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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 36 9550 8931 943 902 180 5123

Sarah E. MacPherson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sarah E. MacPherson between 2000 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sarah E. MacPherson published across 26 years, from 2000 to 2025, averaging 8.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2023. 18 of the 220 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2023. 2000: 5 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 12 publications
2000 2025

220 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sarah E. MacPherson: publications per year, 2000 to 2025
Year Publications
2000 5
2001 3
2002 7
2003 4
2004 3
2005 1
2006 2
2007 5
2008 8
2009 9
2010 6
2011 5
2012 7
2013 7
2014 10
2015 18
2016 16
2017 12
2018 11
2019 16
2020 6
2021 12
2022 6
2023 23
2024 6
2025 12
Total 220
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Sarah E. MacPherson 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 Sarah E. MacPherson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 171–180 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 180 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450 180
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Sarah E. MacPherson 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 Sarah E. MacPherson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 36–37 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659 36
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Overview

Sarah E. MacPherson is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields, focusing primarily on Psychology, Neuroscience, and Medicine. These main fields underpin a diverse body of work that investigates cognitive and neuropsychological phenomena.

The scientist's subfields of study include Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Social Psychology. This blend of disciplines emphasizes understanding brain function, psychological development, and mental health conditions from both experimental and applied perspectives.

MacPherson's research addresses numerous key topics in cognitive and neuropsychological science. These topics include Cognitive Functions and Memory, Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism, Child and Animal Learning Development, Traumatic Brain Injury Research, and Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts.

Notable publications by MacPherson include the following papers:

  • Validation of the Virtual Reality Everyday Assessment Lab (VR-EAL): An Immersive Virtual Reality Neuropsychological Battery with Enhanced Ecological Validity, 2020, Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
  • Cybersickness in Virtual Reality Questionnaire (CSQ-VR): A Validation and Comparison against SSQ and VRSQ, 2023, Virtual Worlds
  • How immersive virtual reality methods may meet the criteria of the National Academy of Neuropsychology and American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology: A software review of the Virtual Reality Everyday Assessment Lab (VR-EAL), 2021, Computers in Human Behavior Reports
  • Cybersickness, Cognition, & Motor Skills: The Effects of Music, Gender, and Gaming Experience, 2023, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
  • The Impact of Bilingualism on the Executive Functions of Autistic Children: A Study of English-Arabic Children, 2020, Autism Research

MacPherson frequently collaborates with several researchers, including R. Asaad Baksh, Panagiotis Kourtesis, Paul Hoffman, Catherine J Crompton, and Sharon Abrahams. These collaborations contribute to a steady output of research published in prominent academic venues.

Among the preferred publication venues for MacPherson's work are the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, Journal of Neuropsychology, Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition, Cortex, and Research Square. These journals consistently feature research in neuropsychology, cognitive science, and aging.

In addition to articles, MacPherson has contributed to book publications under the European Organization for Nuclear Research. In 2023, they co-published works focusing on computational modelling and simulation across the product lifecycle in life sciences.

Best Publications

  • Age, executive function and social decision making: A dorsolateral prefrontal theory of cognitive aging.

    Sarah E. MacPherson;Louise H. Phillips;Sergio Della Sala

  • Concurrent performance of two memory tasks: evidence for domain-specific working memory systems.

    Gianna Cocchini;Robert H. Logie;Sergio Della Sala;Sarah E. MacPherson

  • Validation of the Virtual Reality Neuroscience Questionnaire: Maximum Duration of Immersive Virtual Reality Sessions Without the Presence of Pertinent Adverse Symptomatology.

    Panagiotis Kourtesis;Simona Collina;Leonidas A. A. Doumas;Sarah E. MacPherson

  • Deficits in emotional and social cognition in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Alessandra Girardi;Sarah E. MacPherson;Sharon Abrahams

  • Handbook of Frontal Lobe Assessment

    Sarah E. MacPherson;Sergio Della Sala;Simon Riddington Cox;Alessandra Girardi

  • Technological Competence Is a Pre-condition for Effective Implementation of Virtual Reality Head Mounted Displays in Human Neuroscience: A Technological Review and Meta-Analysis.

    Panagiotis Kourtesis;Simona Collina;Leonidas A. A. Doumas;Sarah E. MacPherson

  • How many camels are there in Italy? Cognitive estimates standardised on the Italian population

    S. Della Sala;S. E. MacPherson;Louise Helen Phillips;L. Sacco

  • Processing speed and the relationship between Trail Making Test-B performance, cortical thinning and white matter microstructure in older adults.

    Sarah E. MacPherson;Simon R. Cox;David Alexander Dickie;Sherif Karama

  • Cybersickness in Virtual Reality Questionnaire (CSQ-VR): A Validation and Comparison against SSQ and VRSQ

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  • Midlife aging, open-ended planning, and laboratory measures of executive function.

    Sharin E. Garden;Louise H. Phillips;Sarah E. MacPherson

  • Familiar other-race faces show normal holistic processing and are robust to perceptual stress.

    Elinor McKone;Jacqueline L Brewer;Sarah MacPherson;Gillian Rhodes

  • Evidence of Social Understanding Impairment in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

    Marco Cavallo;Mauro Adenzato;Sarah E. MacPherson;Gillian Karwig

  • The Edinburgh Social Cognition Test (ESCoT): Examining the effects of age on a new measure of theory of mind and social norm understanding

    R. Asaad Baksh;Sharon Abrahams;Bonnie Auyeung;Bonnie Auyeung;Sarah E. MacPherson

  • Bilingualism, social cognition and executive functions: A tale of chickens and eggs.

    Simon R. Cox;Thomas H. Bak;Michael Allerhand;Paul Redmond

  • Reducing working memory load in spoken dialogue systems

    Maria Wolters;Kallirroi Georgila;Johanna D. Moore;Robert H. Logie

  • Specific AD Impairment in Concurrent Performance of Two Memory Tasks

    Sarah E. MacPherson;Sergio Della Sala;Robert H. Logie;Gordon K. Wilcock

  • Dual Task Demands On Encoding And Retrieval Processes: Evidence From Healthy Adult Ageing

    Robert H. Logie;Sergio Della Sala;Sarah E. MacPherson;Janine Cooper

  • Effect of frontal lobe lesions on the recollection and familiarity components of recognition memory.

    Sarah E. MacPherson;Marco Bozzali;Lisa Cipolotti;Raymond J. Dolan

  • Effects of age on cross-modal emotion perception.

    Edyta Monika Hunter;Louise H. Phillips;Sarah E. MacPherson

  • A systematic review of brain frontal lobe parcellation techniques in magnetic resonance imaging

    Simon R. Cox;Karen J. Ferguson;Natalie A. Royle;Susan D. Shenkin

Frequent Co-Authors

Sergio Della Sala
Sergio Della Sala University of Edinburgh
Tim Shallice
Tim Shallice University College London
Lisa Cipolotti
Lisa Cipolotti University College London
Louise H. Phillips
Louise H. Phillips University of Aberdeen
Ian J. Deary
Ian J. Deary University of Edinburgh
Sharon Abrahams
Sharon Abrahams University of Edinburgh
Joanna M. Wardlaw
Joanna M. Wardlaw University of Edinburgh
Marco Bozzali
Marco Bozzali Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Robert H. Logie
Robert H. Logie University of Edinburgh
Mark E. Bastin
Mark E. Bastin University of Edinburgh

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