2026 Samuel M. McClure: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	51	5096	4727	2799	2533	91	21697
Neuroscience	51	5425	4981	2412	2174	95	21705

Samuel M. McClure publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Samuel M. McClure sits on this spectrum.

31 publications 705+

This scientist: 91 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Samuel M. McClure 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 Samuel M. McClure sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Samuel M. McClure is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States. Their research spans several areas within neuroscience and psychology, with an emphasis on cognitive neuroscience and clinical psychology.

Their recent publications include studies addressing memory, attention, brain connectivity, and behavioral health. Notable papers include:

Individual differences in value-directed remembering (2020, Cognition)
Noradrenaline tracks emotional modulation of attention in human amygdala (2023, Current Biology)
Limbic and Executive Meso- and Nigrostriatal Tracts Predict Impulsivity Differences in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (2021, Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging)
Dimensions of childhood trauma and their direct and indirect links to PTSD, impaired control over drinking, and alcohol-related problems (2020, Addictive Behaviors Reports)
Neural basis of working memory in ADHD: Load versus complexity (2021, NeuroImage Clinical)

McClure's collaborative work shows frequent co-authorship with several researchers, including:

Gene A. Brewer
Blake L. Elliott
Kimberlee D'Ardenne
Dan Bang
Leonardo S. Barbosa

Their publications have appeared in venues such as:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Current Biology
Cognition
Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
Addictive Behaviors Reports

Research fields of focus include:

Neuroscience
Psychology

Within these disciplines, McClure's work further specializes in subfields such as:

Cognitive Neuroscience
Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental Health
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

The primary research topics explored by McClure include:

Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Neural dynamics and brain function
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Behavioral Health and Interventions

Best Publications

Separate Neural Systems Value Immediate and Delayed Monetary Rewards

Samuel M. McClure;David I. Laibson;George Loewenstein;Jonathan D. Cohen;Jonathan D. Cohen

4295
Citations
Neural Correlates of Behavioral Preference for Culturally Familiar Drinks

Samuel M. McClure;Jian Li;Damon Tomlin;Kim S. Cypert

2033
Citations
Should I stay or should I go? How the human brain manages the trade-off between exploitation and exploration

Jonathan D. Cohen;Samuel M. McClure;Angela J. Yu

1427
Citations
Time Discounting for Primary Rewards

Samuel M. McClure;Keith M. Ericson;David I. Laibson;David I. Laibson;George Loewenstein

1245
Citations
The Wick in the Candle of Learning: Epistemic Curiosity Activates Reward Circuitry and Enhances Memory

Min Jeong Kang;Ming Hsu;Ian M. Krajbich;George Loewenstein

1242
Citations
Temporal Prediction Errors in a Passive Learning Task Activate Human Striatum

Samuel M McClure;Gregory S Berns;P.Read Montague

1186
Citations
Predictability modulates human brain response to reward.

Gregory S. Berns;Samuel M. McClure;Giuseppe Pagnoni;P. Read Montague

1017
Citations
Hyperscanning: Simultaneous fMRI during Linked Social Interactions

P. Read Montague;Gregory S. Berns;Jonathan D. Cohen;Samuel M. McClure

951
Citations
BOLD responses reflecting dopaminergic signals in the human ventral tegmental area.

Kimberlee D'Ardenne;Samuel M. McClure;Leigh E. Nystrom;Jonathan D. Cohen;Jonathan D. Cohen

827
Citations
Neuroeconomics: cross-currents in research on decision-making

Alan G. Sanfey;George Loewenstein;Samuel M. McClure;Jonathan D. Cohen

805
Citations
The Neural Substrates of Reward Processing in Humans: The Modern Role of fMRI:

Samuel M. Mcclure;Michele K. York;P. Read Montague

638
Citations
A computational substrate for incentive salience

Samuel M. McClure;Nathaniel Douglass Daw;P. Read Montague

540
Citations
Are executive function and impulsivity antipodes? A conceptual reconstruction with special reference to addiction

Warren K. Bickel;David P. Jarmolowicz;E. Terry Mueller;Kirstin M. Gatchalian

319
Citations
Adolescent impatience decreases with increased frontostriatal connectivity

Wouter van den Bos;Christian A. Rodriguez;Julie B. Schweitzer;Samuel M. McClure

245
Citations
Patients with Schizophrenia have a Reduced Neural Response to Both Unpredictable and Predictable Primary Reinforcers

James A Waltz;Julie B Schweitzer;James M Gold;Pradeep K Kurup

223
Citations
Dynamic Gain Control of Dopamine Delivery in Freely Moving Animals

P. Read Montague;Samuel M. McClure;Samuel M. McClure;P. R. Baldwin;Paul E. M. Phillips

220
Citations
A dual-systems perspective on addiction: contributions from neuroimaging and cognitive training.

Samuel M. McClure;Warren K. Bickel

218
Citations
Hierarchical control over effortful behavior by rodent medial frontal cortex: A computational model.

Clay B. Holroyd;Samuel M. McClure

217
Citations
Connectivity Strength of Dissociable Striatal Tracts Predict Individual Differences in Temporal Discounting

Wouter van den Bos;Christian A. Rodriguez;Julie B. Schweitzer;Samuel M. McClure

208
Citations
Anchors, scales and the relative coding of value in the brain.

Ben Seymour;Samuel M McClure

195
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan D. Cohen Princeton University

Wouter van den Bos University of Amsterdam

P. Read Montague Virginia Tech

George Loewenstein Carnegie Mellon University

Warren K. Bickel Virginia Tech

Gregory S. Berns Emory University

Rui Mata University of Basel

Gregory R. Samanez-Larkin Duke University

Eric Maskin Harvard University

Baba Shiv Stanford University

External Links

Personal website of Samuel M. McClure

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