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Robert R. Hampton

Robert R. Hampton

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
36
Citations
4910
World Ranking
9568
National Ranking
5061

Neuroscience

D-Index
37
Citations
4987
World Ranking
8831
National Ranking
3735

Robert R. Hampton publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert R. Hampton sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 105 publications — 20th percentile

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Robert R. Hampton D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert R. Hampton sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Robert R. Hampton is affiliated with Emory University in the United States. Their research predominantly focuses on neuroscience and psychology, with significant contributions to cognitive neuroscience and developmental and educational psychology. The scientist's work also intersects with social psychology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and developmental biology.

The main topics of Robert R. Hampton's research include:

  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Child and Animal Learning Development
  • Memory Processes and Influences
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Robert R. Hampton has published extensively in notable academic journals. The frequent publication venues include:

  • Learning & Behavior
  • Animal Cognition
  • Learning & Memory
  • Science Advances
  • Neuropsychologia

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Robert R. Hampton's common co-authors have included Regina Paxton Gazes, Ryan J. Brady, Emily Kathryn Brown, Jad Nasrini, and Jonathan Engelberg.

Their recent papers cover a variety of topics related to memory, cognition, and behavior in primates, emphasizing experimental and theoretical approaches within the field of cognitive neuroscience. Some recent publications are:

  • Preserved visual memory and relational cognition performance in monkeys with selective hippocampal lesions, 2020, Science Advances
  • Explicit memory and cognition in monkeys, 2020, Neuropsychologia
  • Associative models fail to characterize transitive inference performance in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta), 2020, Learning & Behavior
  • Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) monitor evolving decisions to control adaptive information seeking, 2021, Animal Cognition
  • Cognitive control of working memory but not familiarity in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta), 2020, Learning & Behavior

Robert R. Hampton's research contributes to understanding the neural bases of cognitive function in primates, including mechanisms of memory and decision-making. Their interdisciplinary approach connects behavioral studies with neurobiological perspectives, informing fields such as developmental psychology and neuropharmacology.

Best Publications

  • Rhesus monkeys know when they remember

    Robert R. Hampton

  • Multiple demonstrations of metacognition in nonhumans: Converging evidence or multiple mechanisms?

    Robert R. Hampton

  • Hippocampal lesions impair memory for location but not color in passerine birds.

    Robert R. Hampton;Sara J. Shettleworth

  • Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) discriminate between knowing and not knowing and collect information as needed before acting

    Robert R. Hampton;Aaron Zivin;Elisabeth A. Murray

  • Transitive inference of social dominance by human infants

    Regina Paxton Gazes;Robert R. Hampton;Robert R. Hampton;Stella F. Lourenco

  • Hippocampal volume and food-storing behavior are related in parids.

    Robert R. Hampton;David F. Sherry;Sara J. Shettleworth;Moshe Khurgel

  • Episodic Memory in Nonhuman Animals

    Victoria L. Templer;Robert R. Hampton;Robert R. Hampton

  • Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca Mulatta) Demonstrate Robust Memory for What and Where, but Not When, in an Open-Field Test of Memory.

    Robert R. Hampton;Benjamin M. Hampstead;Elisabeth A. Murray

  • An assessment of memory awareness in tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella)

    Benjamin M. Basile;Benjamin M. Basile;Robert R. Hampton;Robert R. Hampton;Stephen J. Suomi;Elisabeth A. Murray

  • Episodic memory in nonhumans: what, and where, is when?

    Robert R Hampton;Bennett L Schwartz

  • Selective hippocampal damage in rhesus monkeys impairs spatial memory in an open-field test.

    Robert R. Hampton;Benjamin M. Hampstead;Elisabeth A. Murray

  • The parahippocampal region and object identification.

    E. A. Murray;T. J. Bussey;R. R. Hampton;L. M. Saksida

  • Hippocampus and memory in a food-storing and in a nonstoring bird species

    Robert R. Hampton;Sara J. Shettleworth

  • Evaluation of seven hypotheses for metamemory performance in rhesus monkeys

    Benjamin M. Basile;Gabriel R. Schroeder;Emily Kathryn Brown;Victoria L. Templer

  • Rhesus monkeys ( Macaca mulatta ) show robust evidence for memory awareness across multiple generalization tests

    Victoria L. Templer;Robert R. Hampton

  • Thatcher effect in monkeys demonstrates conservation of face perception across primates

    Ikuma Adachi;Dina P. Chou;Robert R. Hampton;Robert R. Hampton

  • Sensitivity To Information Specifying the Line of Gaze of Humans in Sparrows (Passer Domesticus)

    Robert R. Hampton

  • Effects of season and photoperiod on food storing by black-capped chickadees, Parus atricapillus

    Sara J. Shettleworth;Robert R. Hampton;Richard P. Westwood

  • Automated cognitive testing of monkeys in social groups yields results comparable to individual laboratory-based testing

    Regina Paxton Gazes;Emily Kathryn Brown;Benjamin M. Basile;Robert R. Hampton

  • The effects of cache loss on choice of cache sites in black-capped chickadees

    Robert R. Hampton;David F. Sherry

  • Hippocampus and memory in a food-storing and in a nonstoring bird species.

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  • Animal Minds: Beyond Cognition to Consciousness

    Robert R. Hampton

Frequent Co-Authors

Elisabeth A. Murray
Elisabeth A. Murray National Institutes of Health
Sara J. Shettleworth
Sara J. Shettleworth University of Toronto
Nicola S. Clayton
Nicola S. Clayton University of Cambridge
Wendy A. Suzuki
Wendy A. Suzuki New York University
Stella F. Lourenco
Stella F. Lourenco Emory University
Stephen J. Suomi
Stephen J. Suomi National Institutes of Health
Bennett L. Schwartz
Bennett L. Schwartz Florida International University
Anthony Dickinson
Anthony Dickinson University of Cambridge
Onur Güntürkün
Onur Güntürkün Ruhr University Bochum
Peter Carruthers
Peter Carruthers University of Maryland, College Park

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