World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
34
Citations
6176
World Ranking
10110
National Ranking
993

Overview

Rob Jenkins is affiliated with the University of York in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on fields spanning neuroscience, psychology, and computer science. Within these areas, their work extensively covers cognitive neuroscience, computer vision and pattern recognition, as well as experimental and cognitive psychology. Additional subfields include social psychology and atomic and molecular physics and optics.

Their research topics center notably on face recognition and perception, evolutionary psychology and human behavior, and face recognition and analysis. They also explore aspects of the psychology of moral and emotional judgment, neural and behavioral psychology studies, visual attention and saliency detection, and visual perception and processing mechanisms.

Rob Jenkins has contributed to several publication venues. The most frequent outlets for their work include:

  • Cognition
  • PLoS ONE
  • Perception
  • Scientific Reports
  • Behavior Research Methods

Among their recent papers are:

  • "GFMT2: A psychometric measure of face matching ability" (2021), published in Behavior Research Methods
  • "Dunning-Kruger effects in face perception" (2020), published in Cognition
  • "Seeing through disguise: Getting to know you with a deep convolutional neural network" (2021), published in Cognition
  • "The Medusa effect reveals levels of mind perception in pictures" (2021), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Ingroup and outgroup differences in face detection" (2022), published in British Journal of Psychology

Frequent collaborators in their research include Jet G. Sanders, Xingchen Zhou, Jonathan E. Prunty, Rana Qarooni, and Markus Bindemann. These coauthors have appeared with Jenkins on multiple publications, reflecting a consistent cooperative network.

Best Publications

  • Variability in Photos of the Same Face.

    Rob Jenkins;David White;Xandra Van Montfort;A. Mike Burton

  • Neural Processing of Fearful Faces: Effects of Anxiety are Gated by Perceptual Capacity Limitations

    Sonia J. Bishop;Rob Jenkins;Andrew D. Lawrence

  • Robust Representations for Face Recognition: The Power of Averages

    A. Mike Burton;Rob Jenkins;Peter J.B. Hancock;David White

  • Passport officers' errors in face matching.

    David White;Richard I. Kemp;Rob Jenkins;Michael Matheson

  • Separate coding of different gaze directions in the superior temporal sulcus and inferior parietal lobule.

    Andrew J. Calder;John D. Beaver;Joel S. Winston;Ray J. Dolan

  • Identity From Variation: Representations of Faces Derived From Multiple Instances

    A. Mike Burton;A. Mike Burton;Robin S. S. Kramer;Robin S. S. Kramer;Kay L. Ritchie;Kay L. Ritchie;Rob Jenkins

  • Faces retain attention

    Markus Bindemann;A. Mike Burton;Ignace T. C. Hooge;Rob Jenkins

  • Mental representations of familiar faces.

    A. Mike Burton;Rob Jenkins;Stefan R. Schweinberger

  • Stable face representations

    Rob Jenkins;A. Mike Burton

  • I Thought You Were Looking at Me Direction-Specific Aftereffects in Gaze Perception

    Rob Jenkins;John D. Beaver;Andrew J. Calder

  • Face recognition by metropolitan police super-recognisers.

    David J. Robertson;Eilidh Noyes;Andrew J. Dowsett;Rob Jenkins

  • Telling faces together: Learning new faces through exposure to multiple instances.

    Sally Andrews;Rob Jenkins;Heather Cursiter;A. Mike Burton

  • Arguments Against a Configural Processing Account of Familiar Face Recognition.

    A. Mike Burton;A. Mike Burton;Stefan R. Schweinberger;Rob Jenkins;Jürgen M. Kaufmann

  • Visual representation of eye gaze is coded by a nonopponent multichannel system.

    Andrew J. Calder;Rob Jenkins;Anneli Cassel;Colin W. G. Clifford

  • Feedback training for facial image comparison

    David White;Richard I. Kemp;Rob Jenkins;A. Mike Burton

  • Capacity limits for face processing.

    Markus Bindemann;A. Mike Burton;Rob Jenkins

  • Ignoring famous faces: category-specific dilution of distractor interference.

    Rob Jenkins;Nilli Lavie;Jon Driver

  • Redesigning photo-ID to improve unfamiliar face matching performance.

    David White;A. Mike Burton;Rob Jenkins;Richard I. Kemp

  • Recognition memory for distractor faces depends on attentional load at exposure

    Rob Jenkins;Nilli Lavie;Jon Driver

  • How many faces do people know

    R. Jenkins;A. J. Dowsett;A. M. Burton

  • Separate coding of different gaze directions in the superior temporal sulcus.

    A.J. Calder;J.D. Beaver;J. Winston;R.J. Dolan

Frequent Co-Authors

A. Mike Burton
A. Mike Burton University of York
Andrew W. Young
Andrew W. Young University of York
Andrew J. Calder
Andrew J. Calder University of Cambridge
Timothy J. Andrews
Timothy J. Andrews University of York
Markus Bindemann
Markus Bindemann University of Kent
Stefan R. Schweinberger
Stefan R. Schweinberger Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Sakiko Yoshikawa
Sakiko Yoshikawa Kyoto University
Andrew W. Ellis
Andrew W. Ellis University of York
Elizabeth Pellicano
Elizabeth Pellicano University College London
Alice J. O'Toole
Alice J. O'Toole The University of Texas at Dallas

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring a degree in psychology opens up many career pathways, from clinical practice to research and counseling. With the rise of flexible learning, many students are considering online psychology degrees. These programs provide accessibility and convenience without compromising the quality of education.

One of the key concerns for psychology students is affordability. Choosing the right program can help minimize student debt while still advancing your career. If you are in California, you might want to start by reviewing affordable psychology programs in Los Angeles. For those in Kentucky, resources like the most affordable psychology degree programs in Louisville are valuable when comparing tuition and program options.

Students in the Midwest can benefit from exploring the cheapest psychology degrees in Minneapolis or reviewing affordable psychology programs in Missouri. By comparing costs and curriculum, you can find a program that matches both your budget and career goals, setting you up for success in fields like mental health, education, or business.

Best Scientists Citing Rob Jenkins

Trending Scientists