2026 Richard C. Atkinson: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	59	1515	1354	725	638	278	31898

Research.com Recognitions

2004 - Distinguished Public Service Award, American Educational Research Association
2002 - APA Award for Lifetime Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association.
1989 - William James Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science (APA)
1980 - E. L. Thorndike Award, American Psychological Association
1979 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
1977 - APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association
1974 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1967 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
1965 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Richard C. Atkinson is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research spans the field of Computer Science with a focus on several subfields including Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Artificial Intelligence, and Signal Processing.

Their work covers main topics such as:

Image Retrieval and Classification Techniques
Neural Networks and Applications
Music and Audio Processing

Among the recent publications, one example includes:

"Two case studies of very long-term retention," published in 2021 in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review.

The venues where this scientist frequently publishes include:

Psychonomic Bulletin & Review

Richard C. Atkinson has collaborated with multiple co-authors, including:

Ashleigh M. Maxcey
Richard M. Shiffrin
Denis Cousineau

The scientist has received numerous awards throughout their career, such as:

Distinguished Public Service Award, American Educational Research Association (2004)
APA Award for Lifetime Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association (2002)
William James Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science (1989)
E. L. Thorndike Award, American Psychological Association (1980)
Membership in the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) (1979)
APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association (1977)
Membership in the National Academy of Sciences (1974)
Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1967)
Fellow of the American Psychological Association (1965)

Best Publications

Human memory ; A proposed system and its control processes

Richard C. Atkinson;Richard M. Shiffrin

14900
Citations
The control of short-term memory.

Richard C. Atkinson;Richard M. Shiffrin

2562
Citations
Search and decision processes in recognition memory.

Richard C. Atkinson;James F. Juola

1104
Citations
Mnemotechnics in Second Language Learning.

Richard C. Atkinson

1084
Citations
Contemporary Developments in Mathematical Psychology

Michael S. Humphreys;David H. Krantz;Richard Atkinson;R. Duncan Luce

979
Citations
Search and retrieval processes in long-term memory

R. M. Shiffrin;R. C. Atkinson

750
Citations
An Application of the Mnemonic Keyword Method to the Acquisition of a Russian Vocabulary

Richard C. Atkinson;Michael R. Raugh

731
Citations
An introduction to mathematical learning theory

Harley Bornbach;Richard C. Atkinson;Gordon H. Bower;Edward J. Crothers

520
Citations
Markov Learning Models for Multiperson Interactions

Patrick Suppes;Richard C. Atkinson

455
Citations
Reflections on a Century of College Admissions Tests

Richard C. Atkinson;Saul Geiser

445
Citations
Rehearsal processes in free recall: A procedure for direct observation

Dewey Rundus;Richard C. Atkinson

399
Citations
Stimulus Sampling Theory

Richard C. Atkinson;William Kaye Estes

396
Citations
Processing time as influenced by the number of elements in a visual display.

R. C. Atkinson;J. E. Holmgren;J. F. Juola

377
Citations
Optimizing the Learning of a Second-Language Vocabulary.

Richard C. Atkinson

291
Citations
The Computer as a Tutorial Laboratory: The Stanford BIP Project.

Avron Barr;Marian Beard;Richard C. Atkinson

244
Citations
Ingredients for a theory of instruction.

Richard C. Atkinson

223
Citations
Studies in mathematical psychology

Richard C. Atkinson

213
Citations
Public Sector Collaboration for Agricultural IP Management

Richard C. Atkinson;Roger N. Beachy;Gordon Conway

207
Citations
A Mnemonic Method for Learning a Second-Language Vocabulary.

Michael R. Raugh;Richard C. Atkinson

205
Citations
Individual differences and interrelationships among a select set of cognitive skills.

Alice Chiang;Richard C. Atkinson

197
Citations
Markov Learning Models for Multiperson Interactions

Klaus Krickeberg;Patrick Suppes;Richard C. Atkinson

3
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick Suppes Stanford University

Richard M. Shiffrin Indiana University

James F. Juola University of Kansas

Walton T. Roth Stanford University

Daryl J. Bem Cornell University

Geoffrey R. Loftus University of Washington

William K. Estes Harvard University

Gordon H. Bower Stanford University

Julian R. Betts University of California, San Diego

John R. Abelson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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