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Rich S. W. Masters

Rich S. W. Masters

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
57
Citations
12908
World Ranking
4027
National Ranking
19

Neuroscience

D-Index
57
Citations
12991
World Ranking
4322
National Ranking
14

Rich S. W. Masters 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 Rich S. W. Masters sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 218 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rich S. W. Masters 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 Rich S. W. Masters sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Rich S. W. Masters is affiliated with the University of Waikato in New Zealand. Their research focus spans multiple fields including Psychology, Medicine, and Neuroscience, with a significant emphasis on subfields such as Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Social Psychology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation.

Their research addresses several main topics, including:

  • Sport Psychology and Performance
  • Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Sports Performance and Training
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Frequent publication venues for Masters include the International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology with five publications, Psychology of Sport and Exercise (four publications), Scientific Reports (two publications), International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology (two publications), and The Journal of Sport and Exercise Science (two publications).

Among their recent papers are:

  • Mindfulness, reinvestment, and rowing under pressure: Evidence for moderated moderation of the anxiety-performance relationship, 2021, Psychology of Sport and Exercise
  • The effect of unilateral hand contractions on psychophysiological activity during motor performance: Evidence of verbal-analytical engagement, 2020, Psychology of Sport and Exercise
  • The role of conscious processing of movements during balance by young and older adults, 2020, Human Movement Science
  • A meta-analysis of the association between movement specific reinvestment and motor performance, 2023, International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • Examining the Antecedent Role of Movement Proficiency in Child Development: Study Protocol, 2021, Frontiers in Psychology

Masters collaborates frequently with various researchers. The most frequent coauthors include Liis Uiga (16 collaborations), Catherine M. Capio (8 collaborations), Merel Cornelie Janna Hoskens (5 collaborations), Andrew Cooke (4 collaborations), and Katherine V. Sparks (3 collaborations).

Best Publications

  • Knowledge, knerves and know-how: The role of explicit versus implicit knowledge in the breakdown of a complex motor skill under pressure

    Rich S. W. Masters

  • The theory of reinvestment

    Rich Masters;Jon Maxwell

  • From novice to no know-how: A longitudinal study of implicit motor learning

    Jonathan P. Maxwell;R. S. Masters;F. F. Eves

  • ‘Reinvestment’: A dimension of personality implicated in skill breakdown under pressure

    R.S.W. Masters;R.C.J. Polman;R.C.J. Polman;N.V. Hammond

  • Development and Validation of a Surgical Workload Measure: The Surgery Task Load Index (SURG-TLX)

    Mark R. Wilson;Jamie M. Poolton;Neha Malhotra;Karen Ngo

  • The role of working memory in motor learning and performance.

    J P Maxwell;Rich S W Masters;F F Eves

  • Benefits of an external focus of attention: common coding or conscious processing?

    J. M. Poolton;J. P. Maxwell;R. S. W. Masters;M. Raab

  • Theoretical aspects of implicit learning in sport.

    Rich S. W. Masters

  • The relationship between initial errorless learning conditions and subsequent performance.

    J.M. Poolton;R.S.W. Masters;J.P. Maxwell

  • Psychomotor control in a virtual laparoscopic surgery training environment: gaze control parameters differentiate novices from experts.

    Mark Wilson;John McGrath;Samuel Vine;James Brewer

  • Gaze training enhances laparoscopic technical skill acquisition and multi-tasking performance: a randomized, controlled study

    Mark R. Wilson;Samuel J. Vine;Elizabeth Bright;Rich S. W. Masters

  • The influence of analogy learning on decision-making in table tennis: Evidence from behavioural data

    J.M. Poolton;R.S.W. Masters;J.P. Maxwell

  • Neural co-activation as a yardstick of implicit motor learning and the propensity for conscious control of movement.

    F F Zhu;Jamie M Poolton;Mark R Wilson;Mark R Wilson;J P Maxwell

  • Passing thoughts on the evolutionary stability of implicit motor behaviour: performance retention under physiological fatigue.

    J.M. Poolton;R.S.W. Masters;J.P. Maxwell

  • Using a Delphi Technique to Seek Consensus Regarding Definitions, Descriptions and Classification of Terms Related to Implicit and Explicit Forms of Motor Learning

    Melanie Kleynen;Susy M. Braun;Michel H. Bleijlevens;Monique A. Lexis

  • Scaling the Equipment and Play Area in Children’s Sport to improve Motor Skill Acquisition: A Systematic Review

    Tim Buszard;Machar Reid;Rich Masters;Damian Farrow;Damian Farrow

  • Improving the ‘how’ and ‘what’ decisions of elite table tennis players

    Markus Raab;Rich S.W. Masters;Jonathan P. Maxwell

  • Implicit and explicit learning: Applications from basic research to sports for individuals with impaired movement dynamics

    Bert Steenbergen;John van der Kamp;Marion Verneau;Marjolein Jongbloed-Pereboom

  • Cathodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Over Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Area Promotes Implicit Motor Learning in a Golf Putting Task.

    Frank F. Zhu;Andrew Y. Yeung;Jamie M. Poolton;Tatia M.C. Lee

  • Reinvestment and falls in community-dwelling older adults.

    W. L. Wong;R. S. W. Masters;J. P. Maxwell;A. B. Abernethy

Frequent Co-Authors

Jamie M. Poolton
Jamie M. Poolton Leeds Beckett University
Mark R. Wilson
Mark R. Wilson University of Wollongong
Remco Polman
Remco Polman Queensland University of Technology
Damian Farrow
Damian Farrow Victoria University
Bruce Abernethy
Bruce Abernethy University of Queensland
Samuel J. Vine
Samuel J. Vine University of Exeter
Anna Beurskens
Anna Beurskens Maastricht University
Frank F. Eves
Frank F. Eves University of Birmingham
John van der Kamp
John van der Kamp Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Chris Button
Chris Button University of Otago

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