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Ruchika Shaurya Prakash

Ruchika Shaurya Prakash

The Ohio State University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
49
Citations
22126
World Ranking
5534
National Ranking
3017

Ruchika Shaurya Prakash publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 101 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ruchika Shaurya Prakash 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 Ruchika Shaurya Prakash sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ruchika Shaurya Prakash is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans neuroscience, psychology, and medicine, with a notable focus on cognitive neuroscience and clinical psychology. The subfields of study include experimental and cognitive psychology, pathology and forensic medicine, and radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging.

The scientist's work emphasizes several main topics, including:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Mind wandering and attention
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Neural dynamics and brain function

Ruchika Shaurya Prakash has contributed to multiple academic journals and venues. The most frequent publication sources include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
  • Rehabilitation Psychology
  • Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
  • Aging & Mental Health

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Prakash reflect themes related to mindfulness, attention, and cognitive control. Notable publications include:

  • Mindfulness and Attention: Current State-of-Affairs and Future Considerations, 2020, Journal of Cognitive Enhancement
  • Mindfulness Meditation: Impact on Attentional Control and Emotion Dysregulation., 2021, PubMed
  • Predicting response time variability from task and resting-state functional connectivity in the aging brain, 2022, NeuroImage
  • Mindfulness training for emotion dysregulation in multiple sclerosis: A pilot randomized controlled trial., 2020, Rehabilitation Psychology
  • Effects of 4-week mindfulness training versus adaptive cognitive training on processing speed and working memory in multiple sclerosis., 2020, Neuropsychology

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Rebecca Andridge
  • Heena R. Manglani
  • Elizabeth Jean Duraney
  • Megan Fisher
  • Anita Shankar

Best Publications

  • Exercise training increases size of hippocampus and improves memory

    Kirk I. Erickson;Michelle W. Voss;Ruchika Shaurya Prakash;Chandramallika Basak

  • Aerobic Exercise Training Increases Brain Volume in Aging Humans

    Stanley J. Colcombe;Kirk I. Erickson;Paige E. Scalf;Jenny S. Kim

  • Aerobic fitness is associated with hippocampal volume in elderly humans

    Kirk I. Erickson;Ruchika S. Prakash;Michelle W. Voss;Laura Chaddock

  • Plasticity of Brain Networks in a Randomized Intervention Trial of Exercise Training in Older Adults

    Michelle W. Voss;Ruchika S. Prakash;Kirk I. Erickson;Chandramallika Basak

  • A neuroimaging investigation of the association between aerobic fitness, hippocampal volume, and memory performance in preadolescent children

    Laura Chaddock;Kirk I. Erickson;Ruchika Shaurya Prakash;Jennifer S. Kim

  • Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Is Associated with Age-Related Decline in Hippocampal Volume

    Kirk I. Erickson;Ruchika Shaurya Prakash;Michelle W. Voss;Laura Chaddock

  • Are expert athletes 'expert' in the cognitive laboratory? A meta-analytic review of cognition and sport expertise

    Michelle W. Voss;Arthur F. Kramer;Chandramallika Basak;Ruchika Shaurya Prakash

  • The influence of aerobic fitness on cerebral white matter integrity and cognitive function in older adults: results of a one-year exercise intervention

    Michelle W. Voss;Susie Heo;Ruchika S. Prakash;Kirk I. Erickson

  • Basal Ganglia Volume Is Associated with Aerobic Fitness in Preadolescent Children

    Laura Chaddock;Kirk I. Erickson;Ruchika Shaurya Prakash;Matt VanPatter

  • Neurobiological markers of exercise-related brain plasticity in older adults

    Michelle W. Voss;Kirk I. Erickson;Ruchika Shaurya Prakash;Laura Chaddock

  • The association between aerobic fitness and executive function is mediated by prefrontal cortex volume.

    Andrea M. Weinstein;Michelle W. Voss;Ruchika Shaurya Prakash;Laura Chaddock

  • Physical Activity and Cognitive Vitality

    Ruchika Shaurya Prakash;Michelle W. Voss;Kirk I. Erickson;Arthur F. Kramer

  • BDNF mediates improvements in executive function following a 1-year exercise intervention.

    Regina L. Leckie;Lauren E. Oberlin;Michelle W. Voss;Ruchika S. Prakash

  • Functional connectivity: a source of variance in the association between cardiorespiratory fitness and cognition?

    Michelle W. Voss;Kirk I. Erickson;Ruchika S. Prakash;Laura Chaddock

  • Self-regulatory processes and exercise adherence in older adults: executive function and self-efficacy effects.

    Edward McAuley;Sean P. Mullen;Amanda N. Szabo;Siobhan M. White

  • Cognitive impairments in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a meta-analysis.

    R. S. Prakash;E. M. Snook;J. M. Lewis;R. W. Motl

  • Aerobic Fitness is Associated with Gray Matter Volume and White Matter Integrity in Multiple Sclerosis

    Ruchika Shaurya Prakash;Erin M. Snook;Robert W. Motl;Arthur F. Kramer

  • A functional MRI investigation of the association between childhood aerobic fitness and neurocognitive control

    Laura Chaddock;Kirk I. Erickson;Ruchika Shaurya Prakash;Michelle W. Voss

  • Improving Methodological Standards in Behavioral Interventions for Cognitive Enhancement

    C. Shawn Green;Daphne Bavelier;Arthur F. Kramer;Arthur F. Kramer;Sophia Vinogradov

  • Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Attentional Control in the Aging Brain

    Ruchika Shaurya Prakash;Michelle W. Voss;Kirk I. Erickson;Jason M. Lewis

  • Exercise: An Active Route to Healthy Aging Aerobic Exercise Training Increases Brain Volume in Aging Humans

    Stanley J. Colcombe;Kirk I. Erickson;Paige E. Scalf;Jenny S. Kim

Frequent Co-Authors

Arthur F. Kramer
Arthur F. Kramer Northeastern University
Michelle W. Voss
Michelle W. Voss University of Iowa
Kirk I. Erickson
Kirk I. Erickson University of Pittsburgh
Edward McAuley
Edward McAuley University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Walter R. Boot
Walter R. Boot Florida State University
Bradley P. Sutton
Bradley P. Sutton University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Gabriele Gratton
Gabriele Gratton University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Monica Fabiani
Monica Fabiani University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Charles H. Hillman
Charles H. Hillman Northeastern University
Daniel J. Simons
Daniel J. Simons University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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