M. C. Spencer;Anne Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard B. Ivry
Richard B. Ivry University of California, Berkeley
Edward F. Pace-Schott
Edward F. Pace-Schott Harvard University
Howard N. Zelaznik
Howard N. Zelaznik Purdue University West Lafayette
Jörn Diedrichsen
Jörn Diedrichsen University of Western Ontario
Timothy Verstynen
Timothy Verstynen Carnegie Mellon University
Katherine L. Tucker
Katherine L. Tucker University of Massachusetts Lowell
Anne Smith
Anne Smith Purdue University West Lafayette
Eve M. Valera
Eve M. Valera Harvard University
Bess H. Marcus
Bess H. Marcus Brown University
Scott P. Orr
Scott P. Orr Harvard University

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