2026 Robert A. Boakes: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	49	5682	5277	328	320	179	9566

Overview

Robert A. Boakes is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and has a significant academic footprint spanning multiple disciplines including Medicine, Psychology, and Neuroscience. Their research contributions total 29 publications in Medicine, 24 in Psychology, and 18 in Neuroscience, evidencing a substantial interdisciplinary approach.

The primary subfields in which Robert A. Boakes has worked include Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Nutrition and Dietetics, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, and Physiology. These areas align with their primary focus on complex biomedical and behavioral topics.

The scientist's main topics of research include:

Eating Disorders and Behaviors
Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
Diet and metabolism studies
Obesity and Health Practices

Robert A. Boakes has collaborated frequently with several coauthors including Sarah Maguire (17 collaborations), Stephen Touyz (17 collaborations), Emma Bryant (15 collaborations), Danielle Maloney (14 collaborations), and Anvi Le (13 collaborations).

Their work has been published repetitively in several key journals, reflecting the focused research interest areas. Frequent publication venues include:

Journal of Eating Disorders (9 publications)
Physiology & Behavior (5 publications)
Appetite (4 publications)
Journal of Experimental Psychology Animal Learning and Cognition (4 publications)
Learning & Behavior (3 publications)

Among notable recent papers, the following have been highlighted for their contribution to understanding eating disorders:

Psychiatric and medical comorbidities of eating disorders: findings from a rapid review of the literature (2022), Journal of Eating Disorders
Risk factors for eating disorders: findings from a rapid review (2023), Journal of Eating Disorders
Eating disorder outcomes: findings from a rapid review of over a decade of research (2023), Journal of Eating Disorders
Epidemiology of eating disorders: population, prevalence, disease burden and quality of life informing public policy in Australia-a rapid review (2023), Journal of Eating Disorders
Screening, assessment and diagnosis in the eating disorders: findings from a rapid review (2022), Journal of Eating Disorders

Robert A. Boakes has also contributed to academic literature through book publications. Notably, they authored "Pavlov's Legacy" (2023), published by Cambridge University Press.

Best Publications

Inhibition and learning

Peter W. Frey;R. A. Boakes;M. S. Halliday

829
Citations
From Darwin to Behaviourism: Psychology and the Minds of Animals

Robert A. Boakes

662
Citations
Performance on Learning to Associate a Stimulus with Positive Reinforcement

R. A. Boakes

459
Citations
Motivational control after extended instrumental training

A. Dickinson;B. Balleine;A. Watt;F. Gonzalez

356
Citations
Confusing Tastes and Smells: How Odours can Influence the Perception of Sweet and Sour Tastes

Richard J. Stevenson;John Prescott;Robert A. Boakes

326
Citations
Psychiatric and medical comorbidities of eating disorders: findings from a rapid review of the literature

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323
Citations
Risk factors for eating disorders: findings from a rapid review

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310
Citations
The acquisition of taste properties by odors

Richard J. Stevenson;John Prescott;Robert A. Boakes

234
Citations
Changes in Odor Sweetness Resulting from Implicit Learning of a Simultaneous Odor-Sweetness Association: An Example of Learned Synesthesia ☆ ☆☆

Richard J. Stevenson;Robert A. Boakes;John Prescott

227
Citations
The knowing nose: the role of knowledge in wine expertise

Angus L Hughson;Robert A Boakes

217
Citations
Transfer of relational rules in matching and oddity learning by pigeons and corvids

Bundy Wilson;Bundy Wilson;N. J. Mackintosh;N. J. Mackintosh;R. A. Boakes;R. A. Boakes

193
Citations
A mnemonic theory of odor perception.

Richard J. Stevenson;Robert A. Boakes

171
Citations
A study of misbehavior: token reinforcement in the rat.

R. A. Boakes;M. Poli;M. J. Lockwood;G. Goodall

167
Citations
Information booklets about cancer:: factors influencing patient satisfaction and utilisation

Phyllis Butow;Elizabeth Brindle;David McConnell;Robert Boakes

164
Citations
Mechanisms of Learning and Motivation: A Memorial Volume to Jerzy Konorski

Winfred F. Hill;Anthony Dickinson;Robert A. Boakes

164
Citations
Prompted recall of sentences

Arthur L. Blumenthal;Robert Boakes

161
Citations
Sweet and sour smells : learned synesthesia between the senses of taste and smell

Richard J Stevenson;Robert A Boakes

155
Citations
Resistance to extinction of conditioned odor perceptions : evaluative conditioning is not unique

Richard J. Stevenson;Robert A. Boakes;Judith P. Wilson

144
Citations
Eating disorder outcomes: findings from a rapid review of over a decade of research

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142
Citations
Epidemiology of eating disorders: population, prevalence, disease burden and quality of life informing public policy in Australia—a rapid review

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139
Citations
Perceptual and cognitive aspects of wine expertise

Angus L. Hughson;Robert A. Boakes

121
Citations
Activity-based anorexia in rats as failure to adapt to a feeding schedule.

Dominic M. Dwyer;R. A. Boakes

114
Citations
Metabolic and behavioural effects of sucrose and fructose/glucose drinks in the rat

Anastasia Sheludiakova;Kieron Rooney;Robert A. Boakes

113
Citations
Carrots and Sticks: Principles of Animal Training

Paul McGreevy;Robert A. Boakes

111
Citations
Images of animals: Anthropomorphism and animal mind

Robert Boakes

28
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard J. Stevenson Macquarie University

Ben Colagiuri University of Sydney

Justin A. Harris University of Sydney

N. J. Mackintosh University of Cambridge

John F. Prescott University of Guelph

Martin R. Yeomans University of Sussex

Phyllis Butow University of Sydney

Paul D. McGreevy University of Sydney

Louise Sharpe University of Sydney

Anthony Dickinson University of Cambridge

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